The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-07-19
MORRISTOWN TENN, WEDNESDAY, JULY -, 1876.

Gratis in the assembly that might be
so disposed to reply to the senator.
The young Democrats, who had
mostly gathered in the rear of the
hall. regarding this as a challenge
to them. shouted for Tilden. Sam
uel, yielding to the obvious senti-
ment Of the meeting, came forward,
and took the place just vacated by
the Senator.
After discussing the main ques-
tiOn of the controversy, he adverted
to the personal aspects of the Sen
ator's speech. and especially to his
statement that the Democrats had
changed position, while he himself
had renamed consistent. By way
of testing the truth of this declara-
ton. he turned to the Wings on the
platform and pointing to each of
them in turn, asked if it was they or
if it was the Senator who had op-
posed them in the late contest for
the Presidency that had changed.
Finally, fixing his eyes upon the
chairman. Mr.. Gilbert, venerable
farmer and almost an octogenarian,
he said, in a tone of mingled compli-
ment and expostulation ''And you,
sir, have you changed?" By this
direct inquiry the honest old man
was thrown off his guard, and stout
ly cried out: "No 7" Mr.. Tilden
skillfully availed himselfof this dec
laration of his old neighbor and
friend, and applied it to the Senator
in a strain of mastery sarcasm and
irony. The effect was electric; it
thrilled the assembly and complete
ly destroyed the objects of the meet
ing.
Upon his admission to the bar Mr..
Tilden opened an Office in Pine
street, in the city of New York.
In 1914, in anticipation and pre-
paration for the election which re-
suited in making James X. Polk,
President and Silas Wright, Cover
nor of the State of New York. Mr..
Tilden, in connection with John L..
O'Sullivan, founded the newspaper
called the Daily Nea0S.
In the fall of 1845, he was sent to
the Assembly from the city of New
York, and while q member of that
body was elected to the convention
for the remodelling of the constitu-
tion Of the State, which was to COM
mence its sessions q few weeks af-
ter the Legislature adjourned. In
both of these bodies Mr. Tilden was
a conspicuous authority, and left a
permanent impression upon the leg
islation Of the year, and especially
upon all the new constitutional pro-
visions affecting the finances of the
State and the management of its
system of canals.
He inherited no fortune, but de-
pended upon his own exertions for a
livelihood. Thus far his labor for
the State, or in his profession, had
not been lucrative, and, despite his
strong tastes and pre-eminent quail
fications for political life, he was
able to discern at that early period
the Importance in his country, at
least, of a pecuniary independence
for the successful prosecution of a
political career. With an assiduity
and a concentration of energy which
have characterized all the transac-
tions of his life. Mr.. Tilden now gave
himself up to his profession. 1t was
not many years before he became as
we'll known at the bar rs he had be-
/ tore been known as politician. His
business developed rapidly, and
| though he continued to take more or
less interest in political matters,
they were not allowed after 1857 to
interfere with his professional duties.
Till the war came Gov. Tilden
made every effort to avert the rebel.
lion. When his efforts, combined
with those of other prominent patri
OTIS, had proved abortive, his convic
tions of duty were perfectly decided
and clear. They were to maintain
the integrity of our territory and the
supremacy of the constitutional au
thorities. He had been educated il
the school OF jackson, and bad beer
a diligent student of the lessons
taught by the nulifcation controver
sy Of 1888. He had studied care
fully and profoundly the relation o
the Federal and State governments
and of the citizens of those govern
ments. He had thus early formed
perfectly clear and settled opinions
about which his mind never vacil
lated. They were the opinions o
Jackson, of Van Buren,. Of Wrigh
and of Marcy, with whom during
most of their public lives, he haC
been on terms OF personal intimacy
During the winter of l860-61 h
attended meeting Of tho leadin,
men of both parties in the city o
New York, to consider what meas
ures were necessary and practical T.
avert an armed collision betwee
what were then termed the free an
the slave States. To the North b
urged reconciliation ane forbearance
appreciating as he did more clearl
than most of those around him in tn
fearful and disasterous consequence
F Of civil war, whatever might prov
its ultimate result. To the Sout
he urged a Difference to the will {
the majority and respect for th
provisions of the Federal Constitr
, ton, within which they would b
sure Of adequate protection for then
selves and for their property; bu
he warned them that outside of til
Constitution they could expect pre-
, lection for neither.
When the war did come Mr.. III
den associated himself with and ws
, private adviser of Mr.. Dean Ricl
. mond, then at the head of the Den
: ocratic party of this State, and WI
was accustomed on all importar
, questions to visit Mr.. Tilden in h