The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-28

with the news disastrous to the schemes of
that body
On the 23d of April the bar of the city
of New York held a meeting in the supreme
court room, with Chief Justice Ingrem,
pronounced democrat, presiding. Samuel
J. Tilden was not there Mr.. Hewitt is
credited with the statement that he was
there. wrote Mr.. Hewitt about it and in
an answer received yesterday he says that
it is mistake, and that he docs not know
whether he was there or not. The
meeting decided to use all efforts
to bring into the service of the
country as many az possible Of the able
bodied men connected with the legal pro-
fession and with the administration of jus
tice in the city of New York. The resolu-
lions adopted by that meeting affirmed
that the theory of Jefferson Davis and
| other secession democratic interpreters of
| the constitution were false and pernicious.
| $50, 900 were contributed, 8nd a committee
| of which had the honor to be chairman
raised nearly S4S 900 more, to be used in
| pay ing bounties to aud aiding the families OF
| those who went from our ranks into those of
the country. Samuel j. Tilden contributed
| not one cent. He did not sympathise with
| tbe object of the meeting. Manton Marble
offers as an excuse for him, and
Mr.. Hewitt says, that some months
| afterward he made Il contribution to the
Tammany hall regiment. But it turns out
that that was personal contribution - the
colonel's expenses tor the uDian defense
committee furnished the Announcements and
outfit of the Tammany hall regiment at an
expense OF $4,000. Afterward it became
| popular even with democrats to support
| the government and Tilden went with his
| party, but never got above II.
In 1864, when Sherman was already cut
ling in two the southern confederacy, in
the very crisis of the war, in the worst
period of imitation, Mr.. Tiden was
chairman of the democratic state commit
tee, and took part in the convention of the
party at Chicago. In that convention he
was a member of the committee on resnlu-
tons. The speaker here read from the
famous resolutions declaring the war a fail
ure, etc. They say that Mr.. Tilden did
not approve OF thot resolution. | don't
believe it, II he did not, he had not the
craftsmanship, the courage or the common
honesty to protest in committee or de-
nounce in convention. The convention
nominated Gen. Mcclellan for president.
He could not be expected to subscribe
to the declaration that the war, in
which he bad fought, was a failure, al
though undoubtedly his part in it was a
failure. Tilden it is announced advised
Gen. Mcclellan to disclsim that part of
the resolutions in his letter of acceptance.
What SOFT of a president will man make,
who will 60 into Il convention and acquicsce
in its action and 90 out and advise the can
dictate to 90 back on ii. 1t is perfectly
consonant with the recent posturing and
disappearing at Saratoga.
| want to tell you that Samuel j. Tilden
is not recognized as reformer in the city
or etatc of New York. He did some little
as a reformer in 1871, when above fifty
seven years of age-rather late in life to as.
sumo that role. He assisted to get Tweed
and his gang out of power, and | do not
want to disparage the little effort he did
make. He did not rise to the first work OF
reform. The city of New York had been
working for years to bring Tweed to just
ice. 11lden was chairman of the state
committee, the highest position of politica
power in the state, under which Tammany
hall might have been controlled. Tilden
and Tweed were intimate. | have
several letters which Iassed between
,, them. One asks for the appointment
of friend of Tilden to Office at the hands
,, of Tweed. Another is an acknowledg.
mcut by Tildcn of a campaign contribution
from Tweed of $4,000. After the public
spiiit of New York was aroused against the
robbers, Tilden began TO seek his place, bu
before that he had been in association with
, Tweed, Sweeney and the rest, and had con
nived at their continuance in Office and il
power. The various departments of New
York city's government, the health, fire
and others, were reformed, and Samuel j
Tilden never stirred hand in the work
The mesger reforms he has instituted ir
canal management, bear no more relation
to what Gen. Brstow did in The treasury
than three does to three hundred.
have attempted to give you general
outline of Tllden's career, and of the lead
ing issues of the canvass. Tilden viii
bring in nothing higher than his party
You must give our candidates large ma
jorlty. 1t will have good effect upon thC
doubtful. II will infusc moral courage
, into many voters heart.
Even during Mr.. Eaton's mastery bu
} rather long address, the impatient GROVE
clamored for Bristow, and when at length
, the "great secretary" was introduced BY
: the president, and being raptuously re
, ceived he spoke as follows
MR.. BRIsTow's ADDRESS.
| | LADIES AND GENTLEMEN 81 came [,
| your state to spend few days with
friend at his summer residence, with no eX
pectalion to take part in the campaign now
IN progress. AT the request of your cen
+ trail committee | have concluded 90 take
part had not~at first designed. This il
he last time | shall address Vernon
audience. | will tell you why | concluded
| to do as | have done. 1t 10 because re
l quest from the republicans Of Vernon
] S equivalent with me to n command. My
obligation 40 the republicans of Vermont il
e 50 deep and so peculiar that | could onl,
comply with the request of your contra
committee, which, rs | sad before. is til,
r same with me as command. Those o
| us who reside in the late slave states, an(
, who sympalhized with the people of tn,
E north in the common cause, look with IN
a terest and anxiety to your action here-no
4 because there is any doubt of Vermont be
ing on the right side, but because of the IN
5 fluence the vote you will give will hay,
? upon the elections everywhere. The anx
8 ious democrats of New York are looknl
D hither for reduction of your ol1time ma
e jority. But | want you to show them thai
a the republicans of Vermont arc still at tn,
head, and that the column is well CLOSED
up.
| The importance of this election CO.. no
! be overstated. In November you will Ger
' tainly vote for Hayes and Wheeler. Yer
mont has not yet become giddy unde
t democratic teaching, nor is she in DANCE
q of democratic ascendancy. You vote here
\ not only for yourselves, but for repubi
0 cans throughout the country. Every vott
e here will count double. You lead off
: Maine follows you. The Pacific states
come next, and then comes New York, thu
: battle ground of the campaign. There il
{ no part of the country to which your in
huence will not extend. If you show
waning interest in the cause of right, O
: personal liberty, you little know the in
G fluence it will have upon US aud our oppo
e nents.
Now what are the questions for our con
\ sideration. Shall we surrender to-day wha
we have accomplished 10 arms +? Think O