Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-17
A Letter tO the lien. Origen $. Sey- snour. in Reply to his Letter
 Accepting Nomination for GDv-

7 your acceptance of nomination for Governor you will know excuse me for ca ling your ali tention to the extraord nary position in wh'cl you place yourself, in view of th. principle: avowed by the party which has chosen yoH a. its champion and leader whether jn iged by the speeches of the president of the convention and It's speech making members. or ny It's res olutuns and your letter of approval and prom ise of adherenc.. to them. The resolutions. lt is believed had received your inspection a'.d correction before they We're presented to the convention.
 The question now to be decilpd. and which at the present time justly abs"rbs every other. SD far as the people are concerned III the sue. cess of your nomination, is, are you in deed as well as in word, for the preservation of the Union and Constitution Are you. as you Say, flor preserving, protecting, and defending them by all the means in our power?" If so. how can It be. let me ask, that you have given your name and influence to party, whose per sIsttnt purpose Is to defpat your intention !; who oppose on every occasion the raising of armies and money tD sustain then as well as all measures nllscriminat-ly, calculated 10 give tie Government success in It's lIercueap task? If you really mean what you say. why do You rot as true patriot join hands at once with 1 tue a'htHislidtiOIi, aHu prove Dy @OFks liii! sincerity of your words You Well know that the Administration is laborug most intensely and scru:ulousIy for this thing ony--for the r'turn Of the rrynlted States to the Union and Constitution with th,ir rights no otherwise ilil- paired than wiat is the unavoidable. conxe- nueuca Of .hrr ra:rclal rebellion. You. sir, are too Intelligent to believe tha, the President of these Uuiie,. Safes has at aay time desi,e;l i,,f shaSa Sf.,fn lamalon after proclamation i.s been put forth ui!A th. solemn appeals :o tie Soathern pro l le Lo return to tbslr allegiance, anl finally he has made kuown 10 them that if only one tenth oi l' legal voi"rs mong them will signify to lhe ''orrin!nrnt their purpose to lay down their arniS ;.asi become faithful to thelr origil al VOWS, they shall b' received with ali the l sladm"ss und tokens of y of forglying and tender ,iea'irsl parent. tnd do you, Judge 1 seymour venture to cal in qa.stIon tlt. lsr, port and Stt"rits oi these nppnals' must /; tt:.k y"n vii! nat. Al ~iiat tnrh s.r" You a!m ] Ing in tt'r extraordinary attacks yuu an'i your aSSIcl. .t"s "re mahtng u,'nn tue Gn~rruii"nt j y"u have sworn ta iayr nnl defend ? lnih"r 1 lo, yDu Vel, know th" ;iuyernmtut has unt i rrrn able iny ;" snccrcd in lta pnrl!u;"--t, I o H!lt ron say lt has EuustItUiiuna ,,nwer ! tn hn ani ~Aat you t shnn!,l 'lu td pr,,- s,rvr, rrotrct ant 'siril .h Coioa and tie Co;1,tir,ipn." An 1 not light nfv-in l. this Gi,lo" a ths tna in ] integrity! is the t"4-tUiian ob vel tlirui .hput is i.nits :! ] What voice. Comes iu Us from Trnuts.~e trln, i t.k aIisns. from North t;aroii:,, aat IF | i. 1 h:,'i-sn1 cit;z zns h tlse Suu:h wi,o lsve this 1 Union aHd stretch forth their ,u.,Gcalus hands tn Chef Magistrate that I,. wi!i r.. 1 tor, 'h;' Enon anl the Con ,titltinn Now ,,e 1T sir, that in you an,: v",r ,;.rly iutnd in all consistency, hv blocking the wheels of ti,v- rfnmrnt aud i,r v-htiuS t.uv,.ruttnJ >"uii!l,. relist tn tll, ci,izsns of thr south? Why do 1 von nut forth s;ich cl:,n ,r.,us an of nS,v,. words as abolition var. '' u,iAe""ss ,ry de:,t.' i"nppr.sNye laX,t'lnn. 'tfr>,,nv Orer rhr S,uth. and '.ath,eSsn"s. iu the |,"o,le .: the Nnrth to their nu'innl vowS an; led Ta. ?'' The conr'nion which lia5 srlrctei You IS i,s cnamnon. as wr;I as You by yous i,tier ui np- .rnhatlon Is d.ug :ts utmost. (,nl you iIrsu il sha! be $" tn bring '!i.crei.t and d-ep ds- trust upon 1lr Government by s'rrpit., it "f every possible 'n""ns f'r accomplishing is pat rinlic work. Such wDrls nf ,:v;raction and h. "XrHsalar representation as prrvaa" ,,ls, resolutions An! ynnr letter sound strangely when they comr from the tlp4 of one who nas hrrn go drsrrv",!ly honorrti by hlsh nli ,.. o
 
 things from denagngues and sqnabbling poiti- ciaus. but no, from Oiiyrn $. Sevnnur. It is his very t'uckling to what y4sr cnnscenc,. and good senS.. caai,nt approve, sN II disq aal- lies you ln preside over the State o: C,nnrcti- i ut and winch made it n"c,ssarg, in lha noln- 1 ion of candid men. to elect another and m.,re loyal Democrat to he jusig' of tha Superior 1 Court when your t.rsn 0. office had expired Il 1 result To which every loyal man in the legis,- tur" came with the greatest r"ucancr, as all 1 concealed You were Il learned and devoted ia,!we And every man who has no more nor hlr1er wor,iS to use in relation to the most unmaces- Sury and wicked rebellion cver seen in oar world than that Y" secession IS q political here sv,' may Aut complain of the di.tru,t of ulen | of loyal sentiments. or that your course Was considered as rendering you unsafe for high judicial responsibility in this day of our nation .eril. Your vote last yr.r for an open am! avowed anarchist for Governor on 'lis"rgan
 izing and reasonable platform could not be held otherwise than as duplicating Your sounh- ness as judge aud civilian. IL was 'earei that you greed with the Democratic judges u Pennsylvania that Congress could not raise troops by draft. Judge Phel,s who was &. lected to succeed yourself. while as uniform in his Democrasic principles as yourself was . al to the Government
 have, sir. searched your letter most care ) fully and anxiously to learn what measures other than prosecuting the war With unanmit, and vigor. you will recommend to tine Ieuple
 should you be chosen their Governor but
 have searched in vain-yuu are on the all ,l-
 portan, vi al point. as are all your associate: nt the peace party, as silent as du'na idol
 Now as an hn est man. ask you what yo, :. would have the Government do! Mr. Eaton
 the president of the convention. Says with draw the troops from the reb, States ant dis. : band the army; Thomas II. Seymour say C the same. and this is just what Is said b 'i Pierce. Cox. Wood. Buchanan, Tuucey. ( n cetera. Is this your policys Shall commis
 sioners for peace be sent to Richmond l
 his yonr policy? Has the Congress d, Rich mond ever Sigu,6ed wish oP willingness {, /! meet your commissioners. on aay terms wha, = ever? You know they have demanded the
 absolute independence. Now. ar. you fl
 that? Do you hope for anything short of tha
 by tendcring the olive branch uf peace an
 reconciliation IT se, will you state what tha :, is, aud on what ground you indu'ge the hop y of success in negocIatins? Has anything rr cour;yii,g been said in any Southern conv", d ,ion Southern press or by any Southern stat ! e meu? II SD. have not seen It. aud Yet