Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-10-28
ID st net ayOwal of the fact that Tilden
was opposed 10 the war for the suppress
sion OF the Rebellion.

ReDellion--if any remain after thu
abundant proof already eiven-i'
removed by the evidence afforded
by the "Literary Bureau" engaged
in furnishing matter in his support
for the Democratic press in all parts
of the country, hut varied to suit
the latitude. 1t seems that one OF
the bulletins from this bureau, nc
doubt intended for some Southern
newspaper, was by mistake address
ell to the Waukesha Democrat, Of
Wisconsin, the editor of which, with
out stopping to question anything
received from the source of intor'
nation to which he was accustOm
ed to look for supplies, inserted in
his paper the explicit statement
which is subjoined:-
"Mr. Til,len's opposition to the
war has been made the most Of by
our antagonists, but it avails them
nothing. The war is over, and it is
remembered that some OF the bes,
and purest men in the United States
opposed the war. President Blu,
chanan, Willard Fillmore, Franklin
Pierce, Stoncwall Jackson, Robert
Il. Lee, John &. breckenridge, HO-
ratio Seymour, George b. McClel'
Ian, and hundreds of others were
averse to the war, and especially to
the employment of colorcd troops
and to the emancipation of tue slaves
4 majority of the leading statesmen
of Great Britain, and many on the
continent Of Europe, sided with the
South. There was IA clean-cut and
honest difference of opinion all over
Christendom as to the right or wrong
of the late Rebellion. Mr.. Tilden,
with many other distinguished men
of our own and other countries,
leaned towards the South during
the contest, but was none the less
an American. And now that Sec
ton naturally gives him its united
support; it goes solid for him. There
has been a disposition among the
timid friends of Mr.. Tilden to deny
that he was opposed to the war.
But Mr.. Tilden himself has never
sanctioned sncll denial. dc stands
now where he stood from 1861 to
1865. opposed to the war for coerc.
ing the dissatisfied States of the
Union to remain in it. Mr.. Tilden
is stiIl a good, old fashioned, State
rights Democrat Of the John 9. Cal
houn stripe, aud the presidency can
not tempt him to forswear his faith
And that is why the people like
him; that is why they will vote for
him. He refuses all importunies to
make him say that the invasion of
the South was justitiabIe, because
he believes it was not justitiable."
FELLOW-CITIZENs, | am very far
from desiring to conduct this cam.
paien Oh the principle of reviving
old wartime animosities for the pur-
pose of turthcring partisan ends;
but | have yet to learn that forget
tu|ness is craftsmanship. Moreover,
while we are willing to forgive, there
are some things that cannot easily
be forgotten. The Democratic par
ty reminds me in this respect of Il
man who seeks a favor at your
hands, and when you have recognize
ed him as one who has defrauded
you on former occasion, and would
refuse him, he says, "Yes, l did do
such and such ugly things; but
then, let bygones be bygones, and
in a Christian spirit put me in favor
and into fortune again." Or take
another illustration A ship is toss
ed among the breakers, and all the
old crew begin to leave her, and as
they 60 they cut her sails and cords,
and even try to scuttle the old hulk
to assist the work of the storm
but new crew take hold and rig
up the ship; through storm, wind,
darkness. rocks, they hold to the
ship. until at length, the storm over,
her flag, resembling the stars of
heaven. shine out again, and she is
safe. Then, how would it look for
the old crew to come back, saying,
''True, we left the old slip in her
hour of distress. We even did what
we conld to help to sink her. But
then you will be maguanimous; let
bysones be bygones, and give us
back the command, and we will
steer her right" This, my fellow
is just the attitude of the
Democratic party.-George W. Cur
tbs to his neighbours at West Brighton,
Staten Island.
FLYING THE STARS AND RARS