\e Constitution.
OF
WIELIAI CURTIS NOYES, DANEL S. DICKIINSON,
AND  LYMAN  TREMAIN,
AT THE
HELD AT THE
COOPER INSTITUTE, IN TIlE CITY OF NEW YORK
OCTOBER 8th, 1862.
ALSO, THE
SPEECH AND LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE
OF
GEN. JAiMES S. WADSWORT1.H
ELECTORS OF NEW YORK,
Read, and determine who you will support at the coming Election!




UNION WAR RATIFICATION MEETING.
At'7 o'clock, the Great Hall of the Institute from the land. (Enthusiastic cheering.) We are
-being then  densely packed, Hon. JAMES A. met to tell those who are entrusted with the
BnIcGas  called the meeting to order, and nomi  conduct of public affairs at Washington that
they are sustained by a grateful and loyal and
nhated, as PRESmENT of the meeting, WM. CUaTis self-sacrificing people-(cheeers) — and that any
NOYES, of whom he spoke as a descendant of a measures  which they have inaugurated, ot
-soldier of the Revolution. When the applause which they may introduce for the purpose of
~which greeted this announcement had  subsided, putting down this rebellion, will receive our
earnest and continued  approbation.  (Loud
Mr. Noyes, coming forward, spoke as follows: earnest and continued approbation. (Loud
Noyes, coming forward, spoke as follows:   cheers.) You are met to say to the President, and
FELLOW-CaZENS —I do not feel myself worthy to the army which he commands, that they must,of the approbation with which you have hailed go forward, and that millions and millions of
my name; but if I have any claim to your con- hearts all over the country beat in unison with:ideration, it is that the person from whomr I them in support of the great principle of the
am descended, and to whom allusion has been Declaration of Independence, that heaven-demade, spilled his blood in the cause of freedom  clared doctrine that " all men are created
at the battle of Brandywine. (Cheers.) It has equal." (Rapturous applause. Criesof "That's
not been in my power to make such aacrifice;  the talk."  Hurra, hurra, hurra.) You are met
but such sacrifices are imade all over this coun- to support the recent proclamation of the Presitry now, and this meeting is for the purpose of dent of the United States-(Renewed and longsimulating others to make sacrifices in, the continued cheers, most of the audience standing
cause of liberty, and to strengthen the hands of up and giving vent to vociferous demonstrathe President of the United States (applause), tions) —that greatest boon next to the Bible and
patriotic and noble as he is in all the measures the Declaration of Independence that was ever
that characterize his wise administration. (Loud given to man  (cheers) —a proclamation that
cheers.) I thank you most sincerely for selecting will write his name high in the annals of fame
me to preside over this assembly; but it is not throughout all ages. (" Good.") And you are met,
my purpose, nor would it be quite proper, to too, to endorse that beautiful proclamation of
anticipate the graver and wiser discussions the young general who commands our armies,
which will be had before you. At the same approving that deelaration-(This stirred up the
time, you will pardon me for saying that this is audience again, and' brought most of them to
not a political meet in inthe ordinary paltry their feet, cheering heartily) —a general who, reparty sense. (Applause.)- It is, indeed, political cently, at least, seems to combine the energy,
in its aims and aspirations; because it relates to and skill, and courage of youth, with the prugood government, to the preservation of the dence and discretion of age, and who is to lead
Constitution, to the sacredness of the Union, our armies, if sustained by the people, as he will
and to the preservation of the lives and the be, to victory, conclusive and final. (" Good.")
property of all Union-loving men. In that sense Some of us may have hoped that he had been
it is the highest political wisdom which has more active; but, perhaps, the good results
brought this meeting together, and which in ev- which have been achieved, under Providence,
ery heart here beats with patriotic impulses in could not have been obtained except by the debehalf of the country, in. behalf of its integrity, lay which has occurred.  And now we shall
in behalf of union for every inch of its soil. march on under the proclamation and under his
(Loud applause.) You are not met merely for guidance, to victory final and complete, over
the purpose of selecting men, or approving the every rebel in the land. (Cheers. A voiceselection of men that has been already made, for " Hurra  for Fremont."  Hisses.) I wish you to
~the purpose of aiding the general Government in recollect also that it is not a party meeting in
carrying on this war; but you are met for the the sense of its being a meeting of the demopurpose of stimulating yourselves and stimulat- cratic party, or of the Union party, or of the
ing others who shall hear of the proceedings of republican party. It is a meeting of genuine,
-this meeting, with new loyalty, with renewed earnest, positive friends of the country-(cheerearnestness, and with a devotion to the country ing)-men earnest and honestly loyal —(good)
which will find no satisfaction unless it be in -men who know no hypocAisy in the exthe removal of every traitor and every rebel pression of their loyalty to their country, who




do not say one thing and mean anoller thing, ator, elected by the democratic party.  He was
and who will not be —as a distinguished man  afterwards Lieutenant Governor, then United
said to me to-day-honest before the election, States Senator, then-by the votes of the Union
but traitors afterwards.  When the democratic  party last year, to which he readily joined himparty was broken into fragments at Charleston  self-elected to the office he now holds.  I alby a band of traitors and conspirators, it crys- lude to Daniel S. Dickinson-(cheers)-able, elotalized into three classes.  I would compare quent, making every sacrifice that could be
them as good, worse, worst-(laughter)-and in  made to promote the success of the country and
considering them shall reverse the order of the urge on the war.  You will hear his eloquent
comparison.  The worst are the traitors, the  voice in support of the great principles for
conspirators, composing the entire democratic  which we are contending.  The other; young
party of the South, now as a general thing, in  indeed, but as good a soldier.  He represented
arms against the country, and headed by their his party in the councils of the State a few years
candidate for President, who  is engaged in  ago  as Attorney-General, and always held a
slaughtering some of the men who voted for high, commanding and influential position in
him, and in denouncing many and many thous- that party.  They sought to bribe him last year
ands who voted for him.  That is the first class by nominating him to the office held by my dis— the worst.  The next class are those who are tinguished friend on my right; but he was inworse. They are those who, when Fort Sum- sensible to the blandishments of office, and knew
ter was assailed, and its beleaguered garrison  his country, only his country-(cheers) —and
were attempted to be murdered, were cold, in- he declined promptly.  He is now here, having
different, doubting of success; taking no share lifted his voice, and being again ready to lift
in the patriotic excitement which prevailed a his voice, in favor of the country, irrespective
year ago last April-taking no pains to stimu- of party —irrespective of every party but the
late the energies of the country to great activity  party of the Union.  I commend the eloquent
in the struggle which was upon us, and recently  utterances of these gentlemen to you, to prove
crystalizing into a party opposed to the admin- not only that the democracy of the country-the
istration —opposed to the war into which mad- loyal democracy —is right, but that with energy
ness and treason have plunged us, and ready to in the holiest of causes, success with proper efsubmit to, or to do any thing to gain favor with  forts must attend every thing which we do in
the"rebels, with whom they are affiliated.  (Ap- behalf of the country, now distressed and. bleedplause.)  Not, indeed, that they are all traitors. ing from the effects of the rebellion.  (Cheers,)
I do not charge any such thing as that.  But I   A list of VICE-PRESIDENTS and SECRETARIES was
say they are in sympathy with them, that they
are willing to submit to their demands, and that then put in nomination by CHAS. S. SPENCER,
some of them-the leaders —would give the reb- Esq., containing the names of many of the most
els a -blank sheet of paper on which to write  eminent and patriotic citizens of New York, insuch terms as they might see fit to prescribe. I eluding a large number of War Democrats. Affurnish you a single instance of it.  The leader
of that party in the city of New York is he who, ter which, JOHN H. WHITE, Esq., presented a
in the winter of 1861, desired to send arms to series of resolutions, which were adopted with
the South with which the rebels could fight immense applause.  Twoof them were received
their Northern neighbors.  Many of those who by the audience with such marked significance
affiliate with the class of which I have spoken,
do so in the integrity of their hearts, no doubt, and wild enthusiasm, they are given entire:
but they are mistaken and deceived.  The de-   Resolved, That, in the emphatic language of ANDREW
JohNsoN, " Rebels in arrnD against the Government have
signs of the leaders are base, disloyal, and they  no right to any property." We hold that they cannot inmean nothing less than the prostration of the voke the protection of a Constitution which they spurn and
North and the tri~umph of the South.  And now  repudiate; and we therefore assert that it is the duty of
I come, with great pleasure, to the good class. the Government to use all and every appliance in its power
to cripple and crush out this mad and unnatural revolt;
(" Bravo.")   Their representatives  are  here. and in that view we hail with the liveliest satisfaction the
Their representatives are all over the country, recent war proclamation of the President, declaring his iny  tention to emancipate the slaves of all rebels who do not
in tose good and.loyal democrats, who, as earyreturn to their allegiance by the 1st of January, 1863. It
as the 24th of April, allied themselves with the  cannot hurt loyal citizens; and, judging from the wail that
Union men North, and they have known no fal- comes from Rtchmond,it is likely to strike with fatal effect
tering from that day to this. (Cheers.) My word  thefountain-headofthisrebellion.
for it, they will never falter.  (" No, neve-.")   ResovUed, That it is with mingled feelings of pity and
contempt we look upon tat uneasy, uncomfortable, and
Let me review, for a moment, the antecedents of disstisfied portion of our so-called "fehow-citizens" who
some of them, for the purpose of showing not spend their time in whining about the right of free speech,
only that they are the true representatives of and vainly imagine that by THEIR much speaking they may
become worthy candidates for Fort Lafayette; the MARE
the democracy —that party which was always MEDDLES of the community, aching tQ be kicked into marthe party of progress and freedom-but that tyrs; full of sound and fury about the rights of the South,
they are the type of the whole class represented  but having no word of rebuke for traitors, no denunciation
in ~~they~~ ~~~~~~~~ gra  Uin  atyfor the brutal and fiendish atrocities perpetrated upon the
in the great Union party, which is for saving  men and women of the South for having dared to stand by
this country and its constitution, in all its benig- the Union; no sympathy for our noble soldiers now in the
nant integrity. One of them, sitting on my right, field; and no respect for the memory of those brave mesa
was first known to mte as a respected State Sen- who have fallen in defending our time-honored and glorious
flag. " They arejoined to their idols; let teem alone."




