The Union and journal., 1868-08-14

moment The disafection 10 also apparent
among the officers Of the heet.
Blair said, In bis atsr-nominstion speech,
that the Rebels "provsd themselves our pesrs."
Every man has right to speak for himself, and
Blair knew what he was talking about when be
confessed himself no better than rebel.
The Timss' Washington despatch says II was
daily more apparent from the course Of the ad-
ministrstion in matters Pertaining to different
departments. and particularly to navy yards.
that the administration inclined to preserve
strict neutrality in the pending Presidential
campaign. Statements regarding expression Of
opinion on this subject by members Of the Cabi-
net must Be accepted with grains Of allowance,
with the exception Of Evarts and Scho6eld, who
are open in their support Of Grant and ColfsI,
and Seward and Randall, who express unquali-
fed disgust Of the New York platform. They
are not talkative. II Is we'll understood how
ever that Messrs. MeCulloch and Browning are
inclined to support Seymour and Blair, while
Wells IL in doubt.
A letter from seymour's home says, The rn-
raj districts Of old Oneida are moving quietly
but strong for Grant and ColfaI since the nomi.
nations upon the other side, for the nseesssiy Of
their election is now palpably felt. The home
ofex-Gov. Seymour is in our midst, and It Is
but just to say that socially he has ever been
popular with US. But regiment at least Of
his former political supporters scattered over
these hills declare that his record during tho
war Is as black as Erebus; that his loyalty TO
the Democratic party during that dark period
was immensely greater than they asked for. as
he extended II unblushingly into 81 arin gdis-
loyalty to the Union: that he Is now and for
ever out Of place as nominee for President,
when the hero who planned and worked out tho
salvation Of that Union is in the field for that
honor"
Captain Ryndcrs. the New York "war horse"
Is justiSing his title by imagining that fraud is
to be attempted in the coming elections and
promising "to be one Of the multitude who
would literally take up arms against the 'tyrant'
and regain by the bullet what had been Unfair
ly lost by the ballot" The panic in New York
after this speech was not go great as might have
been expected.
Give us peace. In Tennessee, now In the
third year Of It's radical reconstruction" an
archy almost reigns. Violence and bloodshed
are Of almost daily occurrence.
Gen. Steedman says he cannot support the
Seymour and Blair ticket, and that Seymour Is
representative Of the peace Democracy alone,
and no honest soldier can support him.
Mr.. Belfoy, who published Democratic pa
per in Minneapolis last Fall, 6nds il impossible
to "go" Seymour and Blair. He has abandon
Cd the Democratic party and is now publishing
apaper Of Republican proclivities in Meeker
county.
Gen. J. d. Webster OF Pittsburg. who was
the Democratic candidate for Congress against
Gov. Moorherd in 1866, has declared his in
tention to vote and speak for Grant and CoifaI.
Before his nomination, Seymour argued in
the ,n.ccb be delivered At Cooper Institute that
the payment Of the interest and principal Of the
nubIo debt In an honorable manner would be
very easy matter to o country possessed Of such
resources as this. His doctrine was right and
his argument sound. And yet, . few days af-
tor be accentei nomination for the Presidency
on . pla,form which virtually pronounced the
country bankrupt. and proposed to get out Of
the difficulty by o sneaking scheme Of repudia-
ton.
A rr;v.,s latter from M;cbio,n Give, the fol
,oxn, .t,,.ment r,snec,inc the feelinu among
n. ps,,o.,.t, in that State ,ovard the nominee
NJ the New York Convention "I was In this
State when the news Of Seymour's nomination
arrived, and can assure you that the Michigan
Democracy were disappointed. In some sec
tions Of the State many Of the leading Demo-
Gratis, who went Mcclellan in 1864, are now re-
pudiatng the New York riofsr. There are
great many eI-army men In tho Democratic
party, who, not having the privilege OF voting
for Hancock, their f"vorlte. Will now go Tor
Grant. In my travels have often asked the
question: Are there any Republicans IN 'hS
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