Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-02

never was any occasion III WHICH OOV
Tilden made declaration in favor OF
The Union, or the prosecution OF the war
d. its preservation. If that gentleman
would study the records of the Chicago
for the sake Of doing justice,
rs he has evidently studied them for the
sake of doing injustice. to Gov. Illden,
he would find that in that convention,
and before the New York delegation, in
an open meeting, Gov. Tilden said that
the adjustment of the controversy be-
tween the north and south on any other
basis than the restoration of the Union
was impossible; that that the moment |
any party went out OF the Union the
questions must be settled by war, and
the war must be prosecuted until the |
questions were settled. ..g.... .s. 20. .
These were his declarations. published |
in the Chicago and New York papers, at
the very date of the Chicago convention,
and fortunately for the gentleman, who
likes very recent and modern literature,
he can find those declarations repeated
in Il sketch published in the Louisville
Courier-J Journal on the H25th of April
last. That is my answer to the state
ment of the gentleman from Iowa that
Gov. Tilden never made any declaration
in favor of the prosecution of the war.
and that he was disunionist.
TILDEN's RELATIONS TO TWEED.
We now come down to the next charge,
that Gov. Tilden was the associate OF
William NJ. Tweed on q democratic
cO1llmlJJpe, that he !apied d contribution
on William Nj. Tweed OF $1,000, and
that he issued circular in combination
with William Nj. Tweed intended to pro-
mote the fraudulent election of 4 gov
ernor of the state OF New York.
1t is true that Gov. Tilden was chair
man of the democratic committee of the
state of New York; and it is also true
that William M. Tweed was member
OF that committee. And if the gentleman
knows anything about the organization
of such committees in the state of New
Y ork he knows that each district NOM
mates and send its own members; that
Gov. Tilden had no more to do with the
appointment of William NJ. Tweed rs a
member of that committee than he has
to do with the man who is supposed to
regulate the moon. He was there right
fully member of the committee, and
at the time he was so active he had not
subsequently attained and which he now
occupies. -s sl
No contribution was ever levied upon
Mr. Tweed. Mr.. Tweed did as other
people have done,as myself have done,
and as have no doubt the gentleman
from Iowa has done, sent 4 contribution
to the fund required by the committee to
carry on the state election. Inat was
levying no contribution.
Then rs to the issue of that circular,
the lie has been nailed here by my col
league (Mr. Cox). Ii any man doubts
whether the declaration Of Gov. Tilden,
which has been read, was published in
the Evening Post Of the 18th of November.
| 1868, the files are accessible to them.
saw it with my own eyes; know it was
then published. know that not more
than twenty-tour hours elapsed from the
time the charge was made in the Eve
ming Post, and it was first made in that
paper, until the denial was made in the
same paper. 81. .aagi - I,ga--, -
Mr.. Foster-Was it ever known who
perpretrated that forgery on Gov
Tildep? ..i .H-" , 3f'3
Mr.. Hewitt-Nothing was ever known
positively about it,except that Mr.. Tweed
was probably the person who sent ou,
that circular have never heard that
there is any positive evidence to that ef:
feet. Bad as he is, unhappy as he is
to-day, for his crimes, l hesitate tC
charge him with a new crime without
evidence. In that respect | hope the
gentleman from Iowa will follow my eN.
ample. -F l# =,
Mr.Cannon-Doest the gentleman claim
that the circular was issued for an i'm
proper purpose
Mr.. Hewitt do not know whether
it was proper or improper; but l say ii
was charged to be improper by the gen
tleman from Iowa. .......,
Mr.. Cannon-I believe Mr. Tilder
claims in his letter that it was not i'm
proper.
MIR. Hewitt-This was in 1868. Sub
sequently the ring, perhaps beginning
their corrupt practices at that time fol
aught know to the contrary, became
so powerful in New York that they
threatened to drive out, and succeeded
in driving out almost every decent mar
from the democratic party OF that city
SPENDING HIS OWN FORTUNE TO CRUISE
| THE RING. a.t9 9
Gov. Tilden for more than three years
like sleuth hound upon the scent, fol
lowed these people patiently, secretly
diligently, spending that money o
which the gentleman from Iowa thinks
he is so parsimonious, with most liberia
hand; yes, with Il magniticence of lib
erality that no private citizen has evel
exhibited in this country, in the perform,
g l,,txy ,f Il
any obligation of law. l was with him
in those transactions; | know what he
did; know his untiring efforts day anl
night 1 know what an army of clerks
he kept busy know how he tracked
these people to their dens of iniquity
and finally dragged them forth to public
execration; and not stopping there, he
has pursued them until they are either
in prison or in exile, and judgments
amounting to millions of dollars have
been taken against them, and ovel
5000. 600 in one case has been restored
to the treasury of the city of New York
Applause.
Mr.. Springer-That conduct of Gov
Tilden is a warning to all such people
and accounts for much of the opposition
to his election. p.
Mr.. Davy-Will my colleague (Mr
HewltD allow me Just one question
Mr.. Hewitt-Certainly. . f.
Mr.. Davy-Did not Mr.. Tilden meet
with Mr.. Tweed as delegate in the state
convention which convened at Rochester
a long time after these occurrences, and
after the frauds of Mr. Tweed had been
exposed, and did Mr. Tilden raise his
voice against Mr.. Tweed taking seal
| in that convention?
Mr.. Hewltt-My colleague (Mr. Cox
was delegate to that convention, and
can answer better than | can.
Mr.. Davy-I asked the gentleman
who is addressing the house. gr
Mr. Hewit-Certainly; but yield to
my colleague for an answer to that ques-
ton, because he was an eye witness land
an eye witness is better than any second
hand testimony.
Mr.. Cox-I was delegate to that
convention along with Gov. Tilden and
the other delegates named from the diff
terent districts. l know that Mr.. Til
denis efforts drove William M. Tweed
out OF that convention.
Mr.. Davy-I asked the gentleman
whether Mr.. Tildcn ever raised his
voice in that convention against Mr..
| Tweed taking a seat.
Mr.. CoX-There was no necessity for
his doing so, because Mr.. Tweed was
not III the convention. .
Mr.. Hewitt-Mr. Tweed had no seat