4
The President then introduced DANIEL S. Government was paralyzed by treachery, and
DIcKINsoN, who, after the cheering had subsided, destitution reigned in the camp, and ordered forward cargoes of subsistence for famishing soldiers, and with his own hands, and by the aid of
We have been called together, my friends, to his sons, apportioned them  among the needy
ratify or disaffirm the nominations made by the upon tl.e rebellious border. He gave, too, three
recent Union Convention at Syracuse, and to so;~s to the cause of the Constitution; he volundiscuss the claims of the candidates for the. sta;- teered his own services to the Government for
tions for which they have been proposed, and the field, in ally capacity where he could be
the principles upon which they stand before the mcst serviceable in crushing the rebellion (appeople, positively, and in contrast with the op- plause); was (entirely unsolicited by him) apposing forces. It is no time for circumlocution, pointed a Brigadier-General of Volunteers, acand the more directly the subject is approached cepted a commission, and has since devoted his
the better the issues will be understood.    time and energies and ample means to his counWhen the most atrocious conspiracy which try's cause, and is at this hour doing service.
ever desecrated earth found development in an This man's name is JAMES S. WADSWORTH. [Treassault upon our National flag at Sumter, and in mendous applause.]
efforts to massacre a half-starved garrison, placed    About the same time the other individual
there in a time of profound peace, according to designated left his family and residence of reuniform usage, for no other offence, than assert- pose, but not for the seat of war. [Laughter.]
ing the supremacy of their country's Constitu- He hied himself away upon the double-quick in
tion, and giving to the breeze, as emblematical the opposite direction [laughter], and for nearly
thereof, the glorious Stars and Stripes of their half a year hid himself among the lakes and
fathers-when the brave volunteers who were rivers and romantic woodlands and inland towns
hurrying to the defence of our nation's capital, of Wisconsin; and his tongue-was as silent on
to save it from mob rule and rebellion and con- the subject of denouncing the rebellion as those
flagration, were bleeding by traitorous hands-  of the murdered volunteers, whose "ghosts
when strong men trembled, when women wept, walked unrevenged amongst us."  [Sensation.]
and children instinctively clung closer to the There we may suppose he basked and balanced,
maternal bosomn-when all communication be- and watched and waited, and turned and twisttween the loyal States and the capital was cut ed [laughter], until autumn, when a small knot
off by rebellious forces-when the President of defunct, defeated, desperate, and despicable
elect of the United States had then recently politicians, who had for years hung upon the
reached the seat of Government, where duty subsistence department of the Democratic party
called him, by a circuitous and an unusual route, in this State, came to his relief, by entering the
and in disguise, to escape the dagger of the as- field.  [Laughter.]  They borrowed without
sassin, and when our land was filled with ex- leave the honored name of Democracy, under
citement and consternation and alarm-when  which to perpetrate their covert treason, as the
"shrieked the timAd and stood still the brave," hypocrite
and the confiding masses looked about to see        "Stole the livery of the court of heaven
who were the men for the crisis, among the citi-     To serve the devil in."
zens of the Empire State, who had borne a part   Their disgraceful and disloyal record stands
in public affairs and were naturally looked up out as the doings of men too stolid in political
to as exemplars in such a crisis, there were two depravity to be gifted with ordinary instincts,
whom subsequent events have made conspicuous and too regardless of the popular will to be
in domestic history. They did not, like the two mindful of shame; and the defeat they expecharacterized by the prophet Nathan, live in one rienced at the hands of the people, should serve
city (laughter); nor was the one rich and the as a warning to trimmers and traitors and parriother poor; but neither was far from the central cides and ingrates, through all future time.
regions of this great State. Both were in the   This movement drew the secluded one from
full maturity of natural life; both had been hon- his hiding place, and he came forth, with all the
ored by marks of popular confidence; both had courage of him who, in a conflict with his wife,
been educated by that care known only to a being driven under the bed, while remaining
father's solicitude and a father's hope; both were thus ensconced, declared, that whether she conblessed with ample wealth-the fruits of indus- sented or not, he would look out through a knottrious and enterprising progenitors-and both hole in the clapboards, so long as he had the spirit
were qualified by circumstances and fortune to of a man!  [Great and repeated laughter and
exercise an important influence upon public applause.]  He entered the political canvass,
affairs in moments of peril. In this, their coun- and on the 28th October, 1861, a few days before
try's evil day, both left the State of their birth the election, made a speech, the burden of which
and residence, and their homes of comfort and was an apology for the rebellion, and a condemplenty, about the same time, and went abroad. nation of the Administration for having meted
One bid adieu to his wife and children, turned out the rigor of martial law to those in arms
his back upon his broad and fertile acres, and against the Government.  Though abounding
his extensive business pursuits, and, with his with flimsy disguises and sophistical generalities,
sons and assistants, repaired to the theater of it contained one point worthy of not only notice,
strife and danger (cheers) while yet the arm of but of the severest reprehension, and here it ise




'" If it is true that slavery must be abolished to save this ing he was taken by surprise, and unexpectedly
Uynion, THEN.THr-E PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH SHOULD BE ALion1 THEN 1 HE PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH SHOULD B: BAL-  called upon, forthwvith drew  from  his pocket
LOWED TO WITHDRAW THEMSELVES FROM THAT GovERN- 
MENT which cannot give them the protection g-aaranteed and read an elaborate manuscript, returning his
by its terms."                                 thanks for the honor conferred, and apologizing
What! Place this glorious Union-this herit- for the imperfections of the address, because he
age of human hope-this asylum for the world's was unaccustomed to extemporaneous speaking.
weary pilgrim-this refuge for the oppressed of [Greatlaughter.]
earth, in the scale of being beneath the black    This speech, but for its having been made by
and bloated and bloody-the corrupt and cor- Mr. Seymour, in a  Convention  purified and
rupting-the stultified and stultifying institution  chastened, and hallowed by the mellow  infiuof slavery!  No!  Sooner than see this Union  ences of the Ninth-Resolution patriots of last
severed, let not only the institution perish when- year, might have been taken for a spurious epitever and wherever it can be found, but let the ome of the works of Oily Gammon. It comhabitations that have known it perish with it, mences with the declaration that he had uniand be- known no more forever.. [Tremendous formly expressed his unwillingness to be a candiand long-continued  applause.   "That's  so." date, but, yielding to precedent, while
"That's the talk."  Three cheers.] And yet this    " Whispering,' I will ne'er consent'-consen{ed;'
returning fugitive from patriotism proclaims as not merely in regard to partial friends, but more
his creed, in effect if not in terms, that if either because he is impelled to suffer moral martyrdom
slavery or the Union must be destroyed, it should for the country's good! There has not been bebe the Union! And the name of this man is I-IHo- fore such a forcing process since the rape of the
RATrO SEYMOUR. [Sensation.]                     Sabine, and the sackingof Ismal. [Great laughThese two men have been placed in nomina- ter.]  It is true that Mr. Seymour began to detion by opposing organizations for the office of cline early, and I mentioned the circumstance to
Governor of this State-the one by the loyal friends six months since, as conclusive evidence
masses, acting as a Union organization, regard- that he expected to be a candidate. [Laughter.]
less and independent of former political opinion  I learned years ago that when he began to de-pledged to the support of the Administration dline openly, he was on the scent of a nominain all just efforts to restore law and order- tion.  [Laughter.]  I cannot of course be expledged to every purpose looking to the sure, pected to speak of the inconsolable grief the
speedy, unconditional reduction of the Rebellion, partial friends would have experienced if he had
and to any and every measure calculated to se- persistently and perseveringly declined, but so
cure that result at the earliest moment —the de- far as the country is concerned, as Mr. Weller,
struction of slavery, if necessary, included; the senior, would have said, I think it would have
other brought forward by political guerillas, "C managed to surwive," if he had not been forced
who have crawled from beneath the popular ava- to an acceptance.  It is not probable, however,
lanche of last year, to repeat their efforts at im- that the seIf-sacrifice will be serious, or that the
position, under new  and improved disguises — nomination will occasion hinAany permanent inthe Peace-party patriots, the ninth-resolution  convenience beyond the casualties of the race,
mongers of 1861, the apologists of rebellion, and for the popular mind will do much in his case to
the villifiers of the Administration, because it relieve uncertainties, to diminish friction, and
had met treason with its half million of armed  thereby save the necessity of extensive repairs.
men in the revolting States, and its spies and It is by no means unlikely that the loyal masses
pimps, and creeping miscreants in the loyal desire him to run, but they doubtless would preStates (who deserved the jail and the gibbet), fer that he should again enter the track to which
with the plenary power of martial law, instead  he is accustomed, on the Wisconsin course, where
of propositions of peace! On the occasion of his he could do little harm, instead of running for
recent nomination by the Albany Convention, of the executive chair of the Empire State, as the
which he was a member, he was most cruelly  representative   of  questionable   patriotism
taken by surprise; he did not expect his name [Laughter.]
would be before the convention —a surprise equal   He  eulogizes the  convocation of political
to that of those upon whom a surprise party calls schemers, of which he was one, and bemoans
when they find a table already spread for their that compromises were not seasonably offered
entertainment!  [Laughter.]  Since he is a can- the South, when all know, and none better than
didate for a high office, his relations to public be, that such compromises were offered and
questions are proper subjects of examination. urged, and were defeated only because a portion
Since the speech he made under these embar- of Southern members engaged inthe treasonable
rassing circumstances has been made the plat-                              without courage to
form of the organization which supports him, it vote against them, withdrew, to avoid a vote
is entitled to a passing notice and review. From  upon them, and others, by  econcerted arrangethe careful collection of extracts from newspa- mont, remained and voted against them, with
pers, &c., with which it abounds, if he had not those known to be opposed to all compromise,
declared he had been taken entirely by surprise, and thus secured their defeat.
one would have supposed he had made elaborate    He shows us that he has been an experienced
preparation.  [Laughter.]  But there are other traveler, scarcely less than the renowned Mungo
cases equally  remarrkable.   A  newly-elected  Park. Though it seems not to have occurred to
Speaker of a Western Legislature, though declar- him, in the hurry of his address, to give us the




