The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-10-05
The Hard.shell Ticket.

The Iron-clad Democracy Ii In the field |
with full ticket. Byington's Convention
met at Iowa City on the 18th inst, and
nominated the following ticket for State
officers: &.
For Governor, DR.. s Baily, Of Van Blu
rem County, for Lieutenant Governor, Ly-
sa nder w Rabbit, of Pottawattamie Coun-
ty; for Supreme Judge, Hon. James Grant,
Of Scott County for Superintendent of
Public instruction, J d Jenkins, Of Mitchell
County. .. .. ...- 80.
The Des Moines Register says Of the new
ticket: ....... p.
"There need he no doubt as to the stripe
Of the men put in nomination. DR.. Baily
was Senator from Van Buren, county for
the term preceding that of the present in
cumbent. and by every vote and by every
word cast and uttered by him while in the
Senate, gave undubitable proof of his de-
votion to that portion of the Democracy
which precipitated themselves into Rebel
lion. Ifhe is now as he was then, no man
can suspect him of even hypocritical love
for the Federal soldier, or the cause for
which the Federal Soldier fought. Iy-
sander w Babbitt Is made Of nearly the
same kind of material. He was the cam
didate for Lieutenant Governor on the
same ticket with Augustus Ceser Dodge
In the campaign of 1859, and while he
made few or no speeches, yet when Aug
ustus Caesar argued with great ceremony
and deep solemnity in favor of the Divin-
ity of Slavery--its humanizing, civilizing
and Christianizing influences upon the
black rascals appointed by Heaven to re-
ceive its nefactions-Lysander always
responded through his paper. "Amen." as
we'll as he knew how. Lysander makes no
pretenses, outside Of his predictions for
Mormonism, to any religious devotion
but as worshipper at the shrine of Pro-
Slavery Treason, he has few superiors in
the State, and no equal upon the Missouri
Slope. In this respect the public can take
our assurance that he is strictly reliable.
James Grant is in no manner behind Bah
bitt. We think he is a little ahead. When
a great many others of his party have fall
tered and fallen by the way, he never has.
= 1.-THE eyes Of the entire Rebel Cabinet, du-
ring the life Of the Rebel Government, had
been increasingly upon James, melting
him to unwearied zeal in behalf Of Pro-
Slavery Liberty and Confederate durabili-
ty, he couldn't have served them longer OF
: better. He has been good and faithful
Soldier. e., fighting 'on this line ."'-
James may not be altogether an angel. We
think he is not. But he is no hypocrite
Jenkins is less known to fame. He was
Register Of the u. s. Land Office in the
Northern District under the dynasty Of the
t Old Public Functionary; but whether ir
party orthodoxy he is the equal Of his thret
a associates on the Democratic ticket, We d.
! not know. In all probability he is. La
r Grand Byington generally knows hi
own,' and in his political household ther'
Q will not be likely to be any infelicities.
h This ticket, constituted AZ it is, is ont
II which We can hardly recommend anybod!
to vote; but in two respects, it is infinitel,
+ superior to the Postum ticket. 1t repre-
e sents brains, and does not add to the Grim
a of disloyalty that Of hypocrisy! These ar
" not virtues enough to comment it to an.
= Union man; but IL any voter in low
# thinks he cannot consistently support tn
" uous&neees Of tke only Union sofs~tslSlis5 III
'-.o o."eT Copperhead State ticket" .0