Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-29

the matter, supposinR that such claims could
never De recovered from the United States,
and inferring from the Language OF the Ger
tifcates that the State would never be
called upon to pay anything not 50 recovered.
But during September there began to be some
talk about the business, and the Commission
disregardirg the plain letter Of the law,
which confined them to two sessions Of pre-
soribed dates and durations-adtourned until
after the election, without completing its
work. It then came out in spite Of the great
care taken to keep the facts secret, that over
two thousand claims were thus laid over, al
though the law required the Commission to
take final action on all cases pending at its sec
ond session, September1 to September 80, 1874
II also came out hat Tiers had Glrcedy been al
IotOed claims amounting to s., ,475, 900. II tUGs
then stated upon UeTy excellent authority and has
not been directly denied to this day, that the Gg-
gregate Of elaine filed ;cGs about eight millions"
The State of Missouri In this enterprise is
acting merely as the agent of the rebels who
are getting up the claims. Wait until there
is Democratic Congress and President, and
Missouri, being earliest In the field with this
sort of thing, will be foremost In the raid.
upon the United States Treasury, and the
Solid South will not be far behind. It was to
this matter in this shape that we referred,
and not to General TUTTLE's speech, and we
think we have made good al thatws asserted
or assumed.
Our correspondent ssyT we enumerate
few relief bills, and desires to know how
much has been paid en- them. We
might speak of scores There are
already hundreds. These are but the
first drops of the shower. Altar a
National success Of the Democratic party
viii come the deluge. How many of
these typical claims are psidi None Of
them are paid or ordered to be paid.
Pay day is necessarily postponed until after
there is Democratic President to sign the
bills. Give US TILDEN and reform with a
view to. wise finance and public economy, and
we shall see all the Southern States following
the example of Missouri, and the complete
edifcs of Southern claims, of which few
specimen bricks have been handed in, would
be loftIer than the tower Of Babel Let rs
look at few more of those claims introduced
by Confederate Congressman and quietly
awaiting the result of the November election:
"By Mr.. TERRY, Virginia-A bill to pay c.
G. CAMPBELL 5000 for property taken by
United States army under General SToNEMAE.
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financial agent of Davidson County, Tennes-
see, the sum of s36, ,416 As in full settleme Mt
of claim of said county on account of the oo-
cupancy by United States troops of the coun-
ty Courthouse.
'By Mr.. HOUSE, Tennessee-A bill to pay
, RANDALL BROWN, of Nashville, $500 for
property taken by rebel forces.
''By Mr.. YOUNG, Tennessee-A bill to pay
JOHN T. STRATToN, of Memphis, S, ,236 81 for
use of cotton shed by the United States
army.
"By Mr. YOUNG, Tennesses-A bill to pay
ANN E. CoNNELL $16,S16 81 for buildings and
material used and destroyed by United States
military authorities at Memphis.
'sBy Mr.. GUNTER, Arkansas-A bill to pay
JOSEPH c. SCHALLER, of Little Rock, 1924
for cattle and sheep taken by Union soldiers.
"By Mr.. GOoDIN-A bill to pay NICHOLAS
WHITE $1,000 for the use and occupancy of
his property at Newport News, Virginia, by
United States army.
'fBy Mr.. O'NEuI-A bill to pay JAMES Mil
LNGER S19, ,s93 Is for the use and destruction
of his property at Nashville, Tennessee.
"By Mr.. DARRELL, Louisiana-A bill to pay
Mrs. E. W. F. CHEvIs S15,s95 for property
J taken from her plantation by the army under
command of General N. P. BANKS.
'EBy Mr.. DARREL-A bill to pay LEssIEN
BRoNssARD 81, 600 25 for horses, COWS, corn
and wood furnished the United States army.
'By Mr. ELLIS, of Louisiana-A bill to pay
AMAiIE H. SMITH S4,6O2 for fuel, cattle and
hogs taken from her by the army of the
United States in 1862 and 1858.
'iBy Mr.. MCFARLAND, Tennessee-A bill
to pay JAMES and WILLIAM WHITE for ninety
! six bales of cotton, taken in 1864 ESTIMATED
| value $45, ,OO0)
"By Mr. Young, Tennessee-A bill to
pay PETER TARGURINA S103,740, in payment
for two steamboats, taken by officers of the
United States Government after the close of
the war.
'By Mr.. YOUNG, Tennesses-A bill to
: pay LUCIA JAMESON, of Memphis, $3.50 for
! rent of stOrehouse occupied by United States
authorities during the war.
'By Mr.. DARRELL, Louisiana-A bill to pay
P. ]. FRANCIS $9y6S2 20 for horses, cattle,
hogs, and farming implements taken from his
estate by troops under General BANKS
''By Mr.. J. B. CLARK, Missouri bill to
pay WILLIAM MORRISON, Of Lexington, Mis-
souri,, $4,000 for foundery stock, supplies
fixtures, &C., burned and destroyed by order
of General LEWIS MERRILL, December p,
] 1861.
fBy Mr.. YOUNG, Louisiana-A bill to pay
REUBEN S. JONES, Of Memphis, S1s,492 so.
No purpose stated.
{ "By Mr.. Young, Tennessee bill to pay
9 w. B. HANLN, of Memphis, S36,200, in
G full payment for property destroyed in Lee
, County, Arkansas, by Federal troops.
"By Mr.. CALDWELL, Tennessee-A bill to
pay W. W. WAGGoNER $12,410 for certain
, quartermaster stores taken from him by Unit
/ ed States troops at Willis Point, Tennessee.
3 e"By Mr.. CLYMER, Pennsylvania bill to
pay ANDREW NJ. SALLADE, of Atlanta, Geor-
/: gia, S17, ,705 40 for hardware and other goods
: furnished the United States army.
'tBy Mr. DOUGLAS, Virginia-A bill to reim-
r burse Essex County, Virginia, for loss of its
/ jail, destroyed by fire while occupied by
0 United States troops; and spprOpriates 5000
9 for that purpose.
'fBy Mr.. HUNToN, Virginia-A bill to pay
4 LOUISA SUMMERS SIC, ,5ss rs for property be-
: longing to her taken and used by the United
: States army near Anandale, Fairfax County,
!, Virginia, during the late war.
We think we need not spend much time in
explaining the true intent and meaning OF
! these claims. There they are. They speak
for themselves. In nine cases out of ten, at
least, and perhaps in ninety-nine cases in q
! ! hundred, they are distinct rebel claims. All
. who are in favor of being taxed to pay them
! and thousands and tens of thousands like
them, should vote the Democratic ticket this
fall, and should take especial pains in the