The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-07-24

part of this continent over which we
exercise dominion, local self-govern-
ment to every integral portion of the
American people. Cheers You
know, my fellow-citizens of New
York, that / am not very sanguine in
the anticipations which L form of po-
litical results; but volunteer to pre-
dict, and / call upon our adversaries to
record that prediction, that if the
Democratic party gather, as I believe
they will gather, to this contest, they
will bear our standard to certain and
assured victory. Applause. On the
whole, [ believe that we have made
the strongest and the best nomination
which we could make, after as much
deliberation as we havehad fCheers.
am willing, myself, tonotify all Con-
servatives to join with US in the move
ment to rescue our country. | am
willing to accept the wager of battle
that is given us. [Cheers. I am will
ling, under the standards whom we
have chosen, to 90 forward and to place
upon the chance Of the day the desti-
nies of the Democratic party, as also
the destinies of our country and of
mankind. Cheers. Aye, fellow-citi-
zens, l say of mankind, because if this
beautiful and splendid specimen ofcon-
stitutional government that our fathers
regarded as an experiment-that we
afterwards made perfect-if it shall fail
now, there is no hope for mankind of
any effective participation of the pub
lie masses in their own government.
TApplause 1t will not tfail-it cannot
fail and this contest in which we are
now engaging will give us, [ verify
believe, a political revolution as great
and as mOmentous in itSreSultSaS that
political revolution that occurred here,
in this city of New York, which
brought Thomas JeffeBon into the
Presidential chair in 1901, and founded
the Democratic party that prosperous
! Iy governed the country for Well-nigh
sixty years. Great applause. 1t is
our mission to restore its principles in
the administration of the Government,
to restore a liberal policy in the con-
ducting of affairs, and to give to our
people everywhere the assurance of
complete peace after war is over; of
pacification through every part of our
beloved land; of local self-gOvern-
ment, ofindividual rightSandindividu-
al safety, of the establishment of the
great guarantees Of personal freedom,
constitutional rights everywhere upon
this cotinent. Prolonged cheering.
Fellow-citizens, now present to you
Gen. Morgan, of Ohio, the Chairman
of the Committee appointed by the
National Convention to tender to HO-
ratio Seymour the nomination for
President of the United States. And /
present to you at the same time Hora-
tiO Seymour.
Mr.. Tilden would have added a few
words to round up his sentence, but the
announcement of the name Of Seymour
and his appearance upon the front
platform at the same time, was the sig
nal for the whole body of people in the
hall and galleries to rise to their feet
and wave their hats, and their canes,
and their parasols, while they cheered
and cheered in one wild enthusiastic,
indescribable uproar, exhibiting ascene
only equalled by that which took place
in the same room when the nomina-
tion of Governor Seymour became
known on Thursday. The sound was
exciting, inspiring, almost terrific ;
now it rolled forth like peal of thun-
der over the mountains and valleys of
an Alpine solitude now it partially
died away into a reverberating echo,
and anon it broke forth again as if a
volcanohad burst forth, or an earth
quake was about to rock the earth to its
centre. This extraordinary scene contin-
ued for several minutes, then some one
called for three cheers, and cheer after
cheer, and then three more and then
another and another, and another was
given, till the number reached more
than dozen. All this time Mr.. Sey-
mour stood his dignified and noble self,
yet seeming half abashed and more
than half affected with emotion at the
warmth of his reception, and almost
as if he would have to retire till the
people could control themselves. Or
der was, however, at last restored, and
General Morgan then addressed Govern
or Seymour in the following words:
Speech Of General Morgan.
Governor Seymour-On behalf of the
committee appointed for that purpose,
have the pleasure, sir, of presenting
to you a communication announcing
your unanimous nomination as the
candidate for the office of the President
of the United States, by the National
Democratic Convention; and on behalf,
sir, ofthe Conservative and Democrat
ic people of the States whom we have
the honor to represent, we here pledge
their united and cordial efforts in Sc
curing relief to the country from the
thraldom which now possesses it, and
in placing you, sir, as the Chief Magis-
trate of the United States, in the Exec
utive chair.