Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-28
Was Seymour LOyall-His War
Record.

/ The New OK 4Ttbatne aTra3gns the
Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency upon the following charges:
That at the Democratic Tweddle
Hall Convention held February 1st
1861. when rebels had already COM
menced Ievying war upon the flag, he
made speech in which, after charging
Mr.. LINCoLN's administration with
q senseIess imbecility, " 'garruIous idi-
ocy, maddened rage, and every
crime and enormity. he used the fol-
lowing language:
we are advised by the ConseTEa-
tive States of Virginia and Kentucky
that, If force is to be used, it must be
exerted against the united South. It
would be an act Of folly and madness,
lin entering upon this contest, to un-
derrate our opponents, and thus sub
ject ourselves to the disgrace of de-
feat IN an inglOriOus warfare. LET
US ALSO SEE IF SUCCESSFUL
4COERCION BY THE NORTH Is
LESS REVOLUTIONARY THAN
/ SUCCESSFUL SECESSION B
THE SOUTH. Shall We prevent rev.
oluti0n by being foremost in over
throwing the principles of our Govern
ment, and all that makes it valuable to
our people, and distinguishes it among
the nations of the earth +"
/ lis it denied that Seymour said
this2 Who impugns our assertion that
| he did2
We charge that, at that same Con-
vention, James S. Fhayer (then and
now leading and intimate cOmpatriot
,F RolIauo1 ana eaaonHa6
him in these words
IF we cannot, we can at least. in an
J authoritative way and practical man
ner, arrive at the basis Of a peaeeable
I, separation renewed cheeFs]; we can
at least By discussion enlighten, settle,
and concentrate the public sentiment
: lin the State of New York upon this
! louestion, and save it from that fearful
current that ciTcuitously, but certain
: lly, sweeps madly on, through the mar
row gorge of the enforcement of the
3 laws to the sh0reless ocean of civil
p war. TCheers.I Against this, under
: all circumstances, in every place and
form, we must now and at all times
oppose a resolute and unfaltering re-
e slstance. The public mind will bear
/ the ayoWal, and let US make it-that if
e a revolution of force is to begin, 1T
III SHALL BE EINAUGURATED AT
: HOME. ICheers. And if the in
: coming Administration shall attempt
to carry out the line of policy that has
: been foreshadoWed, we announce that,
!. when the hand of Black Republieanism
= turns to blood-red, and seeks from the
i fragment of the Constitution to con-
!, struet a scaffolding for Coereion-an-
q other name for executiOn-We will re-
verse the order of the French Revolu-
> ton, and save the blood of the people
2 by making those who would inaugurate
j a reign of terror the first victims of a
y national guillotine." Enthusiastic ap-
o plause.l ~ sr
: And that Horatio Seymour in no man
ner protested against nor openly dis
2 sented from this manifestation of SYM
+ pathy with the Rebels, though another
) Democrat (the Hon. George w. Clin
y toni promptly and emphatically re-
buked it. Is this denied2
We charge that HOratiO Seymour,
u being on visit to this City soon after
y the Confederate Constitution was pro-
It mulgated at Montgomery, declared tC
, Judge Charles Il. RKgeEes that he had
carefully read that 7lStrHD1eqt--thdt Tx
2 deemed 1t decidedly preferable to tht
II Federal Constitution framed for us by
. Washington, Franklin, Madison, Ham.
n ilton, Pinckney, Rufus King, Gerry
= &e.-and that he deemed It tadvisable
- that our State should adopt the Con
le federate Constitution just framed a
d Montgomery, and so obYiate civil wal
by joining the Southern Confederacy
Has tbis been denied ? When p
q Where
10 We charge that Horatio Seymour
a in his speeches, messages, &c, through.
D. tout the War for the Union, continu
n ally represented the Rebels as right
the Unionists as IN the wrong, not Will
regard to Secession and Disunion, bu
n as to all that preceded and produced
n these. His continual assumption wal
substantially this The South haa
= been greatly provoked, wronged
E 8 abused but Disunion is not th,
le " proper remedy for her wrongs Ac
.. cofding to his habitual logic, th,
Rebels were fundamentally, substan
4 TALLY right, and only technically, Incl
ldentallya wrong They were like
D. plaintiff who has perfectly good causl
K of action, but has sued in the WronJ
l. court. Does any one deny this Viii
any one deny that it was calculated t.
"a dampen the enthusiasm and chill tn
IL ardor of those required to brave peril
of and make sacrifices for the Nationa
a. cause? 4 2a 2
rs We charge that, when, in 1863, Lee
n army was advancing triumphant int
Pennsylvania, and the fate ofthe Uniol
seemed to hang by thread, Gov. Sey
p mour prepared and brought to thi
w City an elaborate Fourth of July ad
dress which studiously and persistent
" held up to reprobation Presiden
+ Lincoln and his Cabinet as the chic
to assailants and most formidable enc
IN mics of our rights and liberties, taunteC
r them with their reverses and disap
pointments, and noWise intimated tha
~ the Rebel governments and armie
were our chief National peril, In tn
course of this harangue, he said:
" We only ask that you Republican
eC shall give Is us that which you CLAIM
Re for yourselves, and that which ever,
lie freeman, and every man who respect
;; himself, will have-freedom of speech
- the rightyto exercise all the franchise
r conferred by the Constitution upoI
e American citizens. EGreat applause
IS, Can you safely deny US these? Will
40 you not trample upon your own rights
- if you refuse to listen Do you no
y create revolution when you say tina
Sc your persons may be rightfuliy seized
o. tyeur property con6scated, your homes
. entered ? ARE YOU NOT EXPOS
ling YOURSELVES. YOUR OWN
70 INTERESTS, TO AS GREAT a
N PERIL AS THAT WITH WHICH
s. YOU THREATEN US2 REMEM,
d BER THIS: THAT THE BLOODY
AND TREASONABLE. AND REV.
- OLUTIONARY DOCTRINE o Z
D. PUBLIC NECESSITY CAN BE
IN PROCLAIMED BY A MOB AS
IN WELL AS BY a GOVERNMENT
a EApplause. RS
a. These covert threats of mob VIC.
!, lence and State secession were the pal.
:, pable overture to the negro killing
I'll house-sacking, orphan-asylum- burn
lie ing outbreak that soon followed That
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