Washington telegraph., 1865-09-20
NEW YoRg DEMocR,Trc Sr.rp CoN

New YORK DEMoCRATIc STATE Con-
vRNrIoN.-Albany, September 6.-The
Democratic State Convention assembled
here this noon. Hon. Chas Havenfield
was chosen President pro tenn, aud pro-
ceeded to address the meeting. The fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Resoloed, That the organization known
as the Tammany Hall organization is
the regular organization of the Democ-
racy of New York, and that the dele
gates claiming seats here under that or
ganization, have been regularly elected
as delegates to this Convention.
John A. Green, Of the Committee on
Permanent Organization, submitted the
following, which was adopted unanimous
ly: For President, Hon. James Hum
phreys, of Erie, and eight Vice Presi-
dents
On taking the chair, Mr.. Humphreys
Genaemeu Of tie Conrsation-For the
unsolicited, unexpected honor of being
called to preside over your deliberation,
please accept my sincere thanks. When
1 glanced over the list Of delegates to
this convention, | saw the name of Ho-
ratio Seymour, who has been our stand
ard bearer, and our champion, in many a
well fought battle for constitutional liber-
ty, and individual rights. / had suppos-
ed he, above all others. would be called
to the chair. In his absence, shall, to
the best of my ability, discharge the
duties this position imposes. We are as
sembled under the call of a time honorrd
political organization, but not as parti-
sans. We are here as the representa-
tives of the large class Of our citizens,
who are and always have been obedient
to the Constitution and the laws, and de-
termined that these shall be respected by
people and rulers also The war for the
National int gritty having been brought
to successful issue, it is our duty, as
American citizens to address ourselves
to the work of restoring the waste of
this terrible conflict, and the blessings
of civil Government to the people in
all sections Of our common country. To
this end it is of vital importance to the
Empire State, which has furnished more
men and more money for the suppression
of the rebellion and the restoration of
peace and union. than any of her sister
States, should stand in the front rank i'm
the struggle tor the supremacy Of the
constitutional Government over military
domination. The war has done its work
1t now remains for craftsmanship to solve
the problem of bringing the people into
harmony with our democratic system
The efforts of the President in this re-
gard are deliberately and maliciously op-
posed by faction, which asserts that
the Southern States are mere territorial
dependencies. thus not only declaring
that secession is an accomplished fact,
but proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution to record the falsehood in the
organic, law. So far as the policy of
President johnson toward the people Of
the South has been developed, it is in
accordance with Democratic principles.
He holds. with us, that the Union has
never been dissolved; that the pretended
acts Of secession are null and void; that
the States exist with all their dignity,
equality and rights unimpaired; that the
citizens, of all the States who acknowl-
edge their allegiance 10 the Federal Gov
ernment, have the right to form their
constitutions. to regulate for themselves
the elective franchise. without interfer-
snce by the United States authorities or
Northern revolutionists; to be represent
ed in Congress; and, ia brief, to resume
their proper relations with the General
Government ri. f1r
10 The President holds further, with US;
that the attempt to force negro equality
upon the people of these States Is in der
ogation of constitutional right, which
they have exercised from the formation
of the Government to the present time
'1n these positions President johnson
should be unhesitatingly sustained, be-
cause he Is clearly and Enthusiastically
right. While we thus indorse the Pres
ident not of our choosing, we abate no.
thing of.our previous declaration Of DEM
ocratic principles. We stand for the sn-
premacy Of civil over military rule, for
the indefeasible right of trial by jury, of
the habeas corpus, of the freedom Of re-
ligiom opinion, and opposed to the usurp-
atinns Df power and infractions Of privi-
lege. The war has created that national