New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-06

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orr Annual Election occurs this year on Tuesday
Nov :; ~ that not quite nine weeks intervene be-
tween the assembling Of our state Convention ana
the close Of to polls. Within that time our nomna'
tons for Congress Assembly snd County Offices are
to be made; and the Fall canvass begun prosecuted
and completed And never before was it 50 necessary
that canvass should be systematic thorough and all
pe-yading Crave questions are az issue which were
never yet argued before the people Of our State all
the enemies OF the Republican Union party. with
who have professed not 20 be- SUCH are daily arraign
ing our Representatives in both Houses Of Congress
as cupaby diatOry and remss in delaying the re,tor
alton Of the States lately in revolt against the Union
% representation IL Congress. "Why not admit
ioyql Members at once 90 they ask as it 1t pos
sible 20 open the door and then exclude those who
ought not 70 pass through it-ls if those VINO owe
their seats 20 Rebel votes would not act their
stituents should dictatc-ls if, so long as all tne
Rebels are curlnchsed and ninctenths Of the hearty
Uuioaists Of the South disfranchised it is Of any
practical consequence whether her Representatives in
Congress can or cannot that they never rO'uH
,qYiiy aided the Rebellion.
Never before was 1t SO necessary that canvass be
carried into every school district Of State never
before WI. It so certain that such a canvass must
result in immense advantage 20 the cause Of Truth,
Justice aud Human Liberty. Whatever may be the
result Of orr ensuing election, the RcpnbcanUn Union
party would haze stood a, least Ten Thousand better
ia the relative popular vote ii our State Convention
hal been called to meet two weeks earlier, so that
our candidate, for Congress might all have been
mated AMI the canvass at all points opened, not later
than September Is
The Rebels, Copperhcsls and Johnsonians, are to
hold their grand Convention in Philadelphia on the
18th of August; our Convention should have been so
called As promptly to unmask their sophstry. expose
their misrepresentation, and rcverberlte their d.
fance Tie betrayed persccutcd decimated Union.
i.s of the South arc 70 gather in Philadelphia the
ith Of September to give authentic utlerance to their
wrong.. their Affections, and their hopes: or
Convention should have been 50 called taat
two or . three of our ablcst ana mobiles.
citizens should have deputed by to convey to our
Southern brethren assurances of our sympathy and
watchiu interest and our stern resolve that their Sul
terngs shall have aspoedy end, and their cruel inno-
latOrs be kept out power nCongres till they shall
have ceased 10 murder their neghbors for having been
trueto the Union. II Of the grlyest most urgent
most palpable consequence to the righteous cause
that our state Convention should have met so soon
as possible after the Randall Nblack gathering
Of our enemies and for weeks we have
labored to that end-wih what result is shown above.
We can now only urge the earliest possible meeting of
the Union Congress, County aud Assembly Commit
tees in every district and county and ihe call of Nom
mating Conventions to meet at furthest not later than
the 10Th of September. Give the people ample time
for consultation and action so that no snapudgments
can be taken; to which end let the calls issue at once
so that all candidates shall be in the field at the
earliest hour consistent with their proper selection
Friends in every district We beg your instant atten
ton TO this.
The cities of Albany and Rochester set an example
last year which hop will now be generally fol-
lowed The denominations of Messrs Tremain, Cochrane
and Judge Selden revived the days when our legsla
tive halls iradated by the genius and eloquence
of such men as Elisha Williams, David b. Ogden, |
Silas Wright and John c. Spencer. Many such are
still with us; they could be induced to serve in |
the Assembly if properly solicited to do so. The |
people will gladly and proudly support them if we can
only get them duly nominated. The chief obstacle TO |
this inheres in the fact that the nominating conven-
tons are habually packed by the partisans of some
ambitious nobody or the promoters of some rascahy !
Job to subserve their selfish ends Let firmly ard
yigantly resolve that these gentlemen and their little