Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-08-21
tested feeling of relief, for, as he often
said, he dreaded long sermons as much
as he did long speeches.
Charges against seymour.

Among other charges against the
democratic candidate for President, the
Tribune brings the following?
We charge that, when it became nee
essary to resort to drafting to replenish
the national armies, Gov. Seymour threw
his influence against the resort; and in
appealing to the President to suspend its
enforcement menacingly said:
1T is believed by at least one half the
people of the loyal states that the Con-
scription act, which they are called upon
to obey because it is on the statute book,
is in itself violation of the supreme
constitutional law. / do not
dwell upon what / believe would be the
consequences of violent, harsh policy,
before the constitutionality of the act is
tested. You can see the future as we'll
as l, The temper of the people to-day
you can readily learn"
Does any man on earth believe that
the man who thus demanded of the Pres
ident a suspension of the draft till its
constitutionality could be tested in the
courts, really wished the rebellion put
down by strong arm ? A few days be-
fore he had said to the rioters assembled
in our City Hall Park:
az assure you my fellow-citizens, that
am here to show you test of my friend
ship. l wish to inform you that have
sent my Acknowledgement to Washington
to confer with the authorities there, and
to have this draft suspended or stopped"
Mr.. Lincoln appealed to as though he
were drafting from mere wanton caprice,
and might as well wait year or two as
not, thus oogently responded toSeymour's
most unreasonable demand:
az do not object to abide the decision
of the United States Supreme Court, or
the Judges thereof, on the constitutional
ity of the draft law. In fact, should
be willing to facilitate the obtaining of
it. But cannot consent to lose the time
while it is being obtained. We are con-
tending with an enemy who, as l under
stand, drives every able-bodied man he
can reach into his ranks, very much as
butcher drives bullocks into slaught-
er-pen. No time is wasted, no argument
is used. This produces an army which
will soon turn upon our now victorious
soldiers already in the field, if they shall
not besustained by recruits as they should
be. 1t produces an army with rapidi-
ty not to be matched on our side, If we
first waste time to re-experiment with the
volunteer system, already deemed by
Congress, and palpably, in fact, so far
exhausted as to be inadequate; and then
more time to obtain court decision as
to whether law is constitutional which
requires a part of those not now in the
service to go to the aid Of those who are
already in it; and still more time to de-
termine with absolute certainty that we
get those who are to go in the precisely
legal proportion to those who are not to
go. My purpose is to be in my action
Just and constitutional, and yet practical
in performing the important duty with
which / am charged, of maintaining the
unity and the free principles Of our COM
mon country"
These contrasted utterances are char
acteristic of their respective authors /;
and most certainly, either Abraham Lin
coin or HoraLio Seymour was not loyal
Jealous patriot throughout our great trial.