Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-10-26

State politics before. but about 1860
he boldly stepped into the arena OF
national affairs ana took strong
ground in favor OF conciliation to the
South. He visited Washington and
firmly warned Abraham Lincoln of
the danger of forcing drafts for sol
diers, but could not stop those high
handed measures. He was also
ready to have acted as a pacificator
between the different sections of the
Union in the name of the Democracy,
but President Lincoln did not give
him an opportunity TO show his abil-
ity in that direction. Returning. he
aided materially in the election OF
Seymour as Governor Of New York
in 1862, which showed the President
that he was not to be despised.
In 1854 he was leading member
OF the delegation of the great State
OF New York to the Democratic Con-
vention at Chicago, which nominated
Mcclellan for the Presidency. He
made one OF the thrilling speeches be-
fore the Convention, in which he said:
I'VE are assembled here to perform
the greatest and grandest task that
any set OF men have ever undertaken.
The Democratic party will
put down despotism, because it hates
the ignoble tyranny which now de-
grades the American people,
He was made Chairman Of the most
important committee, that OF Resolu-
tons, and he had the honor &c report
the series which were adopted, and
rallied around them the "Unterrified
Democracy The one so often
quoted only will be given.
Resolred. That this Convention does ex-
plicitly declare. as the sense OF the American
people. that after four years Of failure 10 re
store the Union by experiment Of war. dur
ing which. under the Dretense II a military
sti.ution. the Constitution itself has been dis
regarded In every part. and public liberty
and private right alike trodden down. and
,i, na,eriaI prpspert,y Oh me country nssen-
and the public welfare demand that imihe-
diate efforts be made tor n cessation OF hos
rilities. with a view Ia the ultimate. cenven-
ton OF the States. or other Deaceable means.
20 the end that at the earliest practicable
momeni peace may be restored on the basis
OF the Federal States. lH fatHs
The name of Tildeu will ever live
as the author OF this and kindred
yehrnings for peace. Whenever the
Southern States are restored into full
political power, this resolution will
alone be sufficient passport to their
affections, aud We predict that the
Chairman OF that Committee will
live to see the day when his leader
ship will be acknowledged from Rich
mond TO New Orleans, as il Is now
supreme upon Manhattan Island s.
This last prophecy Is remarkable
and it shows, IL anything is needed to.
show II, that the nomination OF Sam
uel j. Tilden at ST. Louis was not "a
special act OF PrJvidence~ in the or
binary sense OF that phrase. The
pamphlet also gives Tilden's oonnec-
ton with the Iron Mines Of Michigan,
ETC., and de failing his corrupt prac-
tees In their business conduct and
management.
The pamphlet shows that Samuel
J. Tiiden has been the leader OF the
most corrupt railroad schemes known
to this country. and in thus placing
his true record on flle and calling at
teation to one OF the most impudent
frauds of political and railroad his
tory. Mr.. Parton has earned the
thank OF every true and honest citi-
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