Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-07-21
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, NOMINATIONS,
The New York Convention.

we nave heard so much IN the past |
few weeks, and whose chief object |
was to concentrate as much of the |
late rebellion as possible, has met, per-
formed its appropriate work, selecting
its candidates, adopting its platform,
aired their opinions, and dispersed to
their several homes. The candidates |
are, for president, Horatio Seymour
of New York, and for vice president,
Francis P. Blair Of Missouri; the first, |
one of the worst cOpperheads the war
brought out, the latter, an old line
wing and former emancipationist and a
Union general. How the nomination
of Seymour will be received by the
party there is no room for conjecture.
To the copperhead wing it will be re-
ceived with expressions of supreme
pleasure. Those who declared the
war a failure, who said we could not
conquer the south, and whose counte-
nances would light with JOY at every
defeat of the national arms, will re-
ceive the news with the liveliest salts
faction. Why should they not be
pleased? He was their leader, and
next to VaIlandigham, the best expo
nent of anti-coercive ideas in the ranks
of that party. He was copperhead,
beyond all question, and no democrat
will to-day have the hardihood to de-
ny it. His feelings, sympathies, and
most of his official acts were bound
up in the success of the southern
cause. He did more to bring defeat
to the national arms, to tread our
banner in the dust, more to prolOng
the war, and as a consequence, to low
er our finances than any other man
now living-Vallandigham not excep-
ted, and he was banished his country
as a traitor In view then of these
facts 1t Is not strange that these men
should rejoice at the nomination of
one that so fifty represents them. To
them it will prove a strong nomina.
ton; for nominations that truly rep
resent the principles of any party are
always strong. To the rebel then,
and the Kissing cOpperhead, he will
prove a tower of strength; "a very
present help in time of need" To
that other wing however, that en-
braces the war democrats, it will
prove an unsatisfactory presentation,
and by no means a "thank offering.
To them he will prove a bitter pill
anauseous drug that cannot be easily
swallowed ; and by many we very much
doubt if he be swallowed at all. They
mag not vote for Grant, and they oUiL
not vote for Seymour. They canno
prove recreant to past professions
nullify former votes, nor stultify them
selves by so base a surrender of oil
time principles, nor rob the cOuntr
of the fruits of our long and terribl
struggle. The two wings Of this PAL
ty cannot fraternize more than waite
and oil. The thing is simply impo;
sible; and while We may not look 70
any general bolt in that party, W
have every reason to expect a yer
lukewarm support from many, and
vigorous staying at home of man
more. We make none of our remark
at random. We have a toIerabI
clear idea Of the democratic nOmine
Horatio Seymour. His acts carr
their own probationary their ow
moral. By them he is to be judge
They arc sufficient to damn any ma
to eternal intamy, and if committed
any other country than the Unite
States would have earned him ha
ter. But such was the power Of reb
sympathy in N. Y. city, such the d
plicity and boldness of the man that
was enabled to stalk daily and thwa
the designs of the government
many ways; TO issue notes Of warnil
to the war party of the government
to taunt it with its sore disasters;
breed disaffection and riots, and stat
forth as the champion of all tn
was hideous in the American char;
ter, and worshipped as very demig
among his satellites. We make the
declarations for no electioneeri
purposes. We need no such al
III Vermont. The republican pal
happily has its heel upon the neck
its opponents, and needs no such he
Our assertions are true as every q
who knows his history can verify.
Horatio Seymour was one of the nor
ern central figures in the rebellion
He was everywhere regarded as
sentinel in the southern interest. FL
self and his fellows, of the Vallant
ham stamp, worked more injury
the national cause than a dozen
Davis because they were enemies
a friendly camp. Such is Hors
Seymour. the nominee of the democ