The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-01-04

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III along with other matters
which I wish published in The
Jeffersonian if you deem suitable and
appropriate.
1. Has there been or is there now
any country where there was a
division-one part separating from
the other. where war was precipitated.
something similar to the war between
the States of our country. and after
peace was declared and the country
again united as before separation,
have all soldiers on both armies been
pensioned alike, and if so, to what
amount and how long?
2. Give two Or three countries pen
sioning their soldiers, and to what
amount?
8. Where will the pension business
end? The Sherwood Pension Bill,
which recently passed the u S. House
of Representative by 229 for and 90
votes against, experts say will in
crease the pensions by the enormous
sum Of SITS, 900, 600, which added to
the $3.50, 100000, makes the stupen-
dous sum Of $235 600, 600, of which
Congressman Martin Dies of Texas
said in speech in the U. S. House Of
Representative against this outrage,
the South pays one-third. Not
a single representative from Alabama
voted for this pension grab, and very
few from the South, and / am very
proud to know this fact, but they
who did by no means represented the
sentiments Of their section. Shame
on those who voted to take away the
comforts of the old Confederate SOL
dier to give to the Federal soldier,
who doesn't need it, for they are
already pensioned heavily and we'll
provided for.
Our Northern brethren say the
country is again united as never be-
fore, and talk about the patriotism,
and yet they tax the South $54 ,0OO,-
900 for pensions alone and propose
to increase this very large sum to
$4,000, 600 which the South will
have to pay to the Federal soldiers
without one cent benefit to a single
Confederate soldier. The old Con-
federate soldier expects nothing from
the Federal treasury, asks for moth
ing, and wants nothing from this
source, but it does seem to me that
when the North talks so much about
patriotism and brotherly love exist
ing between the North and South
that they would act differently and
ask them, the old Confederate sol
diers. to enjoy few of the many
good things with them. How can the
old Federal soldier who is paid liber-
ally enjoy these great blessings when
the old Confederate soldier receives
not cent from the Federal treasury?
Besides he is taxed heavily, and in
my opinion, unjustly to pay these
extra large pension demands.
All of the advocates of an increase
in the pensions for the Federal SOL
der say that the old soldier is not
and can never be paid but tr1e for
his great services rendered the COun-
try, no matter how much the amount
may be, for he saved the nation from
being lost and blOtted out forever.
No man objects to a reasonable
amount being paid to the Federal
soldier, but Congress is taxing the
country unjustly. and more especially
the South, for the sole benefit Of the
Federal soldier and what else may
grow out of it for those who are con-
-cerned or connected with it.
Grant that the country was saved
and made much better by the war,
which l most seriously doubt, is it
not enough for the old Confederate
soldier to live in defeat, though loved
by the South while the Federal sol