The New York Herald Newspaper, October 25, 1868, Page 3

- SEYM our. Pe eaaeanaael im Cr’ or at the West—His Speech ~eago—The Republicans le ~ the Present Condition of Atfulre—Colfax {ae OnI0aao, Oct. 345 TKS. ‘Governor Governor seymour addressed an immetise meeting of the democracy in the Court House square w- night. He spoke as follows:— yw Cirizens—When thé rebellion was put re arin ohne nig wis of revivi yy the hearts of the citizens in all ‘of our Union fell upon the party in I no disposition to underrate the difficulties which hindered the petieeanen of that duty. If it ‘Was entered upon in the right spirit large allowances should be fe for many mistakes, ie Magnitude of this duty, the far reaching consequences of the which should be adopted with regard to it, im- Upon the men in power solemn responsibill- Any indulgence in passion, any spirit of vin- any purpose to advance nal or objects were i crimes against our involved a a of treason. In the then condition of selfish or malignent as cruel as the ravages will Le Forni tp fol chiaraatnt OF: ngressio: I, nor upon mper wn by those who have shi the action of our government during the past four the record can be read by ea olitaen for nimselt, and atthis time it is the duty of every voter to decide if he is with the the spirit shown by those who now ask him to continue them In place, Turning from the question of our rulers let us see how far have succeeded in the work of recon- it is clear that the disorganization in the atem, in bi pursuits and moral condi- our country could not be cured by duty and power may have been de- in some sections to restrain violence; it could do no more; tho hi influence must Face Rom wise atatesmanehip; it was the duty of who controlled public rs tently and earefully to use every measure calculated to allay ‘all passions or peniodions ei ered by the war either at the North or South, To do this intercourse between the different sections sbould be encot 5 Rerten interests of each section and the rela- ship which they bear to the common welfare ‘Must be considered, as d always tends to disor- der. Care must be taken to promote the prosperity of every section. Communities in the joyment of succeasful business or of prosperous commerce are Rot inclined to have these disturbed by lawlessness lence. Have these great truths been kept in by ourrulers? You know, my fellow citizens, that from time to time their most wise and thougnt- fal have been sen he Snafentona! pts condu: jon: Ye In its National Convention that republics party ‘dased its claims upon the continued support of the management of aauirs. By 20d ing th chal. ir 90 do! - lenge a scrutiny of their measures, ‘Sines the can- vass com! hay tb and their speakers tell of violence and disorder. Driven the ground that their financial or political policy ‘was wiser or more fortunate, they have fallen back upon the questions of the past. They seek to revive in a period ot peace the passions of war. Nay, more than this. I see in a speech made last it _by Mr. Colfax, their own candidate for the Presidency, that he is in full and rapid retreat. has got back as far as the Kansas troubles and the Scott decision. (Laughter.) Retrospective views are sometimes profitable, and when things ahead they may be pleasant. (Con- thier.) At this moment we are con- inent dangers and serious difficulties i its of our banks and the pockets of with ope or silver hpagy o As all the pes South was engaged in this ‘The negro had in many respects a a interest in the success of this trial than the white man. His very existence as a race inthe judgment of the whole world, as to his capacity to do dui as an American citi- ven hangs upon ti success of the which we are now making at the South in ourefforts ive to all races — and prosperity. (Cheers.) retch outa helping hand! No; said to the white man and alike:—“We not let yor ge the full value of your products in the markets of the world. We will put a heavy tax on the cotton which you send out of the country. You shall sell it to tern manufacturers at less value in the European markets, Now, this act was not only cruel; it was unwise. ‘It crushed the first efforts of reviving industry. It shed back an impoverished, disorganized ople their efforts to bulid up the social system. It was ene of the first great causes of the disorders which exist at the South. If the African’s employer was s unable to him his w: on these accounts he was filled with hate and rage towards him. The employer found his slender means and low credit still further weakened. In whose interest was this wrong done? In that of the cotton manu- facturers of fae East, whose profits have been enorm who are protected by the highest tarts. How did this measure tell upon the farmers of the ‘West? The planter could not buy your corn or pork; he was compelled by starvation to raise these things for himself. You lost the markets yon should have os The export duty on cotton proved tobe he: oe duty on corn. If you wish to know wi South is still in disorder you wiil tind the reason in the acts like thts, and in the selfish ea and vindictive passions which prompted ueir enactment. It is truc the measure is repealed, but the evil it has done cannot be recalled. Fellow citizens, at this time the Western States are in the enjoyment of a good ‘legree of prosperity. ‘When you compare the Beara with the past you are struck with your great progress. But this ques- tion comes up: Are you as roo as you should be? Does not the policy of this government harm you? Is not the progress of this great city hin- dered its financial management? The great draw! to the prosperity of the farmers of the ‘West are the high rates of interest. the want of currency and cost of transportation, and | cha that all these are due in a great degree to the mis- takes of the y in power. They took upon them- selves the responsibility of taxing out of existence all State currency; they allowed no bills to be tasned banks except a ited amount which might 8 puv forth under the laws of the general govern- ment. For jeany ronocme was opposed to ‘this national banking scheme, and as