Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-09-04

United States' To the farmers and me-
chanicsS
But have said, fellow.oitizens, that the
triumph of the Democratic party would
be the triumph Of the rebellion. DO you
suppose that after the Northern Democra-
cy have called upon the Southern Democ.
racy to unite with them to carry this cleo
tion, when they have got into power they
| will stand M TO the payment OF your Ma
tional debt to the neglect Of their Confed-
crate debtS Has that been the history of
that party. Do you suppose they will
stand idly bv and ace your widows and
orphans paid their pensions, while their
widows and orphans are not to have their
penslonss "
Fellow citizens, repeat tiff you elect
Seymour and Blair to the Presidency and
Vice Presidency of the United States,
then have you opened sfresh the wounds
which have so long been bleeding and
dividing our distracted country.
You all remember well--l refer to II be-
cause was at that time member of the
Legislature-when the State of Illinois be-
came involved in debt to the amount of
$20,000,00 incurred from the mammoth
system of internal improvements Mis-
sissippi, under the lead of jeff Davis, re-
pudiated her debt, and the Northern De.
mocracy the Democracy of Illinois, were
also in favor Of repudiating the debt of
Illinois and am sorry to say, Also that
many Of our Whig friends believed This
debt could never be paid We remember
that II was at time of financial embar-
rassment; that there was no immigration
into the State; all were borne down
heavily with taxes, and it seemed that the
payment of this debt was an impossible
thing. But, Notwithstanding this, as mem
bers of the Legislature we came forward
and levied the two mill tax, and from that
very moment the State Of Illinois began
to prosper as it never had prospered be-
fore. The people honestly and faithfully
stood by their contract; emigration began
to come into the State, and the conse-
quence now Is that Illinois is one of the
most prosperous States in the Union, with
nearly 5000, 900 of inhabitants; her credit
is high in every part of the world--upou
the banks of the Rhine, in England, and
everywhere, the bonds of the State of
Illinois, and its honest people, are high,
and the people have tlourished by the
blessing of God because they stood faith
fully and honestly by their contracts. God
bless our beautiful and glorious Illinois.
Applause. The State that stands by her
faith, the State that keeps her word, the
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two last terms, and the State that will elect
the next President from her borders.
[Great applause
Consider for moment who are the
candidates for your votes at the approach
ing election. On the one hand is Sey-
mour, an anti-war Democrat, a man who
never uttered one solitary sentiment in
favor of the vigorous prosecution of the
war On the fourth day Of July, 1858,
while he was making a speech to rebel
crowd in the city of New York and in
quiring satirically, reproachfully, "where
are your Republican victories which you
promised us?" On that very day, and
at that very hour, on the fourth day of
July. 1868, Gen. Grant, to the tune of
Hail Columbia" was marching to plant
our glorious flag on the towers of Vicks-
burg. Great applause. At the time
when Sherman was struggling from Dallas
and Mission Heights and Lookout Noun
tain, and to Atlanta, amid the roar and
thunder, the shot and shell of battles
through rivers of blood-at the very time
when the gallant Phil Sheridan was
sweeping with his invincible cavalry
through the valley of the ShenandOah-at
the very time when Grant was struggling
in the Wilderness, when unseen foes met
him on every hand, and batteries frowned
on his onward march, and our brave boys
fell in uncounted thousands-at the very
time when the South expected interven-
ton from England to aid her in the tri-
umph of the rebellion at that very time
when Old Abe, through the long watches
of the weary night, in his Executive cham
Der at the capitol of the nation, with long
strides paced the halls of the White House
anxiously awaiting dispatches from the
army-at that very time, on the 4th of
July, 1864, the Democratic party, repre-
senting svery State and Territory in the
Union, were assembled in Chicago, and
were presided over by this Horatio Sey-
mour, and they made heaven-rending yells;
they sent words of cheer to the enemy,
and words of encouragement to the hearts
of our brave boys in blue, and in all the
forms of parliamentary proceeding they
passed that resolution, written imperisha-
oily in the black ink of treason, declaring
that the war was failure, and demand
ing the cessation of hostiiities. This is
the candidate-the anti-war candidate that
is presented for your suffrages at the ap.
preaching election. In that very speech
made by Seymour, on the 4th day of July,
he argued the unconstitutiOnality of the
draft, and it was there that he melted the
riot that took place eight days after, when
poor children were burned to death by
Copperheads in their asylums-when the
streets of New York ran with the blood of
men, women and children.
What then, did your Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency do? He went to
that mob and he said, my friends
laughter, hold still. Go to your homes !;
you can assemble again Whenever you
choose. have telegraphed to the Presi-
dent of the United States to postpone the
draft until we can have decision of the
Supreme Court TO say whether the draft is
unconstitutional or not" Old Abe said he
would have the draft they might try the
Constitution afterward, if they wanted to.
Now, fellow citizens, after that speech of
Gov. Seymour, while was still Governor
of Illinois, said that if had been Coy
ornor of the State of New York, instead
of addressing that murderous band of
traitors as my friends, and telling them
that would telegraph Mr.. Lincoln to stop
the draft-before would have done this
would have seen New YOrk's proud
palaces laid in ashes, and Wall street and
Broadway running deep with human
gore [Applause.]
When Mr.. Lincoln telegraphed to Mr.
Seymour, fifteen days before the battle of
Antietam, for troops to prevent the rebel
army from marching upon Philadelphia
anu NEW oIhi anu Nnen any Othei loyal
Governor from such State as New York
would have sent fifty thousand volunteers
to stem the rebel army, after the battle
was over, Mr.. Seymour sent ten thousand
men.
Now, fellow. citizens, l have told you
that did not regret that was Governor
of the State of Illinois during the eventful
period of the war, but / tell you another
thing that | shall regret | shall regret
that any hr we boy in blue who has as
sisted in placing our proud flag over JEFF
Davis and the hosts Of treason, should vote
for the anti-war Democrat as opposed to
that patriot and hero Gen. Grant, Now
, want TO tell such a soldier, If he is here,
| that If he votes for Grant he is voting on
the side for which he fought-fOr the
preservation of the Union and If he does
not think so, want TO tell you how he can