The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1862-10-03
Speech Of Ez-sssaa-. seymour.


1xEsssy s sar9a.ssssg. y73ss HAS aF1 non; teI
~ e7la Democracy OF szy York as its eaat1i-
date FIR lsoyerEeas, made q speech aFen his
sssssaaisaatiesa, Nlli2s iiy the n
Y. PEGS ssz '.aDzItagE, eloquent aud build. p
The Herald thus reports II:
-sifer stating his Hzixiiilinr1ess 10 accept
The CITES. sa-2essr ssssy etsr sesaEsa than
those rendering Il the daily Of every man TO
d. .ast was IN MS Jgsrer to Tes cue esslzs
try frf, SIS Frxssssi q sLisss5s, he referred so
lie selszpesaeic iT.afen lleld less tEaaa tgo
yaaTs ego In the sane Hall TO exisf5rf the Dom
igas.sE ssrffv To sssissgs5 3Ise .1iEEags Gaas
lsss.4sszsy, to a y4te Of the r1ggsle in order to
avert Tic war. ,Er ssan8;la tEsan retrieved t.
ie,gtss tEse so,zrse Of Congress, which refused
t3e petition tf Tie Desaaeraeg, and traced the
hi@toryf avtzEsfs fsasal the 5afst battle Of Bail
ban s.s.ss:. tsa.tle nle&ge made by Congress to
prosecute s2le war for the rest0rsati.al Of the
Uassoa and the preservation Of the GpnstsfR
fios. de then drew 3 picture OF the snbse-
tltsert a.iiasa CT Congress, which alsregardea
TO q asaa 10 cease from strife, basa E5ei will
be rssedss1GGiiss'' lie alluded TO The assaults
sssss % by Republican Journals On the 4sagl;n
ist-stSssa they charged with incoEnpateaoy,
6 rraazs i9s-s aud nm Faith zaligaess
lie sa91el how the cs5ugse Of Congress had
tess4s.ea2 to mite the South aasasl Distract
isorrIl, for the Republican party saasl eEinesl
a spirit OF szaSG garas nation towards tee Ad-
ssassaistrstian CT iFs otEa creating. h remind
e. the ESepl iisass rerty that slavery Was not
lie eEalg tissng IA the Constitution, the
overthrow OF which w0al9 brig unt5iil mise
~ and suffering On tits ceuntrF. He argued
that although the ReEafs;casss we're nas ssfer-
taoslasly dishonest they sere not fitted to car
~ on tEae Epyee-nEnent. They approved Of the
TrEsaatlnd1 Of Impairment rEaeddlsng commit
tees, who push themselves zgso tie sez cslIa-
els Of car rulers. FIhey propose to organize
men asstsisse OF the authority Of law aud tie
constituted aath8rstiess Fer one, he [ Mr..
Sex saans,r sslrss5s ssss COMMITTEES. and would
resist ssasia Illegal sToEut ioElaTy EzlizatVns.
IL need be, by force w saiiia he dzlaittaa that
taese were. loyal mon is the body Of the Re-
nss'sliean party, its leaders we're dangerous and
ANA se nsest. and In It's present situation j.
cssass3 not saFot the ceugfEy. Seymour then
sfate.s the naaitsoza oe the Democratic party.
Tt.eT had and they would continue to s8yaily
s3pogs tie laws and authorities OF thecoazntry.
they would give the President al tho men
lie called for TO uphold the Government, exc
cate the laws put down the rebeiioa, and gain
an honorable and lasting. peace. The Demo-
cratic party had been and would be loyal and
ol,elsesss to The laws and Constitution OF their
country, not from fear bat patriotism. He
wasaeil, he its.pIesed the Republicans not to
mistake the patriotism of the democracy for
fear The Democratic party had hearts ard
arms strong enough TO sweep away the eobWeb
system Of terrorism and threats " ich seemed
to be held oxer the heads Of the people. The
security Of the public is in the loyalty and
intelligaaceof that party, and upon that part
the Government can at all times rely. The
President has been far less embarrassed by
Democrats HAN by Republicans.
Mr. Seymour concla1ed by saying that the
Democracy were confident in their cause, for
they we're battling for the Union. the Consti-
tufipr. ssd siic faws.