New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-04
THE PENSION VETOES.
COMMENTS on THE PRESIDENTS MEssAGEs-FACrs
FOR UNION YErERANs TO STUDY.

COMMENTS ON The PRESIDENTS MkSSAGbS-fAClS
FOR UNION VETERANS TO STUDY.
WASHINGTON, Sept. (Special-N. DumOnt.
Of Washington, collatel Published in volume
OF $50 pages the Ol pension OF President
Cleveland together with the bill aud tho report Of the
Senate House committee in each case Follow
lug each message sharp, criIp comments thereon
by Mr.. Dumont, who Is lawyer and a member of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. In cases the COM
nen,s contain pertinent citations from opinions OF the
Attorney General OF United States relating to the
equities OF pension claims and ADMINISTRATION In
letter author Department Commander Burke. OF
Grand Army Of the Republic writes OF tho BOOK as
follows:
II puts before the country both sides OF the question
in such way and with all the data mat the
country can understand | commend II because l be-
eve 1t will enlghten the public and their represen-
tatves That II Will result I'D Iustco 10 az "Orthy sO
ders and widows thereof who seek relief at the hands OF
Congress.
One OF the veto messages relates to the claim Of
James Carroll who enlisted In January, 1863 in the
Sd North Carolina Mounted Volunteers UnioD)
and wounded soon afterward The command
in which no enlisted composed Of loyal
men recruited in North Carolina In region which
was OF frequent combats between the Union
lists and rebels In OF these engagements Carroll
ceived a gunshot wound while the detachment to which
he belonged resisting attack by body OF rebel
Home Guards" lie received the wound before he
had been regularly mustered into the United States
service. In his veto message the President said
injured by gunshot Is also true He was not however,
at regularly in the United states service but
objection might In circumstances he regarded
technical The difficulty IA that the fact that
creditably employed III service OF benefit
Is not satisfactorily shown. After nvestiga-
ton made the time by special examiner, he
reported that Perkins and Carroll had collected number
OF together. who made their headquarters the
home OF CAROLS mother and engagei plumber
ing the neChborho0d; and that, account OF their
depredatiOus they we're hunted down by home guards
and shot the time they stated. II this port
cepted reliable, 1t should Of lead to the
rejection OF the claim for pension the part Of Mr..
Carroll
Upon this Mr.. Dumont comments AS follows:
Its apparent, from the latter part the veto mes
sage that the special OF the Pension ONCE
pension. The noise carried to the country aud the
soldiers Is that the Bureau is founded 10 aid, aud
chIse and md this examiner, about 1876 1877
year, after peace trying tue question winch
OF Two bands OF nrghDors ia armed a against
each Otner-One OF which armed against the Gov
ernment-shOuld he Led punderers and law-6reakers
and he deciding against the members OF the Govern
forces In matter OF which he had neither juris
dctiOn OF the parties the subject That the Pres
dent should use this support OF his veto Ia
be wondered at, 10 gives much Of
quality and saving grace to his sustentation of
South were punderers and engaged In plundering
the neighborhood, andis singularly astue
bin for succOr. besides being bill OF health. But
Carroll proves beyond question of doubt that ho
tailed TO secure recruits; that when shot he N
gagged in that service. There IL evidence that
recruiting service. ana instead OF being with band ono
OF the party who shot bin swchrs that they came on
him ana Perkins and fired several shots them wound
lag him IN tho right side and hip.