The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-07-18

-" If we can't beat that ticket, we may
as well hang our harps on the willows,' is
the sentiment we hear on all sides from the
Republicans, when speaking Of the New
York nominations. Neither Seymour or
Blair have a particle of popular strength
The record of Seymour is that of wire
pulling New York politician, whose every
act and word'were against the country and
on the side of the rebels during the war;
Although Il blunder that could not well have
been made greater by the Convention, if
availability or popular strength go for amy.
thing in making selections of Presidential
candidates, yet Seymour represents the Cop
perhead Democracy precisely as it is; re.
pudiating, loyalty hating, rebel. worshiping
party. The representatives Of the party as
sembled at New York fairly went down to
kiss the dust from the feet Of the FORESTS
and Hamptons, who represented the South.
ern States in that Convention.
1t Was the intention Of the leaders of the
party to make nominations by which they
could cheat the country, but an overriding
Providence wisely ordered it that their can.
didates should fairly represent the party in
all its hideous deiormty, SO that the most
confding simplcton that has ever been ca.
joled into the Coppcrhead ranks might dis
cover where he was and into what company
he had been trepanned.
With Scymour's New York mob and anti.
war record, what soldier who has ever fought
for the overthrow Of the rebellion, can vote
the ticket that represents him for President?
And Frank Blair! "The Blair family!''
is a by.word Of reproach. Look at the
record Of the Blairs for the last eight years.
Taken into the Cabinet Of Lincoln, the fam.
lily qaarrelel with every prominent man in
the Republican party, and the President was
finally compelled to kick Montgomery out
Of his Cabinet. Being thus banished from
the Republican party, the family joined the
Coppcrhcads, and Frank Blair owes his
present nomination to his famous letter ad.
vising Presidential usurpaton, the cXpul.
sion OF Congress, oycrturning Of the govern
mcnts of the reconstructed States, and Il
civil war in favor Of the old slave aristocrats
who originated the rebellion, and for that
letter Blair was first proposed as n candi.
date for Nicc-prcsidcnt by Gen. Preston Of
Kentucky, and all the rebel delegations
FASTENED to second his nomination. The
only reason for Blair unboundcd popular.
ity with such men as butcher Forrest was
his announcement in favor Of the overthrow
Of the reorganized State governments.
Although the leaders of the rebel party
swaggcr and profess to believe in the elec.
ton Of Seymour and Blair, not sensible
man among them has the least hope of it,
aud every mail announces disallccion from
the fast .sinkng Comprehend party.
In Baltimore the Custom House rats are
making ready TO leave the sinking ship, and
all the trimmers, who scent defeat afur, are
beginning to prepare for taking leave of the
Copperhead Democracy.
With proper exertion, Grant and Collax
will gweep the Country from ocean to ocean
next November, and lay the party of traitors
in grave from which even treason may
strive in vain to resurrect it again.