Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-09-16

efforts the rebel invasion of Pennsylvania
was thrown back, and other towns OF our
State were not subjected to the fate OF
ChamberSburg; our people were not op-
pressed; our towns were not consumed:
our boardrrs were not made desolatr. We
owe a debt If gratitude to Governor Sey-
mour for the prompt, unseltsh assistance
rendcr,d by him to our State at that time.
"But there was riot over at New ork y
There was a disturbance IN that city Just
afterwards. The State Of New York was
nearly stripped of troops sent to our de
fense and put under the command OF the
Fedora. authorities, and in enforcing the
draft in the city cf New York a riot broke
out. What Of it DO you not remember
the cause Of that riot; that it was produced
bv injustice The enumeration of persons
subi.c to draft in the city Of New York
was dishonest one; made by political men
There WAS an over estimate of the cty, AMI
consequently there was general conE!2-
ton among the people that the d dta't was
unfair, unjust and iniquitous. This was
the principal cause of the difficulty there
10 with the enumeration or the draft, Tor
conscripton was under Federal authority.
\ riot began. What was done The
Governor, leaving the quiet of his home,
came down TO the city OF New York to as
si>t in alavirg the disturbance, aud he sue
cerdrd. | happened TO be IN New York at
the timc, and saw Governor Seymour at
the Astor House, in room occupied by
him in comnon with Senator Morgan "a
RrpuGlican Senator from New lorH) aui
Mayor OPdykc (lhe Republican Mayor Of
Nv York city,. Senator Morgan then
complmrntcd Governor Seymour in the
highest urms to me and to others (and
doubtless he would now for the energy,
promptnesS and ability with which he met
that emergency.
Well. gcn:l men, there was some use Of
troop, to reprcss the riot-not Federal
troops. They were call,d over from Sta
Ten l,Iand, | believe, and were State troops
org,niz~d under authority of Governor
Seymour himself. The riot was repressed
without Federal aid.
Among other things, however, which the
Governor did was to address popular as
,smbl~ge in the the cty, in which were
men who hal either been concerned in the
riot, or had sympathzrd with it. In a!-
dressing tLat crowd. Instead of abusing
thcm. what did he do He addressed them
Il, friends" Instead Of abusing them, an
rapyiliag them, lie spoke II them in
a Kind manner, ani by his sPrrch-by
r.a-. ming with them-he lil ;jlay tacir
passions. He spoke in the Interests of
yc,ye All order, AID tie accomplished his
y.gs,-r. IA short, Governor Snyuous'-
mission 10 Nv Work al THAI l!uln vas en-
':r,.y -aac,--lIl aui !; WAS one Tor which
ua 4t-rra ci homer and The ihaukS. not oulv
ut the people Of New York, bot Of the
hole conutry, because at that time evil
disturbance anyn here in the North tended
to wysaen the pubic arm il the strugglp
we were conducting againt the Confederate
States.
do not know anything else that has
been suggested about Governor Seymour
that requires any notice at my hands. The
truth re. ardin2 him is: There Is no man
IN the American Union better qualified by
his lifetime training, aud by natural abiii-
ties. for the office of President Of the
Uui'ed States than he; nor is there any ac-
crptaI,,e representative Of our citizen SOL
drnry of the late war. who mole complete e.
Iy fills the requirements of the times, than
General Frank Blair. No one questions
his patriotism: 10 one questions his c"ur-
age. = = = In all respects upon pending is
sues, General Blair Is in perfect accord and
sympathy with every patriotic and Union
lpvinr man in all sections Of our country.
lie is representative Of The volunteers of
the war, OF that large class of our people
who went out to the field OF conf ct when
the necessities of the times demanded Il,
did their duty, aud when the war was over
lald'thcir arms and resumed the pursuits
Of civil life. Governor Seymour repre-
scnts the statesmen of the country. Gen.
Blair represents the citizen soldicry of the
country. They are both fit and admirable
men, and worthy of that triumphant cleo
which awaits them at the hands Of the
American people.