Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-08-23
AIR Seward PREDICTS a Lincoln Tri
umph in New York.

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Mr. Seward was wren drd at the Revere
H..oss In Boston vn Mnndsy nigh, BY the
Gsrmsnis Band. Alter they had finished
pisyinv, he stepped ,ut on 'he ba'cvny, and
having been introdureJ IL the crowd by
Governor Bsnss. spoke substun'ishy as FOL.
l.ws:
C,sizcns Of Boston and Massachusetts,; l
have heard words Of congra,uls'ion and wei.
come Something seems to me to be due
from myself 10 you, and to the country, tor
This unexpected surprise. ! am unsccus-
toned 10 be arrested on journey when its
object 10 one Of friendship which had hoped
would have ended In msDner strictly pri-
sate. An explanation 10 due from me u
have made mistake; ! thought il was safer
10 trust to the railroad instead Of the tele-
graph. I have found out my mistake On
going to Bangor, .ound the WIDE Awskes
asleep in the middle Of the day. They
awakened too soon for the convenience OF
quiet traveller. I desired no demonstration,
and hoped to find q iecompense for what ]
had done from sense o. duty in my con-
science, and moi in the plaudits OF my fel.
low men. For the seventh or eighth time
to-day I have been called out 10 meet kind
end cordial welcome. have tried to treat
il ns q light and trivial matter, hoping that
they would end on honest gratitude In
quiet greeting But It was different when
came here in Massachusetts,. have a re-
spect for the citizens OF Vermont, but con.
slider myself their equal, although love
them; but still they are but my fellow labor
ers. There ere great and noble men In
Maine, who have worked and have done
much for the cause of freedom. have re.
ceived their esteem. Here l can affect no
disguise.
A son of Massachusetts, i'll have studied
anything for the interes, of my country, I
have studied il In Massachusetts,. II have
ever conceived a resolution for the benefit
of Free States, Ilesrned 1t 10 Massachusetts.
twenty-five years ego, not far from this
season a venerable statesman Of Mnssachu.
setts retired 10 his home, driven to his quar-.
,ers by a remorseless Pro. Slavery people
then made pigrimoge to the home Of the
Sage Of Quincy. There received and
thence have derived every resolution and
power TO perform my duty II isa remarks.
BILE commentary that fifteen years after the
death Of John Quincy Adams, we are ready
to place at the head OF The nation man who
espouses the very cause 'or which he was
hurled out from his position. He confesses
10 have the some regard for the higher law
tbs, The Sage Of Quincy had. This Is my
single confession. desire now only to say
that you have arrived at the lsst stage upon
which you will inaugurate an Administrs.
ton upon this principle.
have been down East, and have been
coming up With determination to victory
should not allude to my own State, had
not some the Democrats spoken Of pop.
ulsr majority in New York. must eouect
this mistake. When the Repub licans in
Maine snid they would give 20 900 majority
TOR Lincoln aud Hawlin. and that they were
uneasy about New York. I said set down
your majority in your own State und multi.
ply il by four, and il would be an ,pproxima.
,ion to a Republican majority in the State
of New York With the vicicry of the Re
publican cause there 10 an end to the power
OF Slavery.
A Democrat 10 man who maintains the
creed of one or the other of the two broncl,-
cs OF the Democratic party. ] assure you
that the last Democrat Of the United States
is already born. lie closed with wishing
prosperity to the citizens Of Boston and the
State Of Massachu.etts.