The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-07-24
Gov. Seymour and his De-
tanners.


is iust uow falsitying not only truth
and history, but itself, III its anxi-
,,v TO Iefamc Coz. Seymour it
lea DIS us to recall few facts that
brand it a. the culprit.
I, will be rcmem bcrrl that in
1863 the War Department appor-
toned to MAE Congressional dis
..ic:s in New York state 81, 72a
men to DC drawn eui.or l64, -" men
au;i 20 nineteen other districts ~,
El6 men 20 be drawn out Of .27O, s6
1eu. /, will also be remembered
,sa, This draft was to be OF men be-
tween the ages OF - and 35.
In consequence of the injustice
ami inequality Of the spporsiom"cnt
fearful riot and organized resist
anc, 70 the draf: WAS organized in
the city Of New York. Gov. sey-
mour being apprizcd OF tao fearful
state of things in the city FASTENED
70 the scene Of turbulence quoting
he conspirators as Andrew Jack
son did the conspiracy Of 1882. by
al appeal to the judgment and rea-
son of the rioters instead If adopt
ing the then radical argument Of
grape and canister.
The speech attributed to Gov.
Seymour Oh that occasion is as fol-
lows
MY FR,Exps have come down here
from the quiet OF the country to see what
sas the d;,ficulty-to learn what ell this
trouble was concerning the draft. Let me
assure You that l am your friend.
;Uproarous cheering.1 You have been my
friends. TCries vi ies, yes That's 50 ,
We are, and will be again.' And row
assure you, my fellow citizens, that ! am
here to show you test of my friendship.
'thcers.I wish to inform you that have
en-. nv Aa;utant General to Washington
&c confer With the authorities theSe, and to
i:ar. this draft suspended and stopped.
;yoeiicrous cheering now ask you, as
cod citizens. to wait for his return; and
ss,.,s yon that vii! do all that ! can to
sec that .hcrc is no inequality and no
wren. done any one. wish you to take
good care Of all property IS good citizens,
nd sec that every person is safe The safe
Keeping cf property and persons rests with
ven, and charge you to disturb neither.
|. is your duty to maintain tn" good order
# the city, nUl | knox you will do 1t.
wish you now to separate as good citizens,
:.ad YOU en- assemble again whenever y gu
wish to do so. ] ask you to leave all to ne
ow, and ] will see to your rights. Wait
rutil nv Adiu,nnt returns from Washing
ton, and you shall be satisfied Listen to
nc, and see that no harm is done to either
,,-rson o. property, but retire pcaccao'y
This speech was reported for the
press BY one Howard and its authcn-
'icity was denied at the time BY
Waldo Hutcl;rs and Geo. Opdyke
eho were standing by the side Of Mr..
Seymour during its delivery It's
rtylc and lack of finished oratory
,.ucs not indicate IN accurate report.
hut for the sake of argument, grant
il true, and then even It's results
would Justify its delivery except to
rneu who measured patriotism only
l,Y the useless sacrifice of hnman
life By those protesting it as an at
tribute.
Here is a fact that we would be
glad to hear from the republican
press about, Howard, the man who
reported this pretended speech was
.f,erwerd convicted of forging a
PROCLAMATION on Mr.. Lincoln, fol
which he was senOto the pcnitcn'
'iary :" atone for the crime.
Here is another, the leader cf tht
riot was one Andrews. a.relative o.
Gov. Andrews Of Mass. and wal
found and arrested in low and dis
reputable house in n. Y. when IL
he'd with negress.
And here is another fact for them
both these men wer" then, as they
. believed 70 be now, in goot
landing in the republican party,