the Governor of the State of New York i vetoed a Jaw authorizing our banks to ize under the pation: tem, organi N's because | thought it needlessly increased the taxes of our le, I will not now discuss the merits of our national banking law; but all will agree that when the government undertook to give to a com- ively small number of citizens the exclusive it to issue paper money, this valuable monopoly should have been fairly and wisely distributed. At the close of the war the peple of the West were not to take an interest in the banks. The manufacturers of the East had been enriched by the fruits of war, and =r barf grasped at this great icine Lyte Bonne gy on ae governm : ty of giyin, this pri to the first comers, hae were tne resuite? This currency was given to those who did not need The business of the cities of New York, Boston and Philadelphia, do not need large amounts cy. Their banks in many instances did to put out bank bills until the right became @ valuable monopoly, Under w the agricultural States ao need carrency. tit the _— of our produce is cut down; of interest ruinous; the ple of the , Where there are no banks no currency. many instances fare forced to pay as - as wenty per cent. How can it recover until this exaction ceases. In our Western commercial # Pry erie Heel NEW YORK HES,Lp, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1863—TRIPLE SHEET. and of national wealth. Ie thisa mactér of nec ‘néces- sity, or does it out of scar ruler ; the ‘follies ‘against ric & y were pase: srthe outset by myself gag Ye". our official duties called upey G8 to protest 2% anat them? Why to- ay, oa ‘Your compet inn eet cometh ek | 80e Your growing ies of the Vest thus trammell by want of & circulating mjdium, thus loaded down by an interest that no business Sommeniy can and prosper in the long ran? When I lool over statements I find that more than fifty-seven muillions of this currency was given to the State of Massacuusetts and less than teu millions to the State of Titinois, Yet you have twice the population of Massachusetts, Yet that State needs but a small amount, while yours requires nore currency than apy other State in the Union, If discriminations were to be made the interest of the whole country demanded they shoud be in favor of the agricultural States, If distribution had been made in proportion to the lation you wot have had about twenty millions Of this currrent and mass about ten adjoining States—Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa and others—would aiso have a much larger NE ot et than they get now. In fact the St = ia Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, —Michi- lowa, nesota, issouri, Nevada, Nebraska, Oregon, with the Territories of California, eater Idaho, Utan have some millions less bank elrculation than the single State of Massachusetts, You would have gained, too, in another respect. As these States had at the time this currency was distributed capital to take it up themselves, if it had been alloted to them, capl- talists of the East would hardly have brought their money here to employ it in thle region in the busi- ness of banking. This addition to the business capital of the West wonld have made t change in your affairs. Interest would this have not at time been at the present rates, A vast amount o, money would have been permanently used to promote your enterprises and prosperity, We at the East should pare sos saved from f at —ss and business evils while you are forward your crops. ‘This currency 18 forced mto ‘this section by the high rate of interest paid forit. During the winter it ac- caummulates in vast volumes in the great cities of the East. There is no want of it there for any fair pur- pee If those banks were here this money could lent for useful objects; but those who it in, anxious to get some interest, invite speculative movements’ in stocks or in produce, which have been so hurtful to business and morals, Not unfrequently provisions which have been gathered in the storehouses of our cities are Inburers; exportation is stopped aid great misery 8 FETS; ©: ion P m! often caused in the houses of thoge who live by daily toll. He who will carefully look into the evils grow- ing out of the violence done to all wise statesman- ip, Will see that it has been acurse alike to the East and the West. When you go to your local banker to get bills to up f grtcmrns of your State, he is obliged to go 4nd borrow these bills in that section, then to charge you further usury, 80 that you pay interest to two kers, Therefore it ig that discount upon your paper is of such ruinous tate itin other terms—Ilinois in- itfully belongs to the West. io this bags are your own to the law now ask men in representative who consented approval of their condact. If it is sgood thing have more than seventy dollars of currency to each person tn Rhode Island, why is it not ion thing to have an equal volume in your own Ts it right that Massachusetts should have fifty-two dollars to each citizen while Illinois has but six, Wis- consin and Mic! but three dollars? Fellow-clti- zens—There is another drawback to your er papal I mean the cost of transportation and the ex- istieg method of taxation. The trouble with the farmer o1 the West is always this—can he Taise ‘grain here, send it to the seaboard, have it carried across the ocean and then undersell the farmers of Europe? This question mainly turns upon the cost of transportatson. I find that when I a barrel of Western flour at my own home, the farmer who owns land, tills the soll, reises wheat and fits it for market comes very far short from getting alll pay. Prosperity West turns in a great legree by this matter of cheapening transporiation. The views I hold this subject are not those which I bring ard now for the first time, when If am a candidate for your votes, Here our report breaks off. REPUBLICAN RALLY IN BROOKLYN. Se Enttusiastic Meeting at the Academy of Mu- sic—Speeches of Hon. John A. Griswold, General Schenck and Chauncey M. Depew. The republicans of Brooklyn assembled in large mumbers last evening in the Academy of Music to further the election