The New York Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1868, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OGTOB SEYMOUR. Enthusiastic Reception in Buffalo. Eight Thousand Persons in Attendance. Mr. Seymonr’s Opening Cam- paign Speech. that Greenbacks for the Bondholder as Well | Union The as for the Laborer. 8 ‘They thus grasped the ¢%Xclusive power paper money. Trey we holde! ment bonds the privutge of isst what is known as a national Mege of Feyantless Of all thoy ti ee zi less Of monopoly was given to the first comers. icaaae were the old and rich States, which had been enabled to take uw) the government bonds, and thus not only our debi currency was sectionalized. While the State of Massachuset with about 1,100,000 inhabitants, $87,000,000 of this cur- BuFFALA, Oct, 22, 1868. Notwithstanding the inclement weather an im- Mense crowd gathered in the large skating rink to hear Horatio Seymour make his opening speech of ‘the campaign. Long before the hour for speaking ‘the rink was crowded with about 8,000 people. ‘nly two days were given for preparation and yet Dnilliant torchlight procession of 4,000 or 5,000 peo- ple in uniform escorted the distinguished speaker t the rink, not one of whom could gain an en- tance. James Humphreys, chairman of the meet- img, called the assemblage to order at half-past eight @eclock, when Governor Seymour delivered an elo- quent, ingpressive and stirring address, saying:— WHE REPUBLICAN RECONSTRUCTION SUHEME A FAIL- URE, has about rency, the State of Illinois, with about twice that population, has less than $10,000,000. In the State of Rhode Island they have about forty dollars to each inhabitant; while in Illi- nois, Michigan, Wisconsin and other ‘Western States they have only about elght dollars. If so much cur- rency is good for Massachusetts, why is it not Pend thing out West? (Cheers.) But the injustice of this distribution was the least of the evils which came of this lack of foresight and statesmanship. It is no answer to say, in justification of this specuEiy, that the West had as good a chance to get this privil first as the other States. ‘This was not a matter leave to chance, The Western States were not then in a condition to secure this currency, for the very reason that they most needed it. Ifthe rule of proper tion was to be disregarded, it should have been done in favor of the very States that now have the small- est share. It was the duty of wise statesmanshi, to see that the currency was ren where it woul be of the atest service to the public. It may be asked if the West was not able to take bonds how would they avail themselves of this epeteinae? If this action had been reversed and fifty-seven mil- lions had been given to the State of Illinois and nine millions had been given to the State of Massachusetts, which would be much more fair than the present distribution, the people of Illinois could not have established these banks; but the capitalists of New mpes and New York would gladly have establish- ed banks in these States for the sake of the advan- gained. Now, this would not only have been one sees, but it would have avoid- ed a great evil to which I will call your attention, and in considering this will not go so far as to say that any State should have jess than its due share. PELL ow OrrizzNs—Tnhe first words uttered by the Repub dican Convention in their resolutions congra- @PMlate A the country upon the success of their scheme f re jonstruction. The last words uttered by their pea’ cers and their presses declare that reconstruc- tion isa failure, that the South is still in a condition of rebellion, that its social disorders demand the Pre gence ofigreat armies, and that the first duty of Wo ngresa when tt meets will be to turn reconstructed G jyergia out of the Union again. (Applause.) At tye outset of this canvass the republican party #eked to be continued in power upon the igreund ‘that it had governed the coun- ‘my for the past four years wisely and jwell, and thus demanded a popular approval of their poucy. After a full discussion of three months The people of the Northern Atlantic States, who | touching the wisdom, the integrity of the policy of Ini about two-thiras rg Lon currency, do not need ‘the governmen t with regard to reconstruction and {| ‘his amount for thel ness pul Their modes of conducting business do not require this ‘Anances it is found that order has not been restored | form of credit, Fonned the banks of the city of @t the South; that the burdens of debt have not Iaghtened nor the evils of oppressive taxation lifted mf from the labor and industry of tne country, as ‘they should have been. "Driven from their first ground and feeling that the People of this country were unwilling to approve ‘their acts, they now try to hold power by making ‘the people believe, not that they have done well, ‘Dut that the democratic party would do worse if they succeeded at this time. To Prove this they aver that the success of the democratic ticket will involve the country again in civil war. They feel that nothing short of civil war ‘would be worse. (Cheers.) They have declared that New York did not deem it worth while to issue notes for circulation. We now see that at certain seasons of the year they send currency to the West to bring forward the crops. When it is not needed for these purposes it is accumulated in vast sums in the cities of New York, Boston aud Philadelphia, where, as it is not wanted for regular business purposes, it is used to promote unhealthy and demoraliz speco lations. If we turn our attention to the icultural States of the West we find that they do need currency in their business transactioi great evils and losses from the want of it. It is necessary for the welfare of our country and for the health and comfort of our People that the wheat, corn, beef and pork of the West should be sent to market not re A feed our own people, but by its sale in foreign is to pay the interest on our debt and for the articles we purchase abroad. ‘the democratic nominees are ready to overturn their ce aanene ie bemiccemertal pear eek egislation by force. To make the charge still more | which is made for this object. It is payable at the commercial centres at short dates, It has not only an berg at the East, but it is fortified by a bill of sale of the very woe! which is bought by its proceeds. Why is it that this commercial paper made for purposes so essential and -meritori- ous, 80 amply secured and having about it every feature which commands credit, commands the mon- strous interest of ten or twelve per cent? This isa very grave question, affecting the welfare of every citizen of our land. There is @ great wrong here -@ramatic , I am to be sent to my final account by the hands of my political supporters, and General Blair is then to trample beneath his feet the reconstruction Jaws as ruthlessly as General Meade now stamps them out by his military orders with the consurrence ‘ofthis sam e republican party. If I am to goto my Yast account I trust I shall be judged in anotner world by a kinaer and more charitable tribunal than | at the very basis of the business prosperity My republican friends have proved to-~ be. — Pee comfort of the citizens of these Unit States. When Western