The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-04

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Certain II Mr.. Tilden Is Elected
r,,se Editor Oiihs Sew York Tribune:
Sg-The issues Of the pending canvass
have been 20 clearly, torcibIy and ably
discussed tbs. should not venture to
oder nv own views If one aspect OF the
question, and to my mind the most vital
one, had been presented to the people,
The i,.. allusion to the greatest danger
Of the hour that have seen is in a
I1bgs. editorial Of this morning. |
p,,, BY other and well.founded objections
tONr. Tildeu in the hope OF concentrat.
iug attention upon feature in the can.
rn which can not fail, l think, to
.,oae and intensity public sentiment
against his election.
II any doubt existed that rebel war
claims amounting TO more than s., 900, :
0yQO0O are 70 be pressed upon Congress,
,nd that the Thirteerth, Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Amendments TO the Co1stitu.
ton Of the United States are TO be nulli-
ted, Gov. Tilden's letter sets all doubts at
rest. 1t may now, therefore, be assumed
tha. the South will deny that these
constitutional amendments were duly
ratified by three.iourths Of the States,
and that claims for the return Of the cot.
ton tax, Tor rebel loaes, for occupancy
Of their lands by the Union army, and
payment for their emancipated slaves,
most Of which have already been present.
ed, will be urged by 4 united South. The
The State Of Missouri has already audit.
ed and allowed such claims, amounting
TO more than s2OOOOOO, for which. is
scrip has been issued, payable when that
State shall have received the amount
from the United States Treasury. The
payment ofthese claims would more than
double our national debt. That burden
ldded TO one which il all that our people
can, and more than they ought 10 endure.
would bring inevitable bankruptcy and
ruin upon the people and the Govern.
nInt But il the North should be strong
enough in Congress to resist the payment
o!these claims, what, with Mr.. Tilden as
President, would be the next step? In
hi, letter to Judge Kent, Mr.. Tilden
said:
The trainers Of the Constitution left
'zastOa organized when it should be de-
minded BY the public opinion OF State;
lei; it with power to snap hetie Of C0ated.
,-1.ion, As nation might break a treaty,
Ard 10 rtpel coercion as nation might
fspelinvSsion.
Similar views were expressed by Mr..
T!lden about the smae time in long let.
af to the Ersning Post. He held those
opinions throughout the war, and acted
upou them in refusing TO aid the Govern.
cent in any form in its defence and
1iintlinAnce oft6e Union. At a Demo.
cratic gathering at Tweddle Hall, in Al
b,ny, 10 1851, Mr. Tilden's speech is thus
reported in the Albany Ars1I..
NJ TiIden argued strongly against co.
e'eion, showing the strength and resourc
q The Southern States. He declared
taAIhs Tor one would resist, under any and
al circumstances, the use Of force TO CO.
e'ce the South into the Union, frat, be-
cause ii would be ineffective, and next,
oseauIe it would lead 10 war OF exter.
uinItion.
With President holding such opin-
ions, to which he has deliberately and
publicly committed himself, what would
b the course Of Confederate States
whose claims had been rejecIsd2 With
asdOOs left wide open, would they not
Hep out Of the Union? They could do
- uHopPOsed, the President having de-
c!2fed that they were at liberty 10 "snap
tie tie Of confederation" whenever they
CHOOSE 10 do 50, and that their was no
power in the government 10 coerce them
back. APurpose, therefore, which cost
Jour years war will be accomplished
without resistance, delay or expense.
The Confederate government will be re.
established and the freedmen OF the
South remAnded into slavery! Such are
% be the fruits Of Mr.. Tildens election,
Can any intelligent man doubt or will
Any rejecting man deny, tha. these con.
sequences must DO the legitimate and log.
zeal results Of such causes2
The Southern States went ont Of the
VHiOn in 1860, in accordance with pre-.
tste:uined plan, without other just.
asAhon' reason, or pretext than the
election OF Republican President. The
secession And rebellion were unprovoked
Nd cAaseIess, except in the determine.
Son to snap the lie Of confederation
NST the South, from its point Of view,
Nll nave reasons as thick as blackberries
~ organizing revolution" And with
" Knowledge that the President Of the
sa'Ied States will refuse to use the pow
3 Of the Government to preserve the
mon, the! will quietly and complaeent.
YAK out Otit, Should the Democratic
tty succeed in this election we shall
' inca the spectacle Of Samuel J. Tilden
residing over one fragment, and Jeifer.
W DAVIS presiding over another frag.
sea- S Of disneubered Union. 7. W.