Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-24
"ConeIIIatIon."

tHrOm HArpoTs WCskIy.I
Our friend Governor Horatio Seymour
has been making another speech. II is
remarkable that when nothing was to be
saved but the country, Mr.. Seymour de-
clared that the Government had no power
to ''coeree" rebels, and that when the reb.
els began 10 icoerce the Government Mr..
Seymour retired 70 the frontier Of MIN
nesof6 Bat when Mr.. Perdaudo Wood
| pnt him 6pon bis feet as n cApdidate for
loseEaets aid bis politicAi prospects were
| 70 be saved, Dc found his tongue, aud used
IL 10 say that hetloyal citizens bad brought
the war upon themselves, and that there
was very good reason for the conduct of
the rebels. And now that there Is hope of
helping his prospects still farther, Mr.. Sey-
mour makes speeches and writes letters
without end. Indeed be has done so much
of this work that the Herald, which work.
ed very bard for his election, now says,
"He can talk more without saying any
thing, and write more without meaning auy
thing, that auy other man we know"
His latest speech up to the time Of this
writing was before the Democratic Con-
yenron at Albany, in which he demanded
ia eonciliatory policy" What do he and
men like him mean by coucIlistion7 There
is an enormous conspiracy against the
Government. For two years It has made
bloody war. Its intention Is frankly ex.
pressed, its object plainly defined. It aims
at dissolution Of the Union by means Of
forcible revolution. Mr.. Seymour proposes
"conciIiation." The rebels demand sepa-
ration because of what they allege to be
radical and essential incompati6ility, and
Mr.. Seymour suggests "conciliation."-
They refuse 10 obey laws which even Ho-
ratio Seymour can not call unconstitution.
al ha IN hn haN
is, to the people Of the country-Aud says,
"Lets conciliate." In the same manner
and upon the same principle, when the
brute mob of New York, intlamed by him
aud his partisAns, were burning and
numbering defenseleSs houses and persons,
the same Mr.. Seymour called them, still
reeking with innocent blood, "My friends"
and then makes Jest Of the phrase in his
Albany speech.
What does he mean by "coaciliation" to
rebels who have not asked for 1t, but who
laugh at him for suggesting 1t? The only
"conciliation" possible is to yield to some
of the rebel demands. Citizens refuse 10
obey the law. They resist it with blood.
The Government is advised to say, 'My
friends, don't do so. Please let US know
the conditions on which you will obey."-
The adviser considers himself "a states
man" for proposing such course, and his
name is HorRtio Seymour.
Mr.. Seymour will remember that bis
political and patriotic sponsor, Mr.. Fer
nRudo Wood. made the most servile apollo
gy to Robert Toombs and the State of
Georgia because he could not prevent the
seizure of srms intended, as Mr.. Wood
knew. to slay loyal citizens of the United
States. MIR. Robert Toombs is one Of the
ringleaders OF the rebellion to which Mr..
Seymour offers Cancellation" and on the
day after the offer was suggested Mr.
Toombs' letter was printed, in which he
says: 81 can conceive of no extremity to
which my country could be reduced in
which would for single moment enter
tain any proposition for any union with
the North on any terms whatever" Now
It Is for the sake Of establishing a new po-
litical partnership with Toom6s, Davis 4
Co., that Mr.. Seymour makes his PROPOSE
tion. ''Just stop fighting moment" he
says to Toombs, "and make me President,
and you shalt have everything you want"
Uuluckily for him, and not to put too fiue
a point upon 1t, Toombs spits in his face.
What does his Excellsncy think of his
chances of"conciliAtion"2 Let him ponder
whether 1t was Seymour's saying aud act
ing "My friends" or the rifles aud howit-
zers that put down the riot.