Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-10-23
eWApping Horse3.

Swapping Horses. /
We give the comments Of some of the
papers on the proposition OF the Demo-
srats to drop Seymour S Blair, IN view of
their utter defeat:
ADVICE GRATIS.
The democratic leaders are In difficult |
tics-and no wonder. They have been
very foolish. They made platform as bad
As it could be; and then they put on Il two
candidates who were sure TO be defeate
on any platform-cven on slch 4 htlf-and-
ualf one as Mr.. Seymour could have male
with the assistance of Il few Of hi friends.
Being in difficulties, seeing defeat star
ing them In the face. the democratic lead
ers are auxiously casting aboat for some
means 10 achieve victory. They propose
10 get rid OF those inpedimcnts to Sic
cess Seymour and Bltir, aud to nomi-
nate two new men. This seems to us a
step, or part of step. in he light direc-
iion. We tttink 1t wise IN the democrats to
abandon Seymour aud Blair.
Our present advice to the democratic
leaders, then, ID that they nominate, in
place Of Seymour and Blair, the two best
and most popular mon now before the
Grant and Goltax. Let the Democratic
Committee meet ut once, as is proposed.
and let them nominate. without delay,
Grant and Colfax. They can elect these
candidates beyond doubt and thus they
will be- able to snatch victory ont Of the
jaws of defeat. ="
Eeeaiag Post.
REVOLT IN LINZ CT BATTLE.
The returns. which ut first afflicted The
World by their bad shape. have finally
reached our nciyhbor in sum GENTLY ill.,
,elliXible form to enable it to find out what
has happened. Its 'cading ed torial, yes
ferday morning. consisted OF two columns
Of double leatcn wisdom thereby evoked.
To our surprise, the famous arithm ,tican
succumbs to the pressure. We thou Int
better Of him than that. But, poor man,
he has been fighting with the figures y
long time. and at last they are too many
for hin. One lingering spark Of his an
cient flame does reveal itself. lie shows
that if half the Republican majority in
Pennsy lvania had been given to the Dem
ocrats. then-why then-the two parties
would have been equal! Accordingly we
have this half explained away. They per-
sisted in voting with the Republicans, aud
20 defeating the Democrats, for two rea-
sons, We are told. either OF which, if right
~ considered. sufficiently accounts for it.
First. Gen. Grant was running against the
Democrats. Secoud, Gen. Blair WAS rum
ming for them. But the hand that showed
the gains in Maine Aas not wholly lost its
cunning. Se3 how delicately aud charm
ingly, in the statement Of this double rea-
son for defeat, the art OF putting things is
illustrated:
Two reasons appear IN the absence Of either
Of which our triumph would hav. been certain
These reasons are zach rs to show that majority
inc PsHps ae fe. On our s e ana nave
no proper connection with the merits Of the can
ss@ s.s e Gee. ss ."5 Zee. s e.
ing, Ae lerrersioas Of Gen. Bia1s posaios had
ses.oss cfihs scale. me should hAse succeeded. y
The bearing of this observation lays in
the application on it," In other words ::
troiixs eAsss sduerse iedienas, viii h have really
nothing TO do with the merit, Of the public quss.
rrasSAf r,tA ahe noss Wsomentous consequence. We
semassl 1t to As attessssn, to the mod earnest
have still nearly three weeks Tor action; and
where 80 slight a counterpoise would suffice to
we'll Is prosupt-wiii accomplish wonders. IT, -.
review Of the whole situation, it shah be con-
that they should b" corrected now than that the
country should be dragged through four more
Il S kind nd G sa. 81 men
nihcent exercise Of pluck, be- ~ easily adopted
now"
The "magnlficent exercise Of pluck"
will not be exhibited. The adverse in
huences cannot be removed or neutral
mour to Vallandigham. have profound
understanding of the art o: deciinimg-be-
fore the nomination. They don't under
stand the first motion in such process
after esing nominated. II is within the
bounds of possibility that by combined
concentrated attack Of all arms, horse,
foot, and dragons, the warrior of the
ticket might be made to retreat. But as
for the civilian. The World may as well
dismiss its crazy hopes. No miser ever
clutched his gold more closely, no old maid
ever chung TO the hope Of yet achieving
mstrilnOny more fOndly. than Hora,io Sey-
mour clings to the nomination it cot him
80 much to win. All things are possible
with the Democracy, since the party OF
Andrew Jackson has become the party OF
treason; the party of Thomas Jefferson
the party Of slavery the party of Dix the
party OF Seymour. The head of the tieke,
mi0M then be forced of after all but i,
could only happen. it would seem, after
some such CONFUSION of hearts, and
threats, and tears as put him on.
14~ HhSoo~o Oh net -; q =,