The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-09-17
SEYMOUR AND GRANT.


Horatio Seymour is statesman by
education and experience. He is profound, 3,
gagacions and patriotic, and has been
trained in the highest school Of politics.
Gen Grant has declared over his own
signature that he knows nothing of politics,
and that be Is net fit to be President.
lie frst made this declaration four years
ago, and virtually repeated it in a letter to 2
convention Of soldiers and sailors last year.
Horatio Seymour is a gentleman et un-
imaaachabIe honor. His biuerest cneEie'
concede this, and do not even attempt TO
assail his personal character.
Gen. Grant has been convicted of false
hood by the President and five members
of the Cabinet, ard Of the meanest treach
cry by the honest sentiment of the whole
country.
IIoratio Seymour possesses abilities OF
the highest order, and would bring to the
Presidential Office dignity, learning and
thorough political knowledge combined
with personal qualities which have always
marked him for distinction and respect.
Gen. Grant Is conitssedly lacking in
all those attributes. The boldest Of his
parlisans do not claim for him single
quality demanded by the office to which
he aspires, except one-strength of will.
Horatio Seymour is versed in the poll
teal history ofihis country, and is an indus
tr.ous student IF all the sciences relating
to government.
Gen Grant has never been in a field
that demanded knowledge of this kind,
and has never given an Indication of prof.
cheney in it
In the great questions of finance and
political economy HoratiO Seymour is as
well informed as any statesman this
country has ever produced.
To Gen. Grant these questions are like
a sealed book. He has never Ishown any
taste or talent for mastering them. and it
is doubtful if he possesses sufficient in
teliectual grasp to deal with them at all.
Horatio Seymour understands the full
scope Of the principles upon which the
government was founded, and is earnestly
devoted to their preservation.
Gen Grant has never had special oc-
cas;on to study these principles, and his
silence in regard to them iustifes the
presumption that he knows little or no.
thing about them.
Horatip Seymour has well defined views
upoH all the questions now of spec ial in
terest to the American people and mind
capable Of conveying these views to the
country.
Gen. Grant has no views but those
made for him by the men in whose hands
he has placed himself, and even if he had
solid convictions he could not clearly in
terpret them to the people.
IIoratio Seymour has placed himself on
record as believing in the execution of the
wishes Of the people, ,cLen those Uishes are
Of the rights of minOritics.
@ en-. Grant has announced his wiiling>
ness TO become passive agent in the
hands of his par:isans, TO execute the
will of the people, without regard to the
manner in which that will may be ex-
pressed, or consideration for the rights Of
the minority.
Horatio Seymour has always been an
upbolder Of the civil law, defender OF
the Constitution and an advocate OF the
rights of the States.
Gen. Grant has risen TO prominence on
the bones Of his connrymen, and has
frequently eviaced for civil law and con-
stitutional restraint the contempt that
successful soldiers generally show when
circumstances give them an opportunity.
Horatio Seymour is gentleman of tenn
perate habits, whose natural tastes are
refined and elevated
Gen. Grant is charged by members OF
his own party with being a drunkard, and
it Is well known that dogs and horses are
to him the most interesting topics for
conversation.
Horatio Seymour has risen gradually
by the exercise of lis talents, to the fore
most rank of an American statesman.
Gen. Grant was lifted suddenly to dis
tinction by events which were beyond the
control of man.
Can the American people hesitate ~or
doubt as to which of these men should be
placed in the office that was filed by
Washington, Jefferson and Adams?-
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