National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-10-30
" What Answer I"

! Miss Annie Dickinson has written
novel entitled " What Answer p
The work contains the following i'll
regard to Gov. Seymour's partic'pa-
ton in the New York riots:
Thin next mornings sun rose on
a city which was ruled by the reign
of terror. Had the police possessed
the heads of Hydra and the arms of
Briareus. and had these heads all
seen, these arms all fought, they
would have been poweriess against
the multitude of opprcssors. Out
breaks were made, crowds gathered
houses burned, streets barricaded
fights enacted in Il score of places
at once. Where the officers ap
peared they were irretrievably beat
en- and overcome their stand, were
it ever so short, but inilaming the
passions of the mob to fresh deeds
of violence. Stores were closed ;
the business portion of tie city de
serted the large works and fac'o'
rios emptied of men, who had been
sent home by their employers, or
were swept into the ranks o. ma
raudlng bands. The city cars, ON
nibuses, hacks, were unable to run,
and remained under shelter. Every
telegraph wire was cut, the posts
torn up, the operators driven from
their offices. The Mayor. seeing
that civil power was helpless to stem
this tide, desired to call the military
to his aid, and place the city under
martial law, but was opposed by the
Governor-a Governor, who. but 4
few days before, had pronounced
the war "A failure and not only pre-
dicted. but encouraged this mol
rule, which was now crushing every
thing beneath its heavy and ensan
guincd feet. This man, through al
most two days OF these awful scenes
remained at quiet seaside retreat
but Il few miles from the city. Com
ing to it on the afternoon OF the
second day.-instead OF ordering
cannon planted III the streets, CIV
ing these creatures opportunity t'
return to their homes, and. III the
event of their refusal, blowing then
there with powder and ball-he frs
went to the point where was collect
ed the chieteSt mob, and proceeded
to address them. Before him stoo'
incendiaries, thieves and murdererS
who even then We're sackins dwel
ing houses, and butcheriug power
5 less and inoffensive beings. Thes
wretches he apostrophized as "m
friends repeating the title aSal
and again in the course OF his liza
rangue, assuring them that he wa
there as Il proof of his friendship
, which he had demonstrated b,
) ''sending his Adjutant General t
, Washington to have the draft STOP
= ped : begging them TO wait for h
, return y "to separate now, as goo
2 citizens > with the promise tha
| they "might assemble again whel
) ever they wished to do so;' meal
l. while, he would "take care of the
!. rights This model speech was il
: cesSantly Uninterrupted by tremendor
cheering ard frantic demonstration
\ of dellght--one great follow almo,
t crushing the Governor in his CI
l. thuSiastic embrace. This ended, /
}. entered a carriage. and was dr,} {
/ through the hackcnCd, sm0kin
o scenes of Mondays dcvastat,ons;- :
through fresh yIStas of outrage, ,
j. the day 5 execution bland, graeiou
=, smiling. Wherever he appcare,
cheer upon cheer rent the air ir0l
{. these crowds OF drunken hlasphen
3, ers; and i'll one place the carrlag
: in which he sat WAS actually life
+, from the ground, aud carried SON
I rods, 10y hands yet red with dcCC
= of arson and murder; while fro
n all sides voices cried out, "Nill y
,. stop the draft, Gov'nur - "Bul
:. boy y "Yc'rc the man for s".
If "lIooray fer Gov'nur SaNmoor -.
/ Thus, through the mllrst of this a
IS mring and applauding crowd, til
- high officer of the law, sworn
}. maintain public peace, moved to Il
If hotel, where he was met 10y d
It patch from Washington, informil
d him that five regiments were und
n arms and on their way to put
X end to this bloody assistance to t
< Southern war.
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