Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-17
Seymour to the New York Mob.

Mr.. Hubbeu tells us Seymour was a
Jealous war man and We'd with any
other war Governor in helping to raise
recruits. Let as see about that. There
was a time when the Rebel army inva-
ded Pennsylvania, threatened Phila-
deIphia and penetrated to the very
gates Ofthe Capital The Army of the
Potomac had been disenheartened by
disaster, decim ated by hard fighting
and heavily reduced by expiration of
enlistments. Al the same time the reb-
el army received the moral support of a
secret organization extending over the
entire North prepared at the first op-
portunity TO take up arms and resist
the pending DRAFT. Riots were deliber-
ately organized in every city to burn
army stores, tear up railway tracks,
cut of Union reinforcements and well
come the invader. Pirates raYaged our
commerce on the sea and lurking trail
tors plotted ruin and devastation upon
our borders. It was the crisis of the
war, the dark hour Of history. If ever
there was a time when the army need
ed men and the President unequivocal
support it was them. But in that dark
hour when Governor Morton, that
splendid statesman and great right arm
Of Lincoln, was expending his vast en-
ergies in gathering men and money to
support the government we find Sey-
mour addressing in terms of friendship
a rebel mob in New York and making
them pledges that he would, not enforce
the draft and recruit our imperilled
army, but send to Washington and get
It revoked. And as a result Of such as
aurances a large detachment of veteran
soldiers had to be taken from the front
and sent to LEe rear-to New YOrk-to
attend to those friends of Gov. Sey-
mour, whose rebellion was quelled by
soldiers from Ohio and other States,
but not until after Union men had been
murdered like dogs by the infuriate
rioters whom Governor Seymour, just
five years ago to-day, (JuIy I4th,) ad-
dressed with the following afectionate
sentences:
my Friends: have come down here
from the quiet Of the country to see
what was the difficulty, to learn what
all this trouble was concerning the
draft. Let me assure you that l am
your friend. Uproarious cheering.
You may have been my friends Ccries
of Y Yes, yesl' That's so!'' I'VE are,
and will be againl' l-and now, I assure
you, my fellow citizens, that l am here
to show you a test of my friendship
ECheeTs [ wish to inform you that
have sent my adiutant general to Wash
ington TO confer with the authorities
there, and to have this draft suspended
and stopped. Vociferous cheers.1 Il
ask you as good citizens to wait for bis
return; and / assure you that / will do
all that / can to see that there is no
inequality and no wrong done to any
one, l wish you to take good care of
all property as good citizens, and see
that every person is safe. The safe
keeping of property and persons rests
with you. and / charge you to disturb
neither It is your duty to maintain
the good order of the city, and know
you will do it. [ wish you now to sep
arate as good citizens, and you can
assemble again whenever you wish to
do so. ask you to leave all to me
now, and will see to your rights
Wait until my adjutant returns from
Washington, and you shall be satisfied
Listen to me, and see that there is no
harm done to persons or property. but
retire peaceably."
This is an excellent campaign docu-
ment. It needs no comment.