The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-08-07

THE Lewiston (Me.) Journal has received a
call from Gov. Merrill, of Iowa, who 10 on a
he is native Of Turner, but has been ia Iowa
for many years. He served with great gal
lsntry during the war, and waselected Gov
SoS % NJ say. that tse Of X:
result Of the approaching state election In
Maine, Tor they regard s The vote 81 The Dirigo
country.
SENATOR HIspRrcKs, OF Indiana, is likely
to be replaced by a Republican. The candi-
dates date thus far named are. Hon. aodieye 5.
Indiana Republicans in Congress, with the
exception OF Colfax Hon. VIII Cumback,
formerly In Congress, and now on the State
W. Julian, Of the Burnt District" and Judge
Hughes.
FRANK BLAIR was nominated by the sol.
diers. or course he was: Gen; Preston, OF
the rebel army, nominated him, Wade Hamp-
ton seconded the nomination, and Gen. For
rest supported 1t. Thus set In motion, 1t car.
ried the convention by storm, and this class Of
bluen will leave the greybaeks to perform that
| service.
| The Louisville Journal calls sherman,
Thomas, and Meade .sstrsgs',n, and the sold,
| they are for Grant, together with Sail swind.
| lers, pimps, detectives, adyenturers, bigots,
and blaekguards,n but that "the whole re-
|
| are for Blair and Seymour"
REV. b. +. WHITrKMoRI, one OF the South
Carolina Representatives In Congress, was
born 10 Massachusetts in 1924, and during the
war left his church In Berlin, to become chap
lain Of the 30th, and afterward OF the SD regi-
ment. He settled In South Carolina at the
close OF the war, and subsequently engaged In
teaching.
THg seymour Knights and Blair Guards,
who were represented in the dispatches from
New Orleans as rebel regiments recognized,
| are Democratic clubs-of which a large mum
graph never makes worse bluhder than this
we shall not be disposed to find much fault
with II.
Hon. u. II. HILL, mot Joshua,) of Georgia,
wants to be the man to set fire to the great
| heap Of Journals and cOnsti tutions and enact
ments OF conventions forced upon us by fraud
and usurpation" that shall be gathered VIII eI
the Democratic ticket Ia elected, Rather In
cendiary 10 Hill.
original Union man, who when the war broke
out, left his fine plantation In Georgia, came
North, entered the army, and rose to the rank
Of brigader general before Its close, has taken
the stump for Grant and Colfax.
JUDGE ALDRIcH, who had the honor OF a
Democratic reception in Charleston a few
| days ago, said '"This 10 a grand contest In
which we are engaged-a contest for constitu'
tionhl liberty, and II was the contest 10 which
we have been engaged since 1861"
| The Philadelphia Post says "AIl the Demo
| cratic papers are busy trying to prove that
HOrAti0 Seymour was loyal during the rebel
| lion. Nobody takes that trouble for Grant,
| because II ID not necessary"
| YALLAHDINoHAM reads the death warrant
| OF his own party In the following Words "De
| pend upon 1t, no party whose only cementinI
| element Is q sympathy OF hatred, can ever b'
permanent In power or even In existence"
A NEw YoRK publishing house advertiser
| PollArd's Lost Cause" as 1.-THE Only Demo
cratic History OF the War; That house hal
aproper sp probation OF the fitness OF things
| NEBRAsKA will cast her virgin vote as
State In November. The campaign for Gran
and Colfax has been auspiciously opened, and
an overwhelming triumph will certainly fol
low.
BLAIR, to spite companion, once sank hi
own shirt in the river. BY accepting the Tam
many Hall nomination he repeated tho opera
tion-and sank himself with the shirt.
Hos. JoHN SHERMAN has had great friend
ship for Schuyler Colfax for the last twent!
years.