The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1880-09-23

The Hon. { f. +. BeItzhooFer is
a Democratic member of Congress
from the 18Th district of Pennsyl-
vania. Some months ago, Mr.. E.
Curriden, one of his constituents,
wrote to Mr.. B. asking him to use
his influence to get a bill passed,
giving a pension TO a Union soldier.
Mr.. B. replied as follows a
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, WASH Z
rNdToN, D. O., April %, 1880 :
DEAR SIR Your favor was re-
ceived. I would most eheerfully in
troduoe and urge the passage Of a
bill, such as you suggest, BUT
WITH THE PRESENT DEMO
CRATICHOUSE PENSION BILLS
DO NOT FIND MUCH FAVOR.
It has become almost impossible to
get consideration of such a bill at
all, and when considered its chance
of passing the House is very re
mote, AND THE REBEL GEN
ERAL WHO IS AT THE HEAD
OF THE PENSION COMMITTEE
IN THE SENATE IS STILL
MORE AVERSE TO ALLOWING
ANY SUCH BILLS TO PASS. II
would not be at all probable, there
fore, that the bill will be got through.
I will confer with your brother II
he thinks there is anything in the
matter [ will very cordially act in
the matter. Very truly,
f. E. BELTzHoovER.
e. w. Curriden, ESQ.
This letter was recently published
by Mr.. CurrideD, in order to show
the feeling Of the rebel brigadierc
in Congress towards Union soldiers
whereupon Mr.. BeItzhoovor rushed
into print and denied ever having
written such a letter. Thereupor
Mr.. Curriden, to whom the letter
was written, came out in the follow
ing card, in the Carlisle pa Her
aid;
CHlBERBUEa, Pa, Sept. s, 1880
To the Editor of the Carlisle Her
I have read Mr.. Beltzboover's en-
phatie denial of the authorship O.
The letter which appeared in th'
Carlisle Herald last week over his
own signature. As Twas the recipi
ent Of the letter, I deem it Just tC
myself to state the circumstance
under which I received it.
The letter as it appeared in the Her
aid is a correct copy Of the original
nothing being ommitted therefrou
except an aIusiOn to my brother anC
the address. E. W. CURRIDEN.
The n. Y. Tribune clinches thr
proof against Mr.. Beltzhoover By
publishing a fac sjn1ile of his origi
nal letter to Mr.. Curriden, which
that gentleman furnished to the
Tribune, and the fac siuiJs is nov
going the rounds Of the Republican
papers in Pennsylvania. We are in
debted to a friend for a copy Of thr
Philadelphia Press, of Sept. 11th
containing it, which can be seen a
our Office, and from which We cop,
the following pungent editorial com
ments on the letter, and its truthful
exposure of the hostility of tn,
Democratic leaders in Congress t
Union soldiers. Let every Uniol
soldier read, and resolve to do wha
he can to insure the defeat Of the par
ty which sends to Congress such mis-
cradle "doughfaces" as Mr.. Beltz
hoover, to do the bidding of rebe
brigadiers in that body. The Pres
says: -
The late Mr.. Beltzhoover was
Democratic member of the presen
Congress. He associated with tn
Democratic side. He knew thei
temper and their impulses. He IN
derstood their ruling element. An,
lin answer to an inquiry about pen
sion for loyal Union service and sac
rifce, be wrote that with the pres
ent Democratic House pension bill
do not have much favor and tina
sthe rebel General who is at tn
head of the Pension Committee i
the Senate is still more averse to a.
lowing such bills to pass"
It was andi the truth the trUt
coming from one who spoke by th
card the truth declared by pc
liticaI friend the truth uttered /
frank, free, unreserved mOmen
| It is true that ''with the presen
! Democratic House pension bills d
/ have much fayor;" the record prove
| it. It is true that a "RebeI Generl
is at the head of the Pension Con
mittee in the Senate;" the fact is NJ
torious, and it is as extraordinary 6
/ it is true. A Rebel General, an of
Ger who fought to destroy the UniOl
controlling the granting Of pension
to those who fought to save th
Union this mockery Of reason an
andpatriotism is what a Democrat
Congress brings us to. No wondt
.'pension bills do not find muC
f.vor." Mr.. Beltzhoover is right
representing that the rebels are @
top.
The Democrats have been attemp
| ing to beguile and befool the Unio
soldiers into joining the ''HancOC
( Veterans, or the Hancock Legions
! How do the Boys in Blue like IL
feast to which they are invited
How do they relish the idea of pc
petuating a Democratic Congress
where Rebel Generals are at Il
head of Pension Committees an
where pension bills do not find muC
favor? And now they and the eoul
. try are asked not merely to ele
another Democratic Congress, but
, elect President who will co-Opera
with it and approve its acts. Thai
Ir.l 4l,,,-o is IittIa ,,aasoD To fa