Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-30
FROM fHE N0Rfn.

We gave. yesterday, 9 brief summary OF the proceeo-
iuss Of the great Democratic ratif ,stIon m ,eting In
Brooklyn, N. Y, on the al last, and We now present
to our readers some extracts from the speeches mad, on
the occas on. Il will b, seen that while they oppose the
policy Of the radic,l Abolidoniss, they stll urge 9 visor-
Gus prosecution of the war. The Prssidentof the meet
ing, Samuel Sloan, made the following speech on taking
the chair:
Mr.. Sloan returned tharks for the honor conferred
upon him and said: /. Is no formal thanks that tender.
l fell that this L. q crss-this Ia q to'emn, this Is q seri.
ous hour to the country. hi, h, hi) We are here,
loyal cit'E ,ns-lcheers) -dsvoted to our country, our
whole country, to the Uuion as It was-emphaically
striking the tsbl, before him-(oud cheers)-to the con.
siilutioo as IL IL. (~Another sill more emphatic knock
On the table, aud louder cheen) Shall say more|-
(Yss, yes No; / will leave IL 10 Others we have
come here fought to introd1cs our caudid2tss, and
"ths" candidate of the people of tie State OF Ne"
York.
TIE RESOLUTIONS.
The meeting adopted a ssris, Of resolutions. endors.
ing the Democratic nominations for Snte officers, pro-
missing an ardent support to the G ,vernmenti In suppress
sing the reb slloa and res ,orng the Union "as 1t was"
and concluding with the one which We eoE
Resolved, That stern convictions of public duty con.
strain us 10 srriisn and deuouncs the recent emsncipa-
ton proclamation Of the President as unwise 10 policy
and bsd In priaciple. 1. incites the slave population OF
the o lilei States to rise sgiins, existing laws, or IL
proposes to annul those laEs by Executive decree. II
~punisAes the innocent for TIE crimes of the guilty. II
secures q united South and mskes q dlsunited North. Il
denies the propositions Of international law to which the
Uaised States IL pledged by the most solemn acts, and
suit scts US 10 the reprosch Of asserting 10 our own be-
bali what We have denied to Others, and, in the language
OF Preeid ,nt Liucola 10 the Chicago Committee, mus:
be niece ssuily imperative AMI ineIpsdlens, and that no
| pos,ibls good can result from the issuing Of tuoh q
l proclamation" e.
THIS resolution was ~vehsmsntly applaudod.
HokArIo sIYxouR's srIrcH.
Mr. Seymour, the Democratic candidate for Governor,
| was thea introdu led, aud commenced by saJing:
FILL7w CITE Sxs The events Of the Ian; few weeks
| hlys essentially ohDged our relationship to the Govern
nent A few mouths sgo We we're apparently q minority
vho had no legal rights, no protection Tor our persons,
/ no protection for our homes But the elections that have
I taken Place, from Maine to the Mississippi, have demon.
\ s,rased ths-tha: at every point either the mel ,rides Of
| the radio n party have bean diminished or they have en-
eounered serious and Sigoal defeats. (oheers.) For
| all moral purposes ve are now ths representative OF
| tha. great conservative party which commands the stu.
| alton. I do not spsak OF Il. as mere revolution In
| oGlce-f speak Of the iac, which the world will heed,
| and which will be needed, too, at the seat Of Govern
m~ent-lhAt the American people demand a wise and
conservative policy, looking 70 the restoration Of our
| Uaion, and meaning the upholding OF oar Constitution
in all its co1st qde1ees.
He then wsas on to assert that speaking as he had q
right to do, OIL bshLt of the g;sit conservative party
which WAS, from that time forth, to represent the policy
Of the G~overnmsst, b, meant to be most explicit and
~oat,poksu in all Re had to say; whereupon, ga voice"
cried "Buly for ycul"
Nj. sIrxouR-Is shrink from no questions. i seek 10
gsapple with every probem involved 10 our present po-
si.oG. II the people OF this State shall zee a. to place
me again 10 the Executive chair, ! wish TO go there with
the full understanding on their part Of all my views and
o. all my purposes. (0Ss,rs) What. then, Is now the
- - - -. - a - --ARAaa 80 al kaaI
ward. l do not propose 10 review the past l propose,
Ia he FIST plaza, to irqliro what Is nov the situation Of
our ccuntry, and wAst duties does that con jition impo o
uool Us. I blisvs N, sU niga havs bsss essyisd;
bu. when l believe thus, l recognise tho fasf OF its eI-
itencg: and reeogaiIDg that fact, I AccsPs II a. q thing
which | an bound 70 regard 10 all my views as to the
| policy Of the future. / recognizs aud arcspt the fac.
