The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
PETITIONERS ron PENSIONS.
Names of the NIuScOgee County Sign
ers of the Petition 10 Butler.

Names of the NIuScOgee County Sign
ers of the Petition 10 Butler.
Washington, Jan 1S.-(SpeciaD. Senator
Marion Butler of North Carolina, has at
last received one encouraging petition in
support of his bill proposing TO pension
Confederate veterans. Soon after Presi-
dent Mckinley. returned to Washington
from his Southern trip, Senator Butler
thought he might catch little wave Of
popularity at home and in the Southern
states. by acting upon the suggestion con-
tanned in the Presidents speech at Atlanta,
where he advocated government care of
Confederate graves in the future.
This lone and somewhat belated petition
comes from Columbus, Ga, and it is adj
dressed to Gen. NJ. c. Butler. The petit
TONERS evidently mistaking the Populist
senator from North Carolina for Former
Senator NJ. c. Butler of South Carolina,
one of the best Democrats and bravest
soldiers in this country. However the
young Populst senator from North Car
DINA has a first name, which begins with
m" so the petition is apparently for him.
He tried to have it read in the Senate
when he presented il, so it might appear
in the Congressional Record. Senator
Gallinger, chairman of the committee on
pensions, objected so il simply goes on the
files of the Senate, where it may never
be seen or heard of again. All the other
petitions received from Georgia, South
Carolina, Arkansas, Virginia and other
Southern states are in earnest protest
against the Butler bill. The substance of
them is that the Southern veterans do not
desire to be placed on the pension
g1rOp0caH in Rut1ar hill
The petition is from certain
citizens of Columbus, Ga. urg-
ing him not to abandon mis-
bill providing for pensioning Confederate
Veterans.
What the Petition Says.
The petition states that they
ARE citizens of the United States born
under the Stare and Stripes, and by the
blessing of a kind providence on living un-
der said flag. Referring to the war be-
tween the states, the petitioners say, 1T
was a war between the states, and not a
rebellion, and as an evidence of that fact
moi a Confederate soldier nor leader could
be convicted of treason and the union " as
restored. Our government was thus re-
united. when President Mckinley, in
the hour of his welcome to our hearts, and
homes, is beholding our loyalty to that
government, our President, as would a
president of the other sections, announced
the hope that the time had arrived for
The United States government to do jus
tice to the dead heroes and the living vet
Grams of the several states, who fought for
what they considered to be their con-
stitutional rights under the secession
ordinances of their states, our hearts re-
sponded in unison to his sentiments and
one that proclaimed him a true patriot
and in our innermost souls there went up
a rejoicing that at jast God had raised
up a man who was not afraid TO speak
the truth and speak his conviction. We
hope you will press your bill and that Con-
gress viii pass the same"
Here are some of the names attached to
the petition: Martin Van Buren, Cook
Grigsby e. Thomas, Jr., r. Hudson, w
\. Miller. J. H. Hunt. D. w, GIN, j.
B. Hobbs c. e. Bolen, b. G. Harvey
J. z. Jackson G. p. Calhoun, b. G. Mar
tin, Ely Rily, A. J. Maddox. John Dukes
Seaborn Ingram, u. NJ. Price Jefferson
Cuipepper, James Christian T. l.. Pruett
Robert Ramsey, J. r. Phillips, w. B.
johnson. B. Nj. Talbert, Il. NJ. Sweat d
c. Madden, w. 5. McMichael, Philip Pry-
or, r. s. Kemp. II. w. Barr, d. n. Peddy
r. Griggs J. p. Harget, and others.