The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-18
POLITICAL.

Ink boston JOurHdi says: III mas Oeeh
stated that Gov. Seymour never originated
anything. This IL mistake, for he was the
hrst to Inform President Lincoln '.that 1t was
s * .s , as a hs sse
tionai law" The faisehood OF the statement
& S ~h nsn
dred ever doubted the right OF the Govern.
ment to demand Of each State its fair quota Of
lighting men. Governor Seymour, represent
cuse which should palliste his Indifference to
recruiting. lie was willing that our exhausted
armies should be wasted rather than see vic.
fSy Sss rss nsn aoSSsd
the right OF the United States to enforce =
draft was the Grst suggestion upon which the
blood IN the sheets 81 New YORK, and the H
atrocities then committed were mainly Attrib-
utable to the words OF Horatio Seymour"
The New York Evening Post says: "The
already completed In nearly every State, upon
just and equal principles; the Democrats
promise to overthrow all that has been done,
and begin new and interminabls ,squabbie
that we have not approved all parts Of the
Republican scheme Of reconstruction, but
that plan Is now successful; under Il ali but
State governmental and no patriotic or,psaoti-
cal man can be willing to see all these State
governments uProoted, and ths whole country
Alarm, and iI tSre.tsnea with rs1oiatioa. III:
would be as though one should demand that .
battle must be fought over again, because u
had not been won in exact socordaaee with
the recognized principles OF the military
science"
WHILE our soldiers were fighting the battle
OF Gettysburg, Horatio Seymour was making
a speech 10 which he denounced every effort OF
which he declared an enormous waste OF men
aaa money. Two weeks later, he addressed =
mob OF rioters and murderers In New York,
Ing the strength OF our armies should be "sus-
pended" And the next year, when Sherman
was cutting his way to the sea, and Farragut
over a convention which called the war a
failure" and demanded q cessation OF hos
tilities." Should not the soldiers be proud to
recon- me ndstion Of patriots ike Pendiston,
Vallandigham, Wade Hampton, aud Forest
FoR the past two or three years the more
ssgaeions Of the Demosratio party have en-
and keep him in the back ground. yailandig.
Ohio delegates withdraw In hi. favor, and he
sPpsarsa IL all 81; gcy a u, The
the character Of a leading spirit exercising a
controlling ipnuenee upon the body. When
all appliances failed, he, with his Swimming
Val, has no idea of being shoveled under yet
awhile.
THE New York Commonwealth says; Some
persons not aware OF the facts, are approhen n.
result Of the syracuse coavenntion. We KNOW
| on competent authority, that Mr.. Greeley Il
heartily satisfied, as are also his friends. Mr.
9reeley's popularity, and the general conn
honesty, and vast services to the country, vii
place him, we believe, In an offlcial position
before long, more agreeable to his wishes thar
that Of the Governor OF the State"
| A y NJ Al tia.
Chase declared yesterday to Western friend
| that while he could not personally accord with
the resolution against the reconstruc ton acts
and believed that the present consultations
| OF each State, all voting, yet he was Democra
"A State rights Democrat, and In full sym
patty with the Democratic party.
| CHIEP JUSTICE CHAsE's friends, says tn.
Commercial, now declare that he never pledge,
| himself to support the nominee OF the Demo
cratic convention at New York, and that h,
will vote for Grant and Oolfax.
| A DEMOCRATIC CLUB Of negroes has beer
formed at Summit, Miss. The leading colore
men OF the town and adjacent country ar
| prominent members.
THE Albany Argus boosted shor. time sine
| Of the accession OF Charles Francis Adams
Mr., Bowles telegraphs to the Springfield Re-
guSted with the platform.
THE Detroit Free Press wants to know wha
| Grant has done toward reducing the expense
Of the Government. ." Saved millions TO thu
| AT THR Republican Congressional eonven
| lion Tor the Twehty-seyenth Uongresslona
| district, held at Corning, Hon. Hamilton War
was Ienominated for Congress on the frs
| ballot.
THIS anagram Of the words "vote for Horati
| Seymour" 10, "for you to have more riots.
The one contains the other exactly nothinl
| more or less.