The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-07-17
The Dem ocratic Candidates-A Sketch
OF their Lives and Records.
HORATIO SEYMOUR.

Horatio Seymour, the standard -bsater of
the democracy in the coming presidential
election, is a native of New York state.
He was born in Onondaga county, in the
year 1911. His early advantages in school.
ing were superior to those of most Ameri-
cans Of the time, and his education from
the beginning has been most liberal one.
Developing preference for the law, he
set'to work at an early age to educate him
self for the bar. His keen perception.
quick intellect, not less than his constancy
and his perseverance,, enabled him to ac-
qnire an enviable position as a lawyer
while yet young man. He commenced
his practice in Utica, New York state, and
his professional career was emihently sue
cessful.
The first prominent Office which Mr..
Seymour accepted was in The year IS42,
when he was little more than 30 years of
age. He was in that year elected to repre-
sent his district in the legislative assembly;
and he continued to discharge his duties as
. member Of the state Legislature until
ls45. The dsmocratio patty nominated
him for the governorship In 1850. His
opponent was Mr.. Washington Hunt, who,
indeed, ~as elected bat Mr.. Seymour
made, by his own personal efforts, the con-
test one of the sharpest that have ever
been recorded in the political annals Of the
state.
At the very he1t election, i, 1852, the
New York democracy confirmed their faith
in MIR. Seymour. by nominating him again
for the Office Of governor. The result
proved that they were right in their faith,
fof MIR: Seymour was elected by an over
whelming majority. He took his seat Is
governor, and his term Of Office was char
scterized BY many measures Of great benefit
to the commonwealth. One of the most
noteworthy acts of his term was his veto of
tho Maine law liquor bill. His foresight
was penetrating enough to discern the evils
that would follow measure that had 40
basis Of principle upon whick To stand.
In 1856, Mr.. Seynour's tYaine vas prom pti1n,
inently mentioned in the democratic ma
tional convention in connection with the
nomination for tho presidency, as he wsaa
already regarded Is one of the ablest States
men and ttuest democrat in the land. IN
1862, he received the nomination fol- the
govArEorship Of New York IN oppositfou 10
Gen. Wadsworth. This contest is me NOR
sbls in the history of the country. Gov.
Seymour met the issue, Is be always does,
openly dXd clearly. With d heart and !
will for the preservation ol the, Union
which we're afterwards practically and sat-
isfaetofily put TO the test, he opposed the
epffhptSoh o. tho party Id power with III
bis strength. . isv
Al his inauguration Is governor Of New
York, on January ], 1863, Mr. Seymour 1t
opse sprsnk into national prominence.
he announced himself, in his inaugural,
- being prepared to support st oncs che
constitttion Of the United States, and thas
Of tie state OF New York, which, n. ssid,
do not conflict. The line Of separation
between the responsibilities ftd obhgxtiohs
which each imposes Is we'll defEed.
As IN Evidence Of the interest which GOV.
ernor Seymour took in the succesatul ter
mination Of tho War fox the Union, his
action st tue time Of The invasion Of the