The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-10

| such an appeal viii be maintained, ant
the decision of the courts must be re
! spected and obeyed by rulers and peo
pie alike. No other course is consist
ent with the maintainance of the laws
the peace and order of the city, anG
safety of its inhabitants. @
Riotous proceedings must and shal
be put down. The laws of the State
must be enforced, its peace and ordel
maintained, and the lives and property
of all citizens protected at any ant
every hazard. The rights of every
citizen will be properly guarded and
defended by the Chief Magistrate o.
the State. i'. .-..l..s
do, therefore, call upon all persons
engaged in these riotous- proceedings
to retire to their homes and employ
ments, declaring that unless they do sc
at once, l shall use all, the power neees-
sary to restore the peace and order OF
the city. 1 also call upon all WelI-dis-
posed persons not enrolled for, the
preservation OF order, to pursue their
ordinary avocations. ar l.u
Let all citizens stand firmly by the
constitutional authorities, sustaining
law and order in the city, ready to an
swer any such demand as circum-
stances may render necessary for me
to make upon their services, and they
may rely upon rigid enforcement of
the laws of the State against all who
violate them. fa-s4-a a. ,a4
HoRATIo SEYMOUR, Governor. :;
sECoNE PROCLAMATION OF GOVERNOR
SEYMOUR. '.5'+l' @
WAEREAs 1t is manifest that COM
binations for forcible resistance to, the
laws of the State of New York, and
the execution of civil and criminal
process, exist in the city and county
of New York, whereby the peace and
safety of the city, and the lives and
property of its inhabitants are endan-
gered: and trH!9 .## 't ifalga
WHEREAS: The power of the said
city and county has been exerted, and
is not sufficient to enable the officers
of the city and county to maintain the
law of the State, and execute the legal
process of its officers; and
WHEREAS: Application has been
made to me by the Sheriff of the city
and county of New York to declare
the said city and county to be in a
state of insurrection now, therefore,
I, HORATIo. SEYMOUR, Governor of
the city of New York, and Comman-
der-in-C Chief of the forces of the same;
do, in its name, and by its authority,
issue this proclamation, in accordance
with the statute in such cases made
and provided, and do hereby declare
the city and county of. New York to
be in state of insurrection, and give
notice to all persons that the means
provided by the laws of this State for
the maintainance of law and order
will be employed to whatever degree
may be necessary, and that all persons
who shall, after the publication of this
proclamation, resist, or aid, OF assist
in resisting, any force ordered out by
the Governor to quen or suppress such
insurrection, will render themselves
liable to the penalties prescribed by
law. HoRATIo SEYMOUR.
SPEECH OF HON. GEORGE oPDYKE.
During the New York riots of 1863,
n.George Opdyke, one of the most
eminent of the Republican leaders in
New York, was Mayor of the city
In the late Constitutional Convention
in the State he was member, elected
at large by the Republican party.
During the discussion upon the
questions pertaining to the govern
ment of the city ssof New York, the
matter of the riots was lugged in. I'VE
quote the official proceedings: ''f
Mr.. Opdyke.-Governor Seymour
arrived on Thursday morning, and
came to my rooms at the St. Nicholas
Hotel, where he remained with me
during the entire riots, except that
soon after his arrival he accompanied
me to the City Hall, where it was not
possible for us to accomplish any
good, as the riots acre going on IN the
upper part Of the city, and most of all
the murders and devastations of prop
erty wereL that partssof the city. But
many evil disposed persons had gath
cred aboutthe CityHall, and the news
paper offices were threatened, My
friend from Kings (Mr. Schumaker)
could not have extended his views
very far from the steps of tie City
Hall, l,or he would not have stated that
the mob was so peaceably disposed.
He might have seen by extending
his vision many scenes like this peace
able colored men crossing the park OF
walking along the streets attacked by
crowds of assailats, and fleeing; for
their lives. ..- ...t..-+...,...
Mr.. Shumaker. only spoke of the,
time when Governor Seymour. was.
there.
Mr.. Opdyke. Perhaps at that very
moment there might not have been
any thing of that kind. But immediate
ly after he was there those scenes did
transpire, and on the same day. a
newspaper Office fronting the City
Hall was attacked. l now come to the
point of my advising the Governor to
address the crowd. 1 shook my head
when my friend from Kings Mr..
Schumaker] made the remark. And,
on reflection, while I hare not the
slightest doubt that I coacuaTeG IN
recommending 1t, l am quite sure that
others suggested that he should ad-.
dress the crowd. My colleague Mr..
Hutchins. who was present, now in
formes me that my memory was cor
rect. But the terms in which he
should address them, OF what words