The Placer herald., 1868-08-15
GOVERNOR SEYMOUR AND THE BE-.
BCLLlON.
CoLp Run. August 10, 1865.

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fucus Of observation. l. does not have ito
periods ofsanity, and With clear aud unbisssd
vision, view candidly the true stale Of psss.
ing affairs, but like all other Of the reptiles.
it sIobbsrs forth it's poisonous slime u,on
every object that comes within The range Of
its malignant hatred.
For instance the * rebel General Forrest
is double dyed traitor. because be does not
favor negroizing ten States Of the Union
and forever bIi1bting their political and
commercial prosperity, for the sake Of per.
p~tua,ing the rule Of a corrupt and thisving
csha Of political tricksters at Washington.
While on the other hand Joe Brown, the ex.
rebel Governor. Gre eater, and the man who
council-d resistance to death, and who urged
the rebels Of Charleston to fire upon Sumter
and the national flag. he is a patriot, re-
constructed rebsl, aud WAS delegate to the
Black aud Tan Convention which nomina, I'd
the Galena mute for the first Office in lhe
gift Of the Nation.
Then there is the rebel General Longstrest.
who has the confidence and most ohsrqui"us
regards OF these Jacobins. while General
Blair, who fought from "AtIania to the sea"
for the Union. is traitor and Copperhead
We ask the reasons for this state Of affairs
Are the crimes Of Que man TO be magni6ed.
while those equally guilty are 10 b. d'miu-
isb~d Is tn. bright and patriotic record Of
Gen. Frank Blair to be cl"uded. while the
crimes Of Longstrset and Brown are to b.
"vell"ckrd9 The answer Is easily arrived IT.
Gen. BAR fought the herssy Of secession.
he Tough, for the Union Of the States and
the supremacy Of the Constitution, hs did
not. like Grant, L"ngs,re.t, and CIV. Brown.
fight for negro supremacy and the drgfada'
tion of ten States uf the Union to the social
aud poi'! ;al level OF ba,barous Africa -
Hence he does not accept of the false posi-
ton Of things as they now exist in the ,u:h.
and regards the u"jns, and UBIQUITOUS recon.
s,ruc,'"n laws Of Congress as An AIT Of bad
ia III on the part az the Government towards
the people Of tina, section, who wore told the
war was mot waged in spirit Of conquest"
A reconstructed rSUeI III N4uIrai P0t1duce.
is one who forswears his manhood. and takes
an oath that he is TO better naturally. or has
no more rights socially and politically than
the most Ignorant negro that lives, and that
hs i. willing that all negroes. now aud for.
aver. shall have the same rights in every re-.
spsrt that ars en- yed by whi'rmen. Every
man who can take this degrading oath and
subscribe to this infamous lie upon his
nature, ia called reconstructed rebel. or in
other words \ Radical. and ali who take the
Democratic view Of the matter, that white
mn ars better than negroes, and should be
entrusted with the Government Of the c"un.
try are unreconstruc,ed or Democra's, aud not
fiji to vote. Such men ~ Gov. Brown and
l. .nps,reet-old original sscessionis's-whn
have for the sake "f finger in the Radical
stealinga, denounced their manhood. and aIe
recognized and hailed M good and faithful
servants. while Gems. Blair. MrCI~llan SI",
rumh, Hancock, Franklin, and host ot other
noble pa,rio,ir men who fought for the PER
ps,uiIy ofth- U"i"n. aud believe this to be
y whit+Inxns Government, and should bs
KEEP, so. and ds"ouncs The negrOiz'ng OF the
ta,rest and bert portion Of our c"0n.ry. ar.
now. after tho VAT 10 over, branded NJ Cup
p-rhsads. .rait"rs. snd n"bod,es, BY those
stay at home patriots. But
| GOV. SEYMOUR.
Seems to he tho principal target Of thes'
warriors in peace and cit zens in war. who
Coyote like hover on the verge of danger
hu. never by an accident venture cios.
enough to take chance in the prey. Thss'
fellows howl forth their crazy anaihrma
against the great C"pperhssd ally Of .h'
IsbslIi"n. but forget that while Greeley Wal
advocating p.ac4ahls secession, aud th'
Union and Bulletin j"ning in the SAM
c"wa'dly refrain, while John A. Logan, TIT
head Of tho Free lunch Defenders, WAS swear
ing the Union army should never cr"s
Southern Illinois TO cuerrs The Sou h, With
out it did 50 over his dead body. Gov. Sly
mour WAS periodically giving his time and in
husnce I" the raising Of volun's GERS to 6gh
the battles Of the country. NV for IN
benefit Of those RadicaIs who read only hsi
own political versions Of what Gov. Sey mOu
said and lid during their John Brown rebel
lion. we will quote from bis speeches au
messages during the war.
Gov Seymour at the meeting If the Stat
Military Associations in Jan. 1852 made til
' following remarks. which ws take from th
New York World
1--WE d.nouncs the REBELLION 40 most wich
, ed because it wages war upon the best Gu,
, srnmsn. the world has ever seen. Rsm~mbs
there s guilt in negligence as we'll Is 10 di'
obedience. and there is danger too. w
complain that the arins Of the General Go,
a eminent we're heretofore unequaIly dis,rib,
ted. This wac owing in part to the trsaso,
able purposes Of officials, but i, is due 10 pal
TO our own neglect Of constitutional du.is
Our enrolled militia should count more ,ha
J; 100000 but they do 20. exceed one.haif th'
a amount. Hence our quota Of arms Vas d
}. minished, and that Gf the Southern States il
creased. The want Of these arms and
. proper military organization has added in
y menssly TO the cost of this war, and 10 Il
{ bur.hen Of taxation. More than tbs, # Y
!, had respected our constitutional ohIioatio,