The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-02

and South. Many of them seem to
think that this mediation must come
at last; but they appeared to be very
much afraid OF its coming too soon.
1t was evident that they ap~prehended
that a premature proposal of foreign
Intervention would afford the Radical
party a means of reviving the violent
war spirit, and of thus defeating the
peaceful pl@ns of the Conservatives.
They appeared to regard the present
moment as peculiarly u1faverable for
such an offer, and indeed, to bold that
it would be essential to the success of
any proposal from abroad that it
should be deferred until the control
of the Executive Government should
be in the hands of the Conservative
party.
IT gave no opinion on the subject.
I did not say whether or no [ myself
thought foreign intervention probable
or desirable, but [ listened with at
tention to the accounts given me of
the plans and hopes of the Conserva-
tive party. At the bottom l thought
II perceived a desire to put an end to
the war. even at the risk of losing
the Southern States altogether: but
it was plaini it was not thought pru-
dent to avow this desire. Indeed,
some hints of it, dropped before the
elections, were so i'll received that a
sense was deemed necessary by the
Democratic leaders"
CLAMoRING FOB VICTORY.
On the 4th of July, 1868, Mr.. Sey
mour made a speech In New York.
A patriot would have taken the occa-
sion as one to inspire hope in the
| people and faith in their cause, and
not n to ridicule the efforts of our
| soldiers in the field. But Mr. Sey-
mour says: u1s80
When I accepted the invitation to
speak, with others, at this meeting,
we were promised the downfall Of
Vicksburg, the opening of the Missis-
sippi, the proba5le capture of the
Confederate Capital, and the exhaus-
ton of the rebellion. By common
consent, all parties had fixed upon
the same day when the results of the
campaign should be known, to mark
out the line Of policy which they felt
that our country should pursue. But
in the moment of expected victory
there came the midnight cry of help
from Pennsylvania to save its de-
spoiled fields from the invading foe
and, almost within sight of this great
commercial metropolis, the ships Of
your merchants were burned to the
waters edge.
TALK TO HIS FRIENDS.
This was on the Fourth of July.
On the 18th of July the mob came.
It swept New York as with the Bosom
of destruction. 1t had Gov. Ssy-
Lnour's threat to justify his action.
Gov. Seymour is sent for. He comes.
He speaks TO the rioters. he says:
MY FRIENDs-I have come down
from the quiet of the country to see
what was the difficulty, to learn that
all the trouble was concerning the
draft. Let m assure you that [ am
your friend. CUproarious cheering.
You have been my friends, Tories of
yes that's So, we are, and will be
again, and now | assure you, my fell
low-citizens, that | am here to show
you a test of my friendship
[Cheers.] wish to inform you that
| have sent my Adjutant General to
Washington to confer with the author
tiles there, and to have this draft sus-
pended or stopped. EVociferous
cheering.l j ask you as good citizens
to wait for his return. / wish you to
take good care of all property as
good citizens, and see that every
person is safe. The safekeeping of
persons and property rests with you,
and | charge you to disturb neither.
1t is your duty to maintain the good
order of the city; and / know you
will do it. [ wish you TO separate as
good citizens, and you can assemble
again whenever you wish to do so. L
ask you to leave all to me now and L
will see to your rights. Wait until
my Adjutant General returns from
Washington"
SEYMOUR AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TERPosING MoRE OBSTACLES.
If this proceeding is approved by
the Government and sanctifed by the
people, it is not merely a step toward
revOlution-it is revolution. 1t will
not only lead to military despotism-
it establishes military despotism. In
this aspect it must be accepted, or in
this aspect rejected. The
people of this country now wait with
the deepest anxiety the decision Of
the Administration upon these acts.
Having given it a generous support
in the conduct of the war, we pause to
see what kind of a Government it is
for which we are asked to pour out
blood and treasure. The action of the
Administration will determine, in the
minds of more than one-ha.f of the
people of the loyal States, whether
this war is Waged to put down the
rebellion at the South. or DESTROY free
institutions at the North"
THE WAR A FAILURE.
On the 18th of October. 1863. Sey-
mour made a speech at Syracuse,
New York. 1t was a dark and gloomy
and perilous hour for the Nation
Knights of the Golden Circle 10 Ohio
and Indiana were plotting to release
the rebel prisoners held Ia these two
States. John Morgan was to be re-
leased from the Ohio penitentiary.
and then tho rebel campaign in the
North was to be inaugurated. The
plot was discovered on the first of
November. Ii was an hour that tried
mems souls. Governor Sc amour at
this time delivered hims IF thus:
Now, L propose to inqu re what has
taken place since / stood here a year
ago? What were the circumstances
of our country then? At that mo
ment the people of the United States
had given, Voluntarily, under the calls
of our Movement, six hundred
thousand men to swell the ranks of
our armies. Before that time u
political opponents, through their
journals aud speakers, had said that