The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-16
The Democratic Nominations.

)I INC great unhuhg OF Inc Nnu, ou', WI"
deserved 10 be hung, assembled
1t New York, dispersed. The work of the
was indeed the great labor OF
the Democratic Mountain, and the result has
been, most emphatically, a mouse Of the small
est possible stature. The effect of the work
upon the Country has been the creation Of q
feeling of wonder in the minds Of every one,
including the Democracy of the land, how
so much time could have been possibly COIL
sumcd in bringing about so little. But the
wonder vanishes when the material compri-
sing the Convention is looked at, and when
the object Of its assembling is considered
More could not reasonably have been expected
from an aescmblagc of men, one half of whom
met to whip, and the other half TO be whip
ped, into the old line traces so long furnished
by Southern dictators for the lead Of North
crn doughfaccs. 1t was to secure through
the ballot that which they were whipped
out of by the bullet and bayonct that the
Southern moguls agreed TO meet Northern
scrfs and when the former nod dcd assent,
all the latter dared 10 10 was TO say yea,
and amen.
The first tug in the Convention, and by
far the most important one, and yet it proved
to be no tug at all, was the adoption of plat
form-such one as all the different isms Of
tho party could stand upon. The nomina-
ton of permanent officers is usually bone
of contention in such assemblagcs, but in
this one it was not, for Wade Hampton and
his co-rcbcllionists had but TO name Sey
mour as the choice of the fired Southern
heart and Seymour it was unanimously
But the platiorm-that was the stick, and
several days were wasted in getting up n
string of"gliltcring gcneralitics," such as any
school boy ought 10 be able TO scribbc off in
as many hours us il took the brains of the
Democracy days. Ii was not so much a
as how it should be put in. The text was
plain and was comprised in the simple word
liquidation, but how TO express the mean
ing of that word 60 as best TO deceive the
people; how to tickle the supposed demands
of the West without hurting the feelings
East, and uiSG ucrsa, and how 10 please the
Union Soldier without hurting the feelings
of the "dear friends" South were questions
which required deep thought and time for
decision. But they were decided in the end.
Southern chivalry coming 10 the rescue OF
Northern Democracy soon settled the matter
and the platform was adoptcd-a long array
OF words, demanding this, that and the other
thing, and condCmning whatever threatens
10 stand in the way Of Democratic rcvcl-
ing in the spoils for the next four years to
come. We will publish this platform next
| week SO as 10 enable our readers TO sec for
themselves TO what shifts Democracy now
days arc driven.
The Platform adopted, the next thing in
order was TO secure the nomination of can
didatcs for President and Vice President
| The movement was made and after twenty
one ballots, in which there was considerable
| playing fast and lose without result, the
tw wcnty y-sccond ballot was called, when by a
strange manipulation, every name was drop
ped, and the weakest man in all the country
-IIoratio Seymour, of New York, was unan-
imouSly nominated for President, and the
next weakest man, Frank u. Blair, of Mis-
souri,, nominated for Vice President. We
arc willing to confess that Republicans n
waited lhc action of the Convention with
| feelings of trepidation. Not knowing but
| that moment OF reason had siezed upon the
Democracy, they feared that the party would
marshal under the lead of Chase and Ham
cock, which woald have made fight both
warm and uncertain. The mcsses of the
Democracy thought the same thing and moth
:. l. e. r Al a
Dut Southern dictators backed by Pcndlcion
and Vallandingham, would listen TO no such
tthing, and Republicans were greatly relicv-
cd, and the Northern Democracy sadly dis
appointed when the result was announced
TO the country. The name of Horatio Scy-
mour fell like n cold sheet upon fcvcrcd
| DEMOCRACY, and so chilled it that several
days elapsed ere strength sufficient was cen
Grated 10 raise i huZZa over his nominal ion,
while the name of Blair but added intensity
TO the blucncss which cnshroudcd the coun-
tonanccs Of the leaders.
Horatio Seymour, for President What a
name TO present for the support of Ioya men.
In all the range of Northern Coppcrhcad-
ism the country had not more bitter enc
my, nor the rebcllious South warmer friend
and apologists. His acts while Governor OF
the State Of New York were mainly calcu-
lated for the success of rebellion. His
speeches were prophecies of defeat to our
arms and even when Meade was laundering
victoriously against Lees hosts at Gcttys-
burg, and Grant was giving Hail Columbia
to Pcmbcrton at Vicksburg, Seymour, before
the Democracy Of his State, was pronouneing
all as lost 10 the North, and pretending to
mourn over a country ruined. His friends
claim for him exalted statesmanshp; but his
life shows that his statesma nslip, as cx-
hibited in his attempted resistance to the
draft, melted riot, murder and arson which
could only be appcased by addressing the
rioters from tho steps of the City Hall rs
"my dear friends" This is the man with
whose nomination Northern doughfaces, at
the beck of Southern dictators, insult the
loyal sentiment of the country.
Frank p. Blair, for Vice President! A