Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-03-30

Kentucky will find ample reason to re-
pent of his rash and ill-considered eX.
pressions.
And now, sir, | take up this much
maligned law itself, and with it con-
front the leaders of this hue and cry,
and if | do not convict them both,
great and small, of a false clamor and
Criminel libel, then | will be willing
hereafter to suffer in silence all the in.
science and calumny they can heap up,
on me.
Mr.. voorhees, here read the arrears
Of pension act, after which he con-
tinued.
This is the law entire which has had
every term of dishOnor applied TO it by
reckless ignorance and brazsn menda-
city.
ask the intelligent and just people
Of this country to consider these five
brief sections, and point out, if they
can, tho swndle ther in contained.
Webster defines a swindIe to lie "rhe
act or process of defrauding by system
atlc imposition VINO Is imposed up,
on, and who is defrauded by this law? ?
Mhat falSe pretehse does IL cohtalhI
"heIelIl Is us meaning obscure OF sus'
ceptible of misaOnstIuctiOn? On the
contrary it is so plain and clear in its
terms and purposes, that even Il fool,
ie I,n 1,l.,,.., li,IA.,y,I
II lie were not likewise dl'hohest, could
not mlSunderS'and 1t. Let us examine
IL lor lew moments IN the llght of
previous pension legislation 10 whlch
IL was necessary sequal. By the act
OF July II, loo2' the hIst on the SUD-
Jact OF pensions growing out OF the war
nt the rebellion, 1t was provided mat
II inc sOIdier maze appAcatlpn WlJhln
one year after his discharge his pension
should commence with the date OF
such discharge, but II he failed TO make
MS appllcation until aiter Inc t"plra'
OF the year. theh ms pension, when
granted, should commence with the
date OF such Application. THIS was a
statute OF limitations OF one year, ana
deprived the crippled soldier OF one
years pension moEey or more, If, for
any reason, he was not prompt In pre-
senting his claim within the time pre-
scribed. 1t was "A vicious principle
with which to begin our pension sys-
TEN. NJ government can afford to
hlgsle with Its preservers over the price
Of their blood, nor Is 1t becoming 10
thrust contemplate statute of limita-
lions, the last resort CT a dishonest
debtor, into the faces or the manned
who are living, or Of tae widows and
orphans OF the dead, i'll fuIl payment OF
The most sacred obligations ever incur
rcd by a nation in the history OF the
world.
By subsequent acts amendatory OF
the act Of 1867, the statute OF limita'
tiUn, or the time within, which to file
an application so as to carry a pension
from The date of discharge, or death
was extended first to three and next tC
i've years, and 1t stood at this latter
period in January, 1879.
The arrears of pensions act was not
drawn on the principle Of paying Old
and sacred debts without the use OF
money. 1t said, in few and plain words
that If the broken soldler-broken by
wounds or disease-had been slow
from any cause, in presenting his claim
upon the government, and had allowed
live years to pass away before doing so
we would still permit him to prove "
his injuries just as they occurred anc
pay him his pension from the time hi
was discharged from the army on then
account; it said to the widow OF hin
over whose mcIderinG dust the darE
grass and the bright flowers now grow
that though she might have been neg
ligent, though penury and Ignorance
might have prevented her from assert
ing her rights for Il few years, yet thl'
great strong government, so full oI
Gods abundance, would still pay hel
pension, contribute its small annua
pittanCe to her support, commencing
at the day and hour when her HUSBAND
sealed his measureless devotion to tha
government with his death in its serv
ice; it said that we, as men of con
science and common honesty, could no
look each other in the face and taxi
advantage of such class of public
creditors; that we were not quite cap
able Of saying to those who had beel
swift in battle that they should lOs
their pension because they had beer
slow in peace to make their claims
All this was made known when th
OH was 6so uhuer discussion III JAN. Ialla
: "ry 100, nave seen IL lepss'
euly stated VllaI Ihe Dill was hoC m JUS
E cusseo' ouG was passed uhuel soln @
sort OF parliamentary compulSloh ilel
IN the senate MhaI an unquaiiue'
ana stupendous iaIsehood! Are Ihei
= any rules mere by Which 10 CUT oii Ut
} OateF were such rules ever ehiorce'
in this bodyr Certainly not since
have been a member OF IT: IN pom
OF lact, however, !he Dill ior tne pa.
ment OF pension arrears was lully an
careiuliy discussed, the oohgresSioha
record showing that no less Una
Jobato and that II evtended tbrouo
many soIid nogas of that useful door
= menf The senior senator from Kar