The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-25
KnoUing How Washington Felt

{ z . The morning mail brings an nqsury reader of years Washingtons death, anybody can form an opinion upon what the state his he toward the compensation bill. How, the writer asks Bishop Manning that Washington would not favor the bonu Times know that
 No one can know certainty any will do in certain case Especially is it difficult to know period might do in given if he could live in later period.
 Washington coresponded volumnously with many organ corresponded with Congress- and better treatment soldiers He often his ideas about the recognition and the pensation that soldiers should receive.
 Washington wrote date Sept 2l 177e From allotted sleep will borrow few moments to thoughts sundry important matters, to Congress- The following extracts from this letter:
 "A soldier reasoned with the goodness of the cause engaged nesmabe rights contening for, with patience and acknowledges the truth of observations but adds that of to him than to others The officer makes the reply with this further remark that his will not support him. and he himself and his family his country when member of the community is equally benefited and in terested by his labours"
 Besides, something is O m puts life into hands, hazards his health and orsakes the sweets of domestic enjoyments"
 With respect to the nothing but a good bounty obtain them upon permanent establishment - a. s
 I shall therefore take the liberty giving my opin- ion that good bounty be immediately offered aided by prof. O a a fifty and suit of clothes and blanket to each non-commissoned officer and soIdier'
 Congress voted small bounty and hundred of land to each man as suggested by Washington
 In ITS Washington wrote to Congress subject of compensation of soldiers
 of every sautary reform a comfortable for officers, which should commissions vaIuable 10 effect which the future the present, ought to be contemplated"
 long individual interest general good, ought nO he expected required The nature of must be changed before stuons built on the pesmpive truth of such principle
 justice one set of shall make sacrifice of property and happiness encounter the rigors of the ed the pers Vcissitude without adequate compensation obtain those blessings which citizen with them It must also be comforIess that after he have contributed rights of his country at the risk of his life and the tune there will be provision to prevent himself lily from sinking into indulgence and wretchedness"
 With these and other arguments, Washington commended lin addition present compensation pay and pensionary establishment for the army"
 It is the theory that Washington present, would continue entertain opinions regarding justice eof The Times is based
 sion that Washington would favor the bonus speech does not show The whole of Washngtons opinion expressed to Congress, points the contrary direction
 As to what Congress did for the the the are
 August 6 l776 the passed provide pension for disabled soldiers also resolved that all of who should continue to the end the half pay for seven years after had been established
 Many other measures 1918, and in that an act was passed granting pensions nine months more in the Revolutionary army digent circumstances
 More claimants appeared possibly have survv- ed from Washngons army which points necessity of a such provision at the earliest moment the smallest number of mpostors be enabled parae the bounty of their country . Washington who had conception of the property in teres and who was himself man of wealth, also favored of of having ungrateull saffeeed element in the nation and anagonistic those