Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-12-11
Nasty.

Nasty.
Petroleum V. vas summoned 10 New
York TO confer with the leaders Of tho
Democratic party in their effort to find out
the cause OF their defeat. lie unwissly
pnblishes some OF the views OF the leaders
as given by letters:
Urea. n. Y. Oct. &c, 1868.
Sir:--I accepted the nominasicn unwill.
ingiy, ez the fact that wuz peipstooally
blthsd in tears sufficiently attests. L should
not hev labeEed so dcspiritoly for it, tho.
had l known that my esteemed colleague
Blair WIZ 10 hev bin put upon The tickit
with nae. III. hezn', character cnuff The
fact is he is weakness itself. lie hezut got
the discresheh onto wich pride mysslf.
lie isnt honist; aud. wat is more. he hezn't
tho fakuliy OF maxim people bleeve that he
is honii, wieh wood do ez well. He heznt
got til. sentlemanly caraktaristiks wich i,
so necessary 10 candidacy for high posishuns
and ho writ the Biodhead letter. With tecrs
blottin the paper onto wich ] write, ain
forced TO asser, that Ginral Blair is the
Jonah Nv the Democratic ship. and he must
be thrown overheard to still the waves
Shood this DO donc. and shood it save the
ship, / will be his whale. lie kin rattle
around in me It'll yomit him ashore on
some high and dry spot. BlAre must be
thrown overheard to strengthen tho party.
God bless you. HoRAsuo SEYMOUR.
The next uuz from Gnral Blair:
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 26, 1868.
SIR: l agree with YOU that snihin must
be did. The prospect isn't cncouragin by
no means. Seymour is the Jonah in the
Democr attic ship, and he must bs throwsd
overheard 20 gave il. Shood this be done.
and shood we the, eby sacceed. | will be his
whale. A respectable furrin inishun wicl
wood rsquIre respsciabiliry without ability
-wirh is To say depostment without brains
board Sc! mour must 60 TO strengthen tho
ticket. FRANK r. BLAIR.
The ncxi wuz from Hon. John Moriisey
SE: The no.niua,Lun NV Ssatnour and
Blair wuz n bad 20. The ticket haz no
strength, aud I sm not risking n dollar on
it. Withdraw em both put new horses on
the track, aud even at this late day let us
go In to win. Seamore anl Blair must be
thrown overboord, that VIC may have
strong iicks,. Shood we succeed will
places in The Moo York custom house. Bat
overheard they must both go.
joUS MoRRssEY. 81. G.
Then we opened Que from Ills ExceIIsncy
A Johnson
SIR: II is my candid opinion (and bev
never been mi,takun) tha. The Consiiioo-
sheu which hev vain!y altemptid TO save is
in danger; 50 much that 1t is probably
Iow cut ov my power TO do anything for it.
It is clear TO me that Seymour should with
draw to strengthen the ticket; bat bis with
drawal will net save IL from defeat. sz |
have determined not to permit my name 10
be used for the place undsr any circum.
stances. lied ! been nominated at the
beginning, With proper name ez second.
say Chase foi instance. this terrible trouble
wood not nov be onto US. but il is ez il is
May Heaven pr oiect the Consiitoosbeo. Ii
wood bo we'll 10 Withdraw Seymore.
Yoors for the Consiitooshsn,
a. JoHSsoN.
Cheei Jas,ic Chase wit ez follows:
SIR attempted to lift the Dimocrsti,
patty up an inch o. too, bein willin myssl
10 go down a uiia TO accomplish it. Bu, j
woodeui be lifted Os the contrary !
ibsultsd me with hall yotes.-Thsreiore
bev no sympathy with The organizashun
. w course Seymorr Is a dead weight. AL,
81 ! may be nllo~sd 20 yoose a pbras
, bOrrcied from my Assoshia,es Nv last SUN
, n,er Blair - a dead beat. and i wood be vel
d 10 wiIhdraR EN- both but its o .at0 90 d.
d anv good % I vii not psrmit my name 4
g.. be oossd under any circumstances. BY al
means wifhdrsw SeynOre and Blars o.
neither Nv them are To Tor the pOsishgl
a which you have assigned 'em.
. s. p. CHASE
A There o,re prchaps a dozen more. an
al uy cm reported the same course d.
withdrawal ofSeymour and Blsre on sccoun
Nv uplilnsss both Nv those gentlemen eva
agreeing cz 10 the onGtrep Nv the other
q Bot no one offered g. take the vacant piac
q ceptin Montgomery l5lare. who remai kt ths
probably il uiiis bs wsi 10 po,him on 'h
ticket With Frank No concioOsion was arri'
" ell a.. and the eonsultofs dispersed with
,t great cloud hargin over en,