The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-23
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Reputation or seymour ana Blair.

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The GAINESVILLE Courier publishes a
translation Of an article from The
Germania, a German paper printed IN
that city, which has heretofore been
Democratic. Its present position will
be seen by the editorial, which we re-
produce:
The great Democratic National
Convention recently assembled IN
New York, for the selection OF candl-
dates for the Presidency and wee
Presidency, where the eyes OF both
continents were turned with eager ana
also with anxious expectation, when
the great Industrial Exhibition did
not equal nor call such multitude OF
people to witness, has, at last, after
p ballotings, united IN selecting a
candidate for the Presldency-a can
didate who, it seems, from the begin
ming would not have his name used,
and therefore one whom the Demo-
cratic party never more thought OF
viz: Horatio Seymour, Of New York.
Notwithstanding they dragged long
with the candidate for the Presidency,
they were soon done with the Vice
Presidency, the candidate being pro-
posed, indeed, in a very t~houghtless
manner and accepted. ,at
Shall we give our candid and impair
tial opinion about the whole matter9
Alter following with the greatest at
ten.ion aud the highest interest the
whole proceedings of the Convention,
we cannot help but-supported by. the
opinion of Conservative associations
and prominent personalities-thlnk
that this is not the will of the Demo
cratic people, but that it is only the
work of a grand, old. wide-andsbroad=
spun, secret, political clique. Why
shall we conceal the truth and deceive
ourselves2 Can patriots standit with
calm blood to be thus humbugged by
the politicians and, like greenhorns,
say to this political fnesse: Yea and
II Amen2 Il ls7f -
Is this an introduction of the Dem
o~cratic honesty destined to repudiate
: the pretended corruption2 A bad
omen. fafllt a8 1a .J1
The nomination is. therefore, to
i, speak freely (and a German reeog-
nizes freedom of speech), notthe ex-
preston of the Democracy but the
work of August Belmont, of New
e York, the rich banker and bond
. holder. =
Where, In this connection, are the
:, fruits of progressive Democracy, o.
Democracy that has learned some
e thing since the commencement of the
war, and with whom Conservative
Republicans could. unite? Is not this
: nomination rather q retrogading IL
q the old ways of Democracy that once
destroyed the party and nearly ruined
the country? aOr, shall the nomina
4 ton of Mr.. Blair, who, In his letter
y to the New York Convention, preach
y ed quasi rebellion, and the i~nstalla
ton of the President as a dictator
e be a sign that Democracy will open
q way to the prosperity and freedom 0
the country? eHt
d The people expected this Conven
ton to form a renewed, newly-made
vigorous democracy, under who's
IL wing upright Democrats and moderat
re Republicans could associate, an
g. which would set aside the old wire
IL pullers of the party, but how wer
they eheated2 1aa E rca4l4t f
A Vallandigham was the first t
1t bring the nomination of Seymour o
the carpet. A notorious rebel gen
l. eral, Forrest, Wade Hampton, an
: more of the same calibre, frame tn
: platform, give the key note and pla
ot the big bass fiddle and the ~innocen
delegates dance around the agnus ia
is tuus and like bugs, burn their wings
II F.P. Blair. who not long ago stood j
= a miserable light, is put at the hea
as as if he had through his rebel lette
Ia to the Convention not only receive
perfect remission for his sins but ais
earned full grace. 81
~ Such acts as these certainly al
to ceived with great indignation on tt
~ part of War Democrats, who, fndin
themselves deceived, will again tea
themselves loose from the party Ell
"a acting them. The fact of the matt,
a, is, they are speaking already. Conste,
nation and anguish are In the Demo
cratic camp. Nowhere, not even
i New York, is there true enthusiasm
g General Sherman declares for Gral
1y against Seymour, and so, up to tn
time, do all hitherto Conservatives.
Thus stand, unhappily, the fact
and every Democrat who will face I'll
truth cannot deny that the Democra
ns ic National Convention was a misca
- riage, and the nominations a swii
be die and blunder. Leading Democfat
et papers, suchas the New York Herai
!. and others, acknowledge that a Dem,
cratic victory can only be brought {
EH through q miracle.
DE The last chance was given the Coz
Is. vention to help Democracy to Il
T. scepter, by the placing of men of pr,
=. gress, of tried Unionism and Vi
swerving honesty before the peopl
raj but it missed its mission-it fell In
L. wrong hands.