Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-02
LETTERS FROM The PEOPLE.


support none Dut Democratlc NOmi-
nees.
EDITORS APPEAL-I would ask "Ju.
MUS" and "Citizen," who signed the
panegyrics on James Hall In the Sum
days issue Of the Avalanche, IL it is fair
and honorable for Mr.. Hall to run indie.
pendent after canvassing at the pri.
ma1ies and pledging himself to abide the
action Of the convention? What meat
doth he feed on, that he should be pro-
claimed superior to the nominees, who
are able, honest ard COL scientious gen.
tismen, aid who were fairly selected by
an intelligent and respectable body of
citizens, representing the whole district?
the business interests alluded to with
such parade ard sycophantic grief will
be as well attended to by the gentlemen
nominated as they can be by Mr.. Hall,
who lie, by his course, merely playing
into the hands Of the Republican nOmi.
nees, Messrs. Thompson (colored) and
T. d. E bridge (white). To vote for
Hall is to throw your vote away, save
in so far as it helps these men, for Hall,
nor any other Independent, will not
and cannot be elected. 1t
must be these secret nominees of
th8 Radicals or the Democratic
nominees who represent the great body
of intelligence and worth of the district.
The Republican nominees-Thompson
and E dridge-hope to slip in by the aid
of the so-called Independents. Let no
gentleman cast a vote for q political
pirate, however shrewd his intellect or
brszen his cheek. Business men, think
not that none but the cor
ssir demagogue can comprehe nd
and transac your law business, MessIs
nd ino "a
true men; they are worthyof, and deserve
your support. Then, let it cheerfully be
given, and the nominees Of the corrupt
Republican party and their Independ.
ent allies, will be more sWsmpsd than
the Iegions OF Pharoh of old, or the aIli-
gator dumped into Davy JOnes's locker.
VERITAS.
City Finances.
EDITOR APPEAL-In your article Sat
urdsy morning on city finances you ex-
press fears that the creditors will not
compromise their claims, "because the
city is not sovereign and cannot repudi.
ate-csDnot dictate terms and must SUBJ
NIT until che expires AS a citizen, l
desire to place the matter in a clear
light before your readers and yourself,
and to show that the city is not 30 help
less as you imagine. In the first place,
direct reputation is only open to the
State and the United States, and this
because there is no process known to the
law by which either Of them could be
sued or judgment enforced. Bankruptcy
is also forbidden to city, although every
consideration OF reason or policy would |
indicate these corpo' ations as especially
deserving such mode of relief. This |
is only one OF the many instances in
oar law of the supremacy of the money |
power. But THAMES to our form Of gov |
eminent there is one power beyond the |
reach of either ignorance or corruption. |
Sooner or later, in one form or another, |
all questions affecting the property |
of citizen will come for final de- |
cision before juries chosen from
the great body of the people. Now,
should our creditors stand upon the let |
ter OF their bonds with the tenacity you
seem to apprehend, the plain recourse
for the citizens is to also intrench them
selves behind the letter Of the law. II
any organized and systematic resistance
to the collection of taxes is made by the
people, the creditor is powerless in spite
Of mandamuses or other process. The
tax, collector can only levy the tax, and
In default of payment sell the land. II
the State buys it for the tax, then we
have nothing to fear. To protect him.
self the creditor must buy Ii, and in 30
doing he must pay over to the tax-col.
Iector the amount of tax, penalties and
costs in cash. In many cases these in.
cidentals will amount TO m re than the
tax, and thus become dead loss to the
creditor. Beside this, he must then
AXE the risk Of getting it paid back to
lim on his judgments, perhaps at
he end of another long lawsuit. Hav-
ug purchased the real estate, however,
he has to sue for the possession thereof.
The last act of the legislature in regard
o giving POSSE sion at once, is in the
irst place unconstitutional; and in the
leXt, will certainly be repealed by the
leXt legis sture. And no matter how
he purchaser should sue, whether at
aw or equity, all the difficulties attend.
ng tax titles spring up in his path,
iaally to be left to the decision of jury
rawn from the very locality suffering
rom his exsctions. Only reaching this
Oint, however, after many years Of the
most IabOriOus and difficult litigation.
t is time to begin to look at this mat
ar, and a mass meeting Of citizens to
Onsult with the mayor before he leaves
you'd not be a bad idea. We might
hen adopt such resolutions IS would
Materially assist his negotiations.
CITIZEN.