Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-11-12
Dolhital.
GREAT SPEECH
Governor Seymour, of New York,
Ata Democratic Meeting mt Buffalo
october 2Gth, lsC3.
From he Buffalo Courier Of Oct. q.

Beside the vast Union demonstrate
of last evening, all the previous meet
ings OF this campaign. Democratic oil
Abolition. are completely dwarfcd. No,
only in numbers but in enthusiasm, i,
was beyond comparison the great meet.
ing of this autumn.
The meeting was called to order by
H. S. Cutting. ESQ.,, who nominated
Honorable John Ganson for President.
Mr.. Ganson said that it had been ex
pected that Governor Bramlette of Ken
tueky, would address the meeting, and
read his dispatch as follows:
FRANKroRT, KY, Oct. "a, '63.
Dean Richmond, Esq, Chairman Dem
oeratic State Central Committee.
! 1--WE have formidable raid upon US
Our banks robbed, towns sacked, and
within forty miles Of the capitol. No
man can think of quitting his post while
this continues.
T. E. BRAMLETTE."
Governor Bramlette is at home fight
ing the rebels, and cannot be here to aid
in the fight against rebels in New York.
| have the pleasure of introducing to you
his excellency Governor Seymour, oi
New York, who will address you in be
half Of the Union, the Constitution, and
the enforcement of the laws.
GOV. sEyMoUR's SPEECH.
sincerely regret that Governor Bran
lette is not here tonight to speak to you.
wished you to learn from the lips of a
patriot of Kentucky, that the language
of those who love, and mean to uphold
the Constitution, and intend to preserve
the Union. is alike uttered by men from
the North or the South, from the East
or the West. You would have found
that that distinguished man, who lives
in community particularly affected the
war in which we are engaged, and who
has stood up with others abreast of the
tide of secession, was in full accord and
sympathy with us who meet here to.
night to utter words which we hope may
be calculated to preserve that union o
our land which We have SO much at heart
[Cheers. In his absence | will addres,
you briefly in regard to the great ques
tlons OF the day.
Our land is afflicted with civil wal
Of proportions unexampled in the histo
ry Of the world. The flame of grea
conaagration is tapping up the blood o
our citizens; is destroying the property
Of our people; is carrying mourning and
death into our homes, and threatens the
very fabric of our Union. Under circum
stances like these, my friends, when we
assemble together, we ought to come up
with an honest purpose to take that
course at the coming election which shall
be calculated to advance our country 8
good-to make our nation oLce again
what it was few years since--the envy
and admiration of the whole world.
Unfortunately, at times like these,
when so much is at stake. and when
there is every reason why men should be
calm, dispassionate, thoughtful. and pa
triotic. we are all OF us too prone to give
way to passion and prejudice. You bear
from some quarters only the language OF
denunciation, of abuse; appeals to pas
sion, where there should be arguments
addressed to our consciences and our
convictions of duty. Let us meet the
questions we are to discuss to night with
an anxious purpose to discover where the
right is, and, having succeeded in that
boldly, manfully, patriotically, to sus
tain and maintain it. Cheers.
Now, in the discussions which are
going on in this country. there are Ger.
tain points upon which all men are
agreed. Let US at the outset ascertain
what they are. so that we may more
clearly understand the nature of the dis
agreements which exist between us. AL
men agree in this-that if this war il
prolonged tor certain length of time
with continually increasing debt, tha
there must come time when it vii
reach an amount that will overwhelm u,
with national bankruptcy. Men may
not agree as to what that sum may be-
one may say two thousand millions, an
other three thousand millions, and per-
chance q moro sanguine man still may
fix the amount at four thousand millions
but there is no man who does not agree
that there is an amount OF public indebt-
edness which, If fastened upon US, must
bring upon us the calamity and disgrace
of national bankruptcy.
There is another point of agreement
There is no man who does not admit that
il the war continues on for certain Pc
riod. it must overwhelm US with nation
al ruin. Then here are two points on
which. although we may differ as to
amount or time. we essentially agree =
two events that all admit must bring up.
on. us individual and national ruin. All
agree that we must bring this war to q
successful issue before we have been over.
whelmed by the national evils. We also
agree, that the exigency is so great and
the peril so imminent that we are bound
to put forth every exertion to save oul
country from these calamities which liz
in our pathway. as soon as may be. We
say to our opponents. we are ready with
you to put forth every effort Of physical
power--we consecrste ourselves and al
that we have for the salvation and per
petustion of our country. In all solem
nifty say it, with heart iull of love fo
my country; with desire to sacrifc'
anything and everything for its preservs
tion and its happiness--with all solem'
nifty say it, that here again as we have
before done, do we dedicate ourselves to
this most holy and patriotic work Of