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Speech of Hon. Horatio Seymour, before the Democratic Union state convention, at Albany, September 10th, 1862, on receiving the nomination for governor : also, his speech delivered at the Albany convention, Jan. 31st, 1861.

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Governor Seymour's speech, at the convention held at Albany, January 31, 1861. Speech of Honorable Horatio Seymour, before the Democratic State Convention, at Albany. Notes: Cover title. Two columns to the page. On final page: "Anti-abolition Tracts" advertisement, that includes such publications as 'Free Negroism' by the Copperhead publisher Van Evrie, Horton & Co. As the Democratic candidate for the governorship of New York against J.S. Wadsworth, H. Seymour claims to support the Civil War but blasts Republican incompetence and the rumored Emancipation Proclamation, calling for a policy of conciliation towards the Southern states, a rejection of the Abolitionist cause.
Title: Speech of Hon. Horatio Seymour, before the Democratic Union state convention, at Albany, September 10th, 1862, on receiving the nomination for governor : also, his speech delivered at the Albany convention, Jan. 31st, 1861.
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Name(s): Seymour, Horatio 1810-1886
Democratic Party (N.Y.)
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Speech
Date Created: 1862
Publisher: Van Evrie, Horton & Co.
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Physical Form: online resource
Extent: 15, [1] pages ; 23 cm
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: Governor Seymour's speech, at the convention held at Albany, January 31, 1861. Speech of Honorable Horatio Seymour, before the Democratic State Convention, at Albany. Notes: Cover title. Two columns to the page. On final page: "Anti-abolition Tracts" advertisement, that includes such publications as 'Free Negroism' by the Copperhead publisher Van Evrie, Horton & Co. As the Democratic candidate for the governorship of New York against J.S. Wadsworth, H. Seymour claims to support the Civil War but blasts Republican incompetence and the rumored Emancipation Proclamation, calling for a policy of conciliation towards the Southern states, a rejection of the Abolitionist cause.
Identifier: fauwsb20f21 (IID)
Physical Location: Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection, Pamphlets: Speeches B20F21
Collection: Florida Atlantic Digital Library Collections
Subject(s): Campaign literature -- United States -- 19th century
Campaign literature, 1861 -- Democratic -- New York (State)
Campaign literature, 1862 -- Democratic -- New York (State)
Campaign speeches -- New York (State)
Democratic Party (N.Y.)
Elections -- New York (State) -- Albany
Governors -- New York (State) -- Election -- 1862
New York (State) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
Seymour, Horatio -- 1810-1886
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb20f21
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Host Institution: FAU

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