of Grant and Colfax. Long be- fore the hour appointed to commence the proceed- ings the building was densely crowded, and, as usual in republican gatherings, a number of ladies occupied seats upon the stage. Two large stands were erected outside of the Academy, from which local orators enunciated republican doctrines. A band of music occupied the orchestra and dis- coursed patriotic airs. The utmost enthusiasm — poe ee the gathering was the largest that has assem! cone this cam . Mr. 8, B. Chitteien was selected to preside and Made @ brief after which the usual number of vice presidents and secretaries were appointed. SPEECH OF HON. JOHN A. GRISWOLD. Hon. JOHN A. GKIsWOLD was introduced and ‘with enthusiastic cheering. He said:— ‘MR, CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN—My first impulse in presenting m, before you this evening is to offer an apology, for after the various ques- tions that are presented to the people of this country have been so thoroughly discussed as they have during this campa: when every measure has been resented ty epeal ers from every section of our jand, I feel that if the subject was not absolutely ex- hausted I should certainly fail to say anything new upon it, presenting myseif, as I do, without any pre- 5) or any intention of making an extended isoussion. Governor Seyiour asked the other day with a tone of exultation where the boasted success of reconstruction was? That after nearly four years of peace the Southern States, he says, are no more reconstructed now than they were at the close of the war. My fellow citize I am not surprised nor ought any of ustobe that the feelings of the Southern people were not to be immediately allayed. We had no Aone to suppose that they were ready to accept any terms that would in all probability be offered them for the reconstruction of those rebellious States; for it must be remembered that it has not been for a year, or for five, or for ten years that the le of that rebel land have engendered sen- ments against this Union which they are unwill- ing to realize. It must not be forgotten that for more than thirty years the people of the South had been educating themselves up to the final act which they consummated when they fired | upow Fort Sumter. The institation of slavery, small | at its beginning, and regarded as one of those evils which was to be wiped out within the space of a few years, had grown to be the great overshadowing in- terest In the Southern States, It had got to be the source of wealth to the South. It was the means of luxury and ease to the few who owned the labor of the South, and they felt that while it was an institu- tion that was obnoxious to the sense of humanity, that it was frowned upon by the whole civiliz world, it became them to look around and see whe- ther, without some act of revolution, without doin; something which should take them from the pale oi the laws of a free land, that institution could be preserved, perpetuated, extended and pr tected. Mr. Griswold proceeded to discuss the slavery question and gave # succint state- ment of the onstruction measures passed by Congress, and proceeded as follows:— Well, our democratic friends insist upon it th: they have the great solution of this ditticulty; that we have no right to say 10 any portion of the Soutb- ern people that they have lost through their acts of treason and rebellion any rights that they ever had before, and they denounce the Congress of the United States as a power usurping What they have no right to assume in refusing unconditional admission of these people upon any terms which they see fit to demand. I desire to call your attention for a single instant to the effect of that plan of recon- struction. Take the eleven siave States at the South, and in that | inelude Maryland, Delaware and Ken- tacky; permit them at their own discretion to send representatives to Congress of such qualifications and characteristics as they see fit, and what Is the result ? Why, sir, they come there with eighty-six representa. tives in Congress, one solid, unbroken column of eighty-six representatives. If you had two-fifths, the ine! power which they get through the transformation of slaves into men, they have th an additional twelve, giving these rebel Stat ninety-eight representatives in the Congress of the United States, Wei, sir, with these ninety-eight re- ntatives it 4 yr but the accession of thirty From the North. they only have io call upon their friends from the North, those men who have during this loug wal hea ge with them and had been with the ey have only to ask them to join their ranks to the extent of thirty, and then, sir, the South have the supreme control of this country; they have the — ower, an ee power, again to perpeirate the wrongs ai e outrages, Ea to attempt the destruction, as they had betoro the frat gun was fired apon Sumter, Now, I am ready to appeal to the peuple of this country, and I am feady to ask them whether they are prepared, after the long struggies we have had, after the terrible sacrifices we have made, after tho expenditure of the untold treasure, after the sacri- fice of the hundreds and thousands of the best and the bravest in this land—1 am ready to ask the Amer- ican people whether they are prepared to risk this government, only with the acceasion of thirty North- ern copperheads—the whole aad of this govern- Ment can be re; in them Mr. , in his i — following the ead ot the’ distnguisnea geetiertan cities you are forced to pay ten or tweive per cent interest. At these at times, your | who is my nent as a candidate for the oMfce of business ‘4 checked for want of a aum- | Governor this State, indul himself, among client to carry it om. It cannot | many other volo in propounding questions to the be said that this runious usury is owing | peopie. | shi not Let here to refer to t weat of valne of your commercial | many of them; but as I was glancing over his ch ; a8 @ whole, none better is made anywhere. | delivered at Rochester, Butfalo, Cleveland else- F Is mostly given to send forward wheat, corn, | where (for it is pretty much the same