Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-09
The New York State Democratic
COnvention-TheT Ticlket-Speech
of Gov. v.SeymOur. q e

The New York State Democratic
COnvention-The Ticlxet-Speechl
of GOv.SeymOur. q q
The New York Democratic State Con-
vention, which met at Albany during the
past week, placed in nomination thesfol-
lowing excellent ticket: -
Homer j. Nelson, of Dutchess, for Secre-
tary of State; William F. Allen, of Oswe-
go, for Comptroller; Marshall B. Cham
plain, of Allegheny ;for Attorney General;
John d. Fay, of Monroe, for Canal Com
missioner; Van Rensselaer, Richmond, of
Wayne, for State Engineer; Wheeler H.
Bristol. for Treasurer; Solomon Scheu, of
Erie, for Prison Inspector; Martin Grover,
of Allegheny, tor Court ofAppeals. ues1
The Platform adopted, is as follows:
The Democracy of New York, in Con-
vention a assembled, make the following dec |
larations u2 l9si 81 2-jai.efi'' ~ STi2 |
: l. That we pledge ourselves to redeem |
New York from corruption and misrule, as |
the first great step to the restoration of the |
Union and Constitutional Government.
2. That regarding the national debt as q |
sacred obligation, we demand economy of
the administration, honesty in the coffee |
ton and application of revenues, simplifi- |
cation of and equality in taxation, and a |
currency for the benefit of the people in |
stead of corporations, TO the end that the |
public faith may be preserved and the bur-
dens of taxation lessened. -l,ri g. -
3. That we denounee the effort of the
Radical party to retain the power it has
usurped by establishing negro supremacy
in the South by military force, coupled
with the disfranchisement of the mass of
the white population, as an outrage upon
Democratic principles, and an attempt to
undermine and destroy the republic; and
ktxnk Oee
in this State to submit the question of me-
gro suffrage to the people as a cowardly
evasion of a paramount issue in the pending
struggle. '.l1 7df Ic fD .' 1i, ~ -I'-@
A. That the revelations of corruption in
the management of the courts, the con-
fessed degradations of the legislature, the
resort to extraordinary commissions to
control municipalities, the decentralization
of the revenue service, and the fact that a
party holding power over Congress, the
Judiciary, the Executive, and the Army,
has failed to bring peace, solidity, and
credit to the country, demonstrate its utter
incapacitya to administer government, and
the necessity of arresting power from such
hands,, a.i5 I'll Va gas TH-ia -D5 f'dfi.t
5. That while we approve of an Excise
law which shall be applicable to the whole
State, and secure public order, we are, as
we have ever been, hostile to legislation
which, under the pretext of moral reform,
invades private rights, subjects citizens to
veXatiOus searches and seizures, and inter-
feres with social and religious customs, and
that the Excise law passed in'April, 1856,
by the Republican Legislature, should be
repealed. B aIt no iG -HHF-.t"It3 sriHl-d
6. That we reaff1rm the doctrine of Will
liam l.. Marcy, in the Kostza9 case, that
adopted and native citizens are alike en-
titled to the protection of the American
flag. and wecall upon the federal govern
ffN fnra ...NH 10
Z. That the profound gratitude of the
nation is due to the gallant soldiers and
sailors who won imperishable honor in the
ranks of the army and navy of the Repub-
lie. Impelled by deepand patriotic de-
sire to maintain the Union and the laws,
they cannot be seduced into sustaining any
policy that proposes to subvert by military
despotism the civil and constitutional lib
critics for the security and perpetuation of
which they imper1lled their lives. -t'rs
Ex-Gov. HoRATIo SEYMOUR, the Presi-
dent of the Convention, before declaring it
dissolved, said: c r. - re.,., - l4f..
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION / shall
| not at this late hour detain you with any
remarks, as l know. you are anxious to re-
turn to your homes. But as we have just
closed aivolume of history which has told
| of disasters to our country, and disasters
to our party too, and as we are now about
| to enter upon another period, not of defeat
but of triumph, let us, while weeXult at
| the prospects of the future, give one
| thought to the past. Ihave seen before me
for the last two days, men who have been
accustomed during these years to come to-
gether and take counsel how they might
save their eountry-men who have deemed
it one of their first duties in the hour
OF defeat representing alone the mi
nOrity with sturdy faith and undying hope
fO and FOL hnn fpor fllnr. fhor
might avert the evils which have threat
ened our land. We have seen the close of
days of defeat q We are now about to see
the opening of days of triumph. cloud
cheers.) Hereafter when, we shall look
back upon the past history of our lives we
shall cling by our memory to those days
with closer election than even to those
which are gilded with triumph. We
shall remember each other, and shall feel
hereafter as We may not feel now how we
were accustomed to come, evenin the hour
of defeat and give each other comfort, and
do what we could to save our land from the
calamities which have betallenit (Cheers)
There has grown up among us from these
things bonds of earnest affections, of which
we shall know and feel the measure OF
their strength when these bonds shall
be severed by the hands of death. We
shall probably not meet hereafter
as we have met heretofore. Men
nave RTOWl. OlQ In Jlo service Oh
their country who have felt it their bound
en- duty to be present On an occasion like
this. Other men will take our places
younger menwill take the stage of action,
Therefore it is, L say, that while to-day L
congratulate you because feel that the
hour of triumph has advanced upon us, /
would give one thought to the memory OF
the days that are past, and to those that
have been taken away so recently, and
whom we have missed so much upon
this occasion. / will not turn
aside from recollections such as
these to speak of those who were more
unfortunate than these who were taken
away by the hand of death-those who
failed in the hour of pressure to stand up
for the right and meet the storm that
threatened. lfap
For your kindness toward myself, I
thank you from the core of my heart. In
tire order of nature it is not probable we
shall meet each other again upon an occa-
sion like this. God knows cherish a
grateful memory for the kindness / have
received from you. May God bless you
individually and collectively, in yourI
homes, when you return to them. And
may He bless US more than all that, by this |
year triumph, not for us alone, but tri-
umph for our country and triumph for
the flag that waves above you. at.r.tH
Mr.. Seymour was listened to with the
deepest attention throughout the delivery
OF this brief speech, and at its close was
greeted with a storm of cheers. o7
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