dealer in (Laughter.) If the democratic ticket is elected | produce goes to the bankers of Chicago, Mil- and General Blair should reach the Presidential | waukee, Toledo or other commercial centres chair, how would the case stand? He would becon- | of the West and offers a draft payable at short date in an Eastern city, of undou! credit, to get the fronted by a republican Senate, bv a House of Repre- sentatives full of generals, by the army of the United States, fanked by the Loyal Leagues and by the Grand Armies of the Republic, under the command of their own candidate for the —— mon ong the whole volume authorized Jon} Presidency, whom they declare to be the gress has been taken up mainly in the rn states, that in order to get this currency first captain of the age, and yet we are on Opes East and borrow yard gravely told that, standing alone, shackled by Con- gressional restraints, he can crush out all this oppos- ing power and plunge the country into civil war. If this is true, then General Blair ts either the most vigorous man wno has lived in the history of the world or republican Senators, members of Congress and commanders of armies are the most imbecile men who ever disgraced public positions. (Cheers.) Now I admit there is a fear in the minds of the re- publican leaders, but it is not this absurd fear; it 1s the dread that the public mind, having been turned to its financial and political policy, is reach- ing conclusions which will sweep them from poltti- cal power, Therefore they seek to change the issue; therefore they have changed their front in this con- test. Weare admonished that tt is a dangerous thing to change front on the eve of battle. I ihe pose in the course of the canvass, on occasions like this, to discuss the policy an@ conduct of the men in power. To-night I must confine myself to a few points; elsewere I shall speak of other wrongs and errors. When this war ended, nearly four years ago, it left the Southern States disorganized and lin- Must pay an interest for its use, and then he must charge all that interest and another interest as a compensation for himself. Then, says the borrower, I find that I must Pay, interest to two bankers. Is it right that Rhode Isiand, or husetts, or New York should have the share of currency which be- longs to our Western States? Are not we, the citi- West, forced to pay to these Eastern States interest upon the currency which rightfully belongs to us? If I must you, the banker of the West or the banker of the it ten or twelve cent interest when 1 ae to but one-half of that amount, | must take it out of the price which I pay to the farmer for his produce. Now all this is trae, and here is @ [ wrong, which tends to produce ili ling between the States, a jealousy of the creditor States and a sense of injury which harms the national credit, This unwise distribution of the currency lies at the foundation of much of the feeling in certain sections of our country against the bondholders. 1t is no unusual thing to see it stated in the papers of Chicago and other Western cities that the grain market checked for the want of that currency which right- fully belongs to that section, Not only is the farmer thus paid a iower price for his produce, but the carriers upon our lakes and canals the whole poverished. The duty of restoring peace and pros- mmerce of rr coun’ be Perity to that section and putting 1t ‘nto condition Sign, are injured by ne a or 8 where it could add to the national pros-| on ' the art of our rulers. (Applause.) perity and aid to bear its oe tell | But the evil does not stop here. When the cure upon the republican party. The iMicul- | rency has been used to place the agricultural pro- , wes of the task were increased by | ducts in the markets of the East aud is no longer the fact that its population was made | needed for those purposes it piles up in vast volumes up of two distinct races, one of which had | in the etties of New York and Boston during the been held in slavery and was now suddenly called upon, untutored as they were, to act a new part in our sociel and political system. I do not wish to «underrate the dificuities with which they had to contend, but the magnitude of these dificulties de- manded that they should enter nm the task in a wise, great and thoughtful way. Armies alone can- not bring back prosperity or a due sense of the value of order to @ community. They can only restrain violence. The two great objects to be kept in view were to give all classes that prosperity which tends to make men desire peace, which gives them hopes and, in the end, a state of good order of socieyy. Despair ever makes disorder. THE TAX UPON SOUTHERN INDUSTRY. Another .great object and end was to tift up the African as far, as fast as could be wisely done. Hu- manity dictoted this; the interests of the white pop- ulation of the South demanded it. As the two races were to live upon the same soil their common inter- est caiied for harmony of purpose and of feelings. Under this state of facts wise men would seek aid of the most intelligent and tméuential men of that sec- winter months, Those who hold are impatient to have it profitably employed. They invigfe borrowers to use it for put that end in those wild and demoralizing speculations that have done so much to corrupt the morais and destroy the habits of industry, which can alone make a people truly prosperous, Not unfrequently it is used again to bo up the beef, pork, flour and grain in the hands of Eastern olders and in the warehouses of our commercial cities; and to put up their prices against the labor- ing poor, the toiling mechanic amd the consumer of the East; in this way, too, checking the exportation abroad and destroying the commerce of our land. Fagor Now, if with wise statesmanship under his same national banking system care had been used to place this capital where it was needed, the share which would have been given to the Westcra States would never have remained idic or have been employed for hurtful ae. There would always have been use for that capital there, which would have promoted the prosperity and advanced the frowns d enterprise of those great and growing com- munities, tion of the country, taking care to guard against This error of our rulers is attended with another any influences «pri from their prejudices. | great evil, There was no provision made for the Have these .obvious traths been regarded by | South; no care taken to revive its prosperity, 80 the men in power? Has a reconstruction | that its peopie — aid in advancing the prosper- failed because they disreg: them? The | ity ofour land. It is for our interest as well as first a towards restoi order and pro- ducing armony between e races was al- ‘ways to minister to the prosperity of that section, wich pi rity would be shared alike by the white man end negro, The industry of the South should be made profitable. Unless the employer made,e profit upon his cotton crop he could not pay theirs that their pursuits should again be made rena peer We find that this error in the distrivu- fon of our currency is cursing our business with enormous rates of interest, lessens the prices which the farmer ce for his produce, injures our carriers and harms both our domestic and foreign commerce. ‘This great flagrant national evil shouid have been the laborer. remieg te do this, the disaster brought | corrected; but it has not even received the attention Bot oat 7 oa — ogg of the party in power. (Cheers.) ing han Butt was the rw act of the men i GREEXDACKS FOR THB BONDHOLDER AS WELL AS oR power? It was to put a monstrous export tax of si There are other it wrongs to which I will brief: cents a pound upon the cotton by the labor | ailude.and which J will discuss more at length on of the negro qj the plantation of the white. | other occasions, We say that taxation should be Struggiing with avils of poverty, with the dim- | equal upon every species of property according to culties of thelr mew positions ‘and relation: | {ty teal value, ‘ihe republicans #0 too. They ships, the first feeble efforts of their peo | qeciare in their fourth resolution that it is due to pie fa the means of livelihood were | the iabar.of the nation that taxation should be nated ‘an unwise, selfish and vindictive act. equalized. With this declaration upon their lips will I say unwise, it has much to do with the | they tell us.wi made it whequal? Will they future ef the republicans to restore order at the } tell us why, they have allowed South, ‘The negro, exaspe the failure of his conceded injustice to remain upon the statu ruined =) i Lon hh eT books? How can we believe that wi a credi harge that The’ Norm, renewed his efforts under still | or repidiation “dats. thove who make tale siares difficulties than before. I say it was a selfish act, | frankly said how they meant to deal with the publ because it was done in the interest of the creditor? We .have said, when the was manufacturer, slready wealthy from the fruits of the | that he should be paid in he should have it, ‘war, pro! by boyy oon Thia tax of | and when the contract not define in what he six ‘cents OF upon a bet ty was | should be he should be given @ money as good simply im) Rh ta SD) ce | as that which we use for @acred pu of Sri rae ar crmuiaee tc | Ee “yaaa traceroute 5 $ Zz wit me Con: go gS place the claims of the you ablic itor among things of a na- when this tax was levied to cover the selfish inter- Ron's faith. (Cheers.) We have tried to maintain a ests that prompted it, you will find that it was policy of security which should make his debt sure, upon the members The Western States, who | 3nd at wisdom, which ehould put the nation's credit voted against the interests of their constituents | go high in the markets of the world that the public upon the ground that it was to be imposed upon the | creditor, the publie pensioner and he who tolls for South as a penalty, and thus we find that the black blie good in the workshop or in the field and the white man of the South were alike stripped | g \d all be paid in a currency made good by a wise of the market value of their staple product under | and honorable conduct of public affairs, (Cheers.) circumstances of such great diMcuity that they were hindered and pot elped on the road to prosperity by the men in power. (Applause.) | might go onand show how, in addition to thie wrong, they were trampled upon by military despot- ism; how they were placed under the unrestrained power of vagrant man, who gained wealth and off- cial position by ministering to the passions of the pubire and keeping alive disorder, ‘These men, Who ; - | d Movements ef Governor Seymour and Party. BUFFALO, Oct. 22, 1868, Governor Seymour, accompanied by Sanford BE. Church, Francis Kernan and A. Schell, will leave at twenty minutes past eleven, Friday morning, and be at Cleveland im the evening, at Indianapolis Mon- how in tie Senate of tue United States, y evening, at Colum! Onio, Tuesday eventing, | et is yore Gown the ®enatorial represen | at Pittsburg Wednesday evenin } at Philadel ov New York, Pennsvivania, Ohjo, Hypois wi | phia Friday event. EE EE EE ns, and that they suffer it, currency to buy the wheat, beef, pork or wool of the Western farmer, he is charged this monstrous inter- est, and when he objects that it is ruinous and un- fest he is told that the banker can do no better, that e has no currency of his own, that he cannot get @UY POLITICS. ‘The following nominations for city and county ‘oMces and for the Assembly and Congress were made last night by the Tammany, Mozart and Union organ- zations of the democratic party. Meeting of Delegates at Tammany Hall— Nomination of Candidates—Arrangements fer Grand Ratification Meeting—Specches of Judge Garvin, T. C. Field, &e. Last evening the Democratic County Convention was held in Tammany Hall. There was & very nu- merous attendance of delegates from every ward in the city. The candidates forthe city offices were nominated by acclamation and consequently little excitement was manifested throughout the proceed- ings. The Convention was called to order by W. M. Tweed and on motion of C. G. CORNELL Judge Gar- vin presided. ‘The CnareMay, in the course of a brief address, al Inded to the qualifications of the democratic candi- ate for the Presidency. Personally and officially he submitted that Seymour possessed all the attributes of a wise legislator and anefMcient statesman. He had, moreover, proved himself a pure and disinter- ested friend to the democracy, as well as a stanch supporter of the constitution. (Applause.) The speaker also alluded in eulogistic terms to General Blair, characterizing him as one of the ablest defehd- ers of the Union in the late rebellion. The elections in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana, which had al- ready taken place, were, he contended, but mere skirmishes, for the real battle was yet to come, and he felt confident that the true and sincere principles of the democratic party would prove triumphant, notwithstanding all the corrupt influence that might be brought to bear agaiast them. Appiane, Some routine business having been disposed of the roll of delegates was called and a letter from General Nagle dec! the City Registership having been Tead, the following nominations were made by gen- eral acclamation:- For Supervisor—W. M. Tweed. For Register—Michael Connolly. For Judge of Supreme Court—G. G. Barnard. For City Judge—Gunning 8. Bedford, Jr. A committee, consisting of one member from each delegation, was then appointed to make arrange- ments for a grand ratification meeting. The convention then formally adjourned, and on motion the doors were thrown open for those anx- tous to participate in the ensuing proceedings. The hall was quickly filled, and the assemblage having been called to order, Mr. THOMAS O. FI£LD said they hadcome together to nominate the candidates for promment offices of this city, and he could heartily congratulate the del- egates on the result of their labors. The conven- tion been unanimous. Every man had bad an opportunity of expressing his opin- jon, and his (the 38 er’s) judgment, and, indeed, in the judgment of the convention, they had not for years presented any candidates so calcu- lated to rally to their support the entire democracy of the city of New Yo (Applause.) And he would observe that the present action of the con- vention would be well weighed throughout the city, and upon it, to a great extent, would depend the action not only of the State of New York, but