The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-10

throw OF seven States. In 1860 a portion Of the
democratic leaders organized and inaugurated re-
happily to be almost entirely sectional That REBEL
lion failed and the democratic party was prostrated
whether powerful or weak, whether defeated in
arms or controlled by the ordinary sweep anu
majesty OF the law, Is never thus rendered iCya'
has been subdued. The democratic party Is
no exception, and its leaders In the South are
as infatuated and criminal now as they were at the
commencement of the rebellion. Many who act with
them in the North are averse to these unpatriotc
and dangerous proceedings. But they are minor,
ity Of the party and they are destitute OF political
organizing power This was demonstrated by tne
New York Convention. But the democratic party
has no hope unless the support Of the rebel
States and this cannot be done without the AID OF
ae leaders ne ~ the sne New YORK
Convention, and hence they do exert and Will exert
controlling influence in the democratic party.
Thus It Is that the party, IN It's platform, ts
candidates and its principles, expresses the WIN
Of the disloyal and revolutionary clements OF tho
was the organization and the only political
organization within and around which the loyal men
rebellion. The relations OF the party to the country
are unchanged Its supporters are loyal men, Ihere
IS n3 force N ne tS Rno ign M hands h
existence, the credit, the honor OF the patton are
safe. But what shall be said OF party founded
upon the ruins of the rebellion and animated by Its
splrit9 Does this party represent the loyal senti-
nents Of the country Can 1t receive the support OF
loyal menu We wait with cheerful confidence for
the verdict OF the country. Vermont has spoken.
The result there, more favorable than the esti-
mates of the republican canyassers and commit
tees Indicates that many honest and patriotic demo.
Gratis at the polls first declared their hostility
to the revolutionary measures and candidates
OF the New York Convention. This unusual circunl-
stance politics leaves the democratic party abso
lutely without chance OF success. The republican
maJorities in all the old free States will equal the
majorities OF 1854. BY the election Of Grant and
CollaX we shall secure peace for the South much
desired by Lee and Beauregard and their associates
But it will be the peace which comes from subms-
sion TO the law aud not the peace which the rebels
have so long sought. From the commencement TO
the end OF the war they wished only to be let alone
while they sundered their relations to the old Union
and established new government At the present
time there is no war; no peril IN the South, except
to the report OF committee Of the Constitutional Con-
vention Of Texas three hundred persons have been
murdered in five months, and the Tennessee Legisla
ture have been Informed officially that the murders
in that state average one day. This Is the peace
which the rebels now give to the loyal men OF the
South. Until the rebels respect the law and the
rights of their fellow men there can be no peace and
Lee and his associate chiefs of the rebellion and au.
thors of all the evils under which the country abors
that the North denies to the south the blessings OF
peace. II the South will accept the work OF recon-
struction, If 1t VIII receive and recognize the
negro as q man and citizen, If the rebels them
selves will regard the State governments esta.
blished in conformity to the laws OF the land
as legitimate and permanent; and II, above all,
they will no longer listen to the promises and
threats Of the Northern democracy, which are alto
gether delusive and vain, they will obtain and
py ne Vl asn
lose much. If they desire peace let them support
General Grant, who Is FOR peace. The patriots of
can party says, "Let us have peace;" we OF Massa-
chusetts say, 'Let US have peace" Yet not that
peace which despotism imposes upon the oppressed,
but 'quet peace under liberty"
After Mr. Boutwell, had finished there was q motion
made by one OF the delegates that the Convention
proceed at once to ballot for candidate for Cover
nor.
At this point Mr.. b. F. Butler interrupted and said
that by instructions from DIR. LOring he had the
honor to withdraw his name from the list Of candi
dates He then proceeded to eulogize the Qualifca-
lions OF Mr.. Claffn, closing by moving that he be
nominated by reclamation as tne candidate Tor
mOusly, and amid much enthusiasm.
j. SPEECH OF DIR. LORING.
There were then loud and repeated calls for DR..
Loring to which he responded in brief speech. He
said that he had thought better under the crcum
stances to be a Withdrawn rather than defeated
sets republican, but that he had not always been
one. He was once child and acted like child, but
gressive party OF the age, and it would be pleasure
and duty TO him to stand by 1t and 90 duty In the
and his opposition to the President during the late
conflict, and acclaimed for O moment upon the I'M
ppUestions to be settled We're Of importance para.
mount to the ones pending when Sumter was fired
He concluded wn an h, end
tired amid O round OF cheering.
DIR. LoRING'5 POLITICAL HIsTORY.
In connection with perhaps Independent OF
record Of the proceedings OF this Convention II will
be to Know s as aws % bcen aeys
politician and ever greedy for ONCE. There was
never more thorough democrat few years ago:
and there never was more complete political
somersault thrown than that by him when the re.
publican party came into power His course has, In
many respects, been like that Of Buffers, but his
success in achieving renown has not been go marked
Many delegates who came here determined to go
were suddenly made friends Of his rival candidate
by the perusa OF sharply written circular freely
circulated in the Convention giving brief but COM
closed the facts that he was Douglas delegate to
the Democratic National Convention; that he voted
publican party all through the late rebellion,
when many Of our sons and brothers were
IsspT That ne suppea and anea with Preston
Brooks after his assault upon Charles sumner; that
the citizens Of Essex county bluslled ior him. that
that his voice was never heard In the war meetings
OF 81 49, 'o3 and ea that since then he has been
busy proclaiming his views and new political senti-
merts; that he was prominent leader Of the
peace wing OF the democracy that he once said that
en- e ana he SToes the South
serves them right If they are brought home dead
or disabed.n One OF the seniences IN the
syivania an, "a excused himself, pleading
he promiseu 10 stuulp New York and other States,
provided the democrats should carry Pennsylvania
and ohio IN the October &c, elections Do not Penn
l564s and then, vita the republican victory assured,
did not George d. Lorng become radical repub..
lican9 His Conversion rivalled that Of saul Of
Tarsus. But, admitting HIS change OF heart to be
genuine, canyon permit man to preside over your
deliberations whose loyalty dates only from the
defeat OF the democratic ticket In pennsylvania
and Ohio in 1864, who could not make up his
mind to stand by hts country until he saw that
the enemies Of. his country were vanquished on the
field and at the ballot boxS No such man should be
selected by Massachusetts men at this time. They
want and will only have men whose acts and re-
corded opinions, always loyal, always for Freedom
have proved them worthy OF confidence and honor,
They have dad enough of recent converts In Andrew
Johnson, and, God willing will never be cheated
again. With honest men to represent them they
will be safe. With men who have never betrayed,
never been false freedom the loyal North they
will be securen
TIE NOMINATIONS.
The above, inasmuch as 1t IL correct In point OF
dates and other facts, gives very fair idea OF the
political standing Of Mr.. Lorng, and IL is therefore
not strange that the republicans OF the State rem
dered 1t necessary for him TO withdraw from the ned
and leave it clear for Clafln