Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-08-14
DELAWARE, OHIO, AUGUST IA, 1868.
a New York Democrat on the New York Riot.

/ Anew York Democrat on the New York Riot.
! In a recent speech at Binghamton, N Y
j that distinguished Democrat Hon. D. s. DICK
INsoN, thus spoke of the late disgracefuI riot il
the city:
+The recent conservative meeting in the city
/ Of New York, called BY some radical il-na
tured people a riot and a mob. it will be seen
came of about the time of Lees movement in
/ to Pennsylvania and the raids of Morgan anC
others into Ohio and Indiana. There are
1 thousand evidences combining to prove thai
1 these several movements had an intimate rela
tion to each other. or rather by those who
| helped plan the whole. The Ominous givingt
out which. preceded them-the foreign recog
milton thermometer in England and France
where the mercury rose so speedily at this
juncture, and simultaneously the confident
and iGsolent tone of the Confederate press
the mission of the rebel Stephens TO Wash
ington-the copperhead compIacency as the
movements were inaugurated and progressing,
and its malignity their failure-the nut
terings of Lee in his inglorious retreat, that he
had not been received aud supported by bis
northern friends as he expected, and a whole
cloud of witnesses besides, proves that the
New York movement was a part OF, and in
tended TO be directly in aid Of the cause of re-
belliOn. The draft a mere pretence, and
had really no more TO do with stimulating the
action of the mob than the Quaker Meeting
held in the city few weeks previous The
whole was originally device OF some of the
most wicked and INSCRIPTIONS and pestilent
politicians that ever infested society. The
commencement of the draft was by precon-
cert, made the occasion Tor the outbreak, be-
cause it was supposed by the managers of the
affair that they could at this time, and upon
this occasion, better embody their motley
erew-botter influence the passions of the ig-
noraut and prejudiced and better turn 10 po-
litical account, and WELD in aid of the rebel
lion. riot commenced in an ostensible resist
ance to the draft than otherwise.
1.-The outbreak in New York originat ed
with politicians. acting upon and inhaming
and encouraging the worst elements that ever
disfgured society-thieves ruffians and cut
throats; bawds. pimps and burglars; house
breakers and murderers assassins and the
settings and skimmings OF serfdom. after the
marketable lazzaroni had been substracted -
The eOntrivers and leaders who opened the box
and turned loose these offscourings, expected
them to act p0litically-in pretended further
ance of a great conservative movement-to
damn Lincoln and his administration to bur-
rah for their friends; TO ciamOr for the con-
stitution and laws-for free speech and the
wrongs Of Vallandi9ham and their Southern
brethren, while they, the managers, wond fan
this fame to madness, aud add the true cop
perhead virus TO the popular fury by discant-
ing upon the hardships and expressions of le-
gal restraints, until they might defy the pow
er Of the government, aud openly assist the
rebellion.
"1he hieves and robbers were willing 10
act politically with the great conservative par
ty and advance the interests of their leaders
aud vindicate the constitution, after the7 had
for a season looked 10 their own interests and
robbed and sacked stores and houses and ear
ried home the spoil, but not before They
had been accustomed. from a supposed cruel
necessity to steal and rob in darkness and Sc
crecy, and they were not disposed TO so far
neglect their own material interests as TO let
an occasion pass which permitted them to
steal in open day, from the choicest assort-
ments, with governors and judges standing by
proeIaiming their friendship. merely to advance
the political fortunes Of others or to support
the constitution. House breaking and burn,
ing were necessary to successful theft and rob
berry, and hence the votaries of burglary and
arson were primarily engaged iu their respec-
tive ayocatioGs. Theft first and politics af-
terwards was their, motto"
"1hose who had been taught by their con-
servative leaders that it would disgrace white
men if negroes were accepted as soldiers, and
taught, too, that it would be unjust and ag.
gressive for white men to be drafted into the
service, sought to solve the problem by muir
deriAg every negro they could ind, old or
young, male aud female; while Others, deter
mined to give practical proofs of their conser-
vatism and of their devotion to the constitu
tion and laws, burned and demolished an or
phan asylum, erected by the influences of a
holy charity, and destroyed the houses of
homeless children"
ain short, this movement of the people was
a house divided against ITSELF and for that
reason it failed to stand. 1t was set on foot
by political leaders, primarily 20 aid their for
tunes and to encourage the rebellion; it was
prosecuted by most of their followers TO gath
er supplies for themselves, and the material pro-
we'd paramount over the political interests; and
hence, while it brought rich rewards to its
rank and file, it was barren victory to the
'commanders-in Chief 1t was great success
to all but those who got it up by two years
camoF against government usurpation and
spology for notwithstanding everything
as unconstitutional except JEFF. Davis rebel
lion and copperhead politics. It was the Car
nival of thieves.
"Gov. Seymour seems to have made post
ponement of the draft an issue with the gener-
al government. and is said to have predicted
that if ii was not postponed all the Irish
chamber and kitchen maids would turn incen-
diaries and burn the city. l do not believe
The public either fear the chambermaids or IA
vor the postponement. But whatever these
gentle maids may do to Others, as we cannot
spare worthy Governor in such times as
these, l impOre them, as my friends, not to
lay violent hands on the Commander-in- Chief,
or burn his lodgings, for according to high
authority, it is better to marry than to burn
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