Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-03
Spirit of the Ohio Democratic Press.

obtain information to be used by the ina
nous thief and burglar, Ben. Butler, who
is chief manager of the impeachment con-
splracy. These outrages are principally
directed against Chief Justice Chase, and
those honest and conscientious Republic
cans who refuse to perjure their souls by
finding the President guilty of"crimes and
misdemeanors" he never committed. Can
any party expect to prosper that resorts to
such Infamous acts to keep itself in power!
1t is no wonder that Chase and Fessenden
and Grimes and Henderson and Trumbull,
and every other influential and Intelligent
Republican in the country, are cutting
loose from such vile and corrupt party.
The days Of Radical despotism are nearly
over; and by next November the people
will dig its grave and bury it so deep that
the hand of resurrection will never be able
to reach it !-Mt. Vernon Banner. "
The position of the Radicals at the pres
ent time reminds us of children having a
board balanced on fence, some of them
upon either end. Should one of the chill
dren jump of, those on the opposite end
would go down with a will.
Fessenden, Chase. Trumbull, Chandler,
Grimes, and Others have jumped off the
Radical board, and let those on the oppo-
site end down into the mud-where they
belong! The Radicals now are about to
pile on few darkies to enable them to
bring up their end !-Hills6oro' Gazette. .a,l
kATIFIcATIoN-On the day following the
Republican nominations at Chicago, about
half a dozen OF our Radical friends con-
ceived the idea of having big jollitication
over the nomination of U. S. Grant, and ac-
cordingly about ten or twelve pounds of
powder and little gun were procured, and
four or five lusty fellows, with darkey in
the back ground, and all belonging to the
G. A. RS, posted themselves between the
no
awaited the arrival OF the 2:0S z. M. train
which was to bring back many, of the del
egates from the Convention. Upon their
arrival the little gun was popped off, doing
no injury to any one particularly except
the fellow in the background, who turned
very pale, in fact, another color, and made
good his retreat. AT this point in the
programme one fellow, more courageous
than the rest, issuel out upon the
platform of one of the cars, and addressed
the audience there assembled in the fol-
lowing strain n:-"Gentlemen-we nomina-
ted Grant at Chicago yesterday"-here he
looked as though something was choking
him, and some rude fellow hurst out into
an overpowering and eonvulsive fit of
laughter at the joke, which so overcome
the speaker that he retired within the car
again, a sadder but wiser man, to medi-
tate over the mysterious ways of his fell
low creatures. With the exception of the
gun GndG WAS DellP ureu Oh, Gne SOieIunlIy
OF those Republican countenanceS present
which did not number to exceed more
than twenty-five, would have led one to
suppose that the gathering was intended
for prayer meeting rather than joyful
political gathering to welcome the nomi-
nation of the hero of the massacres of Shilo
and the Wilderness.
We had the pleasure of travelling with
some of those delegates to their homes, and
q irna w Wi WE
saw no demonstrations of approval either
upon their own part or the part OF the par
tisans whom they represent. 1t is con-
ceded fact among many of them, that U.
S. Grant will be a worse whipped man
than General Scott, who at least, if he did
make the foolish blunder of getting into a
controversy with Marcey-had the credit
of saying something when he spoke in
meeting.-Van Vert Times.
The CHICAGO CoNvENTloN.-We attend
ed the "National- U Mon Republican, Radi-
cal-Grant-Impeachm Conven-
tion at Chicago last week, and through the
courtesy of a friend received ticket of
admission to the mongrel mass. There
were
"Black spirits and white, blue spirits and grey,'
all mingling as brothers may. There would
have BEEN larger number OF Anglo-Atri-
cam -Saxons present, but for the reason that
they could not "raise the wind" and were
compelled to ''allow" their white alternates
to ''go up" to the great pow-wow in their
stead.
AS compared with the Democratic Con-
vention of 1864, held at the same place, this
was tame, spiritless, and poorly attended
affair, notwithstanding the Methodist Con-
ference, Soldiers and Sailors Convention,
and several other attractions for crowd
were being held in the city at the same
time.-Allen County Demo crat.
ETERNAL vigilance is the price of liberty.
Never in the history of our country was
vigilance more necessary than to day.
Each opponent of the destructive heresies
of Radicalism should at once consider him.
self detailed for guard duty and desert not
his post for an instant so long as the bugle-
calls of the enemy are heard at the portals
OF the temple of liberty. The gap caused
by the absence of one sentinel may leave
open a gate for a hostile army to march
through - Jackson Herald.
GRAND RATIFICATION MEETING.-What
is the matter with our Republican friends
that the don't rdtify. The candidates have
been nominated for week, and nobody
seems to be aware of the fact. The plat
form, too; and such a platform! Come,
gentlemen, if you have no heart in the
matter, manufacture little enthusiasm for
the occasion, and hold a ratification. Demo-
Gratis will help you get up crowd.
Grant and Colfax ratification meetings
this year are being held in club rooms. In
Columbus and many other places the club
rooms were too large. Let us have ours
on the street. Hurrah for "Can't and Grol-
faX."-PiQuG Democrat.
Hon. J. F. Mckinney addressed the DEM
ocratic Club ofClinton township, last even
ing, to the great satisfaction of the large
and respectable audience in attendance
His speech was eloquent and telling. He
briefly reviewed the course of the Radical
party from its formation up till the present
time-showing conclusively that all their
pretended loyalty and boasted love for the
Union were and are means employed to
hoodwink the people and thereby obtain
and retain power. He incidentally alluded
to the farce of impeachment, and showed
how debased and lost to common decency
that once honorable body (the United States
Senate)had become-citing the disgraceful
fact established by a correspondent
of the Cincinnati Commercial, which we
publish on our first page, that the high
Cor rather low) court of impeachers had
filled the galleries at the close of the argu-
ments by the managers, with the basest
prostitutes, gamblers and roughs infesting
the purlieus and dens of iniquiGy in Wash
ington, to applaud Bingham and influence
the judgment of those Republican Senators
who were wavering. The conclusion is
patent to everybody that 1t was precon-
certed. The spectators could only obtain
admission by tickets furnished to them by
the impeachers themselves. This fact that
no virtuous woman or no gentleman would
be guilty of the rowdyism and riotous con-
duct that there took place, confirms Mr..
McK.'s assertion that the galleries on that
solemn occasion were purposely filled by
prostitutes to intimidate Republican Sena-
tors who gave evidence that they feared
the sin of periury.-Sidney Democrat.
The people must either worship God or
Mammon, must support Labor or Capital.
1t is so plain that the most ordinary mind