, 1880-09-29
Hancock aud Southern Claims.

To tht Editor o. TIE EhteaoU 1fbuHt.
JAsEsviLLE, Wis, Sept. 81 ser that tho Na-
tionnl Democratic COMMITTEE hns at Inst been
bulldoxed lnl0 publishing o lctitr In Iinucoek'1
milne, In relation 10 thu question or Southern
clainls. Thcy profess to trent the .nntter MS uf
little importance. and say that no nne wants nr
expects auy legislation looking to thu payment
nf ciutEis tn pnrt!cs who were llsiDynl to tho
GDvcrMt.,t ~ tliiyt1R TIT War.
Now. wauevrr Il thu author Uf this statement
uttered y. dclIberatn und willtul falscho.al.
Every unc anttws that tho South hha lt.cn atriy-
l1g fur yc9ss 70 sct these etais pni!. ami Tint
they hnrc !u,l the nhl and sympathy If many
Snrthetn petnoSrnts 70 their elfnr... hast
days VIM ltnwrtl themselves III fnvnr uf pNylng
tete rlnlfns nt,A for nil l.'sscs suffered III, tho
sunth tlnrlnr the Wnr. We Ill knnw tlint. .thnr'
rnvsfUh Of tho law that innkex II ti.tinCttun
l,otwcen ein!tns q lhoso wto "ure hnynl Mnd
In tic u,t!nlnt ii lun.lre!s ri niinisof .lafs
Are het1 III Washington wutlDI tnr KslGl nctiuti
q Cunrrc.s. aud tl1!t they tnly eHprc., Ii, tse
cnru s.ith legislation. l.. then. M i'Islilt tr
tho c!,n,t,'ot-scnsn ind Intelligence "r thH
a. asfss ssnss. ns"EI sse si.te II ie.f' at " o' ~s
Thu ttctnc ur tue sulsl4 nuke NJ oifGrt tUenu-
ccn their titsire nt..i gxlneatio, of securing tie
they suffered tnrluy tho WHr, Including she lass
OF their slnrus. "
HOUSES oi G"npres4. licy fa*.c,' .'r to Wasninx:
"lfebH yell. aslu MiItttneGIt tint they WGfp ~.
lux tn WHO OUT nll tho ''Wnr leKisIMtioH. Wa
,!Il knnw how they nt'cn,utcd tn carry "ut tte!r
n,nHilt, they fund thnt they wcro lasinu
Rroun and th1Ir leaders called II halt. Hinpu
tint tIllie fhry hnfr Aft1dlosly Ayi,fed MI iit&~
cussiDn Df these tnnttert, md hnsb sought II.
crsate the impression that they tn' nhAndnsnsf
thelr selsclnen. tut Uts une has MeM dusciSrd.
W. know t4lut thgy nta 1t(y waiting I'M |
thuy rnh srenrc tho Executive a,rslncti Of tho
Government nlss'. Wf"n ttivy VIII HUntl fthlluiI
The w!pl,iR-o!it prnctss aud llA''c,ek us f'rcs.
stay thuIr nrOgrcss thnn hu caN roll buck tho
current Nf SlM4ur1.
Hit the Southern l!rIKudtcrs nrn nut fouls.
They know their MIN. They knpw TINT tho
1rtcnd, but II he stnuld af,c.p IN oI't'ost thcn,
they wtl,l,f sweep him from tirtr nnili with Ut.
t!p Cprutltny. lfe Htil!d not DC TIE Hfsk lfrxf nj
tieu l,drc ,thurt.tl
care nDt Wllnt Glrtlgcs tltncnli Ur tho EA,n-
n,iltre for him mikes. We hutG seen htn Ia his
free hnlfCt, AMis fH!r Gslllnt utlt ut tho sMlnc
time acce1tl tho nomination fr,,, PARTY which
h,s teatryGi tho frtGaluni ut tho blllnt nll uVey
tho South. Wnnn !lHncock WIS pending t!lbs.'
vutu u free bnllpt, or IN hunesL count In tNr
Et,uth urlng tim IiIst sly ycnrx; he knnw tl,ut,
by menus Ut fl1.ui ln,tml jntiun md nurilrr.
tho ttvfM!slseHn maturity IN thy s.u.tAerN States
ha Ics,l siIafra'ch!scd: lie kaew that il ccctc,l
Rrtsscst frauds thai ever 1sgrIstut Il
rIyiiIzrtl nntiui since tho world tm.
gn,i, Ito irofcssns Il hurrnr III the
| huyouct rulc. hut Il silent ns 10 tho shotgun.
cru Dc.nlWrary, III says tiut "the l1uytust !,
MT Iii nstrIIteIit to collect tho vutcs If freu-
men," hit has mt il wor1 uf cullptl NntJo,l IL
sly when tho Governor Dl .s1altutA srnt tnilttiu
m'lflnny to paIlix p,ce .ittriuu the lnta cut,.