The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-10-30
HORATIO SEY MOUR.
Mastery Speech of Governor Sey
mour at Rochester, N. Y.-The Du-
ty of American Citizens IN the Pres
ent Crisis.
Rochester. Oct. 81.


Rochester, Oct 81
Gov. Seymour arrived here at . clock
this afternoon, and was received by large
gathering of citizens He was accompan-
led by Hon. Francis Herman, Of Utica
They went to the Osborne House, and at
s o clock, were escorted to the Rink by a
large cayalcade and torchhght procession.
The Rink was filled with people, 1000 or
more being present. Hon z. l.. Fish,
Mayor presided.
Coz. Seymour addressed the meeting for
half an hour, and his remarks were received
by Mr. Herman. A display of fireworks
was made near the hotel after the meeting.
Gov. Seymour goes to Bufal, at o clock
to morrow morning. At the Rink he spoke
as follows:
Fellow citizens | am as.onished at this
demonstration. left my homie to-day for
the purpose of addressing meeting at Buff
talo Tomorrow evening. | can therefore,
speak to you to>night but very briefly but
| shall be followed by those who, more ably
than mpseif, can discuss ths great issues of
tue campaign Nearly fur years ago the
war which ravaged our land ceased Near
ly four years ago the affairs of this country
authorities. We found at the close of the
great contest that a large section of our
country has been disorganized in its indus
try, its social structure and in Its moral
condition, as the results Of the war | t we
turned from the South, that portion which
has been overcome by the valor of troops,
and took into consider ton he condition Of
the whole country, we found it burleued
by an enormous debt sc found that our
carrying trade had been swept from the
oceans OF the world !; we found the bust
ness OF our country perpexed by all the
uncertainties which overriding Its future
pursuits. Cheers. We meet now for
the purpose Of determining whether those
who have administered the affairs Of the
United States during the past four years,
have governed 1t wisely and we'll. They
-rOmc before the people of this country asks
ing to be rcinotatcd in power +; they say
that they have SO controlled It's interests
that they are entitled to the confidence of
the people. They clalm their measures to
have been wise and uilcjOus, and that they
have tended TO advance the interest aud
the welfare o. the Republic. In their Con
ventIon they congratulated the people upon
the success Of their scheme OF recoustruc
uon. The question now presented to he
voters OF this country Is SIMPLY this Are
yCu-satIshed with the conduct OF those vino
have conducted tho affairs Of the country
lCrlcs OF NO, no, aud cheers Are
they emitted To your confidence Cries
OF mo no, Have they 50 administered
your lrances that your taxes have uecn -?
hghtencd, as they might have been
LCres of mo no. Have they relieved
the labor OF the country from the great bur
dens which rested upon il ? cries OF No
no, Can the business meu Of the country,
who conduct Its capital, say that they re
pose such confidence IN tie wisdom OF
those who now administer It's affairs, that
II they shall again ne placed III power that
they can 80 on III confidence with their
ral>actiono ? Cries OF" No no - and
cheers. The answer OF this great audience
Is, and L believe the answer OF the people
OF this country will be, No. The day
was VIII II tie American people were proud;
When they counted among the foremost ma.
tons OF the earth, as largely engaged in the
commerce OF world Cheers We do not
find that tbls great subject has daliug the
past three years attracted even the atten-
ton OF those who administer the afails Of
our land. W Whichever way we look; whats
ever class we address whatever individu-
al interests We consider, we find that this
time the policy of the Government is such
that labor depressed; business is perplexel
aud the future Is full of uncertainty Now
why has this administration failed Why
have they come so far short of the fulfil
ment Of their duties, that at the end near
~ four years OF peace we find ourselves en-
barra>sed, hampered and oppressed by that
same condition of things which we found a
the close of the late war
They GAINED III the National Convention
that they had right to congratulate the
peope OF this land upon the success Of their
reconstruction schcme they claimed that
our financial condition has been improved;
they claimed that the heavy burden Of debt
VIII Oh rests upon this. land was about to be
hghtend. Thus far in the canvas these
Claims have been discussed; their speakers,
rs well as those who spoke for the Demo
cratic party, have been engaged in laying
before you their views upon the subj c,s,
and what Is the result? SO completely
have our opponents side being driven from
the Held upon these points, that they now
md 1t necessary to change their front.
We are admonl>hed that change Of front
on the eve OF battle, Is a dangerous thing.
Alter their congratulations that their
scheme OF reconstruction was a success,
what do We now say when they are pressed
on the financial question whcr. they hear
the complaint OF the laborer under the load
OF taxation, and Of the bushes, men at the
perplexItles which surround them. They
attempt to turn away the public mind
from the consideration Of these things
they attempt once more to fine the North
ern heart against the people Of the South
ern States by saying that the spirit Of re-
DEMON stu exists IN Its full force. If that
Is true, 1t Is true that disol der prevails all
over the South If it is true that the spirit
OF rebellion yet fingers if it is true that it
Is necessary 10 tax this people in order 10
ihaiutaln great armies, what becomes of
their boast and cougratulatlon, that their
RECONSTRUCTION acts have been successful ?
Threat cheering They and now that it is
necessary, IN order to urn away the public
attention from the pressure that is brought
to bear upon them by the arguments upon
the huabctal question, which have been
ADVANCED upon our side, 10 raj sc once more
the Issues OF the past, to keep alive that
spirit OF sectional bate which would plunge
the country again into bloody war Driven
from the held of arpufnpnt upon all the