Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-06
rrLnEN-rmk REFOnnEn.


record as TO common honesty and to round
out and complete more symetrically the
two aspects Of his character, which, we
failed to do last week. We had indeed
niade,sOme advance in the work, but cur
friend Dienst has stolen our thunder and
done up the JOHN the following article
so much more thoroughly than we had con-
templated, that we abandoned our own and
adoptet his. We therefore commend the
article of our friend to those who are read
ing up the biography of this arrant impost=
ser. hesnot only holds the pen ofsa sready
writer, but be is posted with regard to
the various features of Mr.. Tilden's life
Of reform. His four years of experience
in the war of the rebellion, an eXperitnce
of year and half of rebel cruelty in the
several prison pens of the South, make
him tolerably good judge of the honesty,
patriotism and humanity Of Democracy.
That bloody shirt that Democrats make a
subject of jibes and jokes, he has vivid
sense Of in all its horrors. The inward
ness of the party he has had sickening
realization of.
Msssrs. Editors and FellOlO- Citizens:
1 am fully pursuaded that upon our uni
ted action as Republicans, at the polls, this
fall, depends as much as in the fall of 1850
snd spring of 1861.
That as much is at stake now as when
we cast our ballots for the reelection of
Lincoln in 1864, upon which depended the
successful Termination of the war, and the
crushing out of secession and the gathering
in of the fruits of that struggle. Later
fruits, such as have been ripening for the
last eleven years, are now ripened and
ready to be gathered. The question is,
shall we stand back and let them fall into
the hands of trespassers, or shall we thrust
in the sickle and gather the harvest? This
is the question, in my estimation, that pre-
sents itself for our Consideration. II de-
feated this fall, and the Democratic party,
with its large infusion of rebels, the blood
and treasure spent in the rebellion will
have been spent in vain-the rebels will
have gained by the ballot what they lost by
the bullet.
A few evenings since allowed myself to
be placed in false light before you, by
accepting the invitation of respected
frisnd-a Democratic attend the meeting
at which one of our honorod citizens was
to make a few remarks upon the character
of Samuel Tilden. also accepted from
the same friend further invitation to take
a seat upon the platform-this latter invi-
tation is what did the mischief. Perhaps
if the matter had ended with the illusions
to Mr.. Tilden, it might have been we'll
enough, but at the conclusion .ef those re-
marks there were let off two political
speeches, apparently charged for the Occa-
sion-thoroughly Democratic. These de-
fnedthe character of the meeting, and put
me in wrong attitude-one in which 1 do
notscare to stand. 1t would be ridiculous
ly Inconsistent and wicked foEme to be
snything but Republican, so long as the
great Republican party hold tothe princi-
Piles upon which it was founded
Itwas said of Mr.. -Tilden-that he was
loyal to the country during the rebellion.
That he was in, favor Of more rigorous
prosecution Of the wRr.
That he was and is thoroughly upright
and honest man.
That he prosecuted the chief of the Tam
many thieves.
I believe am about the last man who
would detract from the character Of Mr..
Tilden. I would be glad to believe with our
honored fellow citizen alluded to, with re-
speet to the character Of Mr.. Tilden. He
will excuse me. l trust, when -Isay must
differ With him. Is it true that he Is an
abused mani am afraid that If we take
the trouble to enquire into the antecedents
Of Mr.. ! Tildsn RssBhAlt Hnd that 1t is not
true. By the fles Of any of our old newspa-
pers as tar.. back as 1sS9-e0, we shall And
that Mr.. ITilden was secessionist before
the war tSgan, He published in the n. Y.
Ess"ins eost the noted Kent letter, in
which he denied the sovereignty Of the ma
ton, and asssatsd thae-of the States, in
stronger terms than had ever been employ.
ed by even John c. Calhoun.
J Tp p1sels he refused to SID ssas yiee pFes.
4 res& mab6 n3eesiAs Assna aTsw YeFk
called for the encouragement Of the defend.
sFs Of the Union, he deelsred-=siI hays
no sympathy With the object Of the meet.
ine,h
aAtthe breaking out Of the war, he wal
invited to assist In giving counsel to the
government, IN eFdeF that the Southern
States might tsheh tatheit allegiance.
This was met by the declaration, that tbi.
was NOT q natii9eA, but 2 eoRtsderaey BY The
WI Of the pepplsuand that apF Stats, had
perfect right to Withdraw from the Pnion
that the general government had no pow.
o. to esegoe stste-that the war to coerce
the States South would be wicked and IN
consistent-that every soldier invading the
seath- 70 Pgt dew. !EYH. tAs 1sbsIllsR FSaid Be-
."ois " prosecution as tresnasseF, Such
WAS his advice to the government. ~
1t is claimed that Tilden was in favor Of
a more vigorous prosecution of the war
When the war was at its height-Feb
1sea-Re signed . eap fer q ! meeting at ii
DelmORtOo's Of the character and OhIeot al
which, the EbsAthg f0st Of the following
day spoke as follows:
at was composed Of men who had nc
words Of sympathy, but only denunciation,
for their country; its epptemplated object!
AtFetlX lleensistsht With the welfare and
Vitst dutty OF she nation, and Il eall bnlJ
result in the demOralization Of public sen,
timent. -s!i-. o. stas. l4s b-.. u1 su11s>
He attended convention held in Chica.
go in August, 1884, and was chairman Of
one OF the tths eomWittsss 9D platform, AM
assisted ass 10 drafting and passing Fesolu
tion declaring the war q failure-iu the
very hour, too, when the so-called Southern