Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-07-23
asvernor seymour,s sanity.


To alege, without just grounds, that Gov
ernor Scymour's family has had several in
sane members, and that he himself feared
that fatal malady, would be too cruel and
unjust for any Republican newspaper. Such
statement, however, was made, several
weeks ago, before the New York conyen-
lion, and it was given as the reason why
hr, seymour persistently refused to be a
candidate for President that he feared the
consequences Of campaign excitement.
We now find the following statements in
other newspapers, whose names we give .
The Pittsburg Gazette says: Mr.. Henry
seymour, the father of the present Demo-
cratic candidate for President, was for some
years Canal Commissioner of the State of
New York. About 1886, while holding that
once, he committed suicide In the basement
OIL ms dwelling at utica-thc same now oc-
elpcd by his eminent son-by shooting him
sell with pistol. Immediately the impress
sion obtained currency that his financial ac-
counts were in an unsatisfactory condition
In plain words, that he was a defaulter.
AN examination showed his official accounts
10 he correct in every particular, and his
private affairs to be altogether prosperous.
ne icll by his own hand, a victim of an
oyertaxed brain, as many another man did
before him and has since. This, we think,
y INC only case of insanity in the family.
Neither iloratio, nor his brother, John f.,
hof his two sisters Qhe youngest of whom
Is liIe wife of the Hon. Roscoe Conkling, a
Republican member of the United States SEN
alg, have given the slightest indications OF
nherting the malady.
;, lne New York Times says Docs the
Efening Post consider Itself justified in
treating as it does of Gov. Seymour's hered-
ilary tendency to insanity2 The subject is
iaf loo serious for sportive treatment. The
lacls are within the knowledge of the Post,
or may be by little inquiry. Unquestion-
wy, There is very grave danger, in case
VI ths possibility of the election of Mr.. Sey-
,ho''r, that the Vice President (Bair) would
y, ~ called on to serve in the first office foI
,hc greater part of the term. Who that
hnows Blair's nature, or has read his revo-
n''lonary letter, but would be alarmed fol
,ne country in such contingency? We
nave already had number of terrible warn.
lilS not to elect any man Vice President
Mniiom we are not willing to see in the Presi
"en. CHAIR. In view of all the facts in the
tase; we don't know in which of its parts
'"u n i'elnoeratic ticket is the worst"
IA which the Post replies "The essen
;'a' iacts are, there is reason to believe, with
~, ~ .he knowledge of the Evening Post
ly l,ney are as follows; Or, if they vary in the
"i,I was' from these, the gentlemen connected
~;u NH ,he World, who are fully informed
4 49,, w., uouDtless make the correction. MIR
Neymours near friends have rcpeatedly beer
aesurcu by him, when, in former years his
,na. na',ie was mentioned for the Presidency
,i, u,at u was impossible for him to entertain
unu n thought. The reason given by him
ran'n. %mgii reason was demanded, was that hii
san,.y ,any We're afflicted with an hereditary in
Willy which threatens him also, ant
;"'en ;n,, ne can only hope to escape by avoid
NJ excitement and severe labor.
,,n,,a n.n the recent National Convention wa
ynrl' yn' " meet, certain members of the New
ran.,A Fam ueiegation were anxious to make ar
EASEMENTS na,'nts which would secure the nomi
"aa,,,, "a.anh or MIR. Seymour as a compromis
Tha Th,.,ate, u, after the failure of Mr.. Pendleton
was pun mad made some progress when
Li%,oies him olisesoiutely stopped by Mr.. Seymou
whi,,i, WIN candor and self denia
man sn arc highly crcditable to him as
VIII" 4, ne named to his friends the true reaso
dea}yina d} me i ielt bound in honor peremptorily t
yonI u 1 .ile nomination. 1t is believed o.
anI SS,ouhas that Mr.. Sandford u. Church
of M ~ samuel ]. Tilden were fully informe
" annl" o pnslllon of Mr.. Seymour, and express
n,,': "es not this refer to the same facI
m"., n Mr. Seymour indicated, when wit
'Ncu solemnity and unusual seriousness
aa sala IN the Convention, that for him
na.. ssp' The nomination would be "full
If r. = 70 himself and the Democratic party
no,, ~, ms election would be still great
peru to the Nation.