New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-20
sEYMOURIsM DILUTED.

discarded, and Col. Thomas III. Seymour nomi-
mated in his stead on the sole, simple, naked
ground of unqualified condemnation of the COM
mencement and hostility to the prosecution OF
the War for the Union. There were few cool
heads in the Convention that counseled DIFF.
ferent course; but the great majority of the
delegates had been appointed expressly to NOM
mate Tom Seymour because he had dtlcays
opposed and denounced the War, and insisted
on irving to restore the Union by letting the
Rebels do whatever they should see fit. Never
was 80 clear O case Of the heart of party
getting the better of its head. There are OF
course loyal Democrats in Connectlcut-Udr
Democrats-and two of them are now running
for Congress, but not on the Seymour Ticket.
Their names are borne on the same ticket
with that Of Gov. buckingham, and they will
be elected by the same votes that elect him.
Col. Seymour having thus been nominated
expressly because lie IS Copperhead, and
never has pretended to be anything else, the
next step in the programme is to coax the
loyal Democrats 10 vote for and elect him.
To this end The World labOrs through a long
article intended to work the Seymourites oil
their own deliberately. framed and publcly.pro'
claimed platform and plant them on another,
which il deems better adapted, not to express
their convictions, but 10 secure their triumph.
II begins by remarking that "The contest now
going on in Connecticut is conducted at dis.
Advantage by the Democrats'-tbe dlsad'an'
tns5 n a O. ss ias found out, But for iH-
they can blame none but themselves. Cop
perheads the great mass Of them are, and Cop.
perheads they resolved to prove themselves.
They made their platform and selected their
standard.bearer on purpose TO prove that their
hearts are with JEFF. Davis in the contest now
desolatng our country. Their leaders are to-
day, as for thirty years past in thorough sym
patty with the master-spirits Of the Slayehold-
ers Rebellion. They evidently said 10 each
other, ave will make such an issue that
nobody shall be at liberty to doubt that our
vote, whatever it may be, is condemnation
of the War itseli-not of its management, it,
incidents, its unsuccess, but Of its essence"
And we must say that their position commands
certain measure OF respect. They know what
they mean. and they say just that. They know
what they want, and they walk directly toward
it. We prefer the straight-out Copperheads
always to that equivocal sort Of snakes who
are coppery enough in their midnight conclAyes,
but try to pass in daylight for striped.
The World, after trying hard to prove that
vote for Seymour will not mean what tue
resolves Of those who nominated Seymour eI.
pressly say it 'oH mean, dilates as follows:
"Ths Democracy {, the r.ry Of law and OF order Hh
(or he Cnsnfufoa Unon and ne enJoreemsnt Of N.
iws Whether ia for the Union by war, or the Union BY
peace Ia matter which may tall TO II to decide Ia co But
form on which Gov Seymour kands"
But Col. Seymour has spoken for himself,
and in such manner as TO render the above a
preposterous fraud. lie says he is for " the
Union by peace" and condemns the War US
destroying all hope Of Union at all. lie Gays
that he considers the War as having already
rendered the Union for the future all but im-
possible. And be was nominated and is now
. candidate because, and only because, he has
Z" first, last, and always" stood upon this plat.
form Of his own manufacture rather than that
which Tie World tries to slip under him.
But lot us look at Tie Uoylds central
assertion that "The Democracy is for the
Constitution, the Union, and tho enforcement
of the laws" aud bring it to the test Of noto-
riOus facts.
When slave runs away the Democracy
lnanilests its devotion to the Constitution, the
forcibly arrested aud restored to his owner,
no matter ut what coat of treasure or Of blood.
Any one who attempts to aid his escape it ere.
cards az criminal, and insists that he too
shall be dealt with according to the provisions
Of the Fugitive Slave Law. Wherever law
fayOrs slavehodiDg. Democracy is in favor of
its prompt, rigorous, incorporating enforce
mcnt.
But when shareholders allure the Con.i-
tuition, defy the laws and undertake to
destroy tho Union. Democracy Of tho Sey-
mour stripe has quito another rule for applica-
ton. 1t would preserve the Union by buying
of the faction intent on its dissolution. 1t
actually arraigns the Republicans for not be-
Iraying their principles. classifying their pledges,
kicking over their platform, and rendering
themselves tho scolI and loathiDg of mankind,
by supporting the so-callod Crittenden Com.
promise Of 1861.
Does any ono pretend that support of that
Compromise was dictated by their principles,
heir convictions, or their wishes Notor.
,usly, it was not. They were required to vote
Tor it purely and only because If it were not
ld0pted the Border SlaYo States would Join