The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-25

when and where he ever made any
contribution to the Union Gauss ~
ever assisted soldier to the
war. answer him by saying
that when the first call for troops came,
Tammany hail. which had not then fallen
into the hands OF the ring, raised reKi-
ment. and the grand sachem Of Tammany
hall. William ID. kennedy, was colonel OF
the regiment. Ii was differed mostly by
members Of the Tammany society. and
being myself member and from the
state OF my health unable to go TO the
war, although rendered other services,
sent my nephew us one of the officers
Of that regiment. vlFfF
Mr.. Lapham: win the gentleman al
low me to ask him qestion:
Mr.. Hewitt: les. sir.
Mr. Lapham. Does not the gentleman
know that the call for the meeting at
Cooper institute Immediately after the
fall OF Fort Sumter was presented to Mr..
1ilden for him to sign and he refused to
sign IL and refused to attend the meeting:
Mr.. Hewitt: will answer that question
that ii is not true that he refused TO sign
the call, and that 1t Is true that he did at
tend the meetlng-[applausel-and I
defy the gentleman to bring any author
ity for the charge he has insinuated.
MIR. I.apham: 1t is fact as well
known in the state of New York as any
other facts in its h story.
MIR. Hewitt: 1t IL not so. Mr.. Samuel
Sloan. the present president Of the Della
ware aud Lackawanna railroad company,
then a member of the Union Safety COM
nittee of New York, applied to Mr.. Til
den, at a time when he was engaged in
the trial of case before referee, to af-
fix his name TO the call. and he said: Il
am very busy just now: send me the
resolutions after | am out of this case.
and IL they are entirely proper | will
sign the call" When the meeting took
place he attended it. The call was never
sent to him and he never refused to sign
it. but like the prudent and sagacious
man which he Is. he desired to know the
nature of the resolutions. They did not
receive his absolute and unqualified APP
prevail. Now | say that Tammany hall
| raised regiment, and that Gov. Tilden
was contributor and large contribu-
tor 10 the fund required to fit out the
regiment 1 rt,oo. ,o,,, ,,,,ons
Nj. Hewitt: am not going 10 quote
dollars and cents. Patriotism is above
dollars and cents in some quarters. but
enough was raised by the Democrats of
the city to fit out regiment without ask
ing assistance from the government OF
the United States or from the city OF
New York. Applause.] Now so much
tor the charge OF his being disunionist.
Mr.. Conger: Will the gentleman al
low Inc to ask him one question?
Mr.. Hewitt: Certainly, I'm here to
answer questions.
MIR. Conger: Ii is denied in the public
press that MIR. Tilden ever contributed
one cent tor any such purpose. Laugh.
ter on the Democratic side of the house,
aud voice I'm the National Repubii
cdn?"l
MIR. Hewitt: Now. what is the ques.
ton!
Mr.. Conger: II the amiable gentleman
opposite will permit me will ask it.
say it is denied in the public press that
Governor 1ilden ever contributed any
! money whatever to the raising of any
regiment or corps OF the army. Will the
gentleman state to the house when and
where and what amount he ever did con-
tribute
Mr.. Hewitt: | state when. when say
the Tammany regiment was raised
and | state where, In the city Of
New York; and state how much. for
do not know the exact amount, but Il
was all he was asked to give, and the
Democrats did not 60 begging. carrying
the hat around among the Republicans
laughterl- certainly we did not get
| any help from Michigan.
Mr.. Conger rose.
MIR. Hewitt: Now, I have answered
that question, and decline to have any
further controversy with him.
| Mr.. Congcr: Then / cannot ask any
| further questions:
Mr.. Hewitt: | will answer no more
questions from you. because you do mo-
| ask them in fair spirit.
The Speaker pro tempOre: The gentle
| man from New York must address the
chair, and not the gentleman from Michi
| gan.
Mr.. Hewitt: beg pardon of the chair
and Of the house.
Mr.. Davy: supposed we had settled
all our difficulties, and that this was q
| sort OF loye-feast.
Mr.. Randall: The love-feast is to be
on the 4th of March next.
Mr.. Davy: We must not get our mad
up again.
Mr.. Hewitt: Subsequently to this
period know OF no man in New York
who was more frequently called into
counsel there and in Washington during
the troublous times OF the war, and when
there was delay in raising the men re-
Quired TO recruit the armies OF the United
| States know that twice he was calleC
for by President Lincoln and came x
Washington and held careful cOnsulta.
ton with him, resulting In the early and
rapid filling OF the quota from the state
OF New York. And know
| that during no period OF the
whole Of that trying time was
there ever doubt expires ed ia the city
OF New York. in any quarter, as 10 the
loyalty and petriotism Of Samuel j. Til
den. The gentleman from Iowa says
that when Mr.. Tilden went to the Chi.
cago convention he was In favor OF res.
olutioA practically declaring that the wal
was u failure and ought to be brought u
an end. That gentleman must have
! known, II ne reads the newspapers. that
| within very recen. period-certainiy
within month--there has been made
public positive statement, from Mantor
Marble, who was the secretary of tin,
committee on resolutions, that Gov
| Tilden opposed the resolution of which
the gentleman from Iowa speaks; tina
he opposed it publicly and IN private. 1
is within my own knowledge that after
iirc nomination was rendered TO Gen.
Mcclellan, Gov. Tilden urged him &c
make such declaration in his letter oi
! acceptance as would uullify that portion
OF the Chicago platform.
Dir. Randall Which was The UnioI
al all hazards" Those were the words
Mr. Hewitt Those were the words in
serted In McClellan's letter. Now IN,
gentleman from Iowa says that ther,
never was any occasion In which Gov
| Tllden made declaration in favor OF III,