The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-02-25
Ex-Governor Seymour of fCemuec

Ex-Governor tsey sasOGRr Of CO Mssrc
ticut Declares for s'cace-iie
Dcnanas the s,Oppage Of the
war,
Ex Governor Seymour, of Connecticut, for
four years Governor OF that State, a Colonel
10 the Mexican War and minister to Russia,
made speech for peece, at Hartford Con-
nocticut, on Tuesday last. he closed as fol-
lows:
"wHAT THE LATE ELECTIONS MEAN.
"Now my conviction is that these elections
Of which l have spoken, mean Something
more than appears on the face OF oleotlon re
turns, or in the platforms OF the triumphant
party. They have deeper meaning still,
and il not--iiI am mistaken in this hen |
have no business here, and should take my
leave of you forthwith. Nay, if they have
not deeper and better meaning .hsn is
TO be found in any special endorsement o.
tic war policy, you may Close tho map OF
the Union at once, for henee'orth, it will
only be wanted to End the grave OF the Re~
public.
'But they DO mean something more -somo-
thing which should arouse us to sense oi
present duties and turn our thoughts in o
new diIecticq2.s see in them the mission OF
the hour. These popular uprieings are not
merely special in the universal air, and sweep
as with the wings on an archangel, the vast
| horizon OF maladminstrGtion and OF horrible
battle fields. The true meaning OF this is
that the people are sick Of this horrible fra
| trlci1al war, and demand thatit should be
speedily terminated. ayow myself opposed
to it, aud ask for q cessation Of hostilities. -
| In vain protest against Illegal arrest and
wicked prociamationa, il you have got wal
policy that justiies both. can't tor the II Il
OF inc see how great wrongs are to be redress
ed, aad the Union re established whilt
measures are on foot which render it impos
! stble to accomplish either. on the war plan
/ Now, | am tar redressing these wrongs snC
! doing what can be done or the Union cause
| am for getting back the Southern State
by fair and honorable means If such q thins
| be possible, and will hope for the best. -
I And | want to get them back as ts6y were
| don't want conquered blooddrenched States
with their ruined homes and weeping pop
uation to make Union for me! Sucf
kind ola Union would be mockery Of tht
name. The Union desire s Union 0
hearts and of hands, such as aur fathers CAV,
US.
when the great Irish orator. Edmond
Burke. took the part OF America in l775, HI
denounced the British policy which woult
destroy the plantstions.' My opinion, saic
he, is much more in layor of prudent man
agement than Of force; the use OF force is bu
tsmpory. 1t may subdue for moment, bu
il does not remove the necessity OF subduinI
again. A further objection to force is tbs
you impair the object by your very endeay.
ers to preserve il. The thing you Tough
i,r is not the thing you recover but depre
ciated, sunk, wasted and consumed in tn
contest" And then, raising his voice, "li
the old arches of Irish oak resounded" to hi
trumpet TOMS, lie exclaimed, in never to b
forgotten words, Nothing less will satisi
: me than whole Ame:ica!' Apply these no
Bile sentiments to the case be ore US, and W
, shall be at 10 loss what course to pursue. =
In the spirit Of that great apostle Of const
tutional liberty and OF an enlightened hu
manily--if may dare take his language o
my lips now say nothing less will satisl
me than the whole Southern States"