Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-10-14
Rebel Claims and Union Pensions.
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MERIDIAN tNlss} Mercury. October
General Hancock. late letter TO Theodore
Cook Of Cincinnati will not disturb hi.
Southern supporters much War claims arc
no, prosecuted BY the class Of men. a. poli,-
ically elassed, who support Hancock. or Who
have oo-operaied with the party which nom
mated him. They are Southern renegades
who joined the enemies Of the South IN war
or very soon after its close when they
thought they saw profit in scallawagery. The
true Southern gentlemen who fought the
war with an honest patriotic intent and re-
gret their failure TODAY have no war claims"
against the Government. They siakcd all.
lost all. and have nothing TO ask for. They
are the supporters Of Hancock. They ex-
pect To get from him all they do ASK fair,
Just ana equal administration of the laws
They are content To let Hancock announce
the Government can never paw debt. or
grant 4 pension r reward of an, sort for
wagIng war upon Its own existence" While
they feel the hardship Of contributing TO paw
their proportion Of thirty millions OF pension
money 4 reward for services in fighting
for the existence of the Goyernment-w hich
thew did not mediate 10 oyerthrow-they
never had thought of asking for pensions
for themselves, and will not quarrel with
Hancock for putting himself so unequi,ocal-
~ agains, the preposierous proposition of
pensioning Confederate soldiers, which they
never expected, never asked for and never
will They know If he is elected he will
have TO execute the pension laws, as all 9th
er laws. But in this, they do no, comm,
themselves 10 the wisdom OF bestowing pen
sions upon the soldiery Of the successful
N of stf.
Craftsmanship will recognize it. frs, duty
TO uanquilize and pacify the country after
the cessation Of hostilities, and that to be-
stow rewards upon the adherents of the sue
! cessful at the expense in part Of the beaten
party Is not the best way 10 do IT. In this
respect there is 4 wide distinction between a
war Sased with foreign enemy and a civil
var.
How General Hancock would stand upon
the Original proposition Of bestowing pensions
a, all he has never indicated that We know
Of but were il new and original question
to pension Federal soldiers in the late war.
and If II were within our knowledge that he
was friend Of the measure, il would cause
US TO so doubt his craftsmanship and his
sense Of justice that, We are free TO say. We
would hesitate 10 support him. In that
case-of It's being a new measure-we
would insis, ON pension ali or nen.;on none
and advise to pension none We would
not expect the successful party to rise to the
height of magnanimity Of supplying wooden
bu, we would e,peet a man cIa;m;n, ~ he !.
statesman TO rise above the stupidity and
meanness Of compelling the one-legged Con
~uela.. 70 Pc! io' tiie E Sooden ieg .he GOV
both are owning and ra,;na 49, .am. III. IL
glance to the same Government.
In this connection We think to make re-
mara ABOUT oou'nern congressman who
tons. Tbey s,pl,;fv ,bsmsslxss s spp-o p;,ns
they do it and degrade themselves besides.
When any Of these questions are up in Con-
sIess perhaps II .ouia oe indeiicate 10 OPP
indel;cacv 70 vote 70, ,hsm ~ r.. $780, 49,,
and dignifed position is to stand aloof and
take no part
The above must be highly interesting read
ing to Union Soldiers, here in the north, who
propose to vote for Gen. Hancock. While the
South Twill not quarrel with Hancock for
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