The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-09-30

Is THERE any diabollcal desire on the
part of the ex-Confcderates to bankrupt the
treasury by the payment Of rebel claims
and debts2 Read what they say The
Washington Sunday Gazette, edited by an
ex-C Confederate, had the following Sunday,
reviewing Hancock's Southern claims let
ter:
The noisy and offensive declarations
made by Republican papers and speakers
that it was part Of the policy Of the Dem
ocrats of the South to bring about the pay
ment of "rebel claims" whatever that may
be, after the election of General Hancock,
have given importance to a stupid political
lie that it scarcely deserves. However, as
the matter has been preached in thousand
newspapers Of that party, and been given
utterance to in the gabblings OF thou
sand Republican "orators," it is possible,
such is uneducated human nature, that the
idea may have taken root in the average
Republican mind, especially in the rural
districts. Under these circumstances we
hail with gratitude Gen. Hancocks bold,
emphatic letter on the subject, written to
citizen of Cincinnati, in which he not only
shows the fallacy of this piece Of Repub
ican clap-trap, but also informs all those
interested that he would simply veto any
proposition of this kind. This letter will
happily put an end to Republican talk on
this subject in back settlements, and will
serve to brush from the minds of Repub-
liCan voters some of the cobwebs that un-
scrupulous speakers and newspaper organs
have so skillfully woven about them. No
southern Democrat, that is to say, no ex-
confederate, has any 'claim" against the
United States except that of being fairly
and honorably dealt with by the govern
ment which he helps to maintain, and of
having his rights as man and a citizen
respected, and with the election of Gen.
Hancock to the presidency every 'claim"
an lex rebel may have will be amply
satisfied, for then he will feel secure in the
possession of his rights as an American
citizen and freeman, to be enjoyed I'M
trammeled, as citizen OF the most favored
northern state enjoys his rights, and to be
inherited by his posterity. This Is the
''rebel claim" of the hour, and it Is likely
that the 'rebels" will not be disappointed
IN making it good next November,
An ex-confederate, in writing to the same
paper upon the subject, says:
have Just read Gen, Hancock's views on
southern war claims. They could not be
better. There is not a soldier who took up
arms against the United States government
and remained in the armytill the surrender
who has ever expected, or vii! ever ask the
government to pay for what he lost by the
fortunes or misfortunes OF the war. When
we went into the army we sacrificed all for
the cause we lost, and have accepted the
situation in good faith. There was a
class of men in the southern states who
claim to be Union men, but did not love
the cause enough to fight for ii. They also
lost property by the war, but the cause
which they espoused triumphed. If they
are true patriots, and presume they are,
they, too, should be satisfied and not make
any demands on the government for what
they lost. Il seems that patriot who
could not very well afford to fight for his
country should at least give portion Of
his means for its support. This being set
tied, we should not again have our rest dis
turbed about southern war claims