New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-08-08
Greeley PensiOning Rebel Sol
llfefS.

If the sworn testimony of Mr. Carmichael,
a responsible and unimpeachablc gentleman,
which has recently been published in the
Binghampton On. " Republican, is true
and we have not a doubt of it, because it is
corroborated by much other testimony
Horace Greeley stands committed 10 the Tam
many Democracy, in ,rriting, 10 taror torerer a
lar giring pensions 10 rebel soldiers upon The
same terms upon vhich pensions are granted
Union soldiers! AS we have said, the afli-
davit of Mr.. Carmichael is supported by the
affidavits Of many other respectable gentle
men. And the Oneouta On. " Herald, Of
July l1th, adds the following testimony to
the same point, in leading editorial:
but at this time the 'Otsego man had a
special mission--to secure the passage of a
bill in Congress providing that pensions be
paid to Southern disabled soldiers; in fact,
that the pension law, as now existing, apply
to all cases Of death or hurry caused by the
war, whether in the Union or Confederate
armies. Mr.. Greeley was written to in
relation, and an answer asked for. In
reply, honest (?) Horace said he favored the
pension proposition and believed it right to-
ward the South, although he felt sure Con-
STcSS Woulu HOI cliCI SUCH Il IrONlSlOn.
This is no prediction for we read the letter,
and therefore know whereofwe AFFIRM
The New York Herald, paper which has
just recently added to its "bad cminence"
for sensational humbug by remarkably
fishy story about the discovery of DR.. Living
stone by one Of its correspondents, and an
INSCRIPTIONS Greeley organ, published a few
6ayC 900 ybat oil 10 bn in
with Mr.. Carmichael, in which he is repre-
sentcd as denying his affidavit about Greeley
being in favor of pensioning rebel soldiers.
And now Mr.. Carmichael denOunces over his
own name this interview as fraud made out
of whole cloth, and denies that he has re-
tractcd his affidavit. 1t is charged that there
are five letters in existence from Mr.. Greeley
in regard to this infamous bargain. He adj
mits he has written five upon the question of
his becoming the Democratic candidate for
President, and he has been challenged to
publish them if the charge of Mr.. Carmichael
be not true. But he has not done it, and
thus admits its truth.
Mr.. Greeley, however, and his Democratic
supporters do not intend to stop with PEN
sioning rebel soldiers and their widows and
orphans. That constitutes only part, and
a very small part, of the policy the Greeley
Tammany Democracy are pledged to carry
out. Besides placing them on an equal foot
ing with Union soldiers and their widows and
orphans, slave-owners are to be paid for the
value of their slaves and their property de-
stroyed during the rebellion. Before the war
ended Mr.. Greeley vehemently declared to
President Lincoln in favor of paying them
s4O0, 900 for their slaves as the price OF
the peace he was trying to negotiate with
the traitor Saunders. Now the amount
would be much larger-not less than 81 ,OOO,-
600, O00-and the price of their property de.
stroyed at least 100000, 900 more. This is
a portion of the consideration the people will
be expected to give when Greeley is elected
as guarantee of our desire to shake hands
with them over the bloody chasm made by
their rebellion against the Government