The Richmond palladium., 1868-08-18

The hall in which the late Dem ocratlc
Convention of Kansas, at Topeka. was
festooned with one Rebel flag, and one
belonging to a Colored Union Regiment.
They were entwfned with each other.
] The Copperheads are Boosting that ex
Presidents Pierce and Fillmore are for
Seymour but they take care to omit
the fact that the extinguished President
and Vice President of the Rebellion
Davis and Stephens) are on the same
side. .-~ ..sss :
Where are the Grant and Colfax rati !.
fication meetings ask the Democrats.
gathered together with Rebel spouting
treason in their midst. Those prove the
most effective ratifcations of the Re
publican ticket.
The editor of The Philadelphia Press
says that he received from the late Gen.
HaIpine, about six weeks ago, a letter in
which he expressed his determination to
oppose any Democratic ticket that ig
pored the brave men who put down the
Rebellion.
No man has said a more sensible word
than was written by Liebman Alder,
himself a. Jew, to the Illinois Stats
Zeitung, the other day. Hear him
But I am far from holding Grant as an
enemy Of the Jews. To day no educa-
ted man is an enemy Of the Jews
Gen. Blair did not stop in st. Joseph
on Tuesday week last. A vivid recol
lection Of an experience with stale eggs
in that city in 1859,probably influenced
him to pass on, though he should also
remember that those who administered
the eggs then are his supporters now.
The Columbus Journal says: The
last act of the Rebeles, before the war,
was to vote the Democratic ticket. The
first act Of the Rebels, after the war, was
to vote the Democratic ticket. AS there
there was but one step from Democracy
into rebellion, there was but one step
from rebellion back into Democracy
e
The Rebels will soon be fighting
among themselves. Gen. Preston of
Kentucky denies that Wade Hampton or
any other Southern man placed the words
unconstitutional, revolutionary, and
void in the Democratic platform. He
says it was placed in it by Free Soil
Northerner. How will Wade Hampton
stand being called liar?
Major Evans, candidate for Auditor of
State, at a recent meeting in Indianapo-
lis, in the course of speech, said that
the only independent work he had ever
known Blair to do as an army officer was
his march down through Lower Tennes-
see and Mississippi, when Grant was be-
seiging Richmond. When asked by
Grant if he had taken any prisoners, he
replied, No; but have burned id
sight of houses, and captured all the
niggers. t
S The Pittsburg Commercial says that
Gen. j. Bowman Sweitzer, who served
with distinguished gallantry to the close
of the war, and was the Democratic
nominee for Congress two years ago in
oppositionoto Gen. Moorhead, has de
clared his intention TO support his old
leader Gen. Grant, and will take occasion
at an early day to present his reasons to
the public When Grant calls the roll
in November most Of his old comrads
will answer, Here -
Isham Tortle says that the Creator
evidently intended the s'uttermost parts
of the cartho as permanent camping
grounds for windy Democratic orators,
whose endless words would exhaust even
a contra a-dictionary, were they allowed
to hold forth in densely peopled neigh
borhoOds
Wade Hampton is to edit a paper in
Columbia, S. G., in the interest of the
Democratic party. His motto will doubt
less be, quoting the language of his re
cent Charleston speech: T sAgrec
among yourselves, and act firmly on this
agreement, that YOU WILL NOT
EMPLOY ANY ONE WHO VOTES
THE RADICAL TICKET
Frank Blair intends stumping Ohio
and Indiana OF course, the Democrat
! ic National Committee will pay his ex-
| penses. The Democratic papers expect
| big returns from Franks tour Old
| Dick Wilson, Democrat with Franks
feelings, had a passion for wandering
| about the hills and forests, and liked to
| boast that he knew all abou. roots and
! herbs. He WAS frequently employed to
bring to the frugal housewives the sas-
safras, winter green, &C., &c, for their
| root beer. On one occasion, DR.. H
called on T ick, aud. handing him large
/ ha sSnf desired him ln ern to a s>ortai n