per- haps that of the entire country. After alluding in complimentary terms to the efforts of Tammany Hall strenuous endeavors to support the democracy of the country and its devotion to the of the Union, the speaker proceeded to dwell on the im- portance of united action and perseverance, for upon the energies and determination of the demo- crats themselves rested their hopes of success. ‘True, for the last few days—whether by design or accident, design it was Ss ghee organ upon which they relied wavered, bat the democracy faltered not. (Cheers.) It would yet struggle for the standard bearers of the party, for with the can- didates they had nominated the democracy were and would be satisfied. And he would say that upon the result of the election of the candidates for New York depended the success of the democracy of the entire State, and, indeed, the de- mocracy of the Union. Moreover, he would unhesi- tatingly aver that in case they were beaten down, in case this great Empire State was wrested from the democracy, the — seal which had so far protected the liberties of the people would also be stricken down. Adverting to the radical policy mm regard to sui he eal entreated those present to prepare themselves for forthcoming struggle ; for if by any fault of theirs they failed to aciueve the grand object the consequences would be deplor- able. Congress had already arrogated to itself the [snd to legislate in regard to negro suffrage in all tates of the Union, and surely if it had assumed the radicals had assumed the right ive to the negro the right of suffrage in the South, of course they would assume the power to deprive any class in any State of the right of suf. frage whenever they pl Under such cir- stances it was important that every man, woman and child, not only of this great metropolis, but of the entire country, to do everything in their power to carry the election— toroll up a grand majority for the democracy and vote for the standard bearers of this city, Upon the Fa gr nd the city peer’ the majority of the si speaker concluded by an earnest appeal to support the candidates whose nominations just been received with such acclamations and he felt confident that the happy result would realize the brightest anticipations of the democracy of this city. (Cheers. The jan, after briefly dilating upon the @ grand present: gon ows of affairs, announced t Monster ratification meeting—one it was intended should surpass aytege Abel the kind held in this cit; for years—would take place on Tuesday evening nex when it was expected the standard bearers of the democratic , Horatio Seymour and Genera! Blair, would address the assemblage. ‘The meeting then adjourned. ‘oustitutional Union Conventions. Tho Constitutional Union County Convention last night nominated the following ticket:— Register,—Michael Connolly. Justice of the Supreme Court.—Denis McMahon. City Judge.—Gunning 8. Bedford, Jr. Supervisor.—W illiain M. Tweed. The Democratic Union Congressional Convention of the Fourth Congressional district met last night and nominated John Fox, The Democratic Union Congressional Convention of the Fifth district met last night and nominated General Nelson Taylor unanimously. The Democratic Union Convenuion of the Sixth Congressional district met last night and nominated 8. 8. Cox as their candidate. The Democratic Union Congressional Convention of the Seventh district met last night and adjourned, bee Fe any nowitmation, until Tuesaay even- ig nex! Mozart Hall Democrati tions. The Mozart Asssembly Convention of the First dis- trict met last night and nominated Charies Reilly. A committee was appointed to tender him the nomi- nation, and the Convention adjourned to Monday next. The Convention of the Second district met and or- ganized, with Felix Murphy in the chair, aud nomi- nated Dennis Burns. The Convention of the Fourth district last night nominated John Galvin. The Convention of the Fifth district met last even- ing and nominated Christopher Johuson. e Convention:of the Sixth district met last even- ing and nominated Frederick Zitamer. ¢ Convention of the Seventh district met last evening and nominated John Folan. The Convention of the Eighth district adjourned without nominating, to meet next Thursday even- ing. Tire Convention of the Twelfth district met last night and nominated Henry Woiltman. i ‘The Convention of the Sixteenth Assembly district nominated James Irving. The Convention of the Thirteenth district nomi- | nated Asahel R. Herrick. The Convention of the Fifteenth district met last night und nominated Joseph Bluwential. Empire Democratic Campaign Club. | At.a meeting of this Twentieth ward organization, | held on Thuraday evening, October 22, the following gentlemen were endorsed, sulject to the Tammany Hall Cop vention:— For City Judge.—Guoning 8. Bedford, Jr. Assembly Nomi: For Congress.— Eighth district, James Brooks. —Fifteenth district, Alexander Frear; ER 23, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. Teans In his (Mr. O'Gorman’s) opinion the means which ‘the republican party profess to adopt would not tend to the welfare of the United States, but to its ultimate disintegration and the ruin of its free institutions, Impressed with these views and from the best consideration he could give the sub- ject he did not believe that the mass of those who differed from him were dishonest in their views or disloyal, he quemijon so he decided Oe the peo- coming election was, is the United States by ita ancient constitution and laws which presided over its Tepublic, or shall those princi- and new ones adopted the ge tralization and ult forever. idea was obnoxious and and it first found ex! in the New ‘The idea showed itself as far back as 1803, and in even & more dangerous form in the Hartford Con- vention, in which convention the secession of the New England states from the Union was threatened as a consequence of the circum- stances of the then pending war with Great Britain, From New England the infection spread to the South, where it grew until it became ripe and showed its malignity in the civil war, which deso- lated the country and robbed it of its manhood and its treasure, e secession of the Southern States Was suppressed by the valor of the people of the Northern and Western States, These armies were not the armies of a party ora faction; they were composed of all parties. Democrats and republicans joined hands and! sprung to arms to save the Union from disintegration and the constitution from de- struction. Democrats fought bravely. They proved their loyalty to the Union and the constitution by the effusion of their blood and the sacrifice of their lives. The triumph of the Union armies was com- plete. But never did a people more obstinately defend their ideas than did the Southern people, but never was there a people more thoroughly, conclusively and hopelessly defeated, ‘They tought to the last ditch and when their last army surrendered, the last hope of secession surrendered and never need that fear trouble us again. During the course of the late war many steps were taken by the government which seemed to be a violation of the constitution, Far away from the scenes of the convict in the State untrodden by the foeman’s foot, martial law was