The Weekly Arizona Miner, 1868-09-05

coming election, were I to hesitate in its can candid - did candid support, I feel 1 should not only falsify ray own record, b:st commit a crime against my country. I never aspired to the Presi Presidency - dency Presidency on account of myself. I never sought its d-'ubtful honors and certain labors and re responsibilities - sponsibilities responsibilities merely for tht position. My own wish was to promote, if 1 could, the good of the country, and to rebuke the spirit of revolution which had invaded every sacred precinct of liberty. Vt'hen, therefore, you pronounced the statement in question false, you did exactly right. Principles and not men, is the motto for the rugged crisis in which we are now struggling. Had I been math the Presidential nominee I should have considered it a triumph, not to me, but to the principles which I had proclaimed and pnvjticed. Rut shall I cease to revere thoe principles because by the action of mutual jmlitieal friend another ben appointed to put them in execution? Never! never!! These, sir, arc my sentiments, whatever interested parties may say to tho contrary, and I desire that all may know ami under understand - stand understand them. I shall ever hold in grateful remembrance the faithful friends, hailing from every section of the Union, who preferred me by their votes and other expressions of con

and the prospects of a Third party." I thank you for the confidence thu reposed in me, and hall not shrink from the responsi responsibility - bility responsibility of stating, frankly, my opinion. 1 do not think the organization of any third party is wise, or can work any practical good to tho great causo in which we are engaged. In the very nature of things, when great principles are at stake, there are, and there can be, but two effective political parties. "He that if not for me is against me,'' in jolitius as well as religion, i a truth ujxjn which everv wise wise-man - man wise-man is compelled to act. What, then,'is the great and paramount issue 7 What is that great and unpardonable wrong for which the Radical jiarty is now arraigned and should be overthrown? It is substantially this: In violation of the Constitution in violation of pledges made and often repeated, Irom the lirst battle of Hull Run to the end of thff war; pledge to the North to get men and inaney; pledges especially made to the Dem Democracy - ocracy Democracy to get their supjiort in the Held, and in the elections; pledge made to the tkuth to induce them to lay down their anna and to renw their allegiance; and pledges to foreign power to prevent intervention in violation of all these solemn n'.edires. uoon

denunciation, and even by threats of assassi assassination, - nation, assassination, have endeavored to force the Senate to convict him, in order to place in the Ex Executive - ecutive Executive chair one who will use all its power to consummate that gigantic wrong against the Constitution, against our plighted faith, against civilization, and against our own race and kindred. Tho Convention in New York met for the purpose of organizing to over overthrow - throw overthrow the party in power for this great wrong, and to restore the Union and tho Constitu Constitution, - tion, Constitution, and tho rights of tho States and all States under it. Now, I do not ay the nomi nominations - nations nominations made at New York are the very best I hat could have been made for that purn-c. The elements to be organized into a victorious army were four fold. To use a military figure, there were four army corps to be organized into one grand army ; Firtt: The great Dem Democratic - ocratic Democratic Corps; Suvml; The War Democratic Corps; Third: The Conservative Republi Republican - can Republican Coqis: Fuurth: Tho Civilized Southern Corps. Tho tirst, or Democratic Corps, was fully organized, with ranks well filled, but not in suflkieut numbers to secure the vic-

victory is with it. If wc cannot, victory is against us. In my judgment, it is our duty to do so. The very life of the Constitution is involved, and. with it, the rights of the States and the liberties of the people. I can cannot - not cannot hesitate for one moment; my judgment is for it; my whole heart is in it. So far from relaxing, wo should redouble our efforts. Rear in mind that tho war was ended three years po, when a new era was oiicncd in io io-itical - itical io-itical affairs; that Mr. Seymour is n man of high character, of unquestioned patriotism, oP groat ability and experience, wholly with us upon the living and paramount issue ; and l. t.. ' ;!JLctc,, I'C "H make a most able and digiiIIiednioident; and certainly no I'cnn I'cnn-syl - syl I'cnn-syl vanian will forget that, but for the prompt promptness - ness promptness and encrtrv in forwarding tlm fnrr..... .r

which supported Lincoln in 1801, but which, in consequencn of the great wrong nlnivo mentionod, was ready to sever itself from the Radical army under General Grant; and there was the Conservative Republican Corps, of which you are plea.-cd to speak of me as a loadur. who, for the same reasons, were ready to join the Grand Army, and do all in their power to bring success to our cause. The two last are tho recruiting corps. They hold the balance of jiower. As a matter of policy, had the first been given to a chief of the ono or of the other, it would have made our victory more easy, if not more certain. Everybody knows that the result of this contest is to depend upon tho important question whether wc shall be able to recruit these two curin in sufficient numbers, and carry them to tee hearty snpport of Mr. Seymour. If wo can,

A Comparison. In a pcech delivered at New York, June 25th, 1S08, by Horatio Seymour, Democratic candidate for President, wc find the following facts and figures, relnti.-o to matters that in interest - terest interest every citizen and tax-payer. To show the waste of those in power, lot tn compare tho cot of Government during the four years of peace before I8G1, and the four years of peace following the 1st of July, I ,'. . tI, iUm Jwrnding J)y 1, 18G0, I will take the estimate just made by the Committee of Ways and Means. Hear in mind that this is the host promise the He He-publicans - publicans He-publicans can makf on the eve of the Presi Presidential - dential Presidential election. It will prove to be many millions short of what they will spend, but we will give them the benefit of their own

the Arctic circle, lies the Island called Iceland- Presenting somewhat the form of an' ellipse, it occupies an area of about thirty thirty-seven - seven thirty-seven thousand square miles, alfording the dull diversity of valleys without verdure, and mountains without trees. Desolation has here fixed its abode. It broods among the dells, and looks down upon the fiords, The rocks and hill-sides are sculptured with signs of an igneous origin, while the whole island is still the sport of convulsion. The ground trembles with the throes of the earthquake; the Geyser spouts scalding water; the plain belches mud; while the great Jokuli, clad in robes of eternal snow true priestof Ormuzd brandishes aloft its volcanic torch, and