The Portland daily press., 1868-08-06
NEW YORK.
HON. HoRATIo sEYMoUR's LETTER OF AccE1
LANCE.


HON. HoRATIo sEyMoUR's LETTER OF AccEp-
LANCE.
Utica. Aug. 6.-Mr. Seymour has written
letter formally accepting the nomination. He
says the nomination was unsought and unex-
pected, but he was caught up by the over
whelming tide which is bearing the country on
to great political change, and found himself
unable to resist the pressure. The resolutions
adopted at the Convention, he says, are in ac-
cord with his views. He declined a formal
acceptance until the adjournment of Congress,
for the purpose of seeing what light the action
OF Congress would throw upon the interests of
the country. The Congressional party not only
allied itself with the military power, which is
to be brought to bear directly upon the cleo
ton In many States, but holds itself in per-
petual session with the avowed purpose OF
making such laws as it shall see fit in view of
the elections soon to take place. Never before
has Congress taken such a menacine attitude
toward electors. UE
Under the influence OF Congress some of the
States are proposing to deprive people of the
right to vote for Presidential electors, and the
first bold step taken is to destroy the rights OF
suffrage. The government interests of our
Union demand peace. order and return to in
dustrial pursuits. The minds of business men
are peTplexed by uncertainties, the hours OF
toll Of our laborers are heightened by the high
cost Of living, made by the exsctions of gov
eminent; our people are harrased by heavy
and frequent demands of tax gatherers, men
have been admitted as Representative of some
of the Southern States with declarations upon
their lips that they cannot live in the States
they claim to represent without military pro-
lection. 81
These men owe their seats in Congress to the
disorder at the South, and every motive spring.
ing from love of power, of gain and of desire
for vengeance prompts them to keep the South
in anarchy.
In vain the wisest men of the Republican
party protested against policy that leads to
this result. - ~.
The chiefs of the late rebellion have sub
mitted to the results of the war and are now
quietly engaged in useful pursuits, while those
who DANGEROUSLY insist that they are the only
friends of the Union are working to keep
alive passions to which they owe their eleva-
ton. There is hardly an able man who help.
ed to build up the Republican organization
who has not within the past three years warn
ed it against its excuses, while many have
been driven from its ranks. 5a4.
The election of Democratic executive and
majority of Democratic members to the House
would not give to that party organization
power to make sudden or violent changes, but
it would serve to check these extreme meas
ures which have been deplored by men of both
result would most certainly lead to the peace
full restoration of the Union personally there
were no attractions in the Presidential
Office for him. The energy of the Democrat
ic party spring to the devotion of their cause,
and not to candidates; never in the political
history of our country has the action of any
body been received with such universal and
widespread enthusiasm as those which was
lately shown in relation to the p1si-
ton of the Democratic Convention. With
this the Democrats had nothing to do; the
Democracy was strengthened by the co.opera-
ton OF the great body of those who served in
the Union army and navy during the war. He
had given nearly sixteen thousand commits
sions to officers; of that number he knew their
views and wishes; they demanded the Union
for which they fought. The largest meeting
Of these gallant soldiers ever held endorsed
the action of the Convention. When there is
such accord between those who, themselves
brave and selt-sacrficing in war, and those
who are thoughtful and patriotic in council
1cannot doubt we shall gain. political triumph
which will restore the Union, and bring back
peace and prosperity to our land, and give us
evermore blessings of wise and economical
Government