The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-08-11
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Among The speakers at the recen
inut and Colfr ratification mcetiu.
Brooklyn, n Y, was Lieut. Gov
stcpart 4 Woodiord % brave and gal
ant soldier Some democrats praseu
,riel 30 hiss Inn down VIXEN be pai.
bis respects 10 Homa3 Seymour iu Tie
following eloquent aud truthful Ian.
gnagc
And now would tha, / could just
( ~ close these words without rclerouc,
to Horato Seymour But fidelity
alike to history aud my old comrade.
In the army, living and dead, compel
that l should speak Of one passage in
bis public history l make no attack
upon Gov Seymour as man. Most
courteous and gentle in his manners.
cultured in mind and persuasive in el-
oquence, his private character is with.
aut spot or hlemish But his official
acts are proper subjects for criticism
Ga the Fourth Of July, 1863, when
Governor Of the State, he stood at the
Academy Of Music, in New York, and
IN most elaborate address apologized
alike ior slavery, the South and the re-
bcllion lie had no word Of cheer for
the patient man who was bearing the
nations sorrow in the capital. He had
no word encouragement for our gal
liant soldiers who that very hour were
graphing with Lee in life and death
struggle among the hills Of Pennsylya-
uia' nothing bat ley sneers, but cold
calculations aud bat illy cor ncealcd sym
patny with treason. Thank God, at
that same hour Meade gave the lie to
his eloquent sophistry as he hurled Lee
back in terrible defeat from Cemetery
Hill and Round Top at Gettysburg;
aud Grants cannon made strange echo
to his cowardly but concealed appeals
for compromise and surrender as
Ficksburg fell and Pemberton's host
cast down their flags in defeat. A few
short days passed, aud on July 18Th Of
the same year the terrible draft riots
broke ont in New York city. Now |
do not charge that Seymour did not
seek TO quell the riot. But I do
charge that those riots were the nat !
ural, logical and almost necessary re-
ult q his speeches, his teachings and |
MS public official acts. II was the log /
c Of bis polished brain rooted and !
srowiug in the passion OF the mob
And then when thc storm had gather
ad, Die addressed these maIdgnod, bru-
aiize3 rioters, as his friends, and be-
sought their patience by the plea that
he had sent his AJjuhnt General to
Washington 10 beg that the draft
might be suspended. When the It'd
ings Of these riots and Seymour's con
duet and speech reached me with NV
regiment, l was toiling along a dusty
road Of Maryland in pursuit Of the re-
treating rebels. Painting under the
terrible heat. soms falling and even /
dying by the ways.de, cur men were
stlll pressing en- The loyal arms had
been victorious at Gettysburg and We
had beard the glad news from Yioks-
burg We were weary but still we
could see the end aud the victory draw
ing high. Like thunder from clear
Sky fell the tid,ngs OF this cowardiy up I
rising At our home against the govern
neu. aud the dag Strong mon wept
saith shame and rage Firm lips clos
- in fierce Sarth a. they whispered
he news down the ranks. and muskets ,
Nere gupped with ycugliul feeling ,
such As we had not known before IN
.kirmish and battle. Could VIC have
led that day into Broadway there !
sould have been bloody reckoning.
.Hd short work q lis excellency's I.
aeuds We had left home to fight t
our battles, and we felt that you were /
'0and 70 tar yourselves. il needs be, 4
O your last dollar 10 pension our Wild :
'ws. and TO feed our liHle ones. We /
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nd yonr women had to tn the hslda i
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ghtaag ttsels We meant 70 stand up r
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suded thai yoa should stand squarely ),
p 90 yours How rorerently We q
aankea God when ID good Lznooln K
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