Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-07-22
From The New York Herald July 1oth.1
The Democratic Nomination-A
Clear Field for General Grant,

The die is cast. The Democratic
Convention he's declared that our
next President shall be Gen. Grant.
There was a splendid opportunity
| offered this convention in the nomina.
| ton of Chief Justice Chase, to carry
off the balance of power from the Re
publican camp, North and South,
East and " est, and to inaugurate, in
the approaching Presidential election.
a substantial and durable Conserva-
| tive revolution. The advantages of
| tins nomination We're at once appre-
clated by the Democratic masses and
independent thinking men of the par
ty IN the agitation Of his name as the
Democratic candidate for the crisis,
| and they were enthusiastic in the
cause OF Chase; but the party Judges
of this Tammany Hall Convention
had different game to play. So far
as the New York politicians are con
cerned. this game was fully disclosed
III the Herald Of Sunday last. nref
erence to the mock declination of
Horatio Seymour, the old fable of the
mountain in labor has been fully
realized, and the delivery is a
treacherous mouse of the Demo
cratic Presidential candidate against
the conquerors of the rebellion
Seymour against Grant in 1868
amounts to a surrender or disbanding
OF the Democratic party. The tick
ct of McClellen against Lincoln was
a strong ticket campared with this
OF Seymour against Grant 1t has
not the prestige Of the ticket in $50.
Indeed, Mr.. Seymour was elected
Governor. but 1t was on the platform
OF vigorous prosecution of the war.
In 1868 he returned to his idols of the
Copperhead faith, and there he would
have remained, but for the detection
Of Republicans and their divisions on
the State elections of last YEAR
Now. as IN 1868, '64. So, and '66,
after their successes Of 1862. all the
capital and all the foothoId gained
by Democrats have been thrown
away and lost, and the battle of 1864
is revived with some changes, TO be
sure, but as against Seymour, they
are all in favor of Grant. There
is nothing in Seymour. nothing in
his record, nothing in his platform.
that will bring a single recruit to the
Democratic party; but everything to
rally the whole floating vote Of the
United States. with all the conserva-
tive Republicans around the glorious
banner of Grant. 1t is supposed by
his friends and political trainers, that
Seymour is at least good for New
orl, with It's fifty thousand Demo
cratic majority of last fall. That ma
Jonty. however, was the delusive re-
suit of Republican disafections and
dlssenslons, which only the nomina-
ton Of Chase as the Democratic can
dIdate could have turned to substan-
tial advantage. In this campaign
Seymour against Grant will bring all
Republicans into line, and the result
viii be another political reaction.
which will give New York to Grant
by twenty, thirty, or forty thousand
majority
The Pendleton Guard have hith
erto displayed extraordinary daring,
frmness and courage. They put their
candidate forward with bold front.
published his principles to the world.
claimed the votes Of the Convention
tor him on his merits, and scorned TO
help hlm to success by any under
hand trIckery or secret bargains
When they became satisfied that Pen
dleton could not command a two
thirds vote in the convention, they
withdrew his name in an honorable
manner.
In all their actions. from first 70
last, they displayed the true. manly
part that seems the natural production
ct the pure air and invigorating eli
mate Of the Great West. and to spring
mp in the breasts OF the Western men
on the prairie. ana the spirit that ami
mated those who marched in Sher-
mans ranks from Chattanooga to the
sea, and carried the national banner
through the heart Of the Confederacv.
The delegates who came from prairies
end plains TO the Democratic Con
vention were called together by pure
patriotism, bf resolve TO stand by
tlc CpH> tiluLlDu HOW LHETedISHe1 DF
Jacobin revolutionists, as they stood
by rs when assailed bv Southern Sc
cessionIsts. They told Us that the
German element in the West was
thoroughly aroused, and they made
their appeal openly and boldly, to the
East and the South. and the great
Middle States. to give them the can
didate they asked. Had they been
fairly beaten bv the Democrats Of the
Union, they would no doubt have
yielded to the wishes OF the majority,
but what can they say 70 their CON
stituents now? Can they tell them;
We found ourselves no match for tie
party of tricksters in the city Of New
York. and our favorite son. carving
with him the majority Of the whole
Convention. was beaten By the Gun
ming ertihee of Utica politician,
and the schemes Of the Albany Re
gency? Can they admit that they