speech) Mr. pork, beef wool raised by = farmers. The | Seymour asks:—“Where ts this boasted rec c= Whole mresperey demands that this should be done. Uniess it is, commerce languishes, labor suffers, the paper fe in its forms, itis payabie at short date” at ne commercial circles of the Piast it is secured by some form of pledae 5 7, which ie bought with ite pro- Feuer a Mea, nl i sh 5 2 i sariculture lies at the tase of a nations rity and happiness, Every one knows at there tn introns al over onr land if produce doen not sell for fair prices, Yet just here ueury is eallbg away at tae very foundatious of cummerve tion’? ‘That I have discussed, and I won't recur to it. But Mr. Seymour has been in the habit of asking questions—the habit seems to be chronic—and now as he is on a political mission he seems to refer back to his old habits and make up the points and the arguments of his ne ! asking questions to the American people. Why, sir, in 1 upon the 4th Gay of July, he askexi an audience in the city of New ‘Ovk where were the boasted victories Yniat hed been promised to them on that occason? Where were the victories that the loyal men of the North had promised them at the hands | of the jal apny ay the Bouth, pad wing a a tan a an air of satisfaction he furned it aside,-as though victory on our gide was ible; and although he did not say it, he conveyed the idea (which he had conveyed before), that the idea of conquering the Southern people by war was out of the question, and he asks with derision, “Where are the victories that have been promised us?” Weil, sr, you remem- ber that before he left the stage upon that occasion, a tel was received and handed to him, which he did not read, announcing the glorious victory of Gettysburg—(applause —that victory, which went 8o far to close this war, came to him in mse tO his question and almost before the words were out of his month; and at that very time, as 1t would seem, the victory of Gettysburg was insufficent, for a tel m could have announced (if the facilities for tel phic communication had m existence) that Vicksburg with its 30,000 prisoners had been a victory in Nips wae ‘These two victories of Gettysburg and I were the responses to the question asked by Mr. Seymour upon that occasion, “Where are the victories that have been promised in this Northern war?” I hold in my hand, Mr. Chairman, a tel hic letter from the President of the United Sates, in which he expresses his gratification that Mr. Seymour has taken the stamp im order to inform the people of this country of their canaeeh He says, in a pious strain, that he will be inspired hopes he to tell the people of this country of their dangers. He says, ‘Tell them that the enemies of lberty are en the very gates of its citadel, and that the people of this country must rouse themselves or the citadel may be taken. ‘Now, sir, we remember, not many years since, when the cry went forth that the citadel of liberty in this country was really in danger. Within a few hours’ march of Washington ‘was a proud rebel army, intent upon capturing the capital of this country. Then the cry might have went forth that the enemies of this country were Hreateniings to enter the very gates of the citadel of liberty. ‘eli, sir, who was called upon in that hour of danger? It was not Mr. Seymour; it was not his “friends” in New York or elsewhere; but, sir, it was the man whom the country now calls upon to rescue it from the danger that is threatened. It was the invincible, the gallant Grant that the country then called upon—(cheers)—and, sir, against that de- flant rebel army General Grant’ hurled the Sixth army corps, drove them back and the citadel of liberty was saved, was secured. (Renewed cheers.) It was General Grant, with the Sixth army corps of our loyal, our brave, our invincible army, that bo vented our very capital falling into the hands of the enemy and prevented the rebel flag from song from the dome of the Capitol. And, as we call upon General Grant then, when the citadel of liberty was in di ir, 80 upon the 3d day of oven. ber the people of this country propose to call u) General Grant again to save them 1e enemies who are approaching the Cay the a of liberty. But Mr. beatae assures le Recel there is no possible danger in electing demo- cratic party; “for,” he says, “we cannot do any harm if we wanted to.” He concedes that there is no bility of their having a rity in mngress, and he felicitates himself and attempts to allay the apprehensions of the people of this country from all ideas of danger by assuring them that inasmuch as we will havea republican mi in both branches of the Congress of the United that the election of the demo. cratic ticket can do no possible harm. (Laugh- ter.) And then he goes on to comment upon the advantages of a divided authority, of having parties so that one can hold the other in check. ena sir, IT am cere to concede to that proposition. 1 think itis a wholesome and safe tung to have the par- ties of om wan ieee ized and somewhere beep ialceps Enesact object most strenuously and ly havi ‘ized upon wiSheld SES Yt Pee may be said besides, o ized ae & loyal basis— (applause)—so that whichever the two political es may have the control and direction of the interests of this country we shall feel safe; that be it republican or democratic, that it is @ loyal party and that they will look to it that the interests and the safety of the country are J wongianoy (Renewed ap- plause.) He says in effect we are only to have @ continuation of what has transpired forthe last three years—we are to have the perpetuation of the experience of Ldearate Congress with the present accidental dent, the head of the democratic py RES sir, for one, I am almost pre! I would rather have the demo- crat il control than to have this divided authority, this constant conflict between the Con- and the Executive, which prevents the accom- Plishment of any permanent good and keeps all the various interests of this country unsettled and the ple anxious and in doubt. (Applause.) Napo- once said, “Europe must etther be all Cossack or all republican,” and I say, in view of our expe- rience for the last few years of this country, be all democratic or all a yg han to have a conflict and the trou- which must inevitably grow out of a divided authority and a difference between the Executive and the law-making power of the land.” But, Mr. Chairman, | am admonished that there are other gentlemen who are to follow me, and that'l have no right to occupy 80 much of the time of this audience ag 1 have already occupied. 