Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-09-15
The New York Democratic Ticket.

The S-ate Convention OF the late Demo-
cratic party completed its laboIs and ad-
journed this uoon (7th) after nominating
the following ticket.
For Judges Court OF Appe1,is-Long term,
John W. brown. Of Orange. Short term,
Martin Grover, Uf Stesben.
For Secretary OF State-nenry W Slo-
cum, cf Onondaga
For Comptroller-Luciu. Robinson. Of
Chemung.
For Marsena L. Patrick. Of
Ontario.
For Attorney yGeneral-John Van Buren,
o. New York
For Canal Commissioner-COr "
Armstrong. OF Albany.
For State Enginecr and Surveyors. H..
Sweet, OF 0neids.
For State Prison nspector-Andrew J D..
McNett, OF Erie.
For Clerl OF the Court of Appcals-Edwin
o. Perrin. of Queens.
Both the candidates for tie Appeals bench
are now Judges Of the Supi,me Court.
Judge Brown of New burgh, has been a strong
man in bic day, but the insepaIable inhrmi-
ti,s OF years have put him beyond the I,riol
OF bis usefulness. Ills tcIm ,xpir,s ihis
year. Judge Grover, of Angelica. was
until recently an active member Of the
Republican party, by which lie was elected
10 The position be now bolds. Ili- term " III
expire IN 1867.
Gen. Slocum. ~ TAR as heis at all known
as politician, il TO he ranked with the
| Union party. He was Republican mt N
Der Of Assembly in 1859 Ia Onondasa
where lis home Is, be has uniformly ac'td,
and generally in an earnest and leading
! manner. against the s0-c1llled Democracy
! As General IN the field, upon the subjects
| OF enamel paiiun and cODhscatIon, his meas
urcs have always bten in conformity with
| Government policy. 1t is only few days,
eIuce, by an arbitrary exercise OF military
! power, he prevented the enlistment OF local
! militia IN Mississippi ming In collision
" ith provisional Governor Sharkey. and TX
citing the Democracy to a bitter complaint
against him. notwithstanding the state
| ment OF Gen Green that be will accept the
1 nomination, we cannot believe It possible as
! yet.
General Patrick len OF now and never was
a Democrat. lie has been known entirely
as an army mana soldier Vi strict mil airy
education, an aole and enthusiastic defender
4 VI hhS tVftihththAs htANs S%hANi
OF st-Marshal-General ia the Depart
Inent of Virginia. the originator OF several
measures in iayor OF the trecdpeople and for
the punishment OF SecessionIsrs, winch Sc
cured him the honor Of unmeasured denun-
citation by the CoFperhead press.
! Mr.. Robinson l. now serving his second
term of Office "a Comptroller. Each time he
was elected in opposition TO the party which
has now put him in nomination Ten years
ago this month. he left the Democracy for
mally, and sineeithat time has been known
among its most radical and uncOmprIsing
opponents upon the great questions which
have occupied and interested the public
mind. Ii there are any good reasons why
he should occupy different position than II
the past toward his olden foes. they are YET
to appear.
"Prince john returns 70 the stage, anC
will figure IN grotesque antics, to the inf
mite amusement OF his auditors. John la,
lost much of his old-time glory. But u,
said good thing wher he demanded hi
nomination on the ground that "thcre shoulC
be one true Democrat on the ticket somc
where
Mr.. Armstrong is merchant of this cry
persona ly popular and amiable mai :; poii
iically as unsound as it is possible to he.
! MIR Sweet is the Deputy of the presen
EngIneer ana Surveyor. He has not iatel'
occopied any clearly defined political posi-
tion. i-f
Tie inevitable Perrin. of KNOW Moth
ing antecedents, ofcourse must figure upol
such composite ticket. An amalgamatIol
1 Of 50 many incongruous elements would no
be possible unless be were thrown in to com
pie Q tbe fusion 90 s3s-. -.sr-s..s s...oa r I.
II, Now, the question, is, whether q part
which unconditienslly surrenders can, win
victory.--ABa,sy Evening Journal. r'