New-York tribune., 1868-08-14
THE PRESIDENCY.

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wandering in the Rocky Mountains
| A Club of Grant Tanners, composed entirely
of cOored men, has been organized in indianapolis
| 1t is said to be the intention of the OHIO
Democrats to run Mr. PendletOn Congress in tho lat
District
| The Richmond Enquirer takes Chief-Justice
Chase to task for recognizing in his charge to tho
Grand Jury at Parkersburgh, W. Va the validity Of the
XIVth Amendment to the Constitution
Gov. Baker of Indiana, having sent letter
to Senator Hendricks challenging him to Joint canvass
has been received accepting the propOsitos
and the discussion will commence about September TO-
1st Citisen-Hurrah for Gineral Seymour,
aud Citizeil-Hould there now; Seymour Is Gnesai
at all
Ist CiH,en-och, thin and wus MT he a gneral Of tn.
Riot, shurei
A grand Republican mass meeting was held
in Portland Me-, on Monday evening last. Gen. Geo r.
shepley presided Stirring addresses delivered by
the Hon. W. ID. Kelley of Pennsylvania and Gen Logan
Of Illinois. The utmost enthusiasm prevailed.
The Rochester Express suggests that Blair
knows the effect of his letters aud that IL would be in
strict harmony with the4mpudence Of tho Bairs have
him asking Cabinet appointment foreign mission
from President Grant for services In promoting his cleo
ton"
Of Gov seymours nearly 16 900 commission assuring
us that the Governor has greatly misunderstood her
views and wishes" They want him to speak for him
self alone and they will speak for themselves in No
~vember.
Gov Seymour not only neve? owned Gov
ernment bond, but, acting OF the trustees OF
savings bank in Utica, which bank invested some Of s
funds in Government bonds, he, at meeting OK thu
trustees made motion directing the treasurer to sell all
4fFunn
The motion did carry, because tue majority ot tho
trustees sensible, loyal men,
Democrats are anxousIy inquTing Why the
portrait of Brick PomerOy occupies the place belonging
to that of Mr. Seymour Seymour aud Blair banner
recently flung to the breeze Uptown The rumOr that
Gov Seymour had Withdrawn ia favor Of Judge Chase
now gives way to the more probable report that the
P5ung champion Of the Democracy is to relieve Ar sey-
mour of his unwilling candidateship
Montgomery Blair, in a speech at Alexan-
dra Va, the other day, admitted that he had been
Union man. but he had been Of those who abused
Lee and Johnson and the other generals OF the Confed
eracy The people of the North that the people Of
the South were patriotic There had been for the
resistance OF the South the people OF the North has
not seen BEFORE they begin to It now tappause;
and it for the future in its developments, TO say
which side right tGreat applausel No people had
greater right TO the American flag than the people Of
Virginia (Cry Of Bully FOR you'll Before the speaker
had been member OF Sir. Lincon's Cabinet for thes
months he had denounced the doctrine Of consolidation
as worse than secession and from that hour he had been
fighting the desposm OF consolidation In crushing the
Rebellion, the liberties Of both sections had been
crushed and to-day we had the military power decreens
who should be elected In the Radical party should
succeed we shall have imperialisth sway, IKE tbs
mperallstc sway Of the Old World eating out tue poo
PIES substance. tApplause.l =,
The striking parallel between the positions
occupied by the traitors Of the Revolution and TIC Cop.
perheads Of to-day s wildly illustrated in the close re.
semblance OF the appeal Of Benedict Arnold TO the
disafected of hs time and the Milwaukee speech OF
Horato Seymour made In 1854. After Arnolds treason
became knowB and he had fully gone over to the
British he issued "procamaton to the citizens ana
soldiers Of the United sates in which he thus attacked
tine action of our Government rsf~
You are promised liberty by the leaders oi your
affairs but is there an indiyiduai IN tne od y;
or write what he thinks against the tyranny which has
yoa to the S OF Sa and Is d dengSs ySSr
country with boodf
peace been embraced the last two years Of misery had
been spent in peace ian, and plenty and repairing m The de;oa
Great Britain and America IN true light and cemented
wish to lead chosen band Of Americans in the attain.
nent Of peace liberty aud safety, the hrst objects IN
What is America but land OF widows, orphans and
beggarsi But what need Of argument to such as feel
my promise Of most aectionate welcome to all who ars
disposed TO join in necessary to close the
OF aictOns which must increase until are
satisfied with the beraty OF the mother country which
still offers protection and exemption from all taxes
but such as we think 1t 70 impose upon ourselves.
Oct. 20, 1880 BENEDICT ARNOLD"
This letter might stand very well modern Demo-
cratic platform How closely corresponds with Hors.
ito SeymOurs views may be seen by comparing the fol-
lowing extracts the first from ArnOds letter. the second
from HOratio Seym0ur's Milwaukee speech:
Benedict Arnold herel Horatio Seymour In Nil
makes eight points against waukee likewise using bis
the Continental Congress- own words makes the fol-
and Washington, the Com lowing points
InanderInCRief: Firs7: The freedom Of
First; That freeeom Of speech and OF the press has
speech and and OF the press been denied u.s."
has been taken away Second. " II is your prop
Second That property has erty the property OF North
been appropriated ern taxpayers, which B
Third: That lille gal impris confsc ated." y.
onments have been made. THIRD: Men have been
Fourth: That odious torn from their families, and
Scorpions have been I'M locked up in prison. and
posed. women also"
FIN: That peace, which Fourth: Men are told
might have been had was that they must leave their
refused. homes and devote them
Sizh: That the first OBJ selves to war"
ects in taking the field have FIN: 1.-THE policy OF the
been abandoned. lAdministfltion has placed
Serenh: That the country hndrancC9 IN the way OF
has been deluged with blood. tn Un.OlH
and made land Of widows Strh: The Admintstra,
and orphans. tion has entered upon u set
Eighth That 10 s neces tlei policy dangerous TO the
iOin him in order to welfare OF the country
close these Affections and SSre,tth: In Gods name,
turn TO prosperity. are there no means by which
we save the lives OF hus-
bands and brothers,"
EtqLh: We nominated
Mcclellan, that We might
restore prosperity and peace
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