Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-30
Squibs.

SQuiUS.
H The Democratic proposition
to pay our national debt by irredeem-
able paper reminds us of the worth
less fellow who boosted of how
cheap he had purchased good
horse. He was asked show cheap?
"Why," said he, 81 only gave my
note -"-State Journal.
.@ eY.hfr Hendricks said in the
Senate sthe 0ther day, that he hao
intended to show the Democratic
platform was, so plain, distinct, aud
direct that. nobody could misunder-
stand its zmeanings@ssBat, sir,n- he.
continued, sit would likely take
more time than l am able to occupy"
~ An old soldier who has lost
an arm says: "Iam waiting to1see
if the people Of this country e
going to elect Horatio Seymour, and
iHheydoI I wilFswear that 1 lost my
arm ID g. thrashing machine, not in
defense Of my country
saE Ern~ - = ID Vi =
R@What think you 70 a Of the Demo
cratic nominations ?''' inquired a
|dCopperhead official of one-leg ged
Union soldier, the other day. 81 re-
gard them an outrageous insult to
the American people, was the sol
aierY reply sand IT any man asks
nae to vote for them, I shall be
tempted to break my crutch over
his head"
E "The war is over" said q
Seymourite the other day to a one
armed soldier who, was turning a
hand organ in Union Park. II may
be over to yeu," said the brave Boy
in Blue, lifting up Ibis stump, "but
lit isn't over by 8 good deal, to me-"
eGDppefh cad vamosed. -
T Grant says let us have peace
| and prosperity. Blair says let us
have riot and revolution.
lss sEHr General Grant crushed the
rebellion. Now the rebellion seeks
to crush him. . Will a grateful peo-
pie permitit r. aGs sl~5t
| n Tie New York Convention open
ed with an eloquent prayer by the
Rev. Mr.. Morton, and closed with
eloquent, curses, not loud but deep,
by the swindled Pendletonians.-
Winona' RepaJlaan d
In November the Democracy will
find that the people believe in keep
ing the Government in the hands Of
those who were its friends when il
needed friends, and of rewardine
patriotism instead of treason.
Daniel S. Dickinson used always
to say that he knew when Horatit
Seymour most desired to be candi
date for office by the pertinacity will
which he declined it.
The Norwich Bulletin, having reaG
Mr.. Belmonts speech, in which ht
charged the expenses of the war up
ion, the Republicans, says that Gener
al Forrest ought to have followed il
a speech charging the Fort Pillow
massacre upon the 'niggers" VIII {
were butchered.
Ittook the Copperheads four day:
in convention to drum out poor ole
Seymour. 1t will take the people
just one day November 81 to drive
him home again.-CAieqgo Post.
General Grant has a great advan
tage over his antagonists. He whip
ped them once, and his prestige will
60 a great way in doing it again.
H- The New York Tri6une,in al
article on Grants political opinions
says General Sheridan within a yea
wrote to friend as follows:
cit is, perhaps, needless for me tt
tell you how light my heart is on ac
count of the glorious record in from
of which General Grant now stand:
before the country. ..s ...
aThe country now begins to appre
eiate that his was the only hand which
patted me on the shoulder and gave
me encouragement, when l, almos
alone. stuck up my little battle fas
at New Orleans to assist a secont
time in saving the country and pre-
| serving the record of our soldiers
Had Grant, Sherman and myself, ant
others, gone overto the enemy, mucf
darkness would have com npon th'
land.
sTwo solutions were necessary fol
the settlement of the rebellion. The
first was to take away from it it's mil
J! itaryI strength. That was done a
AppomattoZ. The SECOND, to taxi
away its political strength. Tha
will be done next November. 1t viii
be a short campaign, but as DECISIVE
i as siAppopattog." "4FuE Yfl4 =
Seymour's War Record.