Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-11-04
Those Wan cr.AINn.

II has been charged against TIE he-
publicans that they are trying 70 set up
. false alarm about rebel war claims.
The Democrats tell rs that according to
the Fourteenth Amendment. these claims
are forever barred from payment, and
that the idea that any Congress would
allow them Is absurd. They know that
this assertion is utterly false. What
do.s the fourtesnth Amendment sayf
Here Ia the fourth section. the only one
which has the least bearing on the sub
jet:
1.-THE validity Of the public debt Of the
United States. authorized by law. includ-
ing debts incurred for payment Of PEN
sions and bountiss for services In suppress-
ing insurrsetion or rebellion. shall not b
Questioned; but neither the United States,
nor any Stats. shall Y Or pay any
debt or obligation incurred In Aid Of insur-
rsction or rebellion against the United
States. or any claim for the loss or sman-
cipation sf any slave; but all such debts.
obligations and claims shall DO held Illegal
and void"
The amendment simply prohibits the
payment Of the confederate debt. and Of
claims for e~mancips,sd slaves. There
10 not one word to prohibit Congress
from paying ''var clAims." Hthsrs Ia.
Southern Democrats have not dlscov-
cred IL; for on the 2sth OF February Of
this year Haywood T. Riddle Of Ten
nsssss introduced the following bill In
the House Of Representatives. Il Is sv-
idsnt that he and his constituents. at
least. believe that these claims are valid
under the constitution. and that the
Uaitsd States Treasury can bs legally
robbed to reimburse traitors for the
losses sustained BY them In = War which
they insuguratsd. and which cost the
country hundreds Of thousands Of lives.
and billions OF treasure.
BE 10 s~aetsd BY ne Senate aad Hosss u
Representative. Of tie GATED States Of Aver
,sa 1. C.Agrs.. asss~Iisd. That tho Secre-
tary Of War BE-. and he 10 hereby. author
irsd 10 allow reasonable compensation 70
eli citizens Of the United States for the
use and occupation VI their property by
the United States army. or any part thers-
Of. during the late civil var. in the same
manner and under the sams regulations
~ compensation 10 nov allowed for quar-
tsrmNter's stores used by said army ; pro-
vidsd. however. that tho AFFIDAVIT Of the
claimant. supported by the oompetsnt tes-
timony Of any reputable citizen. shall be
sufficient proof 10 establish the fact Of the
use and occupation Of said property by
said Army. But IL 10 not the Intention Of
this act 70 limit the parties to the amount
Of proof herein specified but other ad-
ditionAl testimony may 10 taken 10 estab-
lish the fact Of the use and occupation, and
the rental value Of tho property occu-
pied"
Tn the strength Of this bill "war
claims'' have already been presented. az.
srssaiing $4.77O.5oO -. II Samuel ].
Tilden and a Confederate Congress 10
elected these claims will be allowed. Ia
IL any wonder that capitalists at home
and abroad are clinging to their money
uatil they know how the election goes :
With this additional debt saddlsd upon
rs. and the prospects Of millions more.
can we have cause for surprise, II our
bonds ~deprsciats. n gresubacks be-
como practically worthless and our
credit ruined ? That will DO the inevi.
table result Of the election Of Tildsn.
II you want that kind Of "rsform."
citizens Of Nevada. vote for him by all
means. and enjoy your "rsform."