result of his wanderings and researches, it is no- our material elements, and not those, too, who
torious that while he may not have found the betray us to death and crucifixion with a kiss!
source of the Nile or the mouth of the Niger in But the remedy consists in increased and not in
the East, he knows all the crooks and turns in  diminished patriotism-in drawing the honest
the Fox River, in Wisconsin-a name not un- masses together in a more perfect Union, regardsuited to the occasion of his visit to the West. less of political distinctions, and not by dividing
[Loud laughter.]  He permits us to know that them into sections and parties, under the lead of
he visited Washington, doubtless after his long  political lazaroni, and attempting to revive deTun in the West, and that he went to the camp  eaying organizations with all the bigoted prejof the soldiers, who must have been gratified at udices and hereditary hates, serving to build up
his safe return, especially the Wisconsin volun- corrupt cliques and reward rotten leaders.  If
teers, who could inquire for their friends; that incompetency and inefficiency can. be corrected,
there he, naturally enough, found sick and bleed- it can be done more effectually by the whole than
ing and languishing men,but I venture he found  by a part.  All loyal nien are alike interested
no runaways, no political schemers or balance- in putting  down rebellion, or in employing the
masters-no apologists for the Rebellion of the best agencies for that purpose, and why should
whole or the half-blood, and none who spend  they not act together?  All loyal organizations,
th'eir time in denouncing the Government for are, or should be, alike engaged in vindicating
prosecuting what is termed an unconstitutional the Constitution, and in crushing revolt, and why
war against conspiracy, treason, rebellion, rob- sI hould they not lay aside for this awful crisis
ber'y, piracy, and murder.  From thence he was their internal strifes and struggles, and act in
pleased to visit the Capitol, and in language ri- one grand and common concert, until the great
valing the hifalutins of the Milford Bard eat Ba1- citadel which protects and shelters all is secured
bee and Palmyra, he describes that he traversed  from destruction?  No party, as such, is adethe mosaic pavements and gazed upon the ceil- quate to a work of such magnitude, nor should
ings (which no sensible nman can look at without any one attempt it.  The Repubjican party, for
condemning the execrable taste of the architect), which I claim no right to epeak, which is not reand was impressed with the strange contrast be- sponsible for me, nor I for it, so far as I undertween its elaborate finish (of Italian gingerbread) stand its position, does not profess to act against
and the rude structure of the camp; and being  the Rebellion as a party, but in theory and in
sentimentally inclined, it is not unlikely, in com-  practice lays aside for the occasion, as it did last
paring it with the broad prairies of the West, year, its distinctive action,   party, and its
which he had so recently seen, he involuntarily  members unite, in common wioh all loyal Doemexclaimed with Byron-                            ocrats and others who are so disposed, upon
"God made the country and man made the town."    a platform inculcating no party ends, but pledges
But his perseverance did not terminate here. its votaries to the vigilant and thorough  pros
He visited the Congressional Halls, where it is ecution of the war, until Rebellion shall be
evident he did not aspire to a seat, or he would  sonquered, and the Constitution acknowledged,
long before this have declined it.  He listened  without reservation  or condition, leaving to
to the stirring debates, the strife and conflicts of every one his full, perfect, and independent poliwhich contrasted so strangely with the quiet of tical opinions, unaffected or untouched by his asthe "woods and wilds"' to which he had become sociations.  To this platform  I entirely agree.
accustomed,  that he was filled, with  apprehen- I despise mere names at any time, and especially
sion  and alarm, and  he prescribes reledies.  at such a time as this.  I defy and scorn all ringThe whole burden of his speech is to that end, ing of party gongs to gather the hungry and
and to prove the justice and necessity of party alarm the timid. I act and propose to act enorganization.  He condemns the party action  tirely independent of party.  I desire to put
of the Republicans, and then proposes to cure down the Rebellion by force of arms, and until
the action of one party by the action of another, that is done shall act with those who wish to
upon the true homeopathic principle-siii.nili  attain that end by the most direct means.
sirnilib'es cab}-anster.  He serves up to the public    This Union movement is popular and not para rehash of newspaper criticisms upon the con- tisan.  It commends itself to every loyal citizen,
duct of the war, with their exposures of disgrace- and not to a part, and all loyal men should enter
ful peculation, as though these arguments proved  into it heart and soul.  It has not, in all respects,
the propriety of substituting politics for patriot- been conducted as I think it should have been
ism —the separate action of a part for the united  at all times, but is nevertheless preferable to
action of the whole-a party for the people. party action.  Nor is there any party in the
He rattles the dry bones of taxation to frighten  field pretending to act as such, except the ravelthe masses from their purpose, and faintly wlis- inga and selvedge of all former parties who have
pers repudiation to alarm  the public creditor. takeun the honored Democratic name, and under
[Continued laughter.]                            leaders cheating by false pretences, acting from
Mistakes, errors, blunders, and miscalclations a prejudice too strong for their discernment or
are, in a greater or less degree, inseparable fronm  moral sentiments, from a party attachment which
the conducting of an extensive militnay carr- clings to names and traditions above principles
paign, and plunderers are as sure accompani- or thlings, a mistaken conlprehension of the quesmients of war as vultures are of the battle-field. tions at issue, or last, though not least, a disloyal
Would to God we had only those who plundered  heart, and thus enter the field and create divi



sion, and aid and encourage Rebellion.  This of the nation was reassured, a sense of security grew ups
determconz'unined to run its deworn-and the storm was stilled. Listen to his word:
combination seems "determined to run its worn-''Miserable is the condition of individuals, dangerous is,
out and creaking machinery amid the blood and  the condition of the State, where there is no certain law,
carnage, and death-groans of this terrible war, or, what is the same thing, no certain administration of law,
as the last and worst of the Cesars fiddled while by which individuals may be protected, and the State madelRome was encircled in flames.
Tihe Democratic party, forsooth! A knot of   It is easy to indulge in rhapsodies over or to
men with some stray accidental honest elements; sentimentalize on the beauties of the common
wvith here and there an honest Democrat who law, and such efforts appear well enough in jusupposes this is a war with Abolition almanacs; venile law schools, or with beginners at the bar;
with leaders composed of Freesoilers and Aboli- but when invoked as a means of conquering such
tionists of 1848; chronic fossilized Whigs of 1844 a rebellion, they are as ridiculous as would be a
looking for a recharter of a United States Bank; homily on moonshine to arrest an earthquake
crippled Democrats who have been carried for life [laughter ], an apostrophe to the dews of evening
in the ambulances of the party; straggling Know- amidst a hurricane [continued laughter], or a
Nothings not inaptly named; Hards so hard that prescription of Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup
they cracked in seasoning; Softs and Shysters of for the Asiatic Cholera.  [Great laughter.]  If
all shades and periods, and the Ninth-Resolution  Mr. Seymour himself had read, or had permitted
men of 1861 who proposed to poultice the Rebel- his hearers to have read from  his erudite prolion to death by propositions of peace, are now  duction a little deeper into this scrap of history,
the Democratic party which is to save the coun- it would have appeared that it was a mere riot
try!  "What can you expect of a people," said  or mob, over the repeal of the penal laws against
a philosopher, " when a monkey is their God!" Catholics-a question concerning a particular
Shade of Jefferson, where hast thou flown? measure under the Government —and had no reSpirit of Jackson! I almost hear you exclaim  lation whatever to the question of the British
" By the Eternal!"  Mr. Seymour, speaking ap- Government, or its integrity,  or its fundamental
parently ex-cathedra, informs the people what laws; that Lord Man:field was one of the viethis faction, the self-styled Democratic party, tires of violence, and uttered what was excellent
proposes to do. The burden of the song is, that sense for the occasion, but which, if it had been
they propose to restore the Constitution and  proposed as an antidote for a rebellion with half
obey all Constitutional autlhority and defend the  a million of men in arms against the Government,
liberty of speech, and he launches into a homily  with the avowed intent of subverting it, would
about observances of law, and involkes the names have appeared as cheap, and puerile, and shalof early and eminent jurists, as though it had low, and pedantic then, as its suggestion for the
some possible relation to the question, when it same purpose does now.'Our Constitution and
has no more application than the farewell ad  written laws are the emanations of Government,
dress of John Rogers to his children.  [Laugh- prescribing rules and regulations for its ordinary
tel.]  This Rebellion cannot well be sued by  administration and guidance, and defining and
summons and complaint, nor brought to trial be- limiting its powers for the protection of its citifore a justice of the peace or referees under the zens.  But Governments make Constitutions and
code, nor silenced by a grand jury, nor be con- laws —Constitutions and laws do not make Govquered at the County Court, nor held to bail by  ernments.  [Cheers.]  Constitutions and laws
a judge, nor tried at the circuit, nor have an ef- are to be observed in all its civil polity, and orfectual sentence or judgment affirmed by the Su- dinary exigencies, even in war; but among the
preme Court or Court of Appeals. No one should  first rites and priivileges and highest and holiest
fail to sympathize  with a candidate, unexpect- duties and obligations of Government is the preedly aspiring to gubernatorial honors, whose con- servation of its own existence.  Constitution,
dition is so necessitous that he cites the words of law, freedom  of speech, liberty of the pressLord Mansfield on the occasion of the Gordon or usurpation, tyranny, &c., are words easily prat"no Popery" riots nearly a century since, to  ed, and even parrots can be taught them.  But
prove that a Government, assailed by conspiracy        should know that the instincts of a Governand armed Rebellion, has no remedy but what ment, as of an individual when assaulted, are
is specified in the Constitution, written in stat- self-defence.  The father and protector of a deutes, or prescribed by the slow  and ineffectual pendent family who should fail to employ all his
process of the common law, or if it has, should  energies when assailed by a murderer or bandit,
not employ it, for it means that, or it has no  and instead thereof proceed to recite from a law
meaning. Hlere it is:                            book, would, if slain, rank with suicides in the
"When England was agitated by tihe throes of violence sight of God and man  and a Chief Magistrate
-when the person of the king was insulted; when Parlia- who should fail to protect his Government
ment was besieged by amobs maddened by bigotry; when   against foreign or domestic foes, armed or unthe life of Lord Mansfield was sought by infuriated fhnatics, armed-whether avowed  or silent —whether
and his house burned by incendiary fires, then he uttered wielding openly the implements of death or inthose words which checked at once unlawful power and       oply the implenents of death or inlawless violence. lie declared that every citizen was en- sidiously acting as the advocate and apologist of
titled to his rights according to the known procedures of rebellion-would himself be guilty of treason,
the land. He siowed to thIe world the calm and awful m- and would deserve impeachment, conviction and
jesty of the law unshaken amid convulsions. Self-reliant                           conviction and
in its strength and purity, it was driven to no acts which execution. [Great applause.] Those who volundestroy the spirit of law. Violence was rebuked, the heart teer as exponents or oracles of constitutions and




