Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06
New York Election.

We are not disposed to concede the election
of Seymour to the Gubernatorial chair of New
York. The first returns were expected to be
| favorable to the Democracy. We cling to the
hope that when the returns come in from ST.
Lawrence and the northern tier-from the val
ley of the Mohawk, and from the southwest
ern districts-a majority will be rolled up for
Wordsworth sufficient to overcome the vote for
Seymour in New York and Kings Coun-
ties.
But it is, nevertheless, not among the i'm
probabilities that Horatio Seymour is elected
Governor of New York. Conceding that re-
suit for the tlme-being in other words, taking
the worst possible view of the result, what
does it augur for the future? Conceding the
election of Seymour, what is the significance of
the verdict
The first thing that will strike every thought
full mind is this New York is the only State
in which the canvass has been made upon a
direct issue between the emancipation policy of
the President, on the one side, and direct and
open opposition to it, on the other Gen.
Wordsworth is a warm supporter of the Presi-
dents proclamation, and this, more than any
thing else, secured his nomination over Gen.
Dix, who was a prominent candidate in the
convention, and who, if nominated might, in
our Judgment, have been elected And right
here we will stop long enough to express the
opinion that great mistake was made in not
nominating Gen. Dix. For, though he could
not be counted with the original supporters
of President Linco,ns proclamation, he readi-
ly acqulesced in it, and gave to it lis hearty
support as war measure. But to proceed
while Wordsworth, as we have said, is a warm
supporter of the emancipation policy, Seymour
is a bitter opponent of it. The canvass in
New York has been conducted, in great meas
ure, upon the basis of these antagonistic views.
Moreover, the Seymour party has been the
party which has always sympathzed with the
South in all the claims of that section for Fed
eral protection and encouragement of slavery.
The Seymour party has always believed
that the Union might be preserved by acced-
ing to all the demands of the slaveholding oil
garchy, and by submitting quietly to their
rule. Hence the Democratic party of New
York has argured the cause of the South with
as much zeal and ability as its best champions
In the seeded States And it is not strange,
therefore, that the leaders Of the same party
hate the Republicans of the North with quite
as much violence as JEFF. Davis does himself.
They attribute the war to the Republicans
They say it might have been averted by keep
ing the southern slavocrats, or those welded to
their interests, IN power
1t is natural for them to argue from these
premises, that the only way to stop the war
and restore the Union, is toinvite the leaders
Of the rebellion back to the chief seats of the |
council board. Their natural afec-
ton is with the Rebels. Hence they seek
peace by submission. The first step to be
aiken, in their order, is to show to their "err-
ng southern brethren that the North is re-
she laments the election of Mr..
Lincoln-that she is ready to adopt the bred
Scott dscision-that she is ready to acquiesc.