New-York tribune., 1868-10-26

and so unpatrotic" He wants a division OF power in
as E G hS d na 1d
tne evils OF civil war 1t is not needed Gov Seymour
plunged the couatry the horrors of anarchy and
mage and and desolaton of civil war. No Republican
drew his rifo with deadly intent at the heart
OF defender Of that flag. Not one, not one.
like this Not Ss %ha nsed peiS 70 @ him n
hOwer TO prevent the Republican party from involving
about Who Is responsible for It'll Has any member OF
man Who voted our ticket TSVoad Not one Any
o1s raised by that party to destroy the Government
Republican, Not one. Was there man in the North
who shouted no coercion Republican, Was there ever
when your were dying by the hundreds Of thou
sands went croakDg around the streets can't subu
lips with the epithet "IUcolU hrelng" % When speakns
OF the brave boys who fought for their country Not
Repn6lsan IL pub Washere any Republican in chief command and
JeG Davis, its President, Republican, Was Aexan;
der der. IL Stevens. its Vice President, Republican,
was Baocock, the Virginia Speaker OF the House
OF Representatives, Republican, Were the command
eis OF the armies any of them Republeansl Was Lee
Hampton aughterla Republicans Was Butcher Forrest
q kepqbheani Was pirate semmes Republican, lDe:
rlsve laughter Was McGruder, Hood, were any of
them Repnblicansi f. No."l I told you came only
with shield TO vindcae my party, but thank God
tha OF al the men who have ever voted the Republican
ticket that ever stood upon our platform, that ever
our principles not one solitary one OF them ever
itcd his hands against that hag and you going 10
elect Democratic President, Gov Seymour says. 10
Keep tnese kepubcans from involving the country IN
tell you what the people are going to do. They are
going 10 elect Grant President To prevent these men
from even daring to lift their hands against the Govern
ment again. Great appausel l know very well you
down 10 those hundred bateeds and restore dead
soldiers 10 life. You cannot 20 to the widow who has
by Rebel bullet, AID Clothe him with life again. To he
the JOY Of her declining years You cannot restore to
fathers trained them paths of usefulness aud
virtue. But tell you one thing you can do. You can
hava for The fut lie
have tha 10y eectng the destroyer OF the Rebellion as
their President Tremendous choers) will tell you OF
another usnrpaon There was q Convention which met
AT Chicago four years aud OF That Convention TINS ds
tingnished citizen Of the United States GOV seymour,
was President t was the very uidt Of this war. IN
the very crisis Of the nations agony when your soldiers
IA, il disease ON the march dccmacd by Rebel bullets.
dying Win their young hearts h0od loNlhe roil 'lr
the very midst that when the fate OF the nations
life aud death hung trembling IN the ntlh"cr Mncn
would d" decided in short twelve months whether We
Wor ave the country live whether the country was
to he DESTROYED that convention, WIN Gov seymour 10
the chrif, proclaimed aloud that me war NasH l'iur
aud hu out the white nag of surrender ad demanded
acessauun OF hostcs; aud our T'urpHtlon h,n m was was
that we dared 70 strike down that platform ana All Nn1
stood ON ~. and say, III spite Of that Tine country shh
live; the war Is not failure; the REBELLION S,al po
queledi we accept no terms nut un'onutoi' 49,
DER" Great applauscl That was one n.nrl~.,lona
an ana e psSpc sa coming anf NoyenbeT CHees
said To you few moments ago mat th,rc "hs 4 1'
raised his rifle against that flag, hut there were s0 OF
the brayest and the best who are today sic, ng ~ pa
not Of them shot down by kcpnhrani not one OF
them, whose young o was given for his country o{ se
deadly rifle Of u Republican. How were they kltai
IN neH W. TGo heG 10y & hT ~ ~ th % tinted saics "That
Is s0."l Why they Killed. Ihty were kilrh h,-
cause, upon the battlefield, men who forgot ihr,r hln
th head u" II fhai The bullet might speed their
hearts and thereby the country might be weak hc -
there man here who fought under the banner of TIE
Union who Ia gong to vote that uckcti II there ~ let
say a word To HIN IN Kindness an iI,hu'hp. VIZ. WI"
you go to the balotboN and drop IN mat
paper ballot by which you aud the other mil
lions OF country rule TINS lana, ,h,u eyu'
tro ts dcsiines, you arr going to drop " 10 s, ~ Sn
IN actual proximity, YET in spri ~ pIincpir hud
soul. with the men who on the battle hrd souFnt @
hll yon Tor your adhr-ioh 10 tI' ~, i,,,
3ooOo could have been murdered W ~" i'be lnis
country might nave br'h de,Ioy'u ~ =, ~, % ~ ,n
Of the man who drops hS hl"tl IN YOU ~ - lu' W., '
fault Of Wade Hampton II not the ant of Forrest ana
other Gcncrals-W.c and othets who arc Fong to Ior
with yOuit is not their fanlt that you arc INug
They drew the bead upun you thcN au'u NJ your h1t
because you faithful to the acelaucc Whch th'y
themselves rcpudiatrd Gods poNluehee tuIh'l aes W.,
that bullet. but II the men with whom You are Iong !"
