The weekly Butte record., 1863-11-21
Letter from Gov. Seymour.

We find the following letter from Hon. Ho-
ratio Seymour, written in reply to al invita-,
ton to address; Democratic meeting at Nil
waukee; in our western exchanges. We give
it for the purpose of showing that the radical
press of this State have ou,rageously misrepre-
seated Gov. Seymour. While he is willing to
freely expend blood and treasure to overcome
Southern traitors" be believes in resisting
reasonable usurpations at the north, that
must result in the destruction of our system oi
government. He IS for the Union and gov
ernment Of our fathers al all hazards, against
all opposers, North or South. But for The
insane faction who were bowling opposition tc
the war against the rebellion, the Democracy
under the leadership of Seymour aud McClel
Ian would have scourged abolition and rebe
traitors from the land. The letter embodies q
clear statement Of the issues before the people
AID from the consideration of which the people
were driven By the reasonable bowls of the
Wood faction:
otbing would have afforded
me greater pleasure, had circumstances permit
ted, than to have accepted your invitation TO
be present at the mass convention OF the De
mocracy Of Milwaukee on the 26th inst
In the gloomy night WHICH ogershadows the
patton, there Is no hope but in the restoration
10 power of the Democratic conservative party
/ The fanatical leaders, who precipitated this
bloody conflict by undertaking the South, it:
resources and military ability, Who scotfed al
the Crittenden Compromise and all other ef
forts to avert civil war-who rejected the mea
sures OF the Peace Convention, and who, after
war was forced upon US, have persistently ere
ated obstacles to its vigorous and successful
prosecution, by perverting it from its original
purpose, the restoration OF the Union, as sol
EMMY avowed in our national Congress, into 6
hopeless emancipation crusade, and by driving
from the army, through abolition intrigues
Gen. Mcclellan and other officers of military
capacity, to make place for political adventu
rers-have by their entire policy exhibited
alike their incapacity to carry on the war CT tC
inaugurate peace.
Failing to crush the Southern rebellion
their entire energies seem now directed TO the
destruction of popular rights and personal free
dom throughout the North. Safeguards o
liberty, wrested from despotism after struggle le
of centuries, are by them ignored or swept
away. The substitution of an irresponsible
military Tyranny in place of law, the suppress
sion of free speech-the muzzling of the press
the midnight seizure, the mock trial and illegal
banishment of a distinguished citizen of Ohio
and that too il q loyal district, where the civil
law is in unobstructed operation-are among
the mad acts by which all constitutional gov.
ernment and every principle dear to ireemen
are sought to be crushed out and destroyed
While We freely expend b.ood and treasure
| to overcome Southern traitors, We must with
equal spirit and similar sacrifices resist such
reasonable usurpations at the North. The
latter formidable and dangerous, because Sc
cret and in,idious in It's advance, must be e1-
PEELED at all hazards
trust the voice of the Wisconsin DemOc-
racy will utter no uncertain sound in this crisis
Of our nations existence.
am very respectfully aud truly yours, etc
UORATIO SEYMOUR.