The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-11-19
from the Chicago Tribune.l
The Political Dead of 1868.

Seymonr and Blair will have their
requiem sung by mourning friends
throughout the land. Instead of the
traditional skull and cross bones, the
tKu Klux Klan will hereafter adopt
the heads of Seymour and Blair-as
forcible illustrations of death as can
be needed on q political banner. 1t
is not however, of Seymour and
Blair that we propose to speak, but
of some of their comrades-the men
who did the work, who faced the en-
emy, who carried the banner, who
defended the platform, and who per-
formed the active duty Of the cam
paign. The first in order, as he
was in deeds, was the great Ohioan,
who in addition to his titles of Mar
tyr and exile, bore that af Nomin-
ator-and almost w Warwick-Vallan
digham. This brave and heroic
man, who had the remarkable faculty
of defeating himself, and ofdefeating
everybody whose cause he advo-
Gated, was among the slain. He fell
at his own Threshold, bravely but
vainly trying to become member of
the "Rump," and an unwilling par
ticipant in the enactment of uncon-
stitut onal laws. IneXorable fate
snatched him from such a crime, and
now his ghost will walk forever the
Elysian fieids-where there are no
elections, no mileage, no nomina-
tions.
Then we have Pendleton, the great
financier. who proposed to pay off
the public debt by giving therefor
its notes, bearing no interest, and
never payable. This brave man
fought the good fight in Maine, in
Massachusetts,, in Connecticut, in
Pennsylvania, in Ohio, in West Vir-
ginia, in Illinois, and in Iowa, and
at the close of his lahors. was com
PEELED to hear his chief sneeringly
ask him Where are the victories
youpromised US 2" With Pendleton
fell Pugh, who made himself very
offensive and very revolutionary
without any provocation. He was
won5 to tell his hearers, whenever
he spoke, that he would not give a
three cent postage stamp for the
fourteenth amendment to the Con
sutton" which he would never re-
cognize Or respect. Today an ad-
hesive stamp ofthe smallest denomi-
nation would purchase all that re-
mains, politically, Of ex-senator
George E. Pugh.
Wisconsin, too, has to mourn hel
ilinstrious dead The bread and
!; butter brigade have been cut to
pieces, and Randall, and Doolittle
and Mitchell lay side by side, victims
of the peoples wrath, consigned TO
a tomb whose portals, once closed
: upon them, will open no more fore
ever. The Senator, Cabinet Minis
ter. and the aspirant for Congress
ional hOnors-each knew the others
worth and price; companions ani
partners in life, it was poetic justice
that buried them in the same grave
| In the monuments erected to com
memorate the Democratic dead OF
1868, there should be none with {
more brazen front than that which
bears the name Of Andrew johnson
His was a terrible death. He dice
not in the field like the others, bu
be died in hospital, whittier mum
Der complicated and fatal diseases
compelled his removal. 1t is hart
to say Of what he died. because nc
Ran ever lived who was afflicted as
he was There were those who
thought decapitation would have
been merciful interposition; hu
, the poor creature was permitted tt
F suffer through to the end, and died
profanely protesting to the last ;
faith in My policy
Following close upon the Presi
dent, departed the man Of Cincinnati
Cary-him Of the horny hand, who
took upon his shoulders the cares
tolls and interests Of the working
men of the country. Like Stonewal
Jackson, there is too much reason
TO believe he was slain by disgustet
f men belonging to his own folio wing
, No more will the working men turn
out to vote for Cary no more will
Cary lead the tin bucket brigade tt
J victory!
Turn we now to Illinois, and will
reverential breath speak the name!
of McClernand, O,Brien and Eden
Though the departed O,Brien, Will
living, repudiated all faith and mem
Ebership in the Catholic Church, W.
can not forego the happy privileg
: hoping that he may rest in peace
For years he had been afflicted will
strange disorder. While the wa
f ragged he was for peace; when peac
was restored he was for war HI
, has fought his last battle, and ha
been sent as Congressman-a at larg'
, to that land of exile from whice tn,
Democracy will never ermit a re
turn Illinois mourns one Demo
, cratic Governor less. Eden ha,
gone to join Alien, and Richardson
and with them realize that
) '.Of all the sad words of tongue or pen
!, The saddest are these: 1t might have
BEEN"
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