Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-07
The Peace Party in Connecticut


At meeting IN Stamford, Conn, last week,
Col. Seymour the peace candidate for Gsvorn-
or, made speech in which he again expound-
ed his plan of putting down treason. At tho
outset, lest any one might mistake his position
from the efforts Of some politicians Of the New
York press to represent him as 10 favor of Wig
orods prosecution Of the war, ho said
Alusion has been made to the misrepressnta-
tons in regard to my position on one Of the
questions Of The day. have take the ground
that we have gone far enough in this war. |
am not here 10 rotrsct anything have said.
Alter having thus announced his opposition
to the war, and having further stated that there
ought to be " cessation Of bostiities, lie de-
yeops his own schemes to bring abouts peace
as follows
recur for moment to the Inauguration Of
Mr.. Lincoln and what took place shortly after
the commencement Of the war, which broke out
in April, 1866. Now, when he came ntoionea
he gave 10 an inaugural address which WAS
something like the Del phic Oracle to those who
For while it was supposed that Mr.. Lincoln
really contemplated The purpose OF ed'ctlng
peaceabls settlement with the seeded States
and if he had been wise, if there had been some
ting OF the nature Of Andrew Jackson about
him, the whole thing might have bsen arranged,
and would have been. jackson had to deal with
notification something very different, adnit,
from secession and dsunlon-but how did he
meet that great question: lie told them in his
proclamation, that remarkable document Which
forms the ornament OF our hall, and the first
political lesson Of many, and eloquent as it was
remarkable, he told that they must obey the
laws. But he told them something moro lie
told them they should have their rights. Now
something OF the kind from President Lincoln
a accommodation Of comprsmlss like the
Crittenden COMPROMISE would have alayod
every angry passion, would have brought the
South back to sense OF reason, would have
raised up URlsn party thsro, and in the course
OF six months or loss We should have had them
oil back and under our banner again But We
got into war | ask your Atisst0n 10 the
fact that during the entire war this Admlnlstra-
ton has not held out The slightest encourage
ment to the people OF the Sonth, whether Union
men or fighting men, by which 10 change their
feelings towards the Government or draw them
back into the Union not tho slisAIest ensour-
sgement. yet these men arc brethren.
But il you would save the republic and re-
store the Union yet, let me say that you must
brint to it something hotter than the blood-dyed
garments from Bora you Bust BRING 10 it, nv
iriends, such peace offerings oi compromise and
concession MS our fathers brought 10 the affairs
r a.. l..l l.. HI
deep and strong in the affections and interests Of
the people, aud reared upon IL that noble struo-
sure Of republican liberty which We once had,
and inscribe the narbl. with their names.
Tha, 10 the great object Of our strugglO-to
vindcate the rights of the people, t. maintain
the Constitution OF our Country, and through
the efficacy oil that lns,ru msnt To r,cons true, the
Union On y more solid and enduring bnls than
befjre | once more sluds TO our dag /, isnot
often that have occasion to speak Of 1t as would
speak Of il now Yet may say 1t has s,.r had IN
reverence and regard and sincs this unhappy war
began have Eeard others susglEe 1t who never
spoke we'll Of it before and Lave heard others
swear by it who know very little Of ito Hgsif.
canoe and power see In il something encour-
aging for the present and hopeful for the future,
see beneath the fair exterior Of ,tars an ttripa
something better sull, roe in its siIkon folds,
~ you may see in tho cell of the moth the m vs.
tsries Of new birth and the type of ressrroc.
tion, aad Sc eng this do not wholly despair Of
the republic
We believe this Col Scymsur, (hs 20. his ii.
tie when he belonged TO the War Democracy
and served n campaign IN the Mexican war i,
the fret cOpperhead speaker who has had the of
frontery to quote Gen. Jackson as an authority
for the craven doctrines of this peace party; and
he makes, as might have been expected rather
sorry work Of it. lie says Gen, Jackson told
the nullifers they must obey the lava, and We
bslieve President Lincoln intimsted as much Ia
the ssceders-thOu:h, we are sorry to say, mol
quite up to tho jackson standard of energy
promptnes, and determination. lilo says Jack
son alss told them they should have their Ighn
and Mr., Lincoln was even, in his inaugural
more civil and les, threatening in hi, treatment
Of rebels. than jackson was OF nullihers But
Col. Seymour forgot, doubtless, to add in thi,
connection that Gen. jackson regretted TO the
day Of his death that he had not hung Cal
houn. and crashed out notification with such
40 example Of punishment, instead Of leaving
the seed to bear a harvest Of traitors to plague
this generation.
The motto Of the Democratic club which Col.
Seymour addressed was, =" the Union a,it VA,
and the Constitution as it is Ye, how ,hi.
speech gives the lie to that motto "Critten.
den compromise, peace offerings, concts
sion, '" a" reconstruct the Union on more isho
and enduring basi''-the" were the kcy note,
VI bis address, and formed the staple Of thos,
parts Of his discourse most rapsursusly applaud
Cd. lie condemns Republican, for not chassi
the Constitution to please the rebels at the out
set, and he gives as his own scheme Of recon
ssructlou, " concession" and "comprsnis.. ,
Why cannot he be honest, and why cannot tn,
party whose representative ho Is bs honest, and
drop ost Of their creed " the Consultation as il
h,' and insert In place Of it, " tho Constitution
~ JEFF Davis thinks il ough, 10 81
Col. seymour's treatment Of the 4" Stars and
Stripes 10, beyond question an original o.e.
His admiration Of the aag can hardly b. called
enthusiastic. ls historic goriu have he lus
tire fer him. II has ever had hi, " r,y,r,nc,
and regard, that is all. No love, no deyo
ton, no quicksned pulsations Of hi, heart, a,
iu folds are unfurlsd to the sunlight 10 thi,
loader Of the political party which is allyn,
itself with the enemies Of thu. Gag, il 10 only ,