1 should be glad, if time permitted, to review in brief Mr. Sey- mour’s position w) the public debt and public finances; but, sir, I shall pass it over, because I have no doubt that there are few in this audience CITY POLITICS. The State, Couaty and City Offices to Be Filled=The Republican und Democratic NominationsThe City Judgeship aud the Registership—Congressional and Assembly Nominationstitizeuship and the Right to Vote. ‘The contest for tie control of the State and county offices, as the timefor the final arbitrament of the ballot box rapidly approaches, waxes in intensity and severity and djtermination on the part of the contestants to “push things” to the utmost. THR STATS OFFICES TO BE FILLED. A Governor, in he place of Renben E. Fenton. A Lieutenant Governor, in the place of Stewart L, Woodford, A Canali Commissioner, in the place of Robert 0, Dorn. An Inspector 0! State Prisons, in the place of Henry A. Barnum. A Clerk of theCourt of Appeals, in the place of Patrick Henry Joes, A Justice of the Supreme Court for the First Judl- clal district, in tae place of George G. Barnard. All whose terns of office will expire on the last day of December next, ‘Thirty-three electors of President and Vice-Presi- dent of the United States, A Representative in the Forty-first Congress of the United States for Fourth Congressional district, com- posed of the First ward (including Governor’s Island), Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eight@ wards of the city and county of New York. A Representative in the Forty-first Congress of the United States for the Fiftn Congressional district, composed of the Seventh, Tenth, Thirteenth and a wards of the city and county of New ork, A Representative in the Forty-first Congress of the United States for the Sixth Congressional «strict, cor of the Ninth, Fifteenth and Stxteenth of the city and county of New York. A Representative in the Forty-firat Congress of the United States for the Seventh Congressional district composed of the Eleventh and Seventeenth wards the city and county of New Yor! A Representative in the Lh ete Cor of the United States for the Eighth Congressiofial composed of the Eighteenth, first wards of the city and county of New York. A Representative in the Fora Congress of the United States for the Ninth Congressional district, composed of the Twelfth ward (including Randali’s Island and Ward’s Island), Nineteenth ward (inciud- ing Blackwell's Island) and Twenty-second ward of the city and county of New York. COUNTY OFFICERS TO BB ELECTED, Twenty-one members of Assembly. * A City Judge in face of Abrrham D. Russel. A in of Patrick H. Jones, appointed in the pl of Charles G. Halpine, deces 5 Two be pela in the places of William M.Tweed and Sheridan Shook. All whose terms of office will expire on the last of December next. For the tirst five offices on the foregoing list the two great parties of the State have long since mado their separate nominations, and the candidates are on the same ticket that bears the name of the can didate selected as the standard bearer of the pew in the Presidential election to be held on the 3d of November next. THE DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. For seeseeeseeee-JOhN T, Hoffman. For Lieutenant Governor. Allen CO. Beach, For Canal Commissioner. Oliver Bascom. For Inspector State PrisonsDavid B. McNeil. For Clerk Court Appeals. .Edwin 0. Perrin. THE REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. For Governor...... +++» +Join A. Griswold. For Lieutenant Governor.. Alonzo B, Cornell. For Canal Commissioner. Alexander Barkley. For Inspector State PrisonsHenry A. Barnum. For Clerk Court Appeails,..Campbell H. Young. THR COUNTY AND JUDICIARY TICKET. Both parties have completed thelr nominations for the county and judiciary tickets. The republi- cans have made their nominations as follows:— For Register. .. + Maj For os For Justice Supreme Court.James C. Carter. For City Judge............Henry D. Lapaugh. The Tamm: County Convention met in the Wig- wam on Thursday evening last and completed most effectually and most satisfactorily the work of nomi- nating candidates for the vacant offices. Two of the nominations made at that meeting have received the unanimous concurrence and endorsement of the rty throughout the length and breadth of he city, and from this time till the nominces are installed in their respective offices it will be easy and plain sailing for them. We refer to the nominations of Gunning 8. Bedford, Jr., for the City Judgeship, and our ponderous friend, Fustice Michael Connolly, forthe Registership. The contest up to this that do not understand that subject quite as well as I, and ff there is any inf lon yet to be desired by them I shall feel entire confidence that the gen- tlemen who are to follow me will give that informa- tion. But I desire to say right here, in one we seems to me the most glowing ord, that it ae that was ever the fate of Gee d nation 2 eee to pearl is po Sep great ee fou! long years ol struy ig im ita war, going forth demonstrating, ae eas, its power to protect itself, claiming the first rank among the family of nations—I say it is a bumil fact that party in this country is obliged to come before the erg le and with them against the nation violating its falin and repudiating its honest obligations. J am willing to trust that question to the people of this country without one single argument, for1 believe that the instincts of the people of this country are as honest to-day as they have been in the past, and that the people ready to make the sacrifices that they have for the vindication of the government will see to it that no yy is put im power that will render us ® #coff and present usin disgrace among f the civilized worid. (Cheers.) Mr. adams said to the Southern ple in his re- marks at Columbia the other day that the people of the South might rely upon it that there were certain one that the Northern people of this country w insist upon. He says:—‘Beyond all doubt the People of the South may as well look at it ag it is, e North will demand a renunciation of this dogma of secession, so that hereafter we shall not again be disturbed and threatened by that dangerous and fatal idea that any one, two, five or seven States of this country can at their option break up the gov- ernment and destroy the Union of these States.’’ He says, too, that the Southern feyig may as well make up their minds that the extirpation of slavery, with its whole = is to be a re- cognized and conceded principle of the South ern pe le. He says, further, to the Southern people that you may rel: hoe it that among the other rights that the people of this land will demand ia that every citizen of the United States shall have the right to travel, live and speak in every State of this broad land. (Applause.) Th ir. Adams says to the Southern people, are requirements that the North and the loyal people of this nation will demand. Well, sir, #0 say 1,and 80 1 believe will this audience and all the people of this Northern land. Sol am willing, for one, republican as | am and democrat as he assumes to be; I arm perfectly will- Ing to take that platform, and whenever a recon- straction and @ restoration of these rebel States can take place, securing these requirements and securing in addition that no natiot disgrace shail be brought upon us by the repudiation of our national debt, then I am willing to accept those terms and those conditions. Mr Chairman, the sea- son for talk it seems to me must have cloxed. I do not believe that the .people of thia country require further discussion or Mg are upon the issues before them. I believe that with that intelligence and that patriotism which haae characterized this og in the past upon the third day of Novem- w they will throw the silent, the noiseless ballot, crown the final drama which has been enacted here, and that they will confirm what has been gained by the war through that ceful but potent, it omuni- potent weapon; and I believe that the result of that confict—that §peaceful confict—on the third day of November will be in the elevation to the position of the highest power tn this country and the place of highest honor in the world that man whose por- trait there presents itself (pointing to @ likeness of General Grant) upon that magnificent banner, (Loud cheers). I believe that General Grant will be elected by this people to cat us through in its final dangers, and that we shail find in him a man worthy of our confidence In peace as he has proved himeeif worthy in war. (Renewed applause). And now, Mr. Chairman, my distinguished friend from Ohio (General Schenck) is, I understand, to follow me in addressing this audience. I hope that you wiil insist apon it that he give us upon this occa sion some little account of the way in which & political warfare is carried on between a loyal radical a& conservative democrat. I waut to know how it was that General Schenck has acnieved a triumph over that embodiment of all that is conu- been a very severe one, and for a ti exceed! incertainly and capriciously the who holds u Ce many could have selected for the position, but the most acceptable the party could have presented for the suffrages of our citizens. reached the tera firma and goal of his hopes. the Satan aE vicitsitudes: disappointments now on the highway of disappointing a8 follows:— For Register... ....++ -Michael Connolly. For Supervisor... William M. Tweed. Judge Supreme Court.George G. Barnard. servative, just and patriotic, Mr. Valiandl, . Mr. Griswold resumed his seat amide loud ap- plause, General Schenck, of Ohio, and Mr. Channoey M. Depew made lengthy and eloquent speeches, and al- though it was nearly midaight before the meeting broke up the immense audience remained to listen to the thrilling words of the orators. Mr. Depew brought down the house when ne said that Governor Seymour had gristie where he ought to have back- bone. The President introduced Mr. Willlam Brown, of Kentucky. Mr. Brown said that he wasa Kite aember of the New York Democratic Convention as « friend of the Chief Justice of the United States, NEW JERSEY POLITICS, ‘The democracy of Essex county have made the following Assembly nominations:—First district, Samuel J. Farmer; Second distriet, Joseph Booth; Pourth district, John R. Pierson; Fifth district, John 8. Parker; Ninth district, James G. Irwin. The re- maining four districta wMl make actection during the coming week, The republicans have made no nominations yet. The republicans have nominated Charles Heming- way, of n, for Assembly from the Second district of Passaic county, refusing to endorse the iy democratic nomination of William Wait, 6 republican who was injured in @ procession a ‘week or #0 ago, The democrats will probably now dvclde ga nominating Peter Dorewmuy For For City Judge.. .-Gunning 8. Bedford, Jr. THB CONGRESSIONAL TICKET—DEMOCRATIC NOMINA- TIONS. The Congressional conventions met last evening, when the following nominations were made:— Dist, Tammany. Mozar' ¢4—John Fox. John 6—John Morrissey. - 6—Samuel S. Cox. 7—Adjour’d till Monday. 8—James Brooks. James Brooks. 9—Fernando Wood. RTHE ASSEMBLY TICKET—DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS, The Tammany Assembly conventions were held on Friday evening last, when nominations were made in seventeen of the districts. Adjourned meetings were held in four districts, in which the conventions ‘will meet again on Monday to complete the nomina- tions, The following is the Tammany Aseembiy ticket, as made out thus far:—- Dist. Tammany. Mozart, 1—Michael C. Marphy. 2—Dennis Burns. 3—Owen Cavanagh. 4—Jonn Galvin. 6—Peter Mitchell. 6—Timothy J. Campbell. 7—Adjourned. &—Adjourned, 9—William G. Bergen. - 10—Adjourned. 11—Peter Trainer. 12—Henry Woltman. 13—Adjourned, 14—Charles H. Whalen, 15—Alexander Frear. 