The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-31

sented % him was not tho entertainment TO which
e was invited, but he he'd bean invited BY some
nghting element OF the country md now found him
se In the presence not exclusively Of Boys In Blue
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and our salety-the brave womei In not blue Alone
but In every color Of the rainbow He was invited 70
each other for four years N vindication Of
the Welfare ana INTEGRITY o. this Union In
: zee pu the great interest manifested saa in the
political AFFAIRS Of the day by aides felt regret
that they had not the power 70 exercise the right Of
cluded by calling the members OF the republican
party TO rally on Tuesday next to the support Of
SPEECH OF GENERAL srcKLEs.
with pr0tracted cheering. He said:-Mr President
laoies ana gentemen-I, too, like my friend Cover
nor Griswod was not quite prepared for this honor,
for expected, as he did, that our duty IN tins vicn
Boys In Blue" who are assembled in thousands
outside this hall: But l share with him in his ap
preciation OF the honor OF appearing before 80
much OF the vaor, the intelligence and the beauty OF
our great city, have shared with you the pleasure
OF listening to our patriotic statesman and honored
gistrate Of the empire State. Like myself, in for
mer years we were in the democratic ranks,
sustaining the principles OF Jackson, Of Jefferson,
OF van Buren. OF Benton and Of Slas Wright; but
ne and and thousands OF others when Buchanan
told us that the government had no remedy for
1t was o matter Of great doubt which would be the
greater calamity, successful rebellion or triumphant
coercion then with Griswold Dlx, Dickinson, Logan
ana thousands or others We gave up for party what
was ment for mankind. lApplause) have been
speaking to the audience outside OF the peculiar
features OF this remarkable canvass. The demo-
cratic party seems never too weary IN presenting
Itself to the country in protean shapes. Governor
Seymour has taken the stump in the West TO recon
Gle the West TO Blair; Blair mas taken the stump in
New York to reconcile New York 10 Seymour. Gov
ernor seymour is making series OF public
In hA n<1a in nd
vancing the measures Of some OF his most
distinguished supporters. For example, he has
become exceedingly luminous of late upon the very
unfair and unjust distribution OF greenbacks in this
country. "Ihe East has more than the West: the
North has more than the South.'' And candidate
Tor the Presidency makes IL a serious argument in
opposition to General Grant that OF New York
have got more cash than entitled to have. Has
Governor seymour forgotten who IL was that made
the apportonment OF national bank currency In the
country? Has he forgotten the name OF the states
man at the head oil the Treasury Department when
the national bank system was created? III my men,
DRY serves me, the name OF that statesman was Chief
Justice Chase, and II rurnor is true Chief Justice
Chase was Seym0ur's candidate for the Presidency;
and the only reason wnysChef Justice Chase lid not
receive the nomination was because Governor Sey-
mour'S desire TO have IL for himself was stronger
tnan ms desire 10 give II to Chase. Qaugnter.) l
think 1t Is very unknd indeed it is cruel not only
TO disappont the Chief Justice OF the nomination.
wnen ne 1elt perfect reliance on the prom
ise Of Seymour that he should have it, but that now
he should go to Ohio and charge upon the disap-
pointed Chief Justice all the troubles and perplexi
ties that seem to embarrass the good State OF ONO
Not only that the secretary Of the Navy the vener-
able Mr.. Welles, is understood to be ardent sup
porter OF Governor Seymour for the Presidency and,
astonishing to relate, the Governor goes out West
and INDUCES in the most mysterious and I'M
compromising insinuatiOns against the fair fame
and integrity OF the venerable Mr.. Welles. He in
quires with peculiar significance what Mr. Welles
has done with all the money he has hada laugh
teri. What Mr.. Weles mas done with all the ships
that he bought land We know he has bought good
manyp Wiiha significant glance he ntimates that
there is something very wreng and damaging In Mr.