laws should at least understand the subject they  this has been done, the action of the Presideni
are discussing-should know  that in times of in these measures, though probably not free from
peril to the nation martial law  inheres in the  mistakes and errors, will be approved by honest
very essence and existence of every Government men and in the sight of Heaven, and will, when
as a great necessity, and may be, and should be, rebellion shall only be remembered for the blood
asserted when requisite for the preservation of it has shed and the wrongs it has perpetrated,
its life and being.  A war of rebellion is a fear- "stand the test of talents and of time."  Loyal
ful and alarming reality, and is neither to be run  men find the rule no inconvenience.  That the
away from  nor quieted by reciting boarding- disloyal should condemn it, and hate it as they
school homilies. It demands and should receive  fear it, is natural; for
every element of power which slumbers in the              "No rogue e'er felt the halter draw,
bosom of the nation.  When Lord Wellington,                With good opinion of the law."
upon an exigency proclaimed martial law, on  [Loud laughter.]
being asked what it was, replied that it was the    Mr. Seymour's claim  to speak for the Demodiscretion of the Comeanding General. [Cheers.] cratic party, is both  spurious and impudent.
Military law is the law  for the government of [Laughter.]   He no more represents its men or
the military forces of a nation.  Martial law  is its mnasses or its principles in his present course,
more rigorous still, wider in its application, and  than Jo. Smith represented the Ch ristian Church.
is defined by Smith, an early and eminent writer, [Roars of laughter.] The old Jacksonian Democin his "English Republic," and by others w ho  racy, when organized upon its true faith, holds,
have compiled its best definitions, as follows:    and always has held, the State of New York by
"Martial law is the law of war, that depends on the just a large majority.  [Cheers.]  The scheming faebut arbitrary power of the King. For though he doth not tion of which Mr. Seymour is the nominee and
make any laws but by common consent in Parliament. yet,uched, broke up
in time of war, by reason of the necessity of it, to guard
against dangers that often arise, he useth absolute power, and destroyed the Democratic party by contact
so that his word is law. When, in time of extreme peril with it.  Last year it changed its platform  four
to the State, either fromnwithosil or  iti, the general ties to ge
safety cannot be trusted to the ordinary adlinistration, or to get t n good ceating shape 
the public welfare demands the adoption or execution of laughter], and was then beaten by more than
extraordinary measures, it may become necessary to de- a hundred thousand votes. [Cheers.] This year
clare the existence of martial law."             it hopes to gain strength in the city.  Trade is
The President has no such power as a civil reviving, and Tarnmany and Mozart, upon those
magistrate in the ordinary administration of the elevated notions of Democratic principles which
Government, but, in a time of conspiracy, rebel- have long distin nuished them, are endeavoring
lion, and war, as Commander-in-Chief, when in  to drive a bargain to divide the offices.  It is a
his judgment the public safety demands it, he proud exhibition before this country and the
possesses, and may and should exert if necessary, world just now, and will be successful if it can
as much power as the autocrat of all the Rus- be determined which should take the odd trick.
Bias, for the purpose of preserving from  destruc- [Laughter.]
tion the Government confided to him.  [Great   The masses o0:;he Democratic party are not
cheering.]  It is a power dangerous and liable  now politically organized, but its members are
to abuse-should always be exercised with cau- always loyal, and when organized, the party is
tion, and only in times of danger; but in such a as true as was its great leader, Jackson.  Its
period it is the Government's salvation and rock  members swell the ranks of our brave armies in
of defence.  [Cheers.]                           guarding the Nation's Capital, in protecting that
The course of the President in arresting spies dear symbol of liberty and hope, the Stars and
and the apologists of rebellion-in suppressing  Stripes, from desecration, and in defending the
treasonable presses-in suspending the habeas Constitution and the Union.  [Cheers.]  They
corpus, and in laying his hand upon the aiders are acting with the Union organization at home,
and comforters and abettors of treason and con- and are endeavoring to exhibit to rebellion and
spiracy, entitles him  to  the  admiration and  to the world, the sublime moral spectacle of a
thanks of everydgood citizen. Let assassins whet whole people, laying aside political partisan
their knives-let spies and traitors and pimps opinions and discussions, and acting together to
and informers scowl and gibber and whisper dis- preserve their revolutionary inheritance from
content because the "freedom  of speech" is destruction.  The members of the narrow, tradabridged-let conspiracy and treason plot at ing, tricky faction, who now strut-the self-contheir infernal conferences-let politicians scheme stituted heroes of the Democratic party, a name
and elongate and contract their gum-elastic plat- they have learned to mouth better than they
forms to suit emergencies-let trimming, balanc- have to practice its principles-were nine out of
ing Joseph Surface candidates indulge in ground  ten against it in the days of its organized action,
and lofty tumbling to divert popular attention  or if withl it, were its mendicants, office-seekers
from the true issue-let pestilent newspapers, en- and camp-followers.  The true Democrat has no
gaged in stimulating rebellion and sowing broad- fear that he shall be forever lost, if he acts in
cast seeds of disunion and revolt among the peo- common with political opponents in subduing reple, in the name of the "liberty of the press," bellion.  He believes he can find himself when
spread abroad their ill-concealed hatred of the the war is over. The spurious one, naturally
Government of their fathers, because it fails to  enough, is fearful if he once gets mingled with
minister to their depraved wishes; and when all Republicans, he will never know himself again,




and hence his necessity for keeping up party or- in fasting [laughter and applause], and illumina
ganization. But even bastard Democrats can be ate Richmond; and well he might, for its sucpreserved from final loss with a little care. Let cess would be more hurtful to the cause of the
them be chalked as farmers chalk sheep when Union than the loss of the army of the Potomac
they put lots together which they may wish to and the capture and the sacking of Washington.
separate again, marking the black with white [Cheers.] It is a ticket upon which all the opchalk and the white with red.  Or write on ponents of the war will combine, at home and
them as the Dutchman did on his picture of a abroad, and to which they look for relief from
bear, when he feared the outline of bruin might their position. Could that illustrious, historic
not be recognized, " cdis ish vonl bear." [Laughter patriot of a neighboring State, who recently
and cheers.]                                 started upon the Wisconsin route to shift himself
I will not presume to say what the true Dem- into Canada in woman's clothes, to #void a
ocratic party will do when peace is restored and draft, be permitted, as he should be, to stump
it is reorganized;- but I am at least an older sol- New York for this ticket, he would doubtless
dier in its ranks than Mr. Seymour ["That's so" raise a hoop that would silence the most distin-cheers], have longer adhered to its principles guished brave ever produced by Tammany.
and usages, and have as good right to speak for [Great laughter.]
it as he has; and I may, perhaps, with pcopriety   I have no new light upon the subject of this
predict what it will not do. That it will not Rebellion, or the manner in which it should be
attempt to conquer anefarious rebellion in arms treated. I stand to-day where I stood when
by propositions of peace; that it will not, by Sumter fell —[cheers] —determined to see my
every indirect means of assault upon the Gov- Country's Flag vindicated-to see the supremacy
erminent and apology for Rebellion, afford aid of the Constitution established and upheld-to
and comfort and encouragement to an armed en- see sovereign law acknowledged-to see Rebelemy, tugging at the very heart-strings of the lion crushed —to act with those, and those only,
Republic; that it will not organize a factious who would go all lengths to break it down-to
political party of grinding, growling grumblers act against all who would be its defenders or
to war upon the Government, to embarrass its apologists —to act with those who, in pursuing
efforts, to predict its failure, and to exhibit to Rebellion, would stop only at the outposts of
the enemy a people divided at home, and ex- civilization and Christianity in efforts to destroy
hausting themselves in domestic strife; that it it [applause] —to employ every means, moral
will not proclaim Slavery paramount to the Un- and material. known to man to cut it up and to
ion of our fathers, and delare that if one must cut it down the most effectually, and at the eargo down it should be the Union and not Slave- liest moment.  [Great cheering.]  I devoted
ry; that it will exhibit no limping, hesitating, seven of the best years of my life in efforts for
half-and-half fidelity to the Government; no the settlement of this accursed question peaceafifth-rib loyalty, inquiring for the health, with bly —that it might be taken out of the political
a dagger under its garment.  [Great cheering.] field North and South, and be let alone to work
But, when it acts, its whole course will be di- out its own peculiar problem under the mysterect, sincere, and honorable, upward and on- rious dispensation of a guiding and beneficent
ward, and all its energies and efforts will be di- Providence. Now that it is unnecessarily made
rected and devoted to the preservation of the the pretext for a wicked and causeless rebellion
land our fathers loved, swearing upon their by the Southern people, I care not how soon I
country's altar, "By the Eternal, the Union see its end. [Great cheering and waving of
must and shall be preserved."  [Applause.]  A  handkerchiefs. "Them's my sentiments."] With
life-long Democrat, I do not hesitate to declare no abolition proclivities, in a political sense, but
responsibly that the organized action of this the reverse, I would not have gone out of my
knot of politicians, as a spurious Democratic way to look upon slavery in this conflict, or to
party in this State, has done and is now doing avoid slavery, but would have treated it like
more to encourage the endurance and persever- any other element, taking it when it would give
ance of this rebellion, than all the sympathies of us strength or weaken them, and employed it
England and France combined, and that suck is accordingly. I have never seen a moment since
the public judgment-more than all the vessels the outbreak when I would have touched the
which have run the blockade together. [Cheers.] institution for itself alone, nor when I would not
The South knew the old Democratic party of have cut it from its moorings in one hour, if it
this State as a party of power and influence. would have aided in disposing of the rebellion,
They hope and believe this faction is its succes- and I would do the same now. [Applause.] I
sor, and possesses some of its elements and infiu- hold the war power broad enough to cover the
ences, and await its triumph. Could the mur- whole question, and I confess, in a time when
derous tatterdemalions of rebellion, who are des- our Government is trembling in the balance beeribed as reeking with a rank compound of vil- fore the world, I like to see it exercised when it
lainous smells, shaggy with shreds of what was is well, and boldly, and thoroughly done. [Great
clothing, and creeping with vermin, attend our applause.]
polls, they would give this ticket a unanimous   Let those who take the sword perish with the
vote. [Great laughter.]  Could it succeed, Jef- sword, is my doctrine, and let those who raise a
ferson Davis would proclaim  another day of rebellious army against the Constitution, take
thanksgiving, though it might have to be kept just such aid and comfort as martial law and the




war power In their utmost rigor mete out to who, when Ireland was perishing with famine,"
them, whether it be hemp, or see  or lea, or a isenta cargo Of provisions to the rrelief of her
confiscation of property. If slaves are property, starving children; -who: isciarges all his relathey are subject to the same rules as other prop- tions with fidelity.  I do not know whether I
erty, and should be treated accordingly. There agree with him in all political opinions, or not,
is no charm upon the subject, and should be no0 and do not care. I:agree with him in the great
mystification over it. I early saw that rebel- practicalidea ofputtiig down thisinfernal Rebellion, if long continued, would end in emancipa- lion at all hazards, at any cost; and this is the
tion-that from a necessity emancipation was to only matter directly under consideration.  And
enter into the question, for as the rebellion pro- I agree with him substantially in his excellent
gressed and declined, and was on its last legs, it and manly and sensible letter by which he'dewould at the last moment liberate the slaves in dares his acceptance of the nomination. I believe
its desplation, if events had not sooner practi- his election at this time as Chief Magistrate of
cally done so, or emancipation bad not then been this great State essential to that end; that his
proclaimed by the Federal Government. I would defeat would be disastrous; and shall support
have preferred practical and real acts in the him  accordingly, as every truly loyal man of
premises as occasions demanded, under martial every party should do. Let every honest elector,
law as such, to theories or paper proclamations, independent of all party names, which are now
for I hold th'e war power abundant and legisla- used only for cheats for the people, and we may
tion unnecessary; but the President having de- pass upon the conduct of these two candidates
termined. upon a Proclamation, I would have since the commencementofthe rebellion-let them
preferred to see how it would work in the last read the noble, out-spoken letter of one, and the
few months of the old year, to the first day of cautious, backing and filling speech of the other,
the new. [Great applause.]  But, if the Proc- and then see who is worthy of support. The inlarmation weakens rebellion  and strengthens trepid Tremain has already spoken for himself,
Government-as I hope and believe it will-I and will speak again.  [Loud applause.]  He is
am for it and all its consequences, and'any and a Union Democrat and a representative of the
every other measure which will conduce to that Union sentiment. He may laugh at the assaults
end  The institution has been overworked, and and detractions of those who seek'to build up' a
can no longer form political capital on either selfish, rotten organization in the name of Deside, of which politicians of both shades will mocracy, as a capital'for spoils and political stockplease take notice. It is to pass away during the jobbers. They envy his position and fear him,
present struggle, especially if long continued, and hate him, for he early took off their shallow
and as an element of mischief and disturbance, mask and impaled their leader.  He has not yet
and as a just retribution to those who have dismissed them, but maybe heard from hereafter
taken up arms against the Government in its by all interested, to their entire satisfaction. Mr.
name for vile political ends, it has my permission Jones, the candidate for Lieutenant-Governor on
to start at the earliest moment possible, and to the bogus ticket, deserves better company and a
make the exodus a complete one. One such better fate. If he had kept one,' he might have
Government is worth all the slavery that has secured the other, and he probably regrets with
existed since Joseph was sold into Egypt.-  me that he had not done so. He was put on the
[Cheers.]  If rebellion wishes to avoid these re- ticket by men who have already injured him by
suits, and to invoke the Constitution, let it ac- their associations past remedy, in the hope of
knowledge its supremacy, embrace tho olive- cheating a few true Democrats into the support
branch extended by the President, and lay down of the ticket  But this will all fail, and Mr.
its arms and close its work of treason and mur- Jones, like Tray in -the fable, will be punished
der. The cry that released contrabands are for being in bad company.  [Laughter.]  The
coming North, is for political effect, and to se- residue of the candidates upon the respective
cure votes from alarmed laborers. When slave- tickets may be said to fairly stand as the reprery is no longer recognized in the Southern sentatives of those who placed them in nominaStates, the colored race will not struggle for the tion, remembering that Ladue and Willman and
cold North to compete with our laborers, but Hughes are true men.
those now with us will seek a more congenial'The Liquor Dealer's Association, those who
clime in the sunny South, where the climate'is distil the very nectar of the gods, those also who
more agreeable, and the labor and productions can, like a magician, draw half a dozen kinds of
better suited to their wants, and tastes, and hab- wine from the same cask, those whose whiskey
its.:will kill further and surer than a rebel musket,
The question of candidates, so far as it concerns patriotically met recently and naturally and
men, merely, is comparatively of little conse- suitably nominated Mr. Seymour as their reprequence. The principles they represent are now  sentative.  [Laughter.]  This was, doubtless, to
of the highest possible moment. The Union can- compensate'him for the mental agony and physdidate for Governor, Gen. Wadsworth, I have ical suffering he experienced, according to Mr.
known for many years. I know him as a gen- Delevan, wh'en in labor with a veto against a
tleman of high social position, of sterling integ- prohibitory law a few years since, to which he
rity, of manly and honorable bearing, of unpre- was to set his name. This being done, as the
tending habits, and simple tastes-a dispenser of papers inform us, the Dealers' Convention went
bounteous charities to the poor, who has a heart into liquidation, adjourning  in good spirits.
for suffering man, wherever his lot may be cast;:[Great laughter.]  These last two facts are inter



