The weekly Butte record., 1863-12-05
Speech of Governor Seymour.

contains the speech Of Gov. Seymour, at
democratic meeting in Buffalo on the
26th. 1t says:
Beside the vast union demonstration
Of last evening, all the previous meet
ings of this campaign, democratic or ab-
clifton are completely, dwarfed. Not
only in numbers but in enthusiasm, it
was beyond comparison the great meet
ing of this autumn.
The meeting was called to order by
H. S. Cutting, Esq, who nominated
Hon. John Ganson for President.
Mr.. Ganson said it had been expect
ed that Gov. Bramlette, of Kentucky,
would address the meeting, and read
his despatch as follows:
FRAsKYoKr, Ky, Oct. ~, 1858.
Dean Richnend, Esq, Chairman Democratic Cen
ira Committee:
We have formidable raid upon us-our banks
robbed, towns sacked. and within forty miles OF the
capitol: No man can think Q. quitting his pos.
while this continues.
TIE BRAMLETTE.
Gov. Bramlette is at homo fighting
the rebels, and cannot be here to aid in
the fight against the rebels in N. York.
| have the pleasure of introducing to
you his Excellency, Governor Seymour
of n. Y, who will address you in behalf
of the Union, the constitution, and the
enforcement of the laws.
GOV. sEYMoUR's SPEECH.
| sincerely regret that Gov. Bramlette
is not here to night to speak to you. |
wished You to learn from the lips of a
patriot Of Kentucky that the language
of those who love, and mean to uphold,
the constitution, and intend to preserve
the Union, is alike uttered by men from
the north or the south, from the east
and the west. You would have found
that that distinguished man, who lives
in community particularly affected by
the war in which we are engaged, and
who has stood up with others abreast of
the tide of secession, was in full accord
and sympathy with US who meet here
tonight to utter words which We hope
may be calculated to preserve that In
ion of our land which We have so much
at heart. Cheers.l In his absence l
shall address you briefly in regard to
the great questions of the day.
Our land is afflicted with civil war
ofproportions unexamplei in the history
of the world. The flame of a great
conflagIation is tapping up the blood of
our citizens; is destroying the property
of our people; is carrying mourning
and death into our homes, and threat
enlng the very fabric of our Union. Un-
der circumstances like these, my friends
when we assemble together, we ought to
come up with an honest purpose to take
that course at the coming election which
shall be calculated to advance our coun-
try's good-to make our nation once
again what it was a few years since
the envy and admiration of the whole
world. lAppIause.] Unfortunately at
times like these, when so much is at
stake, and when there is every reason
why men should be calm, dispassionate,
thoughtful, and patriotic, we all of US
too prone to give way to passion and
prejudice. You hear from some quar-
ters only the language of denunciation,
of abuse appeals to passion, where
there should be arguments addressed to
our consciences and our convictions Of
duty. Let US meet the questions we
are here to discuss tonight with an
anxious purpose to discover where the
right is, and, having succeeded in that,
manfully, patriotically, to sustain and
it.
Now, in the discussions which are
going on in this country, there are GER
tain points upon which all men are
agreed. Let US at the outset ascertain
what they are, 50 that we may more
clearly understand the nature of the
which exist between US.
All men agree in this-that if this war
is prolonged for certain period of time
with continually increasing debt, that
there must come a time when it will
roach an amount that will orarwb alr1,