The evening Argus., 1868-07-29
GOV. sEYMouR,s RFcoRn.

The radical journals and politicians stick
at nothing, in the way Of falsifyinR the rec.
ord Of Gov. Seymour during the war, but
the governors Official record is an answer to
all their ISLANDERS. Gov. Seymour, before
the state military Association in January,
1862 said -
ave dsnounce the rebellion as most wicked
because II wages war against tho best govern
ment the world has ever seen. Remember there
is guilt in negligence as we'll as in disobediene0,
| and there Is danger too. We complain that the
| arms Of the general government were heretofore
uDeqgslly distributed. This was owing in part
TO the REASONABLE purposes Of officials, but it Is
! due in part to our own neglect Of our constity-
tonal duties. Our enrolled militia should count
moro than fyo hundred thousand, but they do
not exceed ODe.half Of that number Hence our
quota Of arms was disminshed and that Of the
southern states increased The want Of those
arms and proper military organization has adj
ded immensely to the cost Of this war and to the
burdens Of taxation. Moro than this il We had
respected our constitutional obligation we might
at the outset. have placed In the field force that
would have put out this rebellion when it was
first kindled.'
L. nearly every proclamation issued dur.
ing his term Of 'G3.G4, Gov. Seymour urged
the people to pray that the rebellion "might
be put down" In his message Of June 9,
1868, Gov. Seymour said, "Under no circum.
stances can the division Of the Union be
conceded In 1861, when up for no office,
and he had no anxiety with respect to any
election, in an address to his townsmen, be
said -
ave owe our duties 70 our government We
must strengthen our army and furnish II with
means 70 conduct this war 10 q successful issue
Tue day has gone by for effort 70 avert II. When
the American people refuse tS live together in
the spirit Of the constitution when they rejected
all adjustment Of controversies they make the
sword the only srbuer. Consistency demands
that we who strove to avert tla war, should now
strive to make it productive Of those ends which
We sought 10 reach by peaceful measures. All
theories Of government, that Of Capitalization, or
that Of sHte rights, require that we should stand
by the standard Of our government aud tho
standards Of our states in the battle field
In 1862 Gov. Seymour said :--
To-day We are putting forth our utmost efforts
to reinforce our armies b the field. Without
conditions or threats we ere eNerting our ener-
gie' to strengthen the hand Of the government
and to replace it in the commanding position in
which it can either propose peace or conduct
successful war. Ard this support is freely and
generously accorded. We wish to sec our union
saved, cur laws Vindicated, and peace once more
restored to our land"
In speech in New York, Oct 10, 1862
Gov. Seymour said -
al was grstihed that while was 10 a remote
part Of the great west il vas in my power 70
promote the formation off company Of as bold
and sturdy men as ever rallied in defence Of our
countrys Hag. recall with pride their array
when dawn up before my lodgings they ex-
pressed, through their conmAPder their good
will toUArd myself, and their obligations for such
assistance as had been able to give them"