, 1876-10-30
Review Of Tilden's Letter and the
PAYMENT Of Southern Claims.
Democratic Legislation In the
Present House-..Repeal.
ing the Rules.
Maltreatment Of Colored Men in tho
south..-Tho Mississippi Election.

crowded, quito as uuch 81 as Mt the lDgcrsoll
1no,t!nE, an1, nltaoueh 1t had been determined
to keep tic galleries empty In order to prevent
noise, it was found Impossible to restrain tho
Immense nudicncc which flooded them in =
moment after they wcse thrown open Tho
number of ladtcs tn attendance was perhaps
somewhat greater than IN the previous satur-
day, II having been announced that cxtrn ar
rangcmcn.s would 10 inado for them. Tho
speaker found Il difficult to bc heard throughout
The extent of the vast arca, but tl,osc who lid
hear h(m-and they were thousands-listoned
with an npprcciative attention marked Dy thetr
frequent bursts Of applause nnd laughter.
Mr.. Blaine being Introduced by Mr.. George
Armour, said:
=. II has al least reached tho easa NJ samnol ].
TIldcn that there cai,na in thc south to be pre-
scented BY tho 1rbcis and Ar. Til'lca has written
1cslcr On Tint subject. -., ..
Tic noise had not yot wholly subsidized, and
Mr.. Blaine was obliged to say:
II the galleries. can be quIcs, can mako tho
ann, and 4 thHnaar- -ato1m, tiAashssr.] san
easse' M = sa s"sa and she'f'
Ts' ;syss : sb M a ,eass %ass tbs eetsn esR
claims Of Southern lcbela 10 bo presented to tho
P9Esss; S .5 q as gSea S,ss S & sn 3y,
III EiG<siOht .Ab1s AbsCHt "HA uau @utSo
Months been giving no attention whatever to tho
subject comes oatln letter defining !iu position
eUnesSs @ Il H. T,Aen ha, hs ID ,etes Is tpS III re-
srccts ale and as candid and rs hancst-inncd na
his most ardent aduser would desire, still think
ccptng 1t, because II has been only ono year slnco
Tlten gave 3uss Us absolute an assurance, jWst ~
positive n declaration, that lie would
ABIDE NJ THE srEclH.1tEsuMpTlON ACT or 1915.
fi,dsn mSas nasto bsiose H. $ew So1S i.es,s's:
of Congress frpm New York hrs[tated md Eaaercd.
H. Tstasn r. saHssA rs.p!a,o1 y be passe
then, IL take No step backward. Now tint wns hi4
record OH thu anes,inn of specie payment; aand
than twelve months after Ia had rnude 1t to IN
trf!y disregard =. to break H. to ssaMpls On Il atd
10 which he ha!l pledged hs lasting fidelity. Now
what more faith tan yuM haYs IN Mr. Tsldei e, this
men. do not conccIc .hnt Mr. rIl1ens letter,
which nnw holl N ny hai' alters l' position
ask your nttcntfUn olic mun,cMt whtle read It.
The Fourteenth Amendment 10 thr Constitution Ut
the United StAiu. bars two classes VI cbcl claims.
slaves: and the nmcatn.cnl s..y thnt no urht or
ohlHatlon incurred naa Of thg lebst1lon sia. eyer
ie paid by tic Inttcd states; but the a,1;;niment
paid, II the iourtccpth Amendment ta!d tlaat
any loss suffered IN consequence Of thu Ecnellou
hut yqh VIII oths7vc that that Is the c'a~. af ciaims
Mh.eh mr. it'S 1'rssnNte., to ths Congress of tho
tic sssr!eaa ,ropIc 'f Thst eis. II clams Is fsr
1us.cs suffered, not sor le-.vs !MeayYel vAerc Is
VERY stsos! difference between t!'s llAu Of tle
WDsA ftiuCnrreI Antl the word ''SItctrd." Tie
word .'Incn'rcd" tmpl!.s I'LL actirc intervention
Of the ,na1t who incurred, the loss, Tho wor1
''-nIcgcd" s.e:ns that Tic lesA-
Here band ot lllst entered The linlt causing
temporary confusion, hut Il nloinci.t later tho
6peukcr proceeded.
