Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-09-25

From the milwaukee, Sentinel
The Neacs attempts to throw doubt
upon the statements of General Paine,
that in 1861, at the outbreak of the
rebellion, Governor Seymour was
"hiding away in the woods of Wis
consin.n Such was, nevertheless,
substantially the fact. When the
news of the fall of Sumpter was re-
ccived In this city, Governor Sey-
mour was stopping at the Newhall
House. The city, on the receipt of
that news, was ablaZe with indigna-
ton, and Democrats and Republi-
cans alike burned to avenge the insult
that had been offered TO our flag. A
meeting of business men, irrespective
of party, was held at the Chamber of
Commerce, and stirring addresses
were made. Every voice was for
war. Some one mentioned the fact
that Governor Seymour was in town,
and it was at once resolved to have o
speech from him. One of our most
highly respected citizens-a personal
acquaintance of Seymour FASTENED to
inform him Of the intended call. He
was found i'm the ladies' parlor OF the
hotel. received the Milwaukee gen.
tleman most cordially, and represen-
ted himself i'm the best Of health. But
when informed that the crowd would
presently call on him for speech, he
promptly replied that he should not
respond. "But you must said his
friend. "The crowd will not take no
for an answer" ct shall not do it
said Seymour, l don't know yet how
this thing is going to turn. and /
Il. TO
crowd that I am sick and cannot re-
spond.n The Milwaukeean refused
to tell this falsehood and turned and
left the great statesman" shortly
after, Ianother of his acquaintances
also a gentleman of high standing In
this community, waited upon nm
with the same errand. lie found
Seymour in his room sick, was fairly
deceived by his counterfeit illness
and left him. Shortly afterwards a
committee of gentlemen called upon
the Governor and fairly dragged him
out on the balcony. He simply than
ked the crowd for the compliment
and excused himself from speaking
on the score of sickness. He did not
breathe one word appropriate to the
hour-.not a word encouraging the
people to put down armed treason.
After that Seymour was for weeks
i'm this State, maintaining q studied
silence. 1.-The papers are very kind"
said he to a friend, ito represent me
as being here for my health or on
business; but the fact is, / am here
to avoid committing myself on this
war question:" Such Is substantial.
~ the language used by him, as re-
ported to us by the gentleman to
whom he addressed it. Was it the
language of patriot?
The first speech in which he indi-
Gated his views in regard to the great
struggle was made in Michigan, if
we mistake not, and was eXtorted
from him by pressure he could not
very well resist. He then declared
that the government must be sus-
tanned, but qualified this declaration
by attempting to persuade the crowd
that the North could never whip the
South.
The facts, substantially as we have
stated them. can be- vouched for by
gentlemen of the highest character
for truth and veracity. Their testi-
mony as to what they themselves
heard Seymour say, leaves US no
room to doubt that ne was skulking,
if not in the woods, at least in the
cities of Wisconsin, in 1861, when all
the patriots of the country were sup
porting the government, and fight
ing treason with either tongue, or
pen, Or sword. In those days that
tried mems loyalty and courage,
General Grant was not skulking.-
There is no doubt where he stood.