Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-08-26
Meeting the Issues.

We hold that the rebel Democratic
party is looking to payment in Green
backs for four millions (4,000,0 ,000) of
slaves, emancipated by the war. They
are also looking forward to payment
of the party for losses sustain ed in the
war. Another of their schemes is to
give pensions to the widows and or
phans of those who fell in the war of
the rebellion. Already are they hunt
ing up old bills of sales, in which it
will be shown that negro men who
were mechanics were sold at prices
ranging from 81, 900 to $4,000. They
are now looking to an amendment to
the Constitution so as 20 legislate to
pay these claims, which if allowed,
will bankrupt the nation and ruin the
country Chronicle.
sit is much easier to make asser-
tions than to prove them. Here is an
instance 1t would be nothing but
fair and just, after making such a
charge, to substantIate it by iedubita-
BILE proof. Upon an issue like this,
| the mere say so of no man is allowable,
especially as the country is just ap-
preaching an important Presidential
campaign, when large proportion of
our population will be controlled by
such unfounded sentiments. Show us
who of the South of any respectable
| ity or influence are ''looking forward
to payment of the party for losses
sustained in war" Put your finger
on schemes ''to give pensions to the
widows and orphans of those who
fell in the war of the rebellion" let
the public know who are 'hunting up
old bills of sales, in which it will be
shown that negro men who were me-
chanics were sold at prices ranging
from ST, 200 to $4,000" And when
you have performed this task, you
will confer a special favor by letting
US know how you obtained the prec-
ious information that the people OF
the South 'are now looking to an
amendment of the Constitution so as
to legislate to pay the claims Il
what you say be true, then we are
with you to stave off such an extraor
binary procedure
We copy the foregoing from the
evening paper called "The Age" It's
editor is right in saying that the peo
pie of this country will no longer take
the ''say so" of any one man for the
truth or falsehood of statements in
volving SO many important conse
quences. In closing the article from
which The Age copied in part, we ex
pressly stated that we intended to b.
. heard again on that subject. W.
y meant, of course, that the proc
would be heard, if called for. But al
= this bluster about proof is for effect
= we will prove before we are done wit
= it, the truth of our charges by mem
bers of both Houses of Congress. w
9 shall of course, take our own tim
: about,it and promise to have it befor
= the country in time for the next Pres
! idential contest. We are not so stu
. pid as to bring up matters Of such mo
: mentous Importance, calling in ques
ton the honesty and integrity of tn
> leaders of great political party, with
, out being ready to make good our aE
e sertions. We have been in the edito
= rial harness for forty years, and dur
:, ing that time have been often calle
- upon for proof, and have as ofte
furnished it.
We would like to know of The Az
: if it is for or against the payment fc
slaves, and the pensioning of the VIE
.. ows and orphans of those who fell
- the war of the rebellion? We wis
- - to know if The Age will endorse Il
. report of the rebel Democratic cor
No mittee, who may bring in report f,
N paying these exhorbitant claims II
~ Age may as well commence answeril
90 these questions new, as at any 9th
- time Knoxville Wing.