The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-10-06
WORDS OF WARNING.
GENERAL DIX ON TILDEN's
RECORD. @a
a Thorough Exposure as 10
Where the Democratic sOnndl-
date stood in the Dark Days Of
1861. and All Through the War.

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famous Union pem0'tas~ ~n9 10 ee.SsS- .Sa.
tyol war ianucnAnans oaUlnss ~ t'Ul'
isSueu .na' 'nFiiiius anu n'". af'.ottSo
ae'' y "y "'N" .'S' Wv" ~ 411'e.ss'" 'I''.
Eag Sa0o' nImOn "es sp'b naue Steas
speech In New York last Monday night.
We have not room for the whole Of Il in
,ho column. ~ the Ixry,rnrScya
49, ',.
TINS morning. Dut mere are Sonae
extracts from it that every man should
read and ponder we'll before he
o,,,, h;s h,,io, for s,musl 7 Tilden
I1''' 'i' o"' -Vl - ~ !.
ne refers 10 .he gtea. war ~ee'!ns na'
was held in New York city on the 10th
of April. 1S6l-the meeting that for
80, No, ro,o.,oa % =. ,be amor,,o,
yea'o was tS.''teu ~ 40 A' ~
meeting oil new 1ofk-the meeting 'haI
was called by the most prominent men 10
that great city without distinction OF
...,. A. co.o..I n;x ..vs 0;, wss mn.
parry nm s'"'" - , " -
only the greatest demonsIalon outlne
greatest occasion the world ever saw.p
aT, w.s a.sstted ana -belieyed that there
W. e ,,;,,;a, ~ h,,,.n H.
was quarter VI iu,'i,'" VI nuN" y.
ings in the square and the streets leading
into it," q
At the time Of this great patriotic dem.
ons,ra,;on Jefferson Dayishad issued his
nroclamation ~ secesaion. and called for
ths service of.priyateerslto iepredate on
onr comn,erce. The first irebe loan q
Ssa m;II;ons N destroy The Union was re.
norted 10 have been taken. The outrage
IN Fort Sumter had been consummaled.
0ur arsenals, minis. forts. and revenue
cntters in the south had been seized, and
the National ilag had been trampled nm
der foot. The railroad had been torn up
at Baltimore d few DAYS before, and d
lMassachusetts regiment on its way to
Washinvton 10 defend the Capital had
bssn assaulted, and several Of It's mem.
bsrs killed and wounded. Now, 1 appeal
IN Won 10 Say. fellow citizens. and address
myself 10 ali without regard to political
associations, whether any man In whose
breast there was The feeblest pulsation re.
snonsiye to this throbbing Of the great
National heart, would have refused to
take part in the patriotic demonstration ]
AM deseribipe d Il has been recently
stated Nv one AZ Mr.. Tild6I,s supporters
that he was present at the meeting. /
denyit. Al ali events, deny that he was
on any Of the numerous stands or plat.
forms which we're vocal with eloquent and
na,r;ot,c words He was not among the
three hunored and seyeuty.three Tice
Presidents and Secretaries. lie was not
one Of the iorty.eieht speakers, whose
Sneecbes were renorted in whole or IN
n.rt Hewas mo where seen or heard: and
r he was there. as is-asserted he ,nlust
have been secretly prowlinp around as
an unconcerned spectator Of a scene in
which he had refused TO have any part.
7 take il unon mvself 10 saw that he re-.
| fused to participate in 1t. I had from
tha l;ns 81 A Democrat of the highest
cbaracter the abatement thathe called on
Mr. TilJen and urped him 10 unite in il;
that Mr widen declined: that he begged
NJ Tilden IN reconsider his refusal: that
be called on Mr.. Tilden next day and re-.
newed b;s reouest and when MI. Tilden
aeain refnsed he said 10 him. "The time
vii come when vo,i will regret your de.
,srminat;on" Eellow citizens. the time
has come. and thank Heaven there il no
sta,nie of Limitation fordisloyalty to The
ITn;on
7 w;.b todo Mr. T;,den M iniustice
,ndT admit that be conid not baye taken
@ aa.t IL Ill. movemsnt N nnbold tbe
| fin;o, w;,hont Jo;nv yiolenee 10 his own
nnbl;sbed on;nions Tn A letter 10 Judpe
kent Inc wear before he asjd that he
frsmers II tbe constitution Wrecognired
No rieht Of Constitutional secession; bui
tbsy ieft reyolution orpapized when Ii
sbonld he demanded by lie public opinion
AZ n S,ste. Ieit II WIN mower IN snap tbe
t;a n confed.r.t;on AZ n nation mipht
bsaot n treaty and n renel coercion as 4
n,,;on m;sht rsneI invssSon :"
T. was nSder tbe inanence of these teach.
;nas bv NJ T;IJar and other congenial
tbantc,o that the Confederate STATE nm.
Jertook IN snap tho lie Of confederation
and th;s meeting was held to keen nm
ITn;on I'm M tossthsr bv Tho yery coercion
which he ss;d those sta,e. had n right d
ranoI How ,han con,d he nart;cipate In
epb p%;,bont % s;v;na @ N" % lie ~ to The disorgan,
i,;ms % doc.+sn nss %h;cb ; be M had 'nroelaimed
iH HaS conld bs tate % mart in his move
mont @ % ~ nreusnt- va the ststes by coereio,
from Josne what be had told then
tbsv had a rigbt 10 do !? The dilemm,
WV: @ esr,ainly an embarrassing one
for ~ wbether he took The North
ern err or tbe Southern horn he wal
snre 10 Re pored, His instincts counselet
him to take no part against his Southern
friends, and he must be allowed tht
ra'ss 0' s"d ~ ,Ss ~ I Daripe M v
four Years OF its progress, what word q
encouragement did he ever address tc
those who were carrying It 9ny whal
rotr;otic "pSi ~ nan n wonIS. accsntP ; what ann
hort by word or deed 10 the cause Of tic
Union? Some Of his indiscreet support.
lara have made abortiye attempts to prove
him a patriot and a supporter Of the war
These attempts are founded upon pre-.
tended conversations with him from
Twelve 10 fifteen wears agoy whereas Il /,
we'll known that he was an open oppo
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