The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-10

ont, the organized force against them
also urged the Police Gemmissionerl
to arm their force: They said the,
would not do. so without the sanction
ofthe Governor. 1 offered to take the
responsibility Of making the requisi-
ton for the arms and furnish them.
But they declined. t.-s,.s., ~.
-Whe'a GoresHor Seymour arrived h
cery cheeg5ally and promptly GcQsies-
ced IN the suggestion, assd gave reQwei.
sttions for arms, which were taken to
the Police Headquarters; but as the
military strength was increasing, Il
turned out there was no occatiop 8or
the police to use them, though they
might have been used very effectively
at an earlier stage of the riot. I mean
to be entirely just to Governor Sey-
mour in regard to his condnct during
the continuance fthe riots, though ,he
has, not been just To- me. Prior 70 the
riot he made a serioHs misFepyesea.
tation of my official conduct In . mee,
sage to the Legislsture, ofwhioh ] azk.
ed public retraction. He vqry ank.
ly and promptly gave . verbal Tef.se-
ton, with promise Of giving one for
publication. After patiently waiting
week after week, and month after
month during which time that prom
Use was more than once renewed but
never performed. | abandoned the
effort. 1t had never been performed.
But l have this to say Of Governor
Seymour: He was surrounded du-
ring the riot BY many bad advisers
scores of them-on some occasions /
think there were one hundred In, my
room-most ofthem urging him to ex-
ert his influence to withdraw the mill
tary resistance to the rioters, and to en-.
deavor to quiet them bY moral suasion,
In opposition to them, nearly every
city official all Of sghom, except nsvseEf
aeere Democrats, earnestly cosaeeled
otherwise, and Indignantly condemned
the advice he was receiving ftom kis
more numerous friends. lad sskits
I thought, sometimes, he ssgaa yaeilsG-
ting, and disposed to; tntertre -
q manner, eoltich tn my Judgement
aootld be disastrous to tie iinterests ,Qf
the city, 1t turned out that ny, appye-
tensions acre u,younded. he never.
yielded to these bad couasels, Dat 70
THE END.STOOD FIRM EVERY
THING THAT TT WAS POSSIBLE
FOR HIM TO DO WAS DONE, 70
AID IN THE SUPPRESSION or rHE
RIOTS. At my instance he gave req
for arms to scores, and even to
hundeds of private citizens, whose
warehouses or dwellings were threat
ened. He did not hesitate sn q single
whenever I vouched for the
of the applicant for arms
On one occasion, think it was We'd
nesday afternoon, q conference WAS 70
be held among, the officials at police
headquarters to, determine on the line
of action and defence during the after
noon and evening. My friend, Mr.
Hutchins, was there at the time, and
will confirm the truth of what say. :.
Governor Seymour came in with At
least twenty OF ms political and person.
Al friends, and among them several
gentlemen who were very much excl
ted, because, as they declared, the
troops under, General Brown, in the
Twentieth ward, were shooting down
innocent and peaceable citizens who
mad congregated from mere curiosity,
under the excitement that was exist
ing, and that they were not rioters q
Ill. General Brown asked If they had
not been firing building sand barrica-
ling the streets. They answered. a the
but said 1t was, in, self de.
fence. The General replied that II.
his was not rioting, he did not know
what was. These gentlemen urged
hat Governor Seymour should recall
5he troops and they pledged them
selves that they would ldisperse the
crowd by peaceable means and moral
suasion. The friends Of Governor,
Seymour were urgent that he should
exercise his military authority ss
Governor of this State and comman-
der in chief, to make General Brown
his troops. The Governor
very properly felt, Ihave no doubt,
that he had no authority to interfere,
ut all events, he did not interfere. .511
The Police Cemmissionersalso join,
ed in urging General Brown to With
his troops. I was the only one TO turn
a deaf ear to any such advice, be.
cause all history proves that the
only way to put down q riot as TOR.
midable in its proportions as this, WIS
to Shoot it down." He replied withl
several expletives, which I win mot
repeat, that I need not give myself
any uneasiness; that whatever the
or any friend ofhis or any
one else might say, no troops under ms
should ever retire before 8
mob unless driven back. That spirit
and determination of General Brown
had much to do in insipiriting all in
to aid in resisting the force
Of the rioters and in putting them
Down. Though on &naaay occasions
Gore'no'' Seymour iods advised to, is.-
tegJere, he neres', did interfcre, AND
HIS CONDUCT DURING THOSE
RIOTS MET MY ENTIRE APPRO.
.IbfilH ItfEF w flHJlRAiTFf I Ia q
VAL.
-I..s -IlL------ q. .--- ---i-.-L!H SIS
WHAT if you have a patch ON your
knee? 1t is nothing to be ashamed OF |
1t lays easier on the mind than the lms
terview with a creditor who feels
that you have wronged him. Better
wear an old hat, an unfashionable coat