Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-09-18
Chase aud Seymour An Interest
ing Chapter Of Secret History.

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he had under consideration the over
lures made to him blythe progression
lists of the Democraic- party, aud he
gives calmly clearly nd fully the his
tory of the connection OF the Chief JUS
ttce with the New York Convention.
explaining the motives OF Mr. 6hase.
and the purposes and strategy of his
Fl friends in Ehe7c 7couTsH tion. and detail
ing the part taken by" Gov. Seymour,
and the means employed by the reac-
tionists to defeat Chase with Seymour.
/ We quote few passages, which show
the craft of Seymour and his friends
The reader will bear in mind that this
is the testimony Of 3 DEMOCRAT who
was delegatein She convention that
nominated Seymour. Col Brown said:
''At night on the 8th Of July, Mr.
E1OratIo Seymour still protested that he
| was for Chase: but Mr.. Chase had
friends who doubted Mr.. .SsymoHr's
4 lsincerity from the first, and who Be-
lieved that hewss scting with duoli-
cacy.
10 be sure that 8Ir. Seymour was
sincere it was arranged before brea k
fast on the morning Of July that he
should be put in nomination by friend
of Mr.. Chase's in order to force him
from cover, and to compel him to re-
veal his true policy. On The very ballot
be was nominated, his name would
have been put before the convention by
a gentleman from z southern stale, who
/ is young, intellectual, and courageous.
! and who was = warm advocate OF Mr..
j Chase's nomination. The object of this
movement was TO circum vent Mr. Sey-I
i mouT's treachery, il he intended anv
but il WAS defeated by the superior
strategy of the reactionists.
The only hope they had after Mr.
PendIeton's defeat was to secure a weak
cowardly man for the first place on the
ticket, and to nominate bold cour
ageOuS, strong -Wllled re-actiOnist for
/ Vice Presidency, and in this t.
i tempt they succeeded so perfectly as to
! excite nay admiration of their tact and
skill, and courage. It was arranged at
/ the meeting of the progress IOnlsts to
| which have referred, that a petition
| which had been prepared by German
editor from Wisconsin, and which had 1
/ been signed by nearly every German /
/ editor then in New York city, asking
for the nomination of Mr.. Chase, /
| should be read to the convention by Mr.. !
! Seymour, as its presiding officer, he /
| having previously declined to nOmin- |
! ate Mr.. Chase himself on the ground /
| that he was the president Of the con-
! ventiOn; but have been told bv q gen
| tlernan now living in New York city /
/ and whose veracity have no reason to /
| question, that on the morning OF July /
! 9, a short time before the convention /
| met, Mr. Seymour read to him from the /
| manuscript a very chaste,' neat little |
| speech which he said he would deliver |
to the convention when Mr.. Chase7s |
name was brought before it, and he !
| believed Mr.. Seymour had that speech /
| in his pocket when he was nominated /
| Relying on Mr.. Seymour and the New 4
! York delegation; the prOgressiOnists
met in the convention on the morning
of July 8, full of hope in the success Of
| their plan. But counter movement
had been going on. This was the game.
These men determined with the aid
of the Southern Rebels, to capture Ho-
ratio Seymour from the prOgressiOnists
and nominate him, knowing hat this
would so demOraIize that faction as to |
give them absolute control Of the Con-
vention, and that not a voice would be +
raised when they brought forth their
own man for the Vice Presidencv, who
had already been agreed on blythe reac- f
tionists. Tt was the most successful
movement ever made in this country in 4
national convention ; but IL was for
lorn hope any more courage on Mr.,
S6ymour's part, any thought of how
great men act in trying emergencies,
any reflection on his part ofthe resOlu-
ton displayed by Cesar at tine Rubi-
con- by IIass at the stake, by Grant at
NIcksburg5 and any desire 10 enulate1
the example of these great men, would
have covered the revolution with overt
whelming defeat +
Bat they knew we'll their man. Ohio
led off. Mr.. Seymour rose to his feet.
The Stiffness of death filled the great
hall. Mr.. Seymour, trembling with
excitement and filled with fear stood
and pleaded for his character. Tt was 1
piteOus sight. The poor man told of !
his promises; that when he had refus- {
ed the use of his name he meant it, and f
that now his honor forbade it. Think !
of this, my hearers He stood there II
and pleaded for his honor
When he had finished his appeal, he ]
was boldly told that, after what had oc- Il
cured, his honor was now safe in the /
hands. of the reactiOuists. Ohio return
ed to the charge the rebels throughout II
the hall raised the same arid and -saUnge :
YeU sOib q0ltich Hampton and Forrest had I
so often charged the soldiers Of the Union. |
It was too much for Seymour. Braver |
men than he had quailed before that ]
battle cry; he hesitated, he yielded, g
then hedignominioqsly from the scene. E
All was now over. The decentralization n
of the progressionists4 was complete,
and the rebels held 5t tbei1. 031B a0q4i '
Hence an UnDdr00Red rebel SoEIiey'l {
could rise to his feet and propose the u
name of Francis p. Blair, 5r., the very y
prince Of revOlutionists, as the Vice D
President ofthe nation this same rebel Il
had fought to destroy. Rebels again &
4; tte deed gods done and q
aCheH The CoaUenti0n ddjodnqed, tie n
llappiest men an Nel0 Pork7city s1ere q
Gen. William Preston, General Wade Il
HGnEDtOl1 and EeaeraE ~ g. Forrest n
and these had eoDd reasons tt. be SO for ,i
in the heart of the great North, the5 ~
had achieved the greatest political vie "a
tory of the present generation, aud had -
done their work wisely and we'll rhas,
through the 'cBwardice of one DOOR
weak wan, persisted the fairest and VI
most auspicious movement in behalf OF y
liberty And progress that this country Hf-
1ss witnessed since the old bell at In
1ependahea Hall proclaimed the birth
IF our nstiUns1iiy. e,
To eicct Seymour Presideat aooHEI n
iotoRly be ridiculous Il lc5ald be crin1- Il
7laHY So With The restless spirit of ~,
Fran K 81 air lowering over him, sur E,
-ounded by bold, ng-willed men =
ike AIcCook, Hampton, Forrest and 81
YaII4ud CHAM, he would be governed ! st
ike a child. Like Hotspur's starling,l Il
le wouldabe taught what TO say, and lie at
would say It, In three months after his bi
hs would not know -.
Whether he was in the White House or ~
n bedlsn, whether he was ths' frst'i -
Magistrate of mighty people, or Ia
'oot-blsck on nsyt7aniat avenue. th
The movement In favor Of negro suc- th
rage among the Southern Democrcy q
strikingly manifested in Arkansas. In
he following copy Of q handful late ~
=. posted at Helena and Chat vicinity, ~.
nords an interesting illustration Of stl
ne change that has taken place in this seI
--. TIC
BARBECUE AT LAGRANGE! " "
Thursday, Aug 18Th, 1865. 49,
ONE ONE COME ALI. : BOTH WRITE ~,
AND BLACK! .r-. ~ ~
As the infamous lie is In circulation nv.
rat the meats for the colored persons -
i'll be poisoned, we nail that Radical
fck't the counter by Offering CHOICE siV
Il TABLES to our colored friends, or en-
e win divide places viii them. 'th of
II. N. Hutton, fee
Paul I. anderson, Committee inl
J. c. Brandon, 90,
Helena, Aug. 10Th 1868. .4 a.
The offer to the negroes of absolute IN
,cial equality which is here made by -
le Democracy of Helena shows what ~
le part will do under pressure of pol an