The New York herald., 1876-08-16
MR.. HEWITT'S SPEECH
A DRFENCE OF GOVERNOR TILDEN FROM THE
CHARGES OF Nh. KAssoN AND oTHERs-HIs
CAREER AS A PATRIOT, STATESMAN AND A
REYOEMkE

CHANGES OF Nh. KAssoN AND OTHERS HIS
CAREER AS A PATRIOT, STATESMAN AND A
RKYoIMKR.
WARRINGTON, August Is, 1876
In the night session OF Monday in the House Mr.
Hewitt, OF New York. replied to Mr. Kasson's attack
Governor Tidcn. He spoke of Mr. Kasson's speech
as a painful surprise and melancholy experience
He could hardly have believed that that gentleman
with his intellectual ondowmcnts, could have far
abdca,ed his self respect to have INDUCED in
the partisan and malicious statement which he had
made lie (MR Hewp approached tho subject as hc
would take hold OF smy snake with desire to get
rid OF it.
CHARGE OF BEING sECEsSlONisr.
The first charge WAS that Governor Tildon had been
q secessionst 1t was possible that Governor T,lden
might before the awcss strife have entertained views
In common with Jefferson, Madison, Jackson and
other great who had given construction to tho
constitution and government OF the country At the
outbreak of the rebellion no tlIewtU was in
daily and almost hourly communion with Governor
riden and he knew that moro loyal or patriotic
heart then beating in the United States. When
the irst call ior troops came lanmany Hail. which had
not then iaen into the hands OF the ring, raised a
regiment Thc Grand Sachem OF Tammany Hall Nv.
ID. Kennedy was colonel OF that regiment, and 1t was
oiicered mostly by members OF the Iammany Society.
On account OF his own (Iewuts) health he had been
unable co. but be had sent his nephew OF the
rnK MEETING AT COOPER INSTITUTE.
Mr. Laphan, OF New York-Aitor the fall Of Fort
Sumter did Mr. Tden refuse sign call the
great Cooper Institute meeting and refuse To attend the
Mr. Hcwi,t-lt is not true that he refused to sign it,
and he did attend the meeting tAppiSuse ON the DEM
ocratc side) Nr. samuel Sloan then member OF the
Union Safety Committee OF New York, applied to Mr.
Tilden, a. a time when he was was Snsaeed in
to the call, and his reply was ~ am
very busy just now send me tho resolutions after tho
trial OF this case and II they are entirely proper will
sign the CALI The call WAS never sent to hun, but
when the meeting took place he attended to and
resolutions received his absolute and unqualified ap-
provaL | say that lanmany Hall raised reci-
the war, and that Governor rildcn large
contributor to that iund
Mr. Conger-How much
Mr. hcwl,t--I am not gong 10 state dollars and
Patriotism Is above dollars and cents in
quarters.
Mr. Couser-lt is Denied IN the public press that Mr.
Tdcn contributed ono cent for any such purpose
(Dcrisivc laughter on the democratic side. Will the
gentleman state wnen, and where, and 10 what
amount he ever contributed TO the raising OF res-
menty
Mr. Hewitt state when in stating that the Tammsny
regiment was raised. and state where when say the
city Of New York. do not state the amount, because
democrats do not go carrying the hat around Laugh
Mn pavy, of New York. supposed we naa settled
all our dcul,es aud that this OF love feast.
Mr.. Randall, OF PennsyIvania-Thc love least Is TO
DO ON tho sth OF March next
Mr. Hewist--subsequcnty to that period no man in
New York was more frequently called into counsel
therc and In Washington than Mr. Tildcn. know that
he twice called Tor by President Lincoln, and came
resulting IN the early and RAPID nllng OF the quota
from the State of New York, aha know that during
the whole of that trying time there never doubt
Is to the loyalty and patriotism OF Samuel j. Tiden-
rHS WAR a FAILURE.
AZ to the resolution OF the Chicago Convention
quoted by Mr. kasson against Nr. TdeD declaring the
failure he Mr. kasson) should have known that
within month past public and positive statement
had been made Mr. Manton Marble the secretary OF
the Committee on Resolutions that Governor Tiiden
opposed that resolution pubncy and privately and II
within his iMr. Hewitts) knowledge that
Governor Iiidcn urged General Mcclellan later his
nomination. to make such declaration his letter OF
acceptance would nuy that position OF the Chicago
platform.
Mr. Randall-whch was 'thc Union at all hazards -
Mr. Hcwitt-rhose were the words Inscribed the
Chicago Convention. Governor lildcn declared that
the adjustment OF the controversy between tho North
AL south any other basis than the restoration OF
a Union was impossible that the moment any
party went out the Union the ques-
lion must DO settled by war, and that
the must bc prosecuted until the
question was settled These declarations OF his
were published in the New YORK and chicago papers
the time OF the Convention, and that is my answer to
the slatem OF the gentleman from Iowa that Gov
Tdcn made any declaration IN iavor OF tho
prosecution OF the war; and TIA, no was disunionist
TfLpEx's CONNECTION Win Twksp.
In regard to the insnustions connecting Governor
Tildcn's name with that OF Wm. VI. Tweed. he tMr
Hewiti that Governor lldcn had, for more tnan
thrsc years, ike hound the scent, followed tho
members vi the ring patiently. secretly. dsiiahtedv.