The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-11-10


ticking a1l fhr INTO ooa ieraion. 3
te Gre o. tbc greatest lbai eger
~as son 10 a polaioal contest. Tic
Untoa STATE dck5ts ciecttd by a ma
rsy of 10000. ne Utioa gain 10 tie
ciiv Il New York alone destroy
ine tle majority BY which Seymour
vas elected last year The Union
men undoubtedly laborcd bard 70 Sc
cure he victory. bui 50 great a tri-
umpb can mot be accounted for on
his sapposition alone. Tho Demo.
cratic leaders themselves have aided
very materially 70 bringing about ibis
result. Two great party crimes have
coulr buied 70 the success Of The Uni-
On Ticket. One Was tie attempt 10
frieh,en The government from the en-
forcement Of ihe CONSUMPTION act by
iuaururauug mob role in New York,
he other VAS The attempt TO over
awe the Union members Of the last
Legislature by Introducing a laWlcss
mob into tie Capitol building. Both
/ failed in their objects at the time,
but have not failed 10 bring speedy
ard complete destruction upon those
Who committed them.
And, indeed, the scenes which were
thus presented to the view cf the PEG.
PIE were Of a character which might
well open their eyes TO the merits and
designs Of Che Democracy. When il
became evident that the Assembly
would become Organized by tho clec.
ton Of Callicott as Speaker If the ro.
ling vas allowed 10 proceed, the Dem
ocraiic leaders resUrte1 20 q measure
not unknown in The history Of Demo-
cratic contests, but which never before
took a form SO daring and revelation.
airy. Votes having failed, ii was re-
solved TO try the efficacy Of The mob
A choice detachment OF Fernando's
pets was sent up a d a jluc.urc cilcc-
ted with tie Albany roughs. AT the
proper moment the Capitol bniliing
was Giled with a crowd of assassius
who pushed their way on TO the ball
where The representatives # the peo-
pie were engaged in deliberauon.-
! Then followed . scene which brings 20
mind the worst phase Of Partisan rev
| olutionary ViOlcncc-the NIB Debating
to representative ofthe people. They
poured into the galleries, filed the lob
bies and forced their way on 10 the floor
Of the Assembly. Democratic speakers
belched forth Their threats Of %reyolu-
ton, and pointed meauingly to the
! tends above tLcsn, who understood he
mute appeal and answered ii with
cheers and yclls and threats Of CALI
COTS assassination. Perfect sympa-
Thy existed beHaeen tie Democracy on
the floor aad the Democracy in the
gallery. They act d together Ike the
wings Of a well ordered army under
a competent commander, The mob
knew whom 10 cheer and whom 10
threaten, how far 10 20 and when TO
stop. But this sympathy extended
farther. 1t reached The Office Of Gov.
Seymour and made him an effective
ally Of the revolutionary movement.
For lays that mob snrg-d anerily to
and fro, bullying and threatening, pre-
venting all legislation, and disgracing
the Capitol With scenes which ii were
well worth all the riches Of the En-
pire State to blot from exi,tence.-
Mr.. Seymour, the executive power oil
The State, made no attempt 20 protect
The Legislature from mob violence
Assemblymen wlo believed their lives
were in danger implored his pro'ec-
ton, but without avail. The Demo
cratic leaders who brought that mob
there knew that he could be relied up
on and there was not a villain in it but
fell bat Mr.. Seymour was his friend.
This was one Of the crimes Of the De-
mocracy which insured their defeat
last Tuesday. When the Democratic
orators held up their party to the peo-
pie as the party Of law and order, the
people remembered the scenes in the
1 Capitol.
Last summer The Empire City Of
America, opulcnt New York, vas plac-
ed al the mercy Of a ruthless mob
The first efforts Of this mob were di.
rected against the enforcement Of Tie
CONSUMPTION. This was exactly what
the Democracy had called Tor. So
far all was wcll. But they had raised
a devil which they could not lay.
Having tasted blood the mob broke
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