Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-09-11

paper writer than the eQlt0F OF the
! World, and his long connection with
] the Cincinnati Enquirer secured foI
J that paper much Of its circulation and
2 influence. He sustains every position
taken by me goes even further, and
says things which my sympathy for
J Mr.. Seymour's misfortune forbade me
to utter. l knew that, after all was
F over, Mr.. Seymour cried for hours like
a newly-Weaned baby; but it appears
to me really unkind and cruel that this
shameful, disgraeeful weakness Of the
4 poor man should have been made pub
lie. As to the statement Of the World
that l have maligned Mr.. Seymour, I
denOunce it as an infamous lie. There
is not Democratic editor or speaker
in Kentucky of my acquaintance who
would say such a thing Of me. / have
more personal friends among the Teb-
els than among the Union men of this
State. In the social circle in which |
move, daily meet men who fought
( for the confederacy. Many of them
are the old schoolmates and friends of
my boyhood They are gentlemen
! whom respect and whose friendship
| [ esteem an honor The less the
| World says of Mr.. Seymour the bet
! ter. / CAN PROVE MY EVERY
| STATEMENT BY GOOD DEMO
GRATIS AND GENTLEM EN-
| WHOSE SOCIAL POSITION IS
| EQUAL, IF NOT SUPERIOR TO
THAT OF Mr.. SEYMOUR. spoke
Of him as tenderly and gently as l
could, consistently with the truth for
L pitied his misfortune, and would as
soon think of maligning an inmate Of
our institute for the care Of feeble
minded persons. | can tell the World
that L have In my possession copy of
the platform submitted to the Chief
Justice by the progressionists of the
Democratic party, AND THAT SAID \
PLATFORM WAS SEEN, READ
AND APPROVED BY HORATIO
SEYMOUR BEFORE THE CON
VENTION MET, AND THAT IT
ACCEPTS NEGRO SUFFRAGE,
in the following language
"The American Democracy, repos-
ing their trust, under God, in the intel
ligence, the patriotism, and discrjmin-
ating justice of the American people,
declare their fixed adhesion to the |
exact justice for all men and all States |
X
That a wise regard to the altered |
circumstances of the country, and Inn |
partial justice Of the millions who have
been enfranehised, demand the adop- |
ton of all proper constitutional meas
ures for the protection, Improvement /
and elevation of this portion of the
American people
THAT in land of Democratic in
stitutions, all public and private inter
ests Tepose most securely on the broad
est basis of suffrage"
This platform has fifteen planks and
Is at the service of the World, 1t that
paper will publish it. The provisions
are more liberal than those Of the Chi
eago or the New York platform as
adopted.
Mr.. SEYMOUR APPROVED
AND URGED MR.. CHASE'S NOM
NATION ON THE PLATFORM
FROM WHICH [ HAVE JUST
QUOTED, AND IF He DENIES
IT I WILL PROVE IT ON HIM.
How does Mr.. Seymour reconcile his
of this platform with the dec
laration that the reconstruction acts
of Congress are unconstitutional, rev
olutionary and void, with the letter
of General Blair to Colonel Brodhead,
which secured his nomination, and
with his own letter of acceptance
4Ao d W CCPCA L ACG1tA0 III ICY AAVhA |
as fully the equal of Job Trotter as a
man Of moral courage hesariYals Bob
Acres but I do think that the at
tempt of few designing politicians,
in whose hands he has always been a
suppliant tool, to foist him upon the
American people as in any sense a
is tie grandesS farce ever at
tempted in this country. When our
nation so far forgets its pride, its ad-
miratIon of true courage, the martial
glory and Warlike spirit of our race,
and the memory of the dear heroes
who died in the field of battle to make
Us what we are, as to elect such man
rs Horatio Seymour President, then I
shall expect to see the eagles meet in
and elect buzzard as their !
king. Yours, most respectfully,
WILLIAM Brown.