New-York tribune., 1868-10-26

t,yes fo Congress OF such qualifications and character
i2tics as they see NJ ana what Is tne result WY p s
grcsOne sOd unDrOkcn column OF eighty six represent
stiyes If you add twoths the Increased power which
they get through the transformation " slaves into men,
they have then additional twelve, giving these eDei
states nnetyeigh representatives In tie Congress o the
United states Well. Sir with these 9S representative ~
IreQuires but the accession Of 80 from the North ey
have ouy TO cali upon their friends from the North those
men who have during this long sympatlleu W. VIZ, -,
them and been with them they have only 10 ask oin
Join their ranks TO the extent OF go aud then sr no @
South has the supreme control Of this country II @
same power-an Increased power again & W p the de
srIcon of bs Government as il had before tle nst
gun fired upon Sumter. Now, am I9ng q ~ aeE f6em
70 the people Of this country, aud am ready 10 sg we
have had, after the terrible sacrncee We fter the sac.
ter the expenditure OF the untold treasury + ond the
~ lie bmUdrcds and thousands OF the pest a n
bravest In this and-I am ready 70 "a risk This Gov
Eminent wbie with the accession OF 9hK " Noi. a
ern COpperheads. the whole PtmTt Sonr ~ in Ills new
nv ir,mnge nanrhterl following tho tad o tc 1t
guished gentleman who is 10y oppocNi iS1lSos % himself
for the ofce of Governor OF TINS STATE musus ~
amonS NC many other things, in propoundng quesnons ~
fbe peopie shall not stop heIe 10 aeSi ot
Hem hit az was glancng over ms speech aei I've Gl W 50 T
prhs,ster Buffalo Cleveland and elsewhere uor ~ Is
pretty mueh the sh.d reeanstrncomi" !" That have dis
d mhre nd S Vent recur tot But Mr. Seymour has been
the habit of asking tcai NISSAN be seems
chronlcand now as no is on p9c2, M ,o ,h and
~ refer b1ek to his old habits aud make up te points a
the arguments Of h speech Py sS So he an dSy Of
uy me asked an audience in the Cty or WhSto
tna
49, 49, M @ Sol "ccasioni Where were the victories that
the loya men Of the North had promised them AT me
m iT of satisfaction he 1t aside, though victory
on our side impossible; and although ne ana hot say
that the idea Of cOnQuerng the Southern people by war
was out Of the question and he asks with dersl9n;
"Where are the victories that have been promised usf
Well sir YOU remember that before he left the stage upon
that occasion, telegram was received and handed 10
tory Of Getty sg-(appiause-that victory. which
went close this war; came to him in response 10
mouth; and at that very tne as u would seem, the
victory OF Gettysburg was insufficient for telegram
coud have announced Qf the facilities for teegapmc
Communication had been in eXisence that Vicksbnrg
with its 10000 prisoners had been victory IN the war
the responses to question asked by r Seymour upon
that occasion, 'WheTe are the victories that have
been promised In this Northern wart i hoiu ia ny
hand MIR Chairman, n telegraphc letter from the
President Of the United States, IN which he expresses ms
cratifcaoD that Mr. Seymour has taken the stump IN
order TO inform the people OF this country OF their dan
gers H.says In pious strain that ne hopes ne VII DC
GERS He saws: Tell them that enemies Of liberty
entering the very gates OF ITS citadel ana tt he
people OF this country must rouse themselves or me ciia
nce when the cry went forth that the citadel Of
liberty in this country was really In danger. within
few hours march Of Washington was proud Rebel
eS te NV might have went forth that the enemies OF
this country threatening to enter the very gates OF
thst honr of daneer1 Ii was M. Seymour; IL
moi his friends" in NewYork or esewhere but Sir 1t
was the man whom the country calls upon to rescue
II from the danger that s threatened Ii was the
inyinclbe, the gallant Grant that the country
then called upon1leneeTslnaIu, sm nghest 9hat & uT,
Corps. drove them back and the citadel OF liberty was
sayed-was SECURED lRenewed cheersl II was Con.
