, 1876-10-02

Of Btrcator, md s. II. Davis, ot J,aSnllc Guod
order prevailed md a moderate degree OF ci,-
thuslasnl wus cvlnccd.
TILDEN'S POLITICS.
MS RECORD wnrrTEH M 4 PARTISAN,
N tha Editor NJ The Tribune.
SPARTA, WIS.,, Sept. 1G,-Tjo following sketch
Of Mr.. rilflen's political views Ia tnlscn mainly
from Frank Lcsllcts "Tillc,l-llen1rictls-1sefor
Popular Library" edition. Sec page II:
Mr.. Tiflcn 1!ud arrived nt tic ngo Of 10. His
fathcr's house was Tho Democratic headquarters
wl,cro tho great leaders met Ia discuss tho
pnrly fssltcs. This WINS III the fall Of tho ycnr
1862. "Thc political contest Of TINT year WIS
battlc OF giants OIL both sides; for tho atrangcst
men OF the country were not only enlisted III It,
but they wcru transported with tho ncrccness
Of party PASSIONS" Mr.. Tilt,cn tho youthful
statcenlan) listoncd to the discussions Of
tho party leaders, summed UP wlnt lie Ind
heard III n comparatively brief but exhaustive
cssay, Which plcascd his fat1,cr, as we'll as Mr.
Van Durcn, md II was published in the Albany
A,v.s, tliltp5 half NJ one side Of the paper THIS
address "sl,upcd the policy of tho Democratic
party, and fired tho Democratic l,ear.."
This was tho year when John G. Calhoun's
nu11iilcatiun dogma Ind culminatcd. Tho or
tlnauco OF nullfcation was paesel Nov. n, and
siynef BY one handrftl ard forty members of
tho South Carolina Legislature; and all the
measures were takcn, which could be taken by
legislation, to make South Cavol[na MI inile-
pendent soycrcignty. Htr. Calhoun and tho
1l0 members, their allies nnd conllutors,
claimed that tic States Ind tho right to resist
antl null!fy such 1nws Of Congress as they
deemed Unconstitutional; and nt nny time tn
atvcr their connection With tic Federal Union
nt will.
PRESIDENT JACKSON
issued a proclamation, written by Edward Liy-
iuEstn1., altlressc.l to tho peaplc of South
Carolina, In which occurs tho following words:
Il to unequal ope{a.ifo,n Of INV slea Il 1n
ay bo hsosntc M m sao Y for @ at sase tae
iuiecd ID the Federal Constitution unworthy ot the
slishtcst ctfc5t for It's preservation; w have ,,
Unian We have % received It Is tho Sark Of o a.
scinhlct Weldon of tho nation. We hayc trusted
times Of conflict with foreign md domcstlc foes.
e.. Wefe We mistaken, my eonutfymen, !n at.
tncllnE ths Importance 10 tho Constitution Of our
inefficient, clumsy con,rtyancn which this new
doctrine would make III Did we pledge onreelvra
if"a; Pon' D' ''0"' '"4' " '"' A''' ''' u
In 1850, when tho slavcholding States had de-
ctded to sever thc!r connection with tho Union,
md were already inaugurating ciytl ,yar, 49,,
then assembled for tho SECOND time to pass Or
dnanccs Of accession, writing to William Kent,
answered President Jackaons questions ns fol-
lows:
be dt,nandti ~ The public ouiaioa of Ssatt; tn
II 'ffh poHtr: q snGp fhe fie ef eo(tderaeioH, az
naoa gn sreas tsasy Hs 70 nErE1 coEn
President Jacltaon asked: "1s our Constltu-
lion that weak, inefficient thing that It is claim
cd to bcl Cnn tho States sever tiie bond at
their will''' And Mr.. Ttldcn says Yes, WHOM
tuta ri
it, they may snap tho bond Mt their pleasure,
and may 'Hs coercion as 'asion n'tGhtTspts i"ra-
| sion.'n
Tho words used by Mr. Tildcn are. peculiar,
Use. Tlcy Indicate tho perfect case With which
tho bond Of union can ho severed. Tho soycr-
| e!gn States, like 20 n,any independent nations,
cni snap tho tic that binds them as strung man
Fos tic burmese Of hettcs understanding Mr..
| Tildcn's Vows o. expressed in tho book above
referred to, let us suppose that somebody cn-
tcr.ains views briefly described as follows:
Our un!Sa mcos Of thhiy
i' from H. tho eonfedoratlon At Wit Tho men VIC
fta,nc.l tho Constitution did not form, nor intend
sncnt 10 the Statcs They entered into league for
the better dcfensu Of tho whotc but never Intended
csna s5 Il or ore a. Il vs taf
powers only. Thoy never Intended that It should
,econic such powerful Gosesa.nent Us II aas es-
Whi, 11e,narratic. Esnnblicar. -hayo abused thc
powers conferred uron thon BY the Constitution,
and hare cncroaGllCa on tho rights OF tho States.
supIosc are yr, T!itlcn's Views, for tho p,.rposa
f getting n kuy to his ,ncat,InE In his speeches
| and wrtt!fjKe, On pago ef Of the honk alrcaly
referred 10, wc auote from Mr.. Tlldcn's speech
IuaIlc al Albany March Il, 1868:
:Icfrcr,nn in thn nntlnn and f,corcc Gilman In
this Htatr. lci liz iicmoeratlc masscs ngainst d
rfnfralIsm which thoy feared would, Il, practice,
arsinilato our new insitnt!ons 10 tho l'rsish syr
tel' from ~hStI INC haS9nIon ma enatei2atsH' s'
Mt: Tag War u aHas' even hn;,st ,s,! Mni!!.
s@n,vr1. "n, noiIcj@s mhjsh so.t =. nanrtsr ~
| ceuiH,y 10 trnlore.
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