The Union and journal., 1868-08-07
POLITICAL.

anybody else to run on tho same ticket will
Seymour. This accounts for the milk In III
ooooanut. seymour's honor was 0ompromiss'
to oil gap. u -T TC
Gen Grant recently remarked to friend
"The Rebels we whipped, Is It was our duty +
do; they fought US bravely, and I for one h.v
no spite against them. IF they behave them
selves shall think well Of them. But the cop
perhesds and peace men Of the North-the mel
who, during the war, rcviled the soldiers, en-
ooursg-d the enemy, and did their utmost Il
stop supplies and rcinforccments TO our boys II
front-such men can't forgive; I win neve
forget them or have anything to do with them.
Sarsct Cox has discovered q new claim Of th'
Democratic party to the support Of the people
a. being the great religious party Of the day
He claimed. in his Last speech, that "thc Demo
cratic party vn the one which had In 1t thu
principle Of Jesus Christ-the law Of kindness
It was the party Of magnanimity and forbear.
ohSo' AucA0 Wso ous oh0 Smioaeh cShsaAneh'
in the country to-day, and that was to be found
incarnate in the Democratic party" Its love
seems to be confined to traitors and rebels q
thousand miles of, while for its loyal neighbors
II has no feeling but hatred and no expression
but abuse. But only think-Brick Pomeroy
and John McCoole are members Of this pious
crowd.
When vallandigham was arrested for treason
Seymour wrote; eff this proceeding is approved
by the Government, and sanctioned by the peo-
pie, It Is not merely step toward revolution
It is revolution. 1t win not only lead to militia
ry despotism-it establishes military despotism.
II Il Is upheld our liberties are overthrown.
The safety Of our persons, the security Of our
property, will hereafter depend upon the srbi.
trary wills Of such military rulers a. may be
placed over US, while our constitutional guar
antees viii be broken down." vallandigham
the traitor, repaid that letter Of seymour's by
proposing him s the Democratic nominee fol
President.
The Providence Journal says: "The Prcsi-
dent, in his message vetoing the Electoral COL
lege Bill, says that some Of the inhabitants Of
New York were In the Rebellion as much as the
inhabitants Of Virginia. We suppose wc shall
be compelled to admit the fact; but isn't the
President unnecessarily severe upon Gov. Sey-
mour and his 'friendsl
Major Carter, Republican candidate for Con-
gress in the With District Of Indiana, was
speaking to the people Of Clay County, when q
Democrat asked him to defend the unequal bear
ing Of the income tax on farmers, laborers, and
others. lie answered by statement showing
that but single farmer In the county paid in
come tax; but that, being under Democratic
rule, the county taxes were from 20 to 100 per
cent. heavier than they are in the Republican
counties. The same thing is said to be true in
every part Of Indiana the Democratic coun-
ties all pay the heaviest local taxes. It Is true,
also, Of tho principal counties Of this State.
The Cincinnati Gazete says that information
Is wanted Of $40 gold coin, somewhat worn,
which one vallandigham carried in the political
campaigns during the war, and which he wa,
wont, at every speech he made, to hold up to
the crowd and TO call their admiration to It a.
the Democratic money, and to hold up to con-
tempt greenback note, in comparison there
with, as the rags which they had to take for
money since Republicans came in. The afore-
said coin was lost to view some time ago, and
since then the exhibitors have been praising the
beauties Of the greenbacks.
A letter from Indiana says one certain pre-
s,geof a Republican victory in Indiana Is the
marked zeal with which the German Republi-
cans participate in the campaign for Grant and
ColfaI, while the German Democracy manfests
but little enthusiasm. II Is believed that more
German votes win in all probability be cast for
Grant and Colfax than were ever before given
10 the Republican ticket In that State.
The Bedford correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Press, writing from the Springs, states that
Justice Grier, now among the visitors at that
famous watering place, regards Grants election
Is morally certain.
The Hon. T. ". Green Appointment India
,spolis Democrat, repudiates Seymour and
Blair, and comes out for Grant and Colfax.
Gen. N. b. Forrest will not address Sey.
nour and Blair ratification meeting at Fort Pill
ow. The statement that he will Is untrue.
The Republicans Of Gold Hill, Na,ada, elect
ID their full ticket In the hardest fought election
,ver held in that city. The Nsvs promises 300
'or Grant and Colfax.
A new Seymour paper has bsen started by
,iessrs. Jones, King 4 Co., In Houstan, Texas.
L Is called The Ru Klur Gazette.
The Democrats Of Marion County, KY, had
glorious ratification last week, Friday. They
vent to the house Of Geo. Rogers, Union SOL
lier during tho war, dragged him from the
presence Of his wife, and hung him to the limb
II o tree:
The Lawrence (Penn,) Journal, published
It Newcastle, says: "The graybsck nomina-
ion has gained 800 votes for the Republican
,arty in Lawrence County, and 30 II Is all over
he State. The Republican vote In Pennsylva-
,ia will be increased by $4,000 at the coming
election. Bully for the graybacks'"
The MsD- York Citizen (Democnt) heads
Is announcement Of Seymour and Blair's NOM
nation. "Might have been worse" "It might
iavc been wir," II the miserable scoundrcl
hadn't been hung. ...,.....-..
8. J. Tilden, in . letter to Seymour and
Blair ratification meeting in Washington, says
In this contest we shRll wage no war ofdefence.
Ne carry our arms into Africa" Precisely. The
zu-Klux Klaus in Tennessee are pioneers in the
movement.
The Hartford Courant says: "Whilc the
,outhern Democrats were ont on their little eI-