cOuld have led the way, yuu "oui nave oei s'P
ng In your grave. sensauonl NO" go ana No' WIN ''
from a. my frpuds have not one particle OF revenge
Ia my disposition. am willing 10 foreFc 20 tue @ @u't.l
without repentance. Appausri There b, 10 cited ~
all ChIi,iedom, in all the various denumhatoiS lai
God fureyir except uDon the condition. OF
repentance II there sorrow for this great clno IA tc
Scdi eonriion for thcr ncfnrou- conspiracy against
Tins couutryf The only regret they have is ual thrlr
c", ,s, j.t instead Of triumphant When they repent
sbn forgive them n their sins are rcd ad tncll hdhu'
dycd with the blood Of my eounrymen bHt t'ii yo1' on
wherever may be-. public or ~ private lie IN te OF
ncc which am about To MI, ~ brItNc, Tor tlc ~
four years lapplausc wherever may DC placed ny
INV itlcus there j. thing cannot do one
Thing viii moi do one thing before God dare not do,
and iat is ,n nut Inc dagger of power back again into
tbr hands Of nrcpcunut Rebels aud traitors with which
they stab once more as they stabbed Tor my hAtoh
GOV Sfymoul says ~ this speech that are trying 10
change the issue into DANGEROUS cyl war an II & aq4t
Reconstruction acts null aud void, and snail uot
stand" What says Henry a. Wlsti S,cth'lou ~ not
dend IL s moro alive oday than ever What says GOV
Vaucei "By the election Of seymour ana Blar AZ i.e
Confcderacy fought for will be won" Wh1t says pirate
semmcsi " have been Democrat hl ny @ Iile, urew
INV nword against the old nag, when had Dyeoe luht
lux lie and have come mere 10 I'o'Is VIII, So ~ a W.
nomination Of Seymour ana blhll' li'ughteI'l ouvh
/. mo issue made by their own supporter - ,c 'su le %
by their champions IN al tho, w., ot d , n Sc,p
,,o ,iat land You may search ancient ana modern
history and You never found yet anyWnve wn'n ot HAIL
t where that rebellion forgiven until me men VINO
were engaged In IL complied with the telnSpl uno go,orh
s WI, n,ans which they had unsucccssfully wared
Th.s r mem with the hope Of renewing It, If they should
@ @ sn,rit have cast aside the veil at the New YORK
(ouyeutIO and declare thclr lhrh t..i ,,,,rs
/" The south You know how full they are IN Irfada 10
Garnet baggcrs and scallawags lou hn"" I W H.
citation which they hurl against uioo ol'n t 49, Thnrc
ti'I nsui and stgmatIzc. Who are scalaWagni lneIo
ia not "A single OF you on lne rc'o" ,ra,d tnnck
him down II Won were Quaker IL Us colslueIf,u
term Of rcprOach and dshonor ana tney a, ~ fhs
to iIuan men who when the storm swept arOunu ,ne'
when they were 900 against |, when tey weIo
when they were prosecuted, when tey % tr their
blood dared 10 stand up faithful In their aegahce 70 9 lug
country and refused TO surrender Their hny h
we're brave men they were fearless, ncn ,ncn
they were true men tncy With c9niiscation
when they were threatened with exile when hey % W., v
threatened with death ana saw % to warn Others not
TO dare TO initiate their example they I,e cnnns.
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