The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-26
GOV. sEYMOUR's TOUR.

On Saturday we published Gov. Sey
mour's speech at Buffalo. His tour from
there to Chicago was one continued ovation
No such vast crowds of enthusiastic people
have ever been seen in this country, as
greeted him at every station. At Dunkirk
West6eld, Erie, Ashtabula, Painesvile, and
at most Of the stations on the route, he made
short addresses. At Erie the train stopped
long enough for him to make a few remarks
to the assembled thousands, from the pub.
lshed report Of which we select the follow.
ing:
did not expect to meet here this great con
conoOurse Of people. / have gone out 10 speak to
the citizens Of this country upon the questions
which now agItate the public mind. Il is said
that AN an interested man and 70 am, and
so is every man who pays taxes aud helps 10
TO support this government. As n candidate
Rm not to be looked upon o. one perfectly disin
terested, although | am most earnest and sin.
cere IN the views advocate. But how would il
DO II none OF those who had an interest In this
contest were to take part in it2 Would Penn
sylyania have voted for the republican ticket, a
little while since, II every 0ticshOlder had staid
away from the contest [Cr:es Of "No, no"
hni when look over the list Of government
oh:iaIs' that they number more than sixty
thousand. | contend that, with tho impartial
people, who have no other relationship with this
government except as tax payers and good citi-
zens, the democratic party have great and com
mandlng majority. Cheers ! cannot address
you no" at length upon the questions Of the day
l am soon to leave here, and time will not admit
Of my doing 50.
We are about to perform great and solemn
duty, and one that is 20 be far reaching in its
consequences. Whatever mems political Vows
may be, they should exercise them iearlessly, IN
coHuptly, and honestly. No man can afford
now to cast his vote for any consideration but
the good Of his country for upon this election
hang many things that concern not only its prcssnt
but its future welfare. Let US lay aside passions
and PreJudioes, and consider the questions upon
which we are to act in calm, fair, dispAssion
ate, aud patriotic method, mpeach no man 5
patriotism because be does not think as think. |
| imPugn no mans motives because he cannot |
see things as ! see them. | only cyhort all men, |
whatever their political views may be Mt this |
timc to reflect, when they enter upon the solemn |
duties Of tho day ~ to what is for the best inter
ests OF our country. Cheers. We are promo |
to indulge IN too much iuvectiye aud abuse. Let
US not act upon our prcjuiices Ogains each 9th
or. Let US not be Influenced by the pictures
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for may say for my political opponent, as well
n tor myself, that no man ever cOntcm plated
the duties Of the office Of president Of the United
States without being filed with the most earnest |
desire to do his duty to himselfand to do his duty
to the land which we all love. Cheers A |
yoice--"Th ats true, sir"
wherever have been our citizens have poured |
out Rs they have done here because There Is |
something in the condition of our government |
that makes thoughtful men anxious. | trust |
that so far as the executive office is concerned |
II the people see III 10 trust it to the democratic
nominees, they may prove, Mt least, honest how. |
ever far they may come short in serving the |
country as they would wish to do. | bid YOU |
good-by, my friends, Of whatever party md may |
God, in his mercy, bless this great land of ours
for our own good, and for the good of those who |
are to come after us. LCheors aud voice
THANK God! we've got Il candidate who can |
say something
At Cleveland the crowd was immense
and the Governor made longer address,
full of new and patriotic IDEAS which was
received with unbounded applause.
Gov. Seymour arrived in Chicago on Sat.
urday, and that night, according to Chicago
papers there was the greatest gathering ever
~SS" ~ SAlNhEV' NOAib DIuhtt, anu HI the |
streets around it, was one solid mass of hu.
man beings, while the tops of the buildings
all around were covered with people. II is
estimated that from $4,000 to 1000 PEG.
pie were present. and the whole sea ofup.
turned faces was brilliantly lighted up by
the torches of thousands upon thousands of
White Boys in Blue. Nothing equal to it
was ever see in Chicago. And the immense
roar OF applause which greeted Gov. Soy.
mor far exceeded anything ever heard
before.
Besides Gov. Seymour, speeches were
made by Messrs, Hendricks, Voorhees,, Nc. t
Donald, and Niblack, of Indiana; Church
and Herman, of New York, and others.
The Sunday Times contains the speech Z
Of Gov Seymour, which we will publish to. a
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The Governor speaks at indianapolis, to. y
lay, Pittsburgh Tuesday and Philadelphia .