New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-10-06
Washington Letter.
W. D. c.. Sept. 25th. 1885,

W. D. c., Sept. 18th. 1880.
General Hancock has at last
been frightened into an expression
of opinion on the payment Of ''reb-
ell claims. But after a careful
reading Of his letter Republicans
will be as much in doubt as to his
real intentions upon this subject as
before. In fact the letter may be
regarded as mere trick to catch
Northern votes. The letter is in
direct opposition to the feelings in
the South upon this question. for
these depite anything. Gen. Han.
cock may say to please his North
ern friends, have an abiding faith
that a Democratic administration
will secure to them full remunera.
ton for war losses. In. denying the
payment of rebel claims, General
Hancock also virtually declares
agaiusr further consideration
of claims of Southern Union
men. He says: 'claims of that
nature now mostly in the hands of
brokers or persons other than the
original sufferers, (and by this as
sertion he shows his lamentable ig.
norance Of law are becoming stale,
and, in my judgment, might fairly
be considered barred by the lapse Of
time" The letter throws no light
upon the,important subject of ''rebel
claims,' and we have in reality, no
reason to believe they would net be
paid under a Democratic admins
tration. The letter may properly
be classed among the: lower order of
campaign documents, and the utter
ances will not receive the faith they
would have, were they known to be
sincere.
Section 3477 of the revised Stat
utes says:"All transfers and assign
ments made of any claim upon The
United States, or any part or share
thereof, OF interests therein, wheth-
er absolute or conditional, and what.
ever may be the consideration
therefore and all powers of attorney,
orders, or other authorities for re.
ceiving payment for any such claim,
or any part or share thereof, shall
be absolutely nullyand void, unless
they are freely made and executed
in the presence of at least two at
testing witnesses, after the allow
ance of such claim, the ascertain.
ment Of the amount due, and the
issuing Of a warrant for the pay.
ment thereof And yet General
Hancock assumes to say that these
claims have passed, or been forced
from the control of the real suffer-
ers.
Let no Republicans be deceived
by any such tlimsy letters from the
Democratic candidate. 1t is a
matter of talk in the South that
"when Hancock comes in we will
be paid for the slaves stolen from
us by the yankees and Southern
people we'll know how little atten-
ton they need pay to dough face
denials made in the heat of a cam.
paign.
Senator Cameron left the city
yesterday. He will not occupy his
new house this winter, as it will
not be finished in time. He says
that anybody who thinks Pennsyl-
yania is going Democratic is fool.
He is not certain about Indiana.
New York will be carried by the
Republicans, in his opinion. He
says the business interests Of the
State are so much alarmed at the
prospect of a Democratic Admins.
tration that it will go for Garfield.
The same cause and others will re
suit in the election Of the Republi-
can ticket without doubt in his
mind,
Congressman Blackburn, the
famous Kentucky wiper is making
speeches in Ohio. At a recent
one he said: t'Let the radicals cease
their brawl about solid South.
She is solid, thank God. She was
solid for JEFF Davis in 1862, and
will he solid for Hancock in 1880 =
But in spite Of Hampton, Lee,
Blackburne and hosts Of other
Southern leaders, the people Of the
North refuse to believe the South
is anything but to the Union,
Will they discover their mistake
in time to avert a disaster worse BY
far than would have been 4 disaster
Ito the federal arms IN 1854 4 5;