Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-10-16
POLITICAL ITEMS.

CB- There is a church in Troy, N Y,
with membership of three hundred per-
sons, in which there is not single Demo-
crat. a
N5 A vote was taken in the senior class
in Yale college, the other day, with the
following result: First Division, Sey-
mour ii, Grant 49; Second Division; Sey-
mour 13, Grant 4s. Total, Grant 9e, sey-
mour "a. s-'lsf
EB General McClernand, of Illinois,
the Democratic Mugwump of that State,
claims that he furnished the brains for
Grants army" The only thing that gives
color to the claim is the fact that he hasn't
any left. He's done something with them,
if he ever had any.-HarJord Post.
B- Delmar the Doleful," as the 7Ii5-
une calls him, Is the same Alexander Del
mar who few years since started flash
weekly in this city, and tried to "float
with an original novel" of his own. In
spite of the fact that he advertised him
self as the American Dickens" the story
was very stupid.-NeaO York Mail.
WB- A New Orleans paper says "The
Blair Guards on Friday, and the Seymour
| Guards on Saturday, paraded through the
streets carrying the Confederate colors-
the three bars, red, white and red-which
attracted general attention, and excited
emotions of approval or condemnation, ac-
cording to the political bias of the specta-
tor"
~ On the 5th instant three rebel
Democrats attempted to chastise the teach
er of colored school in Opelousas, La,
but were prevented by the interference of
his friends. The teacher had warrant
issued for the arrest of the rebels, but be-
fore it could be executed a gang of armed
rebels attacked the congregated negroes
and killed or wounded 300 of them. The
Progress Office was, sacked and onesof the
editors lynched.
eB -Four years ago Frank Blair said
"The Democratic party of the present
dav is Democratic s3a name, and nothing
else. The old Jefferson and Jackson PTin-
ciptes hdUe been abandoned. The man who
did not escape the rope by three hours, is
the author of all to which the Democratic
party of the present day subscribes. n
has not one SctntiLIa Of true Democracy Ia
animate It's cGredss.P .gF -lg
How do the Copperheads like this kind
of talk, coming, as II does, from their can
didate for the second office within the gift
of the American peopleli r1ll .grY
az Mr.. John Quincy Adams, Demo,
cratic candidate for Governor OF Massa.
chusetts, recently spoke in Springfield
Mass In the course Of his speech he
alluded as follows TO General Grant: sf
"Take the candidates, for instance who
represent the conflicting ideas of public
duty in this election. / have seen Genera
Grant stigmatized as bad General, al
incompetent man and confirmed drunk
ard. ] have not the honor Of his ac
quaintance, but when / am told he is nj
soldier, can only reply, 'Donelson
when you cay he is dolt my heart re
spends, 'Vicksburg,I and when hear o
his intemperance, can only quote Mr.
! Lineoln, and wish he had had more Gen
7 erals in the war who knew histipple. No
! gentlemen, he finished the war, and tina
: Is enough to entitle him to my respect AM
! Animation. EkD "
q EY- We aifectionatelY invite the atten
tion Of the "plowholders to the dereliC
tions Of their champions.J II sdreadful
!, we are told, 10 pay the "blOated bond
Q holders In gold, while the % piowhoiders
psiHt 10 rohtent with ShinplsStsrG "