The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-30
A DouSh-Fnce

Iue DeinOcrdllc canuluate l0r the HfeSl-
dency is said to be respectable citizen. He
is member of the Episcopal church, and we
notice his name among the Delegates to the
TriennIal Convention about to be held in
New York city. Whether be is High Church
or Low Church, We have not learned, but can
safely say, that he can be trusted to suit bis
views to the circumstances of his position
As for his fighting it out on any particular
slime" he may have marked out for himself,
one may venture to give judgment such as
Capt. Cutie gave oil the weather: he may or
he may not. His nomination by the New
York convention was received by him as
"terrible,' because he had pledged his honor
to Mr.. Chase's friends, not to accept il if ten
dered. He yielded, however, because he was
too feeble to resist So, before his nomination,
it was well understood that he was opposed to
paying the United States Bonds in new prom
ises TO pay in the shape of greenbacks; but,
anon we find him the very head and front OF
repudiators. We intend sometime to quote at
length from his public speeches, to show what
he thought ON this subject before he under
went manipulation. We could find no better
argument for fulfilling the promises of the
government according to their letter and
spirit" than this figure-head of the repudia-
tors himself used when Governor of New
"when we sought" he said, SHE market of
the world with our securities, we pledged our
selves to redeem them in the currency of the
world. The saving proposed by not paying
coin is small and temporary, while the dis
honor is lasting, and the pecuniary loss con-
sequont upon this dishonor will be in the end
enormous" General Dix, our minister at
Paris, whose letter we published lately, speaks
of his making public speeches to show that
it is our duty to pay the debt in SPECIE" So,
again, Mr.. Seymour manifested during the
war as Governor of New York, so strong
disposition to aid the government in the re-
bellion, that he received special commenda-
tion from good Mr.. Lincoln about it; and yet,
as General Dix declares, he was actually "do-
ing all in his power to embarrass ard destroy"
the very government he was proposing to
help. This same General Dix knows Mr..
Seymour well, He commanded the United
States forces during the memorable riots in
New York city the 4th of July, 1858, and
knows what the calibre of the Ex-Governor
was and is. "He is an amiable gentleman"
the General says" "of unexceptional character
and respectable talents, but you know as well
as l, that he has not a single qualification for
the successful execution OF the high official
trust to which he has been nominated, and
he is especially deficient in that firmness of
purpose which in critical exigencies is the
only safeguard against public dishonor and
calamity"
Now, looking simply to this infirmity of
purpose, which seems so salient trait in Mr..
Seymours character, What sort of a man is
to be controlled by the men that managed
| the late New York Convention? Why! The
| northern Democrats do not dare to have even
| the "most moderate" of them come North to
| speak to the people On the issues of the com
ing eection See what the Augusta, Geor-
| gia, Constitutionalist says about it! "A dis
tinguished western Democrat has sent WORD
to this city that even ourmost moderate men
would be powerless for good in the East oil
West. Since we placed ourselves under the
lead of our northern friends, we should, al
least, treat their counsel with respectful con
sideration."
| Indeed! So during this very delightful
courtship that is going on between tbe two
portions of the Seymour party, soon 10 be
happily united, the southern wing is to be
placed under the lead of our northern
friends" but, the union perfected and the mar
riage consummated, these Seymourites will
not so much as show their submissive heads
unless it may be to lap from the public dsl
| such allowance as the Bairs and the Toomb
and the Hills and the Wade Hamptons ma
condescend to make them. We do EnOac of
better dOughface these ,oorthies could har
selected to. place at the head Of a part
made up of southern Rebels and their saOrth
ern sympathisers, than er-GOrernor &ey
mour Of Neo York.