Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-31

in letter which we print this morning
His policy is, simply, let by-gOnes bt
by. cones. The civil war is over, anC
al questions pertaining to it are SET
tied. They must not be re-Opeued
The fourteenth amendment must
bs maintained, executed aud en-
forced ia absolute good faith. NJ
rebel debt can be assumed or paid, and
no IS by the emancipation OF slaves o.
damage caused by the war will be al
lowed, whether covered by the four
seenth amendment or not. The govern.
or thinks the past cannot be considered
at all, but that the only fsfe rule is 10
turn TO new and better future, and on
that bssis to assure peace, reconciliation
and fraternity. These sentiments are
not only manly but statesmaniike. The
country has too long been fighting over
sgain the issues settled by the wsr in.
stead OF burying them with the dead
of that fTatricidal struggle. When the
past is entirely forgotten, and only thep,
will there be perfect accord between
north and south and a return Of that
prosperity which only peace and unity
can quicken and create. 1t is for these
reasons that We say with Governor Til
den, let by-gOnt be by-gones.
The Country Congratulated.
New York Tribune.l
| We congratulate the country very
| heartily that the agitation Of this SUBJ
| iectshas thus averted the greatest danger
connected with it. After this commit
| tai, the bald robbery OF the treesu uCy by
the payment Of these southern claims
| in the naked form in which they have
been hitherto presented, would be I'M
possible, even il the disaster Of Demo
cratic triumph, through q solid south,
should OveTtake US.
The Man the Platform.
| Chicago Times.
| sTne mau Is the platfOrm"-the only
"platf0rm" which If is worth the while
OF any elector 10 consider. OF what
character is the man? What special
fitness will he bring 10 the discharge Of
the trust it is proposed to commit into
| his hands2 What are the mOrsl and
political principles by which he will
probably be guided in the fulfiIment OF
! the trust? These ara questions which
rational men may ssk What does the
| party platform say? j. - cgpundTum
which only demaP0g U-3. prop0und to
ounces. Tne man, L Ti.s", is the plat
form upon which it IL naB fest that the
executive, Tildep, will stand. What is
| this platform? In relation to the pOlii-
cal law as amended by the national SOW
ereixnty through the methods and con.
sequences OF war, it is that ''the amend
meuts have been conclusively al 2p,ed;h
that "they are and must be final" bind
ing alike the citizens in all sections;
| that their adoption has "clOsed one great
ara in cur politics." to which
there is not and shall net be
any going back, but that "bence-
forth our politics must turn upon
questions OF the present and the future,
and not upon those of the settled and
final past.n Now the political law
which Mr.. Tilden says sis and must be
finar' declares that neither the general
political agency nor any local political
agency shall ever assume Cr pay any
debt, obligation or claim incurred in aid
of the pr0-slavery reb slli9n, OK on &C.
count of emancipation. The provision
of the political law hlr. Tilden says be
will enforce, if appointed to the Presi-
dency, "iu perfect and absolute good
.sith,n Not only that, but, if iGtrusted
with the executive Office, Mr.. Tildeu
declares that his conception Of the ex-
ecutive duty will impel him to enforce
the spirit Of the fourteenth amendment
far beyond what is expressed in its
terms. mo rebel debt will De assumed
or laid. No claim for loss or emanci.
pation of any slave will be allowed"
Here the prohibition in the terms OF the
amendment ceases. "NO claim for any
loss or damage incurred by distoya per
SONS arising from the war, GOhethsT COZ
cred 6y the amendment or not, will be
recognized Or paid. The cotton tax
will not be refunded. Against any
measure looking to the as
sumption or payment Of apy
debts, losses, damages, claims, or for the
reiundiDg of any taxes" incident to The
war, Mr.. TiIden says he will lnterpose
the executive power. be Will not re-
gard loyalty as 5 g1ound aaEEa1tlng any
such measures, for the greatest danger
to the public treasury is "from claims OF
persons residing in the southern States,
or having property therein, WHO were,
or pretended to be, fOl the sake Of siding
claims, now pretend to have bseD, loysI.
Such claims, eUe1s OF l0yGJ persons, a0heTe
they arise from acts caused By operations
Of aUGr, have been dis0wned by he pub
tic law of civilized nations, Condemned
| by sCjudications of our own supreme
court u an ia these who bring them will
fiud no favor at the nene. {" 140eh'
This is far the most positive and decided
attitude against the southern war
Claims" of every nsIle and kind, that
has been taken by any public character
1t is q thoroughly Radical position, hav-
ing it's basis in the fundamental reason
of public justice.
A Masterpiece.
Baltimore Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, o 3t0ber 26.-The letter
of Governor Tilien in regard to the pay
ment OF southern claims is most warm
Iy approved by the leading Republican
officials in Washington. The ab8urd
story circulated on the stump by Blaine
has met with 50 emphatic dauial that
the most ardent supporters of Hayes and
Wheeler are ashamed that such state
ment was ever used for political pur-
poses. The commissioners Of southern
Claims who, for six years, have has
charge of that class Of demands an
thorjzed by the Republican congress,
and annually appropriated for by the
administration supporters, are the most
emphatic in their III joTsemeDt Of the
letter OF Mr.. Tilden. Judge Adds, Of
Vermont, is at the head CT the c5lpmis-
respondent to-day he said: It is seldom
hat We have the pleasure OF reading al
opinion written in such V gor0us style,
so explicit and convincing IS the
one in Governor TiIden's letter. Who
is there vino does not approve Of every
word he says? My establishment is that
ne knows so much about the very class
of claims We ate called upon 10 &djudi-
cate. Very few members Of congress
could IS plainly state the case ss ne has
done. To be sure, he does not know
the difficulties which the commissioners
have to contend with ia deciding upon
the justice of many of the claims. Yet
| If he were to examine the operations OF
the office, I am confident he would
quickly understand its intricscie0, snd
even more fOrcibly express his opinion
of the law which authorizes the adjudi-
cation Of this class Of war claims The
recommendation of the southern claims
commission have not always been &C
cepted by congress. Exceptions have
| been taken in both houses. Since the
forty third congress several claims prop
erly passed unCer the law were the cub
| ject of protTacted debaten
WATER VALLEY, MISS.
A Radical Rally TurHed info n Demo-