esting and important. The public will be glad quenched forever because of this shameful, sinful
to learn of the adjournment, and their customers division-by reason of this miserable political
that their spirits were good. [Laughter.]    ambition to raise up a successful party at home
Must not every candid man admit that the to gain office and spoils. But God will bring
whole course of Mr. Seymour, from the breaking its actors to judgment. Every household has
out of the rebellion to the present moment, has been bereaved.
been destitute of patriotism, or good or generous
impulses or emotions? Must not every honest      There  dead no    isock, however  e    r ene
elector admit that he has exhibited only the      There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended,
characteristics of the mere politician, and of a    But has one vacant chair.
cold, calculating, and trimming one at that  The air is full of farewells to the dying,
Must not every honest man declare that the        And mournings for the dead:
speech-platform  upon which he professes to       The heart of Rachel, for her children crying,
Will not be comforted.
stand is deceitful in its conception and spirit,
lacking frankness, manhood, and out-spoken fair-   Our fair-haired boys periled their lives in enness and honesty, but contaminated by an all- deavoring to crush a rebellion which gains hope,
over of slipperyness and design-intended to and tenacity, and endurance, and perseverance,
strike a blow at our Government and conceal in its work of conspiracy and treason and murthe hand.                                    der, and holds on because it sees a peace-war
It is idle, my friends, to prosecute this war party rising up stealthily and in disguise among
against rebellion by halves. It is worse than  us at home. Their bones are bleaching upon
idle to send our sons to the field of blood and every battle-field in the rebel States. Those
leave politicians at home who are denouncing who loved them ask you where they are!  You
Government, apologizing for rebellion, and ari cannot raise the dead; but, in the name of
inculcating, no matter how stealthily or covert- Heaven, call back the living that are yet spared
ly, cowardly and fatal propositions of peace. to us, or destroy, at one blow, one of the chief
Rebellion knows, from spies and sympathizers hopes of rebellion at home, a political organizaquite too near us, what is going on in our midst tion, to which rebellion instinctively turns for
as well as we do. It is struggling on in the relief. But yesterday a proud boy in the heyhope that this peace party may gain the ascen- day of life and hope fell. He was the only son
dency, when it expects to be forgiven for its of his mother, and she was a widow; he fell by
treason, have murder washed from its blood- the hand of a rebel murderer, nerved on by the
hands, and be rewarded for its villainy by libera, hope that political divisions in the loyal States
propositions. This party, with its propositions would give rebellion aid and comfort, and propof peace, having been exposed, abashed, and in- ositions of peace. She asks you with trembling
gloriously overthrown last year, has covered its lip and tearful eye for the idol of her heart, her
framework this, with a veneering of a different hope and joy. May He who tempers the winds
shade, but quite too flimsy to deceive a discern- to the shorn lamb protect her! You cannot reing and loyal people. Like the cat in the fable, store her child, but you can destroy one of the
it has whitewashed its coat, but the teeth and accursed causes which protract this bloody and
claws are plainly discernible. [Laughter.] Call terrible war, the politicians' hope. The storms
back your sons, I repeat, or crush this insidious of autumn beat upon the log-cabin standing by
monster at home and the rebellion abroad to- the little brook beyond the hills. The winds
gether.  Rebellion has lost faith in expected moan, and the leaves rustle, and night is gatherforeign recognition. Its miserable sympathizers ing. A woman weeps over a hearth cold and
in England lack courage to come to time. Even cheerless and desolate. A group of little chilDisraeli, who O'Connell said was a regular lineal dren, with curious, anxious faces, hang upon her
descendant of the hardened thief, fails to mee' knee wondering why she weeps, and are asking
the occasion as expected. [Laughter.] Its hope for their father,
now rests in the aid and sympathy it can com-                             "Alasi
mand in the loyal States, to save it from the     Nor wife, nor children, more shall he behold;
condign punishment and ignoble end which          Nor friends nor sacred home."
awaits it, and looks more to the success of this   He fills an unknown bloody grave in the land
ticket to-day than to the exploits of Stonewall of rebellion, where he marched to aid in preservJackson. Call back your sons, I say again, or ing the inheritance of his Revolutionary sire.
crush this political hope of rebellion at home. But he was murdered in expectation of proposiWhen this hideous monster sees us united as one tions of peace from politicians, who fear rebelman, in one common purpose to crush it, it will lion will not be constitutionally treated, or in
yield; but until then it will struggle on, like the the hope of some new reading of the Constituwrithings of a venomous serpent, till extermin- tion which would exempt rebellion from censure
ated. It would long since have yielded, but for and punishment. [Sensation.] That bereaved
hope of propositions of peace from'political widow in her destitution looks to you. Those
quarters, and terms of accommodation; and but children " demand their sire with tears of artless
for seeing the Executive denounced for uncon- innocence." You cannot restore him. God alone
stitutional acts, and a party rising up opposing can shield and comfort the widow and the fathe war in effect if not in name-for rebel lead- therless. But you can remove one of the chief
ers understand the matter in all its bearings.    causes which serves to protract this hellish maAlas  how  many brave spirits have been lignity and mischief at the ballot-box. [Great




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applause.]  You can eancel the demands of demonstration is due to any popularity which I
hungry politicians. A settler in the far West possess. I prefer rather to ascribe it to its true
upon the Indian border has volunteered, with cause, that great and noble cause of which I
the true spirit of the pioneer, to defend his coun- chance to be a representative and with which I
try's flag. His wife and children are aroused am identified.
from their slumbers at midnight by the yells of   On the 24th of September last a Convention
savage hell-hounds, to perish by the tomahawk was held in a central city of New York, more
and scalping-knife; the cabin is in flames, and important than any other political Convention
the ferocious monsters, with hands dripping which has ever been convened within the State;
with the blood of innocence, bear away their for its proceedings were more intimately controphies to exhibit for reward to more ferocious nected with the life and perpetuity of our Governmonsters still-savages professing Christianity ment and our free institutions. This Convention
-conspirators and rebels, who stimulate the red determined, as its principal object, to present a
man to murder defenceless women and children platform and a ticket for the support of the peothat they may procure from political traders, at ple of the State of New York, which should unan early moment, liberal propositions of peace mistakably represent two great cardinal princiand compromise. That borderer will return to ples-the one, the determination of the people
greet his loved ones, but they are not there. A  of the State of New York, while this terrible reheap of ashes is all that is left him; tears roll bellion lasts, to ignore all the partisan differencopiously down his sunburnt visage, but, like ces and prejudices of the past, and to recognize
the fallow-deer, he weeps alone. You cannot the great fact that the civil war that is now
bring back to his embrace the beloved object of raging around us has burst up the cobweb ties
his affection, but by precept and example you of party in the purer blaze of devotion to our
can aid in removing the detestable hope that a country. Another principle which that Convenpolitical party can succeed, in whole or in part, tion sought to represent, was the stern, inflexible
in sympathy with rebellion.  [Sensation.]    resolution of the loyal and patriotic State of New
Let, then, I say, the people of the loyal States York to push forward this war for the preservabe united-let them act together as one man. tion of our Government to a successful terminaLet no political organization, as such, be sup- tion, by infusing into its prosecution, with all
ported or encouraged or tolerated; but let all their hearts and all their soul and all their
lovers of their country and its institutions meet strength, the entire vigor, energy, resources, infor public action and effort in a common union. fluence, and means of this great and powerful
Let rebellion in all its protean forms and all its Commonwealth.
elements be crushed by every hand and cursed   This Convention consisted of Republicans, and
by every lip, in its moral or material forces, in Democrats, and Americans, and Whigs, and loyal
the egg or in the serpent, open or disguised, in citizens without partisan affinities; and embraced
its full strength or diluted, in the field or in the an amowlnt. of wealth and worth, of earnestness
political canvass, in battles of blood or at the and respectability, of influence and of patriotism
polls, at home or abroad. [Great applause.] rarely equaled, never surpassed; marked, too,
This is demanded in the name of Revolutionary by a most extraordinary absence of anything
memories, in the name of Liberty and the rights like rowdyism or intemperance, which constiof man, in the sacred name of humanity and re- tuted a marked feature in its character and its
ligion, in the name of fathers whose sons have proceedings.
been slain, of widows whose husbands have   Their attention was first called to the selection
been murdered, of mothers who have been be- of an appropriate principal standard-bearer to
reaved of their children, of children who have lead the loyal masses of this State in this conbeen robbed of those to whom  Providence test. They fortunately found that there was a
taught them to look for protection, of society citizen of New York, of great private worth and
which mourns the destruction of its members, of personal popularity, whose large property natuthe dead whose blood has been shed to preserve rally and necessarily made him conservative in
our Government from shame, our land from de- all his views and principles and feelings; but
secration, our homes from  the torch-in the more than this, they found that he had given the
name of justice, truth, and peace, and of man's most unmistakable evidence of that patriotic delast best hope beneath the skies.  Rebellion is votion which was desired; that when this rebeldoomed; its last hope is in political aid by home lion first broke out, he had abandoned the pleasdivisions.  Destroy this hope, and our Govern- ures and comforts and luxuries of his own firement shall never die. [Immense cheering.]     side, and, with three sons, had entered the field,
The President then introduced, amid great ap- wherein high military position, he had been
where, in high military position, he had been
The President then introduced, amid great p-assiduously engaged in devoting himself, night
plause, the Hon. LYMAN TREMAIN, who said:     and day, to the service of his country. This man
I thank you sincerely for those enthusiastic was one whose charities were not confined to the
cheers. I thank your Chairman for the warm, limits of his own land; but, in that hour when
complimentary, and undeserved eulogium he has Ireland was suffering from starvation, out of his
bestowed upon me. But in the great crisis own purse and by his own means, he loaded a
through which we are now passing, the individ- ship with provisions, which he caused to be sent
ual sinks into insignificance in comparison with and distributed among the suffering poor of the
the great cause in which he is engaged; and I Emerald Isle. They found, too, in this person
have not the vanity to suppose that this great the most unmistakable evidence, in all his pub



