The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-10

cd IN inc eVenl OF ueunCCiuIC buCCGsS III inc
impending election.
Mr.. 1ildon, in former paper, under his
own signature, promises and agrees to
maintain, execute, and enforce the four
tocnth amendment of the federal constitu-
ton, and to veto all bills for paying aoy
"clams for any loss or damage incurred
by dsloyal persons arising from the late
war"
An urgent appeal has also been made by
Mr.. Tilden TO the democratic lea lers and
state committees Of every southern state, to
join by telegraph in his promiee, according
to prescribed form sent out by him, and
to a'sort that tic south does not expect
the payment OF such claims for loss or
damage.
This remarkable action, on the part of
Mr.. Tilden and some of his southern allies
this committee does not hesitate to charac-
terize as virtual admission of the unsound-
ness Of the democratic party with reference
to the rebel war Cl Iins, which unsoundness
is to be utterly destructive TO Mr.. Tildens
chances of election, unless new promises
and desperate eXpedien.s can avert the
otherwise inevitable result. The promise
to veto the claims comes only after the hope
Of their payment and the policyof intmi-
dation and murder have, he believes, made
the southern ststes sure for the democratic
electoral ticket.
The promise TO veto all claims of "dis-
loyal persons is to be evadel by accept
ing the doctrine that since the close of the
war aud complete amnesty there are no
disloyal persons.
This is distinctly announced by Mr.. G.
c. Cate!l, of Virginia, in his report in the
house of representatives of June 3d. 1876
where he declares that proof by a claimant
that he has received pardon or amnesty sis
equivalent to affirmative proof that the
party never gave aid or comfort to the re-
bellion." This favorite democratic southern
idea that there are now no disloyal persons,
is sustained by Mr.. John Richie, of Mary
land, in a speech of April ID, 1872; by the
resolution of w. w. Wiltshire, of Arkansas,
in his bill, No. 553, for payment of claims
for stores and supplies Of all citizens of the
United States; by the bills of Messrs.
William NJ. Levy, of Louisiana, and f. II.
Hurd, OF Ohio, Nos. 1,674, and 1883,
opening the court of claims to claims
for stores and supplies and use of pro-
pcrty by all pereons. without regard
to loyalty; ty bill No. 1,72S, Of Mr..
j. F. Phillips Of Missouri by bill No. 1919
of Mr.. Philip Cook, of Georgia; and by
over one thousand similar bills, including
No. 2.3G4, of Mr.. II. Y. Riddle, of Ten
ue'see, which provides for compensation
to all citizens of the United States for the
use and occupation of their property dur.
ing the late civil war by the United States
army or part thereof"
Another contemplated evasion OF the
apparent promise not to pay rebel war
claims is apparent from the language of
MIR. Tlllen end his southern committees.
His promise is only TO veto bills for pay
ing for Gloss or damage" The southern
democrats, according to Mr. Tildens pre-
scribcd form, only say they have no hope
of payment for loss or dsmaee to prop
erty."
These promises carefully reserve all
claims for supplies furnished or taken, or
for property captured, or for the use and
occupation of properly, which classes of
claims cover more than four-ffths of the
many millions of claims now pending be-
fore the house of representatives.
The country can further Judge of the pos
sibility of stemming the current of rebel
claims by Mr.. Tllden's promise to enter in
to conflict with his own party and veto
its bills, by considering that many of the
southern states have already commenced
auditing such claims, and issuing to their
people therefor, in large Gums, "rebel-
claim greenbacks" payable by the states
whenever the fame shall be allowed to the
states by the Uli!ed States.
The state of Missouri has received for
audit 1861 claims, of 81 944, 1862. 90, as
appears by Gov. Silas Woodson's message
of January 6, 1875, and has presented to
the United States treasury for allowance
such claims, amounting to So, $780, 131.67,
nearly one half of which sum is for sup
plies furnished by rebels for the use of the
Union armies. This total sum the state
has audited and "allowed,' and has issued
certificates therefor in form like the fol-
lowing:
No. SO. ISeal of state OF Missouri. S5j so.
1t is hereby certified that the etate of
Missouri is Indebted TO Woodford M.
Paris in the sum of fify-fye and SO-1OO
dollars on account of supplies furnished.
This certificate is not payable by tho State
until after the olsim of said Woodrord NJ.
Paris has been pre- ented to the United
states government, and the amount al
lowed aud paid to the state. and then only
Tor the actual amount received from the
United States government.
City OF Jefferson Mo-, Sept. 8, 1874.
SlLAs WooDsoN, governor of Missouri,
j. ID. GRAFTON, acting quartermaster.gen-
eral.
Endorsement on back
WooDFoRD NJ. PARIS.
Issued in accordance with the provisions of
an act or the general assembly of the
state OF Missouri, approved March 10,
1874.
These certificates are printed in the style
oil greenbackS, and have been put in circu-
latlon in the state of Missouri, and many
thousand dollars of them have been negotl-
ated, and are now held in New York city;
and the undodbtel object of their issue has
been to create on irresistible public senti-
ment in favor of the payment of such
claims by the United States.
The Missouri democratic leaders have not
yet responded to Mr.. Tilden's appeal to
them to promise, if he is elected, not to