Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-09-17
POLITICS IN NEW YORK.
TIE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

by calling Judge HAND of Essex county, to the CHAIR
On assuming that position he made brief address oil
thanks for the honor thus prored to him. in concluding
| which he said
"The duty of the Democracy in this hour of peril Is
plain They believe the personal liberty Of the citizen
guaranteed by the Constitution, and they believe in the
supremacy Of thu laws North and South; but they repei
with scOrn, whence ii may, The lnsnuatlon tnht
they arc not loyal czens-loyal in the fullest sense to
the Consuton-and that this State, which has gwen 30
much blood and TO suppress this INSURE cuon
not loyal State The Democracy OF the Empire state
for this to maintain the Constitution and the su
prescy of the laws and to restore the Unon and Tor no
other purpose None other is Constitutional and they are
for peace and Cancellation as soon rs these oecls are 90
tain, d. May heaven guide counses for the promotion
| of these great purposes on this occasion
After the appointment of two temporary secretaries the
calling the roll of delegates and the transaction Of other
business of merely formal character, the Convention
took recess till the afternoon.
On re-assembfng at ha-past three o'clock the Hon.
AMAsA j. PARKER was in accordance with report of
committee unanimously selected President of the Con-
yenton and number of other gentlemen were IN like
manner chosen vice presidents and secretaries
Judge PARKER taking the chair, briefly addressed
the Convention, saying
81 thank you, gentlemen of the Convention for the ho
nor conferred upon We have met in the spirit Of
patriotism aud trust that of harmony also, true rep
of the sentiments OF the people to consult as
the best interests of the State at this great crisis OF ma
| tona affairs.
I'VE are moving towards frightfu precipce; the
yswung gulf of dsunon ruin and perpetual border wars
is before Without change OF national policy We are
lost We 81 with regret that the letter of the President
forehadows nterminabe war for other purposes han
restoration of the Union 1t gives no encouragement Tor
the hope that will return to constitutions poncy ny
which the Unnn sentiment apparent at the South may
b. strengthened that the States Will be received Dack
with all their former rights.
sUnder no circumstances consent to disunOnl
To prevent it should exert all the power OF Govern
ment every honorable effort at Cancellation, while
with force compel submission TO the Constitution
Now when eated with great military successes we should
magnanimously open the tor RECONCILIATION and
favor their allegiance Ii the acts OF secession
We're void as we hold-and other principle can we
justify the execution Of torce to suppress the rebellion
each S. cedng State is still IN the Union and has only TO
send National Congress its Senators and Represen-
tatves to entte it to full recognition. Individuals not
States have been IN rebellion
Indications already apparent IN several OF the
Southern States of desire to return to the Union Let us
encourage that sentiments let us not reject their proered
advances let not refuse the means OF aree
Of IDEAS but let meet them IN generous iogVng sP
anxious only for the restoration OF the honor and glory
| and prosperity of the Union
afr indeed the country can be saved from destruction
unborn generations while they recount with admiration
the gallant deeds of soldiers detence oil the Consul
tuition aud honor them they deserve shall also bless
those who, spirit of concihaon gathered together
the broken and shattered fragments OF the Union ad again
| cemented them together with their love.
Among the business which followed the permanent
pauizaton of the Convention the reception of COM
mpnicston from the Constitutional Union Convention (aso
in session at Albany the effect that they had nominated
Eli p Norton for Attorney General and Richard f. Ste
vens for Inspector OF State Prisons aud requesting the en-
dorsement OF these nominations by the Democratic Cor
vention The communication was laid on the table and
committee appointed invite the members OF the Constr
tuona Convention seats the Democratic Convention
committee was also appointed to wait upon Governor
Seymour and invite him to address the Convention in the
evening Subsequently the committee reported that the
Governor had accepted the invitation
Mr. JAMES S. THAYER, Of Rensselaer,, addressed the
Convention at length aud eloquenty upon the political
topics of the day.
committee was appointed to wait upon the Hon James
Brooks and invite him to address the Convention.
SPEECH or GoyEREoR SEYMOUR.
The evening session was occupied with the speech OF
Gvsrnor SEYMOUR which here insert it trans
mted BY telegraph from Albany to the New York city
journals
| Mr. Chairman: Three years have passed away since
vnu and Others whom before me to night assembled
in this hail for the purpose trying the war which
now AFFECTS the land We the Storm aud we then in
yoked that party which had just achieved triumph 10 the
nation to unite with in endeavOr to prevent the
smitv Our fears were derded, prayers OK
ed aud we were told that not true 10 the Union
How sad has been the intervening period How many Of
the Young men Of the country have been carried to bloody
| graves How much mourning is spread the land
| what agony aud distress! We met again when the war
had been brought another Of its stages and
m appesled 10 our Republican friends TO join eff
fort to save the country Then too, appess in
vain. 49,,
Bot will not dwell upon the darker eide Of the pic
ure Sad as has been history good has resulted
from II for we have learned to value rights aud to
appreciate the inesimabe worth Of Institutions and
those who slgmazed Union savers are now glad to
fan about maintaining the Union and tie supremacy Of
the Constitution For this grateful; although our
urttops might have been received grsciously At
Syracuse lew days sgd they resolved 10 uphold the Union
This accept as a good omen Although coupled with
words har al and unjust towards myself most heartily do
| welcome this promise on their part.
| lam not without hope to the future. The war has
taught all the high duty Of maintaining the Constltu
ton for that aud that only, will result in establishing the
Union upon fmcr basis and the rights Of the States
on settled foundation know that the acts Of the last
,ouore,s originating in and banefu in their infu
noes "A many them have been alarmed the land They
ought the central zatlon OF power. But have
doubted the result for those very measures are to
throw their theories Of government 1t will be found that
the measures adopted enlarge and cena the powers
Of the General Government cannot IN the end restrain the
rights of the States The States the natural
~ the powers Of the General Government and, although
| put down, they will rise sghln
Cur fathers saw that If the Government attempted the
exercise Of powers other aud greater than those secured
10 il under the Constitution it would imper and destroy
itself Let us see if they right A few months ago
the adopted measures relative to the currency
a. indemnity aud Cgnscat0n aud also the conscripOn
| act IL / may be allowed 10 term it. / have had no
vi. VS. no seerets 40 correspondence which have not
submitted most cheeruy to public SCRUTINY. there
the opinion that when the cOuscat0p should
be put into operatonthst act which threatens the ineg
ry the States and trenches upon the personal Tgbts
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