Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-04

Of oppression still heavier on the south
there was found to be . gallant minority o
members in the house, led BY its presen
speaker, who resisted these efforts ant
banded together to restore tho government
the south had thus felt they had found man
y defenders on the part Of the northern
democracy-men who were willing to throw
the mantle of oblivion over the incidents Of
war and who were not willing to rake up
ita dead ashes. If anyone supposed there
was any other bond between them than that
of right and justice he had no conception
of it. What had not been thought
Of BY the southern representa-
tiyes. The southern democrats had voted
for the bill to pay 800. 900 of arrearagss
of pensions; a regular pension %appropria-
ton bill of $50, O0,0tO; $5,5O0,OO0 to pay
for the Canadian fisheries, and innumerable
claims of that sort and had never asked the
question where the money would 60, but
now that it was proposed to refer some
southern claims to the proper tribunal, it
was said that would not do that tribunal
might decide the claim to be a just one and
that it was too large to be paid. A large
portion of the claims now standing on the
calendar had been presented years ago
long before there was a single democrat in
the house from the southern states. He
denied the right Of any man to charge the
democracy Of the south presenting any false
or fraudulent claims against the govern
ment. He thought he could state for the
democracy of the north az we'll as for that
of the south that they were united for the
maintenance of the constitution and good
mAvAn,r m nj os1d mot hy w c,,nh On ovl11oH
.o,uy the gentleman from Wisconsin.
dollar of money paid for war claims had
gone to a man whose heart had beaten in
sympathy with the confederate cause.
Where had loyalty been found in the south
ern states during the war? 1t had been
found among the suffers and deadbeats and
skulkers beside the federal armies. They
were apeculators, men who had no country.
To such men about a hundred million dol
lars had been paid. He had always voted
against such claims, and he was in favor Of
a constitutional amendment excluding such
claims. There was a legacy left by the
founders ofthe republic who did not venture
to decide the question for themselves. Two
millions of the bravest of men had settled il
on the battle field, and to-day a million Of
them were sleeping in unmarked and un-
known graves, while the suffers and bum
mers were appealing to the government to
pay them for cotton they had gathered up.
For himself he should vote against all these
claims. [Applanae.]
Mr.. Singleton characterized the charge OF
Mr.. Bragg against the south a most Unbound.
ed and unjust SANDER. The southern rep
representatives. who introduced the claim bills
did not indorse the claims. They simply
presented them as a duty to their consti;u.
ents. AS to Kidding the southern democrat
out Of the democratic party. Mr.. Singleton
said the south had given to the country be
fore the war seven of its presidepts-Wash
lngton, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jack.
sou, Polk and Taylor. Out of 1856 cabiue
officers the south had furnished sixty-sever
and that no such president had occupied hi
seat against the will of the people and n
such cabinet officer had been charged wit
corruption. 1.-THE name of FLOYD was her
suggested by Townsend of New York
Every battle that had been fought befor
The late war had been fought under south
ern leaders, both presidents and officer
No foot of territory outside of Alaska ha
been acquired under other than souther
presidents. Bragg himself was the onl
babe 10 the family ofthe democracy and vii
have to tsrry in Jericho till his beard grew
Bragg, that had been so long abusing tn
democracy when running on the republic
can ticket for congress and other office
like the old harper whose harp refused I,
sing of ought but love, his mouth refused
to give out anything but abuse of the de.
mocracy. [Laughter], The south had nine
ty. four democrats on the floor, while th
north had but six'y-three, and if the south
ern democrats were parted from thei
brethren of the north, the latter would b
controlled by the republicans, and no on
could tell what would become Of then
[Laughter] The democrats of the sout
were democrats OF principle. If they ha
only been influenced by loaves and tishe
they could have sold out long ago to th
re publicans. [Laugbterl
The hour having expired, MI. Martin
who has charge of the bill, moved the pre-
| vious question.
Mr.. Coneer desired to have the time fo
debate extended. but Mr.. Martin insiste
on the previous question but it was nc
seconded and the bill went over till tn
next morning hour.