The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-17

ab IaFSe DN tHe hepuDhcdH parry
| During the discussion upon the
questions pertaining to the govern
ment ofthe city of New York, the
tmattef Of the riots was lugged in. We
I quote the official proceedings :-.,;.-.,
7" Mr.. Opdyke4Gover Seymour
farFived on Thursday morning, and
came tony rooms at the St. Nicholas
Hotel, where he remained with me
f during the entire riots, except thai
f soon after his arrival he accompanied
, me to the City Hall, where it was not
,iEpossibIe7 for us to accomplish any
= good, as hssietsi scei;e, going on IN the
upper part of the city, and most of all
the murders and deVastations ofprop-
-t-erty were in that part of the city. But
i MANY evil DISPOSED persons had gath
4 cred about the City Hall, and the1iews-
paper offices were threatenedgi My
friend from Kings (Mr. Schumaker)
could not have extended his views
very far from the steps of the City
i Hall OF, he would not have stated that
. the mob was so, ;peaceably disposeds
Il He might have seen by extending
his vision many scenes like thisf peace
able colored men crossing the park or
walking along the streets attacked by
crowds of assailants. and. fleeing for
their IiYesaizz5TcHo d,>L
oiMH.-Seh1maker.-I only spoke of
the time when en-, r. Governor Seymour
I was there. Sf" bI4
4dI Mr.. Opdykei. M-4P erhaps at that very
moment there might not have been
anythingf of, that kindli But immedi-
| afoIx- ffoY. ha 4hapo those iroo1l oe,
did transpire, and on the same day a
newspaper Office i ffSrting the City
Hail was attacked. Il now eeme to the
point ofimy advising the Governor to
address the crowd. shook my head
when, my friend, from, Kings EAff
;Schumaker] made the remark 'gAnd.
on reflection, while Ffkdte not the
,slig7ttest doubt 9Ehdto I coV,cat1y;ed IN
i reco1anl adiRg At. | am quite sure that
Others suggested that he, should ad-
4 dress the crowd. My colleague Mr..
Hutehins. J who was present, nawlina
forms me that mEInemory was corr
rect. O But the terms ino which he
should address them, or what words
| Of endearment he Should use. Tlaugh-
ter, I 1 certainty had nothing tonio IN
suggesting = nor had I any share in
| framing itheIspeeeh he made to them.
| He. left very soon after. in q, carriage
with some friends, to go where the
riotsoY were taking place, and then5Fe-
turned, to, the, dSt nicholas Hotel,
where he, remained during, the riots.
It was not until the military under
General 9Bfo%A,i who was Second in
lcommaiid to- General Wool. wasEu16ted
to the police force, that thew succeed
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