Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-02
sEYr0un'S INSANITY.
!. rur Reply TO sI,c 2ac'ca,
Charges
lFrom The New Yor < World

~ ~ Of insanity his mother was fer 10
sarsprerieus 20 her death al inlnA'e q
the insane asylum; his fathers brother
committed suicide while insane, and aunt
Of his father killed herself whiio Insane.
Il fnsy be said Il Il thsIs arc matters Of
family history not proper to be brought in
10 poiiticsl canvass. Trus, 1t Is not Sey
msrr's fault tina. insanity Is hereditary in
his family, it il his misfortune. But the
people are called upon 70 place lin in the
highest and most responsible position in
the nation. and 1t is . question Of infinits
moment to them aud to the whole country,
whether he is liable at any moment to lose
his reason and become insane. This 10 .
question Of most serious import, ana made
the more serious by the character Of the
man who would stand pext to him IN the
line OF succession. The facts we have
stated are notorious where Mr.. seymours
family are known. IL il useless 10 under
take to conceal or ,loss them over It's
not his fault, we know, But ve ~ say, that
even though Seymour vera tbe pnrest
statesman and most ardent patriot that ever
brea.hed-to elect him on the same ticket
with Frank Blair would be worse than mad
ness. Tbs Tammany convention never
would hLvo dared TO nominate Franz Blair
for the preside icy, but % eiiec. 10y did
jus. this.
REPLY BY THE Ngw roRx WORLD.
The foregoing statements, which We copy
from = republican paper-the Hartford
Evening Post, Of Saturday-are SO neon
sistent with our own information ,1st W.
suppose We run little hazard in pronoun
cling several Of them untrue. 10 what
ever Ancestral tendencies Governor Ssy-
monr my be exposed, i. will not be disput-
ed that. up to this time, he 10 . man Of
sound mind. His faculties have never once
been cloudsd and disordered, or his self
control lost by beastly intoxication. he
was never compelled ~ his incorrigibls
addiction 10 strong drink to resign . com
miasion in the army to avoid dismissal. -
lie hss not been repeatedly seen within
the past seven years in such . condition
that no could neither walk without stagger-
ing nor talk eohersntly. Neither General
Grants father, nor his mother, nor uncles,
nor aunts have been represented - vio-
Tins Of that dsmenting vice and even il
they wsrc, he would not be thereby dis.
qualhsd for the presidency 20 long - no
WAS free from Il himself. Between . can
didAie who has frequently lost his reason
| By drink and one who has never had his
impaired from any cause. the decision
should be easy IL the choice 10 to turn on
the chances Of their respectively bringing
clear heads TO tho discharge OF public du.
ties. Between man who is not insane
and one Who 10 an insbriate, it is safer TO
rely on the mental soundsss OF the former
than the latter. Considering who will be
>t> II = -
i'll bsoonss the republicans TO warn the
country against 80 remote contingency
~ the possible mental alteration Of the
democratic candidate.
For family in which there turks an
hsasdi.ary faint OF insanity, that Of Gov.
Seymour presents the most surprising rec
ord ever hoard Of. u is Connection,
family, nearly all Of whose male members
for two generations have Glled high official
trusts, either in the state or in states to
which they cmigra,ed The following bi-
ographical notices of som, OF them are
copied from Lanman's Dictionary oil
Congress :"
ARMOUR, David l..
lIew member Of the New York AZ
semby in 1886, from Rensselaer, county
aud representative 10 Oongrsss froCn l04a
to lsib
SEYMOUR, noRATio
Born in Litchhsld, Connecticut, May 3ls
1878 graduated at Yale College in 1897
studied Law at the Litchtield school, AMI
settled in Middiebury, Vermont. He was
a Judge Of probate, member Of tho council.
and senator in congrsss from 1921 to
1888. Ne died at Middleburv. November
2lst, 1857.
SEYMOUR, oRIGENs.
He was born in Litchhsld, Csnns oticut
In 1894 was bred ID wysr; has been in
the state legislature, and served az speaker
in 1850 aud was representative in con-
gross, from Connecticut, from 1881 to
1850.
| SEYMOUR, THOMAS II.
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, il
1902 was educated al the Middlstowr
military academy studied law and prao
tiset The proicssi0ts WAS Judge Of pro
bate representative IN congress, i,om
Connecticut, from So to 1910 in 1s4C
went 20 Mexico - Mi r Of n New Euglant
regiment, and was with Gen. Scott at tho
City OF -xico lie was elected Gsvsrnog
OF the State IN 1850. and reelected thrs,
times aad vas appointed by Pre.iden
Pierce, minister TO Russia.
SEYMOUR, WA.
lie was born IN Connect cut, served as
me1bcr Of Tho New York assembly ia 1888.
and 1884, and wa, representative in con
gfess from 1885 t. 1877.
MAJOR Noses Seymour, Gov. Seymour
grandfather, Was cavalry officer in the
war for Independence. He had Two sons
all Of whom were men Of mark aud dis,inc-
ton, aud ono daughter. In ono OF the loca
Connecticut histories-ths History OIL
Liichtield"-i, is related that s'of these & W
sens one became distinguished as a iinan-
cier and bank president two became high
sherins of this county one was repre-
sentative, senator, and canal commissienei
in the State Of New York and one va.
fer twelve years United States Senate,
from Vermont-ths most remarkable fami.
" Of sons ever raised IN Ltchfed. Tn,
daughter, Clarissa Seymour, married ths
Rev. Freeman March, for many years the
rector Of ST. Michasl'a church in THU
town"
The hereditary faint Of insanity OF such
there was) seems never to have been dis
covered or suspected BY the numerous cen
stituencies who elected 90 many member,
, Of this family to positions of official trust
Office Judging from their experience woul,
I seem to be prophylactic Of wonderful
, ssrsasss and efficacy In preventing the de.
vslopmsnt Of heritary insanity, - no mem
Der Of the family ever exhibited the slight
est symptsm of mental alteration while il
Office. and nearly the whole family hav,
been public characters since the beginning
Of the revolutionary war-that is to say
ever since the country had . separate his
tory. Gov. 0symsurs father, Henry Ssy
nour, who renewed to this State, was
cana! commissioner, . member Of the coun.
Gil Of appointment under the first State
constitution he served in both branche.
Of the State Legislature, Vas Mayor o.
Utica, and president of the Farmers Loar
and Trust Company. On his mothers
side, Gov. Seymour is also descended from
. revolutionary officer. lie comes from
Lefyard stock, Of revolutionary fame
family robust ard patriotic, and highly
talented His maternal grandfather wal
Lieutenant Colonel Forman. Of the frs,
New Jersey regiment, and after the clos.
Of the war, Z member OF the celebrated Or.
der OF the Cincinnati. Instead of an an
cestry Of invalids. Gov. Seymour comes Of
IA L.