The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-28
SOUTHERN CLAIMS.

GUh shL'llh bNNlW VI
The following communication aA
dressed TO Nh Hewitt, CbairmHu Of tho
National Democratic CommiHrr, cN.
plains itself:
80 llon, hbrm y Hewitt:
Sui have received your letter ia
forming me that Republicans high mmr
horIty are publicly representing that
hat the south dcsirr, not wlhlu
topc,' to obtain aymcnt for lossrt hy
he late war, and to have provisions
made for the rebel debt and ioriossys OF
slaves As the payment Of such losses
and claims was not deemed important
uuu.u 10 deserve the notice OF either
convention at the time ii was hcld, You
llso ask me 20 state my views in regard
their recognition 10y the Governments
Though disposed myself to abide 10y the
issues as made up already, have no
lesltUtion to comply with your request
TRG FouRrfENru AMENDMENT
IF the Constitution expressly proyidrs
wloIluws; "rhe validity of the public
debit Of the United States authorized 10y
NV, including debts incurred for the
payment OF pensions and IuUUtio, tor
'cryices in supprtssiuE tho iu3mHcct.on
or rebellion, shall uot Toe questioned, tut
neither the United States nor amy SUtr
snail assume or pay any debt or ubli"N-
ion incurred in aid oi the iasuW,cUon
,rlcbrHion against Che United States.
81 any clam iur loss or cmancipatiou oy
any slaves but all such debts, ohljgu.
oNs n"' claims shall bo hoid Iucgn.
and void.
UNIVERSALLY AGREED TO-
This amendment has been repeatedly
approved and agreed to 10y thc Demo.
cratic State conventions oi lue South
TWAS unanimously adopted us lu, O.
the platform of the Democratic NalIona,
Convention at 81, louis ON the 25,h ol
June, aud was declared by thatpMli1rm
10 hc universally accepted tA 4 liuM
settlement Of controversies hat cueru.
derci the civil wan
MI, rlLnEN's POSITION.
My own position on TINS suffice. had
been previously declared on many oera-
'ons, and particularly in my INST nm.
nua( message, january 3. 1873 In that
document stated that the Southern
people are bound by the Thirteenth.
'ourtccHthand Fit, cnlhCou,tilpuoual
amendments; that they had Joined
wilI rational conN cntilAS ia The n, IN.
mtiou OF candidates and in the dc,lll-
alton Of the principles aud pmpusc,
which lorm an authentic acceptance ct
the resnlts OF the war, US embodied ii,
the last three amendments to the on
game law of the Federal Union, ana
that they had by the suilrNgcs of all
their voters at the last national election
completed the proof that naw thyy
only sen6 to share with Us and to main.
tam the common rights OF American
local sell government, IN fatcrnul union
Under the Old llas, with enc Constitution
md one destiny declared at the
,anc time "lhe questions settled by
Jhe aNr are never to he rcopcurd the
adoption of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth
and Fifteenth amendments to the Fed.
eral Constitution cosed one great cll IN
our politics 1t marked the STRUGGLES
Int grew out of that system. Thes,|
have been accepted IN good faith hy all
political organizations and the uvanlc|
of all sections. They close tho chapter
they are and must be final. All parties
hereafter must accept and stand upop
them, and hencctorth our politics arc
TO turn upon quoStous OF the present
and future, and not upon those OF the
settled and final past Should be-
elected President the provisions ct the
Fourteenth Amendment will 50 far as.
depends ON ne, be-
MAINTAINED, ENGOuTED ANn ENFORCED
in perfect and absolute good tilh. so
rebel debt will be assumed orpald. 50
claim for the loss or cmancipatinn ui
any slave will he allowed no claim
Tor any loss or damage incurred hy lj,.
loyal persons arising from the htr war
covered by tho Fourteenth
or not will be retoguiled
or paid, The cotton tax will not toe re-
funded. ! shall deem il lsy duty to
veto every bill providing for the as.
sumption OF payment oIany such debts,
losses, dnmases, claims, or for the re-.
,uhdmg OF any such tax. The danger
W .ne national trUvory is not from the
v'a,lns OF persons who aided tho re-. |
oemmlon, but from claims of nersons 20. |
, ,'su'0 " the Southern States or having
rsoper'y II, thosc States who we're, or