Year: 1868

friends with criminals. | admit that they
have equal earnestness and as large share
of vlrtuo and intelligence and OF patriot
ism as we have, but L complain THAI they
have forced It this time TO turn away pub
lie attention from home interests, in order
to prevent tho American people from sit
ting in calm Judgment upon their conduct
OF the affairs OF Government, and of those
questions which peculiarly concern the
North. There are twenty millions of peo-
pie III orr section OF the country. Do We
not owe 1T to ourselves to give some atten-
ton to It's Interests ? Is there not some
thing owing to you who stand before me
to this great crowd, i'll the vigor of man
hood, toiling to uphold the prosperity of
the country Why should not your inter
estS be considered us we'll as matters which
aHect the Southern States Of the COnfed-
eracy Nov, what is it that hirders your
progress In the 1rat place, you of the
city OF pittsburG, have to pav too mucl
interest for al the money you borrow. The
manufacturer says he wants more tariff, be-
! cause interest IS higher here than it Is


abroad, and We must overcome that diff
! cuIy. Ihat has always been looked upon


as strong argument, but what has been


the result OF Republican rule We used to
pay SIX or seven Per cent. interest, but /


think you will find that you pay eight or
! nine per cent. to-day in Pittsburg IA


voice" Yes and ten! i" 1t is because
! your Government is borrower; it is be


cause the credit Of your Government is


tainted in the markets of the world, that tho


people Of the United States have to pay more


than ten per cent. interest on the money
| which they borrow that has carried the


rates up for every business man all ever


the country, But this difficulty is greatly
Increased by the action of the government.
| When tho rate Of interest increases the
cost OF manufacturing increases. " hen
! taxation Is heavy 1t costs the laborer moro


to 1--we, ana It costs move to carry on Il


prosperous business. IL this way your


nigh tariff is ncut4alized. Another d.lfi-


Guilty under which you labor j. that You


have lost your lightIui markets which tlo


Almighty gave you when Le ordered the


Ohio to flow into the Mississippi to the


Gulf OF Mexico. 1t was intended that from
| this point down that mighty stream there


should be intercourse amC ng the people, -


In the course of long journey have seen,


as have never seen before, the greatness


the fertility, the maguifcence of this land
of ours. have seen where our great in
land lakes stretch out their blue expanse
Of waters. 1 have followed the course Of
our magnificent system of rivers. L have
traversed those plains OF the West, SO won
derful in their fertility, and now / am
brought here to-day to find land that


teens with riches in the bowels OF its hills,
and that grows great and prosperous by the
Skill and enterprise of It's citizens Ny
whole heart swells with pride in the con
temptation Of these things, and l could not
allow myself, unless 1 was less than q man,
to stand before audiences like this except
as one who wished to serve you and serve
his fellow citizens. Great applause. J.
Why may we not have peace in this land
Why may we not lave the government of
our fathers Why may We not live to-
gether as brothers, and aid each other in
the dlstresses and difficulties growing out
of the late war Why can we not, in the
spirit OF those who went to fight our bat
ties, try to heal tho wounds OF the body poll
tic How was it with you who served
your country on the battle field Do you
remember the scenes of bloody strife p
Do you remember how your spirits fired
up with the desire to maintain the cause
of the Union, and how, while the fight
went on, you struck down those who stood
in your pathway but when the conflict
ended, and the smoke of the battle rolled
away, and you tTaversed the field of blood
and suffering, did you see in that writhing
form before you other than n fellow man
who had friends who loved him at home,


and who, though he wore different uni


form from yours, you were willing to rush
to and nurse as brother ? Why IS it that


statesmen cannot learn lesson OF magma


nimity from those who fought the ba!tle5
OF our country ?


Gov Seymour closed by an eloquent APP
peal to all to act uniniuenced, except by
their convictions, In the coming election.