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lic and private acts, that he was devoted, body the barking of the whole secession pack, from
and soul, faithfully and honestly, to the great the well-fed bulldog of'the party down through
work of sustaining the Union in the work of the kennel to " Tray, Blanche, and Sweet-heart,"
crushing out this unholy rebellion, which threat- who bark as their masters bid them.  I admit
ened its existence. So strongly was the senti- that it was an honor to receive in my person the
ment of the Convention in his favor, that, upon blows that I have received in behalf of that
the first ballot, he received about two-thirds of great, patriotic cause with which I stand identithe entire number of ballots; and the selection fled. I counted the cost of breaking away from
thus made was immediately confirmed with the ties of that misguided clique who have stolen
cheers and an enthusiasm rarely witnessed in a the livery of Democracy as they would steal the
political body. I need not mention to you that livery of heaven to serve the devil in. [Cheers.]
the gentleman thus selected was Geu. JAMES S. I say I have entered upon this warfare against
WADSWORTH. [Applause.]                       the enemies of our country whether they are to
The Convention next turned its attention to be found in the Confederate States or the State
the selection of a candidate for the second office of New York. I have drawn the sword and
in the State; and, true to its principle of ignor- thrown away the scabbard and broken down the
ing the lines of party-the first candidate being bridges behind me.  [Cheers.]  Mr. Tremasin
a Republican-they turned their attention for went on to say that a political contest at this
the second office to one who, while party lines time and under these circumstances was repugexisted, had been a Democrat of the straightest nant to all his tastes and all his feelings. The
sect; with nothing to recommend him to their question arose, who caused it-who forced us into
favorable consideration for that high office to the necessity of a political contest to secure a
which he was invited to accept the nomination, loyal Government to the State of New York at
except that from the time when the rebellion a time when the country demanded the active
broke out, he had been earnestly and honestly services of her every son in directly putting
engaged, body and soul, in sustaining the arms down this atrocious rebellion, and while yet the
of the Government in suppressing it. With a State lacked 35,000 of having filled her quota of
unanimity and enthusiasm such as I have never troops under the recent call of the President?
witnessed before, and which produced an impres- The responsibility rested only and exclusively
sion that I shall carry gratefully with me to the upon those leaders of an organization'calling
latest moment of my existence, that Convention itself Democrat, who had put forth Horatio Seyconferred the nomination for Lieutenant-Gover- mour as their candidate.  [Cheers.] The proofs
nor upon the individual who stands before you to sustain that assertion were overwhelming.
to-night.                                    Mr. Tremain adverted to the offer made by the
And now, Gentlemen, as a part of tile august Republican State Central Committee to the Demtribunal of the people of the State, before whom  ocratic Committee a year ago to make a comthe. issue now pending is to be brought to trial, mon ticket, which was rejected by the Demoand by whom the verdict is to be rendered, you cratic Committee, although it would have secured
have a right, and I recognize to its fullest extent them half the offices, and a share of the Presithat right, to know what my sentiments are dential patronage in the State. He asked, if
upon the great and the only absorbing issue that those gentlemen were in their hearts in favor of
fills all hearts and all minds. Allow me then to the prosecution of this war for the suppression
state, in a few words, that I am, from the crown of the rebellion, what earthly reason could have
of my head to the soles of my feet, perpendicu- been given for not accepting that generous and
larly, horizontally, and diagonally [laughter], magnanimous offer? The Democratic State Coinin every emotion of my heart, in every faculty of mittee not only rejected the offer, but refused to
my mind, and in every pulsation of my heart, an let the Democratic masses meet in convention on
unreserved and unconditional Union War Demo- the same day and in the same place with the
crat [prolonged applause], standing upon the Republican Convention, and the consequence
platform of " War, war to the knife" [renewed was that they were beaten by a hundred thouapplause]; that so far as I am concerned, neither sand majority. Could such a fatal mistake have
in thought, word, or deed, shall the idea be ha'- been committed, had the Democratic party been
bored that this glorious Union, which God and under the control of the men of 25 years ago,
nature intended to be one and indissoluble, shall Edwin Croswell, John A. Dix, Silas Wright,
ever be divided; inflexibly opposed tothe enter- Daniel S. Diclkinson, or Azariah  C. Flagg?
taining of any proposition, at any time or under [Loud applause.]  Was there a man who could
any circumstances, that peace with armed rebels doubt that their answer would have been unanshall be thought of, unless it is a peace upon the imously and unmistakably in favor of accepting
solid, permanent, and enduring basis of the un- the proposition?  What, they would have said:
conditional submission of every armed rebel in Talk about running an organization and calling
this glorious land.  [Enthusiastic cheering.]    it Democracy now! Go to the city of Albany in
I have observed that this canvass is to be the spring, when the Hudson River is breaking
waged by a disregard of all the ordinary civili- up, and the great masses of ice filling it from
ties, courtesies, decencies, or regard to truth of bank to bank are crushing everything before
ordinary political controversies, and that it is tc them, moving with an irresistible and overbe a war characteristic of the barbarous rebel- whelming power, and find a man proposing to
lion and those sympathizing with it at home and build a board raft, and comes down on it with
abroad. [Cheers.] I hear already at my heels his family to the city of New York, and that man




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is wise compared with you who talk about form- crat, but he was deprived of his place on Comr
ing a party when the very fabric of our'Govern- rmittees in the Senate by the Secession cabal, and
mentis tottering. [Loud applause.] Mr. Tremain the majority of the Democratic Convention was
proceeded to say that, being on the Legislative not allowed by them to nominate him. (At this
Union Committee this year, he had succeeded in point, as two or three disturbers were very quiinducing that committee to make another propo- etly put out by the police.) The old Democracy
sition to other organizations, and they had had always stood ready to crush out anything
again rejected the offer to bury the hatchet of directed against the foreigners. Where did the
party for the prosecution of the war. Mr. Sey- two parties stand now in regard to the foreignmour insisted upon the wisdom and propriety of er? The Union party had put an honorable Germaintaining a political organization, and, among man, Andreas Willmann, upon their ticket (loud
other reasons for it, showed it was just the thing applause), while the Seymour party had formed
the President and the Border States desired, a coalition with the rump of the Know-Nothing
and the Republican party was so destitute of party.  (Laughter.) He now understood that
wisdom, not having Horatio and his associates their principal reliance -was upon the support of
in it, that they could not carry on the Govern- the adopted citizens of New York and Albany
ment; that his party alone possessed the capacity and Buffalo. What thought adopted citizens?
and intellect necessary to crush out the rebel- What thought the countrymen of Heintzelman
lion. Now he could demonstrate to the true, and Sigel?l" (Great applause, and "Three cheers
loyal Democrats, who had sent their sons and for Sigel.") What thought the countrymen of
their money to this war, that there was not one the gallant Corcoran and Meagher? (Loud cheersingle principle for which we contended which ing.) What thought they of this alliance with
had not been an issue with which the old Dem- the ghost of a party whose war- cry had been,
ocratie party, in the days of its power and its when it was alive, "Put none but Americans on
glory, had been identified and united; and there guard". The singular movement called "Antiwas not one single principle contended for by Prohibition" party was extraordinarily singular,
the organization represented by Horatio Sey- considering that there was and could be no Proemour, but what was a direct descendent from  hibitionary law, the principle having been dethe principles of the Hartford Convention. The cided to be uLCronstitutional. Mr. Tremain mainHartford Convention, too, like Seymour, pre- tained that Wadsworth was the true conservatended to be in favor of the war. But the very tive. Seymour stood upon a platform whereby
fact that it was carping at the conduct of the he would stand pledged, if elected, to resist by
war at a time when every energy of our coun- force any attempt of the Federal Government to
try should be engaged in prosecuting it, con- arrest a traitor in the State of New York. Seydemrned the old Federal party to go down be  mour suggested the repudiation by the State of
neath the waves of a popular indignation so the United States debt. He said it was very undeep that no bubble ever rose to tell the spot fortunate that the United States stocks were exwhere they went down. [Loud Cheers.]         erupt from taxation, though by that act Congress
He believed that Andrew Jackson was regard- had placed the credit of the Government above
ed as a pretty good Democrat in his day. But grade, John Bull to the contrary notwithstandhe would not be permitted to sit in the Seymour ing. It might be conservative for him to oppose
party. He happened to be on record in regard the Administration, to say that apologies exist
to just such a rebellion as this. Mr. Tremain for this treason, to hold in terrorem  over the
read a passage from Jackson's proclamation in Government that this sacred debt of $600,000,1832, adjuring the citizens of South Carolina to 000 should be repudiated; but it sounded very
return to obedience to the Constitution, and tell- like the conservatism of Jack Cade, whose bouning them th.at they could not be its destroyers. tiful promises to his followers when he should be
Suppose Andrew Jackson were President now, King of England, PMir. Tremain quoted amid great
and Mlassachusetts, being (for the sake of the laughter.
supposition) under the control of the Abolition-   Mr. TEMAIN continued: There is only one
ists, had seceded, and her sisters had gone with other element upon which I would touch; I reher, and a Confederate Government had been fer to the recent Proclamation issued by Abraestablished, and Andrew Jacksoii had undertaken  ham Lincoln [great applause], that on the 1st of
to put it down: did they suppose that a single January next the slaves of all Rebel States shall
Democrat would allow any Horatio Seymour to l:e emancipated forever, and that for citizens who
make speeches denouncing him  for it by the are loyal he will recommend compensation to
three column. Why should Democrats be tied  Congress. Now, in the first place, as to the powto the miserable Secession car now?  Tholmas  er of the President.  The Constitution declares
Jefferson was a pretty good Democrat, not such thlat the President shall be the Commander-inan one as Benjamin Wood, but a very good Dem- Chief of the Army and Navy of the United
ocerat for all that.  He acquired Louisiana, and States, and of the militia of the several States
the nation paid for her, and now that Louisiana when called into the service of the United State s
claimed to go out; and the pauper States of Flor- The power of controlling the entire militia when
ida and Texas, vhich could not raise money they are called out by Congress, is vested excluenough to pay the expenses of the United States sively in the Chief Magistrate, whom our framers
troops sent down to protect them, claimed to of the Constitution believed would be selected
have set up for free -and independent States. with reference to the responsibility of the trust
Stephen A. Douglas was a pretty good Deno- confided to him. The faramers of the Constitu



