The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-10-22

most peiildiourly broken. The enemies .
. Constitution took that opportunity I.
broke down the right II the States. North \,
wei as south. and outraged personal libert,
~ every part Of the country. DO not speaI
81 unlawful wrong done 10 individuals or com
munitics during the war. In such times me,
can not restrain their passion aud the great
n"ss OF me end they aim at often blinds then
~ the immortality II the means they use III
IT. attainment. hut what excuse can 81 founa
fora body Of men like the Congress III 1851
WHICH IN = time Of profound peace and by 4
nnloihy Of more than two.ihrds In bofl
Houses. passed the act taking away ali right.
Of sell government from ten states ana cut
ting up. root and branch. the liberties Of their
iou may say. II you please that IN going
PACK 20 these topics am acting like a Bour.
BON, VINO forgcts nothing and learns nothing.
we had a free Conss ftutio IA Government "a \ a
nave not learned 90 admire the dishonest
system winch our enemies have put la it,
restoration Of sound principles. II that he
bourbonisns make the most OF H.
but have Advcrtcd 10 these historical facts
Tot purpose. wish 20 show why ID IL that
every man who believes In the whole Amcri
can system OF government should be friend
81 General Hancock. He IL. aud has always
the lawful authority OF the Union he threw
ms shield before the breast Of civil liberty. IL
' WAS his great order that vindicated state SOW
Having done all these things Il can
not PC denied that he ought 70 be num-
percd among the greatest benefactors OF his
country: but there are men who, 10 serve In.
terests that are not the interests IL the coun.
Try, oppose his election upon certain false
pretences which Disgrace themselves, and not
MIN or MS friends. The highest politicians
among his opponents have not hesitated to
predict that the advent Of Democracy 70 pow
Or would be marked by the
PAYMENT OF THE SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS
Wh4rely fIa EnIo rs.f .
made bankrupt. This does not rise ~ the
dignity Of hdmbug. As AN clectionecring
device Il y too markedly false TO be decent
that he would veto any such measure
inere You have secure pledge upon
W., NE honor OF a man whose life Is
70 show the absurdity Of the thing some little
e,hamination ought 70 be given 70 its original
] admit that an honest Just and legal claim
OF southern man Is rs good Ms II II were held
Dy You or me, and ought to be as promptly
paid; But what are called +" war claims OF the
Soutn nre no claims nc all. In any proper
sense Of the word. After the close of the war.
the citizens or subjects Of one beilgerent can
not claim compensation for damages done 70
tneir property or persons by the other, ia the
prosecution Of the war. unless there has been
treaty Of peace In which such compensation
VA PROVIDED ior; This was wal--pubic war
so declared by both parties-and all neutral
powers treated them rs bclligercnts. There
was no treafy-the south simply gave up the
contest because 4 was no longer able TO carry
the rules which prevail and have prevailed
IN IA ~ similar cases. the loss which amy indi.
intsria for which he has. and can have no re-
dress Nor Is the claim any better because IL I
- set UP by person who ia his heart was OBJ I
posed To his Government
THE UNITED STATES SUPREME corPr
have held that the property OF Union man
residing In Virginia during our civil war was
liable To capture or destruction precisely like
the property OF person armed ana lighting \
on the side OF his State Both are public ene-
mics, ana the legal rights OF both are deter
mined. not by their personal sentime nts con-
corning the cause or object Of the war. but by \
their citizenship or domicile In the hostile ter
1tofy. ~ follows that all claims OF that kind
no hattcr Dy whom presented, are false
claims which can not he paid out Of the pub
nc Treasury without robbing IL. Besides the
people of The Northern STATES Tor the south
either for the matter OF that. can not be con-
sutnuonaily taxed % raise money for. such
purpose The power 10 lay taxes and duties
l. expressly limited ia the grant to certain
specific objects to pay the debts and pro-
VIDE ior common defense and general welfare
OF the United states" Certainly a claim with.
out legal foundal IN Is not "A debt nor can the
payment 81 i We called provision for the
defense and general welfare
This accusation against the Democracy was
made IN 1875. our then candidate. Mr.. Tildcn.
repealed II w declaring that he would pay
ion. Gen. Hancock goes farther and saws
hat he would ycioall legislation for that pmr.
Dose "a were aut 1oiity. AZ | nm not and
lever viii be. ! would 10 further still and
hold that All such legislation. 40 matter IN
shom approved or how passed, 4 void ana
4 no effect. ~ this view ne whole Democ
'lcy - with NJ, or Viii be- when the subject II
uily considered The body OF The southern
,eopie assent 20 IL ~ fully as the rest Of ~
mi the most popular 81 their representative
mem IN both Houses of Congress have said
nat such claims ought not 10 be made or al. I .
owed. To them. ~ TO MI men. we owe equal ,
md exact justice. according - the law of the .
IHI4I lIa4I4 H.ar
citing with rs IN the cause Of honest govern !
ncnt, they would have 70 90 out from among I
J.. We Will neither buy them or ellthcm, and !
rejoice TO know that they are not In The mar ,
ct or open - any bids !
THUS THE QUESTION Is SETTLED q
: far - the Democracy is concerned. But 4
mark the acknowledged corruption Of ourop. v
onents on this very subject They them
elves have paid uncounfed millions Of these =
anne illegal and unfoundcd war claims.
~ not give the amount, and DO not sup
ave seen estimates which put IL up 70 nearly z
vO,0u0opo, which may or may not be above =
ie mark: but the amount makes no differ y
nee IN the principle. You all know how they =
asscd one or two special acts appropriating =,
fge sums a. donation out OF the public 4,
reasury which were put into the hands OF !"
artisan Commissioner to be distributed a. y
grntuty among their political friends in the y,
,ufh. The Commissioners were expressly !.
-dcred by the terms Of the act itself to con y
ne their favors 10 loyal men, and So in the "
nguage of senator Morton, "buld up a ~
yal party in the south" We all understand n
hat H. meant by loyalty in their vocabulary: -
loyal man il one who votes their ticket II
nd call this distribution OF money among
nc class OF persons corrupt gift a. bribc
EN- The Republican Congress took the
iblic money out Of the Treasury BY a pro- u,
- not whit honestcr than stealing. and ~
aced II, a. Oakcs Ames placed the stock OF ~
z Credit Mobilicr, where Il would do them y
q most good ~
The speaker then reviewed at some length 50 80
q 81
ROASTED FINANCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS -
the Republican party while ~ power. the ,,s
rect result of which. nc showed was that II,
ore fortunes were lost by honest people n,
gagged In legitimate business and won Nv ~
ere spectators. than were ever lost or won ~,
any other country In the same length ~ ~
ne. large ~ opoftion Of NIL the wealth we n,
" passed from the many to the few. Never M
i"r w"an ~, Nv ~, WV ui nMking me