The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-29

with these meetings, than was the asserted
presence of Samuel J. T1lden with that of
the Cooper institute meeting.
But MIR. Abram S. Hewitt, chairman of
the national democratic committee, steps
forward with still another explanation. lie
says that Tilden refused to sign the call,
because he did not know what resolutions
were to be adopted that like the pru-
.! dent and sagacious man which he is, nc |
-" desired 10 know the nature OF the reso-
" lutiens.' A pretty excuse, truly lie |
could sign calls for democratic state and
national conventions, and 60 1t blind on the
resolutions. He could attend tho national
convention at Chicago, in 1864, without
understanding the ''natuie of the resolu-
tons" to be proposed. And why the
difference The answer is obvious. The
Cooper institute meeting was called for the
purpose of devising ways and means to up
hold the national union. The Chicago
convention vas called to paralyze the arm
of the government, to demand peace on any
terms, and to bring about an armistice SO
that it might be patched up, not on the ba-
| sis of q national union, but on the basis of
federal union with revolution organized
and ready to be called into existence at the
will of the majority in any one state
| But says our democratic congressional
aspirant, while the men aud women of the
country were contributing according to
| T.. ~, nd IN
ration of the Union, while the wealthy were
giving their thousands and the poor widows
their mites to the Union safety-defense
fund, and Samuel j. Tilden contributed
not one cent; while he "did not take an
active part in the Cooper institute meet.
ing, yet he did attend meeting of the bar
association, held soon after, and there, out
of his abundance, contributed the magnifi-
cent amount of one hundred dollars! But
even this small amount he did not contri-
butte. Mr.. Dorman B. Eaton effectnally
Gispo;e1 of that matter, Saturday, when
he stated that Samuel j. Tilden twas not
there" and that he, Eaton, as chairman of
committee, had charge of raising the
funds for the payment of bounties and aid
ing the families of soldiers, and that SAM
uel J. Tilden did not contribute one cent to
the fund.
But says Abram 5. Hewitt, in the speech
already referred to: Tammapy hall
ERASED regiment, and Governor Tilden
"was contributor, and large contribu
=" tor, to the fund required to fit out the
"rcgiment - but, being pressed, says he
cannot tell how much he gave, and then
: refusing to be further questioned, triumph
antly excleims "Now SO much for the
l " charge Of bis being dsunionist." This
I explanation, excuse or justification, too
c was wiped out by Mr. Eaton, Saturday
when he stated that investigation-anC
: that is what the democracy profess to he
lieve in-had shown that Samuel j. Tilder
did not contribute one cent for raising tina
j regiment; but that it was supplied with it
d outfit by that same Union defense commit
tee to which he refused to give even on,
> cent, hut that he did make small persona
: contribution toward defrsying the colonel
: personal expenses. And 30 it appears tina
n Samuel j. Tilden never voluntarily con
= tribuled one cent to the cause Of the Union
1t and even endeavored, and partially sue
e ceeded in cheating the government out o
E his income tax, D." like the prudent and So
/ gacious man that he is"
These are all small matters, but the dc
D. mocracy have made them prominent b
>. their efforts to show that Samuel j. Tide
f. stood by his country in its hour of need
l. The facts show ttat he did not His pei
+ sistent refusal to actively participate i
Ne Union meetings, his refusal to contribut
r. even to the amount of one cent for til
e. cause of the Union, are in perfect accor
If with his known position at the outbreak {
n the war they are perfectly consistent wit
v his demand for peace on the basis of
h federal union" instead of a nation
il union they are what might have been c,
J. pected of the man who declared the war
of legal and unconstitutional, and ever
" Union soldier trespasser. And his pos
es ton, to-day, is consistent with that recor,
n. Not one word of his, not single act, ca
H. be found showing that his sentiments al
ed different from what they were in 1856
~ 1864, 1868, and 1872. In 1860, the gener
It. government had no power to preserve ii
Us Union. In 1864, the war was unconstitl
it. tional and Illegal In 1868, the constit
no tional amendments and reconstruction &C
to were unconstitutional, revolutionary az
n. void. In 1872, he was cheating the go
ernment out of bis income tax. And y
we are asked to make such man presidel
of the limited Statea