The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-15
HOW THE NOMINATION In RE.
CEIvRn.

HOW THE NOMINATION. In RE-
CElyED-
We have heard from all parts OF the land
and can now state definitely as to how the
nomination is received. The news that comes
to us from the South land is what we might
expect from that quarter. The ex-confedeT-
atcs and rebels feel as though they had sue
cccded and they have, so far as tho Demo-
cratic party 10 concerned, for they have
captured 1t. They now throw of the thin
DISCUSSES and the caution with which they
had heretofore enviFoned themselves, and
speak right out boldly, and tell the country
what they mean, and what they expect to do,
when Seymour and Blair are elected.
There was a ratification meeting In Rich
mond on Saturday evening, and three thou
sand people were present. The crowd was
addressed BY several OF the returning dele
gates.
Governor Vance, of North Carolina, whom
everybody knows was one Of the prime movers
Of the rebellion, made savage and vindictive
speech. His soul appears to be Allied with
hate OF the Government. He said that he
could talk more familiarity OF the South there
in Richmond than in the North; and he gave
1t rs his opinion, that "what the South fought
for icouId be IcOH by the election OF Seymour
and Blair"
That intensely irrepresslble individual, Henry
\. Wise, was one of the speakers. He com
menced BY telling his audience that he did not
care for the platform. He said that the first
resolution was q lie. "That resolution says
that secession Is dead; that was not 80. Seecs.
sion tcds more alive than cpcr. He supported
the nominees, and especially Blair, because he
had declared that he would assume military
power"
Marmaduke Johnson, who was rebel Gen.
eral in Lees army, then made a speech In a
similar strain.
The tone and sentiment of this Richmond
meeting clearly demonstrates that the unrc-
pcntant rebels now feel that they have the
Democratic party at their back, and that with
such hackers as Seymour and Blair, the "IoSi
cGuScn is not entirely hopeless. The mistake
on their part is they exult too soon.
Turning our attention to the North aad
Northwest we find the Pendleton men very
generally pleased. Their satisfaction, how
ever, does not appear to rest upon any par.
ticular prospect that success awaits the New
York nomination, but grows chiefly out OF
the fact that they have compelled the party
70 take their chiefs platform; hence such
journals as the Chicago Times, Columbus
Salesman, Cincinnati Enquirer and ether kin
bred sheets, are jubilant over both the plat
form and the candidates. This Eastern NOM
ination leaves an open Held for George In 1872.
There Is quite a large class OF men who do
not feel satisfied with either the platform or
the candidates. These are the friends OF
Hendricks, Hancock, Andrew johnson and
Chase, and some OF them are talking OF another
convention and a new party. On the whole
the muddle in the Democrats party Is about
rs the Republicans would have II, and II that
party will work with will from now till
November glorious victory awaits them.
"TuIRD-The payment OF the public debt
where the obligations do not expressly state
Gu their face, or the law under which they
we're issued does not provide payment In coin,
should be paid In the lawful money Of the
United States"
The above proposition, which is a part OF
the Democratic platform, has q FEASIBILITY
about it which is calculated to mislead. 1t Is
specious and plausible, but nevertheless dis.
honest. To show that 1t is dishonest, and
that it does not meet the question fairly, It is
only necessary to make a few statements and
TO submit few questions.
In the first place, when the Secretary of the
Treasury and his agents negotiated the five
'wenties, what did they promise, or what In.
ducements did they hold out to the pur-
ehascrs' Was there any intimatlon, or did
hose who took these bonds have any other
idea than this, that they would be paid In
CONT Had the Secretary and his agents given
the least intimation that these bonds would
be redeemed In anything other than gold,
would they have been takenl An implied un.
dvrstanding under such circumstances between
'he contracting parties Is as sacred as law.
We know that there is a class of politicians
who assert that rs the word gold does not oc-
"ur In connection with these bonds, that it Is
neither on the face OF the obligation nor Ia the
acts authorizing the issue; that, therefore, the
Government may elect Its own method of
liquidation, and may pay in gold or currency,
Just as 1t may choose. This view OF the ques.
ton is presented as temptation to do a dis.
honorable deed 1t Is an attempt to debauch
Ike public honor and the public conscience.
There Is nothing on the face OF the bonds or
IN the act authorizing them which declares
that the securities must be paid In gold. Very
well; so there Is nothing on their face or in
the act which says they must be paid In cur.
icucy or in greenbscks. 1t Is fair to presume
therefore, that the Secretary and his agents
IA believe, and did so Intimate, that this issue
would be redeemed with coin, and to propose
my other method Is to ask the nation to dis.
grace Itself before the civilized world.
EXTRAORDINARILY reference to our ,d.
vertising columns, II will be seen that the
famous ballard House" Is only charging a
little over two dollars per day for transit
guests This Is the same hotel at which his
royal highness the Prince OF Wales and suite
put up while on a visit to Richmond some
years ago. Young Wales had heard in merrlc
England that Ballard was the "prlnce" OF
hotel-keepers in the Old Dominion, and never
did anything by "hNlves," but was a Thole
host in himself.
ALAsKA-The bill appropriating the pur-
chase money for Alaska was passed the House
OF Representatives, yesterday, by a decisive
vOte-yeas, lOi nays, a. This is right. Gen
cral Banks has done nobly In this cause, and
through his energy and perseverance 1t has
been carried. He was warmly congratulated
by his friends on the triumph Of this measure.
NERy CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION is taking
place In the force connected with the Freed
mems Bureau In all OF the different States
where 1t exists. The expenses Of this depart
incnt will soon be greatly reduced.
WHEN Caleb Gushing heard of III e nomina-
iOn Of Seymour and Blair on their repudla-
ion and revolutionary platform, he re marked
at he had hopad that the namocrata ,UnulJ |