Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-10-05

tends from the Atlantic to the Pa
chic, whose shores is washed by the
two great oceans--"Is the home o.
the Freeman and the Asylum of the
oppressed" 1t, therefore, behooves
every young man to look at these
things, how and in what manner
these blessings of liberty may be re-
tanned. Vote the Democratic ticket
Young man, have any of your friends
whom you loved dearly, died in the
war, or was your brother or father
killed on the field of battle, or were
they starved in Andersonyille, OF
some other Southern prison? If so,
who caused it to be done2 Why, NO
one but the allies of these men that
cry reform" and ask control Of this
government Now, will you forget
them? Will you forget for what they
fought and died? Will you forget
that you have a government to
uphold, to protect and to defend?
If you do, then obey the Democratic
orator, and vote the Democratic
ticket.
But how can a young man, with
the finest perceptions of right and
wrong, possessing the highest de-
gree of intellect, vote with the
Democratic party, and how can a
man with heart and mind of pat
riot, with soul all on fire with en-
thusiasm for the love of his country,
close his eyes to the tT'uth-stultify
himself, and cote against the Uery
principles that make him man,
Come and go with the Democratic
party is their watch word. Yes, if
you had followed their advice, and
always adheared to them, yon would
not have had a country in which you
could have raised your voice against
a maladministration and corruption
in Office. Or Declaration Of Inde
pendence aoOWld hare had Subserred
its purpose, and oar Constitution
DoUld hare been nuU and cold, and a.
Republican form of government
sUept from the .face Of the earth;
blotted out .foreUer, and recognized
no more as a free country among
the nations Of the aoorld
The Republican party advocates
the true principles of an onvard,
iciag nation.
SOUTHERN CLAIMS.
Now, fellow citizens, let US look for
a moment to the claims that are pre-
sented to the Democratic House for
payment. They say that the rebel debt
shall not and never will be paid. l
hope we may be spared flom paying
it. But these claims that have been
presented, are not rebel debts. The
Constitution prohibits the payment
of that debt Now a great number
of voters think that all debts and
claims presented are alike and can
not be paid. All, Gentlemen! that
is dreadful mistake, and for that
reason thousands upon thousands OF
voters will be deceived. The provi
sion in the Constitution does in no
wise touch these claims that have
been presented for payment.
And who ever comes before the
people and argues that these claims
can not be paid, on account of a
constitutional provision to the con-
trary, either aoiTally or ignorantiy
lies.
"The bill provides, as introduced
by Wiltshire, of Arkansas, in the
House,
"That all citizens of the United
States having claims against the
United States for stores or supplies
taken or furnished during the rebel
lion for the use of the army of the
United States, including the use and
loss of vessels or boats while en-
ployed in the military service of the
United States, may institute suit
against the United States for adjust
ment and recovery of such claims in
the District Court of the United
States for the district in which such
stores or supplies may have been
taken or furnished, or such vessels or
boats may have been used or lost"
Mr.. Riddle, of Tennessee, intro
duced the following bill:
"Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the
United States of america IN Con-
gress Assembled, That the Secretary
of War be, and is hereby authorized |
to allow reasonable compensation to
all citizens of the United States for
the use and occupation of their prop
erty by the United States army, or
any part thereof, during the late civ
il war, in the same manner and un-
der the same regulations as com
pensation is now allowed for quar-
termasters stores used by said army:
Prorided, howe0e,, That the affidavit
of the claimant, supported by the
competent testimony of any reputa-
BILE citizen, shall be sufficient proof to
establish the fact of the use and oc-
cupation of such property by said
army. But it is not the intention of
this act to limit the parties to the
amount of proof herein specified; but
other and additional testimony may
be taken to establish the fact of the
use and occupation and the rental
value of the property occupied
If these bills should be passed our
country would be thrown into imme-
diate bankruptcy.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Col. John L. Vance told US in his
speech, that these claims could not
be paid until the constitution was
amended. And that would almost be
an impossibility. ! pity Col. Vance
if he said it ignorantly, and if will
fully, he should not be excused, but
be asked to retire to the private
shades Of his printing press.
Fellow citizens, be not deceived, for
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