New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-25
Address OF benjamin Brandreth.
TO THE INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC ELECTORS OF tn
SEVENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.

dress about TO inquire In what the pflhclPieS VI
national prosperity or misfortune consist what
the maxims upon which the peace Of society
and the happiness Of man ought 10 be iouhueu'
I am Going to make no such inquiries as these
desire to call your attention to the cause OF my
defeat at the Senatorial Convention held IN
Hsversuaw on Wednesday, Oct. ). | KECEl'-
ED AT THAT CONVENTION But TWO
VOTES. 1t has been a settled usage OF the
Democratic party in this district to give second
nomination; my immediate predecessor Sax'on
Smith. OF Putnam county. served two terms.
II was due to me, therefore. in accordance with
= settled party usage, that the nomination should
have been rendered to me- But | received but
two votes. Now, confident in your justice,
appeal from the decision of the Senatorial! Dele,
rates TO you, their masters and mine "heh
found had only two votes, inquired into the
cause of such bitter hostility, and then dlscoy.
cred that the reason assigned for 1t was. Thai
| DID NOT RESIGN MY SEAT IN THE
SENATE, when ordered to do 50 by the very
men who did all they could to prevent my CD.
tanning it. a. the election Of 1919 | concluded
their advice required to be well weighed before
adoption.
Now, fellow citizens, whatever might have
been willing to have submitted to, had other rea'
sons been assigned than that OF my retaining the
post your favor had conferred upon me, 1t IS my
determination no 10 permit my conduct III TINS
particular to be punished, without an appear 10
YOU If the Senatorial Delegates were the true
and honest opponents Of your opinions relative 10
nv course IN not resignlDg, then am conten' 10 DC
"let down, but not Otherwise
confess it, opposed the Tegination OF the twelve
Senator'S First, because 1t appeared TO me contrary
to the spirit OF Republlcanism and, Secondly, be-
cause foresaw il would be highly injurious to the
Democratic party, If such principle should become
incorporated In their political creed In TACT, look
I'd n il as proceeding altogether ami democralc
one .hch If adopted and practicedin other branches
of the Government, would be calculated 10 produce
the most unfortunate consequences 10 our "hole re-
publican structure. Let us examine THIS principle
close w. fellow 1t is worthy your attention.
When We threw of the Shackles OF Nngy power,
we agreed TO govern ourselves How Bl FEN
MITTING TIE MAJORITY TO ri LIZ.
To conduct an extensive government, II was found
eXpedieut that to make this "malorlty rule Work
easily, 1t was necessary to condehse somewhat oy
establishing the representative system. 30 me SEN
ators ard Assemblymen Of this State, who COMPRISE
our State Legislature. are representatives Of IliE
WILL or TIE MAJORITY. The Senate OF the
United States is further condensation OF me same
priDcple being the emanatiOn OF the maJorltles OF
The Ie e,sIatuies Of the various States while the
members of the House of Representatives. are the re-
suit OF the majority IN each Congressional pslict'
The of re signing has often been threatened
Congress to prevent ihe passage of measure odlous
70 the minority. But for seventy years no faction
certain that il would be the last OF those who dd
their political graves would be so deep, that there
would tie no hope OF resurrection from tneh ,v,,
Now, my fellow. citizens, desire to inquire, WIN
YOU permit the same punishment to follow me Tor
NOT doing this act Every man who runs away
from his post Is either coward or traiior OK ,S
BELIEvEs THAT HE HEARS A RErREAT
SOUNDED heard no retreat sounded from fnSfru-
,,nts whose TONES | KNEW Had you the
Electors OF t.e Seventh Senatorial District Instruct
I'd me 10 res en-, should have done so 81 once. In
the endeayor 10 faithfully represent YOU, renamed
IN my place and kept my eye steadily fixed upon the
enemy And In presenting my name as can
ddate for your sufraees do SO In Justlceto myseii
and think to you, and in ODE diencc 10 tile wishes OF
larre urmhef of my political friends, who desire to
erase the stigma which but two votes out oil twenty
vas meant 10 cast upon me.