16—James Irving. ” 17—George W. Plunkett. 18—Lawrence D. Kiernan. 19—Jostah Porter. 20—John Keegan. 21—William Hitchman. WHAT CONSTITUTES CITIZENSNUP AND THR RIGHT TO VOTE. There is considerable misunderstandit Henry Woltn Patrick Hl. McDonough, and on- certainty among @ large number of rs as to what are the yg | ualification f a voter. Subjoined is given all {nformation that can be re- juired on the point from the special sections of the act relating thereto—the first and third sections of sqticle two of the constitution of the State of New ‘ork — Every maie citizen of the ‘of twenty-one shah ive boss's cttison for, ton dag and on tadeceees of thia State’ one year next preceding an election, and for the last four mouths a resident of the county where entitled to vote at sue the Yearning, nor while public expense, nur w! ahoune fined fn any public prison, ‘aaylum at con- Meeting to Endorse George Francis Train for Congress, A Meeting of citizens of the Fifth Congres Monal district was held last evening at Military Mail, No. 109 Bowery, ty epdorae the nomination of Geogre Francis Train for Congress. The attendance was large, enthusiastic and decidedly Celtic. Mr. J. J. Collins occupied the chair, and introduced Mr. Hollywood, who made a loud, ringing speech in favor of George Francis. He said it was an amomaly for such a man as John Morrissey to be nominated for Congress, and one like Train, whose genius was as bright as the morning star, to be set aside and ne- glected, A song in favor of Train, beginning— From the loyal and the brave, in # British bastile bo Gomes blending ery for freedom and phases: was sung by a timid youth from old Erin, and the refrain cones up by the audience after some littie urging on part Of the managers of the meeting on the platform, Several enthusiastic admirera of Mr. Train fol- lowed in half hour speeches, and as each one ex- hibited more earnestness than the other the excite. ment among the r crowd of listeners increased in proportion, and the advocate of Irish freedom and woman’s rights was remembered in thunders of vocal applause, After a while the following resolu- tions were proposed and adopted without much de- lay or consideration:— district repre- the people willing PR yd fa destrable to have bate ngrese by a veteran friew and able to defend ‘nate interests, Resolved, That cordially sharing tn the general enthusiasm for George Francis Train, recogazing hfe services in the cause of the people and devotion to Irish national we ratify his nomination to Congress. Resol the career and services of G Francis ‘Train give bim unquestionable claims to our support and are ‘® guarantee that will realize our expect in the future. Resolved, That h of George Francia mane: Goorreenanlege i Sap cane td ondae that he may be free to advocate the interests Of Ireland, dine meeting then separated, highly pleased and led. It was expected by some that the supporters of John Morrissey would disturb the harmony of the meen, but nothing occurred to justify the sus- piclon. KINGS COUNTY POLITICS. "The Congressional, Assembly, City aud County Tickets. The following are the tickets presented by the regular and outside factions of the democratic party and the republicans of Kings connty for the suffrage of the people of Brooklyn and the county at large at the coming election.— CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS. Dem. Rep. --John G, Schumaker. H. 8. Bellows, Booth. «General H, W. Slocum. Sam. COUNTY NOMINATIONS. aan Dem, Ind, Dem. District attorney. .' D. Morris. D. P. Barnard 2. int had cal ge rs a, the combatants was ly doubtful and no man could positively foretell the result considering how { ul Tam- me {ave Of all candidates of all his oficial acts that have been universally noted snd which have secured for him that popularity which made him not only the strongest man Tain- The Big Judge has at last not only got his head above water, but he rd le stalks around the vark contiguous to the Kegister’s office with an air of triumph most delectable to = an as met with. It is said that he has some 40,000 promises to redeem the moment he is installed in office, and therefore it is most certain that if he has been often disappointed himself he is others on @ large scale, ‘The Tammany County and Judiciary ticket stands County Treasurer... A, Gardiner. W. Mcllroy. Coroner 1st dist....J. jones. Dr. Niditern. Coroner 24 dist Whitehill, A. Robinson, Supt, Poor, 34 ope oes a Ghapyeh Supt. Poor, 5th diat.C. Ferguson. . J. Camp! Justice Sessions....8. 1. Voorhies. D. Heitcamp. District Attorney. County Treasut Coroner 1st dist. Coroner 24 dist.....N. H. Miller. Supt, Poor, 3d dist.J. Montgomery. Supt. Poor, 5th dist.A. Hegeman. Justice Sessions....W. H. Hoyt. CITY NOMINATIONS. Reg. Dem. Ind, Dery «I. Badeau. H, Harteau, M. Johnson. L. D. Faron, C, A. Sprague. N. B. Morse, Autitor.... james O’Brien. E. Kozlay. Potice Justice. A. Walsh. J. H, Cornwell. Just, Peace 1st dist.J, Delmar. oud Just, Peace 3d dist.J, Buckley. I. Wallace, Just, Peace 6th dis.J. Lynch. T. O'Conor, Republican, F. Scholes, J. L. Spader. J 3. Studwell . Jack. LY NOMINATIONS. dt. Den, Rep, rk. Pat, Burns, D. O. SSEM! dna a 2—Hy. Cullen, James DeBarry, 3. M. Griswold. 3— — D. O’Keette. J. E. Luddew. 4—W.W. Mosely. KE. #. Day. y. Richardso# 5 — —_ J. R, Allaban. 6—J. R. Wilds, - A. B. Hodges, 1—G. L. Fox. - S. T. Maddox, 8—D. ©. Tower. se D, E, Austin, 9. C. Jacobs, J. C. Jacobs. K, H. Flavin, WARD ALDERMANIC NOMINATIONS. Ward, Reg. Dem. Ind, Dein, Rep. 2...Wm. Dwyer. J, Bacon. _ 4...E. A. Kollmeyer. _ B. Stryker. Thos. Keating. Chas, Franks, - ‘hs, A. Willard. Joe Wilson. _ ‘acob I. Bergen. _ J. B. Wass, nel Coffee. Ross McMahon y arbiter the in the of his hand determines results tebiny |. Colina. of this. kind. ese two named cunstestants have Eontaien, , = - won their laurels nobly, and may they wear them | 5, 'T, Shevliu. = Benry Spear. long. Mr. Bedford isa young man Cock hage Pte 7. T. Buck. _ G, J. Sallivan, a Zeal for @ faithful disc! duties, 9 Jas, Cassidy. a pe combined with ability and a sincerity of pu in | 11. J. Howell. - 1%. J. McLynch. — J. Ring. 15. Geo, Dugan. H. Smith, 11. Jos. Droli. _ 19. M. Cross. - «. Perry. 