The New York herald., 1863-09-10

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We e,mpe 81 sm Ason TO ths consttui1n M'w When
sa;cd with greas Military successes We shs Id masn n
their Fssirn " aeg ~Sse, Il mo ets or accession
vod, We hold; and other principle can
Zach seosding s.aso y ss,A n sSe unisn, SD1 has
W send 70 the Hatonal uhngress s Senassrs
preseniatiyes 10 ene % full recoention nd,, ooas,
poi states have been reoellbn. Indie Aloge are areay
apparent several Of she southwn statss desire 70
return 10 the Union Let os eDoou age hat sentiment
~ I'd mol reject their o cred Sayances " Hos use
the oi free interchange Of oas but ss meet
them In generous forgvc9 spirit, anxious only for Tho
restoration the and glory and prosperity No
Union. indeel<Ae Try saved from des.rue
tion, generatons-whLo they recount with sd.
mrson the gallant deeds q our soiers = ds1euce N ,he
constitution, and h them they deeerve-elil also
bless those who, ent Of conci1iation gathered
gethsr The broken and shattered fragments OF
and again ocmented them & geihor with theF love.
EEAB r. PURDy reported that the New York oele9a.
tons had conferred and no instructed by the dega
on which he represented 10 say that this matter they
cannot recognize any other organ aton than that Of
Mozart Hail they have determined 10 present cnitsd
front by vote OF IL
Joas H. DEvgAN speaking for the Mozar, Han delega
on SAID that they could not recognize any other crgai
1atlon however respectable as democrats aud citizens
those bewh0 represent here except that OF Tam
many Hall. Neither Mozart nor Tammany know Of any
other organization in New York that could be Of any prac
tca beneh 20 the party In the ensuing election he
ference had resulted in agreement ;hat each delegation
should cast eight votes and alternate the ninth the Tam
many delegation casting first ninth vote fCneers)
he previous question being ordered The report was
dopted whcrcapon the McKeon delegation left the hall
motion 70 invite said delegation 70 seats on the floor
opposed by Mr. Tweed and lost ~ ..
Mr. D. L. SEYMOUR called up the resolution OF Henry @.
Murphy for the appointment OF consnsttec on rcsoll
Mr. MURPHY moved that al resolutions touching upon
platform that may % offered IN the Convention, be
referred TO said comniittco. Carried. Efa Il
The PRESIDENT then appointed the committee as fol
iISws;--Henry z: Murphy, Jno B. Aaskn. Peer d D.
Watson, 4. q Paige Daniel shepard, A. i wearer, Geo.
A. Dayton Geo. C. Clyde Henry A. paw, II. o. Cheese
bro Geo. Franklin Madison Burueli and Cyrus Davis
On notion the delegations from each judicial district
were empowered to name two from each Judicial district
as members Of the state Committee for the ensuing year
Mr. DKvES under instructions from his delegation, de-
clined to serve tho Committee Of Resolutions. He
stated that the delegation expected another member Of
A communication was received from the institutional
Union, TO the effect that they had nominated Eli Merton
for Attorney General and Richard stevens Inspector
OF state Prisons and requesting their endorsement
Tabled and committee OF three appointed 10 invite the
members Of that Convention 10 seats in this body.
Governor Seymour and invite him to address the Conven
ton this evening subsequently the committee reported
that the Governor had accepted the invitation
In response 10 calls, JAMES g. THAYER Of Rensselaer,,
addressed the Convention at length and eoqueny upon
the political topics Of the day.
Recess I'LL eight O'Clock. +" N
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. CARPENTER, Of Suffolk, moved thAs committee be
appointed to wait upon Hon. James Brooks and invite
him to address the Convention. Carried, and Mr. Car.
penter was appointed such committee.
