The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-09-05
From the wisona (Minn..l Democrat.
HORATIO OSEYMOUR--A GLANCE
AT HIS RECORD.

In our Sunday mornings issue VIC
briefly referred to the course Of HoRATIo
ISEYMoUR at the time of the New York
riots. As this comprises thu prirci-
pal line Of attack made upon his patri-
otism aud fidelity to the Union by the
Radical press We again refer TO it, aud
that We may not be accused of dodging
the points raised. wc append the speech
of Gov SEYMOUR on that occasion, as
taken from the Milwaukee Sentinel, an
uncOmpromising Radical paper Here it
is:
"MY FRIENDS: have come down
here from the quiet Of the country TO see
what was the dIfiiculty-to learn what all
this trouble was concerning the draft
Let ne assure .you that an, your .friea,i
+! ![Uproarious cheoring.l You have been
my friends. Cries Of Yes Yes; :
That's so we are, and will be again. I
And nov assure you, my fellow citi.
zens, that am here 70 show you test
of my friendship. fCheers,l | wish TO
inform you that | have sent my Adju-
/ tant General to Washington TO confer
with the authorities there, aud 10 have
/ this draft suspended aud stopped No-
ciierous cheering I now asi ycu; ~
good citizens, 10 wait for his return; ard
/ | assure YOU that | will do all that | can
TO see that there Is 10 inequality aud 10
wrongs done any one. wjsh you 10
take good care Of all property aud see
that every person is safe The safe keep
ing Of property and persons rests triM
you, and | charge you TO disturb neither
/ IL is your duty TO maintain the good or.
/ der Of the city. aud | know you will do
it. | wish you now to separate az good
citizens. aud you can assemble again
whenever YOU wish 10 do So | ask you
+ to leave all to me now and | will sec to
your rights. Wait until my Adjuiant re
turns from Washington, aud yau shall be
satisfied. Listen TO ne, and sec that no
harm is done to either persons or proper
/ ty but retire peaccably."
NV what does this show? Simply
this 10 July, 1868, the inequalities OF
the draft ordered in New York culminat-
ed in terrible riot in New York City.
+ The outbreak was serious and mehaced
revolution, aud with an eye single 10 the
public good, Coy. Seymour first used his
personal influence to quell the the excite
ment, and second, to removal OF the un-
! just, excessive aud unequal enrolment,
and thereby remove the cause Of the out
break. To accomplish the first lie at.
tempted to pour oil upon the troubled
waters by approaching the thousands OF
poor laboring men, who. frenzied by the
injustice to themselves and the suiferiDgs
that would be cntailed upon their fami-
lies by the operation of the excessive and
unequal enrolment, had taken the law IN.
| TO their own hands, as friends, aud prom
isipg his best endeavors to get justice
done them. To accomplish the second
object he first addressed letter asking
that the draft be suspended until the re-
suit of recruiting could be ascertained.
This was refused. He then forwarded a
statement showing a monstrous excess in
the New York quotas over those of Yer
mont, Massachusetts, and New Hamp!
shire, in VIII .ch he was so successful, that
the War Department allowed the redue.
ton of the excessive quotas in certain
Districts. But Gov. SEYMOUR still be-
lieving the quota of New York excessive,
and bearing unjustly upon the laboring
classes who were unable to purchase their
exemption, continued his labors, which
finally terminated in securing the desired
and just reduction. The draft, sus-
pended during these negotiations, was
then resumed, and to show that Gov
SEYMOUR had no sympathy with the ri
oters as rioters, but only in sosfar as they
were the victims of an outrageously op-
pressive aud unjust enrolment, we append
the closing portion of his proclamation,
announcing the resumption of the draft :
81 again repeat the warning which I
gave to you during the riotous proceed
ings of the past month, that The only
opposition to the conscription which can
be allowed is an appeal to the courts
The right of every citizen to make such
an appeal will be maintained, and the de-
cision of the courts must be respected
and obeyed by rulers and people alike
No other course is consistent with the
maintenance of the laws, the peace and
order of the city, and the safety of its
inhabitants. Riotous proceedings must