Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-17
NEW YORK POLITICS.

The Democratic aud Republican Darties in Ma yosL
have both recently held State Conventions TO nominate
candidates for the several State offices 10 be filed the
approaching election The LIST Of candidates OF the
former was recently copied in the Wing. During the
session OF the Democratic Convention, Gov Seymour
addressed the body by Invitation. The Htrads Albany
correspondent describes his reception, and gives
mary Of the speech as follows:
He Was received With unbOunded enthusiasm. His
appearance ut the door Of the hall signal for an
outburst Of enthusiasm which was continued increasing
az every STEP until long after he appeared on the plat
form Even then it seemed as If they could not
cheering. When quiet fnaly restored Governor
Seymour commenced with the statement that he never
for a moment was without hope for the country, aud
further stated that although he the administration
adopt dangerous policy and exercise arbitrary power,
these very would result III arousng the people
m such An extent that the abuse would be corrected at
the balotbO and the Constitution and the wisdom Of
our forefathers indicated. lie then reviewed his
ton in with the CONSUMPTION, giving the sub
stance Of letters which he had written that the al
mnisratOR had not ft TO publish with the other
letters In concluding ths he stated that the time had
come when it was their duty let bygones be bygones
The recent victories Of srmes hal brought TO
position that future pol cy must b. adopted. In this
| respcct he planted himself precisely the Herald
platform TO the very letter and spir holding that while
he would use the entire pO OF the government to re
South with Cancellation, and be generous whilst are
victorious and declare to the South that If they wOod
return to their allegiance their rights under the Cons
tuition should be protect d.
The speech WAS strong, argumentative and deyO-
topal one and on the doctrine of treating the rebel
lors States il was in perfect accord every sentence
line and syllable with that of the Herald the treat
ment of the rebelous States in their return TO their s
cgiance IL was received to great enthusiasm by the
Convention aud may truly be said to be the keynote
,,s l.a ltEa,r II 11,l
By all who heard Il the ables and most udiciods
speech ever made by Me-. Seymour.
The following ia the concluding paragraph Of tho o,r.
baten, report of Gov. S's speech:
10 the dissolution of The Union ,ciH lsver consent
TCheers would put forth every power; would ex.
k.st every VI S0SfOtiiG would appeal ~
the interests the hopes and the fears OF the citizens Of
the South and urge every suggestion which becomes
man TO make to bring back the rev0lted States but
"a 10 dsunion will never consent to that Let US put
forth every power to restore the Union invoking every
consideration Of patriotism, doing all that is due TO our
ountry and 70 ourselves invoking the return of every
State holding sacred every star upon those flags that
surround us poinng to the flags which decorated the
hall and ma king him who would strike one from iis
blue field % much traitor 10 nc WHO "ouu Ienu us
| folds asunder
The Herald publishes the platforms Of tie two
parties in paral ell columns, and remarks edtoriay
careful and unprejudced comparison of the two
platforms will show that they almost precisely iden
teal The ference between them is the difference
between weededum and tweededee. There is not single
nipgerLead plank in the one nor cOpperhead plank in
the other They are both entirely conservative. They
both return thanks to brave soldiers who are now
rsking their lives in defence Of the Union They both
pledge their supporters 10 sustain the Government aud
the Administration in all necessary for the
suppression of the rebellion. They both express the
desire of the people the North for an honorable peace
The, both oppose disunon and maintain thenegrtyo the
nation Upon all OF these great vital issues they are sim
gularly unanimous The differences between them but
few aud may be very briefly stated The Republican plat
form aulogzss President Lincoln while the Democratic
platform euogizes G. v. Seymour. This is mere mat
ter of party discipline and is comparatively unimpOT-
tant Then the democratic platform crcises and con-
demns the odious Emancipation OonfscatiOn, Conseip
ton and Indemnity acts while the Republican platform
shufes out of the responsibility of these outrageous
measures, and only endorses the Emancipation act as
war measure" which is equivalent to not endorsing il
ALL for as war measure it has accomplished absolutely
nothing in our favor and must cease TO be operative
when the war is over Here tie Democrats have the
advantage Of the Republicans in boldly expressing the
sentiments Of the people and the people wall therefore
support the Democratic platform at the polls.
Sat fthipg theae Two platforms as hey Stand, and