, 1876-11-02
SOUTHERN CLAIMS.

A DEMoCRAT1C EDITOR VINO Is NOT AFRAID TO
STEAK OUT IN MEETING.
74ssn"'a tAta' ~ss .siioe5 e. - t'0'<0A IT, sf''
1t Is mattcr Of surprise to sec Southern pol.
ittcians and Democrats Of the North asserting
that II Tihlc1,, and Hendricks arc elected, the
Just claims due the Southern people .oiN not Dc
paid.
We nre discusted With such moral cowurlcc
Us will lead those WHO should bu friends Of tho
South to thus show TIM white feather hefore
the "bloody slirt ~ bannc: 0f tloso who would
rob the copc Of the South of tllcfr just and IT,
gnI claims. We have always believed, insisted,
that claluss for private property taken from our
people, during tho War and uscd by tho Fed
egai army or sold and the proceSls ear
shou|d Dc paid; and VIC are patls-
lied that when the prejudice and bitterness
Censc tu control our rulers mil Legislators, every
QUO Of these claims will be paid. While msn-
oi loyal Of II to sous for ow cysry cct q
the yalur Of property taken from them by the
Federal arn,y. We also VOTED to pay for school,
houses, churches, a1ld buildings belonging tn
charitable associations which were wantonly de-
We thought We weru advocating What waa Just,
fair, uill iii strict accord with Established Jr1n-
cfptc, believing that private. propcrty cann0t, tn
my case, ho taken aud used by tho public or by
we shall continue to Insist that i.ut ullly sl,,ll
the claims of loyul ctizeus ayoiust tho (uyerl-
mont for private property tnlicn OF tlcstroyel
during LAu War by thu Federal nrmy 10 paid,
but that IN every. case where private PROPERTY
wns taken and used by or for thu btuctlt of tue
Guycrn1ncnt Il should be paid ior.
uppn sIuule Justice being isu,,o tbvc,, ut least
hy those 'hcy scnl 10 Congress to attend to
tllcir iutrrests anu that no t4scfYy 0or, jru,n Il
determination 10 asstrt aud isiss uon eure egal or
eouifdbis riyAts should Ir DermNttI' Lat Tia rn,,
L1t1atc5 for Congress le utcrrovatcl as to their
Intentions us to suc1. claims, una II either one
ia mt In favor ot tlemunlni. and working for
our o. TT rrhts, let us vote ior thoss W Win viii. 49,
sourugRSENs ASKING, ais IT A GENUINE LET.
TeH,"
Nsmphf5 4trataach4, oct. %.
The letter oi Sutnucl j. 'rilaen 10 Mr.. Hewitt,
Cliatrtnnn Of the National Democratic Commit
tee lin regard to Southern cniinsl, and which
the Apaatuche published yesterday IL II Ecnuinn
letter, n,ll 1t Inns appeared Iu tLu Dclnorrutr
orgaus Of tho West and East. Wc make this
statement because the question has been asked
US III regurd tu the authenticity Ut thu lctter.
souTnEKN SUBSIDIES.
r.,, Sfo i.rs Est,ad"2 sn,. & ~. ttss e. "a; h
lhoso OGfnocTats VINO fancy tnat tncy haVo
Means u Ooy. illdens lcttcr' forget that KIN.
aTeu @ alsaErteaole 8ubJeet Nas MOI oeeA toucacd.
what ABOUT southern snbs!llesi
laKe, as epSc1hen o. tac "nn!c, the sunttl-
sr haes iai'Foaa Lay oatar sehso Thv taIk e. ss
!ngton auFing tha late sG.s!oh o. congress that
tho sehuTna WIS nruueniIy postponed, but does
Anybody suppuse that IL y permanently ahcivcdf I
~ believe that II !. 81, dlslosed u Is to under-
rate tho energy, patience, aud persistence ol tho
managers of tue 1ob.
Who uro ttA Advoeatcsf We do not refer now
to thoss persons who expect to divide tho NJ
preparation In tho tlrst Instance. W!1 intend 10
secure contracts, ar who Oy CrcQit MOblller or
QttEr Nun WAllluE III isEE [llf4tLtY Uf