New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02
Mr.. TILDEN'S WAR RECORD.

MR.. TILDEN'S WAR RECORD.
THE CHARGES OF DISLOYALTY FLATLY DE-
| MED.
| AN OPEN LETTER TO GEN. EDWARD y. JoNEs-MR. TIL
DENP RESENT AT TIKI GREAT SQUARE MEET
ING IN 61-HIs GIFTS TO PATRIOTIC OBJECTs-HIs
ACTION IN OPPOSING TIE PEACE PLANK IN THE
CHICAGO PLATFORM-HIs COURSE IN ATTEMPTING
TO PREVENT CIVIL WAR.
NEwYoRK. Oct 81, 1874.
| SIR: have received the articles stating that
Mr. Tilden refused to take any part in the Union meet
| Ing held in New-York on tho Goth Of April. 1861.
An anonymous pamphlet has since been issued by the
Republican State Committee, of which the Hon. e. d.
Morgan Chairman. which omits portion OF the state
mens as they have gone the rounds OF the Republic
| can newspapers, and adds the following:
The Hon. Samuel Sloan. o prominent Democrat. now
Railroad. and Mr.. Tden's friend called upon him and
refused because he had no sympathy with its objects
Ihave investigated the facts exhibited by docu-
menary and other evidence and state the result do
because think that tho falsehoods the
OF election concerning man whose opinions and
conduct are we'll known obtain much public credit.
but because am willing to comply with your wish that
| should vindicate historical truth.
Tho statement Ia untrue In point Of fact. Mr. TIL
den did participate in the proceedings Of that
meeting. He did attend the meeting state these
facts the authority OF Two VINO
knowledge Of 1t, one Of whom was prominent member
Of the Committee of Arrangements that got up the
| meeting
H. Two days later tho 22d Of April. Mr.. Tden at
tended meeting of the Bench and Bar on the same
subject and participated in tho proceedings OF that
meeting.
ILL., This fabrication and all the differences founded
It, made up by q Misrepresentation which Will
| proceed to state:
While tho meeting being projected. Mr.. Tilden
trying q very important cause before Commits
sOner OF the Supreme Court OF Maryland When In the
examination Of witness he was interrupted by visit
at the door, and asked sign call for public meet
| ing He replied that in important crisis no must
| 10 advised OF the action proposed to be taken by
| the meeting, and must see the resolutions or DO
informed OF their substance The gentleman said. Very
well, but you with usi" Mr. Tilden replied, :"
cH do everything sustain Presdent Lincoln IN the civh
Udr, IL occurs, which could do TO sustain Andrew
Jackson If he President" That the substance
OF all that occurred The conversation was brlef and
hurried the door while the examination Of the witness
was suspended. Mr. Til1en, either by calling on the
Committee OF Arrangements. some other person. be-
advised OF tho Of the proceedings contem
plated at the meeting aud gave his concurrence lie
attended the meeting aud consented to act as an officer
~. paper called an "Appea to the Publio.'ipuo-
lished to-day and signed ThurlOw Weed. contains tho
following statement:
Whom our citizens gave their money freely for the
families OF absent volunteers, Mr. T'lden's name was
missing upon all the subscription lists do no caii VI
That statement is simply falsehood Mr.. Iiidens
name appears in q subscription list published in the
Journals Of the city the 23d Of April 1861 During the
war often made subscriptions Of this character.
THURLow WEEDS AND JUDGE PIERREPoNTS
CHARGES DENOUNCED AS FAIsEHoODs.
" A statement contained In speech Of judge Pierre
pont. cannot find that he gavels dollar out
st;.r ..A atl adA n
cheer tho Union soldiers" is also fasehood in both
particulars There is want OF veracity in stating
what has tho means OF Knowing to be
false as we'll In stating what he knows to
be false. Mr. PlerrepOnts speech contains many
positive statements that not the slightest partcle
OF truth them. These statements Durport to BIO OF
definite facts, not opinions They made positively;
they amount to absolute fabrications Of falsehoods
which conscientious and honest man hsve!no ex-
cuse for making, because there Is possibility OF his
being msed into stating things that never happened
and which he cannot trace to any origin outside OF MS
own invention Mr. Tden did at the worry beginningof
the war address, regiment OF Union soldiers. pre-
sumo 1t was reported in the newspapers, but
I have not time to hunt 1t up. 1
state tho fact on the authority or
one most respected citizens on whose invitation
he made the speech. Mr.. Tden participated in other
occasions Of similar character He took special inter-
est in several regiments. One OF them was tho 18TH
Righanders raised under the auspices Of Gen. John
Even Mr. Tildeu afterwards went to washingto with
Mr. John Even, at his request on matters connected
with that regiment
VI Another passage from Mr.. Thurow Weeds letter
contains two falsehoods and pretended quotation
which is garbled amount practically to forgery
The passage is as follows:
With regard to Democratic candidate for Governor
that at the oommenoeemnt the Rebellion he proved
himself disUyal to the government and the Un2n In
October 1860 Samuel j. Tllden wrote letter TO william
" hat n
cient cause revolt by the Southern States and de-
luton with power snap the tie OF confedera-
ton q nation might break treaty ana 70 repei
coercion a nation might repel invaslon"
In the first place It is not true that the letter to VIM
Kent contains one word the effect that the election OF
Lincoln would justify the South in withdrawing from
the Union The letter published In The Epenng Post
IN October 1862 Nobody then pretended and nobody has
at any time since pretended that contained such
thing "a Mr. Weed invented It is headed, The
Upion Its dangers and how they can be averted."
In the second place there Is not word in the whole
pamphlet but breahes anxiety for and devotion to the
Union.
The passage cited part Of sentence the other part
of which left out for the purpose OF peryerting It's
meaning and effect The words left out contain dis
tinct denial doctrine Of Secession the argument
attempted to show the danger necessarily involved Ia
the plan OF governing the country by purely sectional
party which had utilization or alliances In fifteen
States of the Union 1t contains section under the
heading Education of the People for Dsunion" Then
followed another heading Federatve system increases
such dangers" In the of this section the argu
ment said:
The masters in political science who constructed
our system preserved the State Governments as oni-
warks Of the freedom fro on cearaaed poWer Tsey
recognized right or conSfltuft0ndt secessW out uy