The daily gazette., 1879-02-17
THIRD EDITION
General Butler ON pensiening
che Rebel soldiers IN the
House, On Friday.

AAVA0OS -.
Mr.. Butler expressed his view On war
claims. SO long Is such claims were
presented for dam ages done during the
war, or for property occupied during the
war, SO long would there be misunder-
standing between the sections of the
Union. Both sides desired that bygones
should be bygones, and that all about
the war should be forgotten. There was
one thing, however, which could not be
forgotten, ami that was the valor and
patriot SIN OF those who fought for the
Union in the hour of is direst peril, nor
would the bravery, earnestness, and, he
might say, loyalty to the cause which
they espoused of tnOse on the other side
be forgot en. Loyal men had been in
jured in the South, SO had they been in
the North. Loyal men had met losses
in the South, so had they in he North to
amount of untold millions. Loyal men
and women had suffered hsrdshps in the
South. So they had in the North: they
hal both mourned their first born dead
1t had been grieyous for both sect ions,
and they Doth ought to be contented now
that they had come together as one gov
ernment He was willing tn II the States
should be put upon the same ground
that the fathers of tue replblic had put
them upon in the war OF the revolution,
by assuming all their debts for raising
aud recruiting troops, and ate: that let
no claim arise out OF the wal except the
claim of manned AMI disa aoled soldiers,
and with determination on the part OF
the people of the country, both North
and South, the time would not be far
distant when the feeling of brotherhood
take into the charge of the government
the manned and dis abled soldiers of the
Southern army, rem. mbering their cour-
age, their stesttastness and their gallant
ry, and forgetting the III staken judgment
which made them fight upon the side
they did. They would be remembered
as American soldiers who had gwen grea
honor and praise to American bravery
and it would be forgotten that they had
fought in mistaken cause.
Mr.. keifer criticized Mr.. Butler!
speech, and citing part of it in regar(
TO pensioning Confederate soldiers, ask,
whether he understood him correctly.
Mr.. B tler.-l repeat that W e1everth
question VI the depletion OF the treasllr,
by these war claims is over | think tha
the pity, the humanity of the North viii
take care ofthe manned men of the war
and, If you wish to know it, see nc
more reason why Confederate soldier
manned and crippled in the honest dis
charge of what he believed to be- hi
duty, should not be pensloned than VIII
Confederate general, who honestly be
lieved he was dong his duty, should b.
put into republican cabinet. Genera
applause by clappng of hands on til
democratic side.
Mr.. keifer remarked that the fair in
ference from what Mr.. Butler had sal
was that he was in favor of putting Cor
federdtes into tue cabinet.
Mr.. Butler.-l have not said ! was i
favor of it, nor do | think that the coun
Try has Yet come up to IT; but when "
have withdrawn ali causes Of diflerenC
nobody from the North will object to
Confederate being III cab net any mo
then from humanity to pension COME
crate soldiers.
Mr.. Blackburn entered his prote
against the injustice done to the South
imputine 10 it any responsibility for Il
claim. The South did not a K for the DE
olonlng OF her crippled soldiers. She ha
staked her all Oh her convictions and HI
lost. She had not complained, and wou
never in the future complain. She boz
her losses, and simply protested that
was neither generous nor kind nor man
nor merctul to drag her into this que
tiou and TO make her the football of
passions of men who seemed 10 have
heart the serving of partisan puipo
rather than the advancement of COZ
mon good. [APplause on the democrat
side.
Without action on the bill the cor
mittee rose, and the House, at ocloc
took recess until haf-past I, the eve
ing session TO be for debate only.