Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-08-07

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80 The Presidency. -
II propose to move Immediately upon
your works."-lU. S.Grans. -.
Senator Hendrieks euiogy efssymour
on Tuesday was most funereal. 'f''ss
General Grant hurt himself with the
Democracy when be captured Lee.
There were more rebel than Union sol.
diers in the Democratic Convention.
General Grant does not expect 10 re-
turn to Washington, from his Western
tour, tiliths last Of ssptsmber. xaAs
Every negro ,becomes ..intelligent,"
"moral," +" "rehncd' aud white" the mo.
ment be votes the Democratic ticket.
Haucock's friends swear he vas besten
because he hung Mrs. Surratt. What
then Of A. j., who ordered her execution?
A Missouri paper calls the nomination
Of Frank r. Blair on the ticket with Sey.
mour letting ."the tail SO with the hide
"Why." asks the Cincinnati Gosetie, ia
the Blair family like the smallpox? Be
cause every Administration must have il
once" 49, <.'' '.h sei.efeif
Compliments were extended to Forrest,
Lee and Hampton BY the Democrats Ct
New York lev days sso, but soi word
for Grant. slte - lat .5t. .. As.
The Wheeling lnteiEgencer says: ~Mr.
Chase has sein q lock VI hts hair 10 ths
Democrat from csiiiornis who gave him
half sete."
The Plymouth Memorial says that at.a
dinner OF prominent Republicans st the
81. james hosel, Boston, last week, $40
UO0 was subscribed toward the fall cam.
paign.i llf 80 eieds eHf istIf saI-a. ll
The morning after Seymour's nonina-
ton card Was found at the sud OF
black ribbon, at tho door vi the Chief
Justice Ia Washington, with this inscribal;
"Mr. Chase departed hls life yesterday at
New York"
The Toledo Blade says: at Is stated
that there was q struggle at New York
among the delegates to the Convention
as to who should have the honor of
sleeping with Joo Williams, the niger
delegate from Tennessee" )"
The Messenger Franco As.cricaa,
French paper published In New York,
predicts Seymour's defeat, on ground,
principally, that ''it would be difficult TO
cite one word he has ever said In favor Of
the people Of the whole union.'
The nomination Of Blair was the last
straw to break the ean.el's back. Whsa
the vote was being taken sn AlsbsmA
delegate made this significant announce
msnv "As rebel soldier Of Alabama I
take pleasure 10 casting her vote for
Frank =. Blair.
The New York World has moderated
iis tone within the past few days. IL ad-
miis now that the election OF Grant 10
possible, but not probable. This Is =
little gained. II the Republicans are
working at the possibles they will leave
tho improbsbles TO the Democrats.
The Seymour family Of the present
generation originated in Connecticut.
Horstio Seymour, OF Vermont, who was
Senator in Congress, was a relative OF the
New York HorHtidA now nominated for
President and Thomas A, ex.Goyernor
OF Connecticut, Is Of the same stock.
A renegade and dishonored man, tho
name OF Salmon Il. Chase must henceforth
stand as ut once warning against the
inHuence OF unhallowcd ambition aud an
illustration OF tho folly of the highest
wisdom VI married by u single taint OF
sefshness or pride.- Newark (N. j.
Courier.
Job had the boils, but he was spared
the Biairs. IL he had them, his wife need
not have urged him 10 curse himself to
death. Ho would have done II without
her advice.
There is hardly u Democratic Senator
or Representative, outside of the Kentucky
and Maryland members, who does not
privately admit that Seymour will be dc.
ieated.
Our Bedford correspondent, writing
from the Sprinps. essles that jussiceo
urior, aow among the visitors III that isu-
Gus watering place, regards Grants. elee.
tion as morally certain. .s.
The Chicago hatisrs are nov engaged
in filing orddrs for. the uuiiorms OF the
Tanner" in various parts OF lllinois>
They furnish an entire outfit, iuuludiug
n Gag, for s2.
A Tuetonic poet porpstratss ,hs follow
Ing epithph on
snIrF roosTfos eaAsr.
Ven tinks vat nov ia
f. And vot use "a YES,
iink I trowsd myself away
Mitosi 1ioient cause.
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