Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-18
iFrora the New YORK Neral1, Sept, II

/ hch also tsk- piscc in November, demand
the undivided attention OF the cnnntrr We
| regard these CongTcssinsl elections ttlS year
:" Of ,noreinport nce than my elections which
have been held iGr the past tltty years. upnu
them depends IN great measure the integrity,
the very tx,strfice OF lhn country. Inc ranl-
Cal Congress nov IN power taught 'is InoSf
thoroughly, lay the bitter results OF its last
session, III. power ami the influence Of t6n-
gressinusi action during crisis like this
This Congress, during single session, nearly
accomplished the ruin OF the natinn. There
never was collected a more wicked, silly.
Revolutionary body of crazy fanatics. Mheu
they q, la,t adjourned the whole conn.
try gave deep sigh of relief, ADD
,Ieii. Davis hInaeli had drawn up the mess
ures which they passed they could rot
have done tho Union cause more injury. rs
their diabolical intrigues they have brought
upon the country every disgrace and disaster
which has visited our armies in the Held
Under the lead Of Simmer, Wilson, Een.e"dcn,
Lovrjoy, Chandler aid the other abolition
| radicals, they succeeded in befooling weak
members Of the Cabinet and imposing Hpon
tho simple good nature OF the President urtl
they had marred the plans and ,n:rrrreJ
with the commands Of orr abiest ar! most
patriotic generals. This a.cnnG pli:hrd, tho:
deliberately proceeded 10 atop r"hslmrnrs,
anI thus enabled the rebels to uIlndrihrr
our nrmias in every important rng.:y"mont
'lnring the war. Again and again rey III
terfnred to prevent the capture of Richmond,
and ut last left McClellen's army to melt away
in the swaInps Of the Chickaholniny. while
they purrosely held back remtnrrelrruls
which were not needed -lsew here, nnd whch
would have saved the Army Of tbs P1tom",,
and given it the triumph " blcf il cnuId ~
most reach, Out was not Strors enough {"
completely secure. A criiEe like this can nr"er
be forgotten OF forgiven.
But the darnnirg record of the present = NJ
gross does not end here. During al! this
tiUia its members were exespcratine even the
most unwilling rebels, and intensliying the
treason of the rebel Chief: by t,ncea;lnf ha-
RANCHES and debates about the inevirsh!- NJ
gro and they completed their Ialscnlef hy
the passage Of an unconstitutional conIi-cs-
tion and emancipation bill, the obvions aud
Immediate effect Of which waa tD :Tan>Inrm
every Northern man into a tieDd in the eyes
OF the rebels. Even after their nd lnurnmrnr,
lIIt:Se SoI1HI Nbl uO CEASE LIiclI D'o'HiN
work, hut necessarily harassed our generals
in the feld, and prevented pope's reinforce
ment when he was battling with the whole
rebel army in desperate endeayors To cheek
the advance upon Washington. And noy,
when the rebels have invaded the border
States, these Congressional demons of ,ii>cori
nre again at Washington, to invege III"
Secretaries of War, Of the Treasury and ot
tho Navy, and To gain the ear Of ths Pr"hs:Cit
who could as safely listen to the c1unselI and
advice Of the arch rebel himself. 4 more
infamous record can be shown OF no lnrn
since the time Of Judas The Question ic,
nre these wretches 10 he s7nt hack 10 Cen
gress to repeat their exploits Tbs people
have the opportunity 20 answer this question
at tho ballot box IN November. If II be an
swered in the affirmative, then nothirg short
n stupenduous miracle car save tbs country.
If il be answered in the negative, then coC-
servative men will DO sent 20 Congress. whn
will do as much good with their Inwerlul
opportunities as the radicals have done harm
by their intermoddling, iutrigues md evil
legislation. Upon the next Congress hinges
the iare Of the republic. eui it, a>ticn
will probably be. decisive one way or the
other.
lioratln Seymour has huoi' Nominated Tor
Governor OF New York, in opposition 10
Morgan. the present incumbent, by two Con-
Yention$-lhe on. Il sort Of Constitutional
Union Convention, 81 which Brooks, Of the
express" was performer, and thu other t
Democratic Convention, subsequently held at
Albany on tho 10th inst. The HERALD" Of
the lth, contains the proceedings OF the lat
ter The following ere extracts
Mr. Purdy then moved that 1Iornt,3 3ey
mour Of Oneida, be unanimously noninatrd
hy acclamation the candidate of the Demo-
rntic State Convention for the Governor"htp
Of the State of New York.
The mention Of the uamc OF "l1o:riio Say-
mour" h&d an electric effect upon the Con-
vention. Every member started to his feet,
and cheer after cheer resounded through tho
hall. The scene Of enthusiasm and excitement
is beyond description.
Tho motion of MIR. Puriy was carried
amid p perfect tempest and applause, and
the unanimous Aye OF the Convention
rang through the hall amid the rEost de-
fening calls for "Sey mon:," Seymour.
Seymour"
1t seemed Us il the Convention. would ,a"er
become quiet again.
Mr. Seymour soon appeared Upon the
platform, when another outburst "t cnihu-
siastic cheering took place, lasting for several
minutes.
Governor Seymour, when order became
sufficiently restored, addressed the Convcn-
ton in a speech Of unusual force, brilllhncy,
eloquence and boi,lness. After stating his
unwillingness to accept the office under any
other circumstances than those rendering It
the duty Of every man 10 do what wss in his
power to rescue the country from IFS present
difficulties, he referred to the Democratic
Convention held less than two years ago in
this same hall, to exhort the dominant party
to.submit the "Crittenden Compromise" &c a
vote Of the people in order to avert the war.
Mr.. Seymour then reviewed Mt length tic
course of Congress- which refused the petl-
ton of the democracy, and traced the history
OF events from The first battle Of Bull Run
down to the pledge made BY Congress to
prosecute the wsr l.rr the restoration OF The
Union NM, the preservation Of the Constitn
ton. he then drew picture Of the suhse-
Quent action Of lhigFcSs, WHICH uis' eSh' u''
the wisdom OF Solomon, "that it s an honor
70 man to cease from strife, but fool will
be meddling." Ii" alluded TO tho assaults
made by republican journals on the admins
tratior, which administration they charged
with incompetency, corruption and unttl.h-
fulness he showed how the course of Con
rress had tended to unite the South ana dis
tract the North, for the Republican party had
evinced spirit Of lnsubordinasion towards
the administration Of itA own creating. lie
reminded the republican party tha. slavery
was not the only thing in the constitution,
the overthrow OF which would bring untold
misery and suffering on the country. lie
argued that although the republicans were
not Intentionally dishonest, they Surc n"t
| lifted TO carry on tie government.