The New Orleans crescent., 1868-10-28
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WEDNESDAY MoRNh
GOvernor seynour,s

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immense sssemblsRes, aud spoke at
Mestneld, Erie, Ashtabula and Painesyins A
Erie speech was as follows: =
did not expect to meet here this great CON.
course OF people. have gone out to speak "a
the citizens Of this country upon the questions
which now agitate the public mind.
~ rs said that am an interested man. Every
man Is who pays taxes and helps to support the
looked upon as one perfectly disinterested. al.
/ advocate. -.fts
But how would II be IL none of those who had
an interest In this contest were TO take part n II
Would Pennsylvania have voted for the Republi-
can ticket, little while since, if every office.
holder bad stayed away from the contest! (Cries
OF mo no'') lind, when look over the list
OF government officials, that they number more
than 100000.
contend that, with the impartial people who
have no other relationship with this govern
ment except as good tax payers and citizens,
mandipg majority. (Cheers.) / can't address
you at length upcn the questions of the day
am soon to leave here. and time will not admit
can only give you one or two words of ex-
bortation. We are 1ow about TO perform great
and solemn duty, land that is to be far reaching in
| It's consequences. Whatever mems political views
may be. they should exercise fearlessy scrupu-
lously, honestly, and 10 man can afford now 10
cast his vote for any consideration but for the
good OF bis country, for upon this election hangs
| Its future welfare.
Let us lay aside passion and prejudice. and aa.
oress ourselves to the questions upon which we
are TO act in a calm, dispassionate and patriotic
method. Iimpeach no mans patriotism becanss
ne does not think as think | impugn no mans
monves becd he can't see things as see them
only exhort all men. whatever their political
views may be al this time, TO reflect, wien thew
think on the solemn duties of the day, as to what
is for the best interest of our country. (Cheersl
We are prone to indulge too much In abuse.
Let us not act upon our preJudces against each
other. Let US not be influenced by the picturea
that may be drawn of the candidates for office.
Tor may cay for my political opponent as well a.
myseii, tnat no man ever contemplated the duties
OF the Office of president of the United States
without being filed with the most earnest desre
10 DO justice 10 himself and to do his duty to the
lard which We all love. (Cheers--a voice, That's
al can't speak to you longer. I am accom-.
panied by more ELOQUENT men, who may address
you upon the questions of the day. am wearjed
with my exertions. Wherever ] have been our
ei.lzens nave poured ont, as they have done here,
government that mases thoughtful men anxious
II trust that so Tar as the executive Office is con-
cerned, If the people see fit to place the Demo-
cratic nominee'in that position he NAV serve the
country as all patriots wish il to be served. bid
you goodbye, my friends. of whatever party. and
may God in his mercy bless this great land Of ours
for our own good and for the good of those who
"'s W 0oino ai'ei us, z4s
feIoIc- citizens-I eregret that have but few
moments TO stand before you tonight. There ia
much that would be glad TO say to the citizsns
upon questions whcI, so greatly effect Tho nros'
perty of our commcn country and the interest ~
all classes Of the pecple-matters in which ali Of
you, my friends, are so deeply concerned. leone
cause lam A Candidate for vonr vote. SEnssn.;
astic cheers and apptause.) should mistrust my
own conclusions upon the weighty subjects con.
nectsd with government if they had been born
m q VI n mar ntAfA
they were not Four or Eve year, aao 7 IooL"S
care fully into the sources of our na,ional nros'
perity. Our metropolis is great becsnse II Il ,Ie
grand center of the commerce ana trada of IN.
country While we who live in The intsr;or e.e sr
enriched by the channels of corpmunication which
pass through, connecting East and West. onr
prosperity is based on the prosperity of the whole
and especially upon that of the miobtv Wsst
/ stand before you briefly 10 allnde IN tbe
conclusions formed long since NOT as a nnbs,c
officer, but as private citizen Of this nation.
must necessarily be very brief as nv time ia
short. A few years ago the government wiped
out all our State banks. il bufdened them with
such heavy taxation that they could not live, and
took upon itself to give the people the currency
required for business. When the government
destroyed our currency it gave us a new one. and
It was the duty of that government TO sec that
il was so apportioned that ii would subserye the
best interests of the whole country. II gave to
n massachusetts, fifty seven million dollars aud we
md upon comparison that New York, Ohio and
other states received much less taan their share.
IL gave Rhode Island seventy dollars to each citi-
zen, and to Ohio eight dollars TO each citizen.
Now, if great deal OF currency is good for the
people OF Massachusetts and Rhode Island, why
s 1t not just as good for yoo in Ohio? loud
cheering and cries of " Yes, yes " and That's
what's the matter.") ask the business men Of
your beautiful city of Cleveland to Iook jnto
these things They have enterprise. intellioencs
and judgment, and l ask them whether the true
sentiment Of these important questions IA not of
vastly greater importance than mere political
(Cheers.)
Why do not the men who have been IN novar
Tor the past four wears do awav with thsse No
iopal evils which Il is their duty either 10 modifv
,r cause to be removed? And vet thew coma hs.
ore you nov and ask to be Continued IN noIit,csI
power. They ought to challenge the most scrn.
inizng investigation of their administration.
they have spent millions of money. and how have
hey epent il? They have thrown upon tha neo.
,le the burden of these thousand millions of doI.
ars with its load of IA sxatjon. We ongbt N Ino~
or what purpose ali this monev has haen nsad
or instance what has become If ali ~ tha 80
els which the government bouoht 5nrinr tbs ws,s
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