The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-22
HOW TILDEN ASSISTED THE WAR
His faxes were Withheld and his COntributIen,
we're Not Given.
From the AUGUSTA CNe.) Journal.

| FToW He augusta Ne. 1ouTftdt.
Immediately ON the close of the re
bellion in 1865 there was published il
New York volume of some five huL
jred pages, called THE Tribute Book
! its Object was to make and preserve /,
record of the munifieence of the Amer
clan people during the war for th'
Union In its pages are presented
copies of every subscription paper
known to have been made to help the
good cause. 80 ---- -
The first paper of the Kind was in aid
OF the Seventh Regiment of New York
on the 18th of April, 1861. The first
maine was Moses Fl. GrinneT, followed
by w. NJ. Evers, Hamilton Fish, Royal
Phelps, A V. Stout, and forty others,
each 500. In this list the name OF
Samuel j. Tilden does not appear,
although many of his political and per
sonal friends and associates inscribed
their names on this Roll of Honor
Bear in mind that Mr.. Tilden is esti
mated to he worth iearly IS, 900. 600.
Had the contributions been to euable
the regiment to go on an excursion he
W, uld probably have been among the
first to sign.
On the 22nd of April came the great
subscription to the Union Defense
Fund" William B. Aster led off with
SIS, 900; A. T. Stewart put down $1O,-
900; James Gordon Bennett, $4,000;
Augustus Belmont, $1,000; Oliver
Charlick, $500; William G. Hunt, $3.50;
and four hundred others appear in like
sums. Here again we find the political
and personal friends of Samuel J, Til
den, but his name does not appear.
On the same day there was a patri
otic meeting of the Bench and Bar of
New York City in aid of the imperilled
country. Although a lawyer of emf
nence and accustomed to participate in
public meetings of the Bar, the name
of Samuel j. Tilden does not appear
A subscription was started in New
York, in May, to help Frank Blair raise
a regiment in Missouri. Again we find
the names of Belmont, Phelps, and
other Democrats among the contribu-
tors. Here was a case commencing
itself to Democrats. But the name of
SamuelJ. Tilded does not appear.
Samuel J. Tilden, rembmber, was
among the millionaires of New York
Vanderbilt, a more patri
otic millionaire, gave q steamboat
worth about $3.50. 900.
''Tbe Tribute Book" makes record
Of numerous public meetings and fairs
to raise money for the Union; but in
all the five hundred pages of this book
the name of Samuel y. Tilden does
not appear. Thousands of good
names do appear, and we hardly recall
.he absence of another prominent cit
zen.
In March, 1864, the great Metropoli-
IAN Fair was held in New York 1.-The
Tribute Book" contained 20 pages of
names of contribuiors-seve thou
sands. At this fair every trade and
profession was represented. A. I'll
Stewart, again, $40, 900; James Lenox,
$, 900; Morris Ketchum, 5000, and |
,thers, daily associates of Tilden, in |
maller contribution. The aggregate |
vas 81, 351, 275. "a and not one dollar |
rom Samuel j. Tilden. What shall
We say of a very rich man, who saw,
very day almost, other rich men, his
ieighbors, giving money by the thou
ands to save our country, and he re-
using to give a cent? His name is
samuel ]. Tilden. Seventy millions
If dollars, it is stated in this book,
where voluntarily contributed in Nor
hern States for the Union. Many
thousands of names of those who in
ONE way helped to raise thise mag
:ificent sum I'll the pages of this great
'olume. Samuel j. Tilden's name is
bsent from the roll