Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1880 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 [ADVERTISEMENT]

HANCOCK ON REBEL CLAIMS Governor’s Island, N. I Sept. 23,1880. i To Theodore Cook, Esq.,. Cincinnati, Ohio: Dear Sir: Your letter of the 20th inst. has been received. I regret that you are disturbed about that bugbear, “Southern War Claims.” The people can not be misled by it. To suppose that “rebel claims.” or claims in the interest of persons who were in the rebellion, can in any way or in any degree be countenanced, Is an imputation of disloyalty such as used to be made against Democrats, even when they were in arms defending their country. So far as it touches me, I denounce it. The Government can never pay a debt, or grant a pension or reward of any sort, for waging war upon Its own existence, nor could I be induced to approve or encourage the payment of such a debt, pension or reward. Nobody expects or wants such unnatural aetion. To propose it would be an insult to the intelligence and honor of our people. When the rebellion was crushed, the heresy us secession in every form and

in every incident went down forever. It is a thing of the dead past. We move forward, not backward. If I were President I would veto all legislation which might come Before me providing for the consideration or payment of claims o! any kind for losses or damages by persons who were in rebellion, whether pardoned or nut. In relation to “Union war claims.” the Government’s obliga tions to its defenders come first.— They are lasting and sacred. The public laws of civilized nations do not .in general recognise claims for injury to property resulting from the operations of war. Nevertheless, our Government has treated with great indulgence the clgirns tor losses and damages suffered by Union men from the military operations of the war of the Union. But as hostilities were closed more than fifteen years ago, claims of that nature, now mostly in the hands of brokers, or persons other than the original sufferers, are becoming stale, and, in my judgment, might fairly be considered barred by the lapse of time, and. if hereafter .entertained at all. should be subjected to the closest scrutiny. Yours very truly, W. S. Hancock.

Reduced P»ates to Hunting Parties —Dogs and Gun to be Carried Free.— The eyes of sportsmen are now turned to the Kankakee River, as the region where may be found an abundance of game and fish in the greatest variety. English Lake, en the Chicago Division of thePan-Handleßoute, is the point where sportsmen leave ; trains for the haunts of the game.— This year hunting parties of five or mere persons can procure excursion tick *ts to English Lake and return, by calling on nearest agent of P. C. & St. L. B’y, Pan-Handle Route, or addressingW. L. O'Brien, General Passenger Agent, Columbus, Ohio Dogs and guns will be carried free, at owner’s risk. The New York Star of October 10 says: “The fact that certain Republi- | c<m sfiitesivei) and other members of 1 the paity of high moral ideas have i con buying up large amount? of rebel war claims, has been well known on Wall street and in financial circles of late, This, taken in connection with the demand made on the claim agents and others interested in Southern securities of dubious market value, shows that the Republicans who have taken the pains to gather these securities and claims, have assurances that, if Garfield Is elected, they ! will be able to have many it not all of their claims audited and paid. That the claim agents are putting up hepvily to aid in Garfield’s election is beyond all doubt.

A Star reporter yesterday ascertained that a prominent Republican Senator (Dorsey, of Arkansas,] for months pest has been canvassing every Southern State ni search of rebel war claims, and ’that he now bolds over $50,000,000 worth of them, for which he did not pay one cent.— He caused the claims to be assigned over to him by the holders, and made a verbal contract with them, gnaran teed privately, that in case the claims were paid he would pay them 10 per cent, of the amount and retain the 90 per cent, for himself. Senator Dorsey has visited Wall street recently and offered his thirty millions of claims to several banking houses known to be affiliated with the Republican party. It is said that he oftered the claims for from 25 to 40 per cent, of their face value, provided the houses taking them would put in the claims when Garfield takes his seat, He also offered his influ ence to have the claim passed. It is rumcred that certain banking houses have the offer in abeyance, and will close on it if they think Garfield has a ghost of a show of being elected. This is one of the many schemes set on foot by the Republican managers to draw off, if possible, the allegiance of tne Southern States to Hancock anil English, for it is now told them that if Hancock is elected they may go and whistle for their war claims.”

The Nowels House, Thos. Boroughs proprietors, is now open to the public. It is a large and well arranged establishment. newly furnished, the table supplied with the best in the market, and the management will exert every effort to accommodate guests in a manner that will be appreciated.Terms reasonable. Give the Nowels House a trial.