The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-08-13
A SOLDIER on SEYMOUR.


publicanism.
One of The speakers a! The Giant and
Colfox ratification meeting in Brooklyn,
N. T., on Wednesday evening, the 18th
ult., was Lieut.. Gov, Stewart L. Wood
ford. OF New York, brave and gallant
soldier. Some Democrats present Tried
to hiss him down, when he paid his re-
spects to Horotio Seymour in the follow.
ing cloqpen, aud truthful language:
"And now would that could justly
close these words without reference to
HOratio Seyu our (Hisses But fidelity
alike to history and 10 my old comrades
in the army, living and dead. compel
that should speak of oao passage in
his public history. make no attack
upon Gov. Seymour as man, Most
courteous aud gentla in his manners,
cultured in mind and persuasive in eIo-
quencc, bis private character is without
spot or blemish. But his official OOls
are proper subjects Of criticism. On the
Fourth Of univ, 1863 when Governor Of
the State. no stood OF the Academy Of
Music in New York, and ia most alabo.
rere address opoIoaised alike for slavery
the South. and the rebellion. He had
no word Of cheer for the patient man
who was bearing the nations sorrow 10
the capital. (Applause } He had no word
of encouragement for our galont soldiers
who tina, yery hour were graphing with
Lee in A ifs and death struggle among
the hills of PENNSYLVANIA; nothing but
lev snsers ntcold calculations. and hu,
ilivconceaIcd symoa,by with treason
Won are riobt Thank Coo. at the Same
| hour Meade ray9 tie lie TO his eloquent
sophis,ry as he hurled Lee back in terri
bic defeat from Cemetery Hill and Round
TOP, al Gettysburg. and Grants cannon
made strange echo to his cowordIy BIZ,
concealed appeals for compromise and
surrender as Vicksbn,g fell and Penn
berlon's hos, cast down their flags in De.
feat, TAppIause At this point there
were some Indications of disturbance,
when the sneaker said i, was a good sigr
when, so soon after a Democratic Con-
venron, the devo,ces Of tia, school are
finding their way iato the Republican
church. A few short DAYS PASSED, and
opJuIy 10 oC,hs same year, the terrible
dr,I, riots broke on, in New York civ.
| Now | do no, charge that Seymour did
not seek 10 oueu the riot. But Ids
cb,rpe hat those r;o,s were the natural
IocicaI and almost necessary results Of
his sn,ocbes HI, rcsrhinss and his pu5
lic official acra II was the logic Of Ms
polished broin rooted and pfoyipp in
The passion Of the mob. And then, v hen
the storm b,d gathered. he addressed
these maddcnrd brntalizaJ rioters ms
his friends. and besopUht their pe,iepcc
hy the plsa tia, he hal sent his Adiulant
! General 10 Washington TO beg that the
drsf, mipb, be susnended, When lba
tidiprs of rbese riors ard of Seyuour's
condnct and soerch reached ne with nv
remnant was toilipr alonr dusty
road Of M,ryIaod TannIsuss and biss..l
in purspit of the re,reo,;or rebels
Painting under The terrible heat, some
fallinu and evan dvior bv thu wsvsids
onr men were still nTessin, on. The
loyoI arms had bacn yic,ofious at Gettvs
burr and ". had hearl the clad news
from VcksSurr We were weary, bu,
still no could soc tho victory drawing
nigh. Like thunder from , clear sty
fell the tidipcs of this coworiIy uprisip1
at our own home against the Govem7
meut and the Qag Strong men wept
with shame and rage. Firm ;ips closed
in frmer wrath as tbey WHISPERED the
news down the ranks. and mu,kass we're
pripped with ayeprruI ree'Iog such as we
| had not known before in skirmish or
.