The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-01
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desire 70 say a few words upon the record of
the two candidates, as illustrating the character
of each. In 1850, prior TO the election of Mr..
Lincoln, Tilden svowed his adhesion to the
Southern view Of the right Of secession. He
declared our system to be 8 compac Of con-
federation between the Staies,' without a com
mon arbiter 10 enforce a Just construction and
execution Of the instrument. He asserted the
right Of a State to SNAP the tic of confedera-
ton as a nation might break a treaty: and the
right 20 repel coercion Us a nation might rcDeI
invasion" He thus ranged himself with Frank
lin Pierce. who in January Of the same year, in a
letter TO Jefferson Davis, gave aid and com
fort to the conspirators of secession and dis
union. When secession came Rutherford B.
Hayes accepted the resulting war as Just and
necessary" and demanding the whole power
of the country" When the great war meeting
Of April, 1861, was held in New York. Mr.. Ill
den declined To sign his name to the cali. re1uir-
ing first to know what resolutions were TO be
passed al 1t, showing by how delicate a thread
his devotion to the country was suspended. Mr..
Hayes said then he would prefer 70 go into the
war II he knew he was to be killed in the course
Of it rather than 10 live through and after il
without taking any part in il. In 1864, when Mr..
Tiden was at Chicago helping to concoct that
resolution OF surrender passed by the Demo-
cratic National Convention, General HAYES wa.
writing from the field that " the officer who, at
this crisis, would abandon his post to electioneer
for a seat in Congress ought 10 be scalped." IL
is claimed by Tilden's friends that Lincoln
sometimes consulted him. So he toyed with
other dangerous men in the North-corre-
sponded with them, conferred with them.
pleaded with them, argued with them.
tested them, toyed with them, that thereby
he might mollity them, and measure them,
uuiang them, or convert them. Lincoln
was 4 diplomatist as well as a patriot, and
considered nothing a loss which removed an
OBSTACLE from the path of the nation. or
oiInted the weapon or parted the blow of an
o-emy. Lincoln may have sent for and con-
ierred with Mr.. Tilden but the documentary
proof must be furnished before tn. country
can believe that such conference was between
friends who confded in each other, and were
equally intent upon a common object. Like
wise the characters of the two men are in
marked contrast. Hayes set up for himself
; noble standard when, in college DAYS. he
wrote in his private diary these words s'Tbe
reputation that | desire is not that morneutary
which is gained without merit, and
ost without regret. Give me the popularity
Vt runs after, not that which is sought for
& otrast these words with the spirit shown by
Ir. llden, whose training began in the school
T \ eW York politics, in the corrupt davs of
an 'uren, and whose career has been A con-
nuou ' devotion TO the methods ana priuci-
les an I measures of that dynasty of which
weedisn ' was but the logical and necessary
sue. Tn ecountry can, of all possible caIami-
Is. least dlord to endure the oyershadoyinp
anger whie b would come from transplantinp
Washinoto n the reeds which have produced.
a legitimate growth, the Tammany growth in
e CITY of Ne V York.-Hon. Ed,aaid lcPhey-
u at Newport.