The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-22
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

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DGia, the Washington respondent of the
Baltimore sun, in that journal OF Wednesday
morning gives US An inside view Of the mud
die iii the happy family" This CORE
spondent has the means of knowing whereof he
ahirms, and we choose, therefore. to lay his
letter entire of the Goth instant before our
readers. Data says:
THE idea OF a new nomination by the De.
mocracy Will doubtless be abandoned by all
classes, now that there arc but thirteen DAYS
Intervening before the election day; nevcrtIe-
less there are some prominent Democrats who
ciing 10 the original suggestion so tcnaciously
that It Will be dithcult, If at all possible, t.
reconcile them to anything short the with.
drswal of the present nominees.
From sdyiccs received from New York
this evening, VIC gather the information that
1t Is proposed by the original advocates OF
new nominees In view of the failure to per-
feet their irst named plan, to have an author.
ItatlVe announcement from the National
Democratic Executive Committee that the
present nominated electors be voted for with.
out reference TO Seymour and Blair, or with.
out Instructions to them to cast she electoral
vote for any particular candidate; but in case
OF the election Of majority of Conservative
electoIs, then that they give their votes Tor
President and Wee President for such persons
81 may hereafter be determined upon IS proper
representatives. Of the entire Conservative
voters OF the country.
In the moantiIEc the coUlse Of the New
York WD,M Is severely criticised, and none
are found who do not condemn it. The man.
suggesting the withdrawal Of the nominees
or either OF them. Upon the above motion Of
Inc eUnIuitotS Of ne PAPER the first impress
suIt Of conference with those whs hal au-
thOrity to call the Democratic executive com.
mlttee t0getheri but now that 1t appears that
the members OF the committee are generally
opposed to the naming Of new nominees, the
World editors are soundly berated for assuming
the hiIhoTity 10 control the party in matter
~ w. 10 Tvs interests.
e II is asserted in New York, so our inform.
IN, F'tts, That belmont is opposed to the
.Iatiosm, aa4 hat Ag ,GqaLEfS ~ fube SsRt Of
tho honlh oiders. They also say Belmont, who
goes u Europe Tomorrow, ID taking refuge
from his just reSponsiDility, and ny getting
Tar away he avoids taking active part in the
canvass.
They also charge that tho manager. and
editors OF the H'Vrd are not democrats and
never have beeE' that especially Barlow, who
controls the concern, Is not In accordance with
the political sentiments advocated by the Dem
oefauG party, aud that he never was Demo-
GFat: BE this as It may, there are persons now
IN New York cH4envoring by their counsel 10
DtLnS about an amlcAble agreement or plan By
which the mischief done recently through the
ihJuiicious conduct Of the managers Of the
paper may be repaired"
The first thing noteworthy in this rcmarka-
bic cPiEllC Is that there are some people who
Will not be rccOnciled 10 anything short Of the
rHhdrdwdi Of nc PrCgCH' nominee. This is a
hopeful indication.
Then, again, in tho second place, We have
this mtmGiIm Of the fr!cads Of the new noml.
nees, that electors are to be voted for "ciihoW
TcfcrCEcS 10 seymour and BlGir, or rih0W in.
5trueiiOHs 10 hrm 10 cast hsir electoral vofcs for
any particular candidate" The country will
be much obliged to Data for developing this
entirely novel prOgrcmmc Will it work, MT
DEAR SIR; WILL 1T WORK. AS Artemus Ward
would say, mot muchly"
Now Date gives US to understand that the
editors Of the World acted without authority.
Could We summon those editors upoI the
stand they would probably tell very different
story. Thereby hangs . tale"
We know that what Data states Is true, that
the "Horid cdFor5 gre sOuEGly GsrGicd." Poor
fellows, we wish they could speak for them
selves; IL that eyeat somebody else would DO
souHdly bCFatCl,
CHANGING over this remarkable letter Of
DGtG, AL taking iH!U account such other faCts
AS have came 10 our knowledge, we are led
irresistibly to the conclusion that the Demo
cracy are thoroughly demoralized, and are
found without leaders, or chart, or compasG
else, what means the sudden departure OF Mr..
Belmont for EurUpel
Was there ever an Organization 80 thor.
oughly lCmOrt!lIgI AS the Democratic party I
According to Data himself, they are making
all sorts Of shifts and turns to save them
Helvcs, and he ought to know.
''Thcy wheel ahoIt aud Gurn about aud do inst sg,
And every ne Iley wheel about, they Jump Jim
Crow.
But let US zee what the Worid Itself says
While It yields ostcnsihly fun obedience to
the later bchests of Tilden, Belmont, and
Schcll, II iteratcs In cold and ley terms its
forced submission. That journal saysi
"BUt An army without leadership lisa helm.
less mob, no matter how gallant may be every
soldier in its lles. The Democratic hosts
stand serene and lndOmitable, looking to their
chosen and trusted leader for the new order Of
battle which shall marshal them to tri.
umPhant day aud \ not ingloFious future.
at 10 the business OF leaders to lead II Is
never 40 much the duty Of statesmen to 10
statesmen AS when a ma UFity Of the people
Etmtnd, ana a large majority Of the people
do demand, that they shall lie SO mArshaied
and 50 led AS to assure the victory whIcL no
longs to them 80 mHTBhalled and so led ns tn
Fut 10 fOut ana utterly destroy the rcyOlu.
tlOnIsts and the usuTpcTs who have brought
the structure Of the Government to lts pfra.
Cnt chaos, and all our present CalnmitIes unon
a free aud prosperous people,
We submit that the HOrld's call for leaders
Will be like "cslliug spirits from the Vastly
dccp-tAey will not come"
IT ne, H-aN TaLEGRAPHBD all over tho
country tl1'G Goa. Blair SAID in his speech At
ST. Lv4.s Ia" other day that If Gcu, Grant got
lAto the White House he would never come
out alive THIS declaration has been yarl.
ousIy commented upon, ana very many have
held that Mr.. Blair meant that Cfeu. Grant
would I've asslssinated The New York IL,gLi
explains 1t In this wise, which may be con.
silcrcd ag charitable towards Blair. We hope
the Hrahi's view Is correct. 1t says: