Smyrna times., 1865-09-13


Luclus Robinson for Comptroller, Gen Pat
rick Tor treasurer, John Van Buren for At
torney General, &c. The resolutions declare
that the past history of the Democratic partv
Is to be found iii the proudest records of the
country" demand the restoration ofc;v;l rnlo
the courts and the equal rights of the States
now that peace is established; regard anv at
tempt TO compel States to adopt negro suffrage
and equality as an element in their conet;tu.
uons' as subverting the Government. endan-
gerlng the liberties of the people and tending
10 delay pacification believe that the whole
resources of the country are pledged for the
payment OF the national debt, endorse Presi
uent johnson plan of restoration: praise the
soldiers; reatfirm the Monroe doctrine. and
resolve that the " frank and generous accent.
ance by the Southern people of the condition
IN which they have been left by the recent war
including the abandonment of slavery, removes
the main difficulties in the way of the resto-
ration OF amicable feeling among the States
and that 1t should be met on the part Of the
reueral Government in spirit of Cancellation
and kindness
These are certainly mild resolutions, only
equaled by those of the Maine Democracy. of
which we made mention two or three weeks
ago. The Republican journals claim that if is
surrender to the Union party, "horse, foot
and Dragons State sovereignty is passed
over, and 1t is claimed that the ultra " peace"
wing of the party, headed by Seymour and
the Woods, was left out in the cold The
N \. Times speaks thus of the resolutions:
The first, glorifying the Democratic party.
though false, Is perfectly harmless and w3S
needed perhaps as a saEvo /, Tor the contemplated
surrender. Each one of the others expresses
sentiments which will command general assent
We certainly see in them very little to which
Just objection can be taken, nothing hostile to
the action, present or prospective, of the Ad-
mlnlstratlon, or to the sentiments and princi
pies OF the Union party. Some points are
passed over IN silence, upon which that party
might desire explicit declarations: but So far
as II goes, this new platform of the Democ-
racy Is substantially that of the Union party.
" 1t Is perfectly evident that the convention
met with determination to squclch our. utter-
y and completely, the COpperhead elements
which have hitherto ruled and ruined the
Democratic party. 1t is equally clear that its
OBJECT, Tor the time, at least, has been accom-
phshed. The Var Democrats have but their
loot upon Horatlo Seymour as distinctly and
declslvely as upon Fernando Wood. Evcrv~
tthlng that these men have favored, is distinct
y rePuulated; Gov. SeymOur's demand that
New England shall not have t,ceLre votes in the
United States Senate, while New York has but
t'c0, IS met by distinct declaration of the
,eq"ot.fy Of Stdtc$; and the reconstruction no.
ncy OF Fresident johnson, which is denounced
oy all the Copperhead organs as tvrannicaI and
cruel, Is specially commended, as eyincino .rn-
llghtened craftsmanship, sound political tba
ry, and an Old-tashiOned, time -honored REGARD
Tor the relations and rights of the States and
Ihe Federal Government, as established by The
substitution. % 1t IS not easy, indeed, to see
nH" the feace Democrats can accept this
platIorm' or act with the party which SO con-
that Is their business and none of ourS
Inc nominations of the convention are evan
nc more remarkable than its resolutions Gen
0locuhl, VINO Is their candidate for Secrets rv
Vi state was IN so Republican member If
the State Assembly, and when the war hrota
out, was the Republican treasurer of Ononda%o
Goonty. We believe he has ALWAYS acted win
onG hePuollcan party, and that he now holds,
- - ne always has he'd, the principles to which
@ .l'I party mas been devoted. We know no
reason @ connected with his political principl les
dTn fnG action why ne should not have been the
Union and Republican candidate. We cprta;n'
y consider 1t high compliment TO the Rennb-
mean party. that the Democrats should have
come u INTO It's ranks for their leading candidate
comptroller K0binSon's nomination is even
4 stronger Indication of the change whirb baI
come over the dream of the Democrats lie
was Drought INTO public life originally by the
more radical element Of the Republican marty
'hu became so disguised with Mr. IinroInY,
conservatism that he led off in the cavnSs for
eerGmont; and when that reliance failed him
lnulng no candidate sufficiently radical to maat
5 us views In the field, he refused To vote for
reside resident at all. He is now the Democrot;c
3anuluate 1 Tor Comptroller! If this is NOT nav.
ionlage 70 the virtue of Republicanism, we
I,oT ho Toi" uGt "Rat MI would be. John Van Buren,,
Io ;Uaung war democrat Of the State. and
n1V inneterate Toe OF Seymour, Wood& Co.. is
Siiiia'ou Sro,,i, i0f Attorney-General, and Martin
in,,nt an o'd i'epu6lIcan, for Judge of the
Is work by putting the Democratic Stata Co.,
'eter b. Sweeney. -'-0l li'iioiiu ana
e accept the surrender of the Democrat
parry with pleasure. 1t indicates beoJ,b,,
-, =; ~ the pubic mind and growing natrot. t
r tba vHe Dehlocratlc ranks. 1t promises well
.HG y: future OF the country. II will Jofoa4 !;
= uGkGt, II the Unionists are yv;Sa h. L
erwnellnlng vote: for the great mass of t5n 6n
0nlocratlc party are sagacious enonob 20 .n 'o il
H. 'ey ueSlre to sustain the princples and II
tI ,tI9y Vi the Administration, they can do j. !
ndldates also y supporting Its
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