The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-19
TNCLE SAMUEES RECORD.
,,p.I CtMPAIGN LIES NAILED
ny HEyIIT AND cox.


,,is That Gov. Tilden wa. Di.nn'on-
tts, "s.oud and ABsurdest Lie That lie
"" -. FRIEND and Ally Of Tweed-rhtr
wa ,.a,.., Lief That lie Made Money
n,o,anr.uy spending his Fortune.
w.sy,xaroS, Aug. 1s.-The following Is
"A "a c,ven by the Congressional Record
W. .a,.te TIA had origin in Mr.. kasson's
Q, Wv ,,ro and personal attack on Gov. 1idens
M. extract begins With Mr.. Coxs cour-
to- ,.,,,.v for uuparliamentary Language used
.eos' ,,,tsment Of the evening previous and
~ -. Mr. uewitts efcctua answer to the
49,, c,arres brought ag Inst Gov. Ihden;
a., rox Mir Speaker. was lntetrupteu Nhie
WI last evening. as the House u aware ny
Neah'"e ,,dor which PERHAPS was we TAKEN
49,, ,ba usr II ngunge which rs not re-
OWL as Parliamentary. ~ was useu uh i,
Me- ull prove ton as 'uv n"vev -, ,rs J"use
Tvs w., ,,r II the language ~ unrarlihmeutty'
any NY, uop.rlamentaty lang mad reference
70 sn'g" MA in NV hand from Gov. lilien.
s,,,a new Yok. Nov. I, lSH. ! S,r1eu Una.
Nv, m nv hand to the other sue OF tnc ,ivuao
ak a, nerhaps too much oelieerent demohsHa-
ion Liughter.l $500. 49,, had
wr. RIntall--It was the only weapon YOU ""u'
pLSv, W. COX Yea; 1t was the only weapon ! hrh
,rnseied. ask to have that card Of Gov Iil-
der read. 1t is a justin alton OF my sis,'nlg,',
Issk to have II real, u ~ mo 'he h''"'" ~
maize my Remarks complete
The Clerk re 81 as follows
cam FROM MIR TTrpEN.
To ruv Enron ~ ruK EvySfNd Posi- ~ Wy ~,
tent N ha- been G., led to an Hrc a. ut I,u,la W.
is.i evening containing circu ar ihc a. H' assins
tna erection returns sent IN un gicl ' ,,.u me-
A. favorable p1-ripe 10 ~NcI ny ntl - '''. Vu
haste to a.,nie 'a .n'i ~ s iuterual eyidnce.
yuu have correctly done thai 40 such paper was eIst
an, bar partcipstion or Eno~iedke NV part nave
rad ii 100 tae nrs! Ups = loa5 fo'u"' GUY UNIV
i sa.1 e p1 parpase No you suspect For NY.
,ct refused IN ls,t to si.n nc famous
IA the Astury the EceHiHI IOs though night have
n, nd hass io9nd N.Y. IT, Se.thcr before that nor
sncc aavc been cQrecrncl In any circular maIsed
sss.. .loui sdopi that device for the parpese y
sns some va 9se 1 M b Jg gsgo y su ana T he
k,pgelesn neSSsn"ectse s Very ~HS sosr't r,,nrx
Mr. Cox would not have been so persistent
IN hringlng that denial to the attention Of the
House but for the ftct that had seen. IN
speeches here and In journals all over the coun-
try. this hbellOus injury done to Gov. lflden.
And ~ one Of tue REPRESENTATIVES Of the state
Of New YORK., and familiar with I'll THIS business
at that time it seemed to be a duty on NV part
10 place the seal Of ccndemnai ion ana densi on
any statement in contradiction - that card.
DOW Weld to my friend from New York lAr.
Hewiu) for short time.
MIR. Couger-where is that taken from2
Nj. Gox-rhis paper Is copied from the Nev
York Tribune.
Mr. Conger-Of what date7
Mr.. Cox-Of the other day but IL was In the
Erentng Post OF Nov. I, 1868. where saw " orig
inally. Ii was recently reropied In the Tribune.
There Is no doubt about the truth Of the state
ment.
KAssos RErRAcTrSo ONE ISLANDER.