en- forced and the liberty of the cttizen invaded, and on many occasions rights denied him which were guar- anteed by the constitution, Against such violations those who loved and respected the constitution thought it their duty to protest. The principle sa/us popult suprema ler (the safety of the proee is the su- Preme law) is, no doubt, inherent in all governmer and the free people of the Northern States have ris! their lives, their money and hopes in a cause which they fondly believed would restore their country to peace aud lasting union, and for that boon were satisfied to relinquish some of their cherished per- sonal rights for awhile, with the hope that when the war was over the constitution would be restored all its fulness to the whole people and over whole land. That was the promise solemnly by Congt on the faith of which the peoyl® took uparms. If the promise has been kept good falth it is for you to say. (A voice, ‘It has not.”) No, it has not. The constitution has not been re- stored in the Southern States. Four years of peace, |. and yet the people of the South oe by martial law; governed not by their own Legislatures elected by the people's choice, but by laws Imposed by the Congress, in violation of the constitution, and enforced upon them by standing armtes. ‘That such laws are unconstitutional there can be no reasonable doubt, The fact was admitted by the late Thad Stevens, the acknowledged leader of the radical party in Congress. Their unconstitutionality was sanded by the Supreme Court in the Miligan case. And, fearing that the court would come to the same conciusion in the McCardle case, Congress choaked the question altogether from the cognizance of the Supreme Court. In this state of things a new danger has arisen which threatens the existence of the republic as much as the idea of secession—I mean the tendency to centralization. At this mo- ment, and for the last seven years the idea hus undisputed control with the radical ty In Con- gress. No opposition sufficient to ch their opera- tions has yet come to the surface. ‘hey have had in their hands the President and Vice President of their choice, the army and navy and the purse of the United States. The reconstruction acts, so oppres- by which these objects can be best attained. | election in his own city. How sweet and lovely it is | bat with anything like an equality of strenyy to fight for one’s country! ‘The Charleston Courter says to effect a change of candidates at thig;juncture would have, in our judg- ment, been utterly impracticable and would not have added a single chance to victory. The course suggested has been one of weakness and not of strength, ‘The Easton (Maryland) Star gives an account of & joint meeting of the democrats of Delaware and Maryland, It says:— A grand mass meeting of at least 1,600 democrats from Maryland and Delaware met in council at Hall Town, on the Maryland and Delaware railroad. the 15th inst, ‘The greatest enthusiasm prevailed. Eloquent addresses were made by Colonel Hamble- ton, of Easton; Benjamin Bi the democratic in Delaware; Rev. Ignatius ernor ih. Ell Sauigbury. and other lead: ing democrats from Dover were present. Ben Butler reviewed his competitor, Richard H. Dana, Jr., in a texy speech in Lynn, Mass., on Satur- day evening last. The Augusta (Ga.) Constitutionatist of the 20th ex- claims:—“No change is contemplated in the demo- cratic ticket tor President and Vice President. Let us make Georgia sure for Seymour and Blair, trust- ing that other States will dotheir full duty.” TELEGRAPHIC POLITICAL NEWS. Maryland Democrats Opposed to a Change of Candidates, BALTIMORE, Oct. 22, 1868, Richard B. Carmichael, one of the democratic electors at large for this State, publishes a letter this morning in regard to the proposed change of candi- dates. He says such action on the part of the Demo- cratic National Committee would transcend any au- thority of the committee and would disclose a de- gree of arrogance without parallel. Judge Carimi- chael argues ably and at length agaist the proposed withdrawal of candidates. South Caroliva and Georgia Adhere to Sey- mour and Blair. Avausta, Ga., Oct. 22, 1868. ‘The democratic papers of South Carolivua, Georgia and Alabama look with disfavor upon any change of condidates and pronounce the proposition of the World and Intelligencer as ill-timed and injudicious. Political Procession in New Haven. New Haven, Oct, 22, 1868. A large democratic torchlight procession composed of delegations from all parts of the State paraded the ta this evening. THE INDIAN WAR. General Sheridan Visits Fort Wallace—The Condition of Colonel Forsyth—The Kioways and the Comanches on the Warpath— Colonel Royals Column on the March—Fort Wallace and Officers Stationed There, Forr WALLACE, Kansas, Oct, 6, 1868. Major General Sheridan, accompanied py Captain Clous, Thirty-eighth regiment of infantry, arrived here to-day on a visit to Colonel Bankhead, com- manding this post, and forthe purpose of seeing Brevet Colonel George A. Forsyth, the gallant young officer who commanded the party of scouts In the recent expedition to the Delaware fork of the Re- publican against vastiy superior numbers of the savages. The General was much gratified at the progress in the way of recovery made in the case of Forsyth, and expressed his confidence in the success of the treatment of the patient under the supervision of Dr. Asch, of the department staf. Colonel Forsyth, though improving as regards his broken limb, is suffering from a complication of his condition by the appearance of erysipelas in the right arm be- tween the wrist and the elbow. This symptom indl- cates the reduced condition of his system, and to sive to the South. and xo unconstitutional, are adopted by that party and declared to be a success. Their etfect is co destroy all power in the State gov- ernments of the South. So fur they are successful in that. Mr. O'Gorman went on discussing the merits of the great questions agitating the public mind, aud convincing his audience of the prosperity and hap- Lome which will ensue in the event of the election of r.seymour, During the progress of bis speech he Was irequeully Interrupted by applause. BROOKLYN CITY POLITICS. Bemecratic Ward Nominations. Thirteenth Ward.—For Supervisor, J. bs Jancs King is the nominee of the independent crats in this ward. Mr. Howell Smith is the republi- can candidate, Fourteenth Ward.—There was # contest in this ward for the Aldermanship between Frank Nolan, Patrick Smith and Michael Fahey. Mr. Nolan re- ceived 650 votes, Mr. Smith 409 and Mr. Fahey 181. Mr. Nolan was declared the nominee, For constable Yank Mculinn was nominated by an almost unani- mous vote, Fifteenth Ward.—For Supervisor, George A. Dugan. Sixteenth Ward.—Vor Alderman, Herman 1, Guck. Seventeenth Ward.—For Supervisor, Joseph Droll. Bighteenth Ward.—For Alderman, Peter ‘Totans. Nineteenth Ward.—For Supervisor, Marvin Cross. MISCELLANEOUS POLITICAL NEWS. General Grant a the Israclites. The Cincinnati Commercial publishes tie following letter, written by a gentleman of this city to, and sympathizing with, a distinguished Israelite who has recently Grant:— expressed his preference for General CINCINNATI, Oct, 12, 1868, se the liberty of thus in- a a8 a perfect stranger. [am ng to express my pleasure ‘irom your letter to the New Yor«k HERALD relative to General Grant and the Is- raelites. 