New-York tribune., 1868-08-11
WASHINGTON POLITICS.

WASHINGTON, Aug 10.-Gen. BOyntOn writes
as follows to The Cincinnati Gazette:
The wounds which tie various factions Of the Demo
cratic party received at New-York have not healed by
the patients themselves declare IN the privacy Of their
sick rooms IL is true that Gen. Hancock has expressed
his intention 20 give the nominees his cordial support
that Rousseau has told the public that though lie is
are men who should the support OF all patriots
that DoOltte has eXulted IN public speech that Gen.
Tom Ewing has INDUCED in two addresses OF euogy over
the great abilities OF the men who tranpled upon all
those with whom Ewing was working. and that men all
over the country about the prominence OF these and
who before the final ballot, were opposed TO Seymour
above all others named candidates, have made SEEM
ING haste 10 cast their objections at the feet OF Mr. Sey
mour, and eXtOl him their leader Aud
yet. as Is well known here, these men, and
with them most OF the class when they represent
are still sucn, and bitter, and intensely dlsSats
hed Gen Hancock, who In public has only smooth words
for Seymour among his military aud political friends
maintains stoutly that this Seymour tricked him
out OF the nomination And one and all OF this Hancock
SET cxnress the same feelings toward the ticket which
they might be supposed have had, had seymour swim
died them out Of all they own. Gen steedman Was one
OF the most prominent men in the Hancock movement
The day after the nomination Seymour called on him at
tLe resut Showed very little comfort did Seymour re-
ceiye. steedman told him plainly that his nomination
had been accomplished by trick, which was but another
name for a fraud; that ho had first rendered himself
incubus upon the party by dividing the East and the
West the subject Of bonds and then added hundred
fold the weight Of that incubus by foistng himself
upon the party not by trick by means like IL that
the charge could not be successfully met before the party
or the country Steedman further told him mat no honest
soldier could support him that he was representative
of the Peace Democracy alone aud that however much
he and his friends might attempt 10 distOrt,
conceal, or apologize for his record during the
war. every soldier Ia the land would scOrn ~
This hi Was but but ma" part Of steedmaas honest an
guage and Steedma unlike some VINO teel as ne does
tells every one openly that he Will not support the ticket
Hancock aud Ewing. and so others, who have made
themselves prominent leaders among Conservative
soldiers should stand rebuked by IL. Gen. Ewing sup
ports the ticket merely because having been candidate
before the Convention lie feels IN honor bound TO abide
action But there Is man in Washington who feels
more downhearted than he over the work OF the Con.
vention. His brother, who has been earnest as the
nounces the ticket aud supports Grant and Coax This
only OF moment as showing the real feelings OF the tw-
ing circle There has scarcely been more disprited
In Washington since the New-iOrk Convention than Doc
little. TO his friends the burden OF all his TAX mas Oeeh
{" IL could hardly have been worse, but the ucKet VIII
the soldiers whose name was often the lips OF dele
I'VE cannot carry half the ConservsuNe soasts @
North OF course Caleb Cushing does not conceal his
disgust dispute the practical way he has OF de-
you do elect him. Your ticket is nothing more or less
iLan this For President, Frank r. Blair"
Montgomery Blair himself tells his friends lwlth an
expIrssye smile The ticket good one, but then, OF
course us wrong side up" Gen. L. ID: Campbell had no
soft words whatever for the work OF the Convention
rh resident is cold ard distant He has as yet done
nothing whatever which leads the Democrats to feel that
hV , the csmpagn said he TO New-Yorker who asked
him directly Well Mr.. President are you gongto sup
nurt SEYMOUR I" IL must first know whether Dir. Sey
inur slppolts me- and there the conversation ended
Mir johnson gave several Democrats nominations alter
Ic and sone were anxious 10 regard that indica
to support for the party but these were all made 10
whatsyer 10 party support. No member OF the Cabinet
has ventured any public approval OF the ticket while
Ssat,sfs" The leaders have another cause
of deep coucern in voices their action has awakened
h occrs have made have been far from pslatable TO
ther Northern allies Not that any OF them really object
oemorles OF the war are s too fresh the minds of
the Northern masses " allow tho Old Rspe yeu " DO