The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-10
ANTI-WAR TILDEN.
His Record as a Stabber-in.the-B Bear.

Chicago Times.
The fact that Mr.. S. j. Tilden was
chairman Of the platform committee of
the Chicago convention in 1864, which
put forth the famous 'peace platform,
pronouncing the war failure, and de.
manding an immediate cessation of hostil-
ities, seem to have been strangely forgot
ten by the northern politicians who pro-
pose to present him as a presidential can
didate at st. Louis. 1t is best that that
fact should be recalled before the entrance
upon a programme so stupid; forit you'd
certainly not lack plenty of advertising
after the taking of the proposed step.
We copy from the records of the
Democratic national convention of 1864
as follows:
"Mr. Tilden of New York, offered the
following resolution:
ReS0kUed, That a committee of one
delegate from each State, to be selected
by the delegate thereof, be appointed to
report resolutions, and that all resolutions
in relation to platform for the Democrat
ic party be referred to said committee
without debate:
The resolution was adopted, and the
committee appointed as follows:
Maine-John W. Dana.
New Hsmpshire-Edwin Pease.
Connecticut-Charles r. Ingersoll.
Rhode Island-Charles R. Bradley.
Massachusetts-G Lunt.
Vermont-T. B. Redfeld.
New York-SAMUEL j. TILDEN.
New Jersey-Abraham Browning.
Pennsylvania-Geo. w. Cass.
Delaware-Charles Brown.
Maryland-Thomas e. Pratt
Kentucky-James Guthrie.
Ohio-Chement L. Vallandigham.
lndiana-James NJ. Hanna.
1llinions-S. S. Marshall.
Michigan-Augustus c. Baldwin.
Wisconsin-George b. Smith.
Minnesota-E. o. Hamlin.
Missouri William A. Hall.
Iowa.. +. Bates.
California;. B. Weller.
Oregon-Benjamin Stark.
Kansas-Wm. G. Mcdowell.
The platform reported by this com:
mittee consisted of six resolutions. The
first one was declaration of unanswera-
BILE fidelity to the union under the consti-
tuition. The second one was in the fol-
lowing words:
ResOEOed, That this convention does
explicitly declare as the sense of the
American people, that after FOUR
YEARS OF FAILURE to restore the
Union by the experiment of war, during
which, under the pretense of a military
necessity of war power higher than the
constitution, the constitution itself has
been disregarded in every part, and pub
lie liberty and private right alike trodden
down, and the material prosperity of the
country impaired-justice, humanity, lib
erty and public welfare demand that I'M
MEDIATE EFFORT BE MADE FOR A
OF HOSTILITIES, with
view to an ultimate convention of the
States, or other peaceable means, to the
end that at the earliest practical moment
peace may be restored on the basis of the
Federal States.
The third resolution was a condemna-
ton of interference by the military auth
ority with elections in Kentucky, Missou-
ri and Mrryland. The fourth was a de-
nunciation of the administrative usurpa-
ton of extraordinary powers not granted
by the Constitution" manifested in mill
tary arrests, the disregard of Estate
rights" the employment of unusual test
oaths, the denial of the right to bear arms,
etc.
The fifth was reprobation of the ad-
for its shameful disregard
to its duty in respect to prisoners of war.
The sixth was declaration of sympathy
with and consideration for the soldiers of
our army"
Every one Of the six resolutions was
in relation to the war, but none had any
great political significance, or gave any
positive indication of political policy,
excepting the second one-the famous
''peace resolution, reproduced above.
The fact that Mr.. Tilden was the fore
most member of the committee which
brought forth this puriel platform of the
Democratic party, would not seem to en-
any reasonable expectation of his
election to the Presidency against such a
man as Gov Hayes.