The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-01
S.fMTEL y. TIIDEN.
The More Thoughtful Of the Ex-Confederate.
In Favor OF RenomInatinE Him.

To THE EpTroR OF THE SUN-Sr While
some OF our Confederate Brigadcrs. in Con-
gress and out OF Congress. are seemingly
bitterly hostile TO the denomination OF Mr.. Til
den for President in 1850. the Northern public
ought TO be assured that such is by no means
the universal sentiment Of the South. On the
contrary. tho more Thoughtful and sagacious OF
the Southern people. who are not professional
politicians. are convinced that Mr.. Tilden
ought to be renominated in 1880. and that he
alone can be elected by the Democrats.
For one entertain this conviction. and. with
your permission. will present my reasons for
tho faith. Although not a Confederate Brig
adler. had the honor TO serve as n Confederate
Colonel during the late unpleasantness and
Halter myself that the views | now entertain
are also entertained by vast numbers OF my
fellow Southrons, lately my comrades in arms,
Those OF us who have In good faith. returned
to our former allegiance To the old flag. and
stitutonnl principles and the complete restora-
ton OF the Union OF our fathers are not such
fools rs To close our eyes to the real facts OF the
present situation. What are these facts Let
me state them briefly;
J ps sh n5 5 sh so s4
the effect produced is concerned-that tho solid
ment. aspires to dictate TO the Northern Democ-
racy who shall be the standard bearer Of the
q Il is expected that this menace will fire tho
heart OF tho Northern masses with determine
ton 70 confront the solid South with a solid
B. Hence the stawart Republicans. looking
only 20 the spoil OF office and the perpetuatiOn
81 their lease Of power. clamor for the Man on
who can lend them 10 victory.
T. In such an impending conflict all other
issues must and necessarily will sink into utter
insignfcance. Now. honestly believe. IL this
sectional issue were out OF the contest. at least
vos asSn the M Am o1 pSSSPe wud
favor Of constitutional Union such as our
fathers framed and under which they lived and
prQspered for three-quar,ers OF a century. The
only question. then. is. how can we eliminate
from the contest the one issue which threatens
rs the MONDAY sun-renominatc Samuel j.
Illden and make q square fight for the Union
and ne Constitution on the issues presented
| say nothing OF Mr.. Tllden's letter on the
subject OF southern claims and the cotton tax.
sand dollars so by this unjust and uncOnstt-
tutlonal cotton tax Of which the PROSTATE South
would willingly lose ten times the sum 10 sec
such President once moro occupying the chair
formerly h2noSeed BY Washington and Jackson.
the subject OF the cotton tax is the milk in the
cocc3anut which causes him TO be so unpopular
with certain Southern politicians will not
charge that this is the case however.
As viewed from my standpoint the present
5ss IN T SIr potisT is ms sSh more threaten
charges and countercharges INDUCED in by the
friends OF free government the better There
would have been no secession in 1860 but for
division in the Democratic party. Owing to
such division then brought about by the jenl-
ousy, OF political aspirants North and South.
Mr.. Lincoln was elected President by a very de-
cided minority OF the voters of the United
Stntes. Shall the folly OF 1860 be repeated in
iSSOt For Gods sake. let us not be so unwise
In 1850, in the Democratic party at least. lot us
have peace.
As southern man declare my honest con-
yictlon to be. the South ought to allow the DEM
ocrats OF the North 10 dictate the plan Of the
campaign. The solid South can elect nobody
vi
tory or defeat must come from tho States north
OF Mason's and DNon's line Since this is true
and there is no one 30 bold ms 10 deny IT, let the
northern Democrats select the man they be-
icve will poll the most votes in the North and
in those States where they will do tho most
good. and II they conclude they can find a
more available man than Mr.. Tlden while
snail still believe to the contrary, shall cheer
iullY surrender my ludgmentto theirs. think
the South ought to do the same
ID. II. HUNDLEY.