TIA; 81 this moment the desIinies, the honor, the glory
Of our couniry hang poised on thu conflict OF the battle
1 hsd. ! rsoognizD the facS now tn, whether No would
have had war or not, II exlsts Ia al it, vaa proportions
| IN cur lane; aud | recognize tho TACT now that IL 10 the
| duty OF every mlu who loves LII country, OF Every true
msn who would stand By its institutions, 70 see that the
| whole mslsqre Of biz irtlsnce and III the weight OF his
power is lhcosn 10 that battle fl on the side Of tie
atg Of our Uaioa. (Ohesrs) FSr this reason, then, We
are b3uld - do la the fuNss what many OF US have
| done in ts pct l have stood among the bills aud
! VAles OF the country where | live 10 i1yoke ou- young
msn to rally around the Eadsri Of our country. |
| ave done al that wa IN my p1Wer 10 do 70 uphold this
Government Although Il EN not an administration OF
| choi,e, yet still i, vi. the Government! OF ny country
| and | rave invoked oil ioep TO stand loyaly by II, be-
csase such was their da,y. (Chssrs)
10 ds6nisS the position Of his party, Hr. Seymour
said
We ssoglz, Mr.. Lincoln IS the President Of the
United States, Us the representative OF IL honor, OF is
| dlgaity and is Of eng IA; aud though | AN polid iaHy OPP
J posed to him. l nsver have allowed myself to utter
| syaiDs. him enc oisrepectful term. nor will l ever aloH
myself 60 do 70. We say then TO this government you
have our firm reliSrcS our coniderc.. our uneondiuonai
loyalty. We impoee no terms rpon you, We DO not ask
| you 20 adopt or p Jicy, b. 20 mark out another that
Sll receive our uLWsvsring, our chse.fu support. That
| il our position Gu ibis snbjec.. This lie toe policy We
have ever Advocated not Low alone, when We we're IN
{ Q uRj Irity two yeaIs ego, aye. one year ego, az Wei
a. nov, whoa many Of our Repub lean friends we're de-
nouncrg the tdnin.srsiion OF their own creAuon-
When many of their jurnals we're INDUCING 10 language
which We held to Do unfit TO be applied to the CnIet
Magistrate Of the count'y, Ue avoEed the ssntne1e 1
now II Nes to you. We look to tho other aide OF the
hoRe, AID WIS: do VIC see ,heIer They say toai we are
not loyal men and we Ge not unfr qlenuy denounced
as men untrue TO ous government, notwithstanding
Ee have not only rAio thes: dec!araaoas, out We
have carried them Cnt to the very letter and TO
tho very tpirit. Hla their loyalty, / would atk,
b en- uucondiionalP Has their obediorce been without
tlrmsg | beg CT yoa 70 look back With me and see how
this was, and ~hat WINS Il they demanded before troops
should be sen, TO defcnd the asg OF the country-oi
your coaatry-that n policy should &c adopted 10 peHe
them. Who wssi Is that did this thing but the extreme
radical Goyrror Of MassachasetsS (Groans for An.
dow Who W ,re Snor9 The ~,ufraliss oil tue country
that Asssitd Ills adninist ati)--.tsat toieitened u v Ia
overthrow In can a certain line Of policy was not carried
out! Were they dslo5ratio editorsS No, my frisnds,
you knoE they we've not Who among the journalists
was /; that continuously exp essed tn ssnuments oil
the great radical party of the oJnntry-ihata al all times
ED Mvored 20 fore, their views and policy upon the
Coz eminent OF these United Safes without respect to
the ADVERTISEMENTS they might occasoaf-Not the dem
osratc jourrslb not the oot sarvss We jonrnsi" NO, my
friends, out the me1 who a nouncsd you and ms as
being untrue 10 the ~intlutions OF the o,untrJ-as no.
loving tbat arg (pointtng to the StArd and ssriPss) ts
well as they loVtd il. (Grest applause followed tn, ap'
peal to the hlg.) en- Ege against them here, aud ! aP-
! peal 10 you # It DE nos true, thXi they have been 1870
most in e,ey measure calouatsd 70 ~er1bsirass the GoV.
ernraont, aud 10 hiiasr and 'retard TIE successful