Natchitoches spectator., 1868-07-28
Speech Of Ex-Gov. Seymour.

Speech Of Ex-Gov. SEYMOUR =
On the 25th inst, ex-Gov. Seymour a
delivered an address on national topics
before the jackson Central Association
at the Cooper Institute, New York. we
copy the following abstract:
Nearly all the speech is devoted to the :
discussion of financial questions, on
which Gov. Seymour enlarged and en- t
forced his previous well-known views.
He opposed all forms of repudlatlon;
considered contraction impracticable
advocated using the public money TO pay
the public debt, and thereby restore the
bonds of the government to their par
value, and maintain the public falth ana
credit of the nation untalnted; Sharply
criticised and denounced as wastefui,
unequal and oppressive the nnanclai
system of the Republican adminlstra-
tion; declared the only remedy was the
restoration of the Democratic party 20
power, for the political policy OF the Ke-
publican party, as declared in its Chlca-
| 90 platform, would only tend TO perpeC-
uate our evils. The Republican party
has pledged itself to keep up its negro
policy. 1t is impossible to give untu-
/ tored Africans at the South uncontroll-
i ed power of the Government property
4 and the laws and people of ten states
i by excluding white voters, without mil
itary despotisIn. -.
i You cannot give to three millions OF
negroes more Senators than are allowed
[ to $4,000, 900 of white men, without
, keeping up great standing ai.es
: without general amnesty anu the res
r toration of the suffrage to all the whites
3 in the South, great standing army
q must be a permanent institution. IN
order to curse the South with military
oil despotism. negro rule and disorganlzed
Q labor and industry, the cursed the 1arm-
k ers of the North with taxation, mechan-
g les with more hours of toll, the iaporers
= and pensioners with a depaseu pape,,
h the merchant with a shifting standard
J. and the public creditor with dlshonor
1t ed and tainted national faith
is The world not only saw the monstrous
le diversion of the money wrilng from th'
s. people by taxation, but it also saw tina
rs il made, through a long series OF years
r still greater annual expenses unavolda
f. BILE when the entire control OF the South
o. ern States is given over, unchecked D.
OF the intelligence of the white race, to tn
or untutored negro, and whom the peoPi
IS. of the North have said were unit to D
u voters. When the unfortunate AIR
oy1 cans. drunk with unusual power, an
,e- @oatIed on by bad and designing mer
:. I Shall make life and property unsafe an
shall shock and disgust the world VIII
&c outrages, we shall be forced to raise an
nd time the South has had at least an II
ps telligent tyranny in the military officer
I'd. Every man who is not blinded by ma
an or bieotry looks forward with horror
me the condition of the South Under neg
nal domination.
ionl ON the subject of the future candida
ion of the Democratic party for Presluet
will Mr.. Seymour said, have saiu notnil
sci in behalf of or against the views OF a.
NlyfaI sNf
ion the Presidency on the Democratic si'
am + have only said what each agrees
and ia in favor OF. No man has oe
tho named who is not in favor OF reduci
arm exnenses and then making our paper
late good as gold.
der No man has been named who is not
life fgvor of cutting down the military
onal penses. No man has been hanleu w w
We not in favor of using the money ur's
4 of from the taxpayers 10 pay Un1 Hu'
,ent debit No man has been named VINO
fell not in favor of general amnesty 10
we neople of the South. No man mas ID
not named who is not an upholder Oh con con
! de- tutional rights. No man has been nan
who bv the Democratic party whose elec'
the would not help the tax payer, tne |
aud sioner, tho laborer and the Doll.'no, no"
rea- The speaker concluded with an apl
to all classes-East, West, North
that Sonth--to mite in an effort to res
the the country to peace anu Ptoope-
also and drive from power tue coni i,4a
Loud mics of liberty, honesty hS"V"
lie of constitutional law.
their - S,,t.,--, q 60. Tbnso
! for worthless, after brief and unnatural
and arrangement, naye' We In,,,s no' m ,,eyIe,
out lesced. like Klnureu f:,:e.;n' 81: ;s Sai,
n in to one. Inc Tecnllo.t' Ta. ,tfonting ch,
T. Ap- have been oil Ihe IaooU ,1ronls With n
have ter, and healtnS WcIo S;t;nms of tb,
; n0 lance are matters of conjecture;
y @s o in amendc in the matter of Butler
les of s.bottled up" the gunpowder eH