At this point Governor seymour discovered enter
ing the hall, accompanied by the invitation commtoc,
He WIS WcicOueu Dy STORMS applause. which
continued for several minutes after he had assembled the
stage. When order was restored he said
Mr. CnAnMAs--rhree years have passed away since
you and others, whom see before night, assem-
bed in this hall for the purpose Of trying avert the war
which now aniicts the land We the storm and we
then invoked that party which had just achieved tr
umph in the nation to unite with in cndeayor 10
prevent the calamity. Our fears were deridcd, our
prayers mockcd and wero told thar we wore not
true TO the Union How sad has been tho Intervening pc
flod' HOW many Of the young men Of the coun
,I try have been carried to bloody rraveas How
What agony and dis,ress We met again when the
war hal been brought TO another OF it's stages and once
more we appealed to republican friends join in
an effort to save the country (Applause). Then too
appeals were in vain. Bat l viii not dwell on tho
good has resulted III Tor we have learned 70
value our rights and TO appreciate the inesmabe worth
ol our institutions and those who stigmazed us
Union and the supremacy Of the constitution. For this
am grateful, although or petitions might have been
received moro graciously At Syracuse a days ago
they resolved to uphold the Uni0u. This accept
as . good omen. Although coupled with words
harsh and unjust towards myself most heartily
do welcome this promise their part am not with.
out hope To the future. The has taught all men
the high duty Of maintaining the constitution FOR that
and that only, will result in establishing the Union upon
a firm basis and the rights Of the States upon settled
foundation know that tho acts Of the last Congress
originating IN error and hancful in their Influence
many Of them have been alarmed the and They sought
the Capitalization or powcr But have never doubted
their theories Of government, viii be found has ,hs
adoped to enlarge and centrazc the powers OF
rights OF the states ihe states are the natural
OF the p,wers OF the general government. and
although put down, they viii rise again. fathers
that if the government attempted the exercise or
powers other and greater than those secured 70 under
us see If they were right few months ago the govern
mont adopted measures relative To the currency in
demny and coniscaton, and also the Conscripon act.
II may be allowed 50 TO term ii. (Applsuse.J have
had no views, no secrois, no correspondence which
have not submitted most cheeriuy to public scrutiny.
there expressed the opinion that when the Conscaon
act should he put Uperatl0n--tl1t act which
threatens the ntcgriT the states and trenches upon
free government then said that when tbey en-.
tered upon its enforcement they would be bailied;
because IL was inconsistent with the nature Of gov
ernment One year ago the people Ind voluntarily giycn
million Of men and had poured forth their treasure
unexamped profusion for the prosecution OF the war.
aud means without stint Why. Bera,.c called uop bv
the government Rather because prompted by the win
or the people utr government armed with miji
tary power une uacd by any other nation But, for.
getting that its strength depends upon tic popular
viii, they pursued course Inconsistent with the
nature cf oar institutions We inside the issue
win them nj that very time, when they had
at he command the larges, military force the globe
anu We beat them In those acts, which they snppoed
were calculated 10 strengthen them and perhaps weaken
localities they failed. one year ago our State gave
hundred and twenty thousand men 10 the war and
New YORK city contributed most lbcraliy mon md
money NJ that time. How Is nowy 10 men ~ az
cheeliuly nov & as mem No That government around
i necessary 10 usc lie Utmost powcr g. drag les thou
sscA aia iha Geld u LII. siranah OF weakness Sue
cess lurei The State Of New York since the lst of
ai uary has raised upwards OF twelve Thousand vol
unteers which is more than twice the number that viii
be carried ont OF the state by the oonscrp,on
don't say how many may - as substitutes, for
that equivalent 10 volunteering But venture pre-
dict that they will mover got six thousand 10 go
hey have been drafted under the provisions Of that law
am fun Of hope for the future because believe that
that passes beyond the legitimate bounds of
It's power from endaprcrng permanently the rights
of The states simply cndsngers the rights and strength of
itself and this Lesson learned by all win result in
return tn Just principles The glory and strength of
people must be The hearts Of people ] am convinced
that tie Union viii DC preserved and the rights all the
state. maintained because opponents will be driven
back their assumptions by sheer aud sal
experience I boeve that in less than year their
own experience will have taught them that heir theory
that the government must be upheld by the exercise II
doubtful POWERS, must be abandoned. There ia but one
H. maintain government, and that is By uph aidng
the laws and rights of every stale aud every citizen
Many harsh words and unjust charges have been nged
In by our opponents towards myself and perhaps
you say that have snught embarrass the
qnyArnmont Tradnced as l have hnen l h1rn aeon