Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-10-07
A Specimen Denial.

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Hon. J. C. S. Blackburn, NJ. C. from
Kentucky, made speech for the social
ed Democrats at Upper Sandusky last
Thursday. Mr.. Blackburn was introdu-
ced by a Mr.. MeKelly, who said of him:
HE is one of those Brigadiers, live
"one-a rebel one" This was thought
a very funny speech, and the assembled
patriots laughed immoderately over it.
In the course of his speech, speaking of
rebel war claims. Mr. Blackburn said:
1--WE do not want to pay these rebel
war claims. / know | do not, and l
don't think my people do"
Readers of THE CHRONICLE will re-
member that last week we gave histo-
ry of the attempt to collect S375,OO0 for
rebel mail contractors. The vote in the
House of Representatives was had on
the 10th of March, 1878. Following were
the yeas:
YEAs-Messrs. Aiken, Atkins, II. P.
Bell, Blackburn, Bliss, Bone, Bridges,
BrOgden. J. W. Caldwell, w. P. Cald-
well, Chalmers, J. b. Clarke, Cook, S. S.
Cox, Cravens, Crittenden, Culberson,
Dibrell, Durham, Eden, Elan, Ellis, Ew-
ing, FELTON,, Forney, Franklin, Garth,
Cause, Gibson, Giddings, Glover, Goode,
Gunter, u r. Harris. J. I. Harris, Har-
rison, HaItridge, Henkle, Henry. G. w.
Hewitt, Herbert, Hooker, House, j. T.
Jones, Kimmell, Knott, Ligon, Martin,
Mckenzie, Money, Morgan, Morrison,
Muldrow, Quinn, Rae, Reagan, Riddle,
w. NJ. Robbins, Roberts, Scales, Schlei-
cher, Shelly, w. E. Smith, Springer,
Steele, Thorn6,Irg, Throckmorton, Tuck
er, r. B. Vance, Waddell, G. c. Walker,
Walsh, Whitthorne, ]. n. Williams, A.
S. Willis, B. Wilson, Yeates, Young.-7s.
Democrats in roman, Southern Re-
publicans in italic.
1t will be observed that. in this in
stance, few of "my people" do want to
pay these rebel war claims, and that Mr.
J. C. S. Blackburn is among the number
But this is not all. On the 10th OF
June, 1878, Mr. Conger (Rep) of Michi-
gan, moved the House to suspend the
rules and pass the following
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution prohibiting
the payment of claims of disloyal per-
SONS for property injured or destroyed
in the late war of the rebellion.
ARTICLE XVI.
No claims shall ever hereafter be al
lowed or paid by the United States,
whether as damages or otherwise, for
any property, real or personal, taken,
used, injured or destroyed by United
States troops, or by or through any Off
Ger, civil or military, acting under OF by
authority of the United States, or from
any other cause whatever, during the
late rebellion in any Of the States that
were in rebellion against the Govern
ment of the United States, or for any
property taken, used, injured, or destroy
ed outside of the said States so in rebel
lion, and which belonged to persons re-
siding in such rebellious States, unless
the person or persons owning the prop
erty so taken, used, injured, or destroy
ed were, during all the time of such re-
bellion, loyal to the Government of the
United States, and gave neither aid or
encouragement to the enemy"
The recorded nays on this motion were
NAYs-Messrs. Aiken, Atkins, II. P.
Bell, Blackburn, Boone, Bright, Cabell,
]. W. Caldwell, Gambler, Carlisle, Chal-
mers. Cook, S. S. Cox, Cravens, Critten-
den, Davidson, j. J. Davis, Dibrell, Dur
ham, Eden, J. H. Evins, FELTON,, Forney,
Franklin, Garth, Giddings, Goode, H. r.
Harris, J. T. Harris, Hartridge, Henkle,
Herbert, G. Hewitt, Hooker, House, Hun
ton, Kenna, Knott, Ligon, Manning, Nc
hCllLlC, Mills,
ler, Pridemore, Reagan, Riddle, W. NJ
Robins, Robertson, Scales, Schleicher
Singleton, Throckmorton, r. B. Vance
Waddell, Whitthorne, Wiggington, b
Wilson, Yates, Young.-61.
All Democrats, and 81 of the 81 from
the South, Mr.. Joe Blackburn among
the number.
We repeat: The so-called Democrats
mean to pay rebel war claims. They are
on record in favor Of their payment
Blackburn's recorded votes in the House
of Representatives prove him deliher
ate liar at Upper Sandusky.
The safe course is to vote the Republi
can ticket.
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