Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-10
TIE CANDIpATEs.

for Vice President, viii secure the hearty
approval and support Of every true
Democratic patriot in the land. The
spontaneous and unanimous nomination
Of Gov. Seymour at the time and under
the circumstances, will electrify the ma
ton. No nomination for President has
ever been made in this country which
mas been hailed with such hearty enthu
siasrh and delight From every portion
of this broad land flashes back the cor'
dial response Of the Democratic and COn>
servatiye masses to the nomination OF
the man whom the Presidency sought.
Gov. Seymour has been looked upon by
his countrynen Of all sections as one of
the most accomplished, firm and consist
ent statesmen that the country has pro-
dueed and he has perhaps in the last
ten or fifteen years gained greater rePu-
tation as a discreet and energetic politi-
cal leader, and clear, logical, and pre-
eminently eloquent speaker, than any
other public man that can be mentiohed'
His reputation in private-life is spotless,
while hispublic record will defy che carp
ing criticisms of his opponsnts.
Cove Seymour is native O. OnOndaga
county, New York, and educated to. the
law. His first Office was that Of Mayor Of
Utica, and he was member Of the Legis-
lature from 1912 to 1916, inclusive, and was
Speaker of the Assembly during the last
year Of his term. He has twice been
Governor Of his native State was elected
the first time in 1852, and the second
time in 1862 He was three times de-
feated as candidate for Governor the
first time that he ran, by Washington
Hunt, who had majority over Seymour
of 262 Eotes. The next time, or IN 1854,
he was defeated by split in the Demo-
cratic party between the Hards and
Softs, the Wing candidate receiving 300
more than did Seymour The last time
he was defeated by Radical frauds and
Radical seizures and detentions of the
soldiers votes He has been, in every
position that he has held, an able de-
fender of the rights of the people and
constitutional law. No man has been
more bitterly assaulted than Seymour for
his course by the opposition press and
leaders; but in every instance where
he has been attacked, time has fully
INDICATED his course, and in several
instances the Justice Of his position
has been sustained by the highest
courts of the State. His political speeches
rank among the ablest, most remarkable
and convincing efforts Of the times He
has long been considered one of the
ablest men in the party in his State and
among the first statesmen of the nation.
1t is known to his countrymen every
where that be not only did not seek the
nomination which has been conferred
upon him, with such singlar unanimity,
but that he actually eudeavored in every
honorable and becoming mode to avoid
it. Nominated as he has been mainly
by the efforts of Mr. Pendleton and his
friends in the West, on the PendletOn
platform, which was adop tied by the al
most unanimous vote of the convention,
without the least appearance of intrigue
on his part and unanimously Endorsed
by the convention, his election to the
Presidency will be an accomplished fact
in November. The wild enthusiasm with
which his name is hailed in every portion
of the country shows that the people
are terribly in earnest, and that they
mean victory.
The association of Gen Blair with
Gov Seymour ON the ticket seems to us
an eminently wise and polite, and a
graceful concession to the soldiers and
sailor, who form no unimpoTtant part of
the Democratic party The General is a
man of known ability and attainments !;
is one Of the most successful public
speakers in the country; is a man of
dauntless courage and energy, and has
recently given expression to his views On
the Congressional reconstruction policy
and certain political questions connected
Herewith, In bold and statesmanlke lans
guage, which has already given him an
abiding place in the grateful affections Of
his countrymen Gen, Blair was dis
iinguished officer on the Federal side in
the late war, and Immediately on its close,
he advanced manly and magnanimous
sentiments towards his fellow-eountrys
men of the South, which did honor alike
to his head and to his heart.
These are the men the Democratic
party have selected as their standard
bearers in the coming contest They
commend themselves not only to the
people Of the whole country by their
patriotism and hberality, but especially
to the down trodden South, to whom they
come as deliyerers an this hour Of sore
trial We may now bid this outraged
people look up and be cheerful the hour
Of deliyerance is at hand.
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IMPORTANT LETTER FROM CHIEF
JVSTICE CHASE.