1, too, am an Israelite and have been a republican since the breaking cut of the late war, About Order No. 11, | have been as much inceused and condemned it as much as any Israelite or | citizen in the country. In my last, prior | to the meeting of the Chicago Convention, I wrote to Governor Geary, of Pennsylvania, a friend of mine for years, setting forth to him ta the strong- est terms the objections { had, and Israeli erally, against General Grant, and why they both republicens and democrats, that he should not be nominated. He was afterwards nominated; but in the mean- time I had gamed information through Israelites bearing upon the matter, which if it did not amount satisfactory Solution considerably mitigated my orrassiment on the subject, About that time I observed the democratic press e throughout the cow taking the matter up and Tepresenting to th ‘opie that the Jews, as a class, would oppose the election of Gen- Grant for Pre I felt then already piident that a 1 ion in favor of the neral would eventually take place, especially on the part of ail Jews who have formerly been and #till remain republicans, In consequence thereof 1 published an article im the Cinciunat: Commercial on the id of July last for the purpose of dispelling the then generally prevailing opinion that the Jews as a class were reaily opposed to General Grant. | experienced at (ue time considerable avuse and con- tamely here and elsewhere, but soon nad the satia- faction to find that my sentiments expressed in that article were being taken up, endorsed and corrobo- rated all over the Northern tes by most able and influential coreligionists. ‘The opposition press ems entirely silenced now on the subject every- where, and even Dr. Wise, editor of the /sraelite, has jong since become reconciled, | must further state to you that afterward I went to see General Graut while on a visit at uls father’s, io Covington, and was received by him in a moat cordial manner, without even the formality of an ip- this is solely attributed this diMiculty with his arm, There is at present no signs foreshadowing the necessity of an amputation of the leg, and though it ig thought under the most favorable circumstances that four months will have elapsed before the Colonel will be able to use the crutches, there seems to be no doubt in the minds of Doctors Asch, Turner and Fitzgerald that recovery is a mere question of time. ‘The seventeen wounded scouts are also doing re- markably weil, most of them having the use of their legs, passiug their days in walking about. General Sheridan has just received informa- 3 they take particular pains to keep clear of our columns. Major General Sheridan received to-day despatches from several columns and posts within lis depart- ment in relation to the Indian hostilities now pre- vailing. A letter from Fort Larned, on the Avkan- Sas river, in this State, dated. October 2, 1863, from Brevet Major General William B. Hazen, announces that on the preceding day, October 1, 100 Indians, Supposed to be Kiowas, attacked Fort Zarah. Lien- tenant L, W. Cook, Third infantry, with a small force from Fort Larned, happened to be present at the tine of the occurrence, With about twelve men he marched out to mect the savages, and engaged them at three hundred yards, One Indian was Killed and his body captured with all his accoutrements. Sev- eral were also wounded. While this preliminary en- gagement was going on other troops in the fort were formed and marched to reinforce Lieutenant Cook. When these fresh troops appeared the savages fled, moving up the river. A short distance above they met @ government provision train on its way to Fort Larned with rations. This the savages attacked, killing one teamster and securing the mules from three wagons, At daylight, October 2, the same party attacked a ranche eight miles below Fort Larned, driving off all the stock. A small detachment, all that contd safely be spared from the fort, were sent in pursuit. A very significant fact, indicating the warlike feeling of the Indians on the Arkansas, may be fathered from the circumstance that no Indians have come in, as they promised, to get their rations and return to their reservations. General Hazen accepts this as very conclusive evidence that they intend war. ‘The war club captured by Lieutenant Cook is said by Curtis, the interpreter, tobe Kiowa, from which it is judged that the hostile savages were of ‘lat na- tion, The oMcers dnd men on the tine of the Arkansas are very anxious to have a fair opportwully of s- tingulshing themselves in the hostilities which have now fairly commenced in that vicinity. The force now stationed on the Arkansas is not adequate for operations of so prompt @ nature as could be wished, and it 18 impossible to spare any from the country between this and the Platte without uncov- ering entirely this vaiuable section, Now that the war has assumed rather formidable dimensions more troops must be sent into this department ia oraer to bring it to a speedy and successful termination. The Major General commanding ts also in reeetpt of intelligence from the expeditionary column of Brevet Brigadier General Luther P. Bradley, now operating in the regions of the Republican Fork and Beaver Creek. The despatch is dated from the Ke- publican Fork October 56, 1806, six P. M. He says for five days he had been on @ scout on the Beaver and made a circuit of 160 miles. He saw no Indians nor buffaloes. On the Beaver, twenty-five miles east of the Fort Wallace trail, he found a “todge-pole trai!,’? or trail indicating the removal of Indian familie some days old, and turning south tor wards Short Nose creek. ‘The trail was evidently of @ large party, and the General thinks It probably the same that fought Forsyth on September 17 lxst. He thought it best not to follow, as the party had at least three days’ start and there were but three days’ rations leftin the command. He thinks, however, that the Fifth cavalry, under Brevet Colonel Royal, now moving towards the Republican, will eneounter the savage party. General Bradley says there is a great scarcity of game in the region traversed by him. He had travelled fifty miles west, fifty miles east and forty miles south, and from the Platte to the Republican Fork he had seen but six buffaloes. The General intended, after a day's rest, to start the companies of the Second cavalry towards the Kiowa and the Fifth cavalry and infantry would follow. Despatches from Brevet Brigadier Genera) Wiliam UL. Penrose, dated at Fort Lyon, Colorado ‘Teritory, October 8, 1868 and received via Fort Wallice, Kansas, state that hostile parties of Indians appeared the day before, October 7, within five miles of the fort on the east side of Purgatory river. The In- dians were quickly pursued by infantry, jortv men of the Fifth infantry being out on the staye route, ‘The Indians were in too strong force to cugaze in open battle, but the troops succeeded in keeping them away from the settlements, notwithstanding the former persevered with remarkable boiducss during the entire day. The savages withdrew to- wards Rule creek the same night. A Mexican herder