Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-30
For the GallipOlis Jsurnal.lH
-sa,s. GHEsHrRE, July Goth

For the Gallipolis JsurnaLlE
sass9 GHEsHIRE, July Goth.
Mr.. EDITOR: Politics seem to be the
first, second and last subject Of thought
and discussion, with our people. There
are of course but two parties among usi
the one representing the true lasting
loyal sentiment of the last six years;
the other the disaffected part of the
nation. There is no use in Disgusting
the fact, which some Of the boldest of
the democrats are free to confess, that
the one question for which we battled
is vet before us to be fought over this
fall. ..Rule or ruin has ever been
the spirit of "simon pure demoeracy.n
Having Welded on s.Stone River been
driven from mission Ridge" beaten
at "Getteysburg" and surrendered at
the last battle Of Lee, this spirit of un-
rest is marshalling its forces again.
The battle of bayonets we trust is over;
vet even-ef thisewe are-Retso certain if
F. P. Blair be a true prophet. But, If
the war Of bullets is no more, that OF
ballots is fresh and vigorous. Nor has
the battIe-line been materially altered
within the last six years The forces
have not changed front since Antietam s
bloody page. There may be many
loyal men, captured by the enemy, who
Will vote for Seymour, and Blair this
fall, and, while we would not question
too closely the motives of these voters,
we are ready TO pronounce judgment at
fonce upon the leaders and party as a
whole. Some poor loyal sons of the
South undoubtedly wereimpressed into
the rebel ranks to battle az gainst the flag
1 they loved. But, nevertheless, who
would say that the rebellion was ought
| but Observation-Disclosures - So
we think party associations, friendships,
| ignorance and prejudice may capture
some men who at heart are not aware
of their present companionshlp with
traitors as unrepentant as when, with
bloody hands, they took the lives of SC
many of our brothers. To say the
4 least, we can, in justice, the associations
of the democratic party are enough tc
1 repel the mass of true loyal hearts, and
make week kneed Republicans fee
ashamed Of their cowardice in even SC
much as hesitating which way to vote
on the issues before us. live count
names, where are the staunch war mel
North and South except with the Uniol
party9 And which party enrolls the
! disaffected politicians, the rebels of the
South and the rebel sympathizers of the
4 North, but the democratic? ,is'n1s9
A. Some one has given the following
receipt for making a democrat: s"Takt
one part ignorance, one part prejudice
3 and three parts bad whisky, mix we'll :.
Whether this be too rough language ol
not, let any man look at The real facts il
1 the world about him and see if it b'
not too true to be pleasant If It looks
like ridicule expressed inianguags, does
J il not seen akin to treason expressed il
4 oetto,i Ohio will be a part of tn,
great battle this fall, which was. once
along the James River, fought betweer
4 loyalty and rebellion. . And, o while
s there is about as much icertaintylof {
like termination as could be expected
4 we are not to rest on sioar laurels ol
sleep on our arms as : Republicans
| Much Is 10 be dQpe.f Cool, calm, ear
nest, lsleepless effort en- your part
Jbfreemsa, win make eramany HalPi az
9 defunet Las Richmond" when yor
2 Grani them their rights (rites o
, burial in the coming eiee tion.iaOid
II nam ai1dai sg dsDI9 boOwUNN'S. y
d EF The State election in Ken
d lucky occurs nextiweek.s9 As al
rebels vote in this State, you can pu
it down democrat;c.fF 9a' u 2aiA
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For the Gallipolis Journal
ii Mr.. EDITOR II wish to enquire o
! you. if there is no remedy, for the ir
iE.sggpllaagEity g pllaagEity Of the mails at i this point
This, THURSDAY, morning I called OIL
our P. M, for this weeks, a9SwaW ;ant
for reply to my enquiries, and as Tyerj
much consolation" for my Trip oye!
\ two miles in the. hot sun, am told
this fast wagon line driver, "failsd tt
deliver the mail at Rio Gfande pos
office, 81 Now ! had, always beer
!. taught that "Uncle SAM paid con,
tractors and drivers Of these slow mud
machines, that, the public might bt
, accommodated; that we could j, at least
have the privilege of reading. oul
county paper as, soon as the usual mai
trip could be made z after its publication
Indeed ! cant soc any use in paying
} the contractor for carrying my papei
past to, Centerville or I Portland and
then hauling it back to Gallipolis, for
perhaps the mail may not reach this
office on its return tonight. Pephaps
some petty spite Of this contractor Of
driver against P. NJ. may be provided
for in the act Of Congress authorizing
the 1.Fgppipg inning past" Of this ponderous-
eoach Inc. 4 am told the time al
lowed from Portland to, Gsllip9ls, is
hours, 25 miles,. instead Of which they
take from II to II hours, and yet have
no time to change mails at Rio Grande
! In sober seriousness we ask the post
masters along the, line to see to il that
contractors and their employees tf &c
their duty, 70 q reasonable degree o.
/ 20 2 : - ~ SUBS cRrBER. =
| Rio Rec JGrapde, ,lgl gl4II q, ttssssss sssssssa,IIs
~ The President Aas sent to the
Senate the name of Gen, Rosecrsos
for Minister 70 Mexico. He will
probably be confirmed. slit