The Opelousas courier., 1868-08-22
Mr.. Seymeur'sletter Of acceptance.
A statesmanlike Review of the
,-+ Situation. 2a e

A statesmanlike Review of the
.- Situation. as e
The following is the letter of Hon.
Horatio Seymour accepting the, nomina-
tion of the Democratic party for Presi-
dent of the United States
UTICA, N. Y. Aug. a, 1868.
Gents.-When in the city of New York
on the 18th ult., in the presence of vast
multitude, on behalf of the National
Democratic Convention, you rendered to
me its unanimous nomination as their
candidate for the office of President of
the United States, l stated | had no
words adequate to express my gratitude
far the good will and kindness which that
body had shown to me. Its nomination
was unsought and unexpected. 1t was
INV ambition to take an active part, from
which am now excluded, in the great
struggle going ON for the restoration of
GOOD government, of peace and prosper
ity to our country. But / have been
caught up by the whelming tide which is
bearing us on to great political change,
and find myself unable to resist its pres
sure.
You have also given me copy of the
resolutions put forth by the Convention,
showing its position upon all the great
questions which now agitate the conn
try. AS the presiding officer OF that
Convention, / am faasiliar with thelr
scope and import. As one ct their mem
bers, am a party to their terms. They
are in accord with my views, and stand
upon them i'm the contest upon which we
are now entering, and | shall strive to
carry them out In tile future wherever
may be placed, in political or private
life. / there stated [ would send You
these words of acceptance in a letter, as
is the customary FORM see no reason,
upon reflection, to change or qualify the
terms of my approval OF the resolution
of the Convention.
have delayed the mere formal act oi
communicating TO y0u In writing what
thus publicly said for the purpose OF see.
ing what light the actien of Congress
would throw upon the interests OF tle
country Its acts since the adjournment
of the Convention show an alarm lest !
change of political power will give tx
the people what they ought to haye--f
with the money drawn from them du
ring the past eight years. 10 e@
Thouglltful men feel that there have
been wrongs i'm b the financial manage
ment, which have been kept from thu
public knowledge. The Congressiona
party has blindly allied itself with tht
military power, which is to be brough'
to bear directly upon the election IL
many States, but holds itself liza perpet
ual session, with the avoWed purpose o
making such laws as it shall see fit, il
view OF the elections which win taks
place within u few weeks. 1t did, there
tore, notadjourn, but took y recess ii
meet again If its partisan interests shal
demand its reasseInbling. Never befor
in tile history of our country has Con
gress thus taken q menacing attitude to
ward its electors. Under its inhuenc
some of the HsaGes, organized by II
agents, are proposing TO odeprive the peo
ME Of the right to vote for Presidentia
Electors, and the first bold steps are tn
ken Co destroy the rights of suffrage.
is not strange, therefore, that q th
thoughtful seesin sach action the proc
that there is with those who shape th
policy of the Republican party motive
stronger and deeper than the mere wis
to- hold political power that there 10
dread OF some exposure, which drive
them on to acts 30 desperate and impo
itie, Many of the ablest leaders an
journals of the Republican party hav
openly deplored the violence of Congrel
our Union demand peace and o return
those international pursuits, Witho,
which we. cannot maintain the faith
honor of our Government. The mine
of business men are perplexed by unce
tainties. The hours of toll of our i
borers are heightened by the increase
cost, of living, made by the direct an
indirect axactiOns of the Geyernmen
Our people are harrassed by the freque
demands of the tax -gatherer. W tito
distinction Of party there il . stroI
feeling in favor of that line Oft acii,
which shall restore order and eonfidene
and shall Lift oR the burdens which nc
hinder and vex the industry of the con
try. Yet. at this moment, those In po
er have thrown into the Senate chanlb
and Congressional hall d new element
discord aud violence. Men have be
admitted as Representa- OF some
the Southern States with the deelarati
upon theirlips that they cannot live
the States they claim to represent wit
ont military protection. These men Z
to- make laws for the North as well
the South. These men, who, few da
since, were seeking rs suppliants q
Congress would give them power with
their respective States, are to-day +
CONTROLLERS of the actionof these bodi'
Entering them with minds filed Nj
questions and demands from Congre
we shall leok upon the States from viii
they come ,as ma condition OF civil WI.
That the majority of their population
embracing their Intelligence, had to
treated as public enemies. armies are
be kept at the cost of the people of I
North. and that there shall be no pea
and order DIT the South, save that viii
Is made biz arbitrary power. Every
telligent man knows that they NOT oil
owe their present position To disord
but that every motive springs from
lust of power OF gain, of d desire
vengeance, which prompts them to lie
The South In anarchy. While that exi
they are independent of the wills or
wishes OF their fellow citizens. WI
confusion reigns they are the dispens
of the profits and the honors which gr
ellt Of 4 government uf mere for
These raas.4s ara unxr rllanfd in i rfsifl