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tion knew that ancient Republics had fallen be- it a questtn of abstract ideas, involving an unprofitable'cause the cont~rol of ~the milit~ary power had been  discussion of the equality of races. It is simply a question
of war, of national life or death, and of the mode in which
vested in a senate or in. an oligarchy, or in dif- we can most surely and effectually uphold our Government
ferent heads, and they, therefore, fiamed this and maintain its unity and supremacy.
provision of the Constitution of which Judge Now the position of the Government is substanStory says that the powers are obviously of an tially this: It says this lion of slavery has come
executive nature.  The Supreme Court had pass- out from its Constitutional intrenchments, and it
ed upon this question.  President Polk exercised  has leaped at the throat of the Government, and
the power in reference, even to foreign territo- endeavored to take its life. He has been driven
ry; he superseded the civil by the military law in  back into his jungle, and now we propose to taive
Mexico under which he regulated tlhe payment his lordship by the mane,
of duties, and Chief-Justice Taney, in pronouncing upon the legality of that action, said that his     And dained be be who first cries Hold!
power and duty were purely military; as Corn-           Eough 
mander-in-Chief, he was authorized to direct the It is not a question of orliginal abolition.  If it
movements of the military forces placed by law  had been, the President would not have waited
at his command, and to employ them in the man- eighteen months; he would not have recognized
ner which he might deem most proper to harass the attribute in loyalStates.  He has been forced
and subdue the enemy.  Abraham  Lincoln, as forward step by step, until he has determined
the Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the  to take this rmonster slavery by the throat.
United States, on looking over the whole field, [Great applause.]  I think I can see the dawnsays: After the experience of eighteen months, I ing of a brighter day.  General Jackson once got
find that these slaves of the Rebels are their into a life and death struggle with the glieat
principal support.  I find that by this involun- moneyed power of this country, and people who
tary servitude they are able to furnish thousands were cowardly and timid tallied some as they do
of men to dig their ditches, and do the work  now.  AndrewJacksonsaid: Itmustbecrushed,
which otherwise their white troops would be and the great cities shrugged their shoulders and
obliged to do, so keeping them fresh and ready  abandoned the old man, but he appealed to the
for duty.  He says: I find, further, that when  great patriotic heart of the country, and Ihe
all the men from  15 to 55 are pressed.into the found, as Abrahavm Lincoln will find now, Tom
rebel army, they can leave their slaves at home Bentons standing up everywhere to support him.
to do their work.  Now here, he says, if there  And now Abraham Lincoln appeals for his supwere a great place for.the deposit of rifles and  port to the loyal people of the St.ate of Nlew
muskets, no man could doubt that I could use Yorir, and the question is, shall he be sustaias3?a
the whole power of the nation to take it away  [Cheers, "Yes, yes!"]  Every officer and soldier
from them.  Ah, but it is urged, the Constitution  in the army is bound to acquiesce.  Where
does not allow it without due process of law.  I should Horatio Seymour stand?  lie must show
suppose the President has a right, through the his hand. Is he for or against the proclamation?
army, to arrest rebels without a warrant issued  He who stirs up the sentiments of the people
by a Justice of Peace, or to shoot them  down  against the lawful order of the Commander-inwithout an indietl:ment, and by the same power, chief is guilty of sedition. [Cheers, cries of "That's
he says, he has the right to say, I will bring the it."] There is one particular distinction between
whole military force of this nation against this the conduct of the Union men and that of the
institution of slavery that sustains and encourages Seymourites.  Whenever we meet, we remember
thisrebellion. [Loud and long-continuedapplause  our brothers and sons in the army; no such
and waving of handkerchiefs.]  That military  word of encouragement has gone out from  any
order is binding upon every officer and soldier of Seyniourite meeting in the State.  And I desire
his army, and I rejoice that the papers of to-day  again to call upon you to show your sympathies
have furnished an order issued by Gen. MeClel- for those noble-hearted men who havegone forth
lan, in which he shows that he understands his periling their lives for us and our children, and
duties as an officer, and he puts the whole sub- to do full justice to that youthful commander,
ject in this single paragraph:                    General McClellan.  [Applause.]  Let not 1;he
Discussion by officers and the soldiers concerning public reputation of that brave, and scientific, and skillmeasures determined upon and declared by the Govern- ful commander be damaged because symnpathizment, when carried at all beyond the ordinary temperate ers with the rebellion have attempted the unholy
and respectful expression of opinion, tend greatly to im- work of appropriating him to themselves.  And
pair and destroy the discipline and efficieney of troops, by
substituting  the spirit of political faction for that firm, stea- I ask you to send up three cheers which shall
dy and earnest support of the authority of the Government. be echoed by the Army of the Potomac.  Give
which is the highest duty of the American Soldier.  three cheers for our army, embracing every offi[Loud applause.]                               cer and soldier in it, from  General McClellan
Gen. Wadsworth hits the nail on the head in  down to the humblest private in the ranks.
this language in his letter of acceptance:         [Three times three were given, followed by
oris the question now before us one of phanthropy three cheers for Lyman Tremain, and earnest
Nor is the qu    estion no h before us one of phianthropy voices shouted, " God bless Abraham Lincoln!"]
alone, sacred as are the principles therein involved nor is




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SPEECH OF GENo JAMES S. WADSWORTH.
Gen. WADSWORTH was serenaded at Washing- be my claim in other respects, I shall receive
ton on Saturday evening, when a great crowd of the approbation  and support of the sons of
Unionists were pres  New York who may be here. (Cries, "You
New York and other hearty Unionists were pes-.)
ent. Being asked to respond to the acclamations   I do not propose, gentlemen, on this occasion
of his many friends, Gen. WADSWORTH spoke as -it would be obviously improper in me, in the
follows:                                     position which I now occupy-to enter at large
into a discussion of the condnuct of the war, or
I thank you, gentlemen, for the honor you do the policy of the Government. Sufficient for us
me in making this visit. I suppose I may assume to know, gentlemen, that the Government has
that you come to congratulate me upon having given us the most solemn and repeated assurreceived from. the Convention of the State of ances-and it is sustained by the public sentiNew York-a Convention composed of the truest ment of the loyal people who gather to its supfriends of this Government, the truest friends of port —that the war will be prosecuted with the
the country, and the most earnest supporters of utmost military energy, and that all the means,
the war —on having received from that Conven- agencies, and appliances of honorable war will
tion the nomination to the distinguished position be availed of to carry it on and bring this strugof Governor of the State of iNew Yorks. While gle to an end. It would have been criminal
I cannot allow myself to over-estimate the com- folly in the Government to have overlooked one
pliment of this nomination; while I cannot allow  great element of Southern society-an element
myself to misunderstand it, or to receive it in which may be, and will be, according as we use
any considlerable degree as a personal compli- it-an element of weakness or an element of
ment, I need not say how highly I appreciate it. strength. It would have been criminal folly in
I have not earned it, gentlemen, by any public the Government to have overlooked or forgotservice of my own in my native State. I have ten the fact that we are fighting against an arisnever held any public position, or any official tocracy, base and selfish, but still a powerful
position there. I am known only as a citizen aristocracy; and it would have been worse than
who has pursued his avocations durineg most of folly to suppose that they could put down the
his life entirely in the privacy of home. But Rebellion and save the aristocracy. Ayear and
the gentlemen who have brought forward my a half of bitter experience has proved to us that
name have done so largely on trust. While I we cannot do that-that we shall fail if we atcannot claim that this lomination is the result tempt such a thing, and fail ignobly. We have
of any services which I have rendered, or is a moistened a hundred battle-fields with the blond
reward for any merit in me, I do claim for it of our sons. We are surrounded with hospitals,
significance and meaning plainly marked. I with the sick and suffering, with wounded and
have been brought forward, gentlemen, by men dying men. Almost every household in the
who are in earnest, and they brought me for- North is filled with gloom and weeping for some
ward because they believed that I was in earn- beloved member, who has gone forth to return
est. (Cries of "Good," and cheers.) These men no more; and what have we gained?  Is it
believe that this rebellion can be crushed, that enough that we are safe on this side of the Poit ought to be crushed, and they intend that it tomac? Are we repaid for all our sacrifices by
shall be crushed.  (Applause.) They intend to this consolation?  I think not. And yet, genuphold this noble Republican Government of tlemen, what has this powerful aristocracy done
ours. They intend to hold together this coun- for us that it is entitled to our sympathy? What
try, hold it together at whatever cost of life, has it done with this Government, but use it for
of blood, of suffering, of treasure. At whatever its own aggrandizement, and failing in that, lrye
cost, they intend to hold it together-to make it up to overthrow it? I have never failed, gendesolate, devastated, if need be, but to hold it tlemen, previous to the outbreak of this Rebeltogether, one country, and that a free country-  lion, in any public and proper occasion, to de(" Good," and cheers) —a land of refuge, as it clare my earnest devotion to the Constitution of
has been in days past, for the oppressed from all the United States, and my desire to uphold it,
parts of the vWorld. They have brought me for- with what are called its compromises and conward, gentlemen, as their standard-bearer, be- cessions in behalf of Slavery.
cause I believe what they believe, I think what   But, gentlemen, Secession and War, bloody
they think, I feel as they feel, on these great and relentless war, have changed our relations
questions. They do not wish, they do not in- to that which is the cause and the source of the
tend, to survive the dismemberment of their war. (Applause, and cries of " That's it.") We
country, and they do not believe that I wish to have the right, we are bound moreover by the
survive it, or that; my children should survive it. most solemn obligations of duty, to use this
(Cheers.) These are the thoughts which have agency, so far as we can, to put an end to this
influenced them in bringing me forward, and I struggle, and to save the lives of white men who
trust that in that light, however poor as may are perishing by thousands in this country. Row




