New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-19
DOTs ron DEMOORATs.

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gained the Democratic nomination by de
Ginning it; Chase lost it by seeking it.
"Wilt thou ?" said the Tammany conven
tion to Seymour, and he wilted.
Had the leaders of the Democratic party
been more earnest for principle and LEST
for plumber, no power on earth could evel
have placed us in a minority Id Cross,
Democrat.
A distinguished Southern rebel says thai
che would rather accept defeat with the
Democracy than sacrifice bis principles tc
gain success with the Radicals" He will
be gratifed with plenty Of defeat in No
vember.
An appropriate design for a Seymour
illumination-a cOlored orphan asylum on
fire.
Seymour's friends mob hanging
negroes to lamp posts.
One Of the most influential Democratic
newspapers in Indiana openly and uncon.
ditionally repudiates the Seymour Blair
ticket 1t says
Our unfaithful and infamous delegates
to the New York Convention sold us for
Wall street gold, and we propose knowing
how much we brought-knowing what
white men are worth in the market.n
This is pretty strong language, but it
only expresses the prevailing indignation
OF the Western Democracy at the per6dy Of
their delegates.
May God bless you, but your candidate
l can not be. ''-H. Seymour, in the Demo
crate Convention.
We should like TO know whether The first
half Of this sentence meant as much as the
last and, if so, we would thank some
theolegian to compute for us the precise
value Of Horatio SeymouT's " God bless
ou'-Ne1e York Tribune.
The substitutes who style themselves the
Pendleton Escort have nearly all struggled
back home, tired out and disguised with
everything and everybody = particularly
Seymour. d About score Of them had to
remain in New York until they could Dor
row little change Cincinnati Commercial.
Egypt is in blaze of enthusiasm for
Seymour. '-Sprinqfeld Register.
So was New York city during the draft
riots Of 1868.
About the unkindest cut of all, is that of
the Chicago Times declaring that the plat
form Of Judge Chase contains modicnm
OF demagogism."
Brick Pomeroy, of the La Crosse Demo.
Graf, has established branch Office of that
virtuous journal under the New York Sun
building. Surely, this is the meanest thing
under the Sun.
The keeper Of the Libby prison attended
the Democratic Convention as delegate.
II is said that two soldiers, who had zen
joyedn his Inequalities, fell upon him and
beat him in token of recognition. They
were not delegates to the Convention
George H. PeRdleton- Greenback
George-was announced to help ratify
Seymour and the bopdholders at Chicago
a few nights since, but his modesty pre-
vented his taking part in the funeral.
A Connecticut Democratic paper stated
that General F. P. Blair is a graduate of
Yale College, and the New Haven Journal
explains: General Blair graduated at
Yale rather prematurely. II took him less
than year to Ego through college.
The Brooklyn Union sums up by saying
that the Democratic platform consists main |
~ of wry faces at the past. It's only posi-
tive propositions are to destroy the most |
property and securities of the |
country, and to throw seven States back |
into anarchy.
The Richmond Wing says It is fortu- |
nate for the South that there is more for her |
of hope than despair in General Grants |
nomination. The Radicals might have |
named worse man. Nor is there any rea-
son why, in doing all we can to help the |
Democratic ticket, we should speak with
unjust or unseemly acrimony OF Grant.
The Sandusky Register publishes tree the
advertisement Wanted-A
1nothole Of unusually small size. Address
5. P. Chase, Washington, D. c.
Miles O'Reilly heads his editorial on
SeymSur's nomination Night be worse.u
Why, asks the Cincinnati Gazette is the
Blair family like the smallpox Because
Every administration must have it once.
The New York Citizen (Dem.) heads its
Of Seymour and Blair's
nomination, might have been worse.
We challenge the Citizen to prove it.
II also calls Seymour San apple of gold
n basket of silver Say a basket of
,reenback, and you have it right. But oh,
What an apple Rotten to the core.
Frank Blair said to the crowd which he
vas addressing in New York, on Friday.
i wish | could groan as well as you don
lie will have chance TO develop his groan-
1g powers on the night of the November
lection.
The Chicago Post says: From our
southern exchanges we learn that the cam
aign there is to be conducted upon the
blair platform acknowledgements not
bis fine record upon the
nti-dratt question, will be eclipsed by his
Older and more revolutionary associate
pon the ticket. Let us have war saws
blair; We will says the South; eWe will
avs the Democracy. Another war will
ripe out the national debt and the Repub- I
can party. Therefore let us have war !
Gentlemen Of the South and of the Demo. )
ratio party. you can have war, but the
alton will have victory. Make it bloody
r bloodless, just as you choose"
The New York World speaks of Horatio '
eymour as "patriot." This is an allu- Q
on to the Pat Riots in New York in July,
1868. Gell
The New York Commonwealth is getting /
? a Life Of Seymour II furnishes the I
flowing chapter as an advance sheet -
"CHAPTER XII. r
OF GOVERNOR HoRATIo SEYMOUR
IN BEHALF OF HIS COUNTRY DURING THE I
REBELLION.
:" Mr.. Seymour was of no service to his /
'untry during the rebellion. ? ,
Mr.. Bowles, of the Springfield Repub. 9
can, in speaking Of the maguanimity Of 2
le Southern members of the Democrats =
OnEention in going for F. p Blair, saws :
lat " Wade Hampton, whose house be
armed and whose liquors he drank, and a
eneral Forrest, were among the sneakers 4