New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-15
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That pulled the trigger
That killed the old cuss
That freed the Niger i"


aia A letter from Tallahassee, Florida, says that
after the Democratic State Convention, held there re-
GENTLY the eoored band which consisted OF fife and
base drum when the procession was dismissed 30 fr
forgot their Democratic proprety 20 march through
the streets at midnight playing orally round the nag
boysp and Yankee Doodle" while crowd OF the Con-
sentative coored men, followed and cheered Tor Grant
aud Colfax So too at the barbecue provided Dy the
Democrats the Conservative cOlored mem having ac-
cepted their invitation and partaken freely OF the good
things provided afterward formed line aud sang very
undemocrac song OF which the chorus ran "Well vote
for Grant whatever you say The Democrats are losing
faith IN Conservative coored men," who, whether they
understood the issue before this Convention or not
thoroughly understand it now DID, .
The DanrilIe (Va.) Register takes The World
TO task for laboring give the Democratic platform
construction which IL certainly does not bear" III de-
mands that The World shall out and acknowledge
tho truth at oncesav that the party favor the taxing
Of the bonds. and fight the battle squarely on that
limo Again. 1t complains that The World puts false con-
struction upon Wade Hamptons speech In New-fork
CITY, IL says bluntly that Wade Hampton demanded
that the white people Of the South should all votewbe
er recognized by Congress reconstructed through the
farce now going not and that he demanded iur-
ther that II by these States voting Seymour and Blair
shall receive majority Of the trhe votes, they shall be
installed in power inspte Of all the bayonets that shall
be brought against thcm"
The st. Louis correspondent Of The Cincin-
matt gazette thus describes the Democratic candidate for
the Vice Presidency Frank P. Blair, jr.. is now AZ
years old is about Ave feet seven inches in hight, and
weighs about $50 pounds lie has small and rather an
intellectual head, covered by light auburn hair His
| complexion Is sandy and his mustache magnificent
sOrre lie Is rather free and easy In his manners makes
acquaintance easy and is popular with his associates
His voice is peculiar and described upon one oeca
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! ern twang AS TO his personal habits, his friends can
best describe them. Gen Blair Is O married man. and
the father OF seven eight children His wife was for
erly Miss Alexander Of Kentucky and is much beloved
| by all who know her. His Andrew Is now naval
cadet ut Annapolis Maryland and promising youth
The family residence plain, substantial brick dwell
ing on washingtonave near Twelfth-st He isa cousin
to b. Gratz Brown on the Radical SIDE and to the IA
nous Rebel hOrseman Joe Shelby on the other slde.'
The Hon. Luke =. Poland. Representative in
Congress from the Second District of Vermont wrote the
following reply TO invitation TO deliver an address bo'
fore the Grant and Cofay Club OF Bratteboro on his
| return to Vermont; .......... . -.
| MY DEARsIR: received yours tonight shall be
most happy accept your kind invitation TO speak to my
OF course know Vermont ia safe, but that is not al
ought to do to give onr votes to the OF the
paIty Vermont Is the first State TO vote, aud IL Is alnl.
porant that vote II is an Indication OF
the popular sentiment that will have great oect IN oher
States that not certain Vermont In ms way
we can multiply our vote teod Vermont ought 20 give
thirty thousand majority III all our people would turn
and vote there would not be the slightest trouble in
ue boiiava should settle the
Presidential election In our section nlug OF III our
vote would have disastrous effect. III our people could
all feel and the importance OF this ~ would be done
Set the ball rolling Iintcnd TO do what can when get
home Have your papers urge this View upon our good
Vermont people. In haste. Yours truly. LIP POLAND
| TIE Philadelphia Morning Post, speaking of
President Johnsons toward Louisiana, and the
application OF Gov wrmoh for help. makes this signl-
cant comment:
Dispatches from Washington intimate that Mr. johnson
will respond fayOraby to this request aud that he has
directed the War Department 10 inform all tho Southern
state Governments that they Will have oil the assistance
that the military authorities give under the present
laws and that all possible means Will DO used 10 prevent
and reprcss disorder II this is done, Mr.. Johncon VIII
strike blow the increasing Rebel spirit which VIII do
much TO crush IL, and will give tho Whole country
that he Is not prepared 10 assist Frank Blair
and Wade Hampton in organizing new war. But II he
negeets 10 answer properly the call on tho govern
men and outbreaks and bOOdshed should follow his re-
fusa no will confirm the fear that lie Is at heart an ally
of the enemies Of the Union. In such case Congress
should impeach him I'm November Impeachment 70 an
old cor Jii is get dead poTer Any attempt at
usurpatOn on the part Of the Executive the eve
OF an election would DO dangerous 10 the country
than all Mr. JOnsons evil deeds In the past and TO neg
eet TO punish would be To encourage TO terrible ex-
spirit of revenge and hatred TO which Frank
Blair has boldly appealed. Impeachment " trer be-
necessary again, piH not end again ~ deq"tidI