Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1884 — COLORED MEN TO THE REAR. [ARTICLE]

COLORED MEN TO THE REAR.

Tlie Hon. Thomas J. Wood, our efficient member of Congress, recently mude the following forcible speech before the Committee on Invalid Pensions in the House on the pension bill of Ella Stoltz. After dwelling upon the facts and the law of the case Mr. Wood said: “Gentlemen, I atn done with tbs law and the facta es this case. I make this claim*.< r a necessitous widow and miner children of a Union soldier. He was not long in the service it i* true, but .in *the time lie served, he gave all to his country —his good health. No inoro could b« required of him. The disease he cons traded in the midnight march to the bloody field of AatietAm, carried him to his untimely gray®. He suffered in the hospital for 27 days, and was discharged for disability contracted ia the service of his country. It is claimed here that his lungs were diseased before he entered the service and that his widow and children should receive no pension. I have no respect for suoh a defense. The govern* meet accepted him into her service after he was pronounced ftt for military duty by her medical exports. The govetii' nr.cnt ougbt. to bo estopi>e<Wroni setting up this defense of physical disability as»

ter«ard. IJhis government ought to be too iuagnantmou.B to do fhia thing. It ia twenty jears since Die war. Stt .ct proof is impe sible, so ninny ol the old Heioes ha?*- ctosserl the dark river. Thousands are foilowingThem every wear. The pension roll wilt soon grow small. ,Tho re cords of civilization do uot show suoh a rate ot mortalitjr l -as seen in the deaths ot the old defenders o t the Unio*. They suffered indeed—suffered an exile from home, from wife, from children. They suffered by shot aud shell, and ihe weary march to bloody conflicts. They suffered in the prisons es d 6 ath. Yes. they are dying fast-and the terrible conflict for the iountry, which you ami I enjoy, bro’t on their ills. I would open my hand aud my heart te the Union soldier. I would not be very strict iu the evidence, circumstances forbid. I hope this com mittee will take a vots aud pass this bill to relieve this widow and her orphan children from distress, for the husband and lather’s service, to a great and u*di yided country.” A vote was taken and the bill passed thecoinmttteeuaaeimeus ly. Fos a new member Mr Woed is doing well Mere are a few trutkful. wholeteme vrorde They are from the Philadelphia Record. Seed them carefully aad lu them shall be reuad the whele philosophy es “preteetlea:" There was a day when an basest hlaekamith la a eeustry village was i. mere imp ortaet personage thaa a well-rtreseed »aeb with a cigar in hia meuth. We held to she idea that the blaeksmlth is the better maa. aud that we have gene far enough Is a taxing policy that has eperated to elevate the saob and sink the blacksmith in geaeral eateeua.

The Atlanta Constitution of the 25th inst. clearly shows that the white Republicans of Georgia have determined to sit down with crushing effect on the colored man. The action of the white Republicans is well calculated to make intelligent colored men open their eyes and conclude tnat white Republicans have no use for their colored brother except to vote him and rob him. If the colored man demands recognition, socially or politically, he is told, as in Georgia, that he need not apply. REPUBLICAN AFFAIRS The District Convention' to Meet To-Day--A New Parto to be Formed. The District Republican Convention will convene in the District Court Room at the Custom House, at 12 o’clock to-day. It is expected there will be a full attendance, quite a number of the delegates having come in yesterday. The Convention will be called to order by H. A. Rucker, of Atlanta. It is not known what action will be taken in reference to the race, but it is presumed that the central idea will be the discussion of the Piesidential campaign. The Republicans in Atlanta are about to go apart. At the county convention complaint was made that the white brother was too proud to affiliate, and now it appears that certain distinguished Republicans are about to form a white man’s Republican party. The following circular was handed around sparingly, yesterday: Atlanta, Ga., March 17, ’B4. To Union Men and the Friends of Reform: At a meeting of prominent white men held this day for the purpose of consulting on the present political situation, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That we, the white men here, assembled together with such other white men, regardless of past political party affiliations, who are willing and desirous to co-operate in an effort to bring about reform in our State,' will meet in Atlanta, Ga., on the Bth day of April next, at 12 m, for the purpose of consultation, and to take such political action as it may at that time be deemed wise and proper. J. Norcboss, Chairmon. W. L. Clark, Secretary. James Longstreet, Jonathan Norcross, William Markhan, J. C. Freeman, A. G. Murry, Thomas S. King, R. M. Auten, Committee.

