The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-06-29
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and State of New York, In the year 1914
the year which ruined the fortunes Of
the great Napoleon. One OF his ances-
tors, Nathaniel Tilden, was Mayor Of
the city Of Tenterden, Kent, England,
in 1923. He was succeeded In that Office
by his cousin John, as he had been pre-
ceded by his uncle John In 1856 and 1900.
\ He removed with his family to Scituate,
in the Colony OF Massachusetts,, In 1854.
His brother Joseph was one Of the mer-
chant adventurers OF London who fitted
out the Mayflower. This Nathaniel Til
den married Hannah Bourne, one OF
whose sisters married brother OF Gov.
Winslow, and another o son of Gov.
Bradford.
| Gov. Tiiden's grandfather, John Til
den, settled In Columbia county. The
Governor 8 mother was descended from
William Jones. Lieutenant Governor Of
! the colony OF New Haven, who In all the
hssteaiea a GCnEccticut is represented
one Of the regicide judges OF Charles /. !,
who Is said to have married n sister OF
Oliver Cromwell and cousin of John
Hampden. The Governors father, a
farmer and merchant Of New Lebanon,
was q man Of notable judgment and
practical sense, and the accepted oracle
Of the county upon all matters Of pub
lie concern. while his opinion was also
eagerly sought and justly valued by all
his nefghbors, but by none more than
by the late President Van Buren,, who
till his death was one OF his most cher
ished intimate and personal friends.
From his father Gov. Tilden inherited
n taste for political inquiries, and In his
companionship enjoyed peculiar oppor-
tunities for acquiring an early familiar
ity with the bearings of the various
questions which agitated our country In
his youth.
Young Tilden entered college In his
eighteenth year. The fall of 1882, when
he was to enter college, was rendered
memorable by the second election OF
General jackson to the Presidency and
Martin Van Buren to the Vice Prcsi-
dency OF the United States, and OF Will
liam l.. Marcy to the Governorship OF
the State of New York. In that contest
an effort was made to effect coalition
between the National Republicans and
the anti-Masons. The success of the
Democracy depended on the defeat Of
that coalition. Samuel heard the sub
ject discussed In the family, and was
especially impressed by what fell from
the lips Of an uncle who deplored his
inability to "wreak his thoughts upon
expression" Samuel disappeared for
two or three days, aud in the seclnsion
OF his chamber proceeded to set down
the views he had gathered upon the
subject. and In due time brought the re-
suit to his father, at once the most aI-
preciative and the least indulgent critic
Of his acquaintance. The father WAS SO
highly pleased with the paper that he
took his son to see Mr.. Van Buren, then
at lebanon Springs, to read 1t to him.
They found so much merit in the per-
formance that they decided it should be
published with the signature Of dozen
or more leading Democrats, and 1t
shortly after appeared in the Albany
Argus us an address, occupying about
half a page Of that print, and from
Democratic papers OF the State. The
Erenjng Journal paid it tie compliment
Of attributing it to the pen of Mr.. Van
Buren, and the argus paid it the greater
compliment Of stating "by authority
that Mr.. Van Buren, was not the author.
Mr.. Tilden had not been long at Yale
College before his health gave way, and
obliged him to leave. After some rest
he was enabled TO resume his studies, ,and
in 1884 entered the University OF. New
York, where he completed his academic
Office of the late John w. Edmunds, in
the city Of New York, where he enjoyed
peculiar facilities for the prosecution Of
his favorite studies of law and politics.
The accession of Mr.. Van Buren to
the Presidency in 1897 was followed by
the most trying financial revulsion that
had yet occurred in our history. During
that summer appeared the Presidential
message calling for special session OF
Congress, and recommending the sepa-
ration OF the Government from the
banks and the establishment OF the in
dependent Treasury. This measure
debate throughout the country, even
before it engaged the attention OF Con-
gress.
Mr.. Tilden, though still a student, |
sprang to the defense OF the Presidents
policy, and wrote q series OF papers,
marked by all the characteristics OF his
maturity, and advocating the proposed
separation and the redeemabllity OF the
Government currency in specie. These
articles were signed "CrinO."
In the fall OF 1888 Nathaniel T. Tai
from New York, who had separated |
from the Democratic party and joined
the Wings in opposition to the financial
policy of President Van Buren, was an /
nounced to speak on the issues OF the |
day in Columbia county. A meeting |
had been arranged very quietly, at
which it was hoped he might exert an
influence upon the doubtful men and
change the political complexion OF the |
party The Tildens heard OF the pro- |
posed meeting about noon Of the day
upon which it was to be neld. Ihey
promptly sent word to all the Demo-
Gratis of the vicinity, and the result was
one of the largest meetings ever known
in that region. Talmadge, In the course
of his speech, took great pains to con-
vince his audience that it was the DEM
ocrats that had changed their position,
but that he and his friends were un-
changed. At the close Of his remarks
one Of the Wing leadeEs OF the move,
ment offered e Iesol m which passed awa
Gratis in the assembly that might be so
disposed to reply to the Senator. The
young Democrats, who had mostly ga
thered in the rear Of the hall, regarding
\ s.