M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-05-28
400 Guns for Gov. Seymour, OF
New York.
SeymOurs Letter TO the Vnllandigham
Indignation Meeting.

The following is the letter Of Gov.
error Seymour to tho Vallandigham
Indignation meetingat Albany, NY,
last Saturday night;
Executive DEPARTMENT, May 16.
can not attend the meotiu. at the
Capitol this evening, but wish to
state my opinion in regard 70 the
arrest ot Mr.. ValIlnaighAm ltj8an
act which has brought dishonor upon
our country. 1t bears uYOp It's 'rout
a conscious violation OF law and
Justice. Acting upon the evidence
Of detailed inturmcrs, shrinking from
the light OF day. in the darkness vi
night, armed men violated the holse
OF All American citizen and Inrtvrly
bore him away to military trial, CON
Quoted wilhou; those safeguards
known to tho proceedings OF our
indical tribunals. The transaction
involved series of otItnses against
our most sacred rights. 1t interiered
with the freedom Of speech i! mo
Tested our rights 10 be secure in our
homes against unreasonable searches
AMI seizures it pronounced sentence
without trial, save one which was a
mockcry, which insu'ted as well AZ
wronged. The perpetrators now seek
to impose punishment, not for an
ofense against law but for tic djsre-
garl OF an invalid order, put forth in
the utter dlcregard OF the principles Of
civil liberty. Ii this proceeding il
approved by tho Government, and
sustained by the people, it is not
merely u step toward revolution it is
revolution; it will not only lead to
military despotsm it establishes
military despotsm In this aspect it
must DO accepted or in this aspect
rejected. II 1t is npheld, orr liberties
are overtlIrnwn, the safety ot orr per.
SONS, security Of our property will
hereafter depend upon the arbitrary
will ct such military rulers as may he
placed over us, while 0nr cunsttn-
tional gunrdntecs will be b"okeu down
Even now tau Governors aud c.Urts of
somu of tho great Western States
have sunk into insignlicanco before
the dcspotic powers claimed aud eX-
crcised by military men who have
been sent INTO their borders. 1t is Il
ltariu, thing to increase ih> daNger
which now ovcrhangs Us BY treating
the law, the judiciary, and the State
authorities with contempt. The peo
pie of this country now wait with the
deepest anxiety to tie decisions OF the
Administration upon these acts. -
Having given it a generous support
in the conduct Of the war, we pause
to see what kind OF Government it is
for which we are asked t. pour ont
onr blood and our treasures. The
action of the Administration will de-
termine in The miGds Of more than
one half Of the people OF the loyal
States whether this war ID waged t.
put down rebellion at the South or
destroy free institutiona at the North,
We look for its decision with most
solemn solicituIe.
[Signed uoEAcIo SEYMOUR.
The resolutions alJg.yl point to
the devotion shown by the Democrats
during two years civil war, aud ex.
press q determination to devote their
energies to the cause oT the Union {;
tlenounce tho assumption OF military
power in the arrest Of Mr.. NaIIanliS
ham assert the right Of free discus.
sion. They say that in tho election
OF Mr.. Seymour the people condemned
the system Of arbitrary arrests, and
call upon the President to restore MIR.
Vallandlgham to Liberty. They direct
copy of the resolutions to be sent tu
the President, with the assurance Of
the desire OF the meeting to support
the Government in every constitu'
tional and lawful measure to sdpprtss
the rebellion.