The New York herald., 1862-10-15
The Ratification Meetings-The Duty Of
seymour and w adsvvefth.


city to ratify the nomin alton of Horatio Seymour
as candidate for Governor Of this State II wa
one of the largest and most enthusiastic po
litical meetings ever held in New York, and tht
ratification meeting Of the republicans to en-
dorse ellsworth was . mere bagatele com
pared with it. This is cogent reason why the
democrats and their candidate can afford to be
generous and withdraw from contest in which
they have scarcely anything to gain, while the
evaporation OF party spirit, caused by a con
f1ict in whic Ii the most fierce denuncaiions o
treason and other crimes are launched against
each other by the belligerents, may lead to
the most serious consequences to the State
and the country at large. II presents still
stronger reason why Gen. Wadsworth and the
radicals ought to retire from the field and leave
General Dix or some such man to walk over
the ground without struggle
When Wadsworth was nominated, aud the
ratification meeting held in this city, the issue
had SO shaped itself that nothing but the most
vehement and dangerous party strife could be
expected to result. But now that the nomna.
ton OF the democratic candidate has been
ratified by tremendous gathering Of cx-
cited and angry partisans. the danger is in
creased, and there is an absolute necessity
for postponing the conflict TO more distant
day, and merging party differences in the
common love OF country aud patriotic zeal for
the prosecution Of the war for the restoration
of the Union. The exigcncics of the times de
mand this. Ii the contest is continued there is
every reason to fear the worst consequences.
Ii 1T is abandoned, and a man upon whom both
parties can compromise is nominated imlnincnt
danger will be averted and the best effects
may be expected.
Tie speech Of Mr.. John Van Burcn fully con-
firms the wisdom Of the views which we have
laid before our readers during the last two or
three days. He says
convention asscmb led at Troy TO noInuate a caadi
daStor Governor. They presented the Of Horatio
Seymour. (Applause) lLcy called the Constitu:
tional Union Convention and we're The representative
as near, think, as it can be the old wing
party o, the country. Subsequent that Domo
cratic Convention assembled at Albany They concurrcd
in The nomination OF Ar. Seymour. l thought that
time that the nomination Mr.. Dix would have been
more advisable. majority of the Conventio-or rather
the whole Of the Convention-diered with in that
opinion and presented the name to which have refer.
red. Subsequently another convention assembled at
Syracuse with soxe reainers, IN the shlpe Of auxi
iarv convention. aud presented the name OF James
Wadsworth. And thus the these two gentlemen
are presented, and 1t is Tor you and il il for me 10
determine between them which we shsll prefer Now a
leading and able editor OF this city has invited Governor
seymour TO withdraw III G,ne,di Dig had ben nonaiad-
atf he hod accepted the aamnat,oa- there had been
"a position 10 lie al The ciis as Of hiS Sats upon him.
fsi entirely authorized 10 that Governor Seymow conid
hdre beea mot happy 10 sgsttd,am. He had nothing
filled that position with crcot to himself and advantage
70 ne state or one term lie advancing in his lo-
ltica career and had lgh; 10 aspire higher honor.
return to u was to take step backward, to renew
again the duties Of Office in which he had acquired by
single act, an honor which he could exceed be
should serve Tor fifty years.
From this extract from his speech it appears
hat it was the opinion OF Mr. Van Buren that
he most advisable candidate was General Dix:
and the fact comes out, which is greatly to the
credit of Seymour, that the latter gentleman
would have been most happy to withdraw if
General Dix had been nominated and had ac-
,epted the nomina ton, and if there had been
disposition to unite all the citizens Of the State
ipon him. Now we hold that II is not yet too
ate, and il General Wa,lsworth and the radi-
,als are willing to accept the compromise,
here is no reason why il may not be carried
mt. Ii they refuse 10 do SO heavy response
,ility will rest upon them. and il will be de-
to the world that violent party
pirit is stronger sentiment in their hearts
han patriotism, and that they are selfish
nough to sacrifice their country upon the altar
II faction.
Let us not again fall into the fatal error
which resulted in this war. Let US not
liter dividing the North from the South,
l.,-.1 Al
md hand to reunite she whole country, from
he lakes to the Gulf United we stand, di-
,ided we fall. Ii We sIe in earnest about the
'alyation Of the Union. there can be
40 difficulty aboat foregoing a party no.
nination for Governor il il endangcrs the
grand object paramount to al others. Ii we
ieep united success is but question of time:
il we become divided apon party issues en-
oracing the conduct and objects Of the war
here 10 very little hope for toe country
To succeed in thc arduous object in view
will require the thorough union and cordial CO.
operation Of all pGriiss and the straining Of
every nerve and muscle. If discoGa divides us,
what can be expected but the r3iin Of The re-
public and the extinction Of thu hope Of hu-
MAINLY all over the world-the setting forever
IN auarchy and blood, Of the. bright star of
human freedom which westward took its way"
nearly a century ago, and established on this
soil an empire OF liberty for tbs oppressed Of all
nations. which ii is the first hlty Of every man
who enjoys its blessings 10 render perpetual
aad transmit snimpaired as heritage to bis
children and ehildren's children to the latest
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