The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-02
democratic Convention Items.


The troubles of the National De-
assembling in New York are
great. Up to this date they have not
decided whether to nominate a Re-
publican or Democrat for President:
whether they win stand on the plat
form of gold OF green backs; whether
their battle cry will be Universal
Suffrage, or A White Mans Gov
ernment." OF course, Democratic
principles are immutable-when they
decide what they are.
IT is reported that General Brock
INRIDGE telegraphed from Toronto to
General MAGRUDER, asking If his
presence in New York would be de-
sirable. He was advised to stay away
THE New York Herald proposes
General LEE as the most suitable
candidate for the Democracy, and it
is reported that a ring has been made
up to bring out JEFF DAVIS. Traly
the contest has become interesting.
ABOUT seven car loads of patriotic
Southera Democrats passed through
Indianapolis, Monday on the J efferson-
vile Railway. That sterling Democrat
and Unionist, Gen. NAPOLEON BONA
PARTE FoRREsT-he of Fort Pillow
notoriety-appeared to be the leader
of the patriotic party. They were
joined there by large number of In
diana Democrats, who seemed de-
lighted to fall in with such distin-
guished company.
A CINCINNATI special from New
York says the managers of the SOL
diers and sailors organization are
working for HANCOCK or CHASE, the
former being preferred, and say they
will bolt and go for GRANT if PEN
DLEToN is nominated. They are as
sembling a considerable force of SOL
diers, and will endeavor to throw a
pressure upon the Convention. They
do not intend to make platforms or
nominations, but to exert an infu-
ence by numbers, resolutions and
speeches.
THE Pittsburg Chronicle says: . A
delegation of Cincinnati Democrats
are to receive refreshments at the
depot at the hands of the members of
that party in this city. The old coffee
pots used in the days of yOre to re-
fresh rebel prisoners on their way
through the city, will again be brought
into service by their fair owners.
The La Crosse Democrat. speaking
of the Chase cOnclave in Philadelphia,
says: This desertion of Hancock
by that Prince of political bummers,
the Miles O'Reily,' indicates that
Marshal Ney of the Army of the
Potomac is as effectually strangled
politically, as he caused poor, innO-
cent, murdered Mrs. Surratt to be
| physically. And we predict that Chase
will die quicker than any other man
the bondholders have started, and
that by the Fourth of July he will be
the deadest cock In the pit. He will
not only not receive a vote IN COn-
vention. but his name will not be
mentioned In that body.
4 THE Albany argus has a significant
article on the platform and the can
didate. 1t hopes the convention
will not narrow the struggle to a
mere financial ISSUE" that is, thai
PENDLEToN will not be the man. II
protests against the abuse of paper
money" and refers to the continental
over-issue 1t is for accepting the
situation and going it on generalities
We quote
1t is this appreciation Of the char
acter of the contest that induced SC
many Democrats to turn towards
Chief Justice Chase as a candidate
In a contest between the law and the
sword, between civil and martial law
between institutions and force, il
would be we'll to personily the ele-
ment of civil authority in the person
of the Chief Justice as the antagonis-
tic element of lawlessness had already
found embodiment in the person OF
the General-in-C Chief. Elected, Mr..
Chase goOgtld Ui7ldicdte and restore The
E.recutiUe office In the SfrUqqIe 10
elect him, the Legislative branch might
be rescued from the destgWctiUes a0ho
n0s0 control Il. No other hope than
these prompted the suggestion of his
name. From tie moment he prOaounc-
Ell himself q Democrat zoe mere qoiItn0
to regard him as one. He is no states
man who in revolutionary times looks
backward to find discrepancies of SEN
timent or action In men who promise
to go forward with him, and whose
7 assistance is victory. We demand
that oUer this 1cI0le revolutionary pas
the veiI Of Oblicion shall be cast. Lei
its sins and its strifes and It's passions
be sponged away, erased from the
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