The Placer herald., 1868-10-17
HORATIO SEYMOUR

When the work of Generals is over, the
work of Statesmen begins. At no time III
the history of the United States has 1t been
30 important Is it is now that our next
Chief Magistrate should be Statesman, IN
the largest and most comprehensive sense
of that term. To knit together the broken
fibres of the Nation-to lessen the burdens
of taxation, which are pressing 80 heavily
upon us-to instil new life into stagnant
and almost dead commerce-to settle on
basis Of equity and justice the difficult
questions of finance and tariffs-in short,
to heal up the wounds of our torn and
bleeding country, and provide for the gen.
eral welfare, while securing the greatest
good to the greatest number-requires, i'll
the next President, the most unerring phi
losophy, the ripest and richest experience,
the most far-seeing sagacity, and the most
thorough appreciation of the responsible
ties imposed.
OBJECTIONS TO A MILITARY CANDIDATE.
The objections, then, to purely mill
side of his profession, must be obvious
to all. The history Of the Old World
shows that tho profession of arms has pro-
duced not one successful ruler, save and
except in the most despotic countries-if
tvrannv can ever be called success. The
Duke Of Wellington is the last English ex-
ample of how complete a failure great
General can make when he assumes the
role of Craftsmanship. The hero OF veto
I.
Napoleon-the most successful soldier OF his
age, He was enormously pensioned by his
Government, loaded with presents from the
English people and finally, on account OF
his r.ilitary prestige, was made Prime NIL
lister, In the affairs of civil government he
was found to be as cswardly and vacillating
az he was brave and firm on the battlefield.
Since the Wellington experimenting military
man, however greathis services or fame, has
been thought OF for moment as fit per-
son to assume the reins Of Government IN
England nor is one likely to be. In fact
they consider ii a species Of cruelty TO force
a good General into high civil positions for
which he was not educated, thereby, per-
haps, running his we'll deserved fame as
soldier. In our own country It's suggest
i've fact that no graduate of West Point has
ever become President.
FACTS coNcERNING THE Ex-PREsIpENTs.
With the exception of Taylor, whose
short administration forms almost blank
in our history, every General that has
been elected President had previously
been distinguished in civil life. George
Washington-"fir first i'll peace" as we'll as IN
war-military glory was but the gliding
around the craftsmanship and PHILOSOPHY
which were embodied in that great man III
almost the fulness of perfection. General
jackson was distinguished lawyer, Judge
and United States Senator before he became
President. General Harrison also had held
high civil offices. Among others, he had
been Governor Of the Northwest Territory.
General Pierce served in the Senate with
marked ability before he became Chief
Magistrate. While those Presidential can
didates whose military careers had never
been tempered with civil responsibility,
have always been defeated by the people;
as, tor example, General Winfield Scott
in 1852, General John G. Fremont in 1856.
These instances are only mentioned to show
that the American people have never yet
dared to entr,lst their Government in the
hands of any General who had not civil as
well as military experience. Will the Amer
lean people now for the first time try the rash
experiment of elevating to the first office in
their gift q man who seven years ago was
wholly unknown and whose sole qualifica-
tlOu Ii THAT 00 uhS Uc0l tuu 10 VIC OcAcAnA
of our armies. Certainly not, if the candi-
date opposed to him is statesman, toyM and
true to his country.
WHO Is HoRATIO SEYMOUR!
Governor Seymour is a member Of an
illustrious family. His grandfather, Moses
Seymour, was an officer Of cavalry in the
war of the Revolution. His father was, for
many years, Canal Commissioner OF the
e Mors4;o sev 1 dhfprA ono Of his enelss,
Years q United States Senator. Another
uncle is now Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court Of Connecticut ,E :, Among his first
Governor Of Connecticut sod formeriv
Minister to Russia. Gen. SeynonF of he
1nssd states Army n ssa aso Cong Congress
sa nut, -, Naw York. HoraSo Seymour,
t tho p aroS HSc candidate. Is native Of
s7h year Of his ago He received e. ; nSS.u.
and thorough edNcation IN we ~, Ss.tn and