Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-10-11

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oulation. THEY CANNOT BE THE SUB
Jet OF FORGERY; THEY ARE a sPURL
OUS, WORTHLESS BASTARD CURRENCY
| The penalties for this violation of the
laws are found to be:
| NO PERSON association, or body corporate
whether public or private, Except such bodie
corporate as are or shall be expressly author
lzed by law to do a regular banking bushes
and to issue bank bills. shall issue any bills
notes, due-bills, drafts. Or other evidences o
debt In the s5noilitude of bank-bills, or to l..
loaned or put IN circulation as money, or Il
pass or to be used as currency or circulatlnt
medium and every PERSON AND EVERY
MEMBER OF. SUCH CORPORATION who
shall violate the provisions Of thiI section
shall be punished by IMPRISONMENT II
THE STATE PRISON not mors than three
years, or in the county jail not moro than one
year, Or by fine not exceeding 81 900. or both
IN the discretion of the Court; and any sucl
corporation shall thereby forfeit all its corpo
rate rights and privileges.
To get rid of the "penalties and
fines f" for this violation OF the laws Of
his country, Mr.. Tilden had ''relief
bill struggled through Congress. Il
was entitled:
An Act to authorize the Secretary of the
treasury to adjust and REMIT CERTAIN
IAAES AND PENALTIES claimed to be due
from mining and other corporations.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States, That the
Secretary of the Treasury be, aud he is here.
by. authorized and directed to SETTLE AND
RELEASE any claims for taxes on circulation
OF evidences of Indebtedness made against
any mining, manufacturing. Or other corpora
tone, WITHOUT PENALTY, etc.
1t would be the Judgment of most
men that transactions, like the above are
not very good evidences of patriotism
or very good credentials for a man who
is asking the suffrages of patriots to as
sist him to the high position OF Presi-
dent of the United States.
We have not done with our evidence
of Mr.. Tilden's opposition to prosecut-
ing war against the Rebels. Mr. TIL
den was Chairman of the Sub Com
mlttee on resolutions at the National
Convention in 1S64,-ten months before
the rebellion was crushed out. He then
reported the following resolution:
:, 6esoE0ed That Justice, humanity
liberty, and the public welfare, demand that
immediate efforts be made for cessation of
hostilities-etc.
1t does not seem to us that this was
exactly the manner in which patriotic
citizens dealt with the rebels in 1864.
OF course this resolution beat the party
at the election, although the Conven-
tion endeavored to destroy It's harm by
nominating war candidate in the per-
son of Geperal Mcclellan.
The year after the convention and
close of the war, 1865, James Parton
had occasion to write biography of
Mr.. Tilden as head of the Great North
western Railroad Ring But Mr.. Par
ton also took occasion to make the
following remarks in regard to Tilden's
patriotism:
The name of Tilden will ever live as the
author of this and kindred yearnings for peace.
Whenever the Southern States are restored
into full political power, this resolution will
alone be sufficient passport to their affections.
and we predict that the Chairman of that COM
mattee ao5 hue % see the day when his lea lership
will be acknowledged from Richmond to New
Orleans as il now is supreme on Manhattan
Island.
Mr.. Tilden has lived to see the day
when his Encouragement of the North
ern cause and encouragement of the
Rebels brought to the National Con-
veation q full set of Southern delegates
to nominate him for the Presidency.
From 1861 to 1865 Tilden sowed the
seeds which, in 1876, have blossomed
into full crop of Southern supporters.
But he will find that bis Southern
strength will be one element of his
Northern weakness
Ii other evidence of Mr.. Tilden's
traiterous course toward the North is
required, we refer our readers. and
particularly '"Tilden Democrats" to ex-
Gov. Underwood, of Vermont, who
recently said: l
have known Mr.. Tilden for twenty years;
l heard him declare, in conversation with N.Y.
self, near the close of the War, that every man
OF the United States army that marched across
Southern soil was trespasser, and liable to
suit for damages in an seton for trespass I
asked him if ho understood to talk such trea-
SON as that, and If it was his opinion, as
lawyer, that this government could enlist
men, put arms in their hands, and send thsm
to the protection Of the Government against
Rebels, and then furnish tribunals to try it's
own soldiers as trespassers; and he said that
It was
Over a half million of Democrats
shouldered their muskets and enlisted
or the war the State of New York
emit over 100000 soldiers, more than
hlf Of whom were Democrats. Gov.
Seymour issued commissions to ID, 900
o6cers during the two years of his ex-
eutive term. One half of the contribu-
tins to provide for the soldiers, take
cse of their families, and pay the war
dot have been, and are to be, made by
Democrats. 1t is impossible that Til
de-, with such record as is above
shwn, should secure single Republi-
car vote; and it is equally impossible
tina honest Democrats, who fought
rehls while Tilden INTRIGUED with them,
VIII paid their money while Tilden hid
hlslway, and who have become impov-
eriaed while he was swindling the
govrnment out of millions, will not
Largely repudiate him at the polls. We
thlR that we have answered some ques-
ton, which ought to satisfy every hon
est Democrat, and settle the prospects
of TIE coming election.
Gladstone and His Wife.
Gldstone's tenants at Hawarden, af-
ter 'eceiving prizes, the other day,
fromMrs. Glaldstone's hands, gave her
a vot of thanks. The ex-Premier, ris-
ing WITH some hesitation, said 81 was
In hpe that my wife, after all the
com nm entS she has received would