The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-03

Dpesoh Of John Van Baren ct Albany,
September 81. 1853.
sorr suELL VIEW Of TIE CONTEST.

tahshed in power in this state, and in the United
States might have been left pursue the vacations OF
the profession which j. Indispensable to support Bat,
contrary to expectations for the last two or three or
fsur months systematic effort has been made to ira
duce my character and to hold me up disturber OF
the public peace, and who Is agitatng questions
which disturb the community And when inquire OF Mr.
Cooley who spent several hours in the senate last winter
In holding up pubic reprosasion-when inquire OF
the Albany Argus which has thought it necessary for
several months to do the thing-when inquire Of
the various candidates tho boiling ticket and tse ed
tors Of papers in different portions OF the state why 1t
wat have thus been singled our Tor Assault am al
swered by the st that | public character.
OAughtsr.) Now, What constitutes "a public character
know what the meaning of the term Is II Is an nii
vdual who either holds seeks Office but or nve years
past you very well know have confined myself to The
simply duty Of voting at elections and addressing the
people after the tic, nominated in behalf OF the
regularly democratic ticket and contributing
III exerions the of the united democracy
(AppIause) Ny has not been BY my sent be-
fore the public heretofore Ii has been in desrea
nected with office up this time. have repeatedly had
occasion to say that desired hold no Office; and
have repeated, aud again. that if my personal
wishes consulted should hold any Office in
the United States great or small Why under all these
circumstances, has 1t been deemed necessary
WHO Is strctiy pirate citizen rs so Tar puohc
character that it is considered everybody's privi-
cause it diyerts from other pursuits. 1t onl =
me to pay more less attention to those who haze
thus thought fit TO assal and it calls upon now
may possibly dc occasionally hereafter TO address my
fellow citizens IN regard to the questions which
Eating this community. say, therefore, that under
these circumstances consider it privilege lira,s
the citizens of this place where have passed large
portion of my life, TO meet tho unerried" democracY
Of the city and count of Albany with whose fortune,
have been associated in many much darker
than this, and to commune with you little in regard
subjects Of difference IL the democratic party aud
prospects of at the approaching election
Now suppose it viii not be disputed that the Democrat.
party united, far to vote the ticket, ant
to profess the faith, in the years lS43 50, 81
81 and that while the elections closely contested in
seme of those years, the election of 1882 showed
cordially united, End triumphantly victorious BY .
majority unparalleled in the history Of the State,
and unequaled in any other State in the Union.
Thirty thousand majority of the people of this State
was given to Franklin Pierce and william X. King,
fer President and Vice President; and nearly the
majority to Horatio Seymour and sanford Church.
We have lived together and so far as was concerned
4ke brethren. ! had answered not word to the
rious assaults which made upon me during this time
Yet we now find portion Of our friends seeding from
State Convention ing ticket of their own declar
ing that they can longer associate with and de-
neuncing unit for the association OF honorable
Let Us look now Tor a few moments to what is the
Of this division, because it is permanent di
vision and, rely upon it, it was preorSaiaad
purpose that the democratic party of this State,
e. well as of the United states, should be divided.
1t Ii material for every fair minded democrat TO in
4uire why this was aad as various preiexts have
been put forth, shall call your attention to or
two OF them, aud then briefly state "a you what l
suppose to be tne reason for this division, and shat
think to be the daty every honest democrat ia the
State of New York We held \ convention at syracuse
and it is said that portion of rieads failed to return
to Mat convention after Adjournment because they
afraid ~ violence eyewitness OF the pe0
eeSdngs Of that convention having been member OF it,
and Prspeseo state TO you briefly what occurred The
the 18th Of September No place in syracuse ini
Gated for the meeting but the convention to be
held on Tuesday the Common Council OF Syracuse,
Monday evening" appropriated the place which had usually
been occupied Ter that purpose s. the meeting OF the
venhon-tha' IS the Market Hall. They passel re-
solutions directing that building to be prepared for
the reception of the Democratic convention, watch
to assemble the next day. Handbls in the usual
form circulated, stating that the convention
to be held twelve o'clock Market Hall It mad
been held the year before Both the papers in the city
Ct Syracuse-uhig and demoerat-announced thar ths
utionw tn he md Tlarp np
circumstances nearly everybody in Inc city Of
bat myself supposed that the convention would assemble
there; but had the rcmotest idea that these ada
AaGtne men meant TO meet with Us in Goa
tention did not suppose that they did when tnoy
went TO Syracuse, and informed the delegates
met along the road did not suppose Ar Croswefi -
his friends intended to meet in convention with
AL At ten O'Clock the morning OF Tuesday heac.
