THE NEW PRESIDENT, OF THE UNITED STATES.

Evening Star, Issue 4285, 20 November 1876, Page 1

THE NEW PRESIDENT, OF THE UNITED STATES.

The Hon. Samuel J. Tilden, Governor o!f the State of New York and the Democratic } nominee, was born in -New Lebanon, Columbia County, New"York* in 1874. His father was the intimate friend and correspondent ef ; Silas Wright* Martin Tan Buren, Michael Hoffman, the Livingstons, W. L. Marcey, and other Democratic leaders and statesmen, all of whoin were frequent visitors at his home Thus, in hiß early youth Governor Tilderi was inspired to become a student of "the great queetionßof government and political affairs oy familiarity association with these eminent ! statesmen, who were the means of deter- ' mining his profession and career. In the contest*} which resulted in a second election I of- General Jaokson- as" President;-^oung' - Tilden took an active? and influentitfjkrt. The success of the Democratic party at that time depended upon the breaking *W of a ' coalition between the. National Republicans and the Ante-masoiis; - Young TilbSnf'wiiita-" a powerful analysis of the pohtieal situation; showingthatthere.could be nohonest alliance which was so. vigorousiin style.and matter that ltd authorship was attributed yan .Buren, which,. in. self-defence, he was ' obliged to deny j and when the teal airifcor was discovered it-brought him into full fel-' lowship with all his father's distinguished friends. Governor Tilden entered Yate Col-" ' lege in the remarkable class in which were ' : altered Wm. ■ M v marts, Chief-Justice ; jfei-' Pie^re P° nt ?^dProfessorsLyma# and. Suliman. Here he became a prbfioieht in all branches, . continuing his studies " with such" application that his health soon failed, and he. was taken home without a hope .of., fever, v returning. At this time the great tsontest between General Jackson and theJßank pf the United States was at its height; and Mr f far recovered his strength as to be ablesto take part in the struggle,, 1n1834b.e en- " tered-the sictirmg soaie peculiar advantages necessary to the restoration of his health iind; favorably to > the study of the law. During' his University career Mr Tjiden took an active part in the discussions in regard to Mr' Van Buren's fiscal system, known as the Independent Treasury, and in questions of State, and national politics.. Having finished his course at the University, Mr Tilden entered the law school of The late B;:F. Butter; and the office of the late Judge Wilhamst The tendency of Governor Tilden'* mind has always been to secure the ends of justice, equity, and social order. In 1846, Governor Tilden was returned from New York to the Assembly, and also to the Constitutional Convention. In all the most important discussions in the two revisions of the* State Constitution, 1846 and 1867, he bore a conspicuous part. With the exception of the late Horace Greeley and Thurlow Weed, no other man has enjoyed so wide a personal acquaintance in .New York as he. During the height of the power of the Tweed' L Bing in 1869, an effort was made - sede him as Chairman of the Democratic State Committee. After a severe contest, he was sustained by nearly seventh-tenths of the Convention. In theioUowing, year began the celebrated controversy regarding the new charter of New York city. Almost alone ' Tilden went to Albany, and on April 5, 1870, made an exhaustive speech in denunciation of the charter which restored the Tweed regime regardless of.the people by a purchased vote of the Legislature. In 1871 he ledtherevoltof4o,oooDemocratßagainstthe .■ Tweed Ring in the city of. New York, and was elected to the. Assembly for the avowed purpose of purifying the justiciary. The successful result of this, the most burdensome contest of his whole career, is v?ell' known. By his famous analysis ef the accounts of the Broadway Bank and the subsequent investigations of a similar character, Tilden furnished all the judicial evidence by which suits could be maintained.' At the end of eighteen months' gratuitous labor—for .both he.and Mr O'Conor received no professional compensation, «ven payingtheir own travelling expenses—involving Tilden's complete retirement from Mb prac- ; tice and personal Trasuiesß, the Ring was i completely overthrown. In November, 1874, j Tilden was elected Governor of :slew, York State, receiving a ; Governor bix, Xilden is a man of cultivated i literary and artistic tasteß, and numbers j among his friends many literary men.. His law library is one of the largest and finest in the country. In all the acts of his public life Mr Tilden has manifested a generous largeness and statesmanlike quality of mind; which naturally leads ' him to measure fairly the material interests of all classes of his fellow-citizens the poor laborer, the hard-working mechanic, and thrifty farmer, as well as the capitalist. He is by nature a man of great gentleness and simplicity of character, and is exceed- . ingly tender and appreciative of the feelings of others, having a strong, ever present consciousness of what is right and fair; which makeß him in the largest sense a peacemaker and a - wise promoter of the best interests of all.

J Governor Ihomas Hendricks, the newly . elected vico President is also a lawyer. From 1840 to 1855 lie was a leader of the democratic party in his- native state. of Morana, and was Commissioner of the land office under the Pierce and Buchanan administration. Since 1863 he has been a member of _ the United States Ser ate for Indiana, and in j 1872 was elected Governor of his State. I President Lincoln always counted en Senator Hendricks as one of the men in thedemocraI tic party upon whom he could confidently rely in the darkest hour, of the nation's peril. "Hendricks is honest," said . i Lincoln, "he wants nothing that is not j right." His whole public record in the I Senate, the State Legislature, and as Land Commissioner, stands unchallenged in point of capacity and honesty. This year, as in 1868, he was one of the prominent nominations of his party for the Presidency, but gave way for the sake of harmony.—«Hari per's. Weekly.' I . p—■ ii-i--- ■•••->.«