Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-28
POLITICAL ITEMS.

eE- The reason why Frank Blair is not
popular in Kansas, Is that he reminds our
people of the great drouth year 1eoU--he
keeps so dry and windy.-RdnsdS O''a9'
eT- A Democratic paper says, that In
order to secure Seymour's election tney
must get out every Democratic voter.
Can't do It, for some Of them are In tor
number Of years.
~ A rebel sheet in Texas puts the fol-
lowing doggerel at the head OF Its edlto'
rial column:
The stars, bars, and ultrs Ru-Rlux,
Long may they wave
Der the white mans home
And the nigger'e grave.
t8- A pamphlet copy Of the proceed
ings of the New York Democratic Ma
tional Convention, printed for circulation
in the South, bears on its cover, in large
type, "Stand by your friends who have
stood by you"
esB- The latest Democratic exaggeras
ton Is, that II has required an army of 6O,.
600 men and cost 100000 600 annually TO
enforce the reconstruction acts. The truth
is, that but 19,590 troops have been em.
ployed In the Southern States at cost OF
less than $4,500000 annually.
s5E- Our Democratic friends goin strong
for economy. They think all the millions
that have been spent In prosecuting the
war have been wasted. Imagine a pick
pocket contemplating a policeman with
the mournfil remark, "Ah this is what
'oe're taxed for-just 20 keep this fellow In
idleness "--HdrGord Post.
csE- Captain Isaiah Rynders, conspicu-
GUS Tammany Hall politician, in a recent
Seymour and Blair speech in New York
city, said. He loved the American flag
as dearly as any other man, so long as 1t
represented Government in the hands of
the Democratic party, and no longer"
E%- A new Democratic paper has re.
Gently been started at Corinth, Miss. The
editor Is the rebel Colonel Tyler. He
ornaments his paper with tie stars and
bars of the defunct Confederacy, thus
showing under what flag Seymour and
Blair are sailing ut the South. The en-
blem is exceedingly appropriate.
eS- The Boston Transcript gives the
| following questions for Copperheads to
answer: How can the Reconstruction acts
of Congress be unconstitutional, revolu-
tionary and void,n when the Supreme
Court has recognized legislation based on
these acts, and the Executive of the coun-
| try has agreed to protect State, the or
| ganization of which was made by virtue
of themY We rather think many leading
| Copperheads would like a satisfactory an
swer to this query.
cTs- In April, 1868, Governor Seymour
vetoed the bill passed by the New York
Legislature allowing soldiers to vote in
the field. The bill was passed over his
veto, and the New York soldiers were
therefore allowed to vote. Now Governor
Seymour wants the votes of the soldiers
| hna1tc nf
fifteen thousand" commissions of Union
officers during the war. He will not gair
soldiers votes by such talk as this.
V%- General Grant, referring to tho
Quincy Herdld's pretended report of his
speech at the Rink in this city, on Satur
day night last (the report consisted o
three blank lines), quietly remarked tina
it would cost his friends no trouble to ex
plain it. This is more than can be said o
Gov Seymours speeches, all of which
have to be explained away up to the dat,
of his nomination for the Presidency, II
render his position in harmony with tn,
New York platform.-Quincy (IH) WhiS
Csg" Two gentlemen were discussing tn
relations of the Republican and Demo
!, cratic parties to the Government and tn
4 country, here last evening. The Demo
crat urged that there was as much loyalt,
+ to the Government in the Democratic a
in the Republican ranks. The Republican
did not dispute the assertion, but said, cal
you name a Republican who ever fired
bullet at the man who was defending tn
United States flagY Do you know of
sound Republican who ever fought t,
overthrow this Government l will Civ
you 800 for every name of such Re
publican which you choose to furnisl
me-"
The Democrat ceased boasting, and fol
got to name any such Republican. Ohicd
90 Republican.