The Placer herald., 1868-10-17

to the mighty events TRANSPORTING in this
country, that this Union shall never be sew
ered--no, never. Whatever other men may
say, as tor the conservative people of this
country, and as for myself o. an individual
let Other men say and think what they
please-as for the division Of this Union and
the breaking up of that great natural alli-
ance which is made by nature and by ma
lures God, never will consent to it-no,
never, as long a. have voice to raise or
q hand to fight for this, our native land.'
Governor Seymour, at the meeting of the
State Military Association in January, 1862,
said:
We denounce the rebellion as NEST qrick-
ed because it cages acar against the best
Goce1nme'at this ,corld has ever SEEM"
In his first message, as Governor, in 1868,
he used this emphatic language:
" Under no circumstance can the diuision
Of the Union be conceded. We will put forth
every exertion of power; We will use every
policy OF Cancellation We will hold out
every inducement to the people of the
South to return to their allegiance, consist
ent with honor. We will guarantee them
every right, every consideration demanded
by the Constitution, and by that tratelnal
regard which must prevail in a common
SOuuu Dut NC tNst "CCcf UCtuOOfUY COU-
sent to the breaking up Of the Uuion of these
States, the destruction cfthe Constitution"
Yet with such record as the above his
loyalty tested and proven in thousand
ways, and all his speeches and messages
ringing with the music Of the Union, he is
denounced as a traitor. Could partizap
malice and bigotry further 60? Governor
Seymour did claim and exercise the right
while giving it an earnest material support
to criticise some acts of the Administration
relative to the conduct Of the war, on the
principle that he was the best friend of the
Government who, seeing its errors, pointed
them out. Many leading Republicans did
the same thing.
HE DEMANDS THAT THE PRESIDENT SHALL
BE TREATED WITH RESPECT.
Gov. Seymour never, during the war, used
such abusive language as that used by many
leading Radicals, Greeley, Wade, Winter
Davis, and Sumner. On the contrary, in
public speech on a certain occasion, he
said {:
1--WE not only concede, but we demand
that the President of the United States,
the representative of our laws, Cur dignity,
and our power, shall at all times be treated
with Difference, and spoken of in respect
full terms. Our success, therefore, instead
Of weakening the Admin tration in its
efforts to subdue the rebellion, must inev-
itably strengthen it, and will aid in shaking
off those Radical influences by which It
has heretofore been annoyed and embar-
rassed.'
1t may be we'll to remark here that Gov.
Seymour believes that even President
johnson should be treated with respect
which, Of course, in Radical eyes is another
evidence Of his disloyalty.
GETTYsBURG-THE INVASION.
A hundred other extracts could be given
from his messages and speeches similar
to the above. If it were necessary. With
his own hand he signed over 10000 COM
missions to officers Of New York regiments:
and he alone Of all the Northern Cover
nors was energetic and patriotic enough to
raise and send impromptu regiments to re-
pei the invasion Of Pennsylvania, which
terminated ut Gettysburg.
TESTIMONY OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND
SECRETARY STANTON.
Neither Mr.. Lincoln nor Secretary STAN
ton thought Governor Seymour "opposed
to the war;" as the following dispatches
conclusively show:
"ALBANY, June Is, 1863
"Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
Washington
81 will spare no efforts to send you troops
at once. l have sent orders to the militia
officers Of the State.
HoRATIo SEYMOUR"
"ALBANY, June Is, 1868.
Hon E. N. Stanton, Secretary of War,
Washington:
81 will order the New York and Brook
lyn troops to Philadelphia at once. Where
can they get arms if they are needed?
HORATIo SEYMOUR"
GOV. SEYMOUR READY TO SEND HELP.
"ALBANY, June Is, 1863.
"Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary Of War,
Washington
ave have two thousand enlisted volun-
teers in this State. / will have them CONSOLE
dated into companies and regiments, and
sent on at once. You must provide them
with arms" HORATrO SEYMOUR"
PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND SECRETARY STAN
TON rrANK GOV. SEYMOUR.
bY TELEGRAPH FROM WASHINGTON
ITO Gov. Seymour:
The President directs me to return his
t0auka.. with thOao of <hA nc..A~..-A g.