, 1876-08-28
us TILDEN A PERjURER 7"

a New infk IltSf ohae!tG " Inc way IL us
pune" u lhe ne'. dcttes, tllc "es "a" nase Nv
o'l'icu1ts, "F very hatse, III giving 'hc puo'ts uu
sap'a"I:'on ~ 'ne itt'e o'se'epaoeS Po'"'co ous
W tne NeS 1osS papes'
ny ~: ~ay' nave ~" xe' 'aat 'ena,Kao'e III
eanof'a, III tne eAleaeo 1'"'es oi Inc ~ 'hst''
oa s"e nent iet.crt asn 4'ta"' hott 10 nave
seen n" not'ee o' :" IN LIE ,"l"oHs' los cc.-
ta'n'5 " n worthy Oh not!ee, :" my o. paten,"
language I ever saw. 1t makes Tlldcn, tho
writer Of the letter, mean exactly the
onno,,t. ri whnt he snv,. Yon
rceollect TIllrn IN that letter ts discussing tho
question of the right OF secession OIL tho part
OF Etatc, and tho right OF tho General Govern
ucut to roerce State to remain IN The Union,
r.. .,on,.a ,,ot,t h1anl, ~, Jn, riro ~, ao,ror1
80 aeaaus p'.ns nv. ''a,.A ."e u",,."'s "a se"utu'
a. lie calls It, that ours ia "d'ton anu not SIM
ply compact or confederation ol sovereign
States, as was held by Calhoun and other South
crn ecce.slou.s,s. This letter Of Tacn to
Kon. r.,ro,,,,,r -, ,vs,tcn +, 1ccn mSct ,M
ne4s 's'ne,npc. "An "'t.en ~ 1oov W. ~
al a tatie "het' th's IMPORTANT question was be-
the people and tllc politicians everywhere. Sew
ard ami tho Rrnt,,,llrons f.cnrrnllv hc,d Tint
s,uco thc a1on,t. % ~ NV ,rcse,t Gons,t,rtinn
,n'e ~ auopt"" " W. p,'e"s e'.s.'u'on ,.s
Government Is nation and not
meru confederation Of Stntes: while
tho Democrats Of tho South gener-
a!ly, anu many I'll nc leaders ot tue paftS In tue
Northern States, held the Calhoun doctrine u a
Confe'leracy, and the right OF any State to &C.
cct1e for cu,1sc: and the State. or the uep1,e NJ
the State, to bc the Judge as 10 the cause; or,
in the language Of the Tiden-keut letter, ''to
sna the tic Of confederation rs patton might
break . treaty" Aud Tlldcn held this doctrine.
There ean y or should be no Question as TO
Se use ot 4 lis eer e. Kc
was @ written at tue time and IN the m!.lst of the
frcsldentlli ca1nlafEl when that was not only
s9aestso,n ;, nat a, te ieade Question q te ean'.
staie, or tho Southern States, 70 scceae,
case iineo!n ,,.t enould pc eleetga; t,!; W.
all Know th!s 70 De 60. And now, Win t'lcse
,sta ns ef.Ie 1T us m9ee w"nI he says N t,a1 le.
strength compared with the compactc.!1, inter-
n5es @lyn n,nu y W. nanna a'H,s o.
Ana st M the Ss acas of oar s and
uoscrnmen,t. a. wno e0nstruetea our ,, ey,stet',
preserved the state uovefnGlsnts % nalwafk
s eeo na f!n, IS ta1s 1na IT,
adds, 11weycr, That they recoYxnlzed no right q
eon,tltaslonGl . e.. secession t.oy didn't So nams Y
IN tne q eo1u3, nut T.. tney III Teonoh 4rgam!tu
xhch y eao1lq pe acnahueu ogne paaie optnlon
eoHftt1craflon, ae nation might break treaty,
md to rtps eoereton' as natiun might repe' In
VasI9n. Wsn, ,oo, .ho. n,s., ;, ~. r,,,,ra,sn .,
the right OF secession on the part oi \ state
ama ing rroi9 OF coercion IN the part Q, fhG
Sensfal uovernnentt Ealhonn himself, or JsN
uaSls, never stateu Inc infamous aostr'ne plaih
CT or In more positive terms. Yet The Chicago
Iimfs says l1luen didn't mean that nor any,
tli'ng o. tse SUIT, pat Glseel!Y the reverse, anu
,ns ,n.t ;nor ayg % pp.eans
fempts& H. TO make It appear TINT illasn IN inc
nelt Guet s1bSerioen TO the Ila anc'sit y bourbon @
uaeoty, ot talnona'sm! bal " aads "a IN
Mirse1e}, ~ "oIiu amount 10 noth!ng u nc
.iiu.n Perhaps, Hnt TINT Is the doctrine
t!;s man he!a ani ansoeateu A. ti1at tme,-n
leM-aha tAn1 Is what ms hent letter meant,
anu means to-uny; ann wo hafe n9 evidence
n2r ,eason to think that he has changed lls
nina @ or !s rotlsai oeI1et. anu @ tnas t Y proh
aDIy one o. tsle main main rsasGns % WY tns "Conied-
crates " Afc 80 mitch In lavuf o1 hin Tor Fres-
ident: ~
nut tho 11nss' expiannt'on: 1t eays that "a