, 1880-09-30
REBEL CLAIMS.
Hancock's Letter Examined A
Specious, Hypocritlca' Docu.
tnent.
The Kind of Claims Tint lie Docs
Not Promise to Veto.

reatlilig nppcnts satisfactory and sweeping |
III lis ttenllneintf0ns t,f these clht,ua. Il cnrc-
fu1 consideration Of tho lNigtlngt', however,
III connection with tho Fourteenth Aulcntt-
iucnt, sl,ows ,,p the General NJ n sklltul dip
loma,c, Mt lenst, If mt II statesman. The doc
nm,Hlt appears tn be II philtriic ngat,,st Rebel
claims upon its fncc, but When yntt |
read between the lites you SEQ t1,at It can |
huve one renling for the Nnrtt and another
for the S0nth. it Is remarkable prf,til,c-
tIou. It vigorously ttenotnccs tsle Rebel
claims whtcf1 nre nlrcndy dead by operatlol, |
of the Fourteenth Amendment, and snys
nothing about tlloSe which tD-day, rs thry
nayc for ycuts, md ns they will continue 10
40 IN tho future, stare us In tho face at every
Congressional and Presidential election. ntl-
less they arc tluletcl BY another cutislftu-
uunnl amendment.
WHAT ARE THE NEnE1. CLA1Ms?
Tlle NetwI claIMs tnay be classified anl
enumerated rs fnllOwS:
Iirst-DrDts Incurred IN Md Of 'ns,rrcc-
TIM nntl rrhrlfatI aEai,.st the United Statrs.
!, setwn,l-Cial'ns for the loss or cn'nnclp'1.
Iltirt-Clsims Of rent md damage for the
use mud occupation Of property hw1les l}y dis
United STATES, embracing houses. lands, ves-
sly, h"Sts 'ni,p a pe's!'"l !. pI"!sT'y. tp
used by tic nrniy Of thn Tinted States willy
engaged ~ putting down tile l!rbcl!ion.
Eyft'l--Cai1ns fur q retMtttillg ~ the tax
pn!!l p On cntton under laws IN orcrltloIl fra'n
SLrill-Clatnls for n rcfnnling of crrtuln
direct tnSrs paid II. pstrt t,y tho lsebe! States
under law passttt'in ISL
lEuEL CLAIMS NOT HAIRED 1,Y THE CON-
sTlrtTiNSAI. AMENnMEST.
In 1863 the Fourtecntl. Amendment was
ntsOIted. teGlnr ring among ntllcr things rti-
lam can'tls ainl obliEatlol!s tn b.; void, lotll
Tic Slaies isl,vl,i,aiiy. il viii 10 ssen, i"w-
rver, tl,at tIis amendment only utilities the
first nut Setn,nl classes Of clalnis aln,ye
Ntbeilion mud sIaiais for siavss It stua,irlnati: MI;
1!l fnct tile Rebel claims are uf Two general
classes.
]. Those wlltcl, were 10 ntt1 the Rebellion.
=. Those which were not ~ ND Uf the lsc-
ht!llnll. but which grew nut nf tile actlUf! Of
The tnftn.l Satcs trnops willie sl!ppr..ssiig
the R.hcllinl. Including, of course, the claim
70 lE.sn h rrrtn'h direct taxes and tho cotton
TIE first. general c1nss og clain,s, rs also
the cinns Tor slaves. y iulll'le'lby the Fnl!r..
tssnl Ase1t whis t1s ES"s,n
sixth cf:Hsrs, nboye enumerated, are arri!.
ap,d mas h. paltl IT Congress md the presl-
dent Sn direct.
The following is Sec. i of the Fourteenth
Amendment. relating to this subject:
SEC. l.. The validity 0f The public tlrft OF
fle nnllcd States aHil!orizr.l !,y law. .ilelu-
aid hountlcs for. service III stippressillg H.
sNtseetIot or rebellion, shall s.tt bH .}uus-
toned: H'ti 1ici'tcr nc United Stdtcs nr
aMr Sttc *,N Gs*',ae oE 1s!g ann tet or
or rebellion nutfMst the United !ttltcx. or
nhU claEns jhr the toss ur emancipation IF
nnV Sinrc, but ttlt such dr',ts, obligations,
ami ciuj',lx stnN he F,cid iticUHt u,l1 1otd"
IT c'eatiy appears that the third, fnurth,
nth, nnd sixth rlass!s nt claims mt being IN
CURED n ai0 q TIC lsrh;li1l q Its troops,
furcrs, .nre mt nu!ittal by tlin amendment.
Thu ltrscs t4xcs reiprrcl to weren leyyaf
Sao,WO,oO nnter Il law pnsstal III lStl. They
erll States pHll their quota, whlcl, WIS /.
little lrss tl.al, s1t,oUl,txj,
= A llttlc over 81, ,o0o, quo wns apportioned to
was raltl, while the remainder continued tt,*-
Hnnte1lt; IiH c!alin to have tlo lEr,ct tax
"a" H. s ~, y ,a aof Lit aho"l n'at "as l@'d, De
n"I ~: :ai'.f,., ~: r., .r,,,,,,,,r.
is 'o f r,sst. fs ~ ,nx t1e tyrt Sn. snN
WHY l'1a ny IT, consumer Gla lsnt tEln pE.'-
M'ff; nn ~ was sst1.n syS ilm ls :" ls 1!sr
,,csr e v's" wv, a1a'ts ~, t neSsau wsi Ihe pr.
4 refunded, a..ti n.y. wt.s tAtt4t!tced by 4
ns;ormt from t;cotEin to refund tl'r amount
,u MMM W.T. rsiM h'ssyisfas gos"-uar,ais y ai
.1s mds @ ny nt.t!Gtp,, at! titGteSt % g t1ese
pl!.lnct'., II t,'o army Of ths United Statss
s "e'e III N.,! !e ,.!'ie RI taf,l M 9i Ksne or i
n,,rntt! Ksbcl rails or stn Rrs'e! corll To- save
h!n'se!t from en!A OF RtAyy9tkss'. TUG !,ese!
n nMhsr ~ TO vu 'Il,iieilsat! inr IT. ING Ivy qf
~ "e"Se " t"f tiH ase OF hts
iarll' As battlcI'lsla, n',!l for tl;,. supplies
neeeSShflly lhke1l " suffering soldiers. who
Ill., ~ t!tss Mo'.es ~ y,.sSsi!,s.srsM IT " tha so's.
tltlcl q ttle VERY NeDei owner Wll9 y now
Rlcse,tting aclnlt,' hsui,tse tl'a uultca States.
Ilc M hAMs , ct wsr @ n1l.i IF !n,tions nnlllfy MI
tneSe @ clnl1'Is: H. Ihey ni,' presented mr pay
Mv@s "!a Wy lNtoYy a!.nt ls'e limited hsasrS y,
,ifessMssers. siss. H.N! \; snsh were A4isH fnr ~!
HHlaEes Whlrls 'niGtlt follow, n!ltt 1t ls .'l1ll
% islS theory tta. htlls lIlyn Met presented II
lltlvr not l,srIl pail Meitl.s1 t!lo MntehfNlnr nrss
o. lle people lliss ptessiittt T.: lllrsr ctuin!s
IN ali Ntl'.!l!nt ossr $.,AOMo tAn, md wn,.l.
MAscocx's hxrrr,, xxAM,Snp. ~
ten, lln,,r,rkss Irttpr NJ nirut,Lv .tnto,, ts