The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-03-20
Position of Col. Seymour

The most outspoken opponent Of TIE
war in the eastern states is Col. THOMAS
II SEYMOUR. the democratic candidate
for governor OF Connecticut. Col SEy>
NouR has already filed tie gubernatorsl
chair Of that state, and was recently min
is,er to Russia. Immediately preceding
his late nomination, be addressed meet
ing at Hartford, when he sail
These popular uprisings are not merely
srecial in their character, but broad aud
general as tha universal air, ard sweep.
as with the wings of the arci'angel, the
vast horizon of mal>a!m nis'ration, and
of horrible Ua,sle fields The true mean
ing Of ihis is that tht people are sick OF
this horrible fra;ricjIal ar and demand
:iat il should be speedily terminated |
avow myself opposed to it. ard ask for a
cessation Of hostiities. 1t is vain 20 pros
test against illegal arrests and wicked
| proc carnations. if you have got war poll
cv that jn>tlies both. | cannot for the
| life of me see how great wrongs are to be
redressed. and the Union re established.
whilst measures are on foot which render
it impossible to accomplish either on the
war plan Now am for redressing these
wrongs, ard doing what can be done for
the Union cause. am for getting back
| the southern states bv fair and honorable
mears. if such thing be possible; and !
hope for the best. And | want to ge,
them back as they were. | don't want
conquered, blood drenched states with
their ruined homes; and weeping popu
laiion to III AXE Union for me. Such
kind Of Union would he a mockerv of the
name The Union | desire, is Union o.
/ hearts and of hands such as orr fathers
! gave rs. When the great Irish orator
| Edmund Burke took the part Of America
in 1775, he denounced the British poll,
cy which would destroy the plantations
Nv opinion" said he. "is much more
I I Il; 10 tavor of ii,%:"dent management, than ot
| force the use of force is but temporary
| 1t NAV suhhuc for a moment. but it don ;,
remove the necessity OF snbdujng again -
/ a further Oh lrc,ion TO force is, tha,
YOU impair the object bv your very en,l-a
vors to preserve il. The thing you fought
for is not the thing YOU recoyer-bus de,
rteciaied, sunk, wasted, and consumed il
| the contest" And then, raising his voice
",ili the old arches Of Irish oak resound,
ed " to his trumpet tones. he exclaimed
| in never,t to be forgotten words: "Noth,
ing less will satisfy me than 1chole Ameri
ca" Apply these noble sentiments tc
the case before us, and we shall be at no
loss what course to pursue In the spiri
Of that great apostle Of constitutional
liberty and Of an enlightened humanity
If may dare take his language on nv
lips, | now say, nothing less vii, satisf,
me inoun lie ivinto,e soathsrn states
But do not expect to get them bacl
as they ,oere by sacrificing heca,omts t.
the demon of northern fsna;cisin, or ir a ny
such way. The voice of the people. speak
ing through their public servants and
through such meetings as this, and tbro
thei, journals, and Christian pulpi,s, o
which there are some few left-,ha. voice
demands something better than the exter
mination OF kinderd race This is the
tue ror popuh cor Del Of ths hour-th.
only Interpretation we have had Oft sine,
the war began, and for one l have giyer
ear to its voice-for it is the voice O
peace and good will to man It. demand
is for peace, fraternity. brotherhood fol
a Union based on the rights guaranteed
to US by our fathers, such Union a. tn,
sword can never purcha.e, establish O.
maintain.