Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-08-14

luE MA lONhL fIOhEls
sEYMOUR's LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
HE HAS OPINIONs-HED DOES NbT
CONCEAL THEM.
STATESMEN IN THE ErIELD.
A strong and Luminous statement OF
the Issues.
New York, August 5.-The fol-
lowing Is Horatio Seymo1r's accep-
tance of the Democratic nomination
for the Presidency:
UTICA, Aug. 4, 1868.
GENTLEMEN: When i'm the city of
New York on the 18th of July; in the
presence of a vast multitude, on be-
half of the National Democratic Con-
vention, you rendered to me its unan-
imOus nomination as their candidate
for the office of President of the Uni
ted States, / stated that 1 had "no
words adequate to express my graft
tude for the good will and kindness
which that body had shown to me-
Its nomination was unsought andu un-
expected. 1t was my ambition to take
an active part, from which I am now
excluded, in the great struggle going
on for the restoration of good govern
ment, of peace and prosperity to our
country. But have been caught up
by the overwhelming tide which Is
bearing us on to a great political
change, and l find myself unable to
resist its pressure.
"YO6 have also given me o copy of
the resolutions put forth by the con-
vention, showing its position upon all
the great questions which now agi-
tate the country. AS the presiding
officer of that convention, 1 am fla
miliar with their scope and import; as
one of Its members, am party to
their terms. They are i'm accord with
my views and i stand upon them In
the contest upon which we are now
entering, and shall strive to carry
them out in future, wherever l may
be placed, in political or private life.h
then stated that would send you
these words of acceptance in letter
as Is the customary form. see no
reason, upon reflection, to change OF
qualify the term of my approval OF
the resolutions of the convention.
have delayed the mere formal act OF
communicating to you in writing
what 1 thus publicly said for the pur-
pose of seeing what light the action
of Congress would throw upon the
interests of the country.
RECENT ACTS OF CONGRESS.
Its acts since the adjournment OF
the Convention, show that it Is
alarmed lest change of political
power will give to the people what
hnx l,t IN, hnx o nlx t,t 10, nj
of what has been done with the mon.
ey drawn from them during the past
eight years. Thoughtful men feel
that there have been wrongs in the
financial management which have
been kept from the public knowledge
The Congressional party not only
allied itself with military power
which is to be brought to bear di
rectly upon the electors in many
States, but holds itself in perpetual
session with the avowed purpose Of
making such laws as II shall see III
in view Of the elections which will
take place within y few weeks. II
4 did, therefbrc, not adjourn, but took .
recess to meet again II its partisan In,
terests shall demand Its reassembling
MENACING THE PEOPLE.
Never before in the history of oul
country has Congress thus taken q
menacing attitude toward its electors
Under its influence some of the
States organized by its agents are pro-
posing to deprive the people of the
right to vote for Presidential electors
and the first bold steps are taken tt
destroy the rights of suffrage. 1t Il
,,t ctr la
full men see, in such action, the proc
that there are with those who shape
the policy of the Republican party
motives stronger and deeper than the
mere wish to hold political power
that there Is dread of some exposure
which drives them on to acts 30 des
lperate and impolitic.
Many of the ablest leaders and
Journals of the Republican party have
openly deplored the violence of Con.
gressiOnal action and its tendency Il
keep up discord In our country. The
great interests of our Union demand
peace, order, and return to these in.
ternational pursuits, without which
we cannot maintain the faith or hon.
OF of our Government. The minds OF
business men are perplexed by uncer.
tainty. The hours of toll Of our labor
ers are heightened by the cost of liv.
ing made exorbitant by the direct and
indirect exactions of Government
and our people are harrnssed by the
frequent demands Of the tax gather.
erer.
PEACE AND CARPET BAGS.
Without distinction of party there
Is strong feeling In favor of that
line of action which shall restore
order and confidence, and shall lift
offthe burdens which now hinder anG
vex the industry of the country
, Yet at this moment those in power
have thrown into the Senate Cham.
bers and Congressional hall new eie
, ments of discord and violence. MeI
. have been admitted as Representa-
tives of some of the Southern States
with the declaration upon their lips
that they cannot live in the States
they claim to represent without mil.
itary protection. These men are tC
make laws for the North as well a'
the South. These men who few
days since Were seeking as suppliant'
, that Congress would give them pow
Ut WltHfii tnSii icSpc'tiNS = 'o'"tc''i "i'
. to-day the controllers of the action o.
these bodies. Entering them Will
minds filled with this question, they
demand that Congress shall look upoI
the States from which they come a.
in the condition of civil war; that th'
majority of their population embrac
ing their intelligence, shall betreateo
as public enemies, so that their con
troll may be kept up at the cost of tho
) people Of the North, and 80 that there
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