The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-30
POLITICAL.

Scymour's "fricnds"- \ mob hang.
ing negroes to lamp-posts.
"lVilt thou ?" said the Tammany Con-
vcntion to Seymour-and he wilted.
e New rendering by Grant -" propose
to fight it out Oh this line il it takes all
Seymour"
Grants nomination gives universal sat
isfaction. Scymours, universal stupeiac-
tion.
An appropriate design for Seymour
illumination colorcd orphan asylum
on fire.
The Louisville Journal says Franklin
Pierce drew up the Democratic platform.
How is that?
\ Western paper says that Gen. Frank
Blair will deliver temperance lectures
during the campaign.
Persons who think that platforms do
not influence Presidential elections are
referred to Gen. Mcclellan.
Every negro becomes "intclligcnt,"
"moral," refined" and "whitc," the mo-
meut he votes the Democratic ticket.
The Hon. 7. W Green, prominent
Indianapolis Democrat, rcpudiatcs Scy-
mour and Blair, and comes out for Grant
and Coliax.
Seymour's physicians say he is likely
to become crazy within year. If he :
has any hopes of defeating Grant, he is
crazy already.
Tile Wheeling Htclitycncer says "Mr
Chase has sent lock Of his hair to the
Democrat from California who gave him
a vote"
\ Southern Democrat pretty nearly
hit the general feeling of the section
when he said he was a converted Rebel,
but "liablc to backslidc."
The attempt to excite. enthusiasm for
Seymour and Blair is like trying to send
up one of Loves balloons with the heat
of a lighted candle.
"Killing two birds with one stonc''-
NalandiSham ''tomahawking" Pcndlc-
ton and cutting out Thurman by the
nomiation of Seymour.
Seymour said, ~ should be dishonorcd
| if accepted your nomination" And this
before he knew Frank Blair was to go Oh
the ticket with him.
Where is Scymour's promised letter of
acceptance? We have heard from the
Blair family. They ioyfully accept
What is the matter with IIoratio? Can
the Utica doctors inform US?
The Lonis0itc Journal says that when
two or three Democrats arc gathered to-
gcthcr there will the spirit of Democracy
be also. That's true, no matter what the
| tax is.
The Chicago Times says of Gov. Scy.
mour: "iIe does not get drunk. lie is
not profano man. He never was poli-
teal apostatc" But how about the other
man?
The Gleriaad HcraHsays ofScymour's
backer, Nallandigham, ''IIe was conyic-
ted traitor, banishcd for seeking to kindle
4 fire in the rear Of the Union army"
Horatio Seymour has declined so many
times, and so pcrsistently, that there is
no doubt he will soon 90 into a general
decline and close up business.
Tie indianapolis ,Scntiacl says the
Democracy can beat the Republicans
this year with wooden man. Their
nomination shows that they think so.
The Republican choice for the Prcsi-
dency aud Neutrality-suspicious. aud
COllax. The Republican choice for the
Democratic National pominatious-Sey-
mour and Blair
Democrats arc growing scarce in Pitts
burSh, Penn. At the bottom of call
for Coppcrhcad ratification meeting it
was recently necessary to forge the names
of number of prominent Republicans.
Seymour Iha-I tell you what, sir, 4.
Democracy is looking up. Grant Nan
well, your bogus Democracy is SO fat
on its back that it can't look any other
way
The new doctrine Of peacc-"Therc is
but one way to restore the Government
and the Constitution, and that is for the
President elect to declare the Reconstruc-
tion acts null and void" IF. Z. Blair.
The Bite Tavern was the first institu-
tion in Boston to hoist the Seymour and
Blair flag The State eoustablcs made u
raid upon the place subsequently, and
captured lot of gambling Instruments.
An exchange says sob had the boils,
but he was spared the Blaiis. IL he had
them his wife need not have urged him
to curse himself and die. He would have
done it at once without any advice
The Democrats of the West are begin
nIngr IN fhInE that h.
vention consisted of Groeabaeks and
Greenhourns on tho sido, and Bonds aud
Sharpers on the other,