The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-20 00:00:00

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

Mr. Vallandigham explains in the New York

!erald how he obtained Seymour's nomination.

'he Ohio delegation had decided in any event on

,hat morning to withdraw Pendleton, where he de-
,ermined to give the name of Seymour, leaving both

Pugh and Thurman in ignorance of his purpose,
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with the intention, as he implies, to defeat the Chase
movement, which he thought was on the point of

success. His words are—" As a matter of opinion
I believe that had New York withheld her vote
from Mr. Hendricks, Judge Chase would have been

nominated within an hour." Seymour knew no-
thing of this movement until it culminated. The
revolutionary plank in the platform was put in, it
is reported, by Wade Hampton, who, in his late
speech at Charleston, said—" I would take the

resolutions if they would allow me to add but three
wor‘ls, which you will find embodied in the plat-

form. I added this—' And we declare that the
Reconstruction Acts are revolutionary, uncon-
stitutional, and void.' When I proposed that, every
single member of the committee came forward
and said they would carry it out to the end."

General Hancock's letter contradicting the rumours
that he did not intend to support the candidate is
as follows :—" Newport, Rhode Island, July 27.
S. T. Glover, St. Louis.—My dear Sir,-1 am

greatly obliged for your favour of the 20th instant.
Those who suppose that I do not acquiesce in the

work of the National Democratic Convention, or
that I do not sincerely desire the election of its no-

ininees, know very little of my character. Believ-
ing, as I really do, that the preservation of the
constitutional government eminently depends on
the success of the Democratic party in the coming
election, were I to hesitate in its candid support, I
feel I should not only falsify my own record, but

commit a crime against my country. I never

aspired to the presidency on account of myself ; I
never sought its doubtful honour and certain labour
and responsibilities merely for the position. My
own wish was to promote, if I could, the good of the
country, and to rebuke the spirit of revolution
which had invaded every sacred precinct of li-

berty. When, therefore you pronounced the
statements in question false, you did exactly
right. Principles, and not men, is the motto for
the rugged crisis in which we are now struggling.
Had I been made the Presidential nominee I should

have considered it a tribute not to me, but to ths
principles which I had proclaimed and practised ;
but shall I cease to revere those principles because
by mutual political friends another has been ap-
pointed to put them into execution ? Never, never !
These, sir, are my sentiments, whatever interested
parties may say to the . contrary, .and I desire that
all may know and understand them. I shall ever
hold in grateful remembrance the faithful. friends
who, hailing from every section of the Union, pre-
ferred me by their votes and other expressions of

confidence, both in and out of the Convention, and
shall do them all justice to believe that they were
governed by patriotic motives, that they did not
propose simply to aggrandise my personal fortunes,
but to save their country through me, and that they
will not suffer anything like personal preferences
or jealousies to stand between them and their. mani-

felt duty. I have the honour to be, dear sir, very
respectfully yours, WINFIELD S. HANCOCK."—
Speaker Colfax had a great reception at his home,
South Bend, Indiana. Colonel Humphreys, the
Mayor of the city, delivered the address of wel-
come ; and Mr. Colfax spoke eloquently in reply.
The Baltimore Commercial gives a full account of
the great Democratic Ratification Meeting in Monu-
ment-square of Maryland's capital. The arrival of
the Wards was not without its comic side, however
terribly earnest may be that most Democratic of
Conservative cities. The first that put in an ap-
pearance were " the Unterrified," numbering about
600, from the Seventeenth Ward, marshalled by
John Fitzpatrick, with several aides, and bearing
aloft transparencies and numerous Chinese lanterns
with the following mottos :—" We Grant nothing
until we Sey-mour ;" " Charity to all, injustice to
none ;" " This is the white man's country ;" " Con-
stitution of the United States—this ghost is our
safety ;" "No negro suffrage ;" Let Democrats
heed the lessons of the past if they would save the
country ;" " Prostrate liberty appeals from Con-
gress to the people ;" " Resistance to tyrants is
obedience to God." The Twentieth Ward, with
501) good men and true, bore on their lanterns
" We go for Seymour and Blair ; come with us and
save your country ;" " Bonds must be taxed ;" " No
Negro Equality," " Greenbacks good for one good
for all ;" "No taxation without representation ;"
"No North, South, East, or West, our country as
before the war ;" " The Old Hickory in motion."
There was a picture of a boy upon a donkey, with
the words over it, "My boy Ulysses." As many
men of the Sixteenth Ward proclaimed these senti-
ments—" Tax the bonds and kill the bloodsuckers,"
"We are going to See-more on the 81-air road ;"
and the mottoes of 600 of the Hickory Keystone
Club were "We want no Cigar President;" "Death
to Radicals ;" " Seymour and Blair." In conse-
quence of the heat of the weather the other wards
did not parade. Of course the children enjoyed
the fun, and it seems to have furnished the worthy
editor, whose office was passed by 200 youngsters/
with as much amusement. " One," he says, de-
sired to know " What was good to steal sugar
with ?' lie was answered, Spoons.' Another,
How do you keep pop ?' The answer was, 4 Cork
it up ;' and How can you get rich?' ' Trade Go-
vernment medicines with the rebels for cotton,' Wag,
the answer. ' What do Congressmen travel with ?
asked one. Carpet bags,' yelled a chorus ; and
thus they kept shouting until Monument-square
was reached."

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Births.
BARNARD—On tho 18th ult., at Poonab, the wife of -,10,,f
Colonel W. A. M. Bernard, MM. 96th Reghneutf '-
daughter. volor
LENNOX—On the 17th inst.., at Charles-street, Berk
square, Lady Alexander Gordon Lennox, of a son. of
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LETHBRIDGE—On the 16th inst., at Southsea, the Wif°of
Captain T. Bridgman Lethbridge, H.M.S. Sirnootil
daughter.

Marriages.
MEARS—BEvAN—On the 18th inst , at St. Mary'S,.'"„'
ston-squaro, Arthur Mears, Captain Madras Stall, citir
to Edith, daughter of Mr. John 0. D. Bevan, ':"-gritli•
Leigh-street, Tavistock-square, and Bexley-road, -71)00
Purwrs—BunToN—On the 18th inst , at g3rPeof I°'
Church, Stephen Smith, son of Mr. Win. Phillips,Goigt
Baker-street, Portman-square, to Georgians dot,
daughter of the lute Mr. T. Burton, of 19, Duke.'"
Manchester-square.

Deaths.

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CRAWLEY— On the 10th inst., at Grove House, r'
George Crawley, of 12, Mark-lane, aged 52. mof
CALD Ert—On the 13th inst., Sir Henry R. Calder, -pa J,ttri
43, Princes-gardens, aged 75. fiet
LTISHINGTON —On the 17th inst., at Park of se,.'ol(.llti
Maidstone, Edmund H. V. Lushington, son of rde`,/,aroi
Lushington, Esq., of 40, Norfolk-square, lb'
barrister-at-law, aged 13 months.
WYMER - On the 12th inst., at Craven-bill-garden
caster-gate, Hyde-park, General Sir George
1i.C.8 , Colonel H.M.'s 107th Regient, 9,15 e

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