New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-23
DoTs FOR pEMocRATs.

since of the accession of Charles Francis
Adams. Mr.. BOwles telegraphs to the
| Springfield Republican that Mr.. Adams lief
New York disguised with the platform.
The New York Journal of Commerce
Democratic organ of the dignity school
says the Democratic platform is an out.and
out reputation Of the solemn promises Of
the government.
Daniel S. Dickinson used ALWAYS to say
that he knew when Horatio Seymour mos
desired to be candidate for office by the
| pertinacity with which he declined it.
Among the "transparencies" carried il
the Democratic torchlight procession il
Louisville on Tuesday last, were portraits o
JEFF Davis, Robert E. Lee, and stonewal
Jackson.
The New York Tribune considers thai
Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware are the
only States morally certain to vote for Sey-
mour ard Blair.
The Democracy object to General Grant
that he is no talker. They have supplied
the deficiency in their ticket-Saymore and
Blairney.
Telegram from a leading Republican al
Washington to a friend in Boston. The
Democrats have ratified the nomination Of
Grant. He ought to be inaugursted to-
morrow"
A Washington correspondent writes
Chief Justice Chase was present on Thurs.
day evening at dinner party given by the
British Minister TO Rcverdy johnson, and
heremarked that it looked as though Grant
would be elected President"
A Democratic paper in the West says that
ABE Lincoln has gone to the Red Sulphur
Springs" This infamous and blasphemcus
phrase is characteristic Of the canvass which
has begun to open, not alone upon the liV.
ing Grant, but upon the dead Lincoln.
The Boston Journal says: "A prominent
member of the Democratic party said last
night; have talked to over hundred
Democrats this afternoon and evening, and
they all think as do-that no honest man
can vote for Seymour, and no white man for
Frank Blair
John Forsythe, of the Mobile ReqtsteT,
and delegate to the New York Democratic
convention, says: Let the incoming Dem
ocratic administration only agree to keep
its hand Off and we will show which and
what are the de tacto governments in the
Southern States"
The Brooklyn Union says the Democratic
platform is made up of wry faces. Those
who looked on last night at the Courthouse
Square saw several of these faces. They
were very rye hicagoPoSt.
John Forsythe, of the Mobile ReqisteT, SUP.
ports Seymour principally on the ground
that he sis in favor of overthrowing the re
construction measures, with their mongrel
and illegal governments in the Southern
States"
At Grant ratification meeting in Water.
town, Massachusetts, recently, General
John L. Swift, at one time Adiutant Gen
eral of Louisiana, and for while deluded
follower Of Andy, asked to be taken back
into the bosom of the Republican party, and
said he meant to stick this time.
The Boston transcript says an indignant
New York Democrat writes to a friend in
this city: The Democratic convention to.
day, IN imitation Of John PheniX, who dis
armed his adversary by planting his nose in
his opponents mouth, and advancing his
stomach suddenly and violently against his
adversary's fist, have elected U. S. Grant to
the Presidency. They have my hearty
curses"
When Caleb Cushing heard of the nomin-
alton of Seymour and Blair on their repudi.
alton and revolutionary platform, he re
marked that he had hoped that the Demo
Gratis would serve up a new dish this time,
but that they presented the same old plate
of hash.
The rallying cry of the sham Democracy
last evening was "Greenbacks for ALL" The
managers of the show should respond BY
Issuing to these sturdy yeomen all the
greenbacks they agreed to pay them for
on this occasion.-C6 Chicago Post.
Hon. James L. Seward, ex.member of
Congress, made strong Republican speech
N Atlanta, Georgia, on the tenth instant.
de said the present ruined condition of
Georgia was the result of the teachings of
such men as Toombs, Cobb, Ben Hill, and
Andrew johnson.
George Wilkes makes the following offer:
we have little money left, notwithstand-
ing our impeachment losses, and stand
ready to start anew with few thousands
On General Grant against Seymour for the
next Presidency. By way of making dis
-inct offer we will begin with $4,000. We
Will double this offer if required, and 90
wen little further if pressed hard. Who
speaks ~
The Democratic papers don't like the dis
.rlbutlon OF national arms and other warlike
material to the militia of the Southern
states. The time was when these same pa
)ers would have thought it all right to place
arms in the hands Of the South, even though
lone after the style of Secretary Floyd. The
Democratic OK is being gored now, and that
makes great difference.
The other day an old soldier who had
ost an arm, said - am waiting To see If !
he people of this country are going to
'lect Horatio Seymour, and if they do |
viii swear that l lost my arm In thresh-
pg machine, not in defense of my coun.
ry,"
THE Butcher of St. Leuis.n This en-
tearing epi!het was applied to Frank P.
Blair, Jr., by the La Crosse Democrat Of the |
ixth instant. 1t also wanted to know "if |
he Democratic party had fallen SO low as |
o be used by such creatures as this |
Butcher" and the other members of "the |
resilient Blair family Three days after
yard "the Butcher of st. Leuisn was nom
mated as the Democratic candidate for
lice President.
Last fall Frank P. Blair passed down the
1issouri river on steamer which lay for |
ONE time at our leVee. A number of our |
itizens went aboard to pay their respects |
0 him. At length conversation turned |
pon the relative merits of Grant and Sher.
nan, when one of the gentlemen present |
expressed It as his opinion that Sherman
7as much the ADLER man of the two, 70
his remark Mr.. Blair promptly replied, |
By G-d, Grant knows more than Sherman
nd all the balance of them banged intel
ne = Will the supporters Of Mr.. Blair &C
ept this opinion of their chief, and cease
heir senseless twaddle about Grants inca
acity '-St Joseph (Mo.) Union.
THE Next R1cE.-National Course, No
emDer, ls66.-Whlte House stakes, free to
Il. ~
The National Union Republican party,
roxy for Columbia, names the wellknoWn
.allions Grant and Colfax, in harness.
acked to make the best time on record.
The National Conservative Democracy,
roxy for JEFF Davis ct al, names the sorrei
iare Horatio Seymour aud the mottled
ok Frank Blair, tandem, TO the heavy
agon Repn iiation, Pendleton, jockey.
inside track, by choice.
No other entries as yet. Betting-Grant
ID Colfax AGAINST the field. one hnndred 10