was killed, and having his throat cut from ear to ear, it ts thought from this fact that Sioux Indians were witn tie attacking party. On Tuesday last, October 6, the day before the appearance of the Indians, menacing tie fort, a large party were seen at the Point of Rocks, gn the Arkansas, twenty-eight miles west of the fort, ‘These, General Penrose states, he thinks were of the same party who attacked Forsyth near the Re- publican. On the day of the date of the despateh jeneral Penrose proposed starting with the men he had to spare, numbering about seventy, and wouid endeavor to find out what the Indians were doing. ‘The ofticial report of the attack in the vicinity of tion from Fort Dodge respecting the of the Indians south of the Arkansas. Fro‘: despatches from Fort Dodge and reports brought in by sconts there seems now to be no doubt in the General's mind that the Kio- ways and Comanche nations towards the southwest have declared hostilities. This will result in a coall- tion with the Cheyennes and Arapahoes. These four nations will be able to muster at least trom 4,000 to 6,000 warriors, and mounted on feet animals will be able greatly to multiply the insecurity of the Plains. As # preliminary to the war on the south side of the Arkansas a party Of savages several doys since made a dash upon the troops at Fort Dodge, wut did not stop to fire. As these plains forts, so call are composed merely of « collection of barracks, is no unfrequent occurrence, and for a defence the Cage would be compelied to use their butidings for the doable purpose of fort and quarters. The more permanent structures are built of stone and have in many instances loopholes and embrazures with that view. The broad extent of the plains over whici the eye can scan presents too close an approach Without timely warning of any hostile force. Colonel Royal’s companies of the Fifth c: on the inarch, having!leit Fort Hays yesterda, temper eS y. Co.onel Royal will follow the line of operations towards the about a week jeved that after ad the columns a the Smoky Fill the savages have and the Republican river, that to be getting towards the south. reported by scouts, showing ti savages have crossed south bet Hays, 80 that it is believed ii an this ihey consist merely of a few predatory bands which will keep up a diversion until the main body and stock shall have eluded pursuit from our forces. It is unforvunate at this opportune time that there are not saMicient troops in the department to crowd the retiring savages and force them into a fight, which happy circumstance every soldier feels is all that is necessary to break Ute pride and power of the trea ous savage. [i is well for the unininated to ask why the Indians are not forced into a dght, but wien it 18 Known that tie distance between this point and Fort Hays is over a hundred miles, and eighty miies is the average distance between the closest posts, some idea may be formed of the area which either forces would have for marching several days on straight ii and at angles with cach other, witiout meeting. The columus now moving north will probably develop Whether any large bodies of the reports of the scouts, ‘This post was 130 miles from Fort Hays and fifteen miles beyond the western terminus of the Union all directions for hundreds of miles, with no signs of vegetation but buffalo grass, and, at rare intervals, one or two or half a dozen stunted serubs of ‘The fort is on the line of the overiand route to Santa Fé, Several stone and frame buildings have been erected, the latter constituting the officers’ quarters and the former the hospital, quartermaster’s and commissary oifices und two ranges of com- ny quarters, Most of the troops are stil! iving in tents, There is @ force of several hundred ‘men stationed here or consider these their headquarters. The fort controls the | West end of the country now t ‘ations | by the savages, and is almost f Fort Sedgwick onthe Platte. Th how stationed here:—Brevet head, Captain Fifth infantry First Lieutenant Granville is, Post Adjutant; Theophilus H. Turner and J, A. Fi troduction. [stated to him the object of my visit, being to receive from him some information in rd to Urder No. Li, to which his humble servant and the Jows generally take serious exception. | approached For geen Eleventh district, Peter Trainor. United Democratic Legion ef the Twenty-sec- end Wari—Large Attendance—Speech of Richard O’Gorman—Great Enthasiasm. Last evening the United Democratic Legion, num- bering some $00 members, held a meeting in Forty- third street, at their hall, near Ninth avenue, The meeting was called to order by Edmond Connolly, Esq., who, in a few appropriate remarks, introduced Mr. O'Gorman. Mr. O'Gorman commenced by congratulating the audience on the moderate tone that both the great politieal parties have adopted in discussing the polit- ical issues of the day, and said:—The questions at issue were not mere party questions, but they affected equally men of all par- ties and all sections of the United States. ‘The idea of supposing that the large proportion of the people of the Northern States who composed the democratic party were what is called disloyal, or that they had any other desire at heart than the prosperity of the whole Union, turough which the safety and happiness of themselves and their chil- dren were to be perpetuated, was absurd. The people desire peace, repose, security for the fature | and the assurance of a permanent government under whieh they shall have the protection of law for life | and property, The point of difference t# as to the | him very reluctantly. He thereupon in the kindest manner assured me of his perfect wiliiagness to fur- nish me all the information relative to Order No, 11. He conversed with me near two hours and chietly about this order matter. The explanations which [ received from him, | venture to assert, are sufficient to remove and obliterate every vestige of objection against him on the part of every fair-minded and rea- sonable Israelite, and would impel them toa still more hearty support of the pariy which put the General in nomination, unless he were an Israelite who never acted and does not now sympathize with the repub- tiean party and its principles. General Grant gave me permission to publish the substance of our conversation if I desired so to do, but I refrained for the foliowing reasons:—First, because 1 know the democratic press would make it appear a bid for Jewish votes on the part of General Grant, though laudable his motive; and, second, when the time arrived when I intended to publish it there had already such a great chan; taken place in the sentiment of the Israelites on the subject that I Le yey it then, as now, needless, Knowing full welt bow ably you wield the pen and how hd pad influence among our coreligionists, 1 concluded to volunteer the information herein con- tained for you to make use of, and also permit you to use my name if you deem it essential. Respeciiully yours, &c, ). BOKSTEIN. Political Notes. Packer's (republican) official majority for Con- gress in the Fourteenth Pennsylvania district t# 2 A despateh from St. Louis toa that General Frahk P. Blair has been disfranchised for disiovaliv—that he cannot vote at tie next raid, surgeons; 