Year: 1876

would have saved half the burden of tax
alton to the people.


He wrote the following in 1862, which
was intended as an expression of his own
and others of his friends:


And new, if my voice could reach the
Southern people through the journals of our
metropolis, l would say to them that in no
event can the conservative sentiment OF
New York mean consent to disunion, either
now or hereafter. Its true import is restora-
ton, North and South, of that Constitution
which had secured every right, and under
whose shelter all had been happy and pros
porous until you madly fed from its protec-
ton. 1t was your act which began this
calamitous war. 1t was your act which dis
abled us, as we are now disabled, from shap-
ing the policy or limiting the objects of that
war. Loyalty as we maintain your rights,
will we maintain the rights of the govern
ment. We will not strike down its arm as
long as yours is lifted against it. That
noblest and greatest work of our wise ances-
tors is not destined to perish. We intend
to rear once more upon the old and firm
foundations its shattered columns, and to
carry them higher toward the eternal skies.
If the old flag waves in the nerveless grasp
of frantic but feeble faction to whom you,
and not we, abandoned il, we, whose courage
you have tried, when we stood unmoved be-
tween fanaticism and folly from the North
and South alike, will once more bear it on
ward and aloft, until it is again planted
upon the towers of the Constitution, invinci-
Bile by domestic as by foreign enemies.
Within the Union we will give you the Con-
stitution you profess to revere, renewed with
fresh guarantees of equal rights and equal
q urill uiva auarvthino that
local self-government demands, everything
that common ancestry of glory, everything
that national fraternity or Christian fellow.
ship requires; but to dissolve the Federal
bond between these States, to dismembel
our country, whoever else consents, we will
not; no, neverl never! neverl


If anything could add to these elo-
quent ringing words, we might append
the strong testimony of Judge Cation, the
intimate friend of President Lincoln and
Chief Justice of Illinois, during the war
Hon. A. s. Hesia:


DEAR SIR:-I was much interested in
reading your speech in reply to Mr.. Kasson,
in vindicatiDg the truth of history, and
wish to add my testimony by saying that
during the war of the rebellion had several
interviews with Governor Tilden on the sub.
ject OF the prospects of the war, and ever
found him ardent and earnest in its support
Thus, knowing his sentiments, on one occa-
sion called upon him at his residence in
Grammercy Square, and submitted to him
the manuscript of paper which had
written, the object of which was to induce
every citizen, and especially every Demo.
crat, to support the war with heart and soul.
The paper met his cordial approval, and in
the course of the interview he showed in
that clear and earnest way peculiar to him.
self, that it was the paramount duty of every
one, whether Democrat or Republican, to
stand by his country and the Union. While
the fire was raging it was no time to stop and
dispute who had kindled it. If l have moi
known Mr.. Tlden as long and as intimately
as did Mr.. Lincoln, think 1 certainly
know his sentiments on the subject of the
late war, and there would be as much pro
priety in saying that Mr.. Lincoln was an
anti War Republican as that Samuel ]. Til
den was an anti-War Democrat.


J. D. CATION.