Wees record. IL Is very Hard, indeed, upon Presl-
dent J0hns0n's administration that after doing all
pirited fortunes OF seymour-after President
Johnson himself with great delicacy and disinter-
estedness even refused to take Seymour's place on
the ticket, 1t Is very hard and ungTatefll Tor Sey-
mOur to go abroad aad denounce President john
sons administration. IL is 0 somewhat novel att
tude for me, perhaps as defender and apoOgist of
President Jonnson's administration, but really II
touches me to the quick to see the COMMANDMENTS
Chief OF the armies OF the United States misreIre-
sented by the democratic candidate for the sue
cesson and therefore 1t is that avail myself Of this
occasion to protest against the slander0us accuse.
tons that Governor Seymour Is making against his
friends, President johnson, Secretary Welles and
Chief Justice Chase. l said moment ago that
great changes had come over the democratic party
was never more adn'onished OF this than In recalling
lew days ago y democratic len. ; speech ! had the
look at that paper to what the enemy Is
IL . military habit you know speech made
in advocacy OF the nomination Of very worthy
gentleman for high judicial station In our city. /
will venture TO give you the three principal points or
idea OF the characteristics and qualities that must
commend o judicial candidate to the democratic
rst Achievement Of the sngnsned aW a, r ras
that had proved to the satisfaction OF the Court OF
Sessions that lager was not beers his next remarka-
BILE feat was TO convince the Superior Court Mr.
Justice McCunn presiding that he ought to quash by
q single motion. made by this learned advocate two
hundred indictments found against democrats for
the motion made BY the advocate was not des-
cribed. II was prudently left to the Imagination
no cha
ns sSpsUsfS IT. ' ''A' ''' ''a" UNDERSTANDS 'ne
Mr. SYSTEMATICALLY.
General SICKLES (resuming1-The third performance
OF this candidate for high judicial honors that
he convinced the Supreme Court OF the First Judicial
dstrict-a court remarkable for lis learning and for
It's courage-hat citizen had just az much right to
arrest policeman as a policeman had TO arrest q
citizen. (l.aughtcr) These three points constitute
sound democratic doctrine and under these circum-
stances You will appreciate the difficulties and en-
barrassments Governor Grswold and l have In
training any longer in that organization. l have
recently, as perhaps some OF You know. been max
ing short tour In the interior. ] found my old
democratic friends not little embarrassed in the
the first salutations / met in Bngnamton was a
cheer from man. reliable democrat, who
sung out, "Hurrah for Seymour or any
other man ~ Upon inquiring Of him "a he
came up to me with friendly grasp OF
the hand for 4auld lang syne', | asked him
form OF the cheer. "Welr said he 'you know il Is
getting pretty uncertain VINO we viii have up In
the field when election day comes" Great aughter)
have not in all my experience seen "a remark
able illustration OF the admirable discipline than
now prevails IN the democratic ranks. And for
another Illustration why need we go further than
the columns Of the democratic organ that remark
able Journal known rs the World ? Can any
thing In journalism be found more admirable than
the facility with which u stopped praising Blair
Immediately after the October elections and began
to abuse him Tor losing them? IL Is rare and
precedcnted quality In q great public journal at
once to amllsc its opponents, TO entertain lis
adversaries and to terribly its own friends aud II
Anything can exceed the usefulness OF the WoyId 10
mt Al m iVr IA IN 10 yu1nn
l stand here 10 thank you for your cordial welcome,
and with brief word OF entreaty and OF appeal 10
each OF you with reference to your duties between
now and next Tuesday will take a respectful leave
Or this audience. "a Voice: 1--WE VIII give them
another Getysburgpo Maine has given us splen-
did example III rolling up 10000 majority for Cham
berlan Vermont has spoken In her patriotic tones :
Ohio mas given us one OF her most brilliant Victories
aud Indiana, too, defed all her enemies within and
rebel Kentucky without; pennsylvania also has given
US victory that IL indeed ''another Gettysburgr-
(cheersl-and now our great duty remains to be per-