The Union and journal., 1868-08-14
POLITICAL.

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POLITICAL.
The Southern Banner Of Georgia, speaking
Of Johnson's amnesty, says; "Let us rejoice
that the ban Of oppression has been uplifted.
Let us shout hosannss 10 'the best Government
the world ever saw !'-but let US never forget
the principles for which we struggled through
four long and bloody years, and let us never
forget the gallant 'mea in gray who 80 nobly
but yet so vainly struggled to vindicate and up
hold these principles"
Tho Richmond Enquirer and Examiner re-
news the cry against the "Yankee pedagogues"
q, familiar before the war. II says they have
always been pest to the South, and It express
es its joy that the war, whatever harm 1t did,
brought the South relief from their presence, 80
that the minds Of the children were no longer
poisoned "wth the accurscd doctrines Of Puri-
tanism and Abolitionisn." II says quietly
that "it was only o few years before the war
that their tricks were discovered, and their mum.
Der sensibly diminished in the South"
Another leading article appears In the last
humber Of the Charleston Courisr, cautioning
e1-rcbel officers to show more discretion In their
speeches, as their late utterances only tend to
damage the cause at the North.
vallandigham reads the death-warrant Of his
own party in the following words: depend
upon It, no party whose only cementing element
is a sympathy Of hatred, can ever be permanent
in.power or even in existence
Wade Hampton Is to edit paper In Colum-
bia, s. c., In the interest Of the Democratic
party. His motto viii doubtless be, quoting the
language Of his recent Charleston speech, "agrec
among yourselves and act firmly on this agree
ment, that you will not employ anyone who
votes the Radical ticket"
All the Democratic papers are busy trying to
prove that Horatio Seymour was loyal during
the rebellion. Nobody takes this trouble for
Grant, because II Is not necessary.
The Emira, N. Y, Gazette, q Democratic
paper, has come out for Grant and Colfax.
General Halleck finds II impossible to support
Seymour.
The Democracy have been trying to raise the
wind for q long time. They got whole bag
full when they secured Frank Blair.
The Buffalo Commercial, speaking Of IIora-
ratio Seymour. says: "1hc late Dean Rich
mond, the Warwick Of the Democracy in this
State, thoroughly dislikcd him, couldn't speak
Of him without evincing sturdy disgust for
tho two-faced demagcgue. "IIe's humbug.
add humbug," the Dean was wont to say,
when talking with those who possessed his con-
fde,cc. Don't bet your money on him, boys,
says Richmond, to his Central Railroad army,
in the campaign four years ago, in which sey-
mour wns defeated and ran largely behind his
ticket.
The Republicans made gain Of seven hun
dred votes at the municipal election at New Al
bany, Ind, on Monday. Mr.. Hendricks made
speech there on Saturday.
The Richmond Examiner, following the lead
Of the Charleston Mercury, reads severe lect-
ure to those ex-oonfederate officers whose infsm-
matory speeches have lately attracted 50 much
attention at the North. It charges that their
cource only furnishes ammunition to their enc
mics. .... ...
Andrew Johnson's Postmasters and special
mail agents do not appear to be very economi- |
cal In 1866 there was . surplus Of S69,439,
but during the fiscal year ending on the last
day Of June, 1868, thcro was deficiency Of
nearly eight millions Of dollars.
Some Of the Western Democratic Delegates
complain Of the small sum Of money they rocciv-
ed for showing the Seymour scow through the
Convention. That reminds US Of story: An
Indian being asked what he did for = living, re
piled, "Oh, me preach" "Prcach - said
q bystandcr. "whst do you get paid for
preaching I" "Sometimes me gctshillin,' some
times two shillin,'" "And isn't that mighty
poor pay 7" "Oh, yes, but Its mighty poor
preach.'
They had Democratic pow-wow In Kansas
City tho other night, during which an honest
Irishman mounted . counter, and rolling mp
his sleeves, remarked "D-m Frank Blair"
They tried to pull him down, but he contin-
ued "whin hrst came to the town, men the
Cassidys was the only Dimmsrcnts, but now
every spaulpcen that's kicked out nv the pres
ence nv daesnt people comes 10 rs for support |