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National Affairs: Message of Governor Horatio Seymour of New York; Delivered Wednesday January 7 1863
1863002900Harrisburg Pa: The Patriot and Union Steam Print 1863. Pamphlet. Good . 12 p.: 22 cm. Disbound. Former owner's name "Wallace" in pencil at head of title. That part of Seymour's speech dealing with national rather than state affairs which is reprinted here appeared first in the Weekly Patriot And Union of Harrisburg Pennsylvania on January 22 1863. The author Horatio Seymour 1810-1886 had served in the New York State Assembly as Mayor of Utica N.Y. and as Governor of New York from 1852 to 1854. A supporter of Stephen Douglas Seymour became a leading opponent of Lincoln's support for emancipation centralization of power and restriction of civil liberties. He was re-elected as governor of New York in 1862. In his inauguration speech printed here he noted that New York had already furnished 220000 soldiers for the Union effort and addressed the imposition of martial law and the necessity of restoring the Union. In Good Condition: disbound and lacking original wrappers but otherwise complete; slight mark on title page from a paper clip and some light soiling; leaves are starting to separate; several small ink stains; otherwise the pages are clean. Extremely Scarce! The Patriot and Union Steam Print unknown
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