The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-07

none Of the papers of that party. excapt the
New YoIk World. have had the temeritv to
controveIt nv statements. | eagerly EN-
brace tine opportunity afforded by the Word
TO cite my proof.
= The World saws. ."Of course Brown
is ignorant of the inside OF the Chase move
ment. and of course he maIions Governor
Sevmonrv Az to INV ionorsnce of tha
movement . / be@ leave to refer him lor IN.
formation. first to tbe Chief Justice himself.
second IN Cen 6 whitney of Roeton
Hon. Alexander Lone ,,f Cincinnati Hon
Hamilton Smith nj Ca9naiton Indiona Hon
John / C;eco anJ f,ni InI,i n ~, r.,
of New York If is in tbn no,,,o. 80 Of the.o
gentlemen to verify everv statement in nv
speech concerning Mr.. Sevmomr I aleo roIo,
the World to an article stoned ar ), which
appeared in the South and West dav be fo,n
yesterday. "R." is better Democrat and -
better newspaper writer than the ediIor nj
the World, and his long connection wifi t1,a
Cincinnati Inquirer secured for that nana,
much of its circulation and influence IL
sustains every position taken by me ooes
even further and saws things which INV sym-
pathy for Mr.. Seymours misfortunes forbade
me to utter.
L knetu that after all acas Orer Mr. Sel-
m0ur cried for hours like q ne3cIy-,vedned
baby; but it appears TO mo really nnkind and
cruel that this shameful, dispraceluI weakness
of the poor man should have been made nnb
lie. As to the statement OF the World that
l have maligned Mr.. Seymour, L denounce If
as an infamous lie. There is not Demo
cratic editor or speaker in Kentucky of my
acquaintance who would say such thing OF
me. l have more friends among the rebels
than among the Union men of this State.
In the social circle in which l move, i daily
meet men who fought for the Coniederacy.
Many oil them are the schoolnates and
friends OF my boyhood. They are gentle
men whom L respect and whose friendship
esteem ana honof.
The less the World says Of Mr.. Seymour
by good Democrats, and gentlemen whose so
cial position is equal il not superior to that OF
Mr. Seymour. spoke OF him as tenderly and
gently as could, consistently with the truth !;
FOR pltled his misfortune. and would asssoon
.ni.k . IN VI inalisninS an inmate OF an institute
'oI tle calH t; ol lee1e , inliiueG lil persons
aa; can .e,l ane ~oI,u ts .hat nave ~ my pos
sesstUh Iops Vi ene pia.lorln suonniIte9 70
1ne 0nie' -. Huooue " .ne plosle3S,9n.sts o' te
-, nooI pa.tS I anu .naS 's,u R: Rlaeloiln was
ooeu, ioau Gnu dPpioteu W hoIatio oey
Hour oe'ore tue CONVENTION met, ana that IL
accepIs negro suhra9e III the ioiloWlnS IAN
guaSe'
Inc american democracy, reposlng their
.ruIn, uhoer uoo' Ia tne intelhgence, the pat
trlotism anu 9lscIlmlnaung lustiee OF the
american people, declare their nxed adhesion
10 tne great pimelples OF equal rights ami ex-
ac1 lustice ior all men ana all States.
lnat WISE regard 10 the altered clrcum-
stances " !ne country, ana impartial Jusllce
70 the miIlion VINO nave oeen eniranchlsed,
aemand tne ADOPTION OF all proper constltu-
o.
ment ana eieVaton OF thiS portion of the
american people.
1haI is lahd OF democratic institutions
all puphc and private interests repose most
securely on the proadest DaSls OF suffrage {.
mn
ths pla!Iofm mas n1Ieen pianks' ana IL Is
aC Tue serVlce ol Tue World, IL Ihat paper VIII