The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-07-21
SPEECH OF Gov. SEYMOUR.

President and Vice President:
SPEECH OF Gov. SEYMOUR.
lUr Chairman and Gentlemen Of the Committee:-I
thank You for the court terms in which you have
communicated to me the action of the Democratic
National Convention. (Cheers.) | have words
adequate to express my gratitude for the goodwill
and kindness which that body has shown to me. It's
nomination unsOught, and unexpected. It was
my ambition to take an active part, from which am
now excluded, in the great struggle going for the
restoration of good government, of peace and pros
perity to OR country. Great cheering) But
have been caught up by the wheming tide that is
bearing on to great political change, and find
myself unable to resist its pressure. loud cheers)
1ou have also given to copy of the resolutions
put forth by the Convention showing its position
upon all the great questions which agitate the
country. As the presiding officer of that Convention,
am familiar with their scope and import, and
one ofits members am party to their terms; they
are in accord with my views, and stand upon them
in the contest upon which now entering; and
shall strive to carry them out in future wherever |
may he placed, in public private life. (Cheers)
congratulate you, and all conservative men, who
seek to restore order, peace, prosperity and good
government to our land, upon the evidences every
where shown, that We are to triumph at the neXt
election Prolonged cheering Those who are
politically opposed to us fatered themselves there
would be discord in cur councils they mistook the
uncertainties of views to the best methods Of
carrying out our purposes for difference of opinion
with regard to those purposes. They mistook in
tense anxiety to do no act which should not be wise
and judcious, for spirit of dscord, but during the
heightened proceedings and earnest discussions Of
the Convention there has prevailed entire har-
mony of Intercourse, a patient forbearance, and
self-sacrfcing spirit which the tokens of
coming victory. Accept for yourselves, gentlemen,
my wishes for your future welfare and happiness.
GChecrs In few days will the commu-
nicaton you have just handed me by letter, is the
customary form. Tremendous and long continued
cheers.
GEN. BLAIR's SPEECH.
greeted him had subsidized, said: Mr. Charman-I
accept the platform of resolutions passed by the late
Democratic Convention, and accept their nomina-
tion-(g great cheering)-with feelings Of profound
gratitude; and, sir | thank you for the very kind
manner in which you have already conveyed to
the decision of the Democratic Convention | accept
the nomination with the conviction that your nOmin
alton for the Presidency is which will carry
to certain victory-(applause)- and because l be-
lieve that the nomination is the most proper nOmina
ton that could be made by the Democratic party.
(Appause.) The contest which wage is for the
restoration OF Constitutional gOvernment-(che -
and it is proper that should make this contest
under the lead of one who has given his life to the
maintenance of constitutional government. APP
piause We are to make the contest for the restora
ton of those great principles of government which
belong to (Great appause.) And, my
fcowctizens, it is most proper that should select
for our leader man not from military life, but one
who has devoted himself to civil pursuits; who has
given himself to the study and the understanding of
Constitution and its maintenance with all the force
OF reason and judgment. (Applause.)
My fellow-citizens, have said that the contest
before for the restoration of our govern
ment; it is also for the restoration of
Applause, long contnued) 1t is to prevent the
people of our race from being exied from their
homes-(c CHEERS )-exiled from the government which
they formed and created for themselves and for their
children and to prevent them from being driven out
of the country trodden under foot by inferior
and semi-barbarous race. (Appause) In this
country shall have the sympathy Of every
inv hn1o 10 thn viii An
plause.) What civilized people on earth would re-
fuse associate with themselves in all the rights and
honors and dignity of their country such men Lee
and Johnson? What civilized country earth
would fail to do honor to those who. fighting for
erroneous cause, yet distinguished themselves by
gallanry in that service? (Applause) In that
contest for which they sought TO be dsfranchised
and to be exiled from their homes-il that contest
they have proved themselves worthy to be our peers
(Applause) My fellow-ctizens, it is not my pur-
pose to make any long address-(cries of Ego on''
but simply to express my gratitude for the great
and distinguished honor which has been conferred
upon me, and from my heart to reiterate the words
of thanks that fell from my lips when arose.
Renewed cheering, during which General Blair
retired.