Year: 1863

Governor Seymour at skOsn4--A
Brief and sterling Spc9c:s--Scr-


cnssdc by Returning Soldiers.


Governor Seymour is on Il brief visit to
his home at Utica On Monday the peo-
nle turned out IN 1passe to welcome their
fellow citizen and neighbor. the noble
Chief Magistrate of the Empire State
They gathered i'll the Square opposite
Bagg's Hotel where the Governor had
rooms. Music and bonfres animated the
scene In response to the popular desire
Governor Seymour appeared and made a
brief address. which is briefly sketched in
the Observer rs follows:


The Governor. who is in the enjoy
mcnt of most excellent health spoke very
happily. He thanked his friends and fel-
low-citizcns most sincerely for this express
sion of their good will and personal friend
ship Many months had elapse'l since he
had the pleasure of being among them
When Worn lay the cares and responsible
ties OF Office. it was pleasant to turn home
ward and mingle with friends who had
been so true 20 him through life. Return
Ing here Gnce again. he WAS grateful for
the cordial greetings Of political opponents
as we'll as friends These are times in
which mems political prciudices and pas
sios arc heated, but he was almost made
to tore.o this fact while receiving so many
proofs Of friendship from men of all shades
Of political opinion, in this, he had almost
said. his native town. 1t is true that III
these times harsh things arc said, but he
could say now that when they were spoken
of him it was Il source Of gratitude that
his opponents did not forget him. Laugh
teri


He returned when those i.eiiGrc him we're
affected by a question of deep interest to
them all-hc alluded to the conscription
act He should not mar the occasion by
saying anything to wound amy present who
differed from him in political opinion. He
counselcd that however much they might
differ as to the proprlety or the justice Of
cnactmcnts, they should never allow their
prcjudices or passions to carry them be-
yond the point where they would be obe
licnt to the laws. They must remember
that when law was violated their best in
tercsts were violated Law protects us al
ways-it is that which gives Us sccutity in
sleep, at all times, and in all placcs-and
we should always manifest respect for it.
If the conscription bears harshly on the
people. let us alleviate the hardships thrust
upon them, not by violence, but by kindly
acts and mutual aid Expressing his graf
ifcation that the Supervisors in Oneida
county were about meeting to consider the
subject Of aiding those on whom the draft
falls heavily, he said that he was quito
sure that, whatever might be mems differ
enccs about the conscription law, they
would all unite in such benificcnt meas





ures as would save from suffering those
who could lily bear the burden laid upon
them


There were other things to which he
would wish to alludc, but ne could not al
lude to Earring questions He would tell
them this agan-lct them not put them
selves in oppositition to law. There are
remedies at the ballot-box and i'm the courts
Every officer, legislative, executive or ju-
dielal is subject to the laws, and sometime
sooner or later, to the decision of the polls
The laws and Constitution are ample to-
right all wrongs, and there is no remedy
for Justice III acts Of disorder; disorder and
revolution secure no rights, but create new
wrongs He alluded to this subject be
cause party passions ran higher than be-
fore. and we are in danger in losing faith
in our Institutions We must look to the
judiciary and to the balot-box, and soon
all will be well.


The clouds over our country are dark
sufferngs press heavy upon us; many have
dark forebodings as they look down about
them and begin TO study the future but