Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-17

ssymOar eh Mobs
Governor Seymour reached New York
on Monday to aid in supprsssiug the fear
ful riot that was making havoc ia the city.
He addressedthe mob on Tuesday, and af-
terWards issued proclamation. In his
speech he told fhe rioters that he had sent
his Adjutant General to Washington to
have the draft suspended, and in his proc
lamation said ghe Courts would decide the
ConstitutiOrality Of the COhscriptisn. In
neither did he refer to the necessities Of
the Government the rightfulness of the
draft, or the Nervousness Of the course the
mob was pursuing Hia appeals, while
they were intended to pacify the
rioters, were also calculated to
strengthen them n their determine
tion that the draft should not be en-
forced That his sympathiss were sup
posed to be with the COB is evident from
the fact that some Of me wounded insur-
gents cOnsOled themselves by saying:
"Nevet mind, Seymour and Wood are
around apd will help us"
Other evidence to the same purport is
found in the speech made by Governor
Seymour in New York city, upon the 4th
Of July, in which he artfully worked upon
the passions Of his Democratic auditors.
His whole speech was one Of opposition to
the GoveEpment and sf complaint of the
war measures Of the Administration.
BE constantly alluded to the National au
thorities as men who had trampIed upon
the rights Of The people, and suppressed !
free speech" Speaking to an imagina-
ry Administration before him, he said: 4
aIs it not revolution which yousre thus !
creating when you say that our persons
may be rightfully seized, our property con-
fscated, cur homes entered Are you not |
exposing yourselves your own interests, |
to as great peril as that with which you /
threaten us Remember This, that the bloody |
and revolutionary doctrine Of public necessity |
can be proclaimed 6y a mob as soeU as By a |
GoVerhmeRtn
What is this but direct invocation Of
the mob spirit In like strain, he pro-
ceedsd to charge the Administration with
q weakness, defeat and dissOmfeitare be.
cause it Fsa been sompsHed to resort to
arbitrary measures in the North This
was hint to his hearers that they could
resist with impunity:,sH Administrator
thus weakened, defeated and discounted.
Again he says;
"This doctrine Of the suspension of the
Constituiion-this doctrine Of the suspen-
sieH Of the laws, is Unconstitutional, is
unsound, is unjust, is reasonable ~ Tire
mendous applause aEd waving Of hats and
handkerchiefs. A Voiss, chats B1st the
WOrd.29
Governor Seymour Knows full well that
the Constitution grtn4s tEs suspension of
civil forms and statutes in Ens of war or
when the publie safely req Is it,
His appeal was mae with fhs express pur-
pose of increasing tbs daaftstiOn to the
draft and other nsesssaEy Erensures of the
Administration. The howEas mob was
not speaking at rsadOml vixen they looked
for aid and comfort from she chief magis-
trste Of their State. BoT what else could
it be, but spirit Of prophecy Of the com
ing evil, that induced Governor Seymour
to close his speechsn G1e fOEle#ing words
"Once more, then you my Republican
friends-once more, tlFls Wbthe e6mmunity,
do invoke you 10 ask yourselves whether
in giving wsy te your P2ssiOns and to your
prejudices, you will net eRdsnger your
own safety and yoar own homes2 Once
more ask those who are politically oP-
posed to me, if am hoAored with the at
tendance Of one such, tba. they viii in
-Quire il, in attempting to strike down my
liberties, they have not struck blow at
their own alsoH (Great applause.) ask
all such if they can hope TO stop the
mighty ball Of revolution precisely Rt
that point which mayssuit their passions,
their prejudices, and their purposes, and
if they are not admonished that if they
still set such al evil example, and declare
that laws and oontll Lions have lost their
virtue to defend US, they have equally lost
their virtue 10 defend them