The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-09-05
The Nomination for President.

The Nomination for President.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, which was
the especial advocate Of Pendlcton for the
Democratic National nomination for year
past, nov INDUCES in the following truth
ful remarks in regard to the nominee
I'm 1910 we wcie in an interior town in
the State of New York. 4 Democratic
mass meeting had been advertised to be
held 10 favor Of the Democratic nomi-
nations, Van Buren and johnson, for
| President and Vice President An array
| Of distinguished speakers had been prom
ise1 and advertised for the OCCASION As
usual under such circumstances, they
we're not present It was stated, however,
TINT there vas young gentleman in town,
Mr. H0raiio Seymour, Of Utica, New
York who If il pleased the audience,
would address the meeting. Amid loud
callsand accIamations he made his appear
ance. Hid was youthful man, but Of an
elegant and striking exterior. The first
sentence he uttered convinced US that he
was no common man, and that the people
were probably fortunate IN the non-appear-
ancc Of the distinguished and more pre-
tcntiouS gentlemen who had been an
D0nnccd as speakers. His manner and
language was that Of an orator; sentiments
were those If statesman. We we're sat
isfcd that the unannouced and unheralded
stranger, would make his mark In the fu-
ture history Of the country. We we're not
disappointed. Five years thereafter he
was elected Speaker Of the New York
House q Assembly.
In 1850 be was nominated BIZ the De-
mocraey Of New York, as their candidate
for Governor. lie was defeated By ma
jority Of two hundred and fifty on poll
of half a million-thc closest political
contest ever known in the history of the
country.
IN 1852 he was renominatcl, and was
elected over his successful opponent Of the
previous year By majority Of twenty-five
thousand.
10 1854 he was again nominated for
Governor, but under the anti Nebraska
aud know-pothing excitement he was bea-
teD-veEy singulariy again BY about two
hundred and fifty Yo:es-his opponent
being MYron Clark, Of Canandaigua.
IL 1862 Sir. Scymour's name was pre-
sented as candidate for Governor against
his wishes and feelings. He was elected
s.5 a'.y triumphant majority Of ten thou
sand, over Gen. va sworih, the especial
favorile Of the Radical party, who was
afterwards killed IN the army Of the Pc
tomac
In 1861 he headed the New York DEL
-egation to the Chicago Convention, and
was president Of that body, which nom;-
mated Mcclellan and PeudIeion.
These positions constitute the public
life OF Governor Seymour. But they are
but the items of his political career
Tor twenty years no man has exerted q
wider influence Upon public affairs in tie
Democratic party. No man is better known
or more highly admired. As an orator
he not only has no equal Of any party in
New York, but be has no rival Indeed,
as public speaker he may be considered
one of the very best this country has ever
produced Gifted with fine presence,
with remarkable and copious Gow of Ian
guage, with an elegant diction, he is un-
surpassed as al orator.
lie is the pride, he Is the ornament of
the Empire State
In his politics he has never wavered
lie commenced life as a Democrat, and
he has never. wavered in his advocacy of
that political faith. In his private charac-
ter there is no b.emish His morals are
pure-his reputation untarnished He
was not candidate for the nomination
for the Presidency, but repeatedly de-
ciined, and it was ,only upon the soIicita-
ton Of the West and the unanimous voice
Of the Convention, that he accepted the
nomination.
Why, then, should he not be supported
by the Democracy of the entire country
What objections can reasonably be urged
against himg His general political ortho-
doxy cannot be disputed His character
and qualifications are eminent He is a
Democrat of Democrats. He is eminent
as an orator, he is distinguished as states
man. lie has ripe civic experience
There is no comparison between him and
Mr. Grant, either politically or personally.
He will be supported by the Democracy
and will be triumphantly elected. He
was not originally the choice of the West,
as is well known. They preferred, with
extraordinary unanimity, the Hon. Geo.
II. Pendleton; but, owing to adverse cir
cumstance, has been defeated, and the
nomination has fallen upon Goveror sey.
mour through the action of Mr.. Pendle-
toms friends.
We do not hesitate to pledge him their
cordial sunDork