Rock Island Argus

Gov. Seymour for Greeley.

On Friday evening Horatio Seymour was installed a sachem in the reconstructed Tammany Society, and after speaking on matters connected with the society, the papers report him as follows:

He then spoke of the political situation, saying that the Democracy, true to its traditions and instincts, always had adopted and always should adopt such a course as would, taking all things into consideration, best tend to promote the success of its cardinal principles. These principles were substantially embodied in the Cincinnati platform, and the candidates of the Cincinnati Convention had unreservedly committed themselves to carry out to the best of their ability the principles thus enunciated. If these candidates could thus warmly embrace and pledge themselves to support Democratic principles, it perhaps would be splitting hairs to cavil about their antecedents. A political crisis had arrived, and when honest men met the Democracy more than half way and extended their hands with the expressed purpose of endeavoring to cement anew the ties of true nationality, based upon the principles of brotherly love and justice, it appeared to him more than churlish to refuse the olive branch thus tendered. A large majority of the Democratic leaders and of the papers professing to be exponents of Democratic opinion had, ation, and it seemed to be a foregone conclusion that the work commenced at Cincinnati would be indorsed at Baltimore. If such should be the result he had no objection to make, but, on the other hand, would heartily co-operate to make a success what, from present appearances, seemed to be the spontaneous determination of the Democratic masses—the election of the Cincinnati nominees on the Cincinnati platform.

Governor Seymour was enthusiastically applauded during the delivery and at the conclusion of his speech, and it was plain to be seen that he had entirely met the views of the members.