accidentally that they had avswed this purpose IN e.
which they holding with close doors, and that
from going 60 Market Hail private instr ictons n
been given their friends not to To Market Han but
assemble at such place they should he notified ~ -
writing signed by AnorC story and jas l. Johnson fn
fact communicated TO members Of the state Comn
tee who there-Mr Dean Richmond Mr. J. Wadswo..h
Mr.. Horatio Ballard Mr. !latt Potter members Of tac
State Central Committee who Syacu and they
were requested 10 c. Mr story and ascertain IL ti
was the fact. They aid call, and Mr.. story aid -
not going Market Hail. bat he utterly refc'e /.
state where he did intend hold his convention and it
impossible for TO ascertain where they mean. %
meet Under these circumstances, as got near the
hour of l. clock TO Market Hall and after
naming there until about quarter 70 IL han'ii vas
brought down pGrpoting to be signed by story and jehn
calling the convention Assemble a. Brintndli hal
at Il O'Clock There in Market lia peaceaoiy
assembled two--brd 4 the members Of the conventoa
and such spectators were Interested IN our Proceed
and about business, when this handbil
brought in. Some persons Immediately said: That
is q hoax-they do not intend TO hold convention
In Brintnan Hail; and as evidence OF 1t, 1t was
stated, Edwin Croswe Is here here 1T Market Hall
Croswell, you Will observe' used decoy Iaugh
ter and applause Heretofore it a novelty in
nantine proceeding, TO Croswe : a decoy. he-a
toore he had 81 as beacon to the true democracy
xhe question what shall be doneg IL we passed
Hall .f yrttI
while Croswel passed into Market Hall and organize Iii
convention The great of friends said remain
here but Mr. Madden of Orange county, who 10
move Mr. skinner into the chair being honest hlsser
and having agreed to anywhere where honest nun
kers be found | said 70 him, Madden Were
You CO. go" He said, Il 20 70 Brintnan Hall AMI
followed after him. We assembled at Brntnal tall.
When got tlsero found some SO 100 men IN the
room and Mr. Minor G. St-ry standing on the platform,
preparing TO organize the convention abo1t ten minute,
before the time ON being demonstrated with ne Si.ed
but when twelve CLOCK came and most Of the
Of the convention had assembled il dicut get
him organize the convention However he did finally
rise and call them 10 order andnomnated Mr. rues for
Chairman. Al the moment Mr.. Madden Ro,ninatc.
Mr. skinner Both motions we're put and declared carried
When this DONE hndng there was u be somo coiu-
sion and only moneatary Mr. Grover suggested that
hhey should both act ehairInea, which was lmme-
Eatsy assented TO without the slightest violence AMI
beth gentlemen took their seats IL then PROPOSED
and unanimously carried that each should appoint tel
L~ Mr.. Grant appointed teller by the one, and Mr.
Madden BY the other II further moved and carried
Mat each should appoint secretary, and Mr. ieebe
appointed BY and Mr. Russell Of Ulster, ty the other
An this done in entire and harmony ami with
perfect unanimity and all six of the hunkers.
Epding that tho whole officers of the convention
were Of the Cass section Of the party, l stepped -
TO one Of them and inquired whether there S'a Az
use for barnbur nerf Iaughter.) They told y-.
could go and fetch paper. 50 went and bro gnt
eone aper ink ard returned to the convention tn:
rsi called ninety uncontested delegates
answered to their M and entered roll
Thirty seats contested. Tie contestants ap-
peared and presented their creentia- Then ten Wari
arose and announced orier had been restored anu
had perfect ru and the Convention was organize
he moved that be taken until O'Clock, meet
again at the same place. opposition was made %
Mat motion, but j. eventually declared carried oy
beth the ehairmen, and took until ocioc
opposed that sdlournnent, because hne~ that whoa
those gentle,es got away they would return q
- the result proved. Now, aver, that Any VA
says that angry word Passed in that convention
n threat made in il, much less that blow
was struck "a IL. mast assert what he knJ~. to
be positively and unquahnedly false The eon
uore tranquility good feeling than any
Stste Convention which Ia organized for Last