The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-02-20
Dsasa Of Ex-Governor Seymour.

Ex Governor Seymour. of New
York, died on Friday, the 10Th
inst, inathe 76th year Of bis age.
HOfalio Seymour was born in
0nondago county. n. Y, May 2i.
1910, educated at Geneva New
Hobartl College, n. ", and the
Military Academy at Middletown.
Ct; studied law uunder the late
Chief Justice Bronson; was ad.
mitted to the Oneida bar at Utica.
and entered at once upon a sue.
cessful practice. In 1S41 he was
elected a member ofthe Legisltive
Assembly, aud held the position
till lS45. being then elected Speak.
or Of the Assembly. For the next
five years his party were in the
ministry. In 1850 Mr.. Seymour
was nominated nnsuccessfully for
Governor Of the State at Utica.
He was renominated 1852, and
elected by large majority. Dur.
ing his term of Office he vetoed
the prohibitory liquor bill, popu-
larry known as the "Maine Law,n
\
which had passed both Houses of
the Legislature, and this act
brought down upon him a storm
of indignation which caused his
defeat at the election of 1854. He
returned to private life and en-.
deavored for the seven years that
followed to heal the divisions IN
his party. In 1862 he was again
nominated for the Governorship
of New York, in opposition to Gen.
Wadsworth and after a keen con.
test defeated the Republican eau.
didate. Gov. Seymour took his
seat January l, 1868. aud adopted
avery conservative line of policy,
In the course Of the Civil War,
when the invasion of Pennsylva.
mia took place, in June, 1868, he
promptly forwarded more than
the quota OF militia required by
the Governor OF that State,
though he offended the Republi
can party by his opposition to the
) conscription bill passed by Con
gress, which gave the President
power to call out all the ablt
bodied men between the ages O
eighteen aud forty five. The pop
ular opposition to the copscriptio,
was so violent in New York tha
1t gave rise to the series Of riots
during which more than $1,000
soldiers of the regular army, be
sides a large force, had concen
: tratcd IN and around the city
Previously to the outbreak, i
which the Irish Democrats took
u prominent part, grave apprshel
sions Of q serious collision b.
J. tween the State of New York an
Q the Federal Government had bee
; entertained at Washington. Br
l. when the riots took place Co
. Seymour, seeing that the suprem
u power must be obeyed at a
). hazards used his utmost exertior
II to allaythe fearful storm provoke
l. by the conscription. The peac
Q Democrats wished him to act
u such q way as to embarrass I'll
" government, which he could nj
y have done without taking pa
'r with the rioters, and that woul
~ have been an overt act of rebt
u lion. AT the expiration of h
"a term of service he retired to pl
" vate life and was not candida
u for public honors until July, 1876
when he was nominated by Il
" National Democratic ConveDtiC
" for President of the United Stat
'e but he was defeated by Ge
a. Grant at the election of Mover
AZ Der of that year. When tho gre
III effort was made in 1871 to puri
% the politics of New York fro
10 the corruption into which tn,
81 had fallen. Ex Gov. Seymour co
IL sented to become a candidate {
10 the Legislature, from one of Il
n New York district, in opposite
III to one of the corrupt candidat
es OF the ring, but was defeate
O. since which time he has taken
90 active part IN politics, but h
or given bis attention to his privs
is affairs. His only publications a
he q number of public address
n aud speeches and several Sta
an papers.
he Two tramps, ono OF them
nd young man, the other well
of vanced in life, had just left hot
tn uhere thav had hpan sunnlied W