Now. wdnt ynu to obscrvc that In Mr.. Tllacn's
letter he carefully coni!ne. himself 10 the .Hnc
!ncnt, and that ,ir that iic will ycto any
~ prnpo.i" ta aaho Eooa the lossc; s 'IneFre,
ny s'xa IL va. "pss Il "sa aa: M Sn od s .
,,! ..suuctea" " dis'oyal p:rsous And lhan,au
vEnr GnEAr DIFFERENCE IN THE LANGUAGE.
! do not charge. for do no. knnw, that Atr. IT,
den meant th{t difference. hnt ! Ito charge this:
thnt the Riddle bill now s'cl!dIns In Congress, prn:
claIn.. Gu. 20 through and hyeune Il iaw aud III
siEnsd l,y NJ 1len wInont violating TINT letter;
ot IN s renasss sFrer r vaiste t The %, :e Il Ta e
in that ritter. Take thu very liscrnl !neanIns nt
;at s IT. Gnt tsfs en- hefc would BE- NJ, NJ pos;
gentlemen. thls qSSs,i"n Of NeSci claims Is ons
can te hsnrd BY nflten Of twenty of thls vast
o~@ amgste5 ~, ThS Ysti" nstwrr" The
should b. paid, bnt w6ethrr Waf claus s!lould DO
u s W.
!Ss fl%sSt hssis e. TSels q i, %a linz
and The j,cpubean patti ii. hed tin, esssy vii:
sry II hs Gntcd s.ates by % iayai an shaa it, 10
puid fur and thv question now cumc. up whether
70" s5G s9ins e. pay for MI taa ths army
uacon hotacs, mules; wlrtncr all tho !oasss they
occapea. thu fa.ns tho fences, thu rsilrtals. tle
destroyed in lho wake of these great artnlr3. :
tho question IL whuthcr you arn go!l'K G
rny, for tLose., 1cgardlesa Of ths loSaIt,
ftshs OF hIs letter-tIat il. the payment Of sht
been nrsed during ths campaign, 10 far M have
heaia " any llepablean speakor, or In any Re:
ranea nswtpss. M1 aKes W. pts If; Tiisady f
bc cyacl or Avoided, vt for tls ,alo Of argument
the iernolieans during the whole campaign hass
THOSE rwo cLAIMs wEnH nAKnsp,
and could not By paid. Dat when W. make thai
admftslon "c haso always maintained ttat wc
wholly aHd entirely to another cnss q clalns--tc
e sst wss no Y M
why didn't yyu prohibit that Claus 81 slatmi
a's", Why. whcn yau wsEc passing Tho Con.
ttHVAuHbEHk4 Pkuu1ntiuE EVttAbl CtRIHl
Of tito !tcbels, why didn't you include thls othe
elass o. claims that y aow giving 50 neh trouble
Thas Al that thine. ls15 vi 1861, Ii never had On
tered into tie brain Of 70 conceive the height
and the depth, and the length. and tho breadth d
the Democratic or Aobel inpnaence thnt could AsL
" 10 I,Ay their Southern losses in ths War
Ichos,s snd laughter; HsysFi More laughter.
agined; z would have been prohibited. Now, i,
rlsss 81 Gisa Gs sfats. no nsn
BILL establishing The Southern Claim
Commission. and that conlpllaAlon wa
" instructed 10 taks into account tha c!sims Of a
haa made any loss IN supplying the army OF ILL.,
United States. And then there was revival .
loya!sy throughout thu south greater than eve
I'Fnther Moody made revival oi rglissen in my Q
could not find anybody down South thut was nu
loyal Old Men Wade, u 0hin, told mo that h
went through scyen Confederate states, Just stte
that biIl wns passed. and he did mt ind one ina
but what had always been friend to the Eulua-
not one. li.a4rhtrr;,l Pretty much every ono q
them had ctalu and
EVERY ONE or THEM WAS TRULY LOYAL.
And he said he Travelled through aeyen Sonther
states until he got down to VlcksbuFg, In sh
Et1te III MlssiAAfnhI. hrfDfu lIN Nnw d tnnn TIN