The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31
HEWITT ON rILDEN. !


tm1eW HEWITT ON TILDEN.r8d
a Debate which was Not Reported by the
lac osisAAsoeisted Press Politicians
In the night session of Monday in
the House, Mr.. Hewitt of New Y ork,
replied to Mr.. Kasson's attack on Gov.
iTilden. He spoke of Mr.. Kasson's
speech as a painful surprise and mel
ancholly experience. He could hard
Iy have believed that that gentleman,
with his intellectual endowments,
could have so far abdicated his own
self-respect as to have INDUCED in the
partisan and malicious statements
which he had made. He MIR. Hewitt)
approached the subject as he would
take hold of Shiny snake, with de-
sire TO get rid Of it. The first charge
was that Gov, Tilden had been = seces-
sionist. 1t was possible that Gov.
Tilden might, before the lawless strife,
have entertained views i'm common
with Jefferson, Madison, Jackson and
other great men who had given con-
struction to the constitution and gov
ernment of the country. At the out
break of the rebellion he (Mr. iHewitt)
was in daily and almost hourly com
munion with Gov. Tilden and he knew
that no more loyal or patriotic heart
was then beating in the United States.
When the first call for troops came,
Tammany hall, which had not then
fallen into the hands of the ring, rails
ed regiment. The grand sachem of
Tammany hall CIV. D. Kennedy was
Colonel of that regiment, and it was
Officered mostly by members of the
Tammany society. On account of his
own (Mr. Hewitt's) health he had
been unable to go, but he had sent his
nephew as one of the officers of that
regiment. DO 4is,na s.fl eH
Mr.. Lapham, of New York. After
the fall of Fort Sumpter did not Mr..
Tilden refuse 10 sign the call for the
great Cooper institute meeting, and
refuse 10 attend the meeting?
Mr.. Hewitt. 1t is not true that he
refused to sign it, and he did attend
the meeting, Applause on the Dem
ocratic side. Mr.. Samuel Sloan, then
a member of the Union safety CON-
mittee of New Y ork, applied to Mr..
Tilden at time when he was engag.
ed in the trial of case to affix his
name to the call, and his reply was,
81 am very busy just now; send me
the resolutions after the trial of this
case. and if they are entirely proper i
will sigl the call" The call was ney-
er sent to him, but when the meeting
took place he attended it, and the res
olulions received his absolute and un.
qualified approval. l say now that
Tammany Hall raised regiment for
the war, and that Gov. Tilden was a
large contributor to that fund.
Mr.. Conger, How much?
Mr.. Hewitt. l am not going to
state dollars and cents. Patriotism is
above dollars and cents in some
quarters.
Mr.. Conger. 1t is denied in the
public press that Mr.. Tilden ever con-
tribntcd one cent for any such purpose
lDerisive laughter on the Democratic
side.1 Will the gentleman state when
and where and to what amount he
ever contributed to the raising of q
regiment #sas.
Mr.. Hewitt. state when in stating
that the Tanmany regiment was rais-
ed, and state where when say the
city of New York. l do not state the
amount, because Democrats did not
go carrying the hat around. Laugh
ter aaf @Ta4fsl }E3Ihfsi sff ii5s s
d Mr.. Davy, of New York. sup
posed we had settled all our difficult
ties, and this was a sort of love feast.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania. The
love feast is to be on the 4th of March
next. t=a aEf
Mr.. observation-disclosures to that
period the man i'm New York was
more frequently called in counsel
there and in Washington that Mr..
Tilden. know that he was twice
called for by President Lincoln, and
came to Washington and held cheer
full consultation with him, resulting in
the early and rapid filling of the quota
from the State of New York, and 1
know that during the whole of the
trying time there never was doubt
as to the loyalty and patriotism of
Samuel j. Tilden. As to the resOlu-
ton of the Chicago convention, quot
ed by Mr.. Kasson against Mr.. Tilden
the war q failure, he (Mr.
Kasson) should have know that with
in month past q public and positive
had been made by Mr.. Man.
ton Marble, the secretary of the COM
mittee on resolutions, that Governor
TiIden opposed that resolution public
ly and privately, and it was within
his own (Mr. Hewitt's) knowledge
that Governor Tilden urged General
Mcclellan (atter his nOminatiOn) to
make such q declaration in his letter
of acceptance as would nullify that
portion Of the Chicago platform.
Mr.. Randall Which was s.the union
at all hazards" iiiia iaavilaiifa
Mr.. Hewitt-Those were the words
inserted in the Chicago convention.
Gov. Tilden declared that the adjust
ment of the controversy between the
north and south on any other basis
than the restoration OF the Union was
impossible, that the moment any par.
ty went out of the Union the question
must be settled by war, and that the
war must be prosecuted until the
question was settled. These .declara-
tions of his were published in the
Al.