Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-10-11
Southern Claims.

We published an article two weeks
since calling attention to the action of
| the confederates 10 the House of Rep
| resentatives last Winter, with reference
| to Southern clams for damages on ac-
count of the Rebellion. We had not
space to notice particularly the nature
Of the claims presented. Below will
be found few items clipped at random
from an official list which has been
prepared to show what the demands Of
the South are. They are as follows:
By Mr.. Cause. Ark. A bill to ray
the treasurer of Prairie county Ark.
$4,000 for use and destruction of the
courthouse and Jail by the Federal
army during the late war.
By Mr.. Morgan, Mo A bill to
pay Mary j. Josling and Lavinia Scott
for their mill, wooden factory and
dwelling destroyed by Union. soldiers
under military orders
By Mr.. Willis, N Y, democrat }
A bill to pay Horace D. Mead, of va
500 county, Miss, 4,267 for certain
cotton taken from him by the United
States authorities.
BY Mr.. Willis, N. Y, democrat J
A bill to pay James M. Watson, of
Rankin county, Miss SO 100 for GER
tain cotton taken from him by the
United States Government.
By Mr.. Young, Tenn. A bill to
pay R Dudley Frayser s25 400 for
rent of bis cotton shed and store house
in Memphis and for buildings destroyed
by United States Military authorities
By Mr.. Bright, Tenn. A bill to
pay Thes Hoard $5S 995 for supplies
taken and used by the army of the
United States from the farm of said
Hoard. 1.-THE battle-ground Of Stones
River) near Murfreesborough, Ten
nessee.
By Mr.. Bright, Tenn. A bill to
pay the Presbyterian Church OF Muir
freesberough, Tennessee. $4,000 said
church having been used as hospital
for sick and wounded Union soldiers
By Mr. O'Neill A bill to pay
James Millinger $l9.893. rs for the
use and destruction of his property at
Nashville, Tenn.
By Mr.. Tucker, Va A bill to pay
Washin. ton and Lee University (for
merly Washington University ST.
484 for injury done to said University
in June, 1864.
By Mr.. HARRISON, Ala. A bill to
pay the Medical College Of Alabama
$50, 900 for loss sustained by military
occupancy.
Let Congress once establish the pre-
cedent here required, and there will
be no end to the number and amount
Of the claims which will find their way
there for payment. The question
comes directly home to the people of
the North whether they want to re-
imburse the rebels of the South for
their mills, cotton, wood, provisions,
&C., &C., and pay them for rent of
premises occupied by our soldiers.
The nation would be bankrupt were it
| to undertake to meet these demands
Upon this question the Republican
party would be sound, and so long as
there is . Republican majority in Con-
gross, no fear need be apprehended
that these claims will be allowed. This
cannot be said for the Democratic
party. With the vote of solid South
in Congress, and the northern dough-
frees who are always found among the
Democrats, there is great danger that
che proposed raid upoa the public
tsSssury vould be successful. This 10
, p}sia business proposition and APP
psais directly 20 ths sense and judg-
nsst Of people. Let them be wise
sa4 elect only such men to Cosgress
y are known BY their previous record
T. be sound upon this vital question