The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-15
POLITICAL.

reiates the following incident; "when at homs
PAL ehufch. Whils. colonel Of the Twenty
s fs ss 20 sss ssr iss's
i and uni TORN obsefvapee Of reiigioua services.
and was Eenerslly found IL the audience lie-
into W.. regiment our Ssss were one dsy
taking their usual seats around the dlnnss
| table, when he remarked chaplain, when
my house, 1 always invited them to ask a
as much needed here as at home, and f y I:
to have you ask blessing every tina We cit
| down to eat.'"
This Boston Transcript says. IAN Indignant
New York Democrat writes to friend In this
Initiation Of John Phenix, who disarmed his
| adversary by planting his nose In his oppo-
nents mouth and advancing hi. stomach sud-
Ssf t have u elected y. =. Grant to the Pfe.i.
deney. They have my hearty curses"
THE Maine soldiers certificates have Just
been engraved by the American Bank Note
Company, and are now ready for distribution
at the kdjutant Generals Office. They con-
tain portraits Of General Grant, Admiral Far.
ragut, and Governor Chamberlain, memorial
scenes OF the war, and suitable Inscription.
It Is expected that about 10000 OF them Will
be distributed.
The sandusky Regisier tRep.) thinks at was
particularly cruel 10 the Democratic Oonyen-
to gentleman who has taint OF hereditary
insanity, and thento couple him with one oil
the Blsirs, whose society through the can.
men, men," ~
THE Milwaukee Sentinel tRepJ says: ave
have a gold candidate on greenbsck platform.
before the people as champion OF a policy
Numerically opposite to that Of which he is
unequivocally committed, might excite some
surprise were not that man q professional poll
tieiau-in short, Horatio Seymour"
rHx Richmond whig says, ST 10 fortunate
for the South that there is more for her hope
than despair In General Grants nomination,
Nor 10 there any reason why, In doing all we
can TO help the Democratic ticket, we should
speak With unjust OF un'eemly acrimony Of
Mn. BowLEs, of the Springfield Republican,
In speaking of the magnanimity OF the southern
members Of the Democratic convention In
going for =. p. Blair, says that wade Hamp-
he drank, and Gen. Forrest, were among the
speakers for him."
on one OF the Sound boats on Thursday
night, the Inquiry was made Of Rhode Island
delegate why the Democratic Convention
nominated such an unpopular ticket. "oh,"
was the reply, "as the party was bound to be
beaten anyhow, 1t was thought best that we
should have good whipping while about II.
NEW York has had Presidential candidates
at Ave OF the elections during the past sixty
years, and In only one instance has the candi-
date been elected, Mr.. Van Buren,, In 1896.
Rufus King ii in ISL, Van Buren, co in isii,
and none In 1919.
THR Boston Journal says; A prominent mem
Der Of the Democratic party said, last night !:
81 have talked to over hundred Democrats
this afternoon and evening, and they all think
as do-that no honest man can vote for Sey-
mour, and no white man for Frask Blair"
Hon. GEORGE II. PESDLETos has signifed
his probable acceptance of an invitation to
NJ n n
West virPini at Grafton, on the 10th inst.
Senator Thurman, Of Ohio, will also be there.
THE Milwaukee delegation of soldiers and
FAR as Chieaso, e Su, ndieS thst no. arrange Gl
ments had been made for their transportation,
returned home again.
THE New Haven Register thinks "the per-
Tie wisdom OF the del,berstions OF the New
York convention. II that is so, perpetuity
has got good deal Of siaek-rope.
AN exchange thinks that Gen. Frsnk Blair
Gratis on the theory of the day, LET me kiss
him for his father"
TELEGRAM from a leading Republican at
Warrington to friend In Boston THE Dem
ocrats have ratified the nomination Of Grant.
He ought to be inaugurated tomorrow"
THE Dayton (Ohio) Journal 10 anxious to
know where General" Campbell, who figures
so conspicuously at the Democratic Sailors
Convention In New York, got his title.
FdUR years ago the Democratic party was
defeated because Of its bad platform. Now its
candidates and platform are alike, and all
equally and thoroughly bad.
HoRArIo SEYMOUR Ia the arst Chairman OF
| q National Convention that has been nomi-
mated for the Presidency by the Convention
he presided over.
| Az exchange say. that the Democratic ma
il had been msds for him." ~
FoR SALE; q suit Of Judicial Ermino, con-
siderably soiled. Apply to s. p. Chase, Jus