Mr.. Kasson-Mr. Speaker. l have but single
word to suy. lne ar. tcie which has just bee Il
rad. have now seen or heard read Tor the tlrsi
time In my life. And II the gentleman from
New York (Mr. Con-, IN pursuance of that un
dorstanaing Of the most agree able nature whict
has always existed between Us, mad advised me
10 such way that could learn what 1t was. anC
had ffaf mt fl hiatt Ian
have spoken OF II as old OF the deni.l subse
quently made, which I supposed was the onll
phiet published ia 1874 My desire was to stat,
the facts with perfect fairness ] had relied
sntious pubic writer's Of the country, the prin
tipal editor Of Hdrper's Weekly. In an article IL
which he gave The DENIAL as having been mad,
~ 1879 knew OF no other denial made by Gov
Iildsn until might.
rue House will judge OF my surprise wher
without any sIpl instioa addressed by the geo
heman from New York to myself anu without
there being anything In our personal relations
W lead me TO expect II, he made Allegations
touching myself witch | knew to be unjustin
able, and which think any gentleman on the
doOr, knowing to be unJustihable, would hav,
ieit himself oound to declare In emphatic par
hamentzry language to be Incorrect 1 hav,
never In NV life been called to order for unpar
hamentary speech. | have not yet been. ana
am not yet aware that NV language WAS unpar
LamentAry. But 1 will say frankly that nil,
bIill afh mag the fact alice to tie incorrect a.
uttered by the gentlemen IRON New York. tn'
relations between us were OF such a nature a
should have satisfied hun that had no inten
hon TO attrioue to him "a misstatemeDt in tn
offensive personal sense which he appeared 4
attribute to me.
Mr. Cox-If my friend from Iowa-for shall
now cali him my fnep d-had used the wor,
incorrect" there would have been no nrovOca
ton ana no remark that looked like retaliation
lie used the word "untruth," which as altn os
The same siguincation as tue word which | un
happily used. have recalled my Lang uage, an
the gentleman from Iowa, very properly
tbiuk, has recalled his.
t..I.t cola ..r
IMr. Hewitt, who wishes to address himself on
moment 10 another part Of the gentleman
GOV. TIIDEN's WAR RECORD.
Mr.. Hewtt-Mr. Speaker. to roe the speec
which the gentleman from Iowa delivered III
evening Wac a painful surprise and melancho'
experience. IL / had not heard IL. could u,
have believed that a gen lenan Of his intellec
usl endowments could so abdicAte his ow
leif-respect aud forfeit the good opinion OF b
fellow members In this House as TO have II
dulged IN the partisan and. l am Try 10 adt
the malicious st Elements whicn he has IN ade
regard u Gov. liden ! confess tnst do ne
Intend to make any elaborate reply to what b
has SAID ~ this House. ! approach The suojec
moment But charges were made against On
whom nave known for so many years and Wit
such intimacy mat II seems to Inc have a
Other course to take tlan to brand the charge
n utterly false before this House and before th
sOuLtry.
Mr.. Page-wbich charges does the gentlema
FROM New IOrk meanf
dr. Hewitt l viii state the charges / wa
going to state them. he first charge was tina
Gov. IiIden mad been a sece-siOnist, and theI
were quoted rs authority for that assrrtio
statements and pa -sages from an open letter
tue .te JUDGE Kent. dated IN 1880. me GENT,
man from Iowa possesses Ouiy extracts iroi
int leter. lie wa good enough 10 allow IN
10 lONk al those extracts.
Now, 4 nave only to say In regard to this
letter, thit neither the gentleman from low
nor nv other IersOu cin understand III
true purport aud bearing 81 II without havin
the entire letter DOlur= aim ana without havii
some Reference to tue circumstances und,
which II Was written. IT Is not saying niue
tnat since loto great many people Ia tuis cOuI
try have hau tneir theories Of governmeI
chtng-d ana their ideas Of litical duties eI
lArged. II Is pIssiOl- that in lo1J. before tbe a
STRIFE, Gov. lllru may have entertained view
In common with Jefferson. Madison, and JacL
ron, a. other ereat men VINO have gwen COZ
slrdctlJn to the Constitution and O. lvrrnmei
OF this country, which now would be moltne
But all that ! can see IN the extract which
read relates rather TO that era II the Govern
nient when the states we're bound together u,
by tue Constitution, but by the Articles uf Coz
federation.
UNCLE SAN HELPS PIT OUT REGIMENT.
The next charge that the gentleman mac
against Gov Illden WAS In exactly these word
"ihat he was a oisunionlst." When the que
ton vas pressed home TO him he travel,
around tho point little, ut still the charge r
malued that he was a disunlonist. | 90 n
know upon what he based that charge. | q,
only y that at the outbreak Of the rebellion
with MIN, and | know that 10 more loyal
patriotic heart beat In tho Unite1 states at tn
date; and when the gentleman from Iowa cha
LenRes his friends to say when and where