Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-16
JAcKSON'S DAY.
Letter From the Sage of Garmsrcy
Park.
The lroquois' Club Celebration of the Natal
Day of "0id Hiekoy"-Gatheriag -
Distinguished Democrats at Chicago, I,
Last Night. n
BAYARD'S SATeSMANLIKE LETTER.

CHICAGO March l5.-Hon. Thomas a.
Hendricks of Indiana; Hon. F. II. Hurd 81
Ohio; W. C. Dowdall of the Peoria Demo
erGt; Henry Waterson and Col. w. c. Breck-
enridge ofLouisville; Hon. X. T. Merrick. of
Washington Senator l.. @. C.. Lamar, Of
Mississippi, and number of other promi-
nent Democrats have arrived in the city to
attend the Iroquois banquet this evening.
Letters of regret have been received from
Samuel J. Tilden, Ex-Governor Palmer and
Senator Bayard. The banquet will be the
socio-politicaf event of the season. Messrs.
Hendricks, Lamar and Waterson are among
the gnasts who will replv to tossts
There is a notable centering OF State poli-
ticians in this city, nearly all of whom are
registered at the Grand Pacific. Among
these are James Mccartney, Attorney Gen
eral of the State; Judge Milton Hay, Of
Springfield, who would not object to the
distinction of being Judge Drummonds
successor in the United States Circuit
Court; John c. Salter, warden of the Ches-
ter Penitentiary, F. II. Whittemore, of
Springfield, distinguished as the cashier of
the First National bank of that city, and a
political wire puller around the State house,
Gen. Smith d. Atkins, postmaster at
Freeport, who is in hopes of reappoint-
ment at the expiration of his term, about
the lst OF next month; Judge Puttebaugh,
of Peoria formerly Col. Ingersolrs law
partner; Major Cullom, brother of the
Governor; W. ID. Greene, of Springfield,
and Mr.. Cray. +. Decatur, the former al
torney for the Wabash road, and the latter
the legal representative of Il State corpora
ton; and last, hut by no means least,
Phocion Howard. of Springfield.
TiIden's Letter.
Hon. Samuel J. Tilden sent the following
letter:
"GREYsoN. YONEEl.S, n. Y, March II.
"GENTLEMEN:-Ih have received your letter
conveying to me an invitation to attend a
banquet of the IrOquois Club, in Chicago,
on the 18th inst, the anniversary of the
birth of Andrew Jackson, and TO respond
TO the toast Democracy" 1t will not be
practicable for me to be present with you
on that occasion, but | cordially sympa-
thize in the homage which you propose to
pay the memory of that great soldier
statesman. He represented the exultant
nationality of sentiment which had
always characterized the democracy, and
he manifested in great public crisis, his
the territorial integrity of our country and
the indissolvible union of the States He
likewise represented the beneficient Jeffer-
sonian philosophy, which prefers that moth
ing shall be done by the general govern
ment which the local authorities are COM
petent to do, and nothing by any govern
mental power which individuals can do for
themselves. The great contests OF his ad.
ministration arose out of his efforts to re-
sist the ursurpation, by Congress, OF pow
ers in derogation OF the rights of localities
and individuals, as well as Of the Constttu-
ton.
81 well remember, that in the debate, in
1882, on the veto OF the bill to recharter the
Bank of the United States Mr.. Webster,
with all his eloquence, denounced and de-
plored the spectacle of an executive dis
claiming power, and diSmantling the
government of which he was the head.
| The overgrowth nf abuses owl T--"a-Si"..
of authority which now conceal, as they
| have distorted, our political system, would
have seemed, fifty years ago, when the
debate occurred, as incredible TO Webster
| as they would be TO Jackson.
| "The Government can never be restored q
and reformed except from the inside and
| by the active, intelligent agency OF the ex-
| ecutive. We must hope Providence will,
| in its own good time, raise up man adapt
| ed and qualified for the wise execution OF
the great work, and that the people will
put him in possession OF the executive ad-
ministration, through which alone that
noble mission can be accomplished, and
the health and life of our political system
be preserved and ndreinvigorated.
"YOur fellow citizen,
"[Signedl SAMUEL j. TILDEN.
Senator Bayard's
letter, referring to his regret at being un-
able to attend SAID he hoped to come here
and meet the Iroquois Club. Meanwhile,