New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-22
DOTS FOR DEMOCRATS.

The spirit of imitation is strong even
with Presidential candidates. It is said
that when the intelligence reached St.
Joseph, Missouri, that Seymour was last
seen on his farm putting in new hay Blair,
| who was in the place, Immediately put in q
little old rye,-HGrJ0r3 Post.
General Sigel has been elected Presi-
dent of the German Central Grant and
Coliax Club. This patriot warrior is al
ways found battling for the right, and a
host OF Germans will always fight nit
Sigel.'
A veteran Of an Albany battery, who
| fought all through the war, remarked re-
Gently &" The soldiers got no encouraging
words from HoratiO Seymour when they
were in the field. and they will give him
none now
A late North Carolina paper mas a list Of
| persons on the line of march of Frank
Blair's corps, who lost various articles,
which it enumerates, and then says that
although they have always been Demo-
Gratis, they can not support ticket with
Blair's name on il.
1t is rumored that two of the most
prominent Major Generals who took part
in the soldiers and sailors gathering held
in New York during the Democratic con
vention, are kicking in the traces,n and
are only held back by powerful Influences
from declaring for Grant and Colfax. Sol
diers don't feel good in copperhead fellow
ship.
1t was Beauregard, one of the chief ad-
visers of the Tammany Hall convention,
who proposed as we all remember, to fight
under 1.-THE flag of sable hue" commonly
called the black flag. Under Forrest, a
Tammany delegate the suggestion was
actually carried into effect at Fort
Pillow.
Colonel E. J. Conger, the 3aptor Of
Booth, has been nominated for Recorder
in Richland county, Ohio. He is a Repub-
lican, of course, and the Democrats will
try hard to defeat him because he was in
strumental in capturing the assassin.
The cue given by the leading Democrats
TO their followers to be mum about the war
is shrewd advice, since they can count upon
about half the fingers of one hand all the
really distinguished Federal soldiers who
indorse Seymour and Blair, while they can
notfnd rebel who does not accept them
platform and all. III .,.. -f
The Boston P6stlis made anxious BIZ the
question Of religious paper at Chicago,
Can Democrat be saved Y' 1t isa ar
ficult problem, indeed, but If a Democrat
will eschew the sins of his leaders, and
neither drink like Blair nor lie like Sew
mour there may be some hope for him.
The Democracy Of Lima held a ratifca-
ton meeting to listen to the Hon. Il. NJ.
Beck, of Tennessee. The orator made
dead failure, and confessed that he was
nothing but travelling gum peddler. The
Democracy acknowledged the corn.
The Chicago Times rebukes the New
York World for publishing and commend
lng letter from Samuel j. Tilden advising
the Democracy to act on the aggressive,
and IN the same issue devoting three col |
umns to defense Of Seymour's war rec
ord The Times says this does not look |
much Ike forcing the fighting"
A Democratic paper praises Seymour ON |
the ground that he 'tcan neither be called |
a peace Democrat nor war Democrat dis
tinctively.n Since the publication Of
Frank Blair's letter before his nomination.
there can be no doubt concerning him, ne
is strong loar Democrat
John Morrissey is queer, and in some
respects great man. His facility for nam
Ing the winning horse, the winning card,
and the winning man, amounts 70 q GER
Cleveland PlGiadealer. NV
And he names General u. S. Grant for
President, and backs him with his money
General F. D. Sewall, lifelong Demo
crat, who has identified himself with the
Republicans for the first time this year,
presided at great Republican mass meet
ing in Bath, Maine, ksld ON the sixth in
slant. Generals Logan and Shepley made
speeches.
The Hon. William D. Kelley. the able
Of the Fourth District,
Pennsylvania, viii take an early departure
0r the State Of MaiDe to lend his voice in
behalf Of the Republican cause. His tonr
will extend over period Of two weeks.
His first speech will be delivered at Port
and on the evening Of the eleventh in
tant.
Doolittle complains bitterly because the
Radicals have eniranchised the sbrutish
'licks.o General Bragg says 1--WE make
10 complaint against negro suffrage,
Who shall decide when Democratic doctors
lisaeree (,
A Minneapolis letter says The people
4 Minnesota are good for ten thonaand
majority for Grant and Colfax. The Demo.
rats here fail to convince the rank ana
lie that the New York Convention did L,
ust The fieht thing.'y /,