Grant. with the Sixth Army Corps Of our loyal our
brave, Invincble army. that prevented our very
vented the Rebel ag from floating from the dome OF the
Capitol. And: as We called upon Gen Grant then when
the citadel OF liberty In danger upon the Sd day OF
November the people Of this country propose TO call upon
Cen Grant again to save them against me enemies VINO
are approaching the gates OF the citadel o liberty But
Mr. Seymour the people that there s no possible
danger in eectng the Democratic party, ne says,
we cannot do any harm II wanted to-" lie comedies
that there ia possibility OF their having majority 10
Congress, and lie felcates u,ael anu attempts 20 alI
OF danger by assuring them that inasmuch as we
Congress Of the United States the election Of the Demo
cratic ticket do no possible HARM lLauehterl And
then he goes comment upon the advantages OF "A
divided authority. OF having parties organized, 80 that
hold tho other IN check Well sr am prepared
TO eOncede that proposition. think II is Wholesome
and safe thing to have the parties OF country Ike this
organized and somewhere nearly ollaneel; Dut object
organized upon basis IN TINS country Wlch Il not, no
matter what may be said besides organized upon loyal
that whichever OF the two political
parties may have the control ana direction OF the int
ests OF this country shall feel safe that be 1t Repub
lean or Democratic that it is loyal party and that
they will look 10 1t that the Interest and the safety Of the
country are protected. lRenewed appause He says in
eject that we are oaly to have continuation what
has for the last three yearswe are only 10 have
ress With the present accidental President tho head
the Democratic party WHY, Sir, for one. am almost
cratic party full control than to have this divided
this constant conflict between tho Congress ana
the Executive which prevents the accomplishment Of
any permanent good aud keeps all the various Interests
OF this unsettled and the people anxious and in
either be all Cossaek or all Republican," and say, In
view OF experience for the last few years OF this
country, let il be all Democratic or all Republican,
rather than to have q conflict and the trouble which
difference between the Executive and the law-making
power Of the land" But Ar Chairman, aIn admOn-
me- and that have right 10 occupy 20 much oi the
time OF this audience AS | have already occupied.
oil ~ fitna cd Ia In lre
Mr. Scymours position upon the public debt aud pub
lo finances bur, Sir, shall pass i over, because
have 10 doubt that there few In this audience that
do not understand that subject quite as well " l. aud
II there is any information yet TO be desired hy them
temen who are follow viii that information.
Ru desire 10 say right here IN single word that IL
seems 70 the glowing disgrace that the
OF any nation in civilization Ia bear that THIS great
paon after gong through the four long OF struggle
ia its war going forth demonstrating has Its power
protect itself claiming the first rank among the family
OF natlons-Isay is humating fact that any party In
this country is obliged before the American
people and argue with them against the nation violating
plause am wiling 10 trust that question to the people
Of tins country without one single argument for believe
that the instincts OF the people OF this country are as
honest to-day they have been In tue past and that
the vndicatiOn OF the Government, and VIII SEQ TO
It that no par party put IN power S,aa,a that win
the nations of the civilized world. GCheers.l
Mr. Adams said 10 the Southern people In his remarks at
Columbia the other day that the people OF the South
might rely upon that there certain things that
the Northern people OF tins country would INSIST
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as well look at IL 1t s The North will demand
nuncaon Of this dogma OF secesson so that hereafter
we shall again be disturbed and threatened by that
dangerous and fatal idea that any two, five
States Of this country at their option break the
government and destroy the Union Of these States" He
says tOo that the Southern people may as well mako up
their minds the total extirpaton Of Slavery with It's
whole family, is TO be recognized and conceded prlnei
pie OF the southern people He says further TO tho
EOuthern people that you may rely upon II that among
the other ghs that the people OF this land Will demand
that every citizen OF the United States shall have the
night 10 travel and speak In state OF this brond
land [Applause These. Mr.. Adams says TO the South
ern people that the North and the loyal
people of this nation will demand. Well. sir, so
saw l. and 80 / believe will this audience and
All the people Of this Northern land. 30 l