Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-04-04

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OXFORD, March 9Th, 1882.
NJ. Editor:
Feeling like scriblng little, thought
I would scribe few lines for your perusal
IL you thought 1t worth your notice.
To commence with will give you few
of my thoughts on bounty aud pension
business.
Imade application to the second auditor
of the Treasury Department at Washing
ton ID. c., for back bounty which consd-
cred due my sou Elisha I. PEBBLE. And
he returned for answer that there was not
any thing due the said Elisha Il. for the
reason that the said Elisha L. did
not die of wounds received In service, but
Of other sickness Therefore his bounty
was disallowed Oct. 30th, 1865. Now MI
Editor should like for you or some other
man who Is better Informed In Govern
ment matters than myself to inform me
wherein, that wound and sickness has any
thing to do with this bounty business.
Provided the soldier reinlisted and was
sworn In the service, and entered upon
his duties as a soldier, and performed
those duties faithfully until he was disabled
by sickness, cannot see what DIFF
ference II makes, whether the disability
was caused by wound or sickness OF any
other kind contracted while In the line OF
duty.
Finally cannot see what wound and
sickness has TO do with this bounty bust
ness anyway, when we consider the con-
tract that the Government made with the
Veteran Soldier who had served two
years and upwards. The Government says
we will give you discharge from former
eulistments also furlough for thirty days,
anl ". viii piy you 4 h)lnty OF fp1r han
dred dollars provided IL you will reinlist
with us for the term Of three years or dur
the war. We cannot pay you all the
pirt OF il down aud the balance in Install
m-nts OF ffty dollars eaca, every three
IN )nths, until we have paid you the whole
$1,000 bounty thu. W, have promised
yol.
Now Mr.. + iitor the view that | take OF
this bounty business is that when the SOL
der reinists aud was sworn into the SER
vice that he was entitled u the full boun-
". unless he deserted. But II he served
hi, country faithfully whilst his health
an life rem ,ile h, or his heirs should
receive the full b)ul,y from the Govern
ment.
Now Mr. + litor IL you or any other m IN
can show M any good reason that Gov.
ernment had for dissllowing soldiers
bounty because the soldier died OF other
sickness besides wounds, shall be most
happy TO receive the Information. The
only reason thlt eau see for the act IS
that some one OF our servants ut Washing
ton thought that som. oac of our big Gen
erals would like 10 be placed on the
retired list with fat salary or pension,so
they concluded they might save quite n
little sum for the plrp)'s, 10y disallowIng
b,unties to veteran sol Hers who died of
other sickness than wounds. The Govern
m ant has now found the opportunity, by
placing Grant on the retired list with a
salary OF twelve thousand dollars, per
year.
Grant deserves we'll of hiS country, and
has been we'll rewarded for his services,
without being placed on the retired list
with A pension OF twelve thousand dollars
a wear. Aud cannot see why the com
mon soldier does not deserve fully as we'll
OF his country q, does Grant. For Grant
could not have done what he did for the
salvation OF our government without good
soldiers. aud plenty of them. Therefore
I think that the common soldier was just
As much instrumental I'M the salvation
OF our government as was Grant, and
should be a. well remembered and well re-
warded for his services. But govern
meut, by their acts, says, now the COM
mon soldier does not deserve as well or
his country as does the superior officer;
therefore we will disallow the bounty that
we promised the veteran soldier that has
served his country faithfully, for three
years, and upwards. We disallow the
bounty for the reason the soldier, (poor
DEVIL did not get shot to death, but died
OF other sickness, other than wounds.
Now, Mr.. Editor, such acts as the
above, by government, look to me like re-
pudiaiing contracts made with the veteran
soldier, aud cheating the soldier and his
heirs out OF their just rights. It may be
that take a wrong view OF the matter; II
so should like for some one to show me
wherein. In order that government may
have more money to place at the disposal
OF retired Generals, and other public
fuuctioparies.
Mr. Editor, l wish for the authorities at
Washington, to think, and remember that
the day is not far distant, when all their
misdoings will rise up in judgment against
the wrong doors, unless they mend their
ways, by Fighting some Of the wrongs that
they have done. The people are thinking
for themselves, and noting all those mat
tiers and will rise up in their might, and
overthrow the money changers tables, and
turn the money changers out.
JUSTICE.
"When publicly testified that l had
been cured OF terrible skin humor by the