The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-14
SAMUEL u. TILDEN.
The De,aocratio Nominee for the Fresi-
dencgof the United states.
New York World.

state of New York, III the year 1911
the year which ruined the fortunes of
the great Napoleon. One of his ances-
tors, Nathaniel Tilden, was mayor of
the city of Tendterden, Kent, England,
in 1923.
From his father Gov. Tilden inherited
taste for political inquiries, and in his
eompanionship enjoyed peculiar oPportu-
mites for acquiring an early familiarity |
with the bearings of the various ques-
tons which agitated our country in his
youth.
Young Tilden entered college in his !
eighteenth year. The fail of 1882, when
he was to enter college, was rendered
memorable by the second election OF
Gen. Jackson to the presidency and
Martin Van Brren to the vice presidency
OF the United States, and of William L.
Marcy to the governorship of the state
of New York In that contest an effort
was made to effect n coalition between
the national republicans and the anti
masons. The success of the de-
mocracy depended upon the defeat
of that coalition. Samuel heard
the subject discussed in the family,
and was especially impressed by what
fell from the lips of an uncle who
deplored his inability to "wreak
his Thoughts upon expression" Sam
uel disappeared for two or three days.
and in the seslusion of his chamber pre-
ceeded to set down the views he had
gathered upon the subjece, and in due
time brought the result to his father, at
once the most appreciative and the least
indulgent critic of his acquaintance.
The father was 50 highly pleased with
the paper that he took his son to see Mr..
Van Buren,, then at Lebanon Springs, to
read it to him. They found so much
merit in the performance that they de
cided it should be published with the
signatures of dozen or more leading
democrats and it shortly after appeared
in the Albany Argus as an address, oc-
cupying about half a page of that
print, and from which it was copied into
most of the democratic papers of the
state The Evening Journal paid it the
compliment of attributing it to the pen
of Mr. Van Buren,, and the Albany
Argus paid it the greater compliment of
stating by authority that Mr.. Van
Buren, was not the author.
Mr.. Tilden had not been long at Yale
College before his health gave way, and
obliged him to leave. After some rest
/ he was enabled to resume his studies,
and in 1913 entered the University OF
New York, where he completed his
academic education. He then entered
the law Office of the late John w. Ed
munds, in the city Of New York, where
he enjoyed peculiar facilities for the
prosecution of his favorite studies of law
and politics.
Upon his admission to the bar, Mr..
Tilden opened an Office in Pine street, in
the city of New York.
In 1871, in anticipation and prepare
tion for the election which resulted in
making James K. Polk president, and
Silas Wright governor of the state OF
New York, Mr. Tilden, in connection
with John L. 0Sunivan, founded the
newspaper calledthe Daily News
In the fall of $40, he was sent to the
assembly from the city of New York,
and while member of that body, was
elected to the contention for the remodel
ing of the constitution of the state, which
was to commencs its sessions a few weeks
after the Legislature adjourned In both
of these bodies, Mr.. Tilden was a conspic.
uous authority, and left a permanent i'm.
preston upon the legislation of the ar
and especially upon all the new constitu-
tional provisions affecting the finances oil
the state and the management of its sys
tenn of canals.
The defeat Of Mr. Wright in the fall Of
1916, and the cooness which had grown
/ up between the friends of President Poll
and the friends of the late President Var
Buren,, resulted fortunately for Mr.. Til
den. if not for the country, in withdraw.
ing his attention from politics and con
centrating it upon his profession. He
inherited no fortune, but depended upo1
his own exertions for a livelihood
During the winter of IS6O-62 he at
tended a meeting of the leading men o.
both parties in the city of New York
to consider what measures were necessa
~ and practicable to avert an armed col
lision between what were then termed
the free and the slave states. To the
north he urged reconciliation and for.
bearance, approaching as he did more
clearly than most of those around him
the fearful and disastrous consequence.
of civil war, whatever might prove it.
ultimate result. To the south he urged
a Difference to the will of the majority
and a 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 thai outside OF the
constitution they could expect protection
for neither.
When the war did come, Mr.. Tilder
associated himself with and was the pri.
vate adviser of Mr.. Dean Richmond
then at the head of the democratic party
of this state, and who was accustomed on
all important questions to visit Dir. Til
den in his retirement and seek his
counsel.
At meeting held at the house of Gen.
Dix, just after the first call of President
Lincoln for seventyfive thousand troops,
Mr.. Tilden was present and participated
in the discussions which took place. He
then and there expressed the opinion
that they were ON the eve of great war,
and maintained that instead of seventy
five thousand troops MIR. Lincoln should
have called out at least five hundred
thousand, half for immediate service and
the other half to be put in camps of in
struction and trained for impending ext
gencies. Unhappily that generation had
seen so little of war, and had such linn
tied means of comprehending the rapid
ity with which the war spirit. once
lighted, will spread among the PEOPLE,
that it was not competent to appreciate
the wisdom of this advice, which, if
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