Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17

Whres SalO
! take the liberty to state, as ono Of
the COMMITTEES, that there Is not M
slightest dissension among us We
have been unit from the first.
Governor Weller, of Califorp a
Chairman Of the Subj Committee:
Wished to be permitted to explsin
IN order that this Convention might
know IT was matter OF certainty.
that neither in the General or Sub
Committee was there any party fight
or debate. We are al! i'm favor Of
peace, and the only difference of
opinion Is rs to the praseo,opy 10 he
used in making that declaration.
Mr.. Smith, member from Wiscon-
sin, said:
III the Convention adjourn now. the
committee can AZ rec to their report.
Tor, as has been said here Just now.
there II no difference in the Commit.
tee except upon mere matters of ex-
preston.
Thesereports are taken from Dem
ooratic paper (the Chicago 7Gn.es) and
are strictly accurate. They show
clearly that thu whole Committee
Mr.. Tilden included, were unani.
nous in pronouncing the war fail
ure, and in demanding an immedi-
ate cessation of hostilities.
Now, when this plank was drawn
by Tilden and his assistants, Grant
had already passed the Wilderness,
Richmond was already environed,
Sherman:had almost reached the sea
In his march through Georgia, and
the Southern Confederacy was totter-
ing to speedy fall. What, then,
meant this denunciation of the war
as unjust and failure? What meant
this sudden demand for n cessation
ofhostilities and an Immediate peace?
1t was the last despairing cry of
slavery to save itself. The utter col
lapse of the Confederacy was but a
quietude ofa few days--the Democrats
knew II, and this demand for Peace
Convention was the last hope of
restoration of the Union on the basis
off perpetuated slavery. This is the
work to which Mr.. Tilden, the Pres
ent Democratic candidate for the
Presidency, lent his hearty co-opera.
tion.
But this Is not the only instance Of
Mr.. Tilden's opposition to the war,
and sympathy with tho rebellion.
The following which has been going
the rounds for some time, rests on
unquestioned authority:
Early In the war young man Of
excellent family and superior char
acter and attainments was desirous
OF raising n company. He waited
upon Mr.. Tilden, with whom he had
an acquaintance, and asked him To
give him letter Of recommendation
To certain State officials. Mr.. Til.
den's reply was as follows: "Noa
need not come 10 mo for any such
letter OF recommendation; this war
In an outrage, and | will lend no as-
sistance whatever to its prosecution"
Another evidence OF the same
character Is worth citing. Follow
ing out tho traitorous peace demand
cd In the Chicago Convention, Mr..
Tildcn called, In 1864, Democratic
mass meeting at Syracuse, New
York, and among the procession OF
these faithful Democrats were ban
ners and transparancio5, prepared by
Mr.. Tildon ~ Chairman of the Dem
ocraiic State Committee, and bear
ing the following devices;
"American soil scourgcd by un-
conditional despot in Abrnham Lin
colu."
"No more victims for slaughter
pens. Not "a man-n not dollar"
ar Seward touches hi4 helP
again, the people will stretch his
neck"
The people arc ready to take ven
geance on tho advocates Of riyil
war"
"LIncoln has murdered lhreo
white men ~ FREQ one negro
| nI',vU bSstl".s f.sS nu,tNt7'
Crush tho tyrant Lincoln before ho
crtishes YOU"
"Isesistanco 10 tyrants IL obedience
10 God"
It's well, wo say, that these facts
should bo kept constantly before our
people. 1t IL we'll that they should
remember that IL II such man M
this Of whom tho Democrats wish To
mako "A President. II Is well for
| them 10 remember that, but short
time aftor tho above donunciation OF
"tho tyrant Lincoln" Mr.. Lincoln
was murdered In cold blood, and
that Mr.. Tildcn, Ia all his public
speeches, has never found time t.
pass word Of consuro on his as5as
Sin. IL is well for them TO remoin'
bcr the character Of the honest, up
right, noble patriot that tho isopub
| lican party has nrrnyed against I'M
| sympathizcr with Treason and thu
friend Of Slavery.