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were all madu knnwtl to INC, and was asked
Tor Inv nlytrs. lghvc II, aatitiI, ~ rnucll
carnrstt,css as could rnsntD mi, Tint :he move.
nlcnt nroptse.! ~u,tth lu disastrous ono, nhti
madness 10 Interfere with tho Administration"
ti0v. sogMour, Though not III possession OF
THOSE mimic dethils of the arfsinc. 10 confident
nut only tt1at Il existed, hut .at President
possible that this knowledge accounts for The
Hrvnt nnxtctv which p, at different times, dis.
played tu he nu intimate friendly teruls with
Mr. seTnnnr md olhtr prominent Democrats
anxiety tn ro rnf, be no doubt. 1huerd. Il can
be stated upon ttr authority Of an eminent Re-
pnb1t, IN veteran Of t,le CITY ot Now York, vim
Was closely identified with hts AdmlnlstrAi!otl.
IN , subs!snco: .t' M iii tiov. Seymour would Tiki iks
to be President Of the Unltelt Stntes nothing
ss.iilis iu ll,s way." It, at least, caunot bc
denied TINT lie caused at, lntlInatton Of this
was M alone 10 lila desire to be ''at gnotl utt-
derst ,luiing" with the lender of the New York
Democracy. Euwln n. stanton, the most radf-
cal mcmher Of Its Cabinet. expressed strung
etntcnent Will b. found In tic following CONF.
Dental communication whlcll. like tht. lcttcrH
Of Soasrs Lincoln md Seymour, nov appear
tn print for liz first lime:
[Confdentlal.1
WAR DEPARTMENT., WAsMtNATny, q. c. juno 27.
18G3. -DEAM Sin: ! cannot fordear cxpress.fI to
you the aeep obligation fccl fur the prulMpt and
sss s sss ssf %s " ts
and patriotism, you have exhibited mav DC per-
nl,ttcd ncrsouaily md officially to acknowledges
In such service. OF to any service whatever.
sha1 ba happy to bo Away. s;seen,ea & your
ii iiis is Excel!ency 11onArlo szyxoun. '
Still more significant Is the following tele-
gram, to w!l.cn, tor reasons TINT need not be
stated, Mr. Seymour made no reply:
7aR Vt 1hz9nar" m.a TT 1nos Wasnx;1o nar s3
to saSs %s s9ms' wsn
answer. EDWIN Ii, STANTON.
! To what matter Of great "personal interest :"
tic Senator referred Sir. seymour nay hive
suspected, but he failed to enter Into the cou,-
nuutcat!on Dy means 0i which ho coltld have
been definitely informed.
TIE DHAFT-R1oTs OF 1903.
Regarding this terrible period IN the
history Of The city. Guv. Seymour has long ro'
which tft riots were suppressed be now author
lzcs The following statement, which, It muy te
we'll to add, Ia "tyen In his own words: +" Tic
draft~rfots Of 1oo3 were put down nalnlr by the
Enent. In saytnE this arn certainly not lu1u-
enccd by prejudice, fur the force POLITICALLY,
| and, 10 eotn9 degree. personally, unfflendfy to
mYss!f: Indeed, IN t!Ieir reports t'es hare not
| nv part vi h thrtr efforts. But they did their
| duty bravey ans efficiently. Ti,ey proved that
the City Of New York could, by It's poltcc alone,
| In the absence ut Its, military oraaniza.
| tfons,, cope with the most formidable
disorders. I do not know OF any III.
stsure IN history phcre 10 1nnnv desperate men
| were shot down mainly By tile police OF city.
More than Thousand Of the rioters werc killed
or wounded to death. Yet 50 ltttle justice has
been dono to the City Of New Yosk that many
think It VIVA protected by the torces Of tfle
! United States. IN fatt, The NaYl-Yard, tllt
| vast amount OF military stores Of the General
Government, and its money In the Sub-Treas.
ury, were mainly protected by the clvtl officers
So protected while the military organizations o
! li1e Stale were absrnt In PENNSYLVANIA !n answer
| to m appeal from the Government Of this United
States 10 hr!p It agaiust an invasion Of Con
tec. Even Gen. Grant. In t,aG of hia papers
| spok, Of tho rot in New York as an occasio,
| when tie General Government had helped Statt
or lqcnl authorities 10 maintain peace AMI order
| wrote to hun correcting ilis error, mud II
gives me pleasure to say that he reserved m,
Communication in spirit OF courtesy and O
fairness which ever marks tic cua. acter OF Al
honorable man. It is now time that jus.ic.
Blluuld Ge done the City OF New Yorit In thi!
1nnttcr, a,id, 10 the hooe Tint such Justice maj
b. danr, repeat these facts."
Before leav .l.g thts period In Goy. ecymour'a
life, It will hc well 10 aid Tint subsequent Il
the riots, Mr.. Watson. thtn Assistant 6reretar'
OF War, told htm sl,at number 0f protntuen
ntcn had made application to the National Ad
and that he (Wntsou) WIS sent to Ncw York tt
sec II there Was ntlv warrant or necessity fo
snch nesiou; ttsat b. could find none, mud hat
reported In the Daparttncn TINT Gov. Seymou
attt the evil authorities we're doing every lh,uI
that cou11 be dong to keep 1le pcaec.