New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-17
repeal of IT, and this fact itself ndssoubly with
the payment of the rebel war c.; uns lApplause'I
MR. TILDENs WAL RECORD.

the payment of the rebel war c.; uns. lAppause.l
MR. TILDEN's WAL RECORD.
There is another thing has against NJ Tlden'
have read with an immense del OF instruction the ar
raignment that Gov de OF Mr. Tildcn for his re-
fusa TO give even the weight of his name to meeting IN
YOUR great city, held in the Spring OF 1861 in the
cause OF the Union You in New-York, gentlemen,
don't know and could not measure the extent OF
upon us Of the in the South every village and nam.
let held its great meeting of loyal citizens aud Tue xgtg
next moment after the question had gone 1Orth WIN
patriotic gish of enthusiasm, the hr't thouEnI
Of thoughtful man IN me country Was, as h tbe
financial center, and still Is OF the continent s ~
influence il fr transcenaed any other five cities
in the country. More than that, New-lork was
formed of the affairs of the Union Those of you who
have travelled in Europe know that you never saw any
public opinion Is formed a. much upon NeW.lork ~ we
derive our opinion OF England ron I'm l f'yIin
Of France from Paris. or OF Germany RON b',i,n In
Aud therefore il became OF the last importance t'
Ncw-York in this supreme crisis should speak WIN 10
certain voice That great meeting OF isol nas pcUc
toric and will remain as the most important meeting
held on this continent except that indeed nel
100 years ago in Philadelphia to ratlty the Decaia9u
Independence. [Great appausel That meeting as IN
derstand-and the array OF testimony SEEMS u, en- s
Mr.. Tidcn refused to give the weight even O. ns I'm
TO- and am of the opinion that Iiiden Is busy now
ting certificates that ne attended the meeting uhurr
stand that Mr. MantOn Marble and Mr. John BgcoW are
with certificates that he attended IL. G9h a
mans motive may be In attending n nceunS.
have known to attend "a neetlht w ~
Shin with can point ont badheaded sinners over whose
Pa.cf fIdmgitcri / don't know bu' what tough
Tamma1y Democrat may be IN this crowd now Dut .,,
will never bc accounted to him Tor righteousness
flnughterl nor will II be any consolation Ia him on me-
deathbcd if after an he 9ny persists III vo', meet
ins the very least possible merit you can possibly
claim for man.
RESULTS OF DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
Men associate for virtue and confed rate Tor NlHny'
hpen
ulaly known as shaking the bloody shirt" have pre-
frrcd TO upon the Democratic party q now H. pre-
scning as nearly am able, the spirit shown bY the
the purposes intended by them the measures hila''"
by them in their present power in the House oil Repre-
sentatycs Aud have desired that presentation 10
ask Won as thoughtful men and responsible voters,
tins question IT, with the small ln"dlc i'm 81 p'M,
wh which they have been intrustcd ia the mouSi U
every temptation and every powerful impulse u pe p,
dent aud wary and cauous-f say, WIN az lhesc ~
as / have shown you they have acted wmAt N N
Jn win fine President a Democratic President,
and the senate D'uocac Senate II II ee mus III t
th,,ttitrf Rut a. 10 the bloody shirt this " shaking
of the bloody shirt" "a has been wei SAID thal J..
bloody shirt and II viii he shaken just as long a7 ''
Now .nev tell YOU that they had peaceful election IN
Mississippi last year. aud that they recovered ihat H
from the Republicans Mississippi upon any ttg'7'Iy "'
jorily. 1t is nearly as strongly Krpu9hcan a., rs
Vermont. But they last year carried r"l
a Democratic Governor, aud they sczrd me
legislature They have all the power, ana th'} toIi
very dcIutly and with great ilohri'h "i PIuG III '
manner thai II was pea, I tI,l' lol' vi 'it
put record here. and to be held Tc~ponslb. lot "a.
say, that at what they call Irar'IUl ''',U" I'LL I
more men mudcrtd-h ne clmPAgnn nm ,i,
lns to that election ana coHnfg,Jl %t" were S,'r,
Democratic triumph ia MiS-lsiml @ NM NM
dcr,d or who ever lost their lives ~ an thc
been held In all me iIGe Slt7 moan |...,c ~ 1870
in liI the time of the Federal. Government rom ''ur
election rows and riots and scriunua-,- aud dis
tulbduce, in times Of high excitement - ana
especially IN large cities there many bad "lr
mcut--aud put them d together at all the elections III
Government to ti- h"nt aun ny VIII , no. IN t1,r
Cut-haif, nay not onrqnarl'r oi lhc men lnI '"' ~
10 pa, record another fi't, ZOO lh.l sur
the surrender Of Gen. Lend NlAlc iuis
from official papers: | am not uaiJu- loose, rambling
statement hat am taking il frm whence tA Wonl %,
taken FOR evidence IN any court Of law htto
rui5 IL, rnmgi,i.d a hundred fold II the men
since the war closed IN 1860 there nave
io-,hat IT, murdered Tor heinz Republicans man i'lI
on the Union side In the three huul' hltc+ ol i' war
make that statement gentlemen. And yet nothing ],
me- cctn,u than 10 sucrr 20 the bloody IN 70, aud
II man who prctcuds 10 discuss the NhlullF ana 'hr
Integrity ot the Thirteenth Fourteenth AMI Fifteenth
Amendment, aud who insists that they form ihc ground
of this contest IN which We are cnsasrd j, I9n,r
laughed down III Democratic audiences ana 10
lion which We forcing upon TIE people,
and WI cu does not hclpIs to this campaign;
that the south wants peace and that people VINO lax
about Outragcs upon poor negroes are "SltAh- ln'
huOdy shirt, ana are rFiut 10 ger up an
hid, some other i-tu, yuIcu they wi-n 10 avoid Nj
have 10 sag about shat B. this: that the Government OF
tc United -iat.- fit intends 30 De honest, r. bound
either to repeal and tuuul the Fourteenth aud fcouiE
Amrndlru. oi enforce ticm. lAVpau-c For there
our him. Won cannot stand ANA tuIt 81 io allow these
amendments 20 remain Iu your Con tuition, aud quietly
urfit them to tfainp"d under foot ami made oi no
,f,..i. Applause mat T. just what You cannot d"
ut me i,l yuu gentleman. that can never De- endured ~
h. with safety New York htr either never
read history, or has read % ir vain. Inc man
,,I, thinks that any constitutional franchise which hc
coys In tie city O New FORK II safe lc the coh'tu
ti1nll franchise OF any other man M th- country
trtuul,d uuun mdkc- Il great AMI giicNou- mistake
ApIlau-r1 The Government Ui the United states -
powerful, 20 Oh the globe buI II Is not pow