New-York tribune., 1886-02-13

and was elected lie was successful ana popular
Sn.lker With the /" Huukers ne aided IN ele ting
Dame S. DIcknSol United states Senator, anu IN
securing the appointment OF Governor Marcy W
Five years of retirement passed at his home in
Utica folowe thus year. In 1880 when the party
was in a wei nigl hopeless state, he W. Sun un M .n
mousy rendered he nomination for Governor.
Sanford T.. Church being nom mated tor Lieu t en
ant-Goveraor He accepted and made an ner'oo.
canvass Washington Hunt. seymour PcISo.ii =
friend and fellOw-c lurchmdn VINO nau sePalattou
from the Democratic ptrty on 'ne an1Idste 0nf he
Anti-Renters who h I'd some poItIcai strength. Gs
D cially in he uegl lOorhood of bany, seiocaeu d
ckef r2m o9n sdG lie was elected over seymour
by 262 votes in poll OF 429oOO, dtnougn ior
Lieutenani-Governor and near.y an the rest OF
their Sta q LIckot. Two years later tueSe Two
friends again candidates. and ory RouI I vas waI
elected over Hunt and IomDklns ne fTee ool'
candidate by several thousand majority. Inc re-
latons between Huat an Seymour were interest
ing Their religious views were IA as complete ac-
most notable feature of Mr. Seymoprs AdminlS'Iaff
tiOn as Governor 'Iauo was his wb;ch veto wss of
R&fs'SE R&s Sacod his veto o on tie ground tina. tho
measure was unconstitutional, unjust ana OPP
pressive in its character and subversIve of WELL
tied principles of legislation In cqacudIng ono ing
and earnest reflection | am satisfied Ier,,
ance cannot placed upon PronlDi.or{
laws to eradicate these evils Men may pe f
ed they cannot be compelled, to adopt EaotLS d ID
temperance" Being Democrat. his liquor veto Clu
not indeed cost Mr.. Seymour renomlnatlon puo
1t did de eat his reelection. de was the canulu'S
of the " Softs IN The fall of 1894 for SECOND
Gubernatoria term, his opponents being Gre9le -.
iIlImSn' Knpw-Nothing and Myron II. Clark. Re-
publican and Prohlbltonist: lac canvass Mii'I. G
was vigorous One resulted III ClarEs eiectoon 10y DS
a hare majority over seymour. The Vote was
Clark 156,sO4, Seymour 156, 495: heuIlhgf
from the Executive char with the close s or
1854 Mr. seymour remained private cluNu hor
The next nine years This period Of his career
while still continuing to take an active pait
large estate. to travel, to historical research
and 20 a study of Governmental prooiems
Ineans of canals His name was su ggested for the
Democratic Presidential nomination III Iooo; , ; DuV
nothing came of the movement IN tne & was made
more serious effort to the same end WAS hdue n
in 1860 Some of the Democratic leaaels TO-
garded HIM as an available comprou1,lse I In
dldate between Dougla, and BTeckenrISe @ Dnt
Their plau not being IndOrsed by the New
York delegation fell through. In 1896 ne was
offered and declined important puDllc Uust.
William /. Marcy. who was then Secretary OF Sta.e
in President PIerces Cabinet addressed hlln @
urging him to go on commission TO hauSaS,
affairs were then IN q most trouDious cOhuitiou.
Mr. Seymour placed his refusal 10 comply win thls
invitation ON the ground that the proposed cTII Oh
mission was unnecessaTy-the Territory ociilV apo m
in his Judgment TO take care OF its own a1iars oS
means of ITS own officials ~. C,o,r
I he breaking out of the war found Mr Sey lhouI
allied TO that element of the Democratic rly
which mace ITS views formerly known at what mas
passed into history as the lWeddle nan ~meetinE' ~
able peace convention and employed hls eiOquence
in behalf of concession and CON concl'iaf af
t1on tha sloveIv @ onestion lad been more halmful
to the North than to the Sonth, he asoereu INA, ~
"aiI virtne patriotism and intelligence seem 10
have ded from our National Capital" aud he point
edlv inquired, shall we compromise aileI N"i Va
without wari3 But no sooner INA mao naDgs5 ,lo % He
denounced rebellion IN vigorous terms ana ,sn was al
efficient member of one OF the local c9nliml III teJ tI
cha, ged with he enrolment of troops IL ne idli
Of 1s62 Mr. seymour again became the candidate OF
The Democracy of New-i iOrk tor Governor. Ills ne
nnblIcan opponent was General James - w ausWoIth
with wnom was associated as Lleutenant-uoNeI1
nor LYMAN Iremalne. VINO hau ueIN1aet ..
