The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-24
GOV. SEYNOUR's ROCHESTER,
SPEECH

SPEECH.
WCcOufc,s TO = good deal ofdissppolntment
on reading Mr.. Seymour's Rochester spesch.
In saying thus much, we do not mean to be
understood MS disagrceably disappointed. As
political effort 1t is a failure-a wrctched
failure; and our only surprise is that "iic fore
most 'iI'c5I1u" should have made such a COM
p.c'c middle Of the situation. In the first
place, he presents nothing new, and all he has
said vii! fall dead. 1t cannot by any posi-
biIity change the character OF the canvass
Mr.. seymour asks in a somewhat emphatic
manner: Are you satisfied with the conduct
Of those who have conducted the affairs of the
couutryr' He does not ask "Are you satisfied
with the Congresstonarpolcy T. but "Arc you
sdi,ptcd with those tcho hare conducted the ofair,
Cfhr CoWiTy"
Now, what does he meant Is this question
intended to reflect upon the course of Mr.
johnson. Certainly, as President, he had
something 10 do in conducting the affairs Of
the country.
Under the circumstances the following is a
most marvellous admission. We do not gain.
say its truthfulness OF statement, but 1t is
marvellous that man who stands up before
the people and asks their support should use
such arguments. II Is tantamount to saying
that If you elect myself and Mr. Blair you
w!l! pcrpctuste the deadlock which has ex-
listed between Mr.. Johnson and Congress for
the last three years four years longer, under
my administration. But let him speak fer
himself. These are his words:
suppose the people Of the United States
see fit To elect n democratic President and 4
democratic Wee President, what thenl Is
your Government changed DO you hold IN
qualified poweTl Could We make war Could
We cOntrOI the legislation of the country
What Will our powers be under the laws AS
they now stand You have seen Chief En-
Cgutivc OF these utted States shsckled by
legislation; you have seen him arrHigucd AS \
criminal before the court; you have heard the
majority OF that tribunal pronounce him a
guilty man, and he would have been GGposed
from power had they not lacked one vote 80
make two thirds Of the Senate to sanction that
action. Those statute laws which to-day
sAAcklc and hinder the action of Andrew
Johnson would equally shackle a Democratic
Executive II We succeed in this election. Our
Republican friends will control the Senate !
tary vii! control the House OF Representa-
iFes; they VIII control the army, for their
candidate Is the general who commands that
army. How absurd, then, Is this cry that
there Is danger from an Executive thus
shackleI and poweTIess, even II he desired to
do wrOHg.'
We suppose If there be anything which the
people OF this cOuutry most desire to avoid
and in this connection We DO not propose even
to raise the question as to whether Mr.. John.
sOn or Congress Ia the most to blsme,) 1t Is
this that the Congress and the Executive
should be AZ variance upon important cues.
tIuus Of public policy What the people want
now is harmony In all the Dep trtmeIts Of the
Government. Gov. seymour admits that both
the senate and the House viii be Republican,
ant yet he asks that the people will elect
himself and Gen. Blair, and thus perpetuate
the present state Of affairs 10 our public couu.
cIls, and predlcates the safety to the nation
in the avoidance Of Awar upon the assumption
that neither he nor Blair can do any harm
because the AjOrities in Congress will not
let them 1t is certainly kind in him to
promise 60 much In advance. Is the man de.
EeHicI, or what does he meant II we were
Dtuocri. We should call at once upon Mr..
Brmonts committee to stop the Ex-Governor
from making any more stump speeches. As 1t
Is, we hope he will go on.
We have not the space nor the time to notice
all the strange hslIucinstious which seem TO
govern this man in HIS talk. But one more
specimen, and we Will have done for the
prcseGt with this first set speech of the Cop
perhead candidate for the Presidency. MI
seymour says:
" lmplore every man within the sound O
my voice, whatever his political Views may be
before he casts his ballot At this election, IL
seriously ask himself whether II Ia not better
Tor TINS Who'll" country that political power
shall, in some degree, be divided between po'
htitHl GfgaLizhfiOns.h
We scarcely can lind language to character.
tie this maryclOusly strange declaration In
"t'ng terms, We have always supposed that
the public interests required, in order to secure
proper legislation and u proper execution of
the laws when made, that It was best to have
both the legislative and the executive branches
Of the Government work in harmony. diverse
and contradictory policies, 1t seems to US, car
work to no other than mischevOus ends,
1t is well that In free governments the views
Of HInOTIties should be Tespectcdi that the
representatives Of minOrltlcB should have
bumc voice In tho legi slatlYe branches OF the
Hoyernmeuti but It is not well that the En-.
ecuuve and the Legislative departments
should advocate and struggle for diverse poll
Cies Mr. SeymOuT's argument, therefore, IL
= trumpet voice IN favor Of the election o.
Grant and CUIfrx, Tor upon his own nimls
sion the Republicans are to have both branchs
oil Congress. They should therefore have Ia,
LAcvutiYe.
In this wty only can we have peace an
good government. The longer Mr. SeynOu
remains GA the stump, and the more he say
OF the character VI this haransue we are con
sldcriug, t.c better VIII 1t be lor the Republi
can causc.
CARS will be running over so miles Of tn,
Union Pacin, railroad on Munday next
President Johnson has placed Corncllu
Wcndell Of Washington, In the Board Of Com
mIssiUuGfs,
SNOW fell In Buffalo, n. y, on Thursday
Governor seymour spoke In that city on III
same day The dispatch does not say whic
produced the most chilling effect, the GUveTI
Or's speech OF the snow
FROM Shlllington, OIeoa Building, wc haN
The Peoples Mdga=ac ulIustrstedj aud Pact
Gyf's MOaiily, for November.
From Blanchard Mohun we have He.PT
WuMy Tor October 3lst,