Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-09-04


readiness to yield?
But we are not left to a theoretical
judgment Of Seymour capacity as an
executive officer. It has been applied
to an actual test. Brought face to face
as Governor of New York, with an in
furiated mob, instigated and conducted
by rebel agents, defying the laws of his
Stateand of the United States, mur-
dering inof6ensive citizens and pilIa-
ging their property, how contempt
Bile does Horatio Seymour appear. Ut
terly destitute Of the courage and
nerve to lay his hand on that mob and
compel it to preserve the peace, he
faWns upon it with the sickening flat
terry of demagogue. calls the orphan
killing. rebel inspired demons his
friends" surrenders to the lawless
rabble his functions of protecting life
and property, makes them pledges Of
the qualification of their disloyal pur-
poses, and, in effect bids them go and
steep their hands still deeper in the
blood Of the innocent
We cannot believe Horatio Seymour
eountenanced these things because he
believed them right. 1t was because
his convictions were the prey Of his
fears, his conscience the creature Of
policy. 1t was in other words, because
of his despieable weakness which no
exigency of the country and no person
al shame could brace up to one
manly. seIf-reliant prompt and decis-
i've act of courage. He would rather
have his country imperilled by the
Withdrawal of troops from the front of
battle to quell the riot, than personal
ly give the rioters offense. He would
rather get down on his knees before
the mob than come at them with the
strong arm of the law. This may not
have been the result of innate wicked
ness. We rather attribute it to con
stitutional weakness. It is the unfortu-
nate character of the man. Not hay-
ing the nerve to control circumstances
he submits to them and makes himself
their creature.
We have a signal illustration of this
in his performances before the Tam
many convention. Your candidate
I cannot be" he tells his importunate
friends. They insist, and he assures
them again aud again he cannot, under
any circumstances, be their candidate.
His word, he says, is pledged his
honor is at stake. Subsequent revela-
tions have proved that his honor 7oas
at stake. His honor 10aS pledged, so
says an eminent Democratic writer,
that he would not be candidate
against the nomination of Salmon P.
Chase, and the public has been in
formed by Mr. Brown, a delegate to
the convention, that at the time Of his
nomination Seymour had az his pock-
ct speech aohicb he had agreed to de-
liUer advocating the nonlination of
Chase 7 No wonder he startedup and
left the platform pale with fear and
excitement when Vallandigham press
ed his name upon the convention He
was not the man to stand there and
maintain his pledged word. He was
not the man to stand before that con
vention and compel it to respect his
honor. At the bidding of
who knew whom they were
dealing with. he bowed down and wor-
shipped the gods of selfshness and
fear and let has honor 90.
The nomination of such man at
iueh time as this has a purpose and |
he man and the purpose are kin
This man, so weak, cowardly and in
is ostensibly expected, in case
# his election, to lay the usurping /
land of military power upon the re-
governments and tear |
hem down. But he dare not. He
las not the nerve or the courage to do
t. But his very weakness may be the
pportunity sought by bolder spirits.
What his want of courage will prevent
lin from doing win equally prevent
lis hindering others from doing. The
Southern maleontents viii tear down
nd destroy and Horatio Seymour
Iare not prevent them. AS when they
their first revolution they
7ill desire nothing so much as to be let
lone" and Seymour will let them
lone vigorously. The arm of the gov
rnment will be paralyzed to. interfere
18th the.sebemes of these men and
ight well they know it. The weak
ess. and cowardiee of Seymour are to |
e turned to the advantage of the rev /
and if these will not serve
lem there is a method of getting him
ut of the way Of man who is bold
I'D reckless enough to do what is van ]
d.
We conclude by asking the reader
, contrast the character we have de-
icted with that of the Republican
lndidate The points in which Sey- !
our is weak are the very ones in r
hich Grant is strong. The salient T
ats Of his character are frmness. !
courage, decision and /
BOD sense. He is the last man to
: cowed by mob or intimidated by
-avado. Most fortunately deficient
the fnesse of the demagogue his
'ility is prominently ececutive ability q
Id we believe that whoever may op- t
,se he has the courage and strength of I
III to enforce the laws. Firm without (
ing violent and just without being [
we're he will lead the nation to pros h
rity and peace.
In Grant we will NOT have another ,
uchanan.
Vallandigham. /
Every opinion 'Ifit (the war; t
tered by me is successful in
erV sentiment eX- -lmaintainiDr the 9