Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-21
Sentiments Of the New England De.
Tx loLITICAL CANVASS IN CONNECTICUT
SPEECH or THOMAS H. SEYMOUR. DEMoCRATIo|
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT. AT
HARrFoRD. ON WEDNEsDA EVENING, MARCH
III 1853
[From the New Haven Register.

GE~rLFMEN: When | came before YOU some
time since. spoke to YOU OF the duty which il
seemed TO me devolved upon US in the present
crisis. and spoke also OF the events VI ich had
brought this crisis upon US At that time stood
before YOU in the capacity of one of the rank and
file Applause Since then | have been pro.
NOTED to place ON YOUR State ticket This i a
great honor. | can assure YOU. and one which |
most highly appreciate, and not the less on ac-
count oil the TRIALS il brings with il. Whatever
these trials may be. l give YOU my word. fellow
citizens that shall bear them without muir
muir.
In entering upon the struggle which Is before
US. and which II Is manifest TO be Il Sc, ere One
am not To forget that il Is no cause of mine. but
il Is your cause. and mine and yours together.
Applause And believing il TO be Just and up-
right, cannot Tor a moment believe that there is
to be any failure about it Cheers The voice
that comes on the breeze To from New Hamp
shire Icheers tells Us, We have done what we
could for the cause. and il il for YOU to take
up that cause and carry 1t on and cover your
selves with imperishabIe glory" Great APP
pause
Gentlemen, have spoken of the crisis in our
ailiIrs. The world has never seen one exactly
like il. Our rights have been taken away ~ ar
bitrary power The sword anu tie bl sdgeon have
been called in to effect these most wicked out
rages. What have To oppose theml The
ballot only but the ballot Is mghtier than kings.
Applause The poet has well described how it
'.As lightly falls
As snow fakes fan upon The sod
But executes frreman's will
A. lightning does the will q God -
-IGreat cheering
Now. my friends what Is required OF u AT
this juncture in our afairsg address myself
Unfortunately 10 all those who have enlisted
under our banner for the vigorous prosecution OF
peace. Great applause What Is required OF
u. sayl Perfect freedom OF speech. aDnega
ton OF self self possession stesdiness Of purpose,
anu a hrm anu uualIerable resolution to stand oy
the ConsttutiOn aud the laws Well nov, yOur
ueciarS''ons. my friends in regard 10 these greal
ooee's OF your party organization as expressed
va ue proceedings oi YOUR cons ention have raj. ed
STORM about your heads. and il l. raging ut the
present. time am glad that il i 50. see in
TIE very Jury OF The gale the means of deliver
enee Applause Gentlemen. | crossed the
Black oea once IA ieaIlul tempest-, ,emras,
that sent the waves chasing after "a like 40 MANY
hends. but II mas the Mild winds IN Il droveawax
the INST then along the Coast and opened IN an,
view the anchorage OF the BOsphorous len
bad not been for the gale. ight have eirifted
toward The AsAtc coast and been caught betw eet
the Symplegade Now the rage of man /. =,
the raging sea. and those that fear either will no
do TO pursue the leviathan under the lropr. o.
To grappie with the hydra of Federal Abolition
ism Applause
Genslemen, the doings Of your convention hav,