Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-07-26
NEW SERIES--VOL. II, NO. 30

| were perfectly decided and clear. They
. were to maintain the integrity Of oul
8 territory, and the supremacy OF thu
constitutional authorities. He hat
{ been educated in the school of Jack
! son, and had been diligent student o
, the lessons taught by the notification
controversy Of 1888. He had studied
, carefully and profoundly the relation
| Of the Federal and State governments
He had thus early formed perfectly
, clear and settled opinions, about which
, his mind never vacillated. They were
, the opinions of Jackson, Of Van Buren,
Of Wright, and of Marcy, with whom
, during most Of their public lives, he
had been on terms Of personal init
macy. lt rv
During the winter Of 1S60-61 he at
tended meeting Of the leading men
of both parties in the city Of New
York, 10 consider what measures were
necessary and practicable to avert an
armed collision between what were
then termed the free and the slave
States. To the North he urged recon
ciliation and forbearancc, appreciating
as he did more clearly than most OF
those around him the fearful and dis
astrous consequences Of civil war,
whatever might prove its ultimate re-
suit TO the Soith he urged defer
ence to the will of the majority and a
Irespect for the provisions of the Fed
eral Constitution, within which they
would be sure of adequate protection
for themselves and for their property /;
but he warned them that outside of the
Constitution they could expect pro
lection for neither.
When the war did come, Mr.. Tilden
associated himself with, and was the
private adviser Of Mr.. Dean Richmond,
then at the head of the Democratic
party of New York, and who was ac-
customed on all important questions
to visit Mr.. Tilden In his retirement
and seek his counsel.
At a meeting held at the house of
General Dix, just after the first call of
President Lincoln for 10000 troops,
Mr.. Tilden was present and participa-
ted in the discussions which took
place. He then and there expressed
the opinion that they were on the eve
of great war, and maintained that in
stead of $4,000 troops Mr.. Lincoln
should have called out at least SOC, 900,
halt for immediate service and the
other half to be put in camps OF in
struction and trained for impending
exigencies. Unhappily the generation
had seen SO little OF war and had such
limited means Of comprehending the
rapidity with which the.war spirit,
once lighted, will spread among a peo-
pie, that it was not competent to APP
preciate the wisdom of this advice,
which, II tadopted, would probably have
prevented the necessity Of any further
increase of military force.
To Secretary Chase and his friends
Mr.. Tilden insisted that the war ought
TO be carried on under system of
sound finance, which he did not doubt
the people would cheerfully sustain if
the government wouid nave the cour,
age 70 propose IT, Az ia'er period
ernmont at Washington to give his ad-
vice as TO the best methods Tor its fur
@ .her vou1uc~ W ho sa'u W 'no oeore- i
'ary o' "ar'
You nave no r'so. 70 eipss. s''a1 rh military anI
srpssr once Gin IN two Or three centuries. You viii
probably hsvs TO depend upon the average mih-
.sry t.l'n. Of me country; Under sasa o,ISg, =,
,aar n.g,,o. g,u S1 strength and yeSr SUPERIOR mill
isry resources resulting from your greater pro.
ducins capacities. You must have reserves ,, and
eysprhsm ,our S sSrsr,ayi., III % sy dsoraooriona,s @ %
numbers and reserves.
His advice was not taken, but he
had the satisfaction. within a year af-
ter it was given. of hearing the Secre-
tary of War acknowledge its wisdom
and lament his inability to secure its
adoption.
Mr.. Tilden's later political labors are
familiar as household words TO the
people os the United States. He Crap
pied with, and overthrow the Tweed
ring, which was the most powerful
and corrupt political combination ever
established in this country because it
had its support in a political combins-
ton of the worst men in both the Dem.
ocratic and the Republican parties,
who were equally powerful at Albany
and New York. For this signal ser
vice to the country the people Of New
York showed their appreciation by
elccting him TO tho goyernorship Of
900 votes over the accomplished and
popular Dix, who had himself been
elected two years previously by plu.
rahty Of 10000. His record as Gov
ernor of New York Is as brilliant and
courageous as his previous political ex-
ploits had led the people TO expect.
Mr.. Tilden has let nothing stand be-
tween him and the promotion of the
best interests of the people. The fierce
opposition to his nomination made by
Democrats, shows that his clear cut
notions of duty have made him enc
p,iae In bia own nartv Rut tbe enni