The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-01-19
From ne Chicago Tribune.
Gov. seymour,s Message.

Gov. Seymour in the pure type of Copper,
headism in its highest deyelopement Like
the original reptile, he conceals his venom
and for that reason is all the more deadly. A
close examination, however will reveal il hid
den in rhetorical phrases and flowing periods.
He furnishes fine instance of Talleyrand's
sayings, that language was intended 10 conceal
ideas. While, in attempting TO ape the state
man he may fool the rabble, in the estimation
ofevery thinking man he sinks below the
stump speaker, and his sonorous phrases, when
stripped to their realities, amount only TO
smooth falshoods, unblushing hypocrisy, sym
pathy for rebellion, servility TO slavery and
Shareholders, and unbluslling treason; for we
hold that in these times a man cannot serve
two masters, and he who Is not for the Govern
ment, heart aud hand, in its efforts to preserve
its existence, is a traitor.
That Gov. Seymour is not forthe Government
Is as clear as the sunlight. When called up
on to use his authority TO put down a blood
thirsty mob resisting the officers of the Govern
inent attempting to execute law of Congress,
he made common cause with the demons,
and took occasion to convince them he was
their friend, and thus morally encouraged
them to presist in their murderous and incen-
diary course, under cover of Executive protec-
ton. Upon his election to Office and upon
several subsequent occasions, even when the
country was in its hour of greatest peril he
has thrown the weight of his voice aud infiu-
ence in favor of the South, not by open assur-
ance, but by indirect opposition; which yield
ed vastly more aid and comfort TO the rebels
than ii he had shouldered his musket and
marched under the Southern Cross. And
now in his message he rciterates the old falls
hood and hypocrisy, deals in the same old mis-
representations, and is more earnest than
usual in showing his Southern proclyities.
lie thinks the conscription act has proved
Injurious 70 the country; he condemns the
National Bank msasure, the law for "coerced
military service" and s.the suspension of the
writ of habeas corpus" All these measures.
he says, "will overthrow the government
and as he is working for that same end, it is
difficult TO preceiye why he condemns them.
he agrees neither with those swho are for an
unconditional peace which is fiat falshood,
nor with those who would use only unquali-
fed force TO put down the rebellion" which is
undoubtedly truth. The recent Proclamation
of the President he condemns utterly, and
says that mo reputable citizen of the North
would subscribe 10 such an OATH" He de-
nounees the lone tenth vote," because it will
enable "the Administration TO perpetuate its
power" He has no one word in depreciation
of rebels, but colmmn after column of attack
and abuse upon those who are endeavorng to
put down the rebellion, aud the candid reader
at home or abroad. who peruses the docu-
ment can come only TO one or the other of
these conclusions: either that Abraham Lin
coin is traitor, or that Gov. Seymour is a
traitor.
The past acts OF the two men will prove
which Is the traitor. One has devoted three
years to constant effort in sustaining the
Government; the other has devoted the same
time in constant effort for overthrowing it, 1t
is pitiable, that at this critical period, the
Chief Magistrate of the Great State of New