Tilden As A Union Man

. ÖH tiie laít day f the (iosaion óf Congreso, Representativo Abram S. Howitt, of New York, delivcred one of the most remarkable speeches eve held in tho hall of that body. Jt wae- writea a correspondent of the Chicago Kind - up to the bont daj'B of tho repnblic, and would havo dono honor to Clay, Wobeter, Calhoun, or Bonton. The House Hstened with the most profound attciiürmtn erery word that fel) from hiB lip; tthieh fretluetitly csJ:1 fotth the mout tremondoila apiilauae trom tile HtiüSo atldx'leKf 8. He began by a carofiú review of Kksson's speech ili evbry statement or particular, anl in a mHsterly, logjcál, and batnest tnanner spoko Of Oov. Tildons ïeüorfl. lle mét ftnd disproved every oue of the charges affecting Gov. Tilden's integrity, of hia uuion sentiments, hia course daring the war, bis positiou with referonce to the Tweed ring, bis connection with railroad corporatione, in fact, his wholo politacal hi8tory. He spoko in emphatic terma exonerating Tilden from every charge against him. Mr. Hewitt makes no pretenso os an orator. He in a plain, businesH man, but on this oöcasioü ho seemed to Speak in a mánner ttnaceoHutablc to li'sfrloliM and SHrpiisiftg to himself. He ltnew tiov. Tilden. lie tfas bin peraonal and intímate friend and asdpeiate. His fecord was perfectly familiar ti him in all iti párticuiláríí, aHd Üe wiia prepated ty, epeali with b. fnU knöwledge oi ihat ho was tkiking fioout. Uis TOthering sarcaam and invective ae addresBcd to Kasaon havo had no parallel In tbia excitiug seasion of Cougress. The daye of Blamo and lliil were tame iq comparison to thia phillipic which was utteredby Mr. Howitt. It waa the nnanimous opinión of all ,M friend ttt ha hiul utterly overwhélined aud crúshed iiaSisbn. Át the close of hifl speech he pronouncod a glowing eulogy upon tue etatesmauahip ahd pati'iotism of Mr. lilden, aud sat d-wu amid the most tuiiiiluioiw applaiíñe. a"(l ftn iroed!thly Kurrounded by evety mtinber on the lJemocratic side, offoriug Lheir cougratulationaT aud utterly ctopping all proceediugs of tho Ilouae, rendermg tho Speaker wholly powerless to preeerve order. It was fully flvo minutos beforo auy;hiug like deliberation could bo obtained in order to hea evu i rootio" to adonrn. Neyer waa a Vlndication moro complete and perfect, aud never a defeat more thorough aud overwhelming than that which Kasaon received for un wanton aud unprovoked attack upon the Democratie Vresidential candidato. Mr. Hewitt íb a man rather delicate iu physique, and consideriug the fact that he had been ni duriug the entiro night without a partióle of eleep, he muet hare been greatly eshauRted by the fatigue Of a contlnotis sísasion of thö House of over twenty kqurs, yet he showed no aigns whatovcr of physical aud mental eihauetiou, but spoko with a vigor and power that iould aaVe Deen otpcCted only under the most favorable circumstances. Hé has establiahed his reputatiou by this effort as oue of the foremost of American statesmen and orators. On the same day that Mr. Hewitt deliveroc lis groat speech, he recoived tlio followinj ;elegram in support of the position he hac :aken New Lkbanon, N. Y.j Aug. 15. To Hon. Á. S. Hewitt, House of Representativos Washington : Y out telegram receiveu ana snown nio. Aiiuoiigu Mr. Tilden was for the ten yearB previoua to the war ant during the war in private life, his positton in respect to the war waa never open to the alightest doubt. Ho had been early educated tocondemn the doctrino of nnllino&lion And secession. Ho had foreaeen tlie dangtr of the civil war tvhen many deridcd it, and did all he could to avoid it, but when it arrived he took an open and decided support in favor of the Governnient's enforcing its jurisdiction and averüng a dieniem berment of the country. He attended the moeting of the 90th of April, 1861, and again on the 2ïd of April tho meeting of the members of the New York bar. Ho soon alter addressed a regiment setting out for the frout. He attended tho presentation of colore to the Beveuty-ninth HighlanderR, and afterward afforded that regiment special aid and service, to say nothing of frequent contnbutions elsewuero. His attitude throughout the war was that of a man disapproving of the mil-. itary management and the inflation flnancial policy adopted by the administration, because they tended t prolone the war and increaso lts Bacriñces. Nevertliíleas, he eustaiiied the arm ol the Government. Every utteranoc of his duriug the whole war was in accord witli thie poeition. Every statement to the contrary about any single act or exprossion is totally false. Somo of hiB speeches I h?ard myself, particularly a great speech hc made bef ore the New York delejiatiou, at tho Chicago Democratie Convention of 1854. I was the bearer of a ïnesaago from hüii to Oen. McClellan, adviBing him to diecard the objcctiouable words in the platform, which were also discarded in tbe subsequent platform of the New York Democratie Convention. I have possession of the original manuscript of a declaration which was preparod in Octeber, 18G2, to be used to defino the poBition of the New York Democracy, the poaition which he thought it ought to take and which it did takc. I solect this from among muy expressions for its brevity. It íb asfoUows: " And novT if my voico could roacli the Soxithern pcoplo through the journals of our metropolis, I would say to them that, in no event, can liie triumph of the conservativo sentiment of New York in the election mean consent to disuniou either now or hereafter. lts true imiwrl ís the restoration, North and South, of that conetitution which haduecured every right, under whose shelter all had been happy and prosperoita until you madly fled .from its protectiou. It was your act which began this calam toue civil war. It was your act which [disabled up as we are now disabled, from ehaping the pilicy o limiting tha objects of that war. Loyally a w maintaincd your right-s will we maintain the righl of the (ioverument. We will not strike down il arm as long as yours is lif tcd againBt it. That nobleBt and greatest work of our wisc ancestors is not destüaed to perish. We intend to rea once more upon tho oíd and tirni fornida tion its Phattcred columna, and to carry them higher toward the eternal skies. If the oíd fia waves in the aerveless grasp of a frantic bnt fiebl faction to whom you, and not wo, abaudoned it; i wo whose courage you had trica when we biooc unmoved between fanaticism and folly from th North and Sou Ui alike will onco more bear it on ward and aloft unül it is again planted upon th towere of the constltution, invincible by dotuest as by foreign eneniies, withiu the Union we will g you tüo coustitntion you profesa to reveré rencwc with fresli guarautees of equal righte and equ. pafety. Wö will Rlve you cverything tbat local sel governraont demanda, cverything that a commo anceetry of glory, everything that national frütt' nity or Chriatian fellowship reqnires hut to dissoive the federal hond bettoeen tkose State to dismember our country, whoever ele consent w will not, Ñol never! neverl" Mantón Mabble.