The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-16
Democratic Opinion Of Seymour and
BlaIF.
BRICK pOMEROY ON SEYMOUR.

From the La Crosse Democrat, July 81
OF the fearful consequences of fol-
lowing Governor Seymour 5 advice we
have heretofore expressed our views,
and we now repeat them, on the eve
of the great event which is to deter
mine the destiny of the American
people.
Governor Seymour IS trying to put
the public mind asleep upon the bond
question, and ledue the pL0a0hOLderS to
s1oedt, and stdgger, and stoTUe, uader
| the load of taxation, to pay the bond
holders their senli-dnn1tGl interest an
gold, and their taxes in addition, by
telling the country that the financial
question should not be brought into
the canvass this year, that every
thing is well enough as it is if you
will only make the Government econ
omize in its expenditures, and that a
| generation hence will be time enough
to talk about the national debt.
How false and deceptive
1t takes $125, 100000 in gold-say
$175, 10000 in greenbacks at present
depreciation-to pay the interest on
the bonds. This load upon industry
| this drain upon the resources of the
! plouholdG ra--G nvornor Seymour pre-
poses to continue without change for
a generation or more.
Why?
Because he has not the courage to
grapple with the question like a
statesman and patriot.
And because the bondholders have
| got him In their tolls, and are using
him to uphold their interests
And enslave the plowholders
By following Governor Seymour
advice, in forty-four years there will
be drawn from the resources of the
people, for mere iRteresf, FIFTEEN
TIMES the amount of the principal of
the debt, and not one dollar of the
principal extinguished; and in a1di-
ton to this, the taxes of the bond
holders will be paid for them.
Can any one fail to see where this
will place the wealth of the country +?
II aoiH be absorbed By the bond
holders.
Can any man be honest-a friend
of the PLOWHOLDERS - who advi-
ses such policy as this?
Did he speak the truth when he
said:
II Is q Daistake to suppose that the
interest of the bondhoLderS and tao
payers are G9ltdgOnGstlc?
Will economy in expenditures re-
duce the interest on the national debt,
Governor Seymour? Not cent. That
remains the same, whatever may be
the other demands upon the treasury
whether more or less.
BRICK PoMEROY's OPINION OF THE
BLAIRS.
From the La Crosse Democrat, JuIy61
What have the Blairs in common
with the Democratic party? Old
Blair has been virulently working
against it, and doing it all the harm
In his power, for more than twenty
years, and during all this time-em-
bracing the whole of their political
lives-the young Blairs have been
ready and active co-workers with their
father in feeding his hate and minis
teriugi to his thirst of vengeance
against the Democratic party.
They all contributed, to the extent
of their ability, to widen the gulf and
increase the bitterness between the
North and the South, which led to
the late tremendous convulsions.
They were In every movement for the
promotion of sectional division and
hostility, from the free soil detection,
under the Van Burens, in 1846-7-S-
mainly instigated and engineered By
old Blair-until the election of Lin
coin, and the Inauguration of Adolf
ton diabolisrn in the Capitol of the
Union.
One of the young Blairs member
- N0A h <aE1 II
has military tooLs-the civilian damn
ing himself forever, as a public man,
ana placing an impossible barrier be-
leIio"Ship, by a bold violation of law,
an auuaclous defiance of the Consti
tnntl00n. IN excluding from the mails
al Demoeratic papers which conspi-
cuEusly 1iHereo In opinion from the
administration, and when resneotf,,lIv
asked by the parties aggriavad whv
and by what authority such aot;on
was taken against them, insolentIv o.
swered, as would a petulant hn-,
when questioned why he boJ
been guilty of certain misconduct
I" 4 did ii because had q mind n .
and the military member of the B1o;,.
fdnailv making has first densonstrofio,,
IN The field, bV leading has regiment of
brutal rQ6ianS against the unar8sed
Eopuldce Of st. Louis, andiscrinlinately
shooting d0lcn, an the crowded streets,
men, ao0n,en and children, numbering
by aoholesale an uno fe,ldiag populd-
ton, and committing q deed Of cruelty
bLacker and more lnpardOnGbLe than
any Of l0Iich The Infamous aSua0arroaD
aoas ever gully, and an contrast sCith
aotach the acts of ioonsa1. aohipping