New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-13
4 rnRLLC DOCNMENT.

Il PUBLIC DOCUMENT
Ii is a most remarkable coincidence that as
soon as the old secession speech OF Senator
Bayard had been started on the rounds of the
newspapers, the mail bags began to swell with
the burden of another old speech, franked by
" Sam. j. Randall, NJ c." and marked on the
outside of the envelope, Part of Congress
siona Record. Free The address in ques-
ton was delivered during the Summer of 1876
by the Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, but we believe
that Mr. Hewtt himself is not circulating 1t
at present TO any great extent. Il was devoted
entirely to the defence of Governor Samuel j.
Tilden--tO n demonstration that he was no
seccssOnst no, indeed, not he; and that
when he was asked TO consent Us the dis
membtrmcnt OF our country, he ex-
claimed. in that imprisoned style which has be-
come habtual with him, Whoever else con-
SCENTS, we will not; no, never never! never &"
1t is. M we have intimatcd, a very curious and
interesting circumstance that so close upon
the discovery that Mr. Bayard viii not do, on
account of his record rs a disunionist, so close
upon the frantic declarations Of The World
that in 1861 all the Democratic leaders at the
North were Just as bad "a Mr.. Bayard, Speaker
Randall should step 10 the front with the
composing remark, No. my friends, there il
one leader who was always loyal who con-
tributed money 10 fit out Tammany regi
"ment, and who said Never never! never9
"when lie was requested to dlsmember the
country"
Mr.. Hewtt's speech in 1915 was no doubt
appropriate to the debate in which it occurred,
but it seems to bear IA queer meaning now.
For it apparently implies not only that Mr..
Tildcn was good patriot during the war,
but that he enjoyed that distinction almost
alone among the eminent politicians of his
party That is the impression y great many
people will receive from the speech though
of course we do not dream it was what Mr..
Hewitt intended. With the assistance OF
most high-tOned letter from Moses Marble,
the orator shows that in 1864 the whole
Democratic party went astray so far AS to
embody in the Chicago platform fiat
declaration IN favor of surrender to the
South. and that only Mr.. Tilden saved
IL from everlasting disgrace by persuading
General Mcclellan to insert =" a declaration III
his letter of acceptance to nullfy that poI-
[" ton of the Chicago platform" The fact is
furthermore brought TO mind that few years
after Governor Tilder had thus repudiated
the platform of his party and put the screws
upOn his candidate, he was engaged In a
desperate 1ife-and-death struggle with the
Democratic organization in NewYork which
had succeeded in driving out almost every
{" decent man from the Dem Ocratic party of
q" that city y; and he would have been beaten
if the country districts had not been induced
TO come to his assistance.
10 e. Mr
Tllden, but il IL not going too far to say That
they leave the rest OF the Democratic party
in 4 somewhat unpleasant predic9ment which
will not BE improved if. IN spite of the past
if sees fit to throw its only safe leader over
hoard. 70 every man who sympathlzed with
fine accession movement, Mr.. Tilden addresses
these burning words, which are preserved by
Mr.. Moses Marble, and quoted in the dOcu-
ment before us: Tine Constitution had Sc
cured every right and under its shelter all
"had been happy and prosperous till you
"mady fled from It's protection. lt was your
act winch began this calamltOua civil war. 1t
&" WIS YOUR act which disabled us, as we are
now disabled, from shaping the policy or
:" limiting the objects of that war;" And
that the south might feel perfectly COM
Portable. Mr.. Tden promised, If 1t would
hu.t him and his party, 10 give 1t all the
" fresh guarantees. aud all the self-govern-
ment it could possibly desire. MIR. Hewitt
closed his remarks with the following words
q" As through the whole of his remarkable
career Mr.. Tilden has been the wisest OF men,
"he has been the truest of friends, he has
been the most Jealous and earnest of patriots
O." 80 to-day hc is the wisest, the most accom-
d. ,lisbed statesman III the land, and he will,
- h. the blessing of God be one OF the greatest,
"perhaps the greatest, of the Presidents Of The
" United States"
A note, printed on the margin of this IN
tcresting document, says " Ii You need more
:" amply to the National Democritlc Commit
" tee. New York. VIII somebody who needs
more please apply to the National Demo-
cratic Committee, and let us know what he
gelsi |
There was a hearing before the House Ways and