, 1868-07-24
Democratic National Candidates.

The Democratic National Convention con-
cluded its labors by nominating Horatio Sey'
mour, of New York, President, and General
Francis p. Blair, Jr., of Missouri for Vice
President. This result was not generally
expected although both gentlemen were
prominently mentioned in connection with
the posiions-owing to the fact that Mr.
Seymour had repeatedly declined being a
candidate. He in fact declined up to the last
moment, but the Convention refused to ac-
cept his decination. Yet, though, for those
reasons, the nomination was not really ex>
pected, it appears to be hailed with general
satisfaction and enthusiasm. Mr. Seymour
is amoung the purest and impartial, as well
as the ablest of our public men, and probably
the best representative of the real conServa'
tive element of the Nation to be found in
the country. He will command the conf
dence and support of all who are opposed to
the revolutionary and destructive doctrines
of Stevens, Butler & Co., as represented by
the nominees of the Chicago Convention.
As Governor of the State of New York, he
afforded able and loyal support to the Gov
ernment in its efforts to suppress opposition
to its authority, but as statesman and politi>
clan, he opposed converting the war into a
contest for subjugatin5 States or tramping
upon the rights of citizens. The Bulletin
though political pponent-thus speaks
of him
He is man of splendid presence, of magnetic
manners and absolute purity of character, which
traits, combined with his disnteres:edness as
a partisan, give him great popularity and infns
ence, and will make him the most formidable
competitor of Grant that could have been nomi>
mated tor the great State of New York. The
objections to Seymour will be purely political.
General Francis P. Blair, Jr., the candi-
date for Vice-President, is also o good res
preventative of the conservative element of
the Nation. He did his country good SER
vice in the field, where he approved himself
gallant soldier. He belonged to the Van
Buren, school of Democracy, and has, fro n
the first inception of the designs of the rad
icals vigorously, and in many instances with
great effect, opposed their measures He has
been an earnest opponent of all the so'called
reconstruction measures of Congress, and
especially the assumption Of Congress that
it has the right to force negro or Chinese
suffrage upon the States The nomination of
these gentlemen, and the platform adopted
by the Convention, prove that the democracy
has accepte the results Immediately produc-
ed by the late war as conclusive, and have
awoke to the necessity of doing battle on
live issues. on issues which have sprung up
since the rebellion was quelled. The plat
form asserts the necessity for maintaining
the plighted honor of the Nation; for having
one currency for the laborer, the Govern
ment, the Office holder and the capitalist for
taxing all persons alike, in proportion to
their means; for reserving the public lands
for homesteads for the poor, instead grant
ing them to monopolizing corporations for
upholding the rights of our citizens at home
and abroad and for maintaining the rights
of the States, citizens and Judiciary, as
guaranteed and defined by the Constitution.
The platform and candidates will draw to
their support thousands who have become
disgusted with the reckless extravaganza
which has marked the conduct of political
and financial affairs during the last three
years, under the Sumner-SteEens domina>
tion.-S F. Call.