The men Who oppose me because did not resign
my seat in The Senate, and who have defeated my
denominations arc the same who used every enorI 10
defeat me TWO years ago, after HAD kECElt Ed
TIE REGULAR DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION.
Those men aIe--
Avcd b. no shame by no respect coniiolId
In scsncsl busy IN rep'Oaches bold
With WITTY malice studioust 10 defsme
And as know that can expect noJuSiice nom such
a minority I appcal to YOU, Electors Of the Sew
enth Senatorial District 10 do me siupe JuStice
Were alone concerned, YOU would be hti!e lrouo-
led By me IN this matter bul VII never le' DC
supposed that YOU object TO the WILL or TIE
MAJORITY RULING. We know that II inns prln-
cpe were TO prevail the sword would take me place
of the peaceful pen that our whole structure OF
world would be cesiro, cd
In offering myself for your sufragcs, fellow clti-
zeus II is not that am deslrous OF gong 10 A!oahy
ior NY pleasure or PROFIT 1t Is more pleasing ana
more prohtsbe foreman az home but 1t Is thatyou,
the SOVEREIGN PEOPLE, shall say "he1hef
acted right or wrong upon the question OF me resg
IatoD OF the twelve Senators. opposed mat course
i did so from principle. | am "iet down ~
packed Convention when was assured ina! taat
ConYepiiOu Nould give NE a unanimous nomination,
but instead OF that am " let down., and Inc reason
...S hat ~ M 10.
faithful to my trust, an TO be " LIZ DUN n.
Other Questions could properly be presented IN thus
address for your consideration IN CHI refer 70 my
movement relative TO the unclaimed diV4uehas ana
deposits in the various Banks OF tins STATE 10 ,he
money In the hancS Of County TIeasurers 70 tina!
IL lie CouIi OF Appeals to thstn The General uho
appropriaied by bill 10 particular objects our not
used. There is deposited IN ali these dlnerent
sources the amount of nearly fourteen millions OF
dollars. which | purpose to appy to the school
Tund the interest OF which would more than pay the
whole School tax and thus relieve the people OF this
State from eight hundred thousand dollars OF FAX per
annum. MY AGITATION OF THIS QUESTION
MAY ALSO HAVE HELPED Ml DEFEAT IN
TIE CONVENTION.
Should i be elected 10 the Senate for another term
by your votes do not doubt, with great peIsevel-
ance. may accomplish this OBJECT and to pay elsn.
huucrcd thousand dollars without calling upon the
farmers Of this State. Is worth considering us
think, Of great couseG and the School funds
the only proper fund - which the large amou2t N
the various ScourC6s alluded 10 ought 20 be appliod
II : 10; many years ago that the British Govern
merit ost. "a from the various Banks IA that con-
,ry IL; Of al tie unclaimed dividends and deposits
IN then haIcs It amounted 70 over fifty millions 81
dollsiS TIE Government took possess. on OF tAls
immense f1rd ~ d held - m trust iog the owners,
Should tACy ever prescn, themselves. All ask Is
that the State OF Nev-loTk shall 10 the same, ana
,nniv TIE interest % he school Fund No INTER-
EST IS PAID TO ANY ONE NOW. The Banks
have he whole beLC1t Of al. this money, 20 whcn
they certainly have 10 legal title
B; Il Is not that you NAV be saved eisht hun1Ieu
,hC,S,r cellars of tax per anuum that desire our
votes though /, is due TO me hat have Al oPpoil-
ritv 10 cariy ,his measure 10 ITS fun completion
feel myself responsible to garry II cut an see the
money tiseorgec by tlose who have 10 night 10 IL
ard have II applied where II righteous!y be-o1g 10
TIE School Fund. do Dot. however desire thsl 'is
shall De the main issue on which asa }ou ioi lcua
votes fellow citizens expect those ~ o dlsaPpiose
OF my course IN not TesignIng will vote against nc,
,rh ,hnsn v 10 snnroYe OF my retaining NJ pace