The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31


no idea hat he you'd be elected that he accepted
the nomination, after repeated destinations only
bccause he was assured there was no chance Of
his having to assume the harrassing duties Of
the White House for four years; that had he
(seymour) supposed there was chance Of his
election he would have had nothing 70 do with
the nomination, in spite Of the entrcsties OF his
friends, for the reason that he considered that
the strain upon his health requisite to the duties
Of President would be fatal TO him.
Frank Blair wants to inaugurste another 10
belliou. The most ardent Of his supporters arc
at present under parole not to take up arms
against the ~. 8. g." ' .'f
The Hartford Times says: "Thc Democratic
soldiers and sailors are voting on the same plat
form they occupied during the war; That the
war Is failure" i
The Indianapolis Sentinel says the Democracy
can beat the Republicans this year with q wood
en- man. Their nominations shows that they
think 20. .um
Blair ,ays eve seek to restore tho Constitu-
ton by executing the viii OF the people" The
Chicago Posi says II he doesn't look sharp, the
will Of the people win execute him.
,p,ao, ssvmour m, IN Milwaukee when
news came Of the capture Of Fort DOnelson by
Gen. Grant. A Correspondent says: The people Of
~. IA. r.~...,.a - . ,,,. n,oc.s.
- :" -. .....,. -.u.u nd .h,,drer
~. .,,,,o ,own n ,.-;,,,. IN v,rn, on horse.
1911 al .s,o, r,ov;,, -;,h ,o,cbs. 6revork,
and bands of music, along the principal avenues
Of the city. The sssemblaee at last halted be-
for. the new hall, and "Scym"urp' "seymour"'
was the cry. No Seymour appeared. Atlast +"
committee. appointed for the purpose found him
at his room about retiring, and with great diiii-
Guilty brought MIN 70 the oA''onS. -, NOo1'
hvc minutes, not more l oe''e'e' Wv Seymour
felt inspired oy the OCCASION 70 aaure'' 'n0'' 10
''~''', na. ' '. 80 =. h.r,, q,
,nen. nu' "n"' ~. w. 80 49,. -, >,
n'ai "e'' Snu W.. m nv, ...~.. III. -
'f'''' 10 '"'' .''.' -"'A go :, ...-..,,....
upon nane' No' ." eAp''.o, - 80. :.
TOT the hau0n pro.pe0. Vi uen' s,'. ~. ", !.
"o!a Of cons'a'u'a''on 'O' se", ~ >,
'ynao,' ot PfA.,e 'O' vui 80, go, ;. ~,
wr Il "a, tbe general remark among his
-. 90 =. nd sr,.hu, that Al, bo had
Ia ..r,I ~, No., a, .or,,.,cn,,v and n. ear.
0"'a -, go ~ I.r NJ. h;n.o,, uror ,ro
ne'''' "''','N y "
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oe'nou. p. 70 -. ~. - hon,
'o.'0 o' 60. -. - .,,.,Jv
VI u'''s
a southern pemo0r"' p''''' ">" ~ ~
general ieeiins Oh MS '0'''oh "n'" n' . =.
was converter Novel, 'u' ,''"o'' " ''sN'
The attempt to excite enthusiasm ioreeymou'
and Blair I" IKE uyng 10 eeha up ono VI A"'
balloons with the heat OF i'sn'ea c"na'e'
The Ncw-York Express says: "a party Of
Southern delegates to the Convention, in CON-
pany with detectives, did the slums OF tho
city Monday night. They saw enough OF TIN
mysteries and miscries Of the metropolis to sat
isfy their curiosity uh.'l 'h' ,nes''s " ""0'"'
convention NJ ieas' lucy "''' '"" "A''' Wv
Democratic ma)or'''es come ir0m'
In 1862, when Seymour was elected Govern
or Of New-York, Stonewall jackson, riding D,
rail from Fredericksburg to Richmond called
upon tho people at every station LOT eheer' 'O'
the triumph OF their friends In NeW-iork'
Wise, Vance, and other leading Democrats
think the "LOst Cause" is not yet lost Just
what the Republicans have been contending ever
since A. j. first announced his policy Du'
with Grant still at the head they propose 70
fight II out on that limo between now anu NO
vembcr, and thus bury 1t beyond all hope oil
another resurrection.
A Judge, when asked what he thought Of the
nomination of Seymour and Blair, said the Dem.
ocrntic party were very much in the condition
ofthc old man who had lost four wives and who
when his friends called to console with him on
hislast bereavement, remarked; "Weli' triends'
l must say I've had awful luck In wives.'
The Tennessee Rebels, cmboldened by the &C
ton Of the late Democratic Convention, and the
letter Of Frank Blair, are seriously c0ptcmpla-
ting tho overthrow Of the present Tennessee
State Government. The Ku-KluI Khan mean
trouble and are well organised. They warn the
negroes that they viii not 10 hurt 'ney '"'
STAN from Pol''0s' ou' u0 ""''' i'epu''''"'.'
ar0 !" % ',"'I'ea Wv" o-., 49,.
ing Oh tue hes''A'u's, .""o1 ~ S'' -''' ''''''
VIII NV ~ ~ 49,. :.
Pendletons mex, l,'ena IN the pemo0ra,le
' oon.en IN ~. "w..s -. -. >,
IT, -. -, .r.m.n, NOR pcndl.,on va,
- -. - 40 81. Oh. NO. far ,bo prs.,d.r-
~ Az, Hooser said Of Turkish bath. they
v..b MI tho hide off, no he won't be the sam,