at this same Tweddle Hal meeting a speecm ii.i ant
was very offensive TO loyal citizens lhe campaign
which resulted IN returning MI seymour 10 'ne
executive chair was one OF the most ahl!ltol t h
the history of our politics lie oo.uy o, LOS 'po w
stnmp in his own behalf, addressed great crOWGs III
al quarters of tie State, and is creIited WIN tne
making of some sixty speeche, all able ana aulolt
AS Governor from 1868 to 1860 Mr.. SeymonT was
afforded a wel-nlgh equdlled opportunity VI
Tendng good and faithful service of the inst order
for The Slate and in 80 dong writing his name high
amopg his cOuntry's benetactors Lincoln IeidI heu
to Thurlow Weed in December, loOz ulohtn ar h
RIr seymour election, " Governor seymour mas
greater mower lust now for good than any otheT III
In the country. lie can wheel the Democracy lnvo
line put down rebellion aud preserve, the poNetn-
ment Tell hun for me that if he will render TINS
service country shall eheeriuly inaho G Tay W
the performance of the benehcent work to which
MIR Lincoln thus summoned hlu. he , uiu,
i,nS,cb' inSecbb' can,e 70 him from the National
Government and to that extent ne was d trust S
worthy suDpoIter of PRESIDENT l-iuCOlh duu tH0
JJnjOn cause. But the fact remains that ne gave
New-York partisan administration Oh INC EAc0u e
tive office at a time wnen there was crying ee1 ".
a War Governor IN the greatest state vi All tna' ~
wonld rise above party and have respect Only 70
the welfare of the lmperllled country, MI @ DoS
mour sent the regiments forward as fast as tney
We're called for, but he dld not wheel the
Democracy into line" Alter nc nau o0in ~
but a little more than SIX month niom.n' test AZ
Tina test was furnished by the meInoraDie ura!t
riots. After HookeI's disaster at Chanoellors!liie
.t-l lUn n.
having for their object the stopping OF the draIts,
assumed serious proportions. ibis CITY became Vhe
prey OF feroclous uloD Oh SCI hlrn the "fcers
the determination OF the OOys lh pI1e, .Io ird
who were experimenting the DRAFT coIoIou
people without regard TO sex or "eT sToonepI %nu
in the press of the city of aggressive and unc0l.
promising loyalty. 1t was to these IloteIs 'Ha' t
j;oyerror seymour who had been apprised OF tne
lawIess SITUATION aud summoned from Albany, mad'
an address the steps OF the CITY nan tna, III
st8ntly gave HIM " bad pre-enlnehce' heio 10 q
salient extracC from this speech:
"My friends have oown here from the Quiet o o
the country TO see what was the amGay % r
You have been my friends nave sent my auJItan ,h
and 10 nave TINS draft suspended and stopped
Ii is your duty maiutan the good order OF the CITY
/ wish you now to separate as good ci'IenS
Listen TO me, and retire peaoeaoV'
little subseouent to the delivery of thss speeci
Governor seymour issued two proclamatlohS. or
calling on the rioters 10 disperse and the olher ue
carng the city in a state OF lnsurIectloh.
He divided the city into districts. which place.
snder the control Of army officers who were directed
organize the citizens and 5000 stand OF arms weT
fssurd The visited all the riOtous districts
ner.on and aided In queling the disturbance Dnrin
his term office Governor Seymour commissioner NOR or
than IL 600 officers IN the volunteer service Of th
Jnired states | 1864 he addressed message 10 th
Iagtslaure advocating the payment OF the interest o.
the State bonds gold. but the Legislature refused
adopt this policy.
Durng the same year Mr.. Seymour presided owe
the Democratic National Convention that nom
mated General Mcclellan for the Presidency an'
became once more the candidate of the Democrac
of New-York for the GOvernOrShlp
vi lie aoain stnmped the state with unwearying en-
ergy but failed of reelection. Reuben +: fenton
the Repubhcan candidate. was chosen Governor
the vote standing: Fenton, 3GS5o1; seymour