New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-13
Letter from GOV. seward.

Letter from GOV. Seward.
Many citizens of Chaulauque havi 1g express
ed q desire that Governor SEWARD should repre-
sent that County in the Constitutional Convention,
he was addrsssedin their behslfby of their NUN
ber TO hose pressing solicitation be replied fol-
lows:
AUBURN. March 3lst 1916.
Nv Dear Sir Your letter Of tie 2ith inst. in which
you inform a desire entertained by yourself and
others place 10 nomination before the people oil
the County Of ChAutauguc candidate for ;be ONCE
of Member OF the Convention which has been called
20 Constitution of thia has received
II ever should become go Hi-erAbe as TO dis,fust
mankind my habitual confidence would be- revived by
come Of rendsuip the pert Of the wing CHI
whom you rsprcsent. Here Is trust, sUushi by
the most eminent persous the S;n,e and 10 be co.,
ferred by the people of Chaurauqne County among
whom ar, msuy as well qualified for As an md yet
il is urged upon rs II ] were not already buried
uoder similar kndnesses corning from tho same quarter
IL would be u1 generous 10 accept such an oFer uncer
sucb circumstance and no man can ever find good
motive. for ungenerous act Every personal reason
which has eve existed for my continuance in private
life. still exists Years have brought with Them IN
crease Of the number and the need Of those for whom
labor
admit thst the Constitution mus, be revised thor
orshly reviseG The al Me-" York; lies In the Gate
OF Inc Continent and has long been receiving full tide
of men of knowledge and money from all the other
American Stpcs rs vel! from Europe in addition 20
Enjoying Inc INSTRUCTION. OF Hai uoZ-
en- Colleges Five Thousand Churches Twelve Thousand
Schools aud az many Libraries the State has alarmed
It's snuuated guardians by complaints that It's condluon
uncomfortable. and i,s energies cramped by the Con
siutOn ass2n ned toll quarter OF century ago But
all parties agree only upon the necessity OF revision
but upon all the necessary amendments except
part OF the muny hesitate 20 adop! the principle OF
Universal Suffrage and weakly imagine that Democracy
ia the State OF New York be clogged little longer by
Laws Of Naturalization and Registry Acn, operating on
the Exile and by Prescription OF Color excluding the
tka .nlFa rouda exrl,ld
these err-rs, gives us an earnest OF complete tn
umph of Democratic Wing principles in the Convention
The property qualification Is already renounced AND
the opponents Ounverss suffrage nave iaen BACK upon
the plea Of The hopeless OF the African
With the aid of mistaken pbanhropiets they hope I"
defeat the enranchsement OF the coored man by the
article Of submitting article for that purpose 10 the
people separately from Ill other amendments TO the Con-
stitution Let them Try that. Whom God devotes to
destruction he first MAKES mad. The apoogists OF
slavery in New Hampshire recently separated kindred
question from all other issues In popular election with
what result. has been seen.
Universal suffrage In this State is local question
Slavery continues in the South. because the negroes
there represented in the Public Councils and viru
ally vote through their masters, Tor perpetual Slavery
while Northern allies disffanchise free negroes whom
nature would obge their for freedom The
evils Of the compact have become intoerable The Free
States increasing population and in wealth seventy five
per cent than the Savehoding States have fallen
into hopeless minority Their interesa sacrificed
home, and betrayed abroad
We have reached - 10 our national career
IL that OF tUrftpftk! WsSrai 9xeDent Extended
risdicon ia clement National strength If the moral
condition OF the people bc sound Of national weakness
ii that condition DC unsuuud. Slavery has impoverished
States where texists much that they incapa.
BILE of endowiug schools maintaining mails construct.
ing roads supporting armies. With principles in
gard to which always prevent the General Gov
eminent from establishing proper de!ences the Slave
holding States ready apoogsts every of for.
eign Injustice and aggression The people have instruct.
ed the President to maintain the American title tho
whole Of Oregon. The Presiden, thereupon requires
Congress debates and hestates until the effect of the
tice altogether lost Ii is Slavery that doth make
ards of US all and justly NewYork. without dis.
contened citizen subject within her borders would
be stronger than all the twenty eight States Mns
suchuselts doted England seventy years ago She has
only one Statesman who would dare TO commit her to
such conflict and he belongs TO the Revolutionary
agerI siher thsn tx this
I want no war-l want no enlargement of territory
sooner than IL would come II we were contented 18th
masterly inactivity. hbhor war, IA detest Slavery.
would not give human life for all the Continent that
rem aims be aRnItd. But cannot exclude the con-
vc,on tina. the popular passion for Territorial agerand
lzcment irresistible. Prudence Justice Cowardce
NAV check il for season. but will gain strength by It's
subiuea,ion Az American Navy is lowering over Vera
Cruz An American army is at the heart OF what was
Mexico Let the Oregon question be settled when It
may il will nevertheless. come back again Our popu
aton is destined roll its reSstless waves to the icy
barriers of the North, and to encounter Oriental clvlzh
,iop on the shores of the Pacific. The monarchs oil
Eurooe are 10 have no rest while they have colony re-
naming ON this Continent France has already sold out
Snain has sold out We shall how long before
Fnrland incines to follow their example 1t behooves
us Then to qualify ourselves for our mission We must
dare our destiny We do this, and can only DO IL
hv sarv measures which shall effect the abolition OF
Slavery without Preciptapcy. without Oppression.
withou, Injustice 10 Shareholders; without Civi War
Win The consent OF mankind aud the appreciation oil
u"ayen The restoration of the Right of Suffrage to
irre,nen is The first act and will draw after II in due
time the sublime catastrophe OF Emancipation.
But This act has already opened. lhere is no niece
for me 10 90 upon the stage Nor have the sell concert
to believe that could be all useful. The People OF
Cbsu,suoue County have obliged me many times ana
always without solicitation. They must now grant me
favor npon request which u.s. leave ma IN peace
AZ home Under no circumstances, and upon no con-
sheraton could consent to be candidate Tor feoie
Office. am very respectfully. your obliged
Aud obedient servant
WILLIAM II. SEWARD.