The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-07-28
Crne Nortl)erner.
Paw Paw, Michigan, July %, 1876.
From the Lansing Republican.

From the Lansing Republican.
No man can ever be elected president OF
tbese United States who was openly hostile to
the national cause during the great rebellion.
Every candidate must make decent showing
az least OF his patriotism IN that hour OF peril.
Hence we see great efforts by the democratic
press TO qualify or cloak the words and actions
Of Samuel j. Tilden, and make him appear TO
have been good war democrat. But his his
tory, as well as that OF Rutherford b. Hayes,
his opponent, is matter OF public record
Let US see how the two look, side by side.
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nlden refused to sign a call for a union
attend that meeting, just after the rebellion
broke out
HAYES went to a union meeting in Cincin-
natl, acted as chairman OF the committee on
resolutions. and immediately afterwards aided
in raising the 23d Ohio regiment OF infantry
volunteers, was elected major thereof, and
engaged IN active fighting against the confed-
crates,
Early in 1868 Tiden signed the circular call
ing together that band OF vile copperheads,
the Society for the diffusion of useful politi-
cal knowledge" which issued tracts showing
the blessings Of human slavery and the wick
edness OF coercing the seeded states. Tilden
was member Of the finance committee OF this
reasonable society and no doubt contributed
10 its funds,
At precisely the same period Hayes was serv-
ing with his gallant volunteers, bearing all the
hardshps of the common soldier, suffering
from dangerous wounds, and exerting himself
TO the utmost for the preservation OF that I'M
ION which Tilden was circulating tracts to
weaken and destroy. Thus while Tilden dis
tnbuted the seeds Of treason and protected the
sbominable system Of slavery Hayes distrlbu-
ted bullets among shareholders and did his
bravest and best to break down their accursed
system.
At the academy Of music in New York city,
July 4th. 1868, a grand ovation OF copperhead-
ism took place, at which Tilden was present,
and Ex-Governor Seymour made speech rank
ling with hostility to the government, and I'M
questionably melting the draft riots OF ten
days later, in which union soldiers and unof
tending negroes were murdered, and Horace
Greedy was chased to his Office and put in peril
Of mis- life.
In the same month Rutherford B. Hayes was
chasing john Morgan through Ohio and assist
ing in the capture OF that reoel raider.
Tllden was delegate to the democratic ma
tonal convention in August 1864, and had
place on the committee to prepare platform,
and cooked up the resolution declaring the
war failure, and demanding an immediate
and shameful peace.
Hayes was then in the field, perlng his life
lOI luo Cdupc, anu uuhiuB tuo war u
grand success at Winchester and Cedar Creek,
30 az to bring about an honorable peace,
v.
At the New York election in 1864 Tilden was
packing caucuses, pulling wires, and stuffng
ballot-boxes, as sachem Of Tammany, IN or
der to elect the copperhead candidates
Hayes then stald on the battlefield, refusing
TO 60 home and run for congress, as he was
invited to do, and declared that any man who
would take such step at such time ought
10 be scalped."
II Tilden ever delivered a speech. wrote a
letter, or gave cent OF money in aid Of the
union cause during the rebellion, the evidence
Of 1t is yet to be produced.
But HAYES was often in the forefront OF bat
tle stuck to his regiment throughout the war,
and did not sheathe his sword until the last
rebel had surrendered. HIS services were so
valuable that he gained brevet az major gen.
eral, aud he carries to-day the scars OF four
wounds received in his country's service.
te5"Which of these men has the best war
record