, 1880-09-21
Ex-RebeI Rapacity-Third In"
staIInent of Southern
Claims
To l3c Paid When DD1El1iaces
and Eonfntlcrntcs ISule tho
Nation.
Ijlls Introduced at the Last Session Of
Congress-0luima Filed to Date
Over 81, 300, 100000,


10 tho present slute. The rstin,nte 1na'le n
yrnr agu Of The aggregate amount nskctl for
ly tlu Sntl1 South for Internal improve
fnrts, prfvnsc relief bills, niul war claims
based IN tie refunttng Of tho cotton tax.
etc., was 21.a9S7, 81, III. Another Besst0n of
Congress has added Si03, ,445,57B to this
amount, so tint the Ernlli aggregate Is now
st,3DU,O7O,3l3.
AppallinE rs these figures are, they represent
outy II si,Ial fructlnn Of tho s,tfn tt,tnl 0f Co,,
fetrrule rauArity. l,et tho principal once hc
recognized TINT sltsloyalty does nut affect
claimants stallt!inH, and tho demands Of tic
Sulil Suuth will be multiplied. Senator Eli
muntls is not NIL atar,nIst, ntnl tle says TINT
,hc Democrats IN Congress will TO-
move "t!Ie distinctions iii RESPECT Of
tlaIms of loyal ntla dsl0yal perso,s,"
ly so|[tl 0r nearly solid yutc.
"the moment they get n possession Ut
MI the departments ut tic tiosernnlent.''
liz uls most c,nphatlcnlly that tho fourth
section Of tic Fourteenth Amendment does
mt intcrpose my bnrrLcr 10 The payment
Of caitlis based upon the destruction Of prop
rtiy hy The United States armies, nor even
".o ;mpsinnlng every lIcbcI salttlcr or sol
tlIrr's wi.Nw MIL children; Nr, INDEED, every
otllcr Hebri.3 Tile question Is:
"CAS ritz NORTH AFFORD IT'D
III tl,p year 1873 tho subject became
alarming, att! !l,rmocraticstasesmcn 1Instenel
to declare thai, notwithstanding tho facts rs
Illustrated by tho acts 0f Individuals. their
party, rs II purity, WIS not tit fnyor Of tho
payment uf Southern claflis. Moreover, n
Presidential election was approaching, alIt! 1t
was moi wise 10 Eiyo further uceuslon for
ln,'c alarm, ulur.: especially rs the ,najnrl,y
af the claims, u they passesl tho Democrnie
i'nntrtIIss rt,nl,| mil iIrnft fGN t1n1iu1Nfx SN
long rs the Republican President welded
~. ,As r. I;s',it + i i might hays been been expcctc|
at ull M tlle lnnt.er bf Southern claims. As
4 matter uf fact, the nllmlerns well as aggre-
Eatr amount ut claims presented wcre much
less tlant),ai of the preceding sessions. They
thai the manufacture of Southern clalMs az
MI industry las not cpnsett. willie thu long
.lst pe'nueratic Gongrcssnie,n -. WIG pre-
Of the dominant wing uf tint purity to
PAY THESE CLAIMS
~hctcvcr they tin.l themselves in n position
To tlO su.
Iii examination Of the bills Introduced Mt
t' last sfSslo @ - Ut GnMErcss 81 ns oer' aio ,'
snDlrc dawn tn tlntc. A largc proportion 0f
the measures introduced nakn 1lu n.nntl0ll Ut
The liliollllt which tho claimant seeks to IT,
cosrr+ ant! there Is lll lncans of estimating It.
character, uUt Individually large nor ngEre-
Eaii,lg very considerable s.ln:, arc clnSsed us
".WMr clafn!s.n They Mre perhaps tic most
sisnit,cant uf tho several CLASSES presented,
and II q precedent be established by tic pas-
Sage Of ii few Ut t!letl,, tho eud wifi not be
REACHED ulitl every ,nn1i WHO suffered foss BY
s s sss pisss St Til M IS Ell o4 8" aa4es hs uc Do" HSs
less Gvery. claimant stnnds really to attempt
IL prove Ills luyAlty during thu entire Wnr.
How much .reacnce call be plnced up0n tho
tlc fact thut for years tho Treasury Depart
nlent. the Quarterluaster-tienernl's Oh!ce,
tho .Co,pmtssary. Generals Otllce, and the
Soutl,arn ClaiMs Commission
HAVE nEES OPEN TRIBUNALS
for tfo "a ,9tllastment Of all sHch s claims
meilt. With hundreds Of energetic ciui,it-
agents ~ tito field hunting, up clalnants, II ts
not fair TO SUPPOSE th9t single Southern
main or woman remained Ignorant Of his or
her privileges IN this regard. r. illustrate
elaias slaco II taken 70 Elve' n l,rstheiSs l i
to pay for.
Iii connection with tho subject OF Southern
claims r. class of measures which do mt
which have reference to Southern ciaiIiis,
iionsc I11aas Eesoutlon slI, introduced by Con-
Ersssn II. xoE Of y Tftessse psqy'dss y
Novernu,r,,t." fls, cn,,aclly oI ttlis measure
fur ,NIschlef would. Will, n Democratic Con-
grcss and n Democratic Executive,
IE LI,tlT1.Ess,
llo,lsc Jul 3,M5, Introduced BY. Congress.
man lNylnr, Of Tennessee. provides ftlr tho
rel,cnrtME nf certain eases l,ef0ru tho South
srM Ciams Commission" 'fhu text ii lilo
ls! reopers the Commission fur tho purpose
tf trying al,sw my or all the cla1us once IT,
'sf1"a 1"si y Tilt iii a by Congressman Knott, of
Kentucky. .proylttGs tnrtlso rcpeal Of to
GInl"s Md Md sivas t t tt tfj,'aal Inn stIlor,ty Hsa y
to hear, nj ntllcatt', n'Ml determine afl claims
q lnyul ritxells III States not IN rebellion for
Qhuftern,aster' stores, Subsistence supplies,
furnished for thu tisS Of Tic artnics ul tic
United States, hnd ail claims fur tic lsa or
aeeupatlo't OF rcnl estate, tho usc. nppro-
prlnt, or loss g., 9f Ir s.san!!,aats, barS or
ti1rs, ntItnals, nr other l,!ls!n1l property,
Willie III t'Ie stryieu of tha United States.
THE MIsciIEyuCS SATunE
Of this measure eau brst by sltowll by quot
III @ : S:W 9os M:a!astSs as IL s!fr ts 5 5SS'!ss y pr L.
ls;S: '''''''~ ~ '''S '' - - - -
-, general amnesty proclamation was ,sauel
i4 rsst'rs 's ovury pers s ~ vi" ii'', prispasl II ii
ihg ltclrom IL ailt ortrinnl rights. privileges.
md lnn,an!s!cs ulslur tho Constitution. II ii
Nntrrsinnl that Mntuli4 tho H,nttves which H.
snlr.tt itts!,1nnt .nhlsson u issue tAAt prt'ca-
innstun "ns .ho design of relieving shtisu WIN
nrr,linn i" rcrtuIn t.Inllssltion l.cts which woro
Sill IN force. Nn,l ut,4rr which kolx4rcs Ut en,-
trnln''d colton wcro fson, tIuu to ime bclug
]. II nltogrther Improbable that Mr.. johnson
ha.i any Intention "f r.lsinE tue !!slnyal clhIn,*
n, 1he ,"s whH H. , t f,xht " . strsrsd tor r.
tho ruling Ut ta SuIlrGIlo EUrt, tH the lFrurttit-