Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-10-20

no family Of his own, and known an
nual income of $108,0 and he refused
the pittance of $40 that would have given
the body of the dead soldier to his be.
reaved widow, leaving II to be done by
one of his comradesl Is It for this reason
that Democratic soldiers went to Indian
apolis the other day to glorify the Cop.
perhead miserS Is this the reason why
they are going to vote for him and his
COpperhead associate on the ticketg We
would like TO hear from some Democratic
soldier what he thinks of Tilden's treat.
ment Of dead soldier. We have had
numerous instances of his contempt for
live soldiers; here is sample of his con-
tempt for dead soldier, and this soldier
one of his own relativcsl Leaving out
the question of loyalty, we would ask
where can an instance be found of more
despicable meanncss and sordid cupidity
than the act of this man Tilden, who,
with fortune of $S,000,000, refused to
give forty dollars so that his nephew's
wife might have the body of her dead
husband. There are works devoted to
the meanness of misers. Search them
and eeif anything meaner can be found
than this. The chronicles of the war
days are full of incidents showing the
hatred of rebels for Northern soldiers
Search them and see if there is anything
more bitter than the hatred of the North.
ern Copperhead for his own nephew be-
cause he was a Union soldier--a hatred
which did not even close al the grave,
which usually closes over all enemies and
hatreds! This single act of Tilden's,
however, is in keeping with all the acts
of his life. The man who would defraud
the Government of his income-tax, who
would swindle his employees with shin
plasters, who would cheat his tradesmen
by pleading the statute of limitations,
who would insult living soldiers, who
would consort with Tweed in ballot box
stuffing, who would deliberately commit
perjury to avoid paying his taxes, would
not hesitate long in refusing to aid one of
his blood relations in procuring the dead
body of her soldier boy. Is such man
suitable for the Presidency Putting
one side his wellknown reputation for
disloyalty, what has he done as citizen
or as a member of society that his name
should be mentioned in connection with
the Presidency?-Chicdgo Tribune.
A correspondent in Chicago, referring
to the statement copied from the Laporte
(Pa.) Standard regarding Capt. Tilden's
death, and the shamefully brutal, heart
less and Copperhead conduct of Sam Til
den toward his nephew in his refusal to
pay any of the funeral expenses, writes
as follows:
beg to say that l can corroborate that
afo ~ \
the Captain and the general hearsay in the
regiment and brigade to which he was at.
tached On the afternoon of the 1st Of Sep
tcmber, 1859, l commanded a company of the
One Hundred and First New York Volunteers,
attached to Birney's Brigade, Kearney's Di-
vision, Heintzelman's Corps, Army of the
Potomac Brigaded with US was the Thirty
eighth New York Volunteers, and no better
or Drawer officer marched into action on that
fatal evening than Capt Oliver s. Tilden, of
that regiment. During that brief but hot en-
gagement, fought in the midst of violent
thunderstorm and heavy down-pour, the di
vision had to mourn the loss of its dashing
commander, and of many brave and noble
soul l knew Capt. Tilden well, had marched
beside him during the swelteTing nights of
the seven-days' retreat, and spoken to him
while forming line previous to our advance
into that fatal corn-feld. When the shades
OF night closed around that memorable fight,
and the order came to march for Fairfax,
there was gloom indeed in the ranks of the
fighting division. Kearney was missing-his
death was not fully assured till next morn
ing-and gallant friend and comrade had
bit the dust. Among the officers and men of
the Thirty-eighth there fell deep and abid-
ing sorrow. Tilden was genial, whole souled
fellow, beloved by his men, and favorite
with the entire brigade. However his slip
perry uncle may have felt toward the Union
cause, the nephew was as true as steel, as
brave as a lion, and soldier Of whom any
army might feel proud. The statement made
regarding his uncle's treatment Of the dead
patriots remains was generally known to
and unfavorably commented on by the Off
GERS of the regiment and brigade.