The National tribune., 1889-08-01

WlllSIS anu Speakers huO aIo LuOoAlohiSu
with hatred of the victors in the war for the
Union.
SENATOR MANDERsoNs PENSION.
This pow-wow about Senator Manderson's
pension is one part demagogery and two
parts partisan malice. The personal and
political enemies which man of Gen. Man.
derson's earnest, positive nature always has
in abundance, are glad of any pretext to
assail him, and the men who are hungry for
something to say against Commissioner
Tanner, pounce upon and distort IL TO some
thing monstrous. What are the factsp
C. F. Henderson, one Of the most gallant
and faithful soldiers in the Army of the
Cumberland, who served continuously from
May 90, 1861, till the close of the war. and
by gallant and meritorious conduct rose
from q First Lieutenantcy to q Brigadier-
Generally, was terribly wounded in the des-
perate battle which decided the fate of At
lanta. A year after the incurrence of the
wound an Examining Surgeon made the
following report on il:
On the occurrence of congestion In the spinal
cord, has been the during attacks Of peri
odic fever since the closure of the wound, these
symptoms increase 10 threatened paralysis. As
the history of the case shows. missile. probably
couica bail. entered the back at tho point OF the
rfr Nv md Haa t,.fA.
cations that is lodged Ia the muscles the right
Of the spinal column and IL slowly gravitatlng
downward ms the sense OF weight and pain inolines
Ia that direction II In my judgment that any per
sistent EFFORT Mt manual labor. except such may
be performed with little physical exertion would
be hazardous 10 the safety Of the voluntary nerv-
Gus distribution below the original wound"
This shows a frightful bodily condition,
and one which was almost certain 20 grow
worse with advancing years. He was allow
ed for ii the paltry sum of SIS month.
Examinations in after yearsshowed variety
of bad results directly traceable TO the
wound The case was called up last June,
and the Medical Referee to whom il was
submitted reported as follows:
| Board on REVIEW I
/ june O. tSay-il.f5 Is. m. 1
The Hon. JAMES TAESER, Commissioner Of PEN
| sions.
SIM have carefully examined the papers In
this and fiHd that this officer resignation was
accepted because Of gnnahut wound received
/ Sept 2. 1864 The bali entered on the right spnons
process Of the eighth doraal vencbra lnjuring the
vinous and transverse OF this yertebra aud divcrg.
| ing downward. passing under the transverse pro-
! cess Of the ninth dorsn vcriebra and lodging ln
the muscles. IL appears thst that the wound open.
| ed several times before discharge, rendering tho
| officer totally unfit 10 perform duty The several
| examinations show clearly thai the same oondi.
lions have coniioned 10 exist since discharge aud
have no hesitation whatever Ia saying that there
was manifest injustIes In rating this officer at
| one-hal. for SIS. The disability described fully en-.
titled him 10 total rating of ESQ from discharge.
Very respectfully, j. t. cAErEsTEK.
| Acting Medical Referee
This report was distinctly approved over
his own signature by Medical Referee Chas
Mcmillan, whom the soldier-hating papers
are landing as the one truly virtuous and
upright man IN the Pension Bureau, and
who is TO save the National Treasury from
depletion by his firm repression of Commits.
sioner Tanners prodignlity."
In consequence of this just decision--re
pairing an injustice Of the Government q
years ago-Senator Henderson has received
what he should have had long ago. That il
all there is of it. Everybody admits hi
fidelity and gallant-y as a soldier, the terri
BILE nature of his wound, and that $50
month is poor compensation for such an in
jury. When they admit this they admi
everything.
The facts that Gen. Henderson is Sen
ator, and that he owns some property il
Omaha have nothing whatever TO do wit
the case. The United States owed him
debt, as it does every other man injured i
its service. His being a Senator, and hi
having made successful investments 1
, Omaha property do not furnish suflicien
: excuse for the non-payment of that deb
! Had the debt been owed him by privat
Z individual, his being Senator or his alread
u having some property would not have G,
u cused the debtor. Why should II when Ii
's debor is the United States2
e From the screech made by the Mugwum
d papers, one would think that Senator MAJ
/ derson's pension was money snatched ava
o from needy soldiers and their depcnder
70 ones. How absurd. The fact that he q,
ks pension has nothing to do with any 9th,
ie mans pension. His was given him in stri
+ compliance with the law, as every pensic
must Ibe aud its allowance neither hell
!. nor retards any other man. 1t does not d
j. minish the amount for the relief of other
There was no favoritism in its granting.
ID was given him as his right, and that rigl
y was SO clearly demonstrated as to be beyon
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