Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-10-16
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CONGR EosIONAL REPl RllCaN
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RowATlO sen MORN.


Hora;io Seymour manifested shrwd po>
htical discfimin .tiou wien he declared ,ha,
his nomination TO tile Presidency would
prove fatal TO tie Democratic party. Ne
man, SO wei as himself, knew the heish,
and depth, tie length and breadth, of his
great otFease III doing all he dared. durin,
the war, to re;ard and oppose the progress
Of the Uaion armies. He well knew tia,
his odious record would disgust N ,,er.i
Americans, when it should be spread out be,
fore them. But as il inpelled BY bind
fatality OF directed BY an oser ruling Proxi.
dence, the party Of tie REBELLION pursued
precisely the policy calculated to insure de.
feat IN nominating men who would prove ut
terly repagnant to the whole loyal elemen,
Of tie country.
In exemplifca,ion OF the grea. ua6.ness
Of Mr.. Seymour far,heresponsibilities sought
10 be imposed upon. him. We give below,
several extracts from writers O. uo,e and 70,
rponsibili,y:
This sketch was drawn By Utica CORES.
pcuaent Of the Hartford Pest, aud the ar,is,
mus, hare made Mr.. Seymour alsnos, a life
s,ady. isis st,iag close Of the Shiny Ho>
ra.ios record:
They call Seymour up here indiferen.'v
Ora.ioa Seymour, Rash Seymo9r.' .Pr,
caci Seymour and cd .iclly fsa. Tie
SeymoGr city residence i a .ead>eolorea
brick house, With wide. double chinnered
gables. Here. when be wishes 10 catch a
aew hsh. or spring coup u c.at upon aur>
body, Seymour acts the part of the iatriza-
ing host BY giving dinner. Attacking tnx
MATS belly he forks him ia the conscience
alter awhile. and the assassination is conn
piSse. Uaea a tsackcr conspiracy Il 10 Be
tsodcsed the coaspirafors HE 10 Deer.ieii.
or hide themselves in Bagg's Hotel. The
hqnGr interest, Ike railroad ring. the canal
people, are all represented. They msketbe
slate and tap the rosy, and the Democratic
masses Of The State never SAY 'naz. A clam.
ssy Dictator Of Tie wills and ballots Of the
Democratic party, he has never raised his
eyes from the contemplation Of his own for
tsaes. lore, cAildre,s. sociesg. srome,,. hare
a'c tssfs 10 assa. His education began asi
a
lis department. street manners. coGfiesy. or
shs.eaer j, mar be called. is no implanted
amsaoiii;E, but oaly = psr Of his political
restraint. COINED like q lesson 10 take him to
The head Of the class. lis aasareis TOO Zee,
tic % make hiG vnlssHi even ia insincerI-
~. Strong men 20 on and carry The .iag Ct
Conservatism. aud make enemies bv their
earuessness, bur Seymour oaiy eats. In al
this time of action he Is a: Deerfeld writing
a speech, fall Ct sweetened lakewartnnsss.
and when bis bold associates iisa-- stumbled,
disa greed, or served his destiny. behold
frcin ais ambush cur plaeil. pn,o-.,;;,,'.;;..
statesman comes TO gather the shoares Of 9th
e men. Ills Speeches are notable for their
iltgo'asae fIcf b aTaken discomfort cad y1o-
mote pstsie fatsdslstg. while ihev suggest no
ellef. Tor ase plain re- 0a n.1f Hr Seymour
'sos ~ opiaioss saaierer. He is a timid Law
ser, ~1o gave up the profession because Be
had NEITHER ninlle nor profound qualities
70 give him abiding place among his cons
petiicrs. nor moral courage 10 gre neare fer
the fair conflicts 2 gis aad cliacatioa. He
quilted the bar as a sick man qai,s a iarr.
ing chamber, no. from any deiscacy Of ar
yasazatioa, tln from shoe. rant y p,sck ard
CONSCIOUS inariitade. lie is intensely SCI
nsa, as'y selfish. earnest fl g,sper, reckless
OF fame. tie worked ike beaver for he
nomination, as everybody in Utica knows.
sss4 lie declined il 0eioie j; was offered 10
INN. As a President, he Will maroon Gad
beftfss ne destiny et'tie country. truekle io
The eLaniieleer vanity Of tie rsael clrivalrr,
make oar -Nprtaera character contemplate
dyrin. inonumentalixs the rebellion. aud
dad Gerry rs iifotA last dltci ~ disloaor..
He viii be balls-raeg-i by his advisers. give
Bill Tweed and Pete Sweeney oil the Indian
centratss- and make The mighty recolleciien
81 ihe coEqaerirg armies nishtier BY tie
impotelcs and igisel IT lis succession