The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-09-17
Governor Tod On Governor Seymour and
General Grant.
From q .Speech by Gcrornor Tod delirered at
O51reH, Ohio 4ugast %.

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Seymour is an Intelligent man. | knew
him we'll. He was Governor at the same
time was Governor. Mr.. Lincoln called
for volunteers. | sent him only thirty
thousand, while Seymour sent him fifteen
thousand. The President went round
mplimenting Seymour, and saying
nothing about what | had done. L took |
Mr.. Lincoln to task Tor this. L said,
GLOW is it YOU are compIimenting Sey !
mour for his fifteen thousand men, aud
neglecting to compliment Morton and
me 2" His answer was perfectly satisiac-
tory. lie said, why, Tod, l never
thanked Mrs Lincoln fox cup of tea in
my life" Laughter and appiausel The
truth was, Morton aud | had done moth
ing more than was expected of US, while
Seymour had lie had never done the
like before, and never did aiterward. liI
was not necessary TO keep Major Gener
al in indiana, and Illinois, aud Ohio to
correspond with the President, as it w"s III
New York. In those States the Governors
acted as the Presidents correspondent d
agents You will remember that remark
able despatch of General Dix to Seymour.
saying" beg to let you know that have
troops enough at my command to take care,
not only of the rioters, but of you"
Ladies and gentlemen, | did not come
here to engage in this contest l only came
to show my solictudc for the success of
the good cause Political position has no
charms for NE now; it never had much.
q | am getting too gray to think of accepting
any more honors. | have travelled thirty
r or forty miles to day just to show my IN
> terest in the campaign. When at the
opening of the war we found ourselves in
the new Union party you chose Dem
;. ocrat as your standard bearer. fought the
battle, and your votes made me Governor
!" | did nc; disappoint you. [ made you ;
good Governor. [Chcors
| still! find myself with you, The Chi
Is cage platform is entirely satisfactory, and
you have at the head OF the Union party
3 that great and good man who led GU
h aoldicrS to victory. He did not seek TIL
C nomination There is not man in al
II the country that perfer to Genera
e. Grant. Applause. | have known hi:
family well. May mother had the teach
Y, ing Of old Jesse Grant. He came to llv
= which my mother at twelve or fourteei
Is years Old. When she thought be wa
t old enough she advised him to 60 au'
ID learn trade. He took her advice. Sh
1t wanted me to learn trade, too, but uu
r. fortunately | TUNED my attention to th
oil la.5, and though have made a tolerabl
ct fair lawyer, have no donbt | woul
: have made better blacksmith. That
u the trade my mother wanted me to learn
y, am we'll acquainted with General Grant
It BE possesses every element of characte
- which should attach you to him. | d
not speak of his claims as military man
but we may ali be certain of one thing
'e an ordinary man would never have achiC
a. we'd what he did. Nervous men lk
s. Governor Seymour and myself woul
10 have abandoned Eicksburg, and in fac
De several other places that Grant took b
not getting tired He never gets tireC
ng And of all men in this nation, por: il
there is none | would prefer as this timt
for President, to General Ulysses
Grant