The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-09-28
TWO KINDS OF PATRIOTS,
The Men wht Fought for Primo iple and
tho VI III who Fought f,rP.y.

Il''' 'iVic 10 uelCleIlcy IN the ntLe0
States revenue CT something like $40
UO,OuO TO Sll 100000, and that under
the depressed conditions of business
"hich operate to cut down the customs
dues or imports and the Internal reye-
nu" on wh,skey and tobacco, tne reye.
nuA is running behind at the rate of
S3OOOO per day.
as che established expenses of the
Governtnent must be paid, Congress
must had some way to raise The mon
"y, which means raising the taxes. The
head and frOnt ot the extraordinary
bucden which the American people are
carrying Is IN" pension list. It. amounts
TO somewhere between $1,000 0OC
and SloO,N)U,OOO a year. In this cOnnec.
tlon, an @rtIcle IN the September mum.
Oe" OF the Forum Magazine is inter.
tStlng. 1t is entitled, "Federal and
NonfederaCe Pensions Contrasted." and
Is from the neu OF Mr.. NJ. B. Morton,
an ollclal In the Office of the Secretary
81 state OF kentucky. Mr.. Mortou was
ooIn IN ioo', and was necessarily a
chll1 during the civil war, and there.
fore should be, as he is, an impartial
writer on the subject he has under.
taken to treat. The PicayuDe draws
nom The data he has collected:
flrSC aud last, during the civil war.
IL IS generally agreed there were enlist
eI 2,U2 ,4O9 soldiers in the Union army.
vi These, Sih,66S were on the pension
rolls last year, and it is estimated tina,
l,OU,OOO will be receiving pensions by
the close of the present year. The an
preparation for 1893 for Federal pen,
Slons was $l46 49,, 800. which an anticl.
pated deficit may Increase TO $40 ,UOO,-
OO or more. There are sevea national
sailors homes, with # 1913 inmates and
twenty Union soldiers home, with o.
30 inmates. Tensions from the Gen
erd! government were received last
year T.: oo,lG) Union soldiers and wild
O"S who live i'll Tx Confederate States
tho average sum tor each pprsOu hein1
estimated at $lGJ or Il total Of 50 l6O9,
I)O. Nearly lOO,OUO more Federal ppn -.
SipnS are on the national pension list
Ihan there were soldiers in the Con-
'eucri'o army. 1t is estimated that
Ihe south has paid Indirectly since the
War 10 pension Union soldiers S3JO.-
OUo:WO About 30 per cent of the Fed
erai SoiIitrS received pensions amount
ing to about $lG3 each per annum.
It IS estimated that 100000 soldiers
enlisted IN the Confederate army. or
this number 2G.53S persons, Including
"'uo"S, were penslonrd last year bv
t!'e states IN which they live, receiving
alt0s@;hrE - ,O23,.3O, and 793 wcr. i'm
s0'i''fo hoiA"S whose malntainance
iaSt year cos, Sl2I,2U6 or the Con-
itd'ra'e soldiers aud widows, %, ,:I,38, or
Tess than > per cent of the number en-
nS'ed, Received pensions from the Con-
leLerato States, the average amount
tor each person beng about $3S. 80, aud
grand total OF 81 u23, ,73y.2S.
ms Is trLlIN ,.yt ranrl,,nr,, ,or
trdSl. Nearly Il mliliCn veterans of
Illc Northern army are receiving pen
Sloii3. Many OF th"SA are ablebOdied,
i"I!y cAnlb!e OF earning 4 livelihood.
ana many Oh them in good circum.
SlanceS. even rich, but all the sAr,n
ihey are burdens to The taxpayers. .;
lhe t0ntrdcratrS not one is recejv-
ing aid unless he is wholly disabled
ana helpless, with no means or income
OF any sort.
some details Of the provision made
by me Southern States for their Door
'h" dlSaoled veterans will be interest
ing. lt Is not generally known that
an U'io llhlodrratc states either grant
To, or have homes for Conrnd-
rae soldiers. The total number of
pc 'E''3io'ierS ana inmates of homes in
III these StatcS-Alabtml, Gporg;1,
,IorldA, Louisiana, Mlssissippi, y Jrth
.dr0l!ha, south Carolina, Tennessee, |
IeXaS and Nirginla-is about 27O55'
ma the amount paid annually in pea
IONS ana IN the lHaintainance of |
ZONES ls about 81, ,l2i.1136. There are
lSo Confederate homes in MARYLAND
una Missouri, with 216 inmates. which
we're maintained last wear at a total
'GSL Tor the Two States vf $4,000. This
sum INCLUDED Improvements made du.
ing me year. The regulations and
n"lhGc5 vary so materially in the DIFF.
Ierent States that lt has been found
IN possible properly to classify The pay
mrntS
Georgia heads the list Of single States
having PAID LAST year 1000 to 400
pensioners. or this sum $lS5,OOO was
pala 100 Veterans and S2GO,OOO to 4,2OO
WldoWS. The STATE has soldiers home
81 uated on q tr;;3t of ll9 acres of land
which was built by private subscrip-
tlonS at cost Of &i2,UDO; but it re-
lnHiNS closed for lack Of funds. Alaba-
ma comes next to Georgia, with gJJ
pensioners who received last year $i33
lI."2. 1t has no soldiers home. North
Naroilna has l,Il7 pensioners who re-
crlNeu &lO3NW. 1t has soldiers home
with fifty Inmates and the cost Of it's
this year has been 80 far
@lO,UOo. Virginia has 3, 40 pensioners
pays S!G',2O1; and lSl inmates of sol
dlerS homes are supported at an ex-
peudliurc Of $l5,22O. South Carolina
mas 2,2l.' pensioners. who receive $50
zoo. but has no SOldiere' home Mis-
sls5lppl has 1000 pensioners who
receive $62,4OO. ard has no sold
Ier5 home. Arkansas has 78s
pensioners, &3l,375, and main
taing 20 inmates Of home, cost.
ing SlO,3OO, ut IA yearly expenditure of
5000. Florida has 37i pensioners who
receive $3',8il. 1t has home which
cost $4,000. and on which 5000 was
expended last year, but it is not now
opened. Louisiana has no pensioners,
but 1T has % inmates Of home upon
which last year $4,000 was expended, |
Tennessee has 80 pensioners receiving
SOl 80, and los inmates of home cost |
ing $32,OuN, were maintained last wear |
at an expense of 5000. Texas has no
pensioners, but it maintains lUY in
mates or a home at il cost of sol 2S5 |
me Maryland Home has "a inmates |
ana the Missouri Home -. Each home
cost the State concerned Sl2OOO last |
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