North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-09-16
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| The McGregOr Times is trying to make
war record" for Horatio Seymour. Its
basis is the invasion of Penn. by Lee,
merely one of the incidents of the rebel
lion. If a war record is needed, why not
take the whole struggle, including the
New York riot.-Decorah Republican.
Not at all Mr.. Bailey. We only copied
the record made by President Lincoln
and Secretary Stanton. If you were as
fair in political discussion as you wish to
be thought, you would have noticed our
''copy" in different manner. If the
''record" in the War Office be a false one
why not say it? If true one why tell
your readers that "The McGregor TINES
is trying to make war record for Hora-
ito SEYMOUR" We had thought some
thing better of the Republican than this,
but when party is becoming disintegrat-
ed, demoralized and consequently dis
heartened. little waver Of the truth may
be excused even when practiced by the
more virtuous editors and orators. View
ing matters in this light, we are not
angry with a Radical whose political ne
cessities compel him to play unfairness.
''Lct us have peace"
The "whole struggle" and "riot'' points
are equally insir.uative and untrue. Gov.
Seymour commissioned more men than
any other Executive. He was the reliance
of Lincoln and Stanton during his admin
stration Of the State Government of New
York. His prompt and vigorous conduct
saved Gettysburgh and Washington,
while Ph;ladelphia-so said Forney's
Press and so said Gov.- Curtin, the
super-loyal-gave nothing. Mr.. Bailey
may remember that Gov. Curtin, not many
days since, in speech said, in substance,
that the charge of delinquence against
Gov. Seymour in the Gettysbursh matter
had best not be made. His regiments
saved that battle to the Union! This
from so distinguished a radical as Gov.
Curtin, adds to the war record on file in
the Military departments of the United
States and of the State of New York.
The ''riot question we briefly refer to.
The city of New York was over-drafted
$4,000 troops or thereabouts. The an
nounccment of draft which was unjust,
reused the citizens. and before calm reason
could reach them an immense mob vas
organized. 1t threatened the existence of
the city. All was alarm. The soldiery
was in the field, No one of either party
could speak to the rioters. A telegraph to
Seymour, at Albany, brought him to New
York. lie was the Executive, it is true,
and his official position gave him respect,
but he was more-he was MAN in whom
all had confidence. He addressed the
rioters in kindness, not in anger. Twas
the best way and the only way to quiet the
infuriated hydra. Not since the Saviour
Of Man in his "Peace Be still p to the
waves has there been such q triumph Of
mind over matter, as was won by Scy-
mour on that occasion. But his concilia-
tory, disarmins address, "lNy Friends - is
held by present partisans as proof of his
afiliation with the mob. He did what no
other man could have done on that occa-
sion. The mob dispersed when he assured
them the draft list should be corrected
The people believed Seymour to be truth.
full as well as firm. He did correct the
unjust draft and thus viadicated his
pledge He who cannot sec the
greatness of true man in this conquest
of enraged passions, has read the teach
ings of the Immaculate One without profit.
We are proud of such candidate, and
earnestly feeling the certainty Of his elec-
ton in November We anticipate doAble
pride when he is inaugurated at Washing
ton, March 4th, 1869, as the Chief Magis
trate of the Republic.
Mr.. PENDLEroN is doing splendid work
in clearing out the brush with which the
radicals have covered their hot bed of po-
liticals winding. He is as gentle, not only
in speech as he is powerful in argument.
His language wears no strained effort.
All is easy in expression and so direct to'|
the point as to defy miscontruction. Here
are three little extracts clipped from
late speech. Men who read these will
think, will wait to investigate, and after
that they will vote for the Democratic
financial platform:
When the legal tender act was passed,
the private indebtedness of the country |
amounted to very large sum. 1t was con. /
tracted to be paid in gold, but was, in fact.
discharged in paper. The public necessity
was alleged to be of sufficient reason for
this wholesale coniscation. Is there no
public necessity now to demand the pay
ment of the bonds in the money which was
paid for them?
The policy Of TIE Republican party is to
pay all these bonds in gold to convert all
the currency now outstanding, and all the
Indebtedness of the United States into
these bonds: to nav interest in gold for |