Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-01-27
The Proceedings in the N. Y. Assembly.

The Proceedings in the N. Y. Assembly.
Horatio Seymour was eect,d Governor Of New
York upon platform which distinctly and re-
peatedIy announced that Republics could only be
preserved by the most faithful obedience to law
and constitutional order. All through the can
yaas this principle vas iterated and reiterated and
the Administration was incesslntly denounced for
its arbitrary proceedings in violation Of laws aud
constitutions. The Democ ate party, by the
help of 80 600 majority in the city Ct New York,
aud the absence 10000 Republican voters in the
war, carried the State by 1900 majority. This
triumph was heraldsl in their papers and by their
orators as solemn protest Of the Empire State
agains, lawleasnsss, aud gu announcement that
New York, whatever Abolition New England
might do, would stand fast by the old principles
Of obedience to law and constitution.
On tho frat OF January the Assembly met at
Albany and commenced the work Of organization.
On the first ballot Cor Speaker it appeared that
the body was equally divided sx,y-thrcs votes
being cast for each candidate. In these incfiecut-
al ballotings two weeks had beeh consumed WHEN
the Republicans determined to cast their entire
vote for Mr.. C4lcott, Democratic representative
from ono Of the Brooklyn districts, Mr. CALI
colt so far con'enling ts tie arrangement! as to
withhold his vote, and to slipulate that the Re-
publicans should DO fairly treated in the appoint
ment Of committees. The law-and-order Demo-
Gratis, however, Immediately began to fcrooiou,ly
assail Mr., Caoott and mtke excited hlrangues,
for the purpose Of stirring up the evil passions Of
spectators, until they wasted day andcOmpelled
an adjournment, with the express agreement,
however, on their part, that a naIlot snoulu be had
the next day. Bat when the next day came the
lobby and galleries were filed with brutal mob
ofrowdiss, who with tho aid Of Democrats on the
iioor, again prevented vote, aud compelled an
adjournment until wednesday last. The cores
respondents Of all the papers agrsa in character
ling oil the proceedings Of S4 urday as most
ruililnly aud di'graeoial, the Republicans quietly
sitting through il all, and only urging ballot ac-
ootdng to the agreement, while the aw-and.order
Democrats continually made nflmmalory and
threatening speeches, cheered by the drunken
mob in the lobbies and galleries, The telegraph
has briefly, though plainly, told the story Of
Wednesdays proceedings, ending with the smash
Ing Of the gallery doors by these boOd.thr,ty
constituent, of Seymour and Wood, the profes.
siona gamblers, ruffilns, thieves, aud murderer,
from New York and Brooklyn.
We ask candid men, who have any lingering
affection for Democracy to carefully note ,hes.
phases of its later.day development, thcse revo
lutionary, disorganzing and disgracoIu proceed
ingi Of a bOod-lhirsiy, Democratic mob Of trained
rutillns, aided by Democratic representatives OF
the floor Of legislative body. |, is not simply
the common use Of parliamentary tactic, to stayt
off action, but it is a lawlcss terrorism which new
er has had a parallel in free State, and which
can only be matched by the worst exhibitions O.
Jacobinism in France. And this is the fruit of
triumph Of theparty which has arrogated to itsel
the championship Of constitutional order. Wher,
the mad work will SOP, whether it will end in an
archy and bloodshed, or whether the better par
Of the Democratic representatives will reco from
the course into which the revolutionary leaders o
that party in Nsw York, are plunging, and unit,
with the Republicans in demanding that the AS
sembly may be allowed to proceed without bein,
, nsulod, bulliod and threatened, is becoming
! question Of absorbing interest," not only to New
York, but to the whole country. And it woull
seem that Gov, Seymour il he has any ro,pec, 70
himself or any regard for the peace and good or
der Of The State, whose Executive he is, would a
! once employ his power 70 drive this mob of rui
fans from the Capital, and bid the organization O
the Assembly proceed without intimidation.