The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-25
TILDEN AND THE ELECTORAL
COUNT.

Nothing has 30 strongly svlnssd the
self. possession and ststesmsnship Of Mr..
rILDEN a. the uppurtarbed and discres.
! manner In which be has met and main
tain Cd himself in the midst Of the wildes.
and most intricate political ca;npaiCR
the nation has ever known. Neither the
desperate and dishonest Intriguing of his
opponents, nor the fstteripg and often
impoiitic measures pressed upon him by
his friends, nor the fascinating prize of
the Presidency lawfully within his
grasp snd as unlawfully snstched from
him, served to disturb his equsuimity or
lure him u single pace from statesman
like and patriotic attitude.
Notwithstanding the continued prcdic-
tlons that are shost that MIR. TILDES
would ye, make q move toward asserting
bis legal Claims to the Presidency, and
although there are, doubtless, Influences
still at work to bring this about, AS well!
rs able Hen who are willing to espouse
his cause, because they believe it to be
;he cause of the Nation, of honor, and
good government, yet Mr. TILDEN keeps
his own counsel, and may be relied upon
to deal with the subject to the end, III
such u manner "a will be creditabe to
MS character. and that will meet the ap-
probation of the American people.
In this connection, the Baltimore Sun
reports an interview with Mr.. rILpEN
rs follows:
"An eminent citizen Of Aisbams, VIII o
passed through Washington yesterday
ON his way back from New York, had,
while in that city, an IL terview with Mr..
Tlden. He said to Mr.. Tilden that the
people of the : outh were convinced that
he h.d been fairly and lawfully elected
10 the Presidency OF the United States;
tnst the people OF tha. section, IN COM
mUi with the great bucy OF the psople
nt the VIII dc United States, thought that
Mr.. Tilden, rs the lawfully elected ruler
Of the country, should have taken early
after tue election decided attitude and
II sisted upon his rights; that had he
done 50, and the proper announcement
ol Tue vote Of tho electoral colleges been
prevented, the House OF Representatives
would have elected him according to
the forms Of law, and made itself
responsible for his induction into
The Office which belonged to him.
Mr. Iiiden listened intently TO the re-
Iosrks of his visitor, n gentlemsn nearly
twenty wears his SET ior He -eplied that
he had thought carefully and most con-
scientiousy over the subject in all It's
possible phases; that he had become con-
vinced that should be adopt the course
suggested il would bs resisted by the rad
icai party to the extent OF dreDching the
! land in blood, that he shrunk from the
reap visibility of precipitating another
,yrrible civil war upon his ccuntrymen,
and consented to the compromise which
sverted so dread disaster. He felt as
Keeniy rs any one the improprelety OF
the means by which the present result
| uad been brought about, but, tor all that,
! hc did not regret his own action. As It
was he people of the United States un-
/ derstocd il; the Democratic party to-day
occupied such proud attitude before the
country as il had never occupied before,
and 10 mortal power could resist Its
| trIumphal march To success III 1851.