, 1876-10-26
SAM TILDEE,


lie WRITES LETTER TO AliE HEWITT.
New YonK, Oct, aa5.-Tho following letter
was received by Abe Hewitt yesterday:
% nyf srce!ssa Ss ,s n'onE
representing that thu ttntl desires. not without
hnpr, to 1btaIn payment for lo>scs by the lnte
debt n,.a for 1os-cs of slaves. The payment Of
such l"ssrs and e!'lns was not deemed Important
s19ns IT, hs hS notes of esf
my views in regard to their recognition BY the Cow
esnnlent Though disposed myself 10 abide by the
comply viii yous request. Thu Fourtsonth
Amendment of tho Constitution expressly pro.
''Thc validity nf thc putlic debt Of tho unitcd
States nu.hori xrd by Inv Including debts incurred
for the payment Ut pensions and hGuntcs for scr
not b. aucsiiuncd; hut neither thu United Suites
HOT any State shall nssunc or pay my doht Or ohi
gatlou incurred IN nId Of instruction o. rebellion
Aga.nst the United Sacs, 0r any cla m for loss or
i eS1jss!'ons and sls1ms shall SS Ss'd i'sga%' % aaa
Thia amendment has tccn repeatedly approved
aud agreed to by the pemucrattc sMsg Conventions
Of ths Son.h lt"as uuan!n,ous!y adoptcd % part
sentiun NJ 81 1.oas tho 18th Of JUNG, and was
dsc!aret by that platform to os universally Acccrt:
cnsrnicssd .iiu 9iyil Var Ny owI. Ioslion ut on
ths subject has been previously ,cclurSd On many
And atteul1r'y ln ny st annual es
Hat lhs Southern pcopla wero bound by tho
ThFteelith, Fourteenth. uni Fifteenth Col,st:u.
tona! Amendments; that they lad }oincd at Ny.
dates and IN lhu dec!arntlun VI principles AMI pur
puscd which form MI authentic acceptance Of tho
results IT tho WuE embos!cd In ttu tast tArco
amendments u tlc argnntc law Of Federal union,
md that they hal BY suttEages 1f al! hcaF voters,
at tho last national clccuon completed proof that
NOW they only seek to shafu wish u Ghl 10 .n4!n-
tain tho common rights Of American local sclf'gov.
crna,snt ~ tsatefn4l rn'on pnses the pa aE with
uuu Constitution mud ute lcstiny. declared vt
lLs sa'us tlu,u The questions settled ly lhc Wat
are never to 1e Fcopcucd. Thu adorttnn Of thu
met!ts i" tbe Federal uus.i.aton closed ono Rrcat
era III OUT pulitics. Il marked the end fuEuycr Of
thu System nf hn,laa slavery, and OF tho sttugE!us
that E!aw out of thai sys1rHs. There amendments
becu accepted III good faith BY all political organ.
% tIc eapi"1 " S.'t rhsy a,c = sn MI mas :. ill., Xii
afSe 9 a,d a. san tn1 an na ts
!ons os thc present au iuturr, and not upon those
VI ths settled hul hhal psst. hhuul4 fH elected
President, the -, provisions Of thu Fouttesntss
maintained. executed. and enforced IN perfect and
su.ncd Vi, pati. 81 ea!n for, loss of emancipation
oss o. daaass Incurred ty ds.eyal persons arisin:
feuin the late War, whether covered by the Four.
tenth amendment as n4t, VIII hc recognised o.
psil. The cotton-tax vii! not bc refunded.
fur liz assumption Or payment uf any chtA, Insa
81, latnascs, c!aln,b or fuf lnu rcfMndIMy 1T any
snch tax. Tho danger 10 thu United sta.cs
t liz Rebellion ba. 1ua e,Sn. ti's i psrso. ." w. s
siding IN thu southern Sta.cs OF having property III
ll'ost stats who were, Ut pretended 10 be, OF who,
for tug sake Of n!ains claims. ao% pretend to hayS
from acts canecd by operations Of war, have been
dssowuc4 by tho public law II civilized ua.lous.