, 1880-09-22

HElNtss hHASllc IAt lklHIlH&ctSs INDEPENDENTLY
AMI u1,rcasnrfng ',artl-hcads. WHO really be-
lfeye that ''cfnngo" Is lesfrnb1cp
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THE REV NATIONAL DEBT.
One Of the first nets of tho Democrats and
C0nfctleratcs, tlDnn obtaining control Ut tic
Legislature Of A[issnllrtn II few years a9u, was
10 appoint II Commission to receive atl the
complaints Of tho ox-Ise1cls Of Missouri for
nninnEcs alnl lnsscs sustained by thc1m In
their attempt IL destroy tho ul,lon. TiIfs
Commission was directed to tnkG MI tho evt-
dencc lit support Ut MI these nctol damage
clafnls, md tn tllo the samn III t1le State De-
partmcnt 1T Missouri. The Legislature fur
thor prnyitie.t by law TINT tho "soyerctEn"
State Of Missouri would leconle pIAintiif In
ull these cases, and, as State Government,
would dcinalttl payment thereof from Tic MI
tfon.
All tito other Southern States whose cftf-
zel,s l,atl ongage.t III tho Rebellion aeainst
tho Natton were invited to a.lopt tic sanlc
course, and NIL Oyer the South every Kebcl
who had lost any property Or suffered any
damage went before the County Clerk, ,natle
out his claim. md swore Ia 1t. Tilp scheme
originating III Missouri had far tta object tl.a
presentation of tile .lcn,Allt for the payment
Of these Claims not III the iltIl,lo Of tho cEni.n
ants, but III tile nA1iIrs Of tic sixteen sov-
crcigu States. Thcoe States, represented BY
. thirty~two Senators and ton Representatives
In Congress, wcre tn present salftl front
md tlcnla,,t of tho Democratic Congress n,nt
the Democratic President payment Of these
c'nims to tic States, leaving tlle latter IL set
| tla with their cwn citizens.
| In 1876 this scheme g0t n serInns blow from
Mr.. 1'f1dcn. who. II few weeks before the
election, published letter In which he Gill;
| phntically declared that II lie were elected
! l,a would never approve my bill tO ray my
Of these claims, whether the demand were
lnatlo by tho States or By the claimants per-
snnnlly. T'Ie claiMis, however, are largely
sna.le o"t. Clain.s to nearly s!,Aoo, ,ooo. GOO
l,avt already bucn presented to Congress.
The evidence TO support then, IS already On
| file III most Of tho Stntns 81, tint whe,ttto
Democrats obtaIi comtrol of the Senate. tho
House. and tho President tic sixteen South
ern States Gull present Il solid delnnllA that
there be paid TO the States s,ln. equal to the
claims ri their citizens Injured anu tlaMaged
by the War.
Tho following arn tho Rebel -Dcmocratic
claims f1ctl to date, which the South expects
tn ,n,ra I'm Sortl, nov n 1Ionr,,c,. ta oloctnd
mn, ,,,o dan fuoas mi f,omso1orntos .on,a
'nfo no,yr. ~> '~' @0''~ 0''
1885,, ,,un ,,-r ,. , ,D-r
ror Nh ,iorn, d,nnro,ar,o,,s 'o' " A., 81, nm
For raef NILS ....................... :. E,,sS;:N5
For eoston-sa1' etc., cto.... ...."... 6o'ooo0o
Total ,,... 49, .$t.s7, ,s.i, ,;;;;l5
rl.oM nxc. ., 1879, TO sE,1. /, 1880.
Gotton-snx.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS gsns:o00
"sA'' '"'a improvement p'''' '''''' e.se.o.o
TotnI; =. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT lGhAts.5:s
"faha tolat '.1o'o''''
III nddlt1nn to the ahose tic cx"ttebel De',''
ocfatlc Sthte OF Atss0,if1 VIII be l1cnrd nsk-
lng for ss'o,ooo'ooo FOR :losscsa sustained by
lint portion Ut tlos people WHO l'nse been u's-
Hble tn PROVE Tint they lid not participate iii