The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-22
POLITICAL.

Tug st. Louis Republican, the Democratic
organ of Missouri holds Rev. Henry Clay
continually putting himself forward, trying to
sell his sO-called services to Democratic COM
mittees. His speeches are not Democrats,
sympathizer, but q coward. Now he is moth
ing but blatherskite. His assistance cost
the Democracy several hundred votes In New
Hampshire last spring. He wanted to try the
same game in Connecticut, but the Democrats
had found him out, and they drove him of.
Let him remain In Iowa, where he and men
Just like him brought the Republican majority
10 900 In 1854, and would probably make It
nearly unanimous In ls6s II they would only
stay at home and make enough speeches"
The New York Commercial says: "The Blair
loyal States, reviving the genuine Union feel
ing. Country before party Is the cry. The
an attempt to accomplish By the ballot the
treason they subdued by the bullet"
THg Washington correspondent OF the Gin
cinnati Enquirer says that" Judge Chase de-
clares his recognition IN the Democratic nom.
inee patriot and statesman worthy to be
the standard bearer Of that great party with
which he considers himself fully Identified"
The Philadelphia Press says the Democrats
have taken care to nominate a candidate for
President who was In favor of the last rebel
lion against the Government, and a candidate
for Vice President who has pledged himself
In favor Of the next rebellion against the Gov
crnment,
The Cleveland Herald says Frank Blair
was always an extremist Three years ago he
was q Radical Republicans now he Is Radical
rebel. What he will be q year from this time,
the Lord only knows"
THE other day an old soldier who had lost
| an arm said ~ Am waiting to see II the peo-
pie OF This country are going to elect Horatio
Seymour, and II they do will swear that |
lost my arm In threshing machine, not In the
defence OF my country"
THR Dayton Ledger, MIR. Nallnntigham's or
gan, speaking of the Tammany Convention,
says: THE southern Representatives were not
proof against the alluremcnts OF our eastern
aristOcrats, though in times past they have
ever been found welded to principle"
"Yaw,n said Mr. spreitzelswiggle, who
ms beer glass tT0m ns face long
vOsh dc matter init Bendleton, so dat he vosh
not nominated. TEN Seymour vellers vos too
Tam many for Shorge. law'
The West Tennessee Wig mOurnfully con-
fcsses: "SOme of our Democratic exchanges,
AS well as several public meetings recently
held In various portions OF the state, give the
vote of Tennessee to the Radicals without
question"
HKREis little modern shakespeare between
two chaps who don't stand the ghost of
chance Blair-"Methinks | see the White
House" SeymOur-"Whcrc :" Blalr-"ln my
minds eye, Horatio."
The pateTnal grandfather Of Schuyler Col.
fax was the commander of General Washing.
toms body-guard during the revolution. 1t
was Mt the solicitation OF Captain ColfsN that
Washington was Initiated into frecmasonry.
THE New Haven Register thinks It ques.
ton Of some Importance to know who U. =,
Grant Is. Just 80. Ger. BuckneT, on whom the
Demoerats can implicitly rely, can give tho
desired information,
IL speaking OF the Democratic party, Miles
OReilly cNclaimsi -" When shall we have men
OF character. In place of gamblers, thieves, and
blacklegs, to represent the partyp
Tue Hartford Times says: 1.-THE Democratic
soldiers and sailors are voting on the Same plat.
form they occupied during the war" Wiatis
that That "thc war Is failure ~
TngRg Is but one way to account for the
nomination OF Frank Blair. lie was the tub
tossed to the southern whale, and he will be
awfully "whaled."
THE Boston Transcript says that the Demo.
cratic speakers and writer's iind 1t very dim.
cult to apologize for the last issue Of "lilair's
rhctOTic.n
lS 4 SPEECH delivered In indianapolis on the
2Sth Of August, 1850, Frank Blair, according to
the ScnhHci. "stigmatized the Democrats as
hell'hOuGds.n
An enthusiastic Grant and COlfsx meeting
was held In st. Louis on Saturday night. The
National and state nominations were Endorsed
with great unanimlty.
THE Indiana Republican soldiers are organ.
lEinB with the name OF "Fighting Boys in
Blue,n
"WILT THOUlr said the TAmmany Conyen.
ton TO SeymouT-and he wilted.