The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-29

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5soleMnized the marriage, OF the da1fabf.r
AugBta, the only Witness OF The niieM,d
ceremony, and the subscribing vii.
ness ato the marriage certificate, and NJ the
sWcs serving girls enlploysd in the house.
Lne deaeuce there was no Affirmative
testimony whateyer. Itsonly resource wac
the evolution af sEMcient internal and or.
ternsi evidences on the cross-examination
to overthrow the compact and careful arrau
OF the testimony OF the peti tioners. ThonaI
satisfied IN his own mind that BnrdeI hsd
been murdered, aud by Mrs. CunninobaSp1sa
and never married, r.Tilden found hin,'
sell unable to produce single witness whn
from personal knowledge could testify a ~ y"
any important fact about either the ,m,lrde
or the marriage.
MORAL TRfAYGULATIoS,
He Lad besides 10 contend with tho f,do
iatlgable energy OF the petitioners in pro,
ducing willing" witnesses ready to e,,n
ply any defect in her case as fast as il was
exposed. Mr.. TiIden adopted courss
which, though not entirely original in the
profession, was probably never more e. ss sie
fully and effectively put in practice. Pro
ceeding upon the principle that the truth
in regard to any particular fact was in har-
mony with every other fact in the world
and that iaisehood could only be even an.
parently harmonized with limited number
OF facts, lie determined to conduct his de.
Tense by species OF moral triangulation. 4
There is probably no case In which AlrJ
Tilden has been employed that required the
exercise Of so high range OF metaphysical
powers, or in which his penetration OF char.
acter appeared to greater advantage. His
defence seemed almost . creation, and the
result produced the more profound impres
sion as it removed whatever doubt existed
in the minds OF the people as to Mrs. Cum
ningham's participation in the murder Of
Burdell.
The conviction took immediate possession
0: the public mind that had Tilden conduct.
ed the case for the prosecution when she was
under Indictment she would undoubtedly
have been convicted. It is scarcely neces-
sarv to say that the Surrogate did not confer
letters OF administration upon Mrs. Gun.
ningham, or leave her any further pretext
for wearing the widows Grape.
RECORD AS LoYALIsT.
Till the war came Governor Tilden made
every effort to avert the rebellion.
During the winter OF 1SG0-'61 he attended
meeting OF the leading men Of both par
ties in the city OF New York to consider
what measures were necessary and practica.
BILE to avert an armed collision between
what were then termed the free and the
slave States. TO the North he urged re.
Cancellation and forbearance, approaching
as he did more clearly than most OF those
around him the fearful and disastrous con.
sequences OF civil war, whatever might
prove its ultimate result. To the South he
urged Difference to the will OF the major
ity and respect for the provisions OF the
Federal Constitution, within which they
would be sure OF adequate protection for
themselves and for their property; but he
warned them that outside OF the Constitu.
tion they could expect protection for neither.
DURING THE WAR.
Alta meeting held at the house OF Gen
eral Dix, Just after the first call OF President
Lincoln for $4,000 troops, Mr.. Tilden was
present, and participated in the discussions
which took place. He then and there OK.
pressed the opinion that they were on the
eve OF a great war, and maintained that in.
stead OF $4,000 troops Mr.. Lincoln should
have called out at least 500, 000-half for i'm.
mediate service, and the other half to he put
i'm camps OF instruction and trained for I'M
pending eHigencies. ......
ADVICE TO THE GOVERNMENT.
TO Secretary Chase and his friends Mr..
Tilden insisted that the war ought to be car
ried on under system OF sound finance.
which he did not doubt the people would
cheerfully sustain if the Government would
have the courage TO propose it. at later
period Of the war he was invited by the
Government at Washington to give his adj
vice as to the best methods for its further
conduct. He said to the Secretary OF War:
You have no right to expect great military gc-
MUS to come to your assistance. They only appear
once in two or three centuries IGn @ ps1s nt ~
the country. Under such circumstances your only
course Is to avail yourself your numerical strength
and your superior military resources resulting IRON
your greater progress I'm industrial arts and your
greater producing capacities. You must have re-
serves and concentrate your lorsss on ~ dGel n"
portionate numbers and reserves. pr
His advice was not taken, but he had the
satisfaction, within year after it was gwen,
of hearing the Secretary Of War acknow.
| edge its wisdom and lament his inability to
secure its adoption.
OVERTHROW OF THE NEW YORK RING.
With the peace came to Mr.. Tildcn the
most important political labor Of his lie.
With the assistance OF Charles OCOnor,
who followed the members OF that band OF
conspi-ators with all his usual yigOr and
adroitness until it was not only broken up,
but it's leading members scattered to the four
quarters OF the globe, he aSsailed and over
threw the combined Republican and Demo-
cratic ring which ruled and ruined New
York. sThiS "ring" had its origin
in an act passed by the Legislature
OF the State OF New York in 1851
in connection with the charter OF that
year, which provided that but six persons
should be voted for by each elector and
twelve chosen. In other words, the nomI.
inecs OF the Republican and Democratic
party caucuscS should he elected. At the
succeeding session of the Legislature their
term OF Office was extended to six years.
This gave board OF supervisors, consist
inc of six Republicans and six Democrats,
to change majority OF which it was neces-
sary to have control OF the primary meet
ings of both OF the great national and State
PARTIES for years in successlon-a series OF
condolences which rarely happens in / gen.
Grafton.
The percentages OF theft, comparatively
moderate in 1869, reached 66 per cent. in
1870, and later 81 per cent.
Tweed got "a per cent, and his agent,
Woodward, q; the brother OF SVeeny, ~;
Watson, deputy collector, 7; SO per cent
went to mechanics who furnished the bllls,
though their share had to suffer many abate-
ments; and 20 went to other parties. over
S250,G00 were sent to Albany to DE DIS
tributed among the members OF the Legs
hture. r..t' g2.
TILDES TO THE RESCUE.
All hope of rescuing the city from the
hands OF the freebooters depended upon re-
covering the legislative power OF the elale,