The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-08-01
Our Nominees.

The good feeling among Democrats over the nominations of seymour and Blair is un. bounded. The San Francisco Etamiaer Of the 10th says
 The city last evening wns in a blaze of en- ihu>iq,m. Meeting, were held in six or seven ward., and patriotic speeches delivered Eve " body seemed perfectly satisfied We have not vet met a Democrat, DO matter what may have been his personal preference, who does not agree with us in the opinion tLat the ticket is as strong as could have been made Neither Seymournor Blair are ordinary men. They occupy the first rank iu living Amcri- can politicians and statesmen. The f.t especially, compares fAvorabIy with the illus trious galaxy of party leaders which, thirty years ago. shone 50 conspicuousy in the councils of the Republic. Even his enemies accord to him great powers of mind, fascina- ton of manners and purity of character. We cannot do better than quote from the Bulletin, a Grant organ. and a thorough going Radical. on his nomination.
 "Seymour will be acceptable to every Dem ocrat who was resolved Co act with the party at an and is undoubtedly the most able man Of all whose names were presented to the Convention It is certain that he can con ceutute a heavier party yvote than Pcndlcton, whose loose financial notions would have re- pclled many in the Atlantic States; or than Hancock. whose brilliant war record would have repoied many at tbc west and south There were just two courses open Tor the l Dcm0cracy-one was to plant themselves m advance ground under the lead oi a Repbli- can like Chase. or Union soldier Ike Han cock and make an effort to divide the liberal sentiment of the country; the other was to adhere to tho old deuuuciation of everything Republican, whether au accomplished fact OF not, nominate au out aud-ou, Democrat, who was recognized as an opponent of the war, and appeal Co party traditions and prciudi eos. The latter course has been chosen and rhe immediate result is before us With such 8 platform and candidate as have been pre- . seutcd. the contest will be more sharp and bitter than if more liberal choice had been made. and there wjll be a stronger disposition on both sides Go revive tLe memories and pas siou- of the war
 "Horatio Seymour Was born in Onanlaga county. \. l., about jI year, ago, though most ct his life he has been citizen of Oneida county. His hther was @ friend oi Dewitt Clinton and one of tue builders of the Erie Canal, and Jeff him a competence. He wa,
 educated at West Point. but had uo taste for 8 military career and never entered the ser vice. He studied law and was admitted Co practice, but although Ae showed great capl- city in the profession his feeble health in- dueod him tU live rather suiet. retired life, and even to embark n agricultural pursuits
 Although he aiWavs took great interest in
 politics, and was influential and popular as a
 Democratic partisan, De has never been very
 anxious for office. Before h- first election
 as Governor of New York, iu 1852 be had
 been several terms member of the Legisla-
 ture and once speaker ot the Assembly. In 1850 he was beaten for tbe Goyemor-hip by Washington Hunt and after his term in 1, 1852, be was bcaton by Clark on account o
 his yto of the Maine fiquor Law. In 1862
 he was elected Governor second time. and
 was Icnominated for the place but beaten by Gov. Fcnton. He Is man of splendid pres
 cuce, oi magnetic manners, and absolute pu- rity of character, which traits, combined with
 bis disiuterestedHcss as partisan, give him $ great popularity and influence, and will make - him the most formidable competitor of Grant ? that could have been nominated for the great
 Stare of New York. The Objections to Scy- e mour will be purely political. At the incep e ton oF the rebellion be opposed tue idea o ? attempting tO save the Union by f0rcc and l justified to some extent the action of n, . South. His fweddle Hall speech. delivered D in January, lsGl, expressed bis ideas fully or
 this point, and had considerable influences al e tue tune, both in strengthening the Northern - Democracy against thc presumed Republican Q policy and encouraging the secession lcaden 7 at Washington and in the South.