Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-23

UTICA, y. y, July 20, 1865.
The sprightly little city @ tica /, iu4
now putting on airs ana fiatlcrlnn he,
sell not little at furnishing a cand,
,'tite lof The Presidency OF these orca
ohlteu states. such an impetus WA
never before given To place that hg
struggled so 1aithfuliN and arduCus\
!of upwards OF half century foron OK.
istcilce Already two new INES of rlll
ROAD are III pioglc.s, intended 20 accom-.
ilodate the grea, rush o. re pie an. eli
pated to see the next Democratic Prc.i-
dent. One, the Utica. CLINTON and
pms champion, is already in operation
ior iiiteeh or twenty miles. The other.
running to intcrsect the isusquehanna
ROAD at or near COliiorsviiic, IS in rapd
progress, ana IN operation about twtn-
'I-liNc miles. Then, too, thcy haNoius.t
opened new, dlst-class hotel fhr SGt-
terlleid House, while the tune-houorcd
baSA' Is undergoing reiuVcuatiou
wo won, iI"hses it old patrons to stare wuh
making such u iuss over lloratio -cy-
m0ur's nomination. If any locality Is
10 be credited with honor or this score,
DecriieId is entitled TO il all. Can NOW
justly claim credit Tor Henry Na,d
Bcechcr? Or can Brooklyn Wlth just
zee call Fernando Wood or isiah kyn-
dors her son? Proximity to lreatuCs.
may be all very nice, but tn must be COM
coded that 1t Is not just the thug after
all. Decliieid is Il very populous town
ship in Oneida County. -ci alatCd from
Utica on the south by the Mohawk
river. lis Inhabitants are mainly in
dustrious, thrifty farmers, attending
strictly to their own business, lao. given
to clam that which it moi their own,
and 30 inbucd with this honorable ana
Christian sentiment that thcy have thu
far failed to discern the rUde and ou-
principled habits OF the Uticuus. When
they 30 discover il, lool, out for war on
the Mohawk. Deeriicld against ttica
" ho OWNS lloratio seymour The
Deeriielders VIII get the best OF it, or 1 M
no prophet. They already have nine
points of The laW-the posses, iol which
gives them q great advantage.
There is another view al this matter
which gives it more general importance.
Horatio seymour is just now possessed
OF great number OF friends, and before
the ideas OF November will haVcN -ipat
many more, all Of whom aIe and VIA be
very anxious to see him. Already the
number seeking him to profess lher
love for him is something remarkable.
Now the Utica peol l. have announced
that Mr.. Seymour resides i'll thcir city,
and has his headquarters at the Butter
field House ali on which is 4 gross mis-
representation, intended TO mislCau
pious pilgrims. am prepared to .ta,e
most emphatically tha, since The adj
jOurnmcnt of the New York Convention
Mr.. Seymour has been in Utica but
once, and then only but part of a day
en- route for his home In Deel1ield.
Therefore let it be widely Published that
all who would seek him must take TEX
cts for Decrtield.
"Ihc Governor,u ns Inc Nn,roorotic
is tamilially known by all his
friends and neighb0Is-and that in
cludes pretty much everybody III this |
Governors" resides IN q
plain, unpretending lalm cottage, about
two miles north OF and overlooking the |
city Of Utica. Something in the out
ward appearance OF the house, though |
not exactly in the architecture, some
thing in the pastoral air that surrounds |
it, something in the approach TO it, ana
in the view from the Verandah that
stretches along its font something |
there il in all these features OF The Gov |
errors home that, while not al,Ofdlng !
points OF resemblance, newt |
ably call to ones mind Mount Vernon. |
a snug little farm Of about three hun !
dred and fifty acres surrounding the ru~
raj retreat has been the property OF MIR. |
Seymour and his ancestors for hall a
century. The house in which the IlO-
prictOr now resides was built fora tenant
OF the farm, and when, q few years ago, |
Mr.. Seymour grew weary OF law and
sought privacy and retirement, q lew al |
teratiOns and repairs rendered the place
amply imposing and sufficiently accom-
"A I,
of his family. \ fine grove of anclont
trees surrounds the house, aliordlug al
inviting shade, while walks and drives
are abundant without materially en-
croaching upon the usefulness OF thc
soil. The house is furnished III Keep
ing with its own outward appearance,
its surroundings, and the Wcil-knoWn
tastes and character of it, occupants.
Ana air of refined comfort pcrvades The
whole. From the verandtlh a view is
obtained well worth long journey 10
enjoy. Down the green slope and across
the rich meadows Of the Mohawk val
ley, all covered at this time with tOiling
farmers Fastening to secure the over
abundant crop of hay, taking in the en-
tire city OF Utica and ali its surround
ings, stretching faraway up or down the
Mohawk, the view is finally lost in the
blue distance far up the picturesque
thenango valley, the opening to which
is directly opposite.
At the time ofmy visit. this very anx-
ious aspirant for Presidential hOnors
was engaged in uperintending his la
borers in securing the hay crop. apo
logized for the in0pportuncness Of my
call, and remarked that 1 had supposed
him to be country gentleman OF lei
sure. He simply smiled, told Che men
not to cut any more graas, but haul in
into the house. | made some essay al
my business, but he insisted on my tell-
ing him the news. Like all regular
Journalists, protested that | knew
nothing later than appeared in the Utica
morning papers. "Wcll, those are the
only, papers | get here he replied,