The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-09-10
TILDEN's. WAR I,Ecoup

Governor Tilden's enemies Will In
sist thai he vas su SI:i-wnt Democrat
during Tho rebellion. hut have signnlly
failed tu Produce tho least particle of
proof to substnntiato tho charge whilo
in reality there IS not word of truth
i'll my Of the assertions referred to.
In speech delivered in the Ueasc
Of Representative, Oh the l5:,. Of Aug
nsl, Hon. A. s, Hewitt Of New York,
in reply to an attack of Mr. kusson,
charging Mr. Tildcn with being die
unionist, said:
81 lc pct know upon what lac based
that change. can only SAY that at
the outbreak of the rebellion wes in
daily and almost hourly communion
with him. and knew that no muro
loyal or patriotic heart beat In the
United States at that date"
In proof Of his assertions Mr.. Hewett
stated that Tammeny Hall. which had
not then fallen into its subsequent cor
rufs:ways, raised n regiment and Gov
ernor Tdden WIS very large contfi-
butor 10 the fund which was raiscI to
at it out, adding by way Of addenda
that tho entire cost of eluipping that
regiment was borne by Mr.. Tildcn and
his Democratic friends.
In October, 1862, AIR. Tfldcn was
called upon to prepare IN article de-
filming the position of Tho New York
Democracy, and submitted his report,
which was adopted, from which we ex-
tract the following from his appeal to
the South:
The modest and greatest work Ut our
Wise 0ncestura Is not destined to perish.
We intend to rear once moro upon the
old and firm foundations its shattered
columns, and to cnrry them higher to-
wards the eternal skies. II the old
mag waves in the nervelcss grasp of a
frantic but fccbio fraction to whom
you, md not VIC, abandoned II, we,
whose courage you have tried, when
we stood unmoSed between fanaticism
and folly from the North and South
alike, will once moro bear it onward
and aloft, until It is again planted upon
the towers Of the Constitution, invinci-
Die by domestic rs by foreign enemies.
Within the Union we will give you the
Constitution you profess to revere, re.
newed with fresh guarantees of equal
rights and equal safety. We will rive
you everything that local silf-govern-
ment demands. everything that COM
mon ancestry Of glory, everything that
national fraternity of Christian fellow.
ship requires; but to dissolve the Fctler-
nj bond between these States, to dis
member our country, whoever else con-
SCENTS, VIC will noti no, ncyerl neyerl
never!
j. D. Cation, ex-chicf Justice OF the |
State Of Illinois, during tho war. being |
called upon for his views of Governor
Tilden's standing, wrote to Mr., Hewett
rs follows;
II hayo not known Mr.. Tilden ms |
long as intimately as did Mr.. Lincoln,
think certainly know his sentimento |
on tho subject of the lato war; md |
there would be rs much prupriety in !
snying thnt Mr.. Lincoln was I'm anti /
War Republican as that Samuel j. Til |
den was au nnti-War Democrat.
The evidence rs TO his royalty are
conclusive, aud can not possibly be dis
proved. lie was as true to his country
MS steel, frequently remarking that cit
was The paramount duty OF every one,
whether Democrat or Republican, TO
stand by his country and the Union"
Nothing moro need be said OH tho sub
ject, 60 clear is the case, and no unbias-
cd mind can ever think OF accusing
him Of treason or disunion.