The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-03-03
The Raid OH tIie Treasury.

The Raid Oh the Treasury.
We have alr,a ajy in ormcl our read.
crs rat efforts are now being made at
Harrisburg tc pass what j. called the
raid hill-ihc bill TO pay over two mill
ion dollars OF claims in the Auditor
Generals cilicc Tor alleged dqmaccs
sustained during rebel raids in south
crn border couutcs OF the State The
character Of these claims is not only
dubious. but many of them ore actu-
ally disgraceiul to those who adiuieed
hem Us .air and just. Good lawyers
who have examined a large number OF
these accounts declare that they are
wrctchcdly made up, and bear on their
lace every 'ppenraucc Of fraud. Yc,
IT is proposed to appropriate several
millions ofdoIIals to Tay these people
In tie fr't Ykcr, the or.gital bill IRE.
vidiDg for commission to ASCERTAIN
the nature of The claims of these pco
pie did not in the sliahtcs, degree con.
template that the money to pay such
damage. should come ont of the State
Treasury. The proposition was to as.
certain the character ofthc claims. tie
amount o: property destroyed aud
when and how this destruction WIS nc
ccmplished. After tbs was all done.
ana the claims regularly filed in thr
Auditor Generals Office, the original
law Intended that suits should be-
brought in the United States courts.
IN the name OF the Commonwealth. fr
the recovery Of the losses. The United
States Government Is bounl 10 Iay
these claims, an / 20. the State Of pcnb-
SyiYania; and until they are judiciully
decided TO bc correct, just. and right
tha, Government is not bound TO nav
:" "' L H'lt are udl TWO OHt ol eve ry
i've OF these claims on iile in the AUDI
i,or Generals oflicc that would stand
the test OF litigation in a u tied STATE.
court and yet the Legislature is nov
aS',cd 70 appropriate millions Of dol
Lars to poy them all The proposition
i monstruus in the extreme, and well
r1ItuIated 10 excite general alarm
anon: the Taxpayers OF the S'atc.
Besides the fact that many of these
''aimS are thus loosely made w, il j.
well known that the parties who are
IL the lobby urging the measures are
ot the most corrupt men Of their pro
tcssioD, and 10 one who understands
theu, for n moment doubts the motives
which urge them 10 advocate the an
propria'ion. 10 view Of this state.
Acnt, it we'll becomes the press of the
state to call public attention to this
attempt to take millions Of dollars
rom the Treasury to pay CLAIMS which
ale as much II debt against New York
md New Jersey as they are against
pennsylvania. Meetings ought at
urce be called, to instruct Senators
and Representatives ON this measure,
u this is net speedily done, rest as
cured the bill to appropriate his vast
sum OF money will pass pass at q
line when the Treasury is in no cou-
u.Jion TO meet such drafts, the result
OF which will be to drive the State into
the money market to effect u loan al
high and ruinous rates of interest,"
Surely there ought to be energy enough
Huong the people Of all parties to stor
his contemplated raid on the Treas,
ury. No just man wants to prevent
the people alleging losses suffered by
rebel raids from being Unidentified for
them but, to do this, it is no, right To-
,njare s,,ll another class OF the people
OF Pennsylvania.