E'iiror 8 ‘nlineh J desire to say a few words to the voters of Marion township and Rensselaer, ar.fi ns the Republican lias »ti other occasions so changed oom> munications that ihe author could hardly recognize his own article, I will see what you will do But before I proceed I want all to know that I am aud as a Republican—but not as a machine Republican The Republican party has at all times made a great demonstration and flourish ol words that it was the party for tha soldier; aud uow hark to what 1 say; In the Republican nominating convention ot Saturday wa.k there were three candidates for Trustee— .Messrs JJoen, Griswold aud D ugherty How did the party stand by the soldier? Mr Oris* wold was the choice of the machine Ml Daugherty served the Union cause leaving all that wa near aud dear to him to endure the privations of war Mr Griswold Is a good citizen, a clever atens tleman, but he has neither the ability nor the exeprience of Mr. Coen, nor has he .he soldier proslage or the experience in public a flairs of Mr Daugherty. One year ago the machine uies made political war against Mr Platt in fail race for Maishal. Mr. P was an eld crippled Uui»u |,oldier, fought on a numtier ot battle fields and bled for his couptry, and jet so hostile was the machine toward him that they declared if he beeaiuo the regular nominee of the corporation republican caucus they wo’d oppose him with an independent caadi* date; and to day are making eflorls to defeat him for re election Two yearsiago this sumo soldier* party? controlled by the machine, in thia town* ahip defeated a Union ao dier for Trua# tee: and pri«r to that to this district do* seated a Union soldier foi represents* tive is the language of a comrade on a former occasion “we prefer notions to declarations ” SOLDIER R S—l aki rejoiced ut the selection of the Democrats of Marion In the person of Mr N * Bales for Trustee Mr Bates was a tjue soldier, and so was iiis com* petitor, Mr Hoover, who would have baen equally satisfactory Molpier Mr. Editor— I am only a poor, uoed* licit*.od man, but i ibiuk the time has come for eyery soldier to march to the front and have his say. It will he re> raemheied that this pension move is not a political questiioa with the soldier, therefore 1 think either of the editors of Rensselaer would be willing to publish any reasoi able communication in tuelr papers Uomrades, let me call yoar attention t*» the fact ihar a great many of the load* mg papers of iho country, without dis* ti net lon «f party , are to-day opposing pensions Of course this pension war hn» attract* i the attention of politicians* and of couive nearly every member of JjJongre%s ha* put in his little bid Thin is all right, when leoy prove ttatir sincerity by standing firmly by thsir proposition* to His end Umiuusa, I would liko to see homo of tiio men that staid at trorue during the war, many ot whom run wild on loyalty a»d patriotism, come forward and lend a helping hand iu urging JJongrvss td do Something for the soldier l would also like to see a few more of my comrales. now getting pensions, brace up and help a little As a general rule, a man that stood by bis comrades on the battle-field will stand by them at all times Tun time is close at hand when we will be called on to decide between the true and the false ISX*HOLDIER 6sd Peon’a Vol Rose Lawn, Ind , April 1, 18fc4

Senator Hoar caught a Tarter when be was examining Barksdale, «f Mias* issippi, last Friduy in relation to the troubles ia Mississippi the other day. Hoar Asked him. “Tuere is one resolution to tha es« feet that Copiah shake - hands with Yazoo. Do you know what that meuns?* ~ “Well, no sir.” answered Barksdale* “I will not undertake to interpret that.” “Yon have no knowledge of the facts?*. “I had nothiag to do with getting up the resolutions.* “Do you ronambor any public fact n the history of Yazoo which might help to Interpret that resolution?" “I will not auswor that questen. I not undertake to interpret that resolution;” The witness In the further course of the ednquy said the people of Ya* zoo Coumy were law abiding poople. He knew nothing ia the history either of Yazoo or Copiah which would com* pare with the “Tewksbury horror.” Mr. Hoar. - That you know all aoout? » Witness-I have seen It stated officially. ‘ You are acquainted with Tewksbury and not well acquainted with Yazoo?” “Pretty well acquainted with both, and f do not know anything so much to the discredit es Yazoo as to Tewkss bury.” Mr. Hlst'oek and his -.'soeiate* threw over us far as possible all ap* propiations that could be postponed, with two objects Is view. First, to make a showing for themselves es pretended economy; and secondly to burden the new Democratic House with obligations that must be met and might be falsely charged to their account,—N. Y. Sun. Atnly-ergri!?, which is got from whales, is worth S3O an ounce.