The evening Argus., 1867-11-11
SPEECH Of HOkATIo SEYMOUR.
His Views on the Political Stu
AliOn.

I'VE" Aork3 UOV. Seymour IndUe one OF MS
able, searching, powerful speeches in Brook
lyn, from which we clip the following ex-
tracts
could, if time suficed, go through the
whole list of the leaders of the republican
party who have been recognized by men of
all parties as men of ability, and show that
each one of them in his turn has made his
protest against the extreme radicalism which
governs at Washington, and has made it in
vain. Therefore it is, among other things,
that the republican party cannot save the
country, for the best men, the most thought
full men of that party, do not themselves ap-
prove of the action of the organization.
They may be hushed to silence, they may be
intimidated by the clamor which Is raised
wherever they attempt to speak for their
country; nevertheless, | aver that it is true,
judging from my own intercourse with the
most thoughtful members ofthe republican
party, that they have been from time to time
impelled to say that their organization was
going too far.
RADICAL PROGRESS.
Why, let us go back little and measure
by the significant events of the past four
years, and see how far they have gone beyond
those limits which they marked out for them
selves at the outset of the contest. At the
beginning we were told if men would lay
down their arms and become obedient to the
laws, they should be restored to their politi
cal rights. A little after it was said they
must emancipate their slaves. They were
emancipat-d. They did lay down their arms
| after contest waged, on their part, with a
| vigor, tenacity, an endurance which we
l Ill nd, h.
demn that reasonable deed which they com
mitsed when they assailed the government.
| But then more than this was demanded.
| The north said: "Y ou must not only be-
| come obedient to the laws, you must not
| only emancipate your slaves, but more than
| this-we will now disfranchise YOU The
north then deprived Of their political rights
| the most intelligent, vigorous and best minds
| of the south the men most interested III re-
storing peace and harmony to that society ;
| the men, who. when they once submitted
themselves to the laws, had deeper interest
than other men in bringing back peace to
our land. | appeal to your judgment if it
was not so Their children, their wives,
their families live there; their estates are
| there they had every motive that could ap
peal to men, of affection. of interest, of good
common sense, to try to heal up the wounds
| that our country had received; but all these
men were disfranchised. But then step
further was taken it was then said, "Y ou
must now give the right of suffrage to the
blacks" That has substantially been done
and now something more is - be done
| Soon this question of confiscation Is to pass
out OF our hands; 1t is to pass OF the
! hands of congress, and we are to hand over
the white men and women and children ot
the south, bound hand and foot, TO the
untutored, uneducated, almost savage race,
and to say to the latter: "DO what you
please with these people" Applause, and
| cries of "Never,n never. This you all know
| You have disfranchised the whites, while
YOU have given to the blacks the sole unlIm
tied control of political power in that section
of the country you know this section Is to be
readmitted again on that footing IN the form
of states so that they can make such laws
touching the government of property, touch
ing the security of life, touching domestic
order, as they may see fit to pass under the
influence of the worthless or vile or vindic
tive men who may 60 down there TO play up
on the passions of these poor blacks.
Every man knows that that must be so.-
it is the inevitable result of this thing. But
| they do not merely put the white men of the
south under this domination. 1t is not alone
| that they would expose him and his helpless
| children to the rage of these black men as
| they in their ignorance may be played upon.
This is not enough. Another thing is to be
done-and mark, warn you tonight it is
almost done now-and unless voice goes
| up from New York that shall be needed al
the national capital it will be done, and you
will have to live, as well as the people of the
south, under black domination. | am not
| saying what l cannot prove to you in five
| minutes.