National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-08-07


ground at the breaking out OF the
rebellion. He knew Horatio Sey-
mour well, aud in a speech delivered
at the Cooper Institute, Oct. $, 1862,
depicted him in vivid colors, and the
picture he drew may be especially |
refreshing just now to those Con |
servative Soldiers who, ut their |
late convention in New York, com
m.tted themselves so unreservedly
to the support of the Democratic
nominee for the Presidency. Sad
Mr.. Dickinson:
o" When the most atrOciouS con-
spiracy which ever desecrated earth
found development in an assault up
on our national flag at Sumter, and
in efforts to massacre a half-StarNed
garrison, placed there i'll time OF
profound peace, according to uni
form usage, for no other oltense than
asserting the supremacy Of their
countrys Constitution, and giving
| to the breeze, as emblematical there
/ of, the glorious Stars and Stripes OF
/ their fatherS-Whcn the brave vol
uuteers who were humying to the
/ defence OF our nations capital. to
save it from mob rule, and rebellion
and conllagration, were bleeding by
/ traitolouS hands; when strong men
| trcmbled. when women Wept, ara
! children instinctiyely chung closer
to the maternal bosom; when all
communication between the loyal
States and the capital was cut of
by rcbellIOuS forces when the Pres
idcnt elect Of the United States had
then recently reached the seat OF
government, where duty called HIM,
by a clrCuitOus and unusual route,
and in disguise, to escape the dag
ger of the assassin, and when our
land was filed with excitement, and
CONSERVATION and alarm; when
'shrickcd the timid and stood still
the brave and the cOntiding masses
looked about to see who were the
men for the crisis, among the cltl
zens Of the Empire State, who had
borne a part in public affairs, and
were naturally looked up to as eX
emplara in such crisis, he (I0ra
ito seymour hied himself away up
, on the double.quick in the opposite
direction Naughter,) and for nearly
half year hid himself among tn,
lakes and rivers audromantic wood
. lands and inland towns Of Wiscon
sin; and his tongue was as sllen
on the subject OF denouncing the
! rebellion as those OF the murdered
: volunteers whose ghosts walked
! unreyengcd among us (Sensatlon.
There We may suppose he baShet
- and balanced. and watched and wait
ed, turned aud twisted, daughter
- until autumn, when a small knot O
\ dclunct, defeated. desperate an'
dcSpiCablc politicians, who had 70
y, years hung upon the subsistence de
! partment OF the Democratic part
y" in this State, came to his relief b
y entering the field. (Laughter.) J.
3, They borrowed without leave tn
=, honored name of Democracy. undo
!, which to perpetrate their cover
:, treason, as the hNpocrite
1t stole the livery of tine Court Of Heaven
u. To serve the devil IN
e "Thcir disgraccful and disloy.
p. record stands out rs the doiugs
men too Stolid in political dcpravit
re to he gifted with ordinary instinct
re and too regardless of the popul.
I, will to be mindful of shame; IN
ct the defeat they experienced at Il
pit hands of the people should serve ;
re warning to trimmerS and traitor
o. and paracidca and ingratcS, thrcu4
rs all future time.
Il. This movement drew the scclu
" ed one from his hiding place, al
re he came forth with all the coura.
IN OF him who, in conflict with Il
st wife, being driven under the be
Is. while remaining thus cnscouSed, d
clarcd, whether She consented
-, not, he would look out through
IT,. knot hole in the clapboardS SO Ion
=, as he had the spirit OF a man.
III (Grcat and repeated laughter Al
aa applauSc) He entered thcpolitic
=, canvass. and on the 2Sth of Oct
- Der, 1851, a few days before the clt
Ia ton. made n speech, the burden
~ which was an apology for the rcb
- lion, and condemnation Of the a
-, ministration for having melted O
~ the rigor OF martial law to those
vi armS against the Government.
~. Though Astounding with tlimSy Il
.oi guises. aud sophiotical goncraliti,
~ it contained one point worthy
~ not only notice, but of the sever,
-. reprchrnson, and here it is:
'so II it is true that sla, ery MI
-, I've abolished to save the Union, tn
81. the people Of the South should
Iar allowed to withdraw themSclN
,nr from that Government which {;
nm not give them the protection gu
Ills anticd by It's terms
~ What, Place this glorious Uni
tLn this heritage Of human hope--t
asylum for the worlds weary |
grm-thiS refuge for the Cypress
OF earth. in the scale Of being
mr. meath the black and bloatcd n
of bloody-the corrupt and corrupt
yav the stultihcd and stultiiying
rcd stitution Of Slavery ! No. SooI
,w' than see this Union severed, let
thc only the institution perish whcne
nm and wherever it can be found,
nsn let the habitations that have kno
II nprisI with il aud he known