Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-17
SEYMOUR AND BLAIp.

The Democratic National Convention, artel
nearly ole week Of trading, dickerng, buying
selling and swiudling, has chosen for its stand
ard bearers, HoRATIo SEYMOUR and FRANCIS
y. BLAIa. II they had secured the Union Cyei
and remained in Convention until November
they could not have selected a weaker ticket
We shall now have a square, stand up fight, foi
we know the men aud know their principles
The OHIO State Jouraoi draws the following
graphic p.rtraiturc OF the candidates. Tho col
oring is none too strung, aud the contrast that
follows well aud truly defined;
The one who heads the ticket, the friend Of
Tioters--p -proclaiming himself the friend of riot.
crs--wh6 sought To stab the patriotic defenders
ei the country in the back, never daring t.
make front attack, during the struggle for the
Nations lite,
The other, who fnllows, corrupt, drunken
believing gasconading batherskite, and Lille
long political trickster, who now advises .he
overthrow oi the reconstructed governments hl
force of arms, the inauguration ut u new civi
war, anI the r1-esablShment Of rebel Suprcