Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-07
Eoy. seymour Photographed.

A correspondent of the Hartford Evening
Post, writing from Utica, N. Y, the home
of Horatio Seymour, gives his impressions
of that gentleman in long letter, from
which we extract the following: W
They call Seymour up here indlfferently
ssOration Seymour, Rash Seymour,
I" Rachel Seymour and . old Jelly fish. "
The Seymour city residence is a fead-colored
brick house, with wide, double-chimneyed
gables. Here, when he wishes to eatchla
new fish, or spring coup d'etdt upon any
body, Seymour acts the part OF the in
triguing host by giving a dinner. At
lacking the mans belly, he forks him IN the
conscience after while, and the assas-
sination is complete. When blacker
conspiracy is to. be preached, the con-
spirators HE to Deerfield, or hide them
selves In Bagg's Hotel The liquor inter-
est, the railroad ring, the canal people, are
all represented They make the slate and
tap the rosy, and the democratic masses OF
the state never say ''Nay. A clammy
dictator of the wills and ballots OF the dem
ocratic party, he has never raised his eyes
from the contemplation of his own for
tunes Love, children, society, woman,
have no Joys to him. His education began
and ceased when they put ''siate into
his hand. His department, street manners,
courtesy, or whatever it may be called, is
no implanted amiability, but only part
of his political restraint, conned like les
son to take him to the head OF the class.
His nature is too feeble to make him emil
nent even in insincerity. Strong men go
on and carry the flag OF conservatism, and
make enemies by their earnestness, but
MIR. Seymour only waits.
In all this time of action he as at Deer
field writing a Speech full of sweetened
lukewarmness, and when his bold assocl-
ates have stumbled disagreed, or served his
destiny, behold from his ambush our
placid, philosophic statesman comes to
gather the sheaves of other men. His con-
Yictions are nil; his power of decision is
Mill His speeches are notable for their
Iago- like tact to awakena discomfort and
promote public infdelity, while they sug-
gest no relief, for the plain reason that Mr..
Seymour has no opinion, whatever He is
n timid lawyer, who gave up the profess
sion because he had neither nlmble nor
profound qualities to gain place among
his competitors, nor moral courage to give
nerve for the fair conflicts of wit and ed
ucation He quilted the bar as sick man
quits Earring chamber, not from any deli
cacy Of organization, but from sheer want
of pluck and conscious inaptitude. He is
intensely selfish, very stealthy, earnest for
power, reckless of fame. He worked like
a beaver for his nomination, as everybody
in Utica knows, and he declined it before
it was offered to him. AS President, he
will narrow and belittle the destiny of the
country, truckle to the chanticleer vanity
of the rebel chivalry, make our Northern
character contemplate again, monumental
ize the rebellion, and carry us into the last
ditch of dishonor. He will be bully-rag-
ged by his advisers, give Bill Tweed and
Pete Sweeney all the Indian contracts, ana
make the mighty recollection of the con-
quering armies mightier by the impotence
and drivel of his succession.