The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-09-04
POLITICAL.

that nearly every southern delegate to the Dem
ocratic convention was rebel, and, without de-
nying II, retorts that "nearly every southern
delegate to the Republican convention was a
'scallawag,' and triumphantly asks (which full
filed the conditions Of true representative -
Without making any odous comparisons We
think the democrats were not misreprcsented.
A New Orleans letter to the Cincinnati Com.
mereial says "It will please many Of his old
comrades, and thousands Of others beside, to
learn, and announce II authoritatively, that
Gen. Buchanan, lately commanding the Filth
District, and somewhat sharply criticized by
Radicals for his conservative tendencies, an
nounces his proA--sce for Grant, and says be
will DO our ncxt President"
General Blair said in recent speech, that
the Democratic motto Is "Justice to white
men," which cannot be regarded as an i'm
provement on the maxim Of the great democrat
10 exemplsr, jefferson equal and exact JUS
tice to all men,"
The Cincinnati Gazdis says that prominent
Democrats Of Ohio openly acknowledge that the
nomination Of vallandingham for Congress In
the Third District will cost them ten thousand
votes in the State. The representative Demo
craft" at that rate. Is a costly luxury.
The last issue Of the illustrated Maine Demo-
crst contains an amusing picture Of supposed
meeting on the floor Of Congress between coal
black American Of African descent, and the
Honorable Bodugger Of Biddeford, in case he
should be elected. Now we admit that there
Is no cause Of alarm on the part ofour neighbor.
In the first place, no negro now living will ever
sec him In the halls Of Congress except n .
spectator, and. secondly, no negro, II he should
see him there or any where else, would ever en-
brace him In 10 loving manner rs Is represent
ed in the picture. The negroes are not fools,
and they know perfectly the character Of the
Hon. Charles and his party. No Unicn SOL
der during the war ever appealed to negro In
vain for help, and no negro Of common sense
now that the war Is over, but knows that the
party of the Hon. Charles are and always have
been his greatest enemies. Hine ilie laery-
me
The Baltimore american has prepared sy-
nopsis Of the appropriation made by the last
Democratic Legislature In Offset to the cries
about Republican extravaganza. 1t gives all
the items and states that there was no Republic
can in the Legislature, and that not one Of the
appropriations was voted by the Governor. The
total amount Is s8.7OO,OOO. Among the items
is $3.50, 900 for the army and navy Of Mary
land. II Congress had been proportionatey eI-
travagant our taxes would have been doubled.
A member Of the Democratic Executive Com
mite Of Baltimore County, Nd, has declared
for Grant and Collar.
Who fred on Fort Sumter Democrats.
Who refused to reinforce the gallant Ander-
son A Democratic President.
Who carried on the war for the overthrow Of
the Nationi Democrats.
Who massacrcd the negroes at Fort Pillow p!
Democrats.
Who starved Union Prisonersi Democrats.
Who sent emissaries to burn Northern citiesi
Democrats.
Who attempted to spread infectious and dan
serous diseases In the North! Democrats.
Who murdered the Patriot President Abra-
ham Lincolni A Democrat.
Who nominated Seymour and Blair Demo
Gratis.
Who support Seymour and Blairi Demo-
Gratis.
Stephen A Douglas once said Of Frank Blair
"Hs Is the most pcrnicious demagosue In inc
United States"
The Ohio State Jour nal states thsf there y"
100 Grant clubs organized In that STATE.
The Raleigh (N.c.) Standard says that the
Hon. Nat. Boydeu, Democratic Congressman
from TIA. STATE, win not support Seymour and
Blair.
n. Democrats ought to settle among them
..,,.. whether Gen. Grant ought 70 b Punished
ar rewarded tbr what be did In the var. Mr.
Hendricks nys he ought to b rvardsd, and
Mr.. pendleton ssysh be ought to b praised. But
Brick Pomsrvy and the New Yord World sys
hs ought to b punished, and arc doing their
bsst 10 strip hatred against him. What, then,