New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-15
SEYMOUR TrUsT RUN.

The HcrqI urges tho withdrawal of Sey.
mour from the contest for Governor of our
state. We decidedly object. 1t is too late.
Tie battle is set. The record is made up.
The People have heard argument, have entered
up Judgment, and are prepared to issuc execu.
ton. The culprs cannot escape it by merely
running out of court He must abide the yer.
diet Never yet was candidate who at one
time had hopes of an election so badly beaten
as HOratio Seymour will BIO in the vote of our
State three weeks from tomorrow. lie viii
need aiiidayits to show that be was running 10
half the rural Counties.
The Herald says that Il" the approaching
State Election does not affect the absorbing
What sense il there in making such assertions
Here for instance, is Ben. Wood, foreor.
lsined candidate for Congress from the lower
District of our City. Opposed to him, We
hope and trust, will be Hiram Wal5ridge OF
some other War Democrat OF similar charac.
ter and services. Let us suppose, for the sake
of illustration, that it will be Gen. Walbridge.
From the first outbreak of this great struggle,
Gen. W. has given his whole heart aud The
better portion OF bis time to the inauguration
of the arm that strikes for our National ex.
istcnce. He has made Journeys 10 most OF the
loyal States, spoken in nearly every great city.
and been in active correspondence with Gov.
ernors ard other leading men, to the sole end
Of swelling tho ranks and increasing the efti'
cheney OF the National forces He has made q
dozen journeys to Washington on this errand.
Always q Democrat, he has ignored party alto.
cether and thought only of the salvation OF
his country. A private citizen, asking no TO-
gor of any party, receiving no compensation.
be has spent bis own money freely for tho
Union cause A merchant in extensive busi-
ness. he las neglected that business to serve
bis county.
Compare his course with that OF Ben. Wood,
who, though drawing $4,000 per annum FROM
the Federal Treasury, has steadily done his
utmost 20 embarrass and cripple the Govern.
ment which he was sworn 70 uphOlt-has
yoiei against nearly or quite every bill that
has passed Congress providing men or means
70 prosecute the War for tho Union. Scarcely
an act or resolve of any kind has been before
tho House that JEFF. Davis would wish do.
feated that Wood has no: opposed. Meantime
he published daily pGper in the interest Of
the Rebels until the Government suppressed it.
Then he got out novel entitled Love aad
Secession, by Benjamin Wood" Though no.
body supposes he really wrote it)--a thorough
defense or justification Of the Rebellion. lie
has never even pretended like Fernando. to
become a supporter of the War for the Union.
Yet he is the preconcerted Seymour candidate
for reelection to Congress in the richest and
most important district of our city Wll
The Herald contend that it matters not as to
" the absorbing question Of the War" whether
Wood or such Democrat as Gen. Walbridso
be chosen to Congress from tho most CONNER
cal district Of the North OF course it will
not. And yet the difference between Wads-
worth and Seymour is essentially the same as
that between Walbridge and Wood.