The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-16

known that within a month past a public and
ton Marble, tho Secretlry of the Committee on
Resolutions, that Gov 1iden opposed that reso-
luton publicly and privately and u was within
his own tMr. Hewiit's) nowledse that Coy. TIL
den urged Gen. Mcclellan after his no mination TO
make such a declaration In his letter Of accept
apce as would nullify that portion OF the chi
Nf. X ,ndall-which was "Tho Union at all
Mir. newi,t-Thoss were the words inserted
In the Chic go Convention. Gov iilden de-
clared that the adjustment Of the controversy
between the North and South on anv other
basis than the restoration OF the Union was I'M
possible; that the moment any party went out
Of tho Union the question must be settled by
war. and tnat the war must no prosecuted until
the question was settled These deciars,i3ns ,, OF
his were published IN the New YORK ana Chica.
90 papers of tho time OF the Convention, and
| tn IA my answer to the statement OF the gen
| any declaration in fivor Of the prosecution Of
the war. and that he was disun'onlst.
| Tildcn's nlmo win that OF william NJ. Tweed,
he (Mr. HewitD aaid that Gov. Iilden had, for
more than three years. like a hound on the
scent, followed the members OF the Ring pa
emily. secretly. dellghtedly. He knew Mr. Ill
how he tracked these people to their dens of Inv
iqutv, aud nnelly dragged them forth to public
e1.cratlon. tAppsusel
Mr. Davy asked whether, subsequently to the
exposure OF Tweed, Mr.. rilden bad not met
Tweed at the Rochester Convention and had
seat
Mr.. Cox TO whom Mr.. Hewitt yielded for an
nafeAoltN
lllden's doing so as Tweed was not in the Con-
venton.
MIR. Hswitt-rhe bare. naked fact Is this:
| There was war-war to tho knifo-between Gov
Tilden and Tweed. and 1t ended In the defeat
and exile OF Tweed; Loud applause on the
Democratlc side.l That is all there is about II.
call the House TO witness that have answered
and am willing TO answer every question bearing
| on the merits Of this case No one will intimate
that there was tue slightest Intimacy, per
sonai OF, poiitical' at any time, between
| luefo never There that aaaOciation aa
| which comes from the enforced appointment Of
men on committees from their iiyino in the
same community aud from their belonging to
the same party. But the one man stood In tho
community above and beyond suspicion. and
finally OF detesta,on. I defy the gentle
men to lay their hands upon dishonest
ridden. The people whom he served
are his friepds to-dav, and bis best friends and
| II Is the service which he rendered To them that
will, notwithstanding the iusnuations of the
| gcntleman from Iowa. give him the vote OF
ders be reconstructed highways which are to
| them to-day the arteries Of commerce and
! blessings whose value cannot be properly esti-
| mated. Through the whole OF his remarkable
career he has been tue wisest OF men. lie has
been toe truest VI friends. lie has been tue most
jealous anu earnest oi patriots lie II to-day tue
wisest, the most accom- lisued sta esinan IL the
land ani lie will, by the blessing of God. DO
| one OF the Rreatest-pehaps the sfeaiest-of
| Presidents Of The United States. be 'ausc ne Will
have tue opportunity 10 rescue tins Goyeru-
| ment from the hands uf the incOmprto ut aud
dishonest men VINO have controlled II so long
aud have made 1t areproach In the eyes of the
civilized world. lGreat applause Oh the Demo
| cratic side
TELEGRAM FROM MASToN MARBLE
The following telegram was rec ved this
| Afternoon by Mr.. Hewitt In support Of his reply
to Mr. Kasson TINS morning;
NEW LEBANON, N. Y, Aug. IS
70 E, ne non; A. 3 h""' House " hepres~diire'
Your telegram received and shown me Al
though Mr.. rden was, for the ten wears pre-
| vious to the war and during the war. in private
lie. MS position respect to the var was never
open to the slightest doubt. lie h been earv
educated to condemn the doctrine of nulinca-
tion and secession. He had foreseen the danger
Of the civil whr when IN nv uoridrd It. and did
all he could to svo1 It; but when II arrived he
to- 1 an ooen and decided support in favor u the
avertng a d. d..memberment Of the country. lie
attended the meeting OF the 2Oth OF A pril, 1891,
members OF the New 6rk bIr. lie soon alter
ward addressed regiment setting out Tor the
front. lie attended the uresentation OF cllors
| 10 the Seventy-nnth Highlande, $, aud after
| ward Afforded that regiment special aid and ser
| wee. to saS nothing Of ireqlen; contributions
| elsewhere His attitude throughout the war
| was tnai ~ man disal proving ~ the 20 utera-
ton military management ana the inn ton
I'm tnciAl policy adopted by the Administrator,
because tney tended 20 prolong the war ind IN,
the arm Of the Government. Every utltrInce
| OF his during tns whole war was in accord
| with this position. Every statement 10 lne
| totally false. Some OF his speecnes ! heard
myself. particularly great speech which he
| made before the New York delegaiion at the
| Chirago Democratic Convention oi lSi. was
| the bearer If a message from hiu u Gen. Nc
| C'ellau, advising him 70 discard the objection
nbls words In the platform, which were also d.
Corded IA the subsequent platform u the New
YORK Democratic Convention. have posses
Il n Of he original nianuscnut o. declaration
which he prepared ia October, lN' TO ne used
to deGne the position ~ the New York Oemoc-
rscy-the position wnich 10 Thought II ought
to TAXI, and which he did take select THIS
from among many expressions for Its brevlty.
II Is as follows
WHAT GOV. TILDES WROTE IN lsde.
"And now, II my voice could reach the South
ern people through the journals Of our metropo-
IL. would say 10 them that Ia no event can the
triumph Il the conservative 5eLtimeut OF Now
York In the election mean consent to di-unlon.
either now or here 4 er. us true IMPORT Is
restoration, 1rth and south, OF that CohsIltu.
tion which mad secured every rght under
whose shelter all had been happy and pfosper-
ous untn you madly Ned from rs nFottc-
| tion. IL was your act which began this
| G. lamituus, evil war. II was your act
| wbich di-lbled us, are now disabled,
from shaping tue policy or limiting the nJrcts
OF that war. Loyalty as We maint ined your
rights will We maintain the rights of the u "
eminent. We Will not strike CONN It's arm hs
long ~ yours Is lifted against IL. lhN noblest
apd greatest work of our wise ancestors is not
destued To perish. We igtend To rear once
more upon the old and nrm foundation ~
shattered columns ana 70 carr ln.u hlRne'
toward the eternal skies. II the ola nag "a'rs
~ tue nriVeirss grasp o.. 'lhntV Dt' =, ,. -
ton, TO whom YOU and not we ahaLdoneu u, we,
whose cour 20 you nave tried when We stood
uuiuoyed between ianaticls'n ana toly ron IN,
NOitn ard south like, VIII once more Dear u
onward all q aoft until 1t ~ again planted upnI
the towers Oi he Constltu ion, lnuhcibie py do
nestle A by foreign enemies. Nitnln the Union
we viii give yol tue Constitution yoh profess te
revere. renewed WITH fresh guar niees of edIa
rights ana ca is safe y we w,l sVe gor .netl
thing tnat common ancestry OF glory
everything mat natural fraternity or Cntistlai
bond between these ST tes, to dismemOer gu
country, whoever else consents we wlll not
, no, never, never, never MASIoH "AhbLh