Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-21

llo~ these radical papers Dc hswi about
Seymour and the New York riots. II
seems to b their entire ssssk In trade. IL
were pity - spike their gous ID that d..
rsc,ien. Tor in % doing ysu ssks away their
entire means for the campaign rsslly 1t
would he cruelty 70 brutss. asd By good
rsasoa Tor interference by Befgh.
The radicals 20 upon ths prissipls tsss
- lie vsil stuck 10 10 - gssd - the
TRUTH" and the mere desperate The cause
becomes The more pvofuss their slsndsss
and defamstisas. In the fsss Of The most
conclusive evidences they insist that Gov.
Seymour WAS responsible for AID aided and
abetted the terrible riot that broke out In
New York 10 1883, vhsn the truth 10, 10
saaa labcrsd With more seal end energy y
put stop to The sxssss>s Of the mob thss
did he, and il was only ~ Ais vigorous II.
fort that they were finally and - soon
sauelchsd - hey vsss. and mssy live
saved. Nov. mind you. this fact can b
proved BY Republican testimony. You
need not take the assertions Of Demserats
Messrs. Radicals. but We put your svp
witnesses upon the stand. and win prov,
shsss tAisgs by them. - = q
Al the time Of the riot, the Hon. 0sesgs
Opdyks. radical u the stsictsss ssss, ~.
Mayor Of New York City. and this Is .hs
~ in which he speaks Of Gov. Ssymou,
in letter dated July 18th, 1868
As Governor Of the State and command.
81 in-raief Of It's military forces, be tSey-
mousl superseded ma in authority over the
STATE militia. commanded by Con Sanford;
hut zen. Wool, commanding the United
s.a,cs forces, continued 10 regard himself
/. under my immediate directions, subject
of course. 10 tho approval u HE own militia
~ Judgment, and to the commands Of hil
saperiors At Washington. Il affords ms
pleasure, TO add. however, that among d
those Ia authority % diversity u sSnsi,
m.nt manifested itself. All co-opssaAsd il
sarncs, efforts 10 restore Vie wontcd pcac,
aud one, Of tho city by the sarlisst pos>
bic suppsesaion Of the outbreak ~ ".
Nor Was this all. The next day Asyol
Opdyke tclsgraphcd the War Dspastusu
- (sllows
MAyss's Ovncs, I
Nov York, July 18th, 1854. I
Hon. Edwin NJ. Stanton, Secretary q
Wat
''SIa Your dispatch received. Dem
onsssstiens very threatening 0eosraos
Sssmonr Is 9th US. and all the authorities
United States. State and city, are co -opssa.
tin; in Efforts 10 suppress them. But ous
military force at command . altogether Ia
adequate. II YOU can render any assist
aacc by sending military force, please dc
30. will keep you advised"
GrcMaa OrpvKR, Mayor.
Furthermore, a. the close Of his letter
Mayor opiyks, strong Republican though
he wss. gave the following voluntary testi
mony TO the course Of the Democratic oflic
ials, including Gov. Ssy mour
Party interests and prsjudicss we're il.
norct by them their action Was united
and harmonious, the not was speedily sup
pressed aud. considering the magnitude
Of the danger aud the slenderncss Of our
means of resistance, with extraordinary sx-
smption FROM loss Of life and property. 10
eli my efforts l vas ably and stsadfastly
seconded BY those heads Of the city depart.
msnts who may b regarded - representa-.
nvss Of the Democratic party. Street
Commissioner Cornell. Comptroller Brsn-
nan. City Inspector Bools. Supervisor
Tweed. Blunt and Pusdy, and william II.
Armstrong, Esq, Of the Mayors oncs, we're
faithful and cousagous sdvissss."
Amer such strsng and pointed testimony
- this from high Rspsbliean ssurss, the
radical papsrs which dare essail the patriot.
ic conduct Of Gov. Ssy nour il hat terrible
r'ss must b utterly and eeupaslsly lsst 10
I'll sense Of rsspriesy and dsssasy. sad BE-
exceedingly anxisss y 600 ~ themselves
. nstoristy II islAmy.
And yss ~ have ~ 49, tAAl ''ths little
Ssllovs wheo Cd in hls inserutahls Vie.
dem permits y edit aejerisy u the radi.
cal press" will ssass the rsilesaaion Of thsi,
slandsreus ebuse anA dsfaaatien Of Gov,
Ssyoour.
Fortunately The people know; that they
ore utterly ustssstwerthy. and their libel
Gus attacks upsa the psrs nisdsd sl.sss.
nan Of New Ysrk will only lssaet asaiual
them