The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-07-04

GOvernor..A COno46s
A gear age, when Washington was
threatened, as it is to-day, and sudden
need for troops arose, the President made
application to sundry northern governors
for aid, among others to the loyal gov
ernor of Massachusetts,. The response
was discouraging enough. I'VE don't
like your policy" said Governor Andrew,
and unless you consent to change It, you
must expect little aid fresa this quarter
But give US a proclamation of freedom,
and our roads will throng With recruits
And the governor told the truth. Aid
from Massachusetts, came with very tardy
steps indeed. The governor also said that
which is not true; for VIXEN the President
did give him the proclamation of Free
dom, the roads "thronged" no more than
before.
week or two ego Warrington was
again threatened, as we'll as . rebel in
vasion of the seyA states Of the North;
and the President was again compelled to
cal! for aid This time he made his first
call on the "copperhead" Governor Of
New York. Governor Seymour immedi
ately summoned to Albany that other
noted copperhead leader" Gen. Geo. B.
Mcclellan. Two such noted traitors
meeting in eonclave, according to Repub-
lican ideas, could boje no good. Certain
ly they could do no less than the traly
loyal and patriotic Governor of Mas
sachnsetts haA done, and availing them
selves OF the Presidents necessities, de-
mand CONDITIONS upon which they would
help him. According to high Republican
and Loyal" pzeoeaant, now would have
been exactly the time fer Gov. Seymour
to say: The militia Of New York are
under my command: rescind the EMan-
cipation Proclamation, deliver up Vallsn-
bingham, and release my 'sepperhead'
bre' hern whom yoh have illegally thrust
into military prisons, and my regiments
shall 60 to the defence Of the capital"
Did he do this? Not q1ite These two
Infer nal copper-r heads" sOiled night
and day without a aurmur organizing and
armins regiments, and in four days had
thrown into Penasylvacie some T,OOO
men, The famous I7sh regiment from
New York city wAs among the first to ar
rive at Harrisburg When it got there an
order came from HaHeck to report at
Baltimore. Here was conflict of author
',i.y. This was regiment Of New York
militia, exclusively under the control Of
Gov. Seymour, who had told them they
were t" 60 to Harrisburg only. The Col.
telegraphed to Gov. Seymour what t. do.
Did he stop to higgle about Questions Of
authority? No. Hisanswer was go at
crce'
1t is noteworthy thst,the SAME call made
upon Governor Seymour, and - which he
SO promptly aud nsbiy responded, was al
so made upon thsGovernoss Of the neigh
boring and New England states. The
"copperl.ead" Governor OF New Jersey re-
! sponded With equal promptness. The
pre-eminentis loyal" and patriotic"
Andrew Of Massachusetts,. Buckingham OF
Connecticut, &e., ,aeasd but didnos head
Support comes only from naea.denounced
as "copperheads," whsn the organ. Of the
Government pronounced Traitors when
elected, and from whom the eonssnand Of
the militia was purposely taken, as .asach
as it could be. in the CONSUMPTION act, be.
cause such Governors were not to be
trusted with armedesen. llthese things