New-York tribune., 1868-10-27
JONAH IN TAMMANY.

the same cheerful statement can with absolute
accuracy bc made concerning his domestic as
sailant, The World, to wit, or not. Nay, he
not only lives, but spcaks-speaks tonight, in
defiance of all Democratic gansayers, in the
very hall that rang with the cheers of his
friends, Preston, and Hampton, and Forrest
when, in tumult Of uproarious enthusi-
asm, the great party made him, by unan-
inious, spontaneous choice, its candidate
Tho ecandalOus treatment which he has
received at the hands of his prOfessed friends
seems of late TO have had painful effect upon
his temper and tongue. This misfortune was
especially manifest not long ago at 1t.
Louis. Far sbe it from us, however-since
he has himself given public notice that he
has thought better of il to ceHsurc
too stringently words which owe their bit
tcrncss TO o Consciousness, born of cruel cxpc-
rience, that friendship is but name, q charm
that luls to sleep. Mr. Blar's experience is in
some respects peculiar and unprecedented. He
is the first Jonah ever run 10y the Democracy"
for the Vice Presidency He alone. of all the
candidates since the establishment of the Gov
ernmcnt, has caused such disgust and appre-
hension in the minds of his followers that
thoy had refused TO follow, and propose (mor-
ally HDs'IhlNEI W llufi ~ may w hAbpN
that ho has his faults. For the sake of the
argument we grant it. But are those who are
peliing him, and making him, in fact the st.
stephen of the party, are they without sin
Was there not an implied pledge on the part
of the "DemocIacy,n when they hOisted him on
their shoulders, TO carry him through thickness
and through thinness If not 70 the chair CT the
Senate, ut least rs near that piece of furniture
as circumstances would admitf And now it is
proposed 20 dump tho poor gentleman in the
very muddiest part Of the road. No wonder he
falls into passion.
Whatever may happen TO Mr. Blair, and
whether no may be kicked or caressed by his
party, we wish him TO understand that we
bear him no ill-will, and that we arc en-
Enthusiastically in favor OF having him run
until ho drops in his tracks. Indeed, 80 much
DO we like him as Democratic candidate
that we are rather than else sorry that he is not
running for the Presidency itself. We have no
State pride in Mr. Seymour as q citizen Of New
York. and moreover. we regret that Mr.. Sey-
meur's farm should languish for the scientific
eye of a master who has left his fields 20 take
care of themselves, while he INDUCES in an elo-
cutionary mcandering. Mr. Blair has borne the
brunt of the speech making battle, talking often
under the most depressing circumstances, and
sometimes going bravely on when it would have
been impossible for his tongue to enunciate the
words National Intclligcncer," In this hour Of
modification and sorrow it may be something
| of consolation for him to fee, that he has the
sympathy of The TRIBUNE. We are for him
IA candidate for the Democrats-and we be-
speak for him tonight the waImest attentions
of Tammany.
We have spoken above, and we think we
may have spoken on other occasions of Mr..
| Blair. jr, as a Jonah We hasten to make a
necdful correction. Such n comparison TO
the much-enduring prophet does great
| injustice TO the son of Amitta and is
altogether too complimentary to the son of
Francis tho Elder. When the ship
mast ter and the crew after the casting
of lots during that tremendous storm aroused
the slumbering prophet (who was probably
sea sick and otherwise discouraged y they
said to him "What shall we do unto thee
that the sea may be calm unto usp Now,
here was an excellent opportunity for Jonah
| to tell an out-and-out Democratic" fib, and
TO make sOphistical speech Ga Ia Tammany) 10
the ships company in mass meeting assembled
| The perfect frankness with which Jonah replied
! to the above interrOgat0ry presents IN example
| little too magnanimous, we fear, for Mr. Blair
to follow. "Unless you would all go to Dayy
"Jones's locker" said Jonah, "you must take
"mc up and cast me into the sea; SO shall the
"the sea be calm unto you; for | know that
for my sake this great tempest is upon you.j
! Still, they were like the Democratic National
| Committee and were 10th to resort to this ex-
treme remedy, though without doubt, Jonah
| in the most liberal way kept on
asking to be pitched overheard but at
last the weather BECAME SO extremely violent
that over ho went. There is no evidence that
he knew anything of the great life-preserver
in the shape of fish which was to save him
from a wet death by boiling him whole, and
| giving him abdominal lodgings for three days
and rs many nights but although he fully
smile upon his venerable cOuntenanee
! Compare this beautiful self-abnegation with
the course pursued by +. p, jr. There is n
most outrageous storm. The winds blow and
the waves are mountainous; Capt. Belmont ESQ
10 speak, has deserted the bark and gone
ashore in the long boat the crow are all cry
ing at inc top Of their voices "We split, we
"split, and lhere is Jonah Blair slowed away
in the sides of the ship and when politely
requested TO do the handsome thing and to 20
overheard, he not only refuses, but adds insult
to injury, by pretending that sufficient NUM-
Der of his long speeches will still the hurricane
| aud cast oil WQa the Watera The