8. B. Lauer, Captain and an jartermaster; First Lieutenant P. J. Wood, Pitt! infantry, Assistant Commissary Subsistence; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel u. H. Carpenter, Captain Tenth cavalry; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel J. b. Conyng- ham, Captain Thirty-eighth infantry; Captain G. W. Graham, Tenth cavairy; Captain Edmund Batier, Fitth infantry; Brevet Capvain D. J. Bzekiel, First Lieutenant Thirty-eighth infantry; First Lieatenant Hugh Johnson, Fifth infantry; First Lieutonant Charles Baughof, Tenth cavairy 4. Amick, Tenth cavairy; S Reilly, Fifth imfantry; Sec Whillen, Fifth infantry; Se Lieutenant J. ond Lieatenant Ly come to the conclusion that it is high time ior them | deveral trails are | t large bodies of | savages are in that section aud verify or disprove | Pacific Railway along the Smoky iiill; issituated on | an elevation on the open piain, which exiends in | | from the governmer Rort Harker, received this morning, sia'es that about seventy-five indians were visible from the fort and town of Ellsworth ali day onthe ivth inst. During their hostile demonstrations the savages took about twenty head of horses wituin x mile of the town. Seven men Were murdered on Ash creek, and canie to stlue- berg’s Ranch, one and 9 half miles from the fort, but had no ume to commit depredations there, as the troops were on the ground too soon after the demon- | Strations commenced, Detachments of troops are now stationed at Ash creck and Stineberg’ ‘Tye resolution of the Indian Peace Co: ‘the tact has been telegraphed to the general, favoring the prosecution of ar against the savages, gives great satisiy to the army on the Plains, and untrammelied by a imisin- formed or de! ed body of philanthropists there im now every prospect of suppressing Lacitan hostilt- ties, as far us the nations now iu revolt are concerned, for all time to come. {t may be mentioned as one of the pccult: instances of the control of the Peace Commn!ss.oners over the Indians and the fidelity of tne latter to their promises, that in the recent engazemert witht the savages several Peace Commission micdals were captured from the boates of dead Indians, sovernor Crawford, of Kansas, and G dan agree entirely upon a tnost vigorous towards the Indians, The Governor has ¢ Topeka and the regiment of vo! thorized to be raised in this 3 be in the field by the beginnin; organization will consist of tea of compu a pack of Indian agoats as to att t to indy ndians in that jon to return to their resery: These men have not the sy thy or even tie re | Speet of a single officer mi tie army, and itt net | thought that their errand of peace, from no ies | triotic motives than to resume ther Juer | trade with the Indians, will meet with a agement from any source in the army. commanding the department is certain no them any favor, and if half @ dozen ace scaipo | country Will not be the worse off, and there $ lite prospect of any serious lamentation on the part of the army. As soon as cold weather come: look for overtures of peace from the n | Savages; but no propositions whatever will be cater- | tamed until they are so crippled that they will not | be able, as usual, to renew hostilities as soon as the | Weather in spring: becomes suitable to their purposes. | General Sheridan has authorized the employment | of Ute Indians as scouts. A body of Osages will also | be taken into the service for the same purpose. Some of the rebellious Indiana have for some time past been making overtures for a coalition with these | tribes against the whites, but the latter have rejected them with great emphasis, ne te Indians are known to be mortal 1e3 of the Kiéwas and Cheyennes, while the Osages and the Cheyennes indulge in the bitterest antnosity | towards each other. ‘the band of Utes who will be - | ace epted number about 180 warriors and the Osages: as many more, The Osages are expected herein a few days. This action on the part of General Snert- dan is another evidence of the earnestness with which he has entered the campaign. The friendiy Indians, rejoiced at the opportunity to unite against the hostile Indians, will constitute a very valuable | accession to the army, and while doing the perilous | duty of scouts will enable almost an equal number of troops to be relieved from this service and put into the field, All the Indians to be accepted are armed with their own weapons aud will receive only their rations, thelr com- pensation being the captures they can make, Information from up the road towards Fort Harker received to-day announced the presence of a small Barty of hostile Indians not more than ten miles distant from here. The party of scouts under the command of Lieutenant Silas Pepoon was sent ont, and, after a ride of nearly forty mites, reports no Indians nor traces of them. For the sake of se- path f the garrison here will exercise increased vigi- nee. Captain Ovenshine, Company G, Fifth infantry, left Here to-day with thirty men to escort a supply train of fifty wagons to Fort Dodge. Brevet Major General Bugene A. Carr, major Fifth cavalry, lett here this morning for Fort Wallace. He pd oan Fan ten 4 Rs ng de and Granam*s cavaity, and proceed to join Brevet Colonel Koyai’s colufin in the vicinity of ithe a Lieutenant Silas yet Baager, com. | valry. | Orieman, Tenth Pepoon, Tenth ry, an manding a detachment of Tentu Summary of Latest Despatches Received at Headquarters—Effect of the Resolution of | the Indian Peace CommissionThe Kansas | Volunteers—Iniian Agents as Peace Come | missioners — Employment of tnudianus as | Cooks—Army Personals, | HRADQUARTERS DEPT, OF THR Missount, | In THE FIELD, Fort HAYS, KANSAS, Vet. 11, “1868, | The Indian tribes seem within the past week to have become considerably emboldened, and in ali | parts of the Department south of this point we find | them committing depredations on private property and even menacing the garrisoned posts almost with temerity. If the nations keep up this spirit there is no doubt of a speedy close of the war, the grey trouble being i getting them into a fight. There ts no doubt in accomplishing this when their uur largely exceed that on the side of the Governmen | Fiith cavairy, recently returned | southward, Republican Fork, and of which he will take com- mand as the senior officer. ae and Graham with their troops will return to Fort Wallace, Brevet John H. Kane, first lieutenant from @ visit to Bu- rope. accompanies General Carr to his command. brevet Major General William B. Hazen, colonel ‘Thirty-eighth infantry, has arcived here en route for the Indian Territory. Brevet Major General Alfred Gibbs, major Seventh cavairy, arrived here yesterday from Fort Dodge, and will proceed to Fort Harker to look after re- cruits for his command, Brevet Brigadier Geueral James W, Forsyth, major Tenth cavairy and acting inspector general to the Commanding General, has returned from Fort , and reports the column from that polut moving now on the march. utenant Colonel J. Schuyler Crosby, first and acting assistant adju- minding General, has re headquarters at Fort ordered on oficial K Brevet Lie hew tant turned from Leavenworth, business, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Myies ¥ to the department Whither he