The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-16


The Democratic State Convention re.
suned Business this I n. The creden.
Ilais Quantities reported that Tho
Ianany Hall delegation was the reeula,
delegation from New York city, but ,ha,
other delegations b allowed scat.-the
Tamany Hall delegation to east nine votes
and the Others two each.
ine oomnitses on PefmaDsot Organi.
xat,on made report which vas .don,ed
Horatio Seymour vas nominated For Gov.
ornor; David Il. Floyd Jones for Lieu.eo.
ant Governor: Jarvis Lord fot Canal
Com missioner, and David D. NdNiel TO,
Inspector Of State Prisons, each by accl..
nation.
The following are the resolutions paused
BY the Convention:
Resolved, That the Democr.cJ Of N.v
York, through their Represent a.ives in
Congress assembled, ratiiy aud endorse
the nomination OF Gen. q. B. n AcC Clellan
fos President, and Geo. Pendle. for
ice-President Of the United Std,es, and
that they pledge to them the Electoral
vote Of the Eupire State.
Resolved. That the platform OF pripci.
pies declared BY the National COD ve ton
are nobly and eloquently expou bded b,
its candidate for the Presidency il his re-
sent letter to the Chicago Times, en-
bodying . line Of public policy upon
which alone the American people can re-
establish G institutional liberty, live Sc
curity TO individual rights spd seizure the
return OF permanent and honorable
peace.
Resolved. That We heartily respond to
the pledge OF our candidate. Geo. 3. No
Clelian, that he will exhaust all the re-
. ,urees of stsiesmsuship to secure and re-
establish the Union and guarantee for the
future The Constitutional rights of every
State; that with this pledge and The Jack.
souian declaration that ssthe Union mus,
be preserved at all hazards" tha, j, is
the one condition of peace, that without,
90 peace can be permanent, We present
him for the suffrages Of the electors Of
New York, confient that they will accept
him IS the candidate capable of restoring
the Union under the Constitution.
Resolved, That the Democratic party
Of the Safe OF New York is, and has al
wars been opposed to the rebellion. and
that We recognize IN the victories of the
National army and navy, and in the man
fest popular determination to change the
present A iministr4tian AID return to The
policy 10 which the Executive, Congres.
and the people were solemnly pledged in
the Crittepden Resolutions, q co-opera-
t.ve movement towards peace and Union.
Resolved, That the Administration oi
Abraham Lincoln. by its usurpasioes, its
disregard Of the Constitution, its viola.
too OF personal liberty and State rights,
its resort to military power to subvert civil
authority; its semporising and cowardly
degradation OF the nation in its foreign
policy; the perversion of the war from il,
original object, AID it, avp~ed de,ermisa'
tion to proiong IT, in the language Of Abra
ham Lincoln, "o compel the sbandon
ment Of slavery has oec me revolution.
ary in its character, and that it is the dutl
OF the Conservative men II all parties /,
unite in substituting in its p!sce an Ad
ministration which will seek. 10 the Con
sti,u,ion of the United States, and III,
laws passed in accordance Herewith, tn
roll OF its duty and the limitatioa Of il
power.
Resolved. Tha, the thanks Of the peopl
Of New York are rendered to the soldier
and sailors of this State and of she Union
who have % noble defended our x aac
nationality that 70 honor the living
liberal.y and generously care for the sic
and wounded. and greatly cherish tn
| memory Of the death.
Resolved, That TO Gov. H. Seymou
the gratitude Of the Democrats is eve
dee; They can never forget thst It was b
che in the midst of her disasters and tn
face an ov.rbearing adver6ary, was fore
in uplifting the banner Of constitution
liberty, which be has since borne hnsullie
shreush every battle /: that il wa he VII
BY his Wisdom arrested public disorder. b
has 6rmness sepelled aggressions upo
State rights sad persousl liberty, and b
the purity of his pubiie life, asa the eli
vAtion q his purposes, exhibited in Il
midst Of general corruption the highs
qualities Of Statesman and a patriot.