The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

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| From the Washington Post.
Meeting Senator Cockrell last night /,
Poi reporter asked:
Senator, il il true that the Democrati,
Senators intend to introduce resolution
proposing Constitutional amendment pro
hibiting the pensioning Of rebel soldiers p
II suppose have sand more on that sub
Jet than anybody else."
"Are you in favor Of such an amend
menty"
II think il would be the best wav e
settle the question /; to bury it 80 deep thai
il never could be resurrected. Its all
gush to talk about paying the Confeierates
for damage done BY the Federal army o.
to talk about pensioning rebel soldiers. It..
physical imposs,bility, and why no,
settle il forever
"will you introduce a resolution pro-
posing such an amendment~
II may. ! have been consulting with
leading Democrats. and IL the party will
take up ard pass the resolution, it will b.
introduced"
"Have you drs~n the resolution?
"Weil, no; have not decided upon the
form and will not until consult other
Democrats. Ibid write resolution OF that
character last winter and waited the party
to pass it just after the electoral count
In that there were three clauses. The first
clause provided that neither the United
States, or any State thereof, shall now or
hereafter allow any pay, pension or CON-
pensation Of any kind to any person or his
widow or descendants, for or on account Of
his services to the Confederate States. The
second clause provided that no pay or COM
pensation Of any kind shall ever be allowed.
for or on account Of any property destroyed
or damage inflicted by the Federal armies /;
and the third clause prohibited secession.
In regard to the second clause, il the obiec-
ton should be raised tina, it included loyal
people, l would he willing to add in the
insurrectionary States ; or even go further,
and say unless their loyalty TO the Govern
ment Of the United States be first es,ab-
lisheI. The Southern people don't ask
or want pay for the loss inflicted by the
var. They don't ask it without belittling
themselves. for the damage done was on
both sides. For instance, was Southern
man. and owned farm the Federal forces
came along and took or destroyed all
had !; but my neighbor, who was Union
man, was not mole-ted. Next day, or next
week, Prices army came along and swept
my neighbor clean. Now, can ! ask the
Government to pay me for my loss, when
my neighbor, the Union man, can get moth
ing for what was taken from him? ?"
"what is your purpose, Senator, in offer
ing this resolution p
s.To settle forever this question Of PEN
sioning rebel soldiers and paving Tor
property lost by the Coniederates. The
question Of paying the Confederate debt is
settled by an amendment, and why not
put these other question: about pensions
and paying for property lost forever. at
rest BY an amendment p. They are IN
reality settled foreyer, but an amendment
will put them beyond controversy. Every
speech and remark Of Butler and Blaine
and other Republican leaders make il plain
that these questions will be made the issue
in the next campaign. ! have seen
pamphlet, recently published, containing
an itemi1ed statement Of the amounts the
United States will be called upon to pay
when the Democracy comes into power.
The aggregate amounts to over four bill
lions Of dollars. and this pamphlet has
been spread broadcast over the country.
They expect to make this to do the service
Of the bloody shirt and arouse the people
of the North. Now, knowing our enemy's
position, il we can drive him from it,
hadn't We better do IL? You re-
member Grants Des Mcines. speech. max
ing the school question an issue.
The Republican leaders and papers took it
up and we're making ali the capital out oil
il po~ib!e, when the House took up Blaine's
amendment and passed it. 1t came to the
Senate and all the Democrats voted for it,
but il Vas defeated by the Republican
votes. That settled the school question
forever; killed it dead. The Republicans
were silenced. Blaine's amendment had
been quietly introduced, and remained in
the House unnoticed almost up to that
time. He had hoped it would be permitted
TO remain there, and thea it would have
been charged that the Democrats refused
to pass il. Now Baker, OF Indiana, intro
duced in the Forty fourth Congress reso-
luton proposing an amendment forbidding
payment for rebel property destroyed, and
I believe he has re-introducedi it in the pres
ent Congress. IProPose that We introduce
and pase an amendment more sweeping
than his, covering the whole ground, and
il will silence the Republicans on this
subject g. efiectually a. they were silenced
on the &l!Sol question"
senator, how will the southern people
take this?"
aThey will indorse it. They will rejoice
that the matter is settled. In speech
made at Jefferson City. No., last winter, ]
took this portion, and l never met OIL
talked With q Confederate soldier who
didn't tell me I Vas right. l received
many letters approving my position, and
never heard . word against 1t. / know
this Il the sentiment of the Confederates
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