Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-09

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Of Governor neynasor I'm lees.
AZ the Radicals have been laboring 20
industriously TO prove that Gov. Seymo ir
IS not loyal man, mud That during The " ~
no arraysd himself in opposition 10 the
cause Of tho Union. the Philsdslphia Age
| presents ths following iDcidsnt for their
special collaboration this time:
| When Lss was laundering ~ the door
ofths capitol Of psnnsy lvADia, and fear and
trepidatien possessed the souls Of the men
who arc now rsviling and laundering Gov.
Seymour, Andrew u. Curtin, then the
Camp Curtin, Harrisburg. This visit was
occasicned BY the disinclinatien Of The
Pennsvlvsnia volunteers TO sulist, except
for The expulsion Of Lss fioo Penny lvAnis-
Gov. Curtin, in company with another gen
slemsn, roAs into camp IN open barouche. 70
see the officers. and was stopped OF nae
wsy BY the soldiers end called on Tor .
speech. Rising his carriage, be spoke sub
stsntiallv a. follows:
"Fsiio~- citizens Of Ire solunteers 81 fsaa-
sytrania
II came bore to-day to see Jour officers
who ought to be here to make their com
plants in form. have right 10 expect
the confidence Of the volunteers Of Pcnnsyl
tsers, for | have never broken faith with
them. Inssure you, you will be retained
just long enough to rapsl the present inva-
sion-so loDg-no l0nger-be 1t SIXTY days,
or thirty, or ten. But Ne cannot draw your
pay unless you conform to the regulations
OF the army, and enter your names in regu-
lar FORM"
Then, turning in his carriags, and point
ing to the white tents OF the New York
uoops on the hill across the river, he ex-
Gained:
look 1T the GROWING Of yopder HILL
There Ase the troops Of our sister State Of
New York, defending our frontier, where
you oaght now to be, instead Of wrangling
here about how you will enlist. Great God |
What are y0u doing. ThittssA regiments
from New York already on the ground, and
in front. while NOT regiment in Psnusyl-
wanna is yet ready T.
Soon after, Gov. Curtin appeared on the
fort, into the midst Of the New York troops,
who poured out from their tents, and loud
" called on the Governor for . speech. -
| Again rising in his carriage. win bis bat
in his hand, he spoke ~ follows:
".Soldiers Of New Ysrb :--Pennsylvauia
had right 20 expect that her sister State
New York would come 70 her aid, bu. she
did not have the right 70 expect that New
York troops would bs here on our soil, &C.
cupying the front Of her defence. before
her own troops were on the ground From
the bottom Of my heart thank you for THU
generous alacrity. Bear my personal thanks
~ we'll a. tho thanks Of Pennsylvania, "a
| your patriotic Governor for the Jromptnes'
With which, through , our pssssncs, he hsa
replied to our need. On some future coca
sion, will, in some more appropriate and
formal manner, make known to him my
grateful appreciation in hurryisg icswars
this nsble band Of soldiesy. Heui Again
| thank your
And with . graceful bow and waive 0
his hat. the Governor resumed his seat II
the carrisge.
neasaciaslon 81 RadllcaIlsm By
nm Original Radical.
DR.. John II. lIenry, Of Selma. Ala, hal
written a letter in which he renounces rad
realism. He has been the chief support 0
The rscicals in Dallas county. The Selm
Times mas the following in regard to DR.
Henry
Dr.. Henry, solitary and alone, issue,
tho call for the first republican meeting
ever held In this county-issued it Will
Stafford and his carpet-bag associates were
waiting to see where tho tide would drift
He has done more for the radical party ant
: welded more influence in its behalf thar
any other two men in the country. lie ha
not held Office either under military r rad
zeal rule, and, 10 far a. No know, has NO
. sought il. He has at no time sympa,hize
, with or in any way intentionally encour
aged the inccndiary conduct Of the carpe,
baggsrs. His object has been peace, an
, he believed that could be obtained througl
the Republican party. At last he ha
learned the character Of the radical leader
, and seen the development Of their plans
: and with characteristic decision he has "a
= parAted himself from them and repudiate
y their in'qutols measures and policy. Tn
able to restrain the excuses Of the part '
or to check the hesdlong course Of the mad
men who control it, he unites himse
> with the great body Of the people Of hi
u native State in what he is now persuade
L is thor last attempt to save tho constitutio
;, and restore the free government of on
fathers