The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-17

ing over banner raising at Lehmans Hotel. The
canvass contained the lkenesses OF Seymour, Blair
and Hoffman, After the banner was up the assem-
bage, to the number OF 200, was addressed by Tho
mas Y. Pearsall, John q. Jacobs and others.
Vienna Schenck Fort Pillow Forrest.
In speech recently delivered at Dayton, ohio,
by General Shenck, who is running against Val
landgham for Congress In that district that hero
SAID
Now let ns look at some Of the individual cases In
order to better understand what such an association
OF rebels and peace democrats means Let us select
TWO or three OF the prominent men who were fore
most there in the deliberations, or in the Union, at
least10r there was not much elaboration about it
OF the party in Convention assembled. You will
recOect that q committee OF Senator'S and Repre-
sentatives was appointed In Congress to investigate
all matters OF most moment connected with the pro-
gress OF events while the war lasted. II was called
the Committee on the Conduct OF the War, and you
may have seen the report OF that committee. Among
the subjects OF their Investigations they inquired
into a massacre which took place at Fort Pillow.
About one-half OF that report is the dispositions
OF sworn witnesses az to what transpired
that occasion. Look at that history. Along
comes rebel chief brutal, active, energetic and
cruel, distinguished for these characteristics before,
rs several items OF his history had shown, and he
set upon that garrison, weaker than his force,
and compelled it TO surrender And after the
render took place our wounded as 1t is proven by
many witnesses that lay at the margin of the river,
half In the water ard half on land were permitted
to be bayoneed by this rebel chief they lay there.
Our poor fellows were hunted under bluifs on the
river If they were vermn and shot by these rebel
soldiers after they had laid down their arms One
man was buried alive, but somehow managed to
escape and, believe, Is living to-day. Others less
fortunate were pinioned to the side of the house
aa aasS maze rebel Sasrs OF or e brutal wsro ana
enough to satisfy the hendish vengeance OF these
men, they took others of their prisoners and shut
them up In a wooden house ls0me OF them WOunded),
and set fire to the house over their heads and they
shot or bay0neted any who attempted to escape ana
these men were burned alive. AS II this were not
info wit Iair daN Ial
leader, bayo our poor fellows as they lay sick
and wounded upon their cots in the hospital Thus
they treated prisoners And the leader OF that band
was N. b. Forrest, who helped to make the nomina-
tons at New York, who was most prominent per-
son In moving nominations, and was leading spirit
III that Convention to make q platform and TO make
nominations for you and me to vote for. What
soldier is going to do that! ("None!" 'Noner' What
patriotic man wha has stood at the back Of tue
soldiers and helped to maintain them and encour-
aged them IN their holy work, be he democrat
publican, can vote with and follow out the lead of
M pIsco'iRsErR ON THE FKw YORK ooxvKNTrox
They met In convention In New York. You judge
there, you look at those who in IT, II you look
at everything connected with the history OF that
ganlzalion venture to affirm you will agree that
York: let examine that Convention, anaIyze H.,
consider Il, Judge Of It, Wen. they had motley
choose among them The country woman said To
the Snowman, when she didn't know whether the
animal she saw was hippopOtamus rhinOceros,
that she very much undecided about 1t, and he
replied, MADAM, you pays your money and
you takes your choice" 1t was very much
that way with tins convention OF democrats at
New York when they undertook 10 make
choice OF candidate for the Presidency. They had
Pendleton riding his greenback hobby. Having
voted that greenbacks were unconstitutional when
he was In Congress- therefore he is IN favor OF
an unlimited supply OF them. Q.aughter.) And they
had Chase who, SO far iIom thinking them uncOnst-
tuonal was the daddy of all the greenbacks. but
wanted their number limited. They had SEYMOUR
who from the beginning to the end of the war had
rather ba fie the al Nj in
Its attempts to put down the rebels than To afford
any aid to the government, an antiwar man and q
peace democrat. And they had Hancock, who was a
gallant soldier that had fought all through the
What he was doing In that company 1t was harder
FOR me 70 understand: Iney mad those there whose
must be humbled to the dust, and the man whom
they selected finally AS their candidate only
a few weeks before had made an elaborate
argument In defence OF the bondholders to
show that IL is not the rich class alone that hold the
bonds but the poor man and the widows and Or
phans whose means were deposited in savings banks.
They had those there who had ma de themselves
hoarse with expressions OF their approximations OF
negro suffrage; and they had there the father OF the
doctrine Of universal suffrage, white and black Thus
they had men who were for the war and against the
war; for the negro and against the negro for green
backs and against greenbacka, for bonds and against
bonds. And from all these they TO choose.
Upon what princpleS Upon none at ALL but simply
proceeding upon the ground that looking over the
whole matter they would take that one, without re-
gard to his opinions or past record under whom they
might possibly win. tApplause) And you, my fell
iOW ucmOOiuts-i au q oCt'ci ueuoCidt tuOuRu,
than you are; ] am more for liberty, equal
ity and free institutions than the demo-
cratic party, so caed-you, neigiibOr democrat or
nine, didn't know until you heard from New York
what you were TO be for against. lAppause.)
You did not know, until you were soemnly advised
OF their action, whether you were to 90 marching
along as now. under seymour as leader, keeping step
TO the tune Of "Dixie" with your rebel brethren or
the South or whether you were to trampe along
body Is marching on.n (Appause.) And you were
ready to do either at the command Of those who set
dictate TO you the man for whom you were TO vote
IL there be anything AZ true as ever written in gospel
II il that the proceedings OF that Convention show
OF measures, no common ground upon which 10
stand but were ready to go for any measures or
stand upon any ground, so only that they might see
a prospect OF beating the republicans and getting
possession OF the Offices And there Is nothing else
Of 1t.