New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-26
TUE SYRACUSE CONVENTION.

,iutIs, Ho! very Ha,iioiy ho'c e"PPoo'u '""'
here was serious difference among those
Republicans as to the policy of sustaining and
re.electng Senator Sumner; but when their
delegates came together to compare and ex-
press their views, this was found to be a COM
pete mistake. The Republican organization is
living. healthy, progressive, and of course from
time to time sloughs of dead matter; but it If
not now in the mood for retreat or hesitation.
1t may possibly at some time be beaten; 1t
will not commit suicide.
The Convention which met at Syracuse this
week was perhaps stronger IN numbers aad IN
force of character than any predecessor. 1t
was Nude up of grave and earnest men, many
of whom had never before attended such q
gathering. 4 large proportion had always been
Democrats til the bOmbardment of Fort
Sumter, and are now of no party but that
which embraces all sternly loyal Americans.
These had q natural preference that the can
didate for Governor should be chosen from
those who had also been Democrats in other
times--not that they cared button for their
simply because they believed they could thus
disarm the partisan prejudices of thousands,
md swell immensely the majority destined to
oyerwhem the ticket sustained by the good
wishes and tie commentators of every sym
paihiser with the Shareholders Rebellion.
There was nothing sinister or selfish in this
Choice, and il received "a il deserved, the
most respectful consideration.
Ii was oyerborne, however, by pervading
and paramount desire TO sho8 that in this
struggle New.York treads no backward steps
that she regards the Rebellion as az unproyoked
outbreak Of Wild and guilty ambition against
the best Government yet devised by man, and
against the spirit and life Of representative aud
popular institutions Gen. NADsWORTH was
the natural embodiment OF this spirit-of that
calm Judgment which says. "To buy Oh this
treason by concessions, apologies, q compton,
ises, is to open the door Tor an endless sue
cession of TcbolliCns whenever turbulent spirits
shall see it, on whatever preteX.s. To resist
constitutional authority and light the flames Of
civil war. Let Us strange tie whole brood
: by vigorous perseverance, in this struggle I'll
toe Rebels shall Internationally lay down their
arms and submit TO the authority of the Con.
sttution and laws We dc not doubt tia
the other candidates presented cherish this
conviction; the nomination Of Gen. Walsw9rth
is an uuequiyocal proclamation that such Is tie
judgment Of tie uuconlitiona.ly Loyal lrcemen
Of Ncw-lOrA. lie Is tue proper antagonist OF
lioratjo Seymour, who denounced III advance
tie CGort TO enforce the laws OF the Union
against the Rebels as mistaken in policy aud
certain 10 fall in the result, aHd Who from the
outset has done al he dare - secure the iu!-
+ film ont d these predictions. Gen. v % worth
in The N0iritecr Army with A.s sons, is the
true sniidote 10 lloratio Seymour in Igeddle
Hall preaching encouragement aud pred ~
iallre IN TIE heroic efforts Of toe loyal 81.
ons TO preserve the Naiionli integrity and the
National life Hence the fruness with Which
the great majority Of the Conganton Insisted
that he should De the leader o. tie | Mon hot
in The great civic struggle ~iicA eliminates in
November.
The ticket as whole is very strong. 40 might
be inferred from the fact that three of the
i've candidates composing IT were selected with
ont serious opposition, and in no case was q
second ballot found nccessary. Mr. FIREMAN.
is known AZ one Of our States ablcst lawyers
always a Democrat in politics, who can only
BE- assaled b. quoting speech which lie made
in HOratiO's company and Split at Twcddlc
Hall, Albany, early in 1861. OF course, it was
bad speech, as might be inferred from the
fact that the Seymolrtes last fall renominated
its author for Attorney General by acclamatiou.
But MIR. Tremain bad lad time for cool refec.
ton, and bis caluer Judgment condemned the
course Of semi-sympa.by with treason on which
Mr.. Seymour was proceeding. He declined the
domination because he repudiated the platform,
and supported tho Union ticket in the ensuing
election, On that ticket he has now been
unanimously placed, and be viii be elected
by al overwhelming majority.
OLIVER LADUE is Il substantial citizen and
business man Of IIersmer County--e Republi
can Of Wing ahtecedenis--of uniInpeached in.
tesIity and worth. lie will have to DO his
very best to equal his predecessor and cOmpcti.
tor, William /. skinner, who is one of the beet
officers ever yet i'll charge OF Our Canals, hon.
est, industrious, and thoroughly faithful TO hi,
trust. This ought not TO DO unusual or re-.
marx abe but Mr.. Skinner has been 80 emf.
neutly upright md energetic III his most re-
sponsible sphere Of duty that we should feel
that we did injustice in Withholding this well. |
earned tribute. He ought to have openly re-
fnsed-as We think he would bavc preferred to
do--to let bis name be placed on the Seymour
ticket, in which case lie would have been