The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-07
Personal and Political.


Personal and Political.
TooMBs, OF Georgia, in his late
speech at Atlanta, declared that the
late war was produced by the defeat
ed Democratic party in 1860" Very
true.
GOVERNOR MORTON says the cleo
ton of SEYMOUR would be the resto-
ration of slavery. CHASE says all
all that was gained by the war would
be lost by such a result. The Demo
cratic Platform denounces all that
has been done as revolutionary, un-
constitutional and void.
Mr.. HENDRICKS says the Tammany
resolutions 4" leave no question Of
doubt, but in plain words declare the
policy of the party. THE bonds"
he says, are to be paid in green
backs" MIR. S. s. Cox says they
must be paid liz something that
"chinks." Mr.. SEYMOUR agrees with
Cox, and BLAIR comedies with HEN
BRICKS, and the Democratic harmony
is u~ndisturbed.
CARL SCHURZ says the Democrats
have nominated for President a man
who is hereditarily in danger of losing
his wits, and for Vice President a man
who has already lost his.
In every portion of Iowa Grant
clubs are being organized, and $4,000
majority is promised for the ticket
this Fall.
THE Lawrence, Pennsylvania, Jour
nal, published at Newcastle, says:
The grayback nomination has gained
800 votes for the Republican party in
Lawrence county, and so it is all over
the State. The Republican vote in
Pennsylvania will be increased by
$4,000 at the coming election"
HoRAoE GREELEY is paid 800 an
article for the short essays which he
contributes to Pacard's Monthly.
TWELVE policemen have been either
killed or wounded in New York the
present month by desperadoes, most
of whom are likely to escape punish
ment through the corruption of New
York courts.
The New York World is urging
~oooobusat - Hor-r
FRANCIS ADAMS to the United States
Senate.
Mn. HENRY REED, for a number of
years the principal editorial writer of
the Enquire, has severed his connec.
ton with that paper. He is a jour-
nalist who has few equals in the
United States.
BLAIR, in his Leavenworth speech,
said that GRANT, SHERIDAN, THOMAS,
and other Union Generals, adhere to
the Radical party because the ten
dency of that party is toward military
1espotisml Indeedl
The Republicans of Tennessee are
making a vigorous canvass. The
election occurs on Thursday, the 18th
INST, when members of Congress are
10 be elected. Tennessee is the next
State to respond to the national NOM
nations, and the verdict will be look
ed for with much interest.
THE report that Mr.. SEWARD will
make a speech at Auburn, indorsipg
GRANT and CoLFAx, gains currency
if not general belief. The Democratic
papers treat the matter with indiffer-
ence. and the Radical journals arc
not elated.
BRICK PosIERoY is reported to be
very sick-nauseated at having to eat
his own words about SEYMOUR and
BLAIR.
SENATOR HENDRICKS is reported to
have said to a good many persons
that, with SEYMOUR at the head of
the Democratic ticket, he was afraid
he could not carry Indiana in October.
The French residents in the city of
New York have taken steps to organ
ize for effective campaign service for
GRANT and CoLFAx.
A TEUToN perpetrates the follow
ing epitaph on
sHIEF YoosTIcE sHAsE.
Ven links vat now l is,
And vat I used to vas,
/ tink trowed myself away
Mitout sufficient cause.
GENERAL PALMER, the Republican
candidate for Governor of Illinois.
who has just returned to Springfield
from a weeks canvass in Southern H.
inois. reports that the prospect Of a