The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-23
FROM NEW YORK.
Governor Seymour at BunaIo-The Pro-
gramme of His DOings for the Coming
Week-The Cigar Makers Strike-The
TRmLnnnY Ticket, Etc.

Week-The Cigar Makers Strike-The
Tammany Ticket, ETC.
BUFFALO, Oct. 22.-Not 1ithstanding the in
element weather to day, an immense crowd
gathered in the skating rink to hear Governor
Seymour. The Hon. James Humphreys called
the meeting to order at $50, wnen Governor
seymour delivered an address. He contended
that reconstruction Is failure, because peace
and oToer do not prevail at the South. He
asserted that the debt has not been reduced nor
taxation lghtened by the party in power. Re
terriDg 10 the general conviction that O Demo.
cratic administration would iDaugurate civil
war, he answered the argument from Bail's
threats with the objection that a Democratc
Executive would be confronted by q he publican
Senate, o Republican House of Represe sentatives,
and by the army aud loyal organizations OF the
country under General Grant
Mr.. Seymour then entered into long argu.
ment against the reconstruction measures, and
found iault with the export tax at one time
placed upon cotton. He condemned the way in
which the currency of the country is distributed,
arguing that in this respect the East is favored
at the expense of the West In alludng to the
charge that the Democratic party propose repu-
diation, he maintained that 1t stood by the letter
of the contract.
Governor Seymour then went on to say that If
the Democratic party succeeded at this election,
II could, OF Itself, not make or amend the laws
1t would only be able TO hold the violent leaders
of the Republican party in check. 1t could do
no revolutionary acts, and 60 far as actual power
is concerned, Democratic President would
stand In the same position as is he Id by Andrew
resolute defense OF constitutional rights his able
assertions of the true principles of government,
have not saved him even from the violence OF
those opposed to him, much less has he been able
to inaugurate any invasive measures. or any acts
calculated to disturb the public peace. Our hope
in this election is to put into the executive offices
those who would stay the tide OF corruption,
those who would .save from further injuries
the system of constitutional government, and
those who would protect our people from legIs-
latiye wrongs, We feel, too, that our success
~ Eo alN,,lrA lxYNk Nkn IL
measures which have been condemned SO
strongly by many leading Republicans, by Re-
publican presses, as by ourselves. If the candi-
dates on our ticket should be elected, and if
they should prove capable, honest, and true to
their trusts, at another election the people of
the United States would go further and make a
Democratic House OF Representatives; and in
due time the character OF the Senate could be
changed.
The meeting was then addressed by the Hon.
Francis Kiernan. About 10000 people were
present during the delivery of Governor sey-
BUFFALO, oct. 22.-Governor Seymour, ac-
companied by s. E. Church, Francis Herman,
| and A. Schell, will leave at ll'2O A. M. to-
| morrow, and will speak in Cleveland in the
| evening; at Chicago on Saturday evening; at
| indianapolis on Monday evening; at Columbus,
| Ohio on Tuesday evening; at Pittsburg on
Wednesday evening; and at Philadelphia on
NEW YORK, oct. 22.-The officers of the diff.
| ferent express companies met ut the Astor
| to business. The proceedings were private.
To protect themselves against a threatened
strike Of Of tn the cigar makers for for ino an advance in
| turers held large meeting to- day, and resolved
| to torn protective union. They pledge them
selves not to employ any strikers, and 10 refer
| all differences TO a committee for arbitration.
The Tammany Convention, tonight, nomi-
| mated the following city ticket: - Register,
Michael Connolly. City Judge, Cunning s. Bed
| lord, Jr. Supervisor, NJ. Tweed. Justice of the
Supreme Court, Judge Barnard. The Constitu-
| ticnal Union Convention nominated the same
| ticket, except Dennis Mcmahon for Justice of
the Supreme Court. The Democrats have a
tOrchhght procession here on Tuesday night
| and Governor Seymour addresses the Democracy
| OF Brooklyn on Wednesday night.
| The case of Benjamin f. Russenburg, arrested
| yesterday on a charge OF dealing in fraudulent
| naturalization papers, came up tor examination
| this afternoon before United States Commits
sioner Osborne. The chamber was crowded
| with politicians and others who watched the
| proceedings with intense interest. By agreement
| OF counsel the examination was finally adjourned
until Saturday, to allow the prisoner time to
| prepare his defense.
In the case of George A Fritch, arrested at
the suit OF District Attorney Courtney, upon a
charge OF having filed malicious, false, aud
libellous statements with the President OF the
| United States, ard by these means attempting to
efft ct the plaintiffs removal from office, motion
was made by the prisoners counsel for reduc
tion of the amount OF bail, and an affidavit OF
Fritch was made that the statements made by
him were untrue and were instigated by Solicit
tor Binckley and Mrs. Ann s. Stephens, the
authoress. The amount of bail was reduced to
$4,000 and a writ OF inquiry issued to assess
the amount of damage sustained by the plaintiff
The Court of Appeals of this State, iu the
case Of Green against Shumway, has made a
very important decision, yiz.:-Tnat the test
oath cannot, under the Constitution of the
Omitted States, be required by legislation as a
condition of the righC of suffrage; that the Legis
lature of the State of New York has no power
10 establish by law any qualification whatever
| for electors in this State.