The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-07-14

The Detroit Tribune says The Grand Rap
Guilty to masticate and swallow it's boiled crow"
in the nomination of Gov. Tilden, has suddenly
developed into that gentleman's champion and
even denounces our reference to his connection
with the National Democratic Convention at
Chicago in 1864, which declared the war fail
ure and demanded cessation OF hostilites, as
"bare-faced folsehood." Let US see about
it:
We presume that the Democrat will not at
tempt to deny that there was . National Demo-
cratic Convention in Chicago, in 1864, while the
war was at its height, that II passed resolu-
ton declaring that 90 AFTER POUR YEARS OF FAIL
URE TO RESTORE THE UNION BY THE EXPERT
MENT OF WAR = y justice, humanity, liberty
and the public welfare demand that IMMEDIATE
EFFORTS BE MADE FOR CESSATION OF HOSTILE
TIES" or that Mr.. Tiden was the member from
New York OF the Committee on Resolutions
which reported this precious declaration. II
tries to break the force of these damaging
facts by stating that Mr.. Tilden opposed this
resolution "for two hours" in the committee
This assertion is made on the sole authority Of
Mr.. Manton Marble, Tilden partisan, who
now testi6es, twelve years afterward, in Til
dens behalf. And even this willing witness
says nothing about Mr.. TIldens two hours"
opposition, which detail Is probably born Of the
fertile imagination OF the Grand Rapids editor.
But against Mr.. Marbles card, written twelve
years after the convention, we can set the state
ments OF Gov. Tilden himself and other men,
bers OF the Committee on Resolutions. made in
that convention, and fully reported at the time,
Mr. Tilden himself, in speaking of the action
OF the committee after the main meeting, took
pans to state that THERE WAS NO DISSENT
AMONG The MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE" Mr..
Guthrie, chairman Of the committee also stat
ed that,
Their councils had been very harmonious.
and all were agreed upon platform which
would maintain the Constitution and the Union
OF all the States, and they believed that an
earnest, honorable peace would bemaintained. y
Mr.. Brown, Of Delaware, stated:
- / take the liberty to state, as one OF that
committee, that there Is not the slightest dis
senslon amoung us. We have heen a unit from
the first"
Gov Weller, Of California, Chairman Of the
sub.committee)
Wished to be permitted to explain, in
order that this convention might know it was
matter OF certainty. that neither In the genera
nor IN the subcommittee was there any party
| fight or debate. We are all in favor of peace
and the only difference or opinion Is as to the
phraseology to be used in making that declara
ton.
Mr.. Smith. of Wisconsin, said:
There was no bar to this agreement on the
subject matter OF the resolutions They were
all for peace upon the basis Of UNION; they
were ready to agree upon that. They remained
| IN session until one O'Clock that morning, Civ
ing expression to their various opinions, and
all were harmonious on the subject. The man
uai labor OF writing was all that stood in the
way"
In view OF these repeated statements thai
there was entire and perfect unanmity in the
committee, the Democrats story about Mr.. Til
den's making two-hours' fight there would
seem to be figment of the imagination. A,
all events he made no opposition to this infa
nous resolution on the floor Of the convention.
az he would have done had he been really and
earnestly opposed to it. On the contrary, be
gave his cordial and hearty support to the
ticket and the platform. His objection to the
resolution, If he had any, was merely that ht
thought 1t inexpedient as q matter OF party
policy for the Democrats to oppose the war.
His scruple WAS that Of the politician and no
OF the patriot. The facts show that he tacitly
If not actively, approved Of and endorsed thi,
peace platform. He signed the report OF tn,
committee containing it, and he defended II
before the people. Men who took the cours,
which he did in 1864 are not fit to be trustee
with the national authority.