The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-28
POLITICS IN NEW YORK.


A body of shameless party hacks and
soulless wire-pulling politicians lately met
in general convention at Albany, New
York, passed some resolutions, nominated
candidates for State officers, and proclaimed
it to be the Democratic State ticket. F"
To show what sort If Democrats they
were, and what sort of ticket they put
forth, we copy the following from the
Albany correspondence of the New York
Day Book. The writer says:
AS for the Convention itself, it was only
another illustration of the influence OF
large corporations in our State politics.
Everything went off like clock work, for
everything was arranged by programme.
No lilan could probably have altered the
complexion of affairs, and yet it seemed
lamentable that among the vast number of
sound Democrats in the State, there was
not one on the floor Of the Convention to
thunder into the ears of these expediency
politicians the truth, and the whole truth.
Gov. Seymour came there, and doubtless
seeing the drift Of affairs. left in disgust.
| am glad he did, for | should have re-
GREETED to hava seen his naHle and fame
soiled by having anything to do with pro
ceediags so disgFaceful to Democratic
principles. The nominees are nearly if
not all open and avowed Abolitionists.
Gen Slocum was member of the Aboli-
ton party when the war broke out, and
was elected Treasurer of Onondagua
County. He has recently exhibited his
devotion to the principles of republican
government BY issuing an order disarm-
ing the peopla Of Mississippi Ia Ire
land, Poland and Hungary. The fishing
up of John Van Buren, for Attorney
General, who is everything by turns and
nothing. long, is the most amusing thing
of the day In 1862 ] heard Prince
John declare that if Mr.. 4. Lincoln
should issue a proclamation interfering
with or abolishing slavery" in the
Southern States, that the women ought
to arm, and for one he would then glory
in the cause of the South as the cause of
civilization Where is Prince John now
General Patrick, the nominee for State
Treasurer, was Provost Marshal General
of the Army Of the Potomac | believe
he never pretended to be Democrat.
Martin Grover. candidate for Judge of
the Court of Appeals, is an old Democrat,
of the Free Soil persuasion, respectable
lawyer of Alleghany County. and person
ally worthy man. LgeiHs Robinson,
nominated for Comptroller, and now hold
ing that position, was elected thereto by
the Abolition party. He does not pro-
fess to have altered his opinions Ma
homet did not come to the mountain
The mountain went to Mahomet Mr.
r. is from Chemung County. Mr.. Sweet.
or State Engineer and Surveyor, eemes
from Oneida County. Mr.. Armstrong,
for Canal CommissioneF, is . resident Of
Albany. Mr.. MaNett. for State Inspect
or, is another ssojer y who is pushed in
to oust our present popular and efficient
officer, Hon. Gaylord j. CLARK E. o
Perrine is the rarest nomination of all !;
a member of all parties at times. trusted
in none, his nomination for CLERK of the
Court of Appeals In place of the vener-
able and worthy Judge Tallmadge is to
be regretted. Judge Brown of Orange
County, for Judge of Courtof Appeals,
is personally good nomination, but re-
gret to hear that the Judge of late years
has become believer in Abolition theo-
RIGS, and that his decisions viii most
likely be tainted With them, if any such
questions should come before him.