Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-10-07
THE CHRONICLE.
4 Letter from the Home Of Seymour.

CENTRAL n. YORK, Sept. 18th, 1868.
Editor Western ReserUe Chronicle :
This is the home of that distinguish
ed man, who was "caught up in q
whirlwind" at the Democratic con-
ventiOn in New York and placed
upon the platform of reputation and
financial ruin, as a candidate for the
Presidency. To prevent a worse
disaster, his rebel friends in Georgia
have very considerably anchored him
to a sixty pound watermelOn-as SYM
bolizing his political integrity and
firmness of principle.
As l proposed to keep you posted III
reference to the movements at this
center of political gyration, l can say
that having read your paper, L find
you need no prompting from outsiders,
that you seem to be familiar with the
history of our unfortunate fellow
citizen, who was compelled to accept
the nomination at the sacrifice of
personal honor, as he said. The
union cause in this state is strengthen
d by the reports we receive from the
states that are to vote in Oct. A few
days more will decide the great
natiOnsl issue, now pending before
the grand inquest of the republic.
True, the verdict is not to be rendered
before Nov. Sd, but Vermont and
Maine constituting the advance line,
have driven in the enemy's pickets,
and turning their left wing, have
doubled them cup like a grub worm"
On the 18th of Oct. the combined
forces of Penna., Ohio and Indiana,
will charge upon the enemy's, center.
MO nynnaf fhnsn Gfnfaa ~ =gwI hnaLr N
most cheering response to the Union
mem in Vermont and Maine-that the
shouts of the battle cry of victory
will drive the rebels into the last ditch,
or Sheridan like, send their demOral-
lied forces whirling up so high that
they will not come down before they
reach the tarthermOst point on Salt
River. The rebel copperheads in this
section, at first attempted to make
capital for HOratiO by polishing and
whitewashing his war record but it
was found to be too thin and shallow
to endure the process; while Gov.
Tod mischievOusly pricked the bubble
and let the gas out, and Gen. Dix in
his letter has driven the last nail into
HOratio's political coffin. In this
section his friends have abandoned his
war recOrd-bUt the naughty Union
men won't let it alone. Hon. A..
Hubbell ,ex-mayOrO of Utica, overhauled
it at a late meeting of the Grant and
COlfaX club-Mr. Hubben was a
member of the committee for the re-
lief of wounded soldiers and their
families, and he declared publicly
that "Gov. Seymour had lever con-
tributed a single cent to the relief
funds, not a single dollar for the recep-
ton of the returning sOldiers-not a
word of welcome to these hOmeward
bound braves" We wish the Buckeye
boys in blue, when they go to the polls
to vote, will remember this item in the |
history of Mr.. Seymour. Let them re-
member, that this unfortunate man,
though caught up in a political whirl-
and so charmed by that same old
rebel yell that he could not decline the
nominatiOn-neYer, in the four long
years of desOlating war gave one cent
to relieYea soldier or h~issuffering fami-
ly. Neither had he word of cheer to
bestOw upon the few brave men that
escaped death on the battle field.
This is the man, who in a speech
to conciliate the soldiers by
them that he signed sixteen
thousand OmmissiOns-bu he does not
tell how much money was paid to his
political friends before these officers
received their commissions. There is
a chapter of unwritten history that
would throw light upon this subject;
also in reference to the stupendnus
practiced by the agents ap-
pointed by Gov. Seymour in 1864 to
the votes of soldiers, when
of republican votes were
changed and Mcclellan votes put in
there place. As Vallandigham has
often boosted that he never gave a
vote to put a soldier into the army or
for a dollar to pay a soldier, so Gov.
Seymour can say to his Southern
friends, that he neve gave aid or
comfort to the Union cause, of his
own free will and accord, that what
he did, he was compelled to do
by his official oath. Will the soldiers
vote for such a manor sustain a party
that selects such a man for its standard
bearer? Send us a rOusiug majority
on the 18th of Oct, and the Empire
State will certainly repudiate her re-
belliOus son. We expect and intend
to carry our State this fall. Great ma
on the 18th of Oct. will give
ten thousand votes in this state
There are many changes in every city
and town Keep the ball rolling.
Yours for the Union.