Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-14

candidate whose election will insure radical re-
form within the party. b VIZ
Tilden's Peace Record.
From the Chicago Tribune.
1t will be we'll remembered that at the time
of the gathering of the Democracy of this State
at Springfield to elect delegates to the ST. Louis
Convention, the Chicago Times-then opposing
Tilden, and declaring he could never be elected,
if nominated-made the announcement that
Tilden was Chairman of the Committee on Res
olutions of the Chicago Convention of 1864 that
promulgated, as one of the planks of the Demo-
cratic platform, the following infamous resolu-
ton:
"Resolred. That this Convention does explicitly de-
four years of failure the Union By the ex
pertinent OF war-during which, under the pretense
Of military necessity, or war higher than the
garded in every part, and public liberty and private
RICH, alike trodden down, and the material prosperity
itv and ,ss nahc human
mediate efforts be made for cessation OF hostilities
with view to an ultimate convention of the States.
or other peacezbie means. TO the end that the ear
lest practicable moment, peace may be restored on
the basis Of the Federal States"
As soon as the statement was made public Mr.
Manton Marble, one of Tilden's strikers, made
haste to contradict it in the following letter:
"NKw YORK. June q
"Your telegram has been shown me. Gov Tildep
was not the Chairman Of the Platform Committee Of
the Chicago National Convention in 1854 James
Guthrie. OF Kentucky, was. Gov. Tilden opposed
In committee that portion OF the resolution sayings
After four years OF failure 10 preserve the Union by
war etc. He got it struck out and even refused 70
agree 10 the resolution amended II was then ir-
agree to the resolution, and q message by me
TO Gen. Mcclellan, advising him Ia discard IL In his
letter Of seeep,Snee; Coy Lilden. moreover made
which was briefly reported by me in the New York
World, and correctly cited in the CourierJournal
and ali meenas of the COMMITTEES in she ssiopin:
room. tSigned] MAsToS MARBLE"
The pub licaton OF the above letter has led Ia
a closer examination of the records of that Con-
vention, from which it appears that Manton
Marble was right in one particular, namely,
that Tilden was not Chairman of he Committee,
the Chairman being Mr.. Guthrie, of Kentucky.
Beyond this unimportant fact, the record falsi-
fies Mr.. Marbles letter and commits Tilden to
the resolution as we have printed IL. The
record shows that on the second day of the
Convention, when the report of the committee
was called for, Mr.. Guthrie stated it was
not ready being in the hands of sub-commit-
tee for revision, but that the General Com
mittee were unanimous in their views and
that they believed peace could be maintained
Mr.. Tilden followed Mr.. Guthrie in the declara-
ton: IL wish to add that upon the adjournment
of the General Committee, there was no dissent
among the members: "Mr. Brown, of Delaware,
one of the committee, said: There is not the
slightest dssension among us. We have been
unit from the first" Mr.. Weller, of California
said: "The subcommittee have agreed upon
the only portion of the platform which by any
possibility can divide the party. We are all in
favor of peace, and the only difference of opinion
is as to the phraseology to be used in making
that declaration" Mr.. Smith, of Wisconsin,
added to the general testimony upon
ference in the committee, except upon mere
matters of expression" Mr.. Mckeon, OF New
York, explained the cause of delay original
ing with Mr.. Valandigham, who wanted the
language OF the resolution changed, not be-
cause it was too strong, but because il was not
strong enough to suit him. Finally the resolu-
ton was reported in the shape in which we have
printed it from the subcommittee to the COM
mittee. and from the committee to the Conven-
ton, and was adopted without the dissent of
single member of the committee; and IL was
not until the indignant wrath of the people all
over the North had scared him. that Tilden adj
vised Mcclellan to reject it, as Marble alleges
il he ever rendered Mcclellan such advice.
The official record of the Convention commits
Tllden to this infamous resolution, which be,
as one of the committee, Endorsed. He sayl
himself, There was no dissent among the mem.
squirm out of this by his own Shiny efforts, c1
by Manton Marbles applications of soft soap.
| The resolution holds him as tightly as q wise.
He stands upon the record as conspiring with
Vallaudigham ct al. 10 oppose the war and con-
| vey aid and comfort to the enemies of the gov
eminent al time when our gallant officers and
soldiers were beginning to see their efforts to
maintain the honor aud integrity of the Nation
crowned with success
1t is in keeping with the tenor of this In
| famous resolution that, wherever it was prac-
ticable, the Copperheads OF the War have been
| selected to carry the news to Tilden of his NOM
| nation. A shining instance of this fitness OF
selection may be found in the person of the In
| diana courier to Tilden, Bayless w. Hanna of
Terre Haute. At the Democratic Convention
held in Indianapolis In 1864, about the same
time that Tilden was putting himself on record
in opposition to the War, the Hoosier peace
| apostle, Mr.. Hanna, rose in his white robes and
waved his palm-b branch as follows:
"Resolped, That the devastating our be-
loved country is Of itself the greatest evil In the eyes
barities, often taking place both Sides Of
themselves necessity TO the conflict that the msre
change in the mode of conducting the war win nos
overcome the evil and the perpetuation oil our gov
eminent requires the speedy ending OF the var"
Par mobile Jratrumi Hanna and Tildeni The
cordiality with which these two veterans, who
fired so courageously in the rear in 1864, will
meet each other may be imagined In the light
cult to understand the support of the
Chicago Times. II Hendricks had been
| nominated il could have howled louder for him
because he was in favor of secession. 1t can
! support Tilden as q peace man without any
| difficulty, since Tilden and the Times occupied
| the same ground during the war. They were
both of the opinion that after -four years Of
| failure" the North would yield to the South,
and that hostilities should cease, aud they both
fired into the rear with all the industry OF which
| they were capable. As veterans Of the Copper.
| head campaign in the rear of the Northern boys
| in blue they understand each other perfectly,
and the Times support is logical and consistent