The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-08-12
HoRATIo SEYMOUR.
HIS LETTER OF AUCErTANcE.
SCATHING REVIEW OF THE
CONGRESSIONAL POLICY..
rTr1cA AUGUST 4. 1868.


for the the Office of President OF the q
United States I stated that had no c
wards adequate To express my graft [
tude for the good will and kindness
which that body had shown To me-
Its nomination was unsought and un-
expected. 1t was my ambition 10 4
take an active part, from which am
hsSg excluded, in the great struggle
going Aan for the restoration OF good I
govern1aent, Of peace and prosperity
To our eoantry5 AsgiiI have been caught
up by the overwhelming tide which
il bearing Us on to IA .SEaat political
change, and I And myself ,Slsa9ble to
resist it, pressure.
You have also given me copy .oT
the resolution put forth by the Con-
venti0n, showing its position upon all
the great questions which now agi-
taj@ 7s2e country. AS the presiding
officer ~. that Convention 1m famil-
lar with thesr srope and import.as one
OF its members ( en- g party to their
te1Ikss. They are Ia accord with my
views ard stand upon them in the !
contest npon which we are now ca
terinp, .snd l shail strive TO carry I.
them ,yuS IN the future, wherever ] I
may 20 paced, in political or private !
life. !
/ then stasas would send You these
words OF acceptance in a letter, as is
tte customary felrHa. see 10 reason
upon reflection 70 ,disange or qualify
the terms OF my appsssai 1f the res
Ss;ntions of the Convene4Fn. L have
delayed the mere formal at of com.
! z.sa,,icating TO you in writ Z what
ssre publicly said, for the ,PISs;sae OF
.s<.i,4. what light Eiiie acIiun .t'fflSo-
gr.,ss Hcuid throw Upci the interests
u .he 2,iuulTy. LIS acts siucc She, isd-
tournament Of She Convention show
~. aIsrIG. lest II Change Of political
, .ss,xer will give to the people what
. 1i.ey ought TO have. 4 clear statement
OF what has been done with the mon
, ~ drawn from them during the past
light years. Thoughtful men feel
! tn at there have been wrongs in the
! fin. sncial management which have
bee. n kept fr,Im the public knowledge.
The Congressional party has not only
| allied TO itself the whole military
power, which is TO be bought to bear
directly upon the election in many
States. but holds itself ia perpetual
session with the avOWed puxp6Ss Of
making such laws as il shall see at ia
view of the election which will take
place within a few weeks. 1t did not
! therefore, adjourn, but took g recess
TO meet again if its partisan fntesests
shall demand its reassembling.
Never before in the history of our
country has Congress thus taken a
menacing attitude towards its electors.
Under its influence eome Of the States
organized by its agents are proposing
to deprive the people of the right to
vote for presidential electors, and the
first bold steps are taken to destroy
the rights Of suffrage. 1t is strange,
therefore, that thoughtful men see in
such action the proof that there is
with those who shape the policy OF
the Republican party motives str0n-
ger and deeper than the mere wish to
hold political po yer? that there is
dread OF some exposure which drives
them Ola to acts 80 desperate and so
impolitie? ? Many OF the ablest leaders
and journals of the Republican party
have openly deplored the violence Of
Congressional action and it's tendency
to keep up discorri in our country.
The great interests of our Union
demand pence, order and a return to
those industrial pursuits without
which We Cannot maintain the faith
or honor OF our Government. The
minds OF husines men are perplexed
by uncertainties the hours OF toll of
our laborers are heightened by the
cost of living made by the direct and
indirect eHactions OF the Government;
ouF people are herrRssed by the fire.
queDt demands of the tax gatherer.-
Without distinction Of party there is
= strong feeling in favor of that line
OF action which shall restore order
and confidence and shall lift of the
burdens which now hiuder and vex
the industry Of the country. .-
Yet at this moment those In power
have thrown INTO the Senate chamber
md Congressional hall = new element
of discurd ana violence. Sien nave
been admitted as representatives Of
some Of the Southern StsIes with the
declaration upon their lips that they
cannot live in the StStes they claim
to represent without military pFotec-
ton. These men are 10 make laws
for the North ss well as the South;
these men, who = few days since were
seeking as suppliants that Congress
would give them power Yithip lhRlg
, respective States, are to-day the con-
trOllerS OF the action Of those bodies,
entering them with minds filed with
questions and demands that Congress
shall look upon the States from which
they cemR - Ia paHdiiiuns If giFIl
war that the nlsjOFitY of their pnpu:
lations, embracing their Intelligence,
should be treated rs public enemies.
be kept up at the cost OF the people of
the North. and that there shall be no
peace and order at the South save that
which Is made by arbitrary power
Every intelligent man knows thot
they not only owe their present posi-
tions to disorder bpt that their every
motive springs from the IOVe of pOY-
er, of gain that desire for VEN
geauce prompts them to keep the
South in anarchy. While that exists
they are independent Of the wills or
wishes OF theiF felloY-citizens while
confRsioa reigns they ere the recipi-
ents Of the profits aud honOrs which
r grow out Of a government OF mere
: force. These men are now placed in
: positions where they cannot only
urge their views Ofpoiitics, ,but where
they can enforce them. When men