Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-05-30
Care OF Ex. COnfederates.

Did you ever hear of any protest
against the x-C onfederates States pro-
viding for their ex.soldiersp We doubt
it, and yet it is a fact that all the Con-
federate States either grant pensions to
or have homes for Confederate soldiers.
The total number of pensioners and in.
mates OF homes in all these States
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana,
South Carolina, Tennessee. Texas and
Virginia-is stated to be 81, O55 and the
amount paid annually in pensions and
maintenance of homes is about 81, 1885,
766. There are also Confederate Homes
in Maryland and Missouri, with 276 in
mates, which were maintained last veal
at a total cost for the two States of
$4,000. This sun includes improve
ments made during the year. The reg
ulations and methods vary 80 material
ly in the different States that it has
been found impossible to classify the
payments. Georgia heads thu list of
single States, having paid last year
S445, 900 to 7,4OO pensioners. OF this
$lS5, 900 was paid to 5000 veterans, and
$3.50, 900 to 1900 widows. The State
has a Soldiers Home, situated on a
tract OF 119 acres of land, which was
built by private subscription at a cost
OF $42 1000; but it remains closed, for
lack of funds. Alabama comes next to
Georgia, 1855 pensioners, who received
last year 1888, 124. 80. 1t has no Soldiers
Home. North Carolina has 4,647 pen.
sioners, who received $1O3, 900. 1t has
a Soldiers home, with fifty inmates,
n the cost of it's maintenance this
year has been, so far, $4,000.
Virginia has $3.50 pensioners and
pays sos, 206, and 181 inmates of Sold
ier's homes are supported at an expen-
diture of $685. 900. South Carolina has
2,249 pensioners, who receive $50, 900,
but has no Soldiers home. Mississippi
has 2,OO0 pensioners, who receive $685.
4OO and has no Soldiers home. Arkan-
sas has 1877 pensioners, receiving $751;
$40, and is maintaining 20 inmates at a
home costing 10000 at a yearly ex-
penditure of $4,000. Florida has 374
pensioners, who receive $37, S41. 1t
has a home which cost &c., 900, and on
which $4,000 was expended last year,
but it is not now open. Louisiana has
no pensioners, but it has so inmates of
a home upon which last year $50
was expended. Tennessee had 576 pen
sioners, receiving $61 1915 and 1OS in
mates of a home costing S92, 900, we're
maintained last year at an expense of
$500. Texas has no pensioners, but
itmaintains 1870 inmates of a home at a
cost of S57.2S5. The Maryland Home
has "a inmates, and the Missouri Home
u. Each home cost the State concern
ed $4,000 last year. The first cost of
the Maryland Home is not given, that
OF the Missouri Home is 500, 900. Thus
we have a total of 27,211 Confederate
pensioners and inmates of homes, in
GLIDING Maryland and Missouri, and a
total payment to Confederate pension
ers and for Confederate Homes last
year, including Maryland and Missouri,
81, 1850, 1886.
These pensions are paid from the gen.
eral State funds, raised by regular tax
upon all classes, but no Union soldier
protests. Union pensions are paid by
the Government, and are in no sense a
direct tax, but the benefciaries are
termed treasury looters" by Southern
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