21, J.D.Hennessy. - F. Scholes, 22. Jas. Walsh. In the Third Assembly district, where the candl- dates (democratic) for the nominations are Patrick Ker and James Corboy, the Convention, having held two or three seasions without being able to apres. Saget @ choice of candidates, adjourned sine dle, vote was three and three at each ballo' without any probability of a change. The subject will, therefore, be referred to the General Commit- tee, andthe nominatien will be made by the mem- bers of the General Committee from the Sixth and Twelfth wards, which satter form the district. Charies Frost, of the Brooklyn Central Police OMice, who recently tendered his declination of the republican nomination for Justice of the Peace, Third district, is still borne on the ticket, the party = ee elect bim If possible notwith- a lug. CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS IV NEW YORK. Dists, Repuhitoans. 1—Alfred M. Woud... 2—Henry S. Bellows. Democrats, «-+eeHenty Reeves, Dwight Townsend. . John G, Schumaker, --Henry W. Slocum. John Fox. *John Morrissey, Tam. Nelson Taylor, Dem, Ua, Samuel S. Cox, . 7—Joseph C. Pinckue; ‘— 9—Francis A. Thomas, James E. Coulter, C. 30—David 0. Bradley 11—*Chas. H. Van Wye! 12—*John H. Ketchan 18—*Thomas Cornell. 14—Joseph H. Ramsey 16—Adoiphus Tanner. 16—*George Ferris. 17—Williain A. Wheeler. 18—Stephen Sanford. 19—Charles Knapp. . 20—*Addison H. Lafitn. 21—* Alexander H, Bailey. 22—*John ©, Churchill 23—*Denis McCarthy 24—Gea W. Cowles, 25—* William H. Kelse; 26—Giles W. Hotchkis: 27—*Hamilton Ward. 28—Noah Davis. 29—John Fisher, *James Brooks, William 8. Hillyer. Roswell D. Hatch, Moz, « John nth og (Fenian). Clarkson N. Potter, .. George W. Greene. Charlies Wheaton. john A. Griswold. tephen L. Mayhara. jason C. Osgood. R, W. Livingston, John H. White, - Francis R. Gilbert, -Andrew Cornwatt. J. Thomas Sprigg. “Wiliam Porter. «..Elmore P, Ross, aa D. Faulkuer, ¢ *Mombers of the Fortieth Congress. Tsaac A, Verplanck. 81—Porter Sheldon. 5 “ - LETTER FROM GENERAL GRANT. . {From the Detrott Post, Oct. 22.) Everything that throws light upon General Grant's character is of special interest now that his execu- tive talent, judgment and skill are to be exercised 1 civil affairs for the next four years. The following letter, brief and con containa little that is new; but tt confirms the fact that at the outset of his cam- paign inst Vicksburg his plan was to take the city by circumvention and not by direct attack. The letter was written to General W, F. Raynolda, of Detroit, Superintendent of the Lake Surve: Brroneg Vicksecre, Feb. RAR RAYNOLDS—A large mail, the first in a week, has just arrived and in it yours. I hasten to answer, but will necessarily be short, having e number of letters to write to go out by the tweive M. mail, I am much hg oY Rie for your kind expression of confidence. The juction of Vicksburg is a heavy contract, but I feel very confident of success, Since arriving here, however, the amount of rain that has fallen been agreat drawback to our progress. It is now impossible to effect a landing on the east bank of the river at any point from which Vicks- rg can be reached, except under the guns of the wan: By pasing below and taking Hudson it would give high land all the way u» to operate o and give in addition the co-operation from Banks’ forces. Hoping news from this department will be favorable to our cause, | remain, bia yours, D. S. GRANT, PEDESTRIANISM, Lang, the English champion, and M'Neerley have been matched to run a three mile race for $500. Rooney for $260, distance two miles, to come off at Cincinnati on the ‘28th November. A pedestrian tournament is announced to take Place at Barra, Canada West, on November 9. Ramford and Stein are to contend at Bufalo for ey ¢ $600 on Thursday. that with half the comforts that @ a barclay jen feat of ed in his pedestrian feat 1 iniles tn 1,000 hours, he could accowpils | . could accomplish 1,400 <= ‘ Ohio—Ofiicial Returns, The following are the majorities by counties in Ohio, about half of them being oficial. In estimat- Ing gains @ comparison 13 made with the vote for Governor last year, when the republicans had a ma- jority of 2,983:— | GOW. 1807. | —Se0, OF—| — Net-—, Counties, State, 1868, Rep. ais dep. Seinen Re 206 ! 31 Hrieriids _ S Hamilton Hancock, srisieariitiiSirsesrisiet 5 = Monroe ...... Montgomery. Morgan. Morro eee! us um. Noble, ie Warrel . Washington. Wayne Williams.... Wood. «| 2,420) Wyandot. Biss Totals. 240,622|50,242! 32,639! 16,888; Republican majority, 1867... Republican majority, 1868.. Net republican gain.... Indiana Official Returns. The revised table presented below of the Indiana election gives the oMicial vote or official majorities in every county of the State:— [iBone rae pepe Erepet i eeeceereeeeeeeerrBrereeye 2,208 Counties, A : —| 2.070) —| 50 Bartholomew} 602} —| 362 Benton....... —| -| 4“ 3 10} —| 26 —| —| 6 657, —| 5 17 —-| & ci) ae 1,291 —} 617 270) —| & i 2a} | — Daviess .. 127 —| 101 a sia, —| at ecatur . — = 63 —| 172 ‘ —| 28) . 1,437 —| 199 ° —| —| 188 Cree -| —| nz Floyd . ‘ 1,172 Fountain..... 234) Franklin..... Fulton. . Gibson . - Grant = Green - 340) —| 184 507 —| 22 —| --| 304 —| 237) — on a = —| 128) — 950) —| ls — — bis —| -| a = —| 279 —| —), si Johnson... 484) —{ 103 Knox.... 617 —! 309 Kosciusko. —| 7 — - —| 100 -_ —| ™ =| —| 287 —| —| ir 846 = 2 —| —| 404 481 —| 120 340) 2, iol =| ae — —| 122 Montgomery. 7” —| 87 Morgan...... 135 a 4 OAS 4 208 280 Lie: 88,2, = = Ei ripe: Bi i] = S181 ublican ity in 1866. ct democratic gain. Baker's majority... wi have A foot race has been arranged between Gordon and | from Putney 1 Mortlake spenitanericite tobe the December 1, referee starter and boats to be moored. As Kelley hag thus ied to Sadier's cartel it was ter would lose no time in the neces ‘arrangements for the match, Movement is on foot for # donble scull race Oil ad Long Island for ® puree of 61,000. It ts a TE y gwo days and would be nequalled rength im aquatic matches, race whl peobeuly uot take wlace udéll spring.