New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-03
Address Of tho Union Stale Commi,iee. .
AsroR HousE, NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 1864

ASTOR HOTeE. NEW \ ORh NOV. = 1865,
10 ne Electors Of lie STATE ~ Nehr York.
The Committee appointed by the Union
State Convention 70 conduc. The canyass on behalf OF
lis candidate aud the candidates. OF tho NationalCon
Tentien had supposed they woud not again he called
upon 10 address YOU before the close Of the campaign
We bad Published large number OF documents contain.
ing iiroortsut political Information nid in n calm clear
manno- discussing political events political actions
and candidates presented by the several political par.
ties On the invitation Of this Committee many citi.
zeus of great experience III public fairs and % ap-
proved s.atesmanship have addressed yon In public
meetings oanvaSsing the principles W. have proessed
oridcsing those OF opponents, and comparing the
mervs and dement's OF those claiming the popular
suffrage.
Our Niorts S4d those Of kindred organizations In.
other States. were producing their legitimate results
The Heope thoroughly awakened 70 the importance OF
thu political contest through which The country was
assiDg and challenged to comparison Of the plat
(, formsof Baltimore and Chicago were everywhere &C.
clsryag ir settled determination TO sustain the Gov.
e!Waeni. These indications Of popular sentiment were
sowidespIcad and strong hat opponents seemed
Y have abandoned the struggle md taclty TO aamit
ldeicat Our Overwhelming victories in Maine NetI
mont, Connecticut, PenusYNsni ONO ana iuuli.i
JUS fed The belief that ia the great and hnal combat
tic friends Of ths ni0n would carry every oye nie'
~ lublNillltS NNltA NtI4u luiNN'i Nii''''.
distract the attention OF The people nom the vital stug
gle IN the field for The maintenance OF republican hsti
tUons blast tie hopes of Rebel IN arms. and give the
Government The moral support which alone can s'vue
Us lasting and beneficial peace.
81 careful canvass Of ths state JUSTIFIED tue Nhdcsl
hopes Of the most sansuine, indicating maof.ly I1'
our candidates such has rarely, II ever peen re-
corded. This result was not only undoube+, Dut I'M
questioned Our opponents, generally 20 qnck TO oei
wagefs upon their success were iouna hhHlng :"
tain themselves by resort 20 that style OF argument
and maintained only scattering IRE along thelr me-
appeared 10 await in lenuess their inevitable DOOM
But snddcny end almost miTaculously they seemed
endowed with new energies and buoyed mp Dy ilcsn
hopes. They were at AL points rc-awaBened as II 3y
magic, 10 a renewal Of tie contest and eNlbiteO INC
nmost confidence that they would carry thiI o,lae'
August Belmont, the great European bauAel'
through whom foreign capitalists have FOR year,
j past furnished the material AID by Whle9 u.
CCpperheais have been kept in the He'd was blatant
viii offers to bit sums that only lie could venture ~
snoh q w5y. Gov seymour proclaimed the certainty o.
his election. His personal adheTents were equally san
guine. S0d the organs OF his party assumed tone o.
confidence which could only be justified by the posses
sion Of the mtsC positive facts.
II We evident that some alarming influences were 81
work SEduce and justify this assumption oi victory
wlicf,iyyr becamo the duty Of TIE friends OF UmoI
promst 10 unvnl, and. possible, TO countcraet
Fortst2ielv cur efforts 70 discover the process by
which Belmont Seymour aud ihcr supporters hoped u
thwtTt the viii of Tho people, were crowned wan
prompt and decided success. The intcT7 enlng hald
Providence stretched out to expose the contem
plated outragcs upon the bailoycx and to save th'
co, ntIy from great and GROWING disaster.
The discovery al Baltimore and Washington Of sys
tsnatic and organized schemc 10 forge the OF tn
}, soldiers gave umnste kable evidence of the souTc
whence Messs. Belmont and Seymour drew IN IT cOur
age the con.cst which Trey had virtually glvc
lover lost. The details of this gigantic attempt
IS trnud have been exposed and polished 10 the world
!, contemplated he forging OF soldiers names, iogn
p Of officers certificate and wholesale slihng oi IN
ballot boy in amostoyery election district IN the state
Gen. Grant tho Rebels IN the south have IODDe
the cradle and the grave 60 sel tbe ranks Of those wh
assail the GOycrum sut. 1llr cnupatriOts here h0y
vpi,i n fput -
OF thousands who sleep in unknown graves. aud bold
d presenting them az living men, sui IN the field
c The men who attempted these frauds are tie conf
] Fdantes aud employees OF COY - ymogr refer oaggci
August Belmont and other leaders of the Copperhel
Party. The information by which they were enabled
give toe names ~ solder and TIE companies ana req
ments ~ which they belonged could only have been OF
tanned the Adutanf Generals Office OF this state
70 and doubtless furnished from that Department
The places where these papers forged. and frOI
wbcnce they issued the Offices Of the Stat
r gems appointed by Gov Seymour, at Baltimore an
Washington. The persons 20 whom tie forged dccI
mets are kncNn 10 haze beck sent are Peter Cage
and Gen. Farrell, than whom none are more protnno
IF on Incorporating opponents Of the General Goyeri
# meat Thus the cham which binds these frauds 60 n
T. COppeih heads % complete. No hnk Is broken. III
IL proc. Is not - De rented We point yOu to lie test
mony in the contdeLt assurance that il will sustai
e every statement We have pade, every conclusion
d, which we have arrived
Is few OF those who projected this attempt 10 depry
10 the soldiers ol their vote nitcd 20 Them 10y u
u law of last Winter Lal0 been brought TO quick an
terrible, bpt justly deceived punishment. The mayest
of the law has been partially yndca,cd IN the arres
icOuviotion ara iu pronncnt Of those who fonn
rs in the very act Of periectiEg these tuTgerics
But they were OnY The cnaturcs of ohcrs-icnorah
ir but willing tools oil GINNING and prominent
A. Unfortunately hcse tie low cannot r,Hch They bsy
bounded on Others but have them-eye. kept rom ID
performance Oi those overt 0Cis Tor which their en-
pOycs suffering
- Felow-ctizeBs those az whose insiiCa,ion Ferry
10 and DOnOhLe, ard NcWooub. and North. and Na1sO
entered upon these frauds ard for whose bencGt an
support hey were being perefated, though they ma
~ not be reached by the direct operation OF the law
O. yet within your Jurisdiction, and cannot escape you
lustf}tgnati0n and rebukc
" k1frtent Of these 1Orgeges IL has been impossible
l., 10 aEefain. AS Of the witnesses expressed II
r they sent North from Washington and BalfnOr
y by the dIy-goods boxul They have doubtless beet
g every section Of the State. Nor is il possible q
detect and defeat these frauds, except in few
They 20 adrOity conceived skiilfuy executed
as be beyond the reach Of the usual antdOtes iO
such ouirages. They can only be counieracicd in
y way. by the resOu;e determination If the people t.
g sweep from political existence all who conceived
executed, OT WHO 10 he benefited by these frauds
Il 10 the honest electors Of the State Of New York VI
l. make an earnest and sincere appeal We invoke you
aid yOr support We imnloIe YOU 20 devote your tim
and your influence to tne State from msrule
g dish0nOr.
. HAMILTON IRIS Chairman.
y WY r. STEWART. CnAs. II. THOMPSON,
q LEONARD W. JEROME FnANK HIsCoCK
p A. Dom