The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-22
The Proceedings in the N. Y. Assembly.


preserved by the most faithful obedience to law
and constitutional order. All through the can
vass this prneiple was terated and reiterated, aHd
abe Administration was inoessantly denounced for
its arbitrary proceedings in violation of laws and
constitutions. The Democr attic party, by th.
help Of 30 900 majority in the city If New York,
and the absence oi7oO00 Republican voters ia the
war, carried the State by 10000 majority. This
triumph was heraldsd in their papers and by their
orators as solemn protest Of the Empire State
egairs. lawlassness, and an announcement that
New York, whatever Abolition New England
might do, would stand fast by the old principles
.! bsdience to law and constitution.
On the first Of January the Assembly mst at
Albany and commenced the work reorganization.
On the first ballot Cor Speaker it appeared that
she body was equally divided, sxty-three votes
being cast for each candidate. In these inefeou-
al bsllotings two weeks had been consumed when
ahe Republicans determined TO cast their entire
vote Ter MIR. Callicott,s Democratic representative
from one of the Brooklyn districts, Mr.. CALI
colt so far consenting to TIE arrangement as to
withhold mis- vote, and to stpulate that the Re-
public.ns should he fairly treated in the appoint
nent of committees. The law-and-order Demo
Gratis, however, immediately began TO feroclously
sssail Mr.. Ca!licott ana make excited harangues,
for the purpose Of stirring up the evil passions Of
spectators until shey wasted day and compelled
an Adjournment, with the express agreement,
however, on their part, that ballot should be had
.&hs nsx! DAY. Blu, when the next day came, the
lobby and galleries were filed with brutal mob
sfrowdies, whe with the aid OF Democrats on the
aoor, asain prevented vote, aud compelled an
adjournment unt Wednesday last. The ceres
respondents q all the papers agree in character
sziss all the proceedings Of Saturday as most
Yuffianly aud disgraeefu the Republicans quietly
sitting through it all, and only urging ballot &C.
ccrdiag to the agreement, while The law-and-ordsr
Democrats continually made infammatory and
skrea sning speeches. cheersd by the drunken
moo in the lob5;es and salleries.-The telegraph
has briefly, though plainly, AtOld the story OF
Wednesdays proceedings, ending with the smash
ing Of the gallery doors by these blood-thv'ty
constituents Of Seymour and Wood, the profes-
sional gamblers, rufians, thieves, and murdsrer'
srom New York and Brooklyn.
Wsask candid men, who have any lingering
affection for Democracy, to carefully note these
phsses Of its lattcr-day development, these reyo
.u,;ouary, di.organzing and disgracolu proceed
;uv, ola blood-thirsty, Democratic mob of trained
. rufians, aided by Democratic representatives oE
.he floor Of legislative body. 1t is not simply
abe common use Of parliamentary tactics to stave
off action, but it is lswless terrorism which new
er has had parallel in free State, and which
can only be matched by the worst exhibitions o.
Iacob;nism in France. And this is the fruit of 8
arinnpa Of the party which has argogated to sel
.she championship Of constitutional order. Where
,he mad work will stop, whether it will end in an
,srehy and bloodshed, or whether the better par
of the Democratic representatives will recoil from
the course into which the revolutionary leaders
tl,a, party, in New York, are plunsng' and unit
With the Republicans in demanding that the IA
.sn2blv may be allowed to proceed without benz
;r,uted. bullied and threatened, is becoming
question Of absorbing interest, not only to NeN
York, but to the whole country. And it wouI
seer, that Gov, Seymour if he has any respect TO
himself or any regard for the peace aud good or
der Of The State, whose Executive he is, would a
once employ his power to drive this mob Of ruf
fans from the Capital, and bid the organization
the Assembly proceed without Intimidation