New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-11
COMMISSIONER TANNER IN TENNESSEE.
HE MAKES 4 STRONG SPEECH on THE PENSION
SYSTEM BEFORE THE. SCOTCH Irish

CONGRESS.
Columbia, Tenn, May IO.-Tho opening prayer At
the scotch Irish Congress madc by Dr. Mcintosh,
aud was followed by tho address Of Or. D. G. Kelly,
Of Nashville lie said, among other things, that the
doctrine that government only By consent OF the
governed through representation was first announced
by the scotch Irish Prcsbytrrians in formal reply 10
the Long Parliament Of Cromwell; and that tho voice
Of tho ScOtch-IrSh was first 10 DO heard for con-
sututional liberty on American soil.
lie asserted that every prominent officer who
with Jackson during tho Greek and Florida and
at Ncw-Orleans, Jackson himself, Of scotch
Irish blood; and that the separation OF Church and
State was due, not, had been sometimes enormously
supposed, TO Jefferson, but to scotch.IrSh Prcsby-
tcrlanG
Corporal Tanner followed DR.. Kelly He said In
part:
For long years have hal one conscientious conviction
In my heart which grown with years and which is
stronger my hoart than before. namely that IL Il
the bounden duty Of grst Republic Of n o.
Il that who the blue and laid It on in honor
shall feel The necessity u BE- permitted 10 crawl
under tho roof % alulSog' for shelter Tho wolf OF
In dccoucy Do driven from the door Of
the m3Ue diseased veteran. ana Of the widows and
orphans OF those who have ALREADY laid dawn their lives
We hear deal to-day about The pcr+lon HIST OF tho
Cnitci states II Is Ernat list am here {" assert
that II Is roll Of honor Among the scores VI thousands
who are upon thst roll honor there 1851
q whom draws from Treasury OF the United States
90 10 per month OF them draw sS Is month 1888
q them draw go per month of them draw 80 90 %
per month Of draw - 20 Icr month Of them
- 30 pr month Of them draw - p per month
3 Of them ." l2A per month: 81 500 Of them draw
90 pr month q them draw e 81 per month and 25J
o. them draw sl month
For twenty years and under varying clrcum'tinecs !
have pleaded tn cause oi NY comrades who WON th"
blue For twenty year, 1 b"cn able n only plead
/ thankful that AZ these nng"r tips ih'''
tssts some power and that power Is mine broadly
Ia. hla o.
ono Of tho ctnca,c- - pension the figures Of which
have named rvi.sur rcm ~" basis Of the Truth
Inst no nan ought D. down th" pension 10" OF 'he
Cu,ci states fof ~" Miserable piHno" " ono
tlsr week though NAV wing nom the hearts OF como
tho prayer. God hnlp u" surplus"
an clearly Of opinion voice tho dominant "nu'
mont u country whom ua'-itstuEA dcAT' mat
gs y'iry demands that treating with those who have
u.t claims this should cease 70 hHhl
Tor merely technical rl.pns with which 10 defeat hrs'
claims ani devote lutte ~ our un". A. least TO h"p!ni
hesc claimants who IN" past, d1 not h"sat" I" h'P
tho country in It's hour Of peril. within a' IuAa
ions 81 law with du" regard N my omeia "at"'
have broadly asserted everything can DO 70 ssst
tho urcdy and shall b. done In hold
ing TO thia coursr l confident that shall nave %"
apurobauou OF every manly Ia oil this country ana
particularly who manly foes In 1901 10 iSo'
Now on the other hand. ! claim that II Is the moral
and religious Obligation o. Tho States of the SOUTH "",
rass.d IA. ordinance Of secession Ia the nad neat "'
,.lon and led the enthusiastic youths Of your land INTO
n, va, Il Is thoir duty through State legislation G"
enact such laws aud mako such appropriations ." VIII
rroyds Tor them In their declining years. ana bare ana
now am 20 prrsumptuous to declare that every com
,,de who wore the Union blue, and since the war ms
r,st his lot among you, whose material possessions '
Win YOU Will chccruly submit TO hs pro'raA SA' OF
all taxation which may be necessary IN u''' '1"'
- tina the wolf Of want and gnawinG Of hnnS'r 'h'''
| ~ kent from the " N" men wAo' on hu"u''i'
n tat,iene!ds the horrors Of war TO the a'' tN
| ,reury Common dcrcncy demands THIS acton o.! NV
mar, q, the Legislatures II the Sates Who pas''N 'n
1,r,rce o, SECESSION and freely declare that IN al!
| the graz North land tho voice oil 40 u'S''' man " '
| vu b. raised in protest at such acton.
when CORPORAL Tanner said It was burning shame
| hat the southern state. had not provided by law
,r the comfort Of their private soldiers who had mad
tho uamr which these officers had achieved Or nelly
stated hat Tennessee had roconty passed Hn'n Ia"
a. which Commissioner Tanner expressed his grahh
| cation At tho close OF the aterh speech U"uluHl
of southern was presented u MN IrNu s9n,"'.
! yvnman Ills speech frequently applauded, al
though I'm respects not in acc"ri WIN thc Nll
| mani, of tho audience. and was rplcte with sOnhd
| mi with humOr.