The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-07-30
Daniel s. Dickinson on HOratio
Seymour,

the speech Of Daniel S. Dickinson,
delivered at the great ratification
meeting held at Cooper Institute, in
tho city Of New York, October s,
1862. AS Mr., Dickinson was life
long Democrat, and in position to
be perfectly posted on Mr.. Seymour's
record, the picture he draws may be
especially refreshing just now to
those Conservative soldiers" who,
at their late Convention in New
York, committed themselves so uure.
sorvedlS to the support Of the Demo.
cratic nominee for the Presidency
When the most atrooious conspira.
cy which ever decorated earth found
development Ia an assault upon our
National flag at Sumter, aud in ef
forts TO massacre a half starved gar.
rison, placed there in time of
profound peace, according to uniform
usage, for no other offensc then as.
sertlug the supremacy Of their
country's Constitution aud giving to
the breeze, as emblomatioal thereof,
tho glorious Stars and Stripes Of
their tathers--wheu the bravo voluu
teers were hurrying to the defense OF
our nations capital, to save it from
mob rule aud rebellion, aud coula.
grafton, were bleeding by traitorous
hsnds-wheu strong men trembled,
whom women wept, and children in
stiuctively cluug closer to the mater
ual bosom--wheu all communication
between the loyal States aud the
capital was cut OF by rebellious
forces-when the President elect of
the United States had then recently
reached the seat of Government,
where duty called him, by circuit
Gus and unusual route, aud in dis
guisc, to escape the dagger of the
assassin, aud when our land was
filled with excitement aud cousterna
ton and alarm-when "shrieked the
timid and stood still the brave" and
the ooufdiug masses looked about to
see who were the mcn for the crisis,
among the citizens of the Empire
State who had borne a part in public
affairs, and were naturally looked up
to as examplars in such crisis, he
| (Horatio Seymour hied himself
away upon the double-quick in the
opposite direction laughterb and
for nearly half year hid himself
among the lakes aud rivers aud ro-
ma.tio woodlands and inland towns
of Wisconsin; and his tongue was as
silept on the subject Of dououncing
the rebellion as those of the murder
ed volunteers, whose GHOSTS walked
unrevenged amongst us" Scnsa-
ton There we may suppose he
baskod aud balanced, watched aud
waited, aud turued aud twisted.
| [aughtor until autumn, when u
small knot Of deiunct, defeated, des-
porate, and despicable politicians.
who had for years hung upon the
subsistence department of the Demo
Garlic party in this State, came to
his relief by entering the feld.-
| Laughter, They borrowed without
leave the honored name Of Democra-
cy, uude' which to perpetrate their
covert treason, as the hypocrite
"stole the livery Ofthe court of Heaven
To serve the devil inn
Their disgraceful and disloyal
roc ord stands out as tho doiugs of
men too stolid in political dopravity
TO be gifted with ordinary instincts,
aud too regardless Of the popular will
to be mindful Of shame; aud the de-
feat they experienced at the hands ol
the people, should serve as warning
to trimmers aud traitors aud paricides
and ipgrates, through all future
time.
This movement drew tho secluded
one from his hiding place. and he
came forth, with ali the courage oI
him who, in conflict with bis wifo
being driven under the bed, while
thus euseonsed, declared, that wheth
er she consented or not he would
look out through a knot hole 10 the
clap boards, SO long as he had the
spirit Of man [Great aud re
peated laughter and applause. He
entered the political CANVASS, aud on
the 2sth Of October, 1861, few days
before the election, made a spesch
the burden of which was an apology
for the rebellion, anda condemnation
Of the Administration for having
meted out the rigor Of martial law to
those in arms against the Govern
ment Though abounding with Aim
sy DISCUSSES aud sophistical general
, tiles, il contained Que point not onl y
{ worthy Of notice but Of the seyerest
reprehension, and here it is:
"If it is true that slave cry must b,
abolished to save this Union, tbei
the people of the South should b.
r allowed TO withdraw themselves from
: that Government which cannot Civ,
: them the protection guaranteed b,
I It's terms. H....
a What! Place that glorious Uniol
6 this heritage of human hope-thi
d asylum for the worlds weary pill
I. grim-this refuge for the oppresse
Of earth, in the scale of being beneat
!. the black aud bloated and blood
s the corrupt aud corruptiug-lh
stultifed and stultif, ing institutio
o Of slavery No! Sooner than Sc
thiO Union severed, let not only tn
: institution perish whenever an
If wherever il can be found, but let th
le habitations that have known it per
ish With il, aud be known no MOI
IN forever. Tremendous and lou
continued applause. "That's So
IN "That's the talk" Three cheers
And yet this returning fugitive fro
Of patriotism proclaiWs as his creed,
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