The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-28
SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS.
senator mn Against amy Payment 20 Either
Loyal o. Disioynl Persons.


WAsurNGroN. Jan. 27.-m the Senate to-
day Mr.. Hill tDem.. Gal. speaking against tho
bill TO pay TO Warren Mitchell tl2S.692.22 for
cotton captured by Union troops ut Savannah
in the war. said that he was opposed tothe pay
mont of all war claims. To pay these war
Chains would bankrupt tho Government, and
ns we could not nay ALL it would be an unjust
discrimination TO undertake to pay some. SEN
ators on tho Republican side snid Warren
Mitchell was disloyal and should not be paid,
and Senators on the Democratic side SAID no
,yna loval and should be paid. What was meant
by the word loyalty ?" Did it mean n man de-
voted TO the States under the Constitution 1t
was an easv mntter for man in Maine or New
York to proclnim his devotion 10 the Union III
the war. but further down. where me sun rs
warmer II required courage Tor mnn 10 ,t s3hy
he was devoted to the Union. he tlir,, mi I'LL,
knew thousands and tens OF thousands OIL men
in the South who proclaimed their hdelity 10 the
Union TO the very last moment. Thrre
were many mon wEo ioug9at s sGSgssiodd
to disunion "a they submitted TO the
death Of father or II son. Mhsn se,essi0 on
cnmc the only thing they could do was 70 GO
with their people This question Of loyalty had
not received a proper definition, Ho Enew
thousands Of men in the south who would ~
any time during the war have terminHtcd y
upon basis OF honest reunion. lie prileNed
the greatest posslhe canin,dy wnlsn sHu,u .,ap
cising the powers of n conqueror Qvar anothnr;
Since he lad been in Congress he hHd ncarh
men dpnOunce Southern people rs dlsoyhl thlr-
teen wears after the war and he believed IN ms
heart II those men had been South they would
have rivulled William i. Iancey III their deVo-
ton to secession.
The people of this country ought to wake up
10 the conviction that the late war was an non.
eat war. 1t was IL war fought on account OF
tho conviction. that they were, right
This perpetual talk about rebels and
fidelity to the Union did not come from mag
unanimous spirit. The war Is over. The Union
Is restored aud il was time that We should leave
Inc passions Of the war behind. Tho MANNED
Southern soldier would never ask Congress Tor n
pension. His widow and orphan would never
AJAX for IT,. They accepted their losses ne the
penalty for failure. as brave mon should 90.
The sooner the people OF the South were taught
to repair their losses by work: bv ftugaliy anu
industry the better II would be for them ana
tho country. Let the lossee OF tho war 90, ana
IL the people desire TO avoid such losses in fu-
ture. they must avoid war. Mr.. Hill, con-
unuinn said he was the humblest man in tue
Democratic party. That party was now about TO
return full -fiedged to power because the people
were satisfied that the II rpubcan party was no
longer competent to remain in power. There
were four things which the DEMOCRATIC party
ought to proclaim TO the world ana adhere 10
them with fidelity. First. he would not pay any
war claims. whether the parties were LOYAL or
dsloyal. Second. he would vote no more OF the
public money or lands 10 build up railroad
corporations. Third. he would. in good faith,
pay every dollar OF the public debt, prime pal
and interest. in good money OF standard value.
Fourth. no would restore the Constitution Of the
country and honesty in its administrations. Do
these things and in his judgment the child was
not born who would witness the termination oil
Democratic rule in this country.