Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-08-14
Speech of Senator Stewart.

Senator Stewart of Nevada made
speech in the Senate just before adjourn
ment, on Seymour's war record, from
which we make the following extract:
Mr.. President; Mr. Seymour was a
peace democrat, was an associate and
friend of Pendleton, Vallandigham, and
of those who opposed the war. Why is
it that the democrats have nominated for
president the man of bad eminence, who
was governor Of New York in the most
critical hour of the rebellion, when eve
rything was trembling in the balance?
Why have they taken the man who,
when the sonth ,voO red with loyal blood.
when the hearts of all men beat with
anxiety, went to the Academy of Music
in New York, on the 4th of July, 1868,
in company with Pendleton and others,
there and then to advocate resistance to
the draft, there and then to proclaim to
the excited people of New York City
that mob had an equal right to pro-
claim the law of necessity with govern
ment? Why did they take the man who,
On the 4th of July, 1868, told the Amer
can people that the war was a failure,
and that the only way to preserve liberty
was to resist law? Why did they take
the man who, ON that occasion, sneered
at every effort of this government to
maintain its own existence? Why, above
all things, did they pass over every pat,
riotic name, and take up the representa-,
tive of the cold-blooded, reasonable
peace democracy l will tell you the
reason. If any body doubts his record
| have before me small portion of it
and can produce more. One or two ex
tracts arc enough. He commenced his
, speech on the 4th of July, 1863, thus;
r "When l accepted the invitation t.
speak, with others at this meeting, W.
were promised the downfall of Vicks
burg, the opening Of the Mississippi, th'
t probable capture of the confederate cap
J. ital, and the exhaustion of the rebellion
/ Bv common consent, all parties had liXe'
:, upon this day when the results Of tn
' campaign should be known, to mark ou
9 that line Of policy which they felt tha
Il our country should pursue. But in tn
e moment of expected victory, there cam
!, the midnight cry from Pennsylvania,
!, save its despoiled fields from the invadin
's foe; and, almost within sight Of tn
II great commercial metropolis, the..ships {
10 your merchants were burnt to the water
st edge"
n. That was the way he talked. Why
W it that they put him at the head of the
: ticket, man who used such language c
rs the day when the invincible Grant toe
n. Vicksburg9 Why is he selected ? ! ca
10 the special attention of the loyal senatt
ID from Indiana, whose virtues that conve
in ton could not appreciate, to the folio
ye ing beautiful sentences of his successf
We rival:
ID :" Are you not exposing yourselvc
your own interests, to as great peril
- that with which you threaten us? L
en- member thisl"
ed He was discussing the draft, and q
a. vising them in this very speechto defe
he their hearths, declaring the draft uncC
to stitutional, declaring that the govel
OF ment of the United States had no RIG
ou to enforce it. He said:
eel Remember this, that the bloody a
ey- reasonable, and revolutionary doctri
nd of public necessity can be proclaimed
for mob as well as by government"
ith That is the language of your presid
tri- tial nominee.
We Mr.. Howard.-Rcad it again.
in. Mr.. Stewart" Remember this, {
;ey- the bloody, and reasonable, and reyC