The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-07-23
Democratic Nomination,

Uemooratlo NOMINATION.,
Before any of our readers shall have Open
ed this paper they will have known of the
nomination, by the Democratic Convention
OF Horstio Seymour Of New York for Presi-
dent Of these United States The telegraph
has already carried the tidings throughout
the country, and it has been enthusiastically
received by the party everywhere Green Bay
ADVOCATE"
AS we have before remarked, the NOM
nations of Seymour and Blair, fifty repre-
sent the Democratic sentiment, as expound-
ed by very large proportion of the Dem
ocratic presses, during the war of the re-
bellion. Nearly all the Democratic jour
nails in Wisconsin, endorsed the National
platform adopted at Chicago in 1864,
which declared the war failure and de-
manded an immediate cessation of hostili-
ties. Nearly all of these same journals
opposed the draft, and every measure of
the government for the prosecution of
the war. AS the representative of Demo
cratic ideas, as they existed during the
period of the rebellion, and as since mani
tested, no better nominations than Sey-
mour and Blair, could have been made
for the mass of that party.
The Green Bay Az0ocate, was regarded
during the war as Democratic exception;
the editor of that paper, professed himself
"war Democrat Unsupported the govern
ment, and voluntarily entered themilitary
services in the Union army. He appeared
hearty his dislike Of rebels, secessionists
and all who sought to embarrass the pros
ecution of the war; His now enthusiastic
endorsement of Seymour and Blair, is OF
course noticeable. He has dropped into the
company of the very men, who sought to
destroy the government, and for the SUBJ
DUNG OF whom, he once valiantly drew
his sword The southern rebels from the
titled General, to the lowest bushwhacker.
appear delighted with Seymourand Blair
The Green Bay Ad00cate is now in accord
with them, and equally happy in the
same candidates. Seymour's anti war re-
cord, bis atfectionate speech to his friends
the New York rioters, his efforts to stor
the draft, and many other such valorous
Democratic deeds, will furnish rare ma
terial for campaign songs, which Lee and
Forest and Price, will sing with Joyous
relish, and the editor of the Green BAY
Ad0ocate will of course join in thejubilant
strains, because he declares "Gov. Sew
mour ought and undoubtedly aciU, com
mand an almost unanimous support, in
northern Wisconsin"
And then again, Blair has chivalrous
traits ofcharacter, which might be wrought
into good campaign poetry and set to mu-
SIC. Blair Valiantly declares the country
must have President who will 'tr0mpgt
IN the dust the usurpations Of Congress-
e7a0aon as tie reconstruction acts" "I pish, y
says Blair, ''to stand before the Country on
this ISSUE" How sublime to see Blair
marching to Washington to disperse Con
gress No wonder the whisky inspired
herolsm OF Blair, has thrown the rebels of
the South into ecstacies; not the first or
iginal secessionist has yet been found, who
does not joyfully accept Blair and his
platform. Blair says he would have the
President ''c0npeJ the army to undo its
tssatrpatiOns at the SOUTH" This might not
at first sight be an agreeable duty for a
Wisconsin military editor, who was pro.
fessedly war Democrat, still the briliancy
OF the idea might be SO interviewer into
campaign music, as to produce no discord
but mere trill, if artistically executed
This is probably the first time since the
breaking out of the rebellion, that the ed
itor of the Ad0ocate has found himselt
standing on the same platform with Gov
Wise of Virginia, who ardently support:
Seymour and Blair, and defantly declares
Secession as not dead, 1t IS more azio
, tt0n ecer."
We intend no unkind allusion to the ed
itor of the Green Bay Adoocate; he is .
gentleman confessedly possessing NOR,
than ordinary afabilities, and good quail
ties, but his present position is so notica
BILE, we could not refrain making mention
of it.