, 1876-10-21
And Which Would Undoubtedly Be
Paid II the Democrats Should
Get into Power.
Rebel Guards at Andersonvi1le
Swear to Their Loyalty
to the Union.
lltnt-glaims for Battle .fit!ds...An Interesting
: Combination Of Trtasaa md Perjury.


corruption and fraud The prtots relating to
loyalty, IN abont every case. use altogether wcak
md unsatisfactory. The answers 10 qucst'ons
,,po, this subject arc generally evasire and
equvoeal. Tic most unltustfng claim Of 10y
nifty 10 tho Union pas1Ae Is maintained by t,er-
sons who served tic Contcderacy from tho hc-
ginning Of tue Wqn to Its end.
THE 1iEGOKD.
Out Of tic lnnny thousauds,of cascs, I select
few as an Illustration OF the character Ut claims
wh1cl, the Southern Democrats cou'l nut uyotd
paying, II they oncc obtained pusscssiou Of the
Government: .
J. ". Flanagan, Of Athcns, Ala. wants 5000
for 500 pounds OF bacon, although he took the
oath Of allegiance to tho Southern Confcflclacy,
and respected his oath throughout tho Wnr.
One frequent plat, Of the oil Rebels TO draw
money from tho Treasury Il 10 induce some
yuungei n,onbers af the family to lay rlalin, 10
the untire property, ngolnst whoac loyalty little
could bc sad account Of their tender years
at the time the War brukc out.
Crlall 1Iarslcmuu, nf AtLans, Alu., WANTS $150
for claybank MARI. I1artlcuau was buy Ut
IL when ho alleges tue Union army took his
1orsr.
VOTES ron SECESSION.
Silas f1utlspcth, Of Athens, Ala, wants &, coo
~ Iof" "n" A.a't ".'u otau'"t.' f'"u 'u"."
Yet hc voael for the ratification Of tile OrJt-
nance Of Secession. not under durcsa; aild nil
s ucts wern inconsistent With loyal adherence to
Lie cArec of tic Urion,
j. e. Mccloskcy, ii Dry Creek, Alu.. clalu,s
$500 for tnnle. lilo at,lcd the Rebels through.
mixing gunppwdcr, a1I look tic oatt, OF allie
giansc 10 liz Conieieracy. ~ ''''
John Wright, Of Srottsborough, Ala., watts,
for sriuo mulcs au.l thrre yeas!sng stcurs, s!;U.
nIshod hlta WITH clotine, iirc-ari.ls, ] aud sup-
niics, ~ "''' :" '>''>@ wy
Saral, Cox, Of Benton. Ark, claim. 81, 100 fuF
corn, whent, and porls. Yst she swore Il that
m % e5 hs own c %sfr " fc ~H iG aao ol tue c0n
AspEnsoKy1l.tr pEArI,ISE snS1n1gs PROFESS
LOYALTY TO THE UNION.
It will c,l,su u el,u.1{ler In r,nny Northern
homes 10 jcoTl, that tic ,euiincis rho stooI
UtAfr1i nj fdt detd-{int ut t,tfersoap;t Sulls,ry
ind Libby Prisons, Gun tlul persons to co,ne for-
ward now al,d .,o'r 10 ihs;r ioyaIty, ns coudt
Unltei States treasury. Till records Of tbs
rejected cases of titu Southern CIa{lns Commits.
sion SLOW % m,any = nsianscs of t1'Ls Klna. '''''
Joseph Aston, Of Gcorgta, demands 5000 of
,S,.a H. os;;s,sS1t r, .; II ss, so5 sasso ss
Confederate *orvice; ,ss on toa,tant daig ii H.
tlsrxouyir, in curt,a Of UnIon pytsounTe confined
there. Yot 10 aWoara titat ls sytnrathire we're
n1trnta tcith TIM Hmm F1H hrhTN n
thnt }har ,rvrr ImsTI o,r1v .fant't II. II ,rr"lss
to thu Uuion. Thc l,nn',n[ss}oncrs soy: 4 liz
Hrycpt ell tho sftunfon 1f,l ronainetl in lin rpry.
its. n ii,c % nrhcinm .ns,tantedl1 m months
.1x,71;s IN "ce,.rs", Jm5sr.o,~',. ,,ri.or",,sm,
xiii, "a H. u,',.;stant ,ri t"rait@ - ~ ns..
nrnn,ent IT tho Initial Sta,cs H. rrisrt IL,
.,ia;n, Il s 's'''~e ~ '''9s' "t'
Is"i,.n, R,s, ,f f,ooro,o ,ro,+, e, on f,r
st"inn mi Ir,,oi,1nrc nn hnrnsss x''T1 H. -. b..i
r so,,s mi T., tf,n nch"' nr,nr -" "1A"s'S' A1' 'A''
NV INV mrnr, ~ 'Ip 4nru,vrs ,,myr,, ru.,ro.
1r,m nnns1' nf j;Sarrla, & ,trshcs sTa1 IN for
s,i. rho itt,c1 ,rs,vci ~ Wnsi,tn.,'n % si,nw ~
tint. ,,nTin~ thn Wnr h. wns ~ "nrnnic hr sf H.
Wc,"n,;m"srr H.. |r1,c, scsrct%rr - ~ tmo
Trras,iry, clerk III lilo Ncbci Custnu..
i|nuen nt a.rnnnmh. anil thot- In thc
rrars 1eta omd isa r" " ,r,s u.s, s,o,t,.d 'Iv ~
snr,,, ~. ~ roes ,r,,,, -. ,fts, liz esa FIJI, ~
snlluyMs t.c tunGa 9Ehs HhM nse.. nls re.
sS's f,n,,o, trSnI =" ~. 1on''nissrJ 'sal1ph.
ficc w Wr masaS w. a9m ~ ~ nentl
at Hru,ty ~ i'm II. tIn n,' ,amsn u.'4 c's eo"'s'-
e'n na., .u}ay a,'nr tu tn oan ~ sanae@ a, mn
,,,n'na or,1 na;nu s,ns ea LOT
r.ts @.ns u. ~ .p',.Iaonlc1 ,. 70 sa!se
Intaetaeaate . t, et1apny, aIo ,asehtea y C9ntso.
ILn un .'e%aa e,'a nc pfesenos loyalty u LIE olon
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