long are we to bear the insolence of this South- graced us from the hour of our national birth.
ern aristocracy?  Have we not borne it long (" Good, good.") We want peace; but more than
enough?  Has it not long enough disturbed and we want peace, we want a country. We want
distracted our counsels, and paralyzed our ener- peace, but we want an honorable peace, a pergies? Has it not long enough paralyzed the en- manent peace, a solid peace. When we have
ergies of the country.   Nay, more, has it not achieved that, we shall commence on a career of
long enough, in the eyes of the other civilized prosperity such as we have never known, and
nations of the world, covered us with infamy? such as the world has never before witnessed.
(A Voice-It has even so.) But, be that as it We shall spring up at one bound to be the mightmay, the issue is made up, and we must conquer liest and the freest and the happiest people on
it or be conquered by it. This struggle is already  the face of the earth. (Cheers.) I thank you,
far advanced-it is near its end. We are in the gentlemen, for the patience with which you have
pangs of dissolution, or we are in the pangs of listened to me. (Prolonged, enthusiastic cheerexorcism. If we would save ourselves, we must ing.)
cast out the devil which has tormented and disGEN. WADSWORTH'S LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE,
LETTER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONYVNTION.    held, I ask your indulgence while I express
Neiw York-, Se2t.9, 1862.   briefly my views as to the questions involved in
pt. 29, 1862.   the canvass.
GLEN. JAMES S. WADSWORTH.                      I think I cannot be mistaken in assuming that
Dear Sir-I have the honor to inform you that the election will turn upon the necessity of susyou were nominated for the office of Governor taining our National Government in its efforts to
of the State of New York, by a Convention com- uphola itself, and maintain its territorial integposed of men resolved to maintain the integrity rity, and especially upon the Proclamation of
of the Union without regard to their past party the President, issued to that end, and referred
relations, and held at Syracuse, on the 24th of to in the fourth resolution of the Convention.
the present month.                             I entirely approve of that Proclamation, and
I enclose the series of resolutions adopted by commend it to the support of the electors of New
the Convention, as an indication of its sentiments York, for the following reasons:
and purposes.                                  1. It is an effectual aid to the speedy and comYour nomination was made with a very re- plete suppression of the rebellion.
markable degree of unanimity and enthusiasm,   Six or eight millions of whites, having had
and, on behalf of the Convention, I beg leave time to organize their government, and arm their
respectfully to request your acceptance of it.    troops, fed and supported by the labor of four
I am, very respectfully,             millions of slaves, present the most formidable
Your obedient servant,          rebellion recorded in history.
HENRY J. RAYMOND.             Strike from this rebellion the support which it
President of the Convention. derives from the unrequited toil of these slaves,
and its foundation will be undermined.
2. It is the most humane method of putting
GEN. WADSWORTn'S REPLY.           down the rebellion, the history of which has
Washinzgtfon, Oct. 2, 1862.   clearly proved that the fears of slave insurrections and massacres are entirely unfounded.
-oN. HENRY: J. RAYMOND,                      While the slaves earnestly desire freedom, they
President, B&~c.                have shown no disposition to injure their masDear Sir —I have the pleasure to acknowledge ters. They will cease to work for them without
the receipt of your letter of Sept. 29, informing wages, but they will form, throughout the
me that the Convention held at Syracuse on the Southern States, the most peaceful and docile
24th of that month, composed of men resolved peasantry on the face of the earth.
to maintain the integrity of the Union, irrespec-   The Slaveowners once compelled to labor for
tive of their previous party associations, had their own support, the war must cease, and its
done me the honor of placing my name before appalling carnage come to an end.
the electors of the State of New York for the   3. The emancipation once effected, the Northoffice of Governor.                         ern States would be forever relieved, as it is right
I respectfully accept the nomination.     that they should be, from the fears of a great inI cordially agree with the Convention in the flux of African laborers, disturbing the relations
sentiments expressed in their resolutions, and, if of those Northern industrial classes who have so
elected, I shall zealously labor to carry out their freely given their lives to the support of the
wishes as therein defined.                  Government,
I might, perhaps, with propriety, stop here;   This done, and the whole African population
but as the duties of my present position will not will drift to the South, where it will find a conallow me to return to New York for some time, genial climate and vast tracts of land never yet
and possibly not until after the election has been cultivated.




I forbear to enter into the discussion of the destined to dictate terms, if need be, to the world
great increase of trade to the Northern States in arms, and I hold that man to be a traitor and
and the whole commercial world, which would a coward, who, under any defeats, any pressure
result from the wants of four millions of free and of adversity however great, any calamities howpaid laborers over the same number held as here- ever dire, would give up one acre of it.
tofore in Slavery.                              It is more than a year since I left our State.
I forbear, also, to enter into the question of Great changes have taken place within that pethe ultimate vast increase in the production of riod.  Costly victories and disastrous defeats
the great Southern staples. Thisis not a time to have, in the vicissitudes of war, befallen our
consider questions of profit. It will long be re- arms. Bereavements and destitution have overmembered, to the great honor of the merchants, taken many families.
bankers, and manufacturers of the North, that   I can only judge of the spirit of my fellow-citigiving the lie to the calumnies of slave-breeding zens of New York, by that of her gallant sons
aristocrats, who charge them with being degrad- who have rushed to the field. These I have seen
ed and controlled by the petty profits of traffic, in great numbers, and particularly those who
they have met the numerous sacrifices of this have been in the hospitals within my command,
great struggle with a cheerfulness and prompt-   Among these brave men, feeble and exhausted
ness of which history furnishes no parallel.  by disease, tortured and mutilated by cruel
Nor is the question now  before us one of wounds, I have never yet heard the first word
philanthropy alone, sacred as are the principles of despair, the first sigh of regret, that they had
therein involved; nor is it a question of abstract given health and life to their country.
ideas, involving an unprofitable discussion of the   If we may judge of the spirit of those they
equality of races.  It is simply a question of have left at home, and who may yet be called to
war, of National life or death, and of the mode the field, by the heroic temper of these men, we
in which we can most surely and effectually up- have nothing to fear as to the result.
hold our Government and maintain its unity and   In the solemn verdict of the ballot, and the
supremacy.                                   deadly conflict of battle, this Government of the
Our foreign enemies, for it is not to be dis- people will be sustained.
guised that we have such, reproach us with   I beg that you will accept for yourself, and
waging a territorial war. So we do, but that convey to the members of the Convention over
territory is our country. For maintaining its which you presided, my sincere thanks for the
greatness and power among the nations of the great honor which they did me in placing my
earth, by holding it together, they hate us. We name before the electors of New York for a pocan bear that; but if we were to yield to their sition so responsible and distinguished as that of
suggestions, and submit to its dismemberment, Governor of the State.
they would forever despise us.
TIris great dJ~omaia, -from  the Lakes to ithe    X.I am, sir, with great respect, truly yours,
Gulf, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, one coun-              JAMES S. WADSWORT1i1H.
try; governed by one idea —freedom —is yet
JAMES S. THAYER,
AT THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION, AT TWEDDLE HALL, ALBANY, JANUARBY 31, 1861.
See how James S. Thayer, amid general ap- seeks from the fragments of the Constitution to
plause, thus declared the general purpose of the construct a scaffolding for coercion-another
assembled Seymoures in that Tweddle Hall name for execution-we will reverse the order,
assembled Seymourites in that Tweddle Hall  of the French Revolution, and save the blood of
Convention:                                  the people by making those who would inaugu-'We can, at least (said Thayer), by discussion, rate a reign of terror the first victims of a na.enlighten, settle and concentrate the public sen- tional guillotine. [Enthusiastic applause.]
timent in the State of New York upon this ques-   "The Democratic and Union party at the
tion, and save it from that fearful current, that North made the issue at the last election with
circuitously, but certainly, sweeps madly on through the Republican party, that, in the event of their
the narrow gorge of'i te enforcemevt of the laws,' success, and the establishment of their policy,
to the shoreless ocean of civil swar.  [Cheers.] the Southern States not only would go out of
Against this, under all circumstances, inz every the Union, BUT WOULD.HAVE  ADEQUATE CAUSE FOR
place anzdformn, we must now and at all times op- DOING SO. [Applause.]
pose a resolute and unfaltering resistance. The   "This is the position I took with 313,000
public mind will bear the avowal, and let us voters in the State of New York, on the 6th of
make it-that if a revolution of force is to begin, November last. I shall not recede fromnit, havit shall be inaugurated at homse. [Cheers.] And ing admitted that, in a certain contingency, the
if the incoming administration shall attempt to Slave States iwould have just and adequate cause
carry out the line of policy that has been fore- for a separation!  Now that the contingency
shadowed, we announce that when the hand of has happened, I shall not withdraw that admisBlack Republicanism  turns to blood-red, and sion because they have been unwise or unrea



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onable in the'time, mode and measure of re- of New York?  What shall we say to our peodress.' [Applause.]                             ple when we come to meet this state of facts?
" What person, what right of property, what That the Union must be preserved. But if that
domestic right or privilege, what franchise, what cannot be, what then?   PEACEABLE SE.PARATION,
security to life or liberty, is infringed by the rup- [Applause.]"
ture of the Federal relation between the States.
[Applause.]                                       So much for Thayer and his fellow-Meymlour" But it is announced that the Republican  ites in January, 1861.
Administration will enforce the laws against and    Hon. Roscoe Conkling testifies that, when the
in all the Seceding States. A nice discrimination  proceedings of that Tweddle Hall Democratic
must be exercised in the performance of this
duty, not a hair's breadth outside the mark. Conv onreached Washington,  eitt of South
You re member the story of William Tell, who, Carolina (already an open disunionist) exultingly
when  lie condition was imposed upon himn to proclaimed: " There will be more men in Neeo
shoot an apple from the head of his own child, York clone to fight for us than the  hole North
after he V ad performed the task let fall an arrow.'For what is that?' said Gesler.'To  can put down!"  Consider that Fernando Wood
kill thee, tyrant, had I slain my boy!' [Cheers.] was then our Mayor, and had just formally proLet one arrow winged by the Federal bow strike posed the secession of our city from  the State,
the heart qf an Asnericas  citizen, and echo tcan  with a view to uniting her destinies with those
number the avenqging darts that will cloud the heavens ina the coynflict that iwill ensue?  [Prolonged  of the pirate Confederacy, and that every Demapplause.]  What then is the duty of the State ocrat hereabout then deprecated " coercion."
HAMILTON FISH.
The Hon. IHAMILTON FIsE, having been invited  buy it, and if we could it would be valueless, as
to preside over the recent Mass Meeting at Coo- it would be disgraceful.
In the field, stern, sharp and active war; and
Iper Institute to ratify tihe nomination of the in the council, stern, sure and quick justice, are
WADSWO  Ta  and TsEMAIN ticket, responded as the surest paths to an early, honorable and enfollows:                                        during peace.
Disloyalty and treason are not wholly confined
GARRISON's, Putnam Co., Oct. 9, 1862.   to the South, and if traitors have not been pecMY DEAR Sin: Your note inviting me to pre- secuted, if spies have not been hanged, and if
side at the ratification meeting held last evening  deserters have not been shot, it has not been for
at the Cooper Institute, reached me here late  want of subjects.
last evening, after the hour for which the meet-   With active war, the nation needs also equally
ing was called.  Of course I could neither be active justice. The exemplary punishment of a
with you nor return an answer.  I beg now to  few disloyal men, the hanging of a few spies,
return you my thanks for the invitation, and and the shooting of a few deserters, would have
espyecially for the kind personal desire expressed  a most salutary influence, and would afford a
by you for its acceptance.                      most welcome and much needed assurance of
It is probable that, had the invitation been re- earnestness in the search of peace in the proper
ceived sooner, I should not have been able to direction-worth all the incarcerations (numedispense with a business engagement here.  At rous as theyi have been) in Forts Lafayette and
any rate, the meeting lost nothing by my ab- Warren, and elsewhere, and effective beyond all
sene. But I am most earnestly with those who the "oaths of allegiance" that the ingenuity of
wish the most vigorous prosecution of the war, man can devise, or that all the officers of the
to the utter overthrow  of the last vestige and  Government can administer in a lifetime. In
sign of rebellion.                              times like these there is virtue in hemp and cold; It is time-high timne-that this war be con- lead judiciously and judicially administered, and
dusted on war principles-that the velvet glove  we have experienced grievous cruelty and wrong
with which we have been handling rebellion and  in excessive leniency shown to the guilty.
treason be replaced by the mailed gauntlet, and    But pardon me, my dear sir, for this digresthat the Government avail itself of all the means sion into which I have been unconsciously drawn.
and usages recognized by modern and civilized  I did not intend to do more than explain to you,
warfare to weaken and break down its enemies. personally, the omission of a reply to your note,
It is a wasteful exhaustion of the means and  and I find myself talking on other matters.  So
power of the Nation, a wicked oppression upon  I stop in the middle, and add assurances of the
the citizens, and cruelty to all, to tamper with the respect of     Yours very truly,
stern realities -that are upon us, and to talk                           HAMILTON FISH.
"Peace! peace I when there is no peace."
No, we have to conguer a peace-we cannot   JAMES A. BRTIGS, Esq., New York.
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