Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-11-03
THE GREAT SPEECH OF THE
CAMPAIGN!
Reasons why Lincoln should
not be Reelected.
GOV. SEYMOUR At PHILADELPHIA.
His Address to the Demo-
cratic Meeting.

of the keystone Club The Hall was i'll
stinrt with life and enthusiasm in an in
stant The entire audience arose, and three
stirring cheers greeted the speaker. The
enthusiasm could not be quoted. Cheer
followed cheer, shout echoed shout. At
length Mr.. Naux conquered Il temporary
peace, and introduced Governor Seymour,
Mr.. Seymour arose. admid>t the widest
and most uncomfortable enthusiasm. He
said
FELLow-CTlZENS am suffering
great pain from illness. and therefore must
crave indulgence while | attempt to speak
TO you with regard to the great issues which
at this time agtatc the minds of the Amer
lean people. stand here before you to-
uight impressed with the magnitude of these
issues | stand before you as an earnest
man. | may hold mistaken views, but God
knows | utter no word which is not promp-
ted by the deep convictions of my judy
ment. (Cheers. ! do not stand here to-
night in the spirit of intolerance, or to ex-
cite your passions or your preiudices against
that portion of our fcllow-citizcns who do
not agree with Us in political sentiment. -
If ! am honorcd by the presence of one of
those who differ with us in regard to our
duty at this time ask of him that for Il
moment, he will lay aside his prcjudiccs and
listen to me Il while ! shall attempt to show
him, with intrc respect, why believe that
it is not in the power Of this AdminiStra-
tion to save the Union, and that to place
that administration in power for four years
more would hc dangerous To the liberties ot
the Union. Loud cheering | do not
claim superior wisdom. donot claim for
the Democratic party uncrring Judgment
| do not ask our Republican friends to yield
tp us in any degree, but simply to listen
to the wisdom of our fathers. ! ask them
to return to the paths they trod when our
country was great and prosperous. Tap
plaSe look upon public affairs from a
peculiar stand point; one which gives me an
opportunity Of seeing the waste Of this ter
rible war in which we are engaged,
The State of New York, since the com
mencemcnt of this war, has sent about three
hundred and fifty thousand men to the field.
We have contributed in our due proportion
AS the State of Pennsylvania and other
States in th, Contcdcracy have contributed
their Just quota-to sustain the armies oI
the government in the contest III which il
is engaged. You know that under the pc
cuiar organizations of the State Govern
mcnts, the Governors of the respective
States have many opportunities of knowing
"f the progress of the war better than Tia,
Administration at Washington. It ha,
been my duty to commission the officers oI
the State of New York. 1t has been my
painful duty to give commissions 10 young
men of that State who have gone forth in
the bloom, aud beauty, and pride Of their
manhood, alas, many of them never to re
turn to their peaceful homes and the en-
braces of their families, Applause. !
have seen much of the waste of this terri
bic war, in sweeping our young men into
early graves, ur imposing upon our country
nnwnntcd taxation, that III various forms
have been imposed upon the country, to en-
able it to carry uu the war to Il successful
issue. Standing amid the new made grave,
the graves of hundreds and thousands q
our strong aud vigorous young mcn--tht
hone of our rountry-wc should he rccrc
ant to our duty, false to liberty, and untrue
To the memory of our fathers, if we did no
call this administration to Judgment, an'
demand of them an account of the bloc,
and treasure that they have called for an,
which has been 50 freely poured forth n
their command. Applause.
Under The Constitution of the Unite,
States it is not only our right, but our duty
to sit in judgment upon the policy of th,
administration We are to do this, not in
any spirit of passion or prejudice, but n
il becomes men entrusted with the great lib
critics conferred upon H. hy ythc Constitution
of the land. Repeated cheers
This was has now been carrcdon for three
years. This Government has had placed at
its disposal about two million five hundred
thousand men There has been no de
mand made upon the country for none!
.tnat has not been responded to by all class
cs of citizens. appeal to you, my rcpul
lican friends, if this i not true. While "
have differed with You on questions of poll
cy-whilc We have thought this admnistm
iion was not conducting the war ON rlgll
principles appeal to You in this hour u
our country danger 10 know whether we
as well as you have not made u true rr
sponse to the demands which our Govern
mcnt has made upon u.s. Applause,
do not propose to go into any history of til
war accept the fact that the country i
now brought to the extreme verge of peril
aud the questions tonight are not the qucS
tions of the past. We are not 10 ask our
selves what brought the war about Th
question is how the country can preserve it
existence aud pcrpctuate its liberties ?
Draw the curtain over the past, and let uS
in the spirit Of true manhood, without rc
ference to past differences, determine wha
we shall do.to save the country. lTremen
dous cheering.
We have given to this administration, n
have said, more than two millions ofmen
You know how promptly their demands hav,
been met. You know that from time {,
time they have promised rs decisive results
and you know how these expectations hav,
been disappointed. Cheers, When thi
war was commenced the Government relic,
upon two forces To produce submission /,
it, authority. One was the force of the ar
mics, and the second was the force of tn
policy of the government Why have W
continued the war for these four years with
out causing the South to submit to on
arms? l. it because our people have no
given to the government all the support
demanded? Has it been because our son
and brothers who have gone forth to Oh
contest have been untrue aud recrcant i
the hour of conflict ] repel the charge
ii any man he base enough to make it, -
Great applause ladmit the war has bee
waged with varying fortunes. | admi
that we have sustained disasters as well a
gained victories but | contend tha
never in the history of the world have
people responded to the call of u govern
inent as our people have respondc,
10 the call of this Administration
and never has such heroism been dis
played as has been displayed by our ar
mics in the field. (Cheers, The admin
istration has been gratifed in every wish
and the war is not TO an end, nor is pcac,
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