New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-04
PnliticnI HIstorx.

We quote portion of speech deliv
cred by Colonel William Brown, conf
Dental friend of Chief Justice Chase, al
Frankfort, Kentucky.
During his remarks, he says:
will now recall your attention to the
the closing hours of the Ne wYork Con
vention; but desire first to state that
what | shall say of Mr.. Seymour is spoken
in no vindictive sense. In private lite, |
have no doubt that he is most estimable
| gentleman.
| The first choice Of the reactionists was
Mr. Pendleton, who had sympathzed with
the cause Of rebellion during the war. and
had won some temporary notoriety by adj
vocating the financial views of Mr.. Stevens
| and General Butler. But he was known
to be an aristocrat by nature and educa.
ton. He always had more love for the
Southern planter in his baronial home.
than for the working man of the North in
his humble cottage. All these things put
together made him so unpopular with the
Eastern men, that it was evident from the
first, to all but his satellites, that be could
not be nominated. There was no other
man in the reactionist faction so strong as
Mr.. Pendleton and, when his chances
were gone, that faction had lost ground it
could only recover by strategy,
This it attempted and with eminent sue
cess. The platform adopted is a curious
document ; it shows very plainly the work
manship of both factions. Nothing is said
OF white mans government, nothing of
negro suffrage, and nothing of greenbacks.
The financial plank is non-committal. and
means greenbacks or gold according TO
the wishes of the reader. Thus far we see
the triumph Of the progressionists. Where
the platform declares the reconstruction
acts unconstitutional, revolutionary and
void" we see the only marked impression
made by the reaetionists upon the iustru-
ment, and which the progrcGsionists could
very well yield for the sake of party union
and strategy, as if they had nominated
their man, this plank would have been
thrown out, and along with it all those
rebels who might still desire to stand on it.
As soon as the balloting commenced. it
became evident that the progressionists
would ultimately win, if their men stood
firm. They held the balance of power. and
by a judicious system of tactics prevented
the nomination Of any one up to Wednes
day night, and, taking advantage Of the
detection of Mr.. Hendricks friends to Mr..
Pendleton, the former was very etfeculallv
killed of, the progressionists using General
Haneockis name for that purpose on
Wednesday, July s. General Hancock
never did, at any time, have the slightest !
chance for nomination, and his strongest
vote was given for strategic reasons by |
men whose first choice was an entirely dit. |
feFent man. Mr. Hendricks was the only |
man Mr. Chase's friends ever feared: and |
when the convention adjourned on Wednes-
day evening, those who were in the secret
OF the vote given for General Hancock
considered the victory as won, and had no
doubt of Mr.. Chase's nomination the next
day. .I
The professionals met in council that
night. 1t was arranged who should nomi-
nate Mr.: Chase, who should second it.
what States were to vote for him on the
first ballot, and what should be said on the
occasion of bringing his name formally
before the Convention. A most formidable
strength was developed, and every cir cum
Itance was suspicious for success. But it
vas considered best to have ballot or two
lext morning, before the nomination was
made, so as to kill off the apparent strength
Of General Hancock and satisfy his friends
there was no hope for him. 1t was known
that the vote he received from this State
would be withdrawn next morning, as well
IS scattering votes from several other States.
New Jersey and Massachusetts were unani-
nously for Mr.. Chase. ga4 3l
Not desiring to offend such friends as
General Hancock had in the convention, or
% make too manifest the reason of the vote
had given him that day. il
vas arranged that the vote of New Jersey
,nly should be Withdrawn on the first ballot,
md cast where It would not count; and
his was done. There are reasons to be-
ieve that the deliberations Of this meeting
we're betrayed to the reactionists. Every
hing at this stage Of the proceedings de-
1ended on the frmness of the New York
delegation. From the fourth to the ninth
u July this delegation had protested to be
or Mr.. Chase, and that 1t only waited a
avorable moment to bring forward his
lame. " ga s4 .o s
AT midnight on the eighth Mr.. Horatio |
Seymour still protested that be was for 1lr.
'hase; but Mr.. Chase had friends who
lonbted Mr.. Seymour's sincerity from the
lrst and who believed that he was acting
nth duplieity. It is true be had repeated
y declined the use of his name; many Of
- friends we're saying, as Antony did to
feu sIl iii see. that on the lnpercAl
ttttlHif.Ss plesrnted hi1 kngly crown,
"hien y az thrice refuse.
70 this. othen would respond as did the
ourth citizen,
Mars ye ~ eolqs nuld not take the crown;
Ahs'sio1s' i''- e,.'-iAi e ~ not ambitious.H
TO be sure that NJ. Sc lnour was sincere.
Twas arranged before htsAktast on The
4 nomination By q friend Of IL. C6sse;s
j order to force him from cover aud com,
ell him to reveal his true polic3. On lhe
cry ballot that be was nominated ia
anne would have been put before lIis e5n-
ention by gentlemen from a Southern I
late, wbo Is young, intellectual and couEa- Z
sous, aRd was a warm advocate Of III.
hase's nomination. The object Of tEis
uo7emeatp was to oircumvent Mr. sey-
ours Ee@eheIy, II be intended any but !