New-York tribune., 1868-11-05
THE DEFEATED CANDIDATES.
HORATIo SEYMOUR,


Gov Seymour's life is more remarkable for what it
lacks than for what it contains. long catalogue
might be made of the public stations usually filled
and official experiences enjoyed by politicians before
entering upon the race for the Presidency and which
are wanting in Mr.. Seymour's career. He is exclu-
sivey New-York politician, having never sat in
Congress nor ever held any Federal Office whatever,
or been in any way connected with National affairs.
Yet though a State politician his name is identified
with no measure of State policy, as have been those
of DE Witt Clinton. Silas Wright, Gov. Tompkins,
Azarah G. Flagg Gov. Seward in his earlier career,
and other politicians who won their fame in the
service of the State. Though Mr. Scymonr's oni-
cial positions have been confined 10 State Offices,
his political capital with the Democratic
party has all been obtained by his views
and course on National questions, upon which he
has always been the embodiment of timidity
solely. If there are any political crises in which
caution or cowardice, favored with dupcity
would be the highest satesmanship. Mr. Seymour might
prove equal to such emergencies. But wherever
age Executive ability required he woud be sadly
wanting. In this, in all other respects, he stands In
square marked and strong contrast with Gen Grant no
two men could have been nominated whose personal
characters and history would have exactly represented
the conflict between the Union Republican party and the
Democratic Rebel party during the Grant
side and Seymour on the other Grant held state
Office his whole public life being identified with the service
OF the nation at large Seymour held national
Office his whole public life being identified with the poll
ties his State Grants public record is summed up in
the fact that he saved the country the greatest
crisis 10 which it subjected His part In suhdu
ing the Rebellion could have been performed by no other
person. and not too much to say that without him the
Rebellion never would have been subdued. 0fseymour
We can only cay that he aided not by o feathers
weight 10 preserve the Union. Horato Seymour
was born in Pompey, IOnondaga County New-lork,
In 1911, and is now In the 67th year OF his age
He was literally educated, studied law and entered
upon practice In Uuca but finding that tho OF
his fathers large estate together with that OF John
Beecker his faherinaw, required ali his attention, be-
side rendering the pecunary profits OF his profession
necessary he relnquished practice, and has since de-
voted himself solely TO the management OF his estates
lie was always Democrat, and has incurred the
merit or demert OF being outside the party In 1872 at
the age OF 80 years. he elected Mayor OF Utica In
the Fall OF 1884, lie had been elected TO the
Assembly, wherein he served In 1850 he
nominated for Governor against Washington Hunt,
on a platform mainly Of opposition To the ap-
preparation OF the future revenues Of the State for
enlarglng the Erie Canal which ho contendcd was IN
violation Of the Constitution adopted III lS6 lie was
defeated however, by 262 votes, though Mr. Church. the
candidate for Lieutenant Governor on the same ticket,
was elected by considerable majority tho entire vote
being: For Hunt 2l4G GH: Seymour. i354 In 1851 he
was again nominated by the regular Democrats against
Hunt, Wing, and rOmpkins, Free SOIL and was elected.
the vote being: For seymour 2Gi,l2i; Hunt, 1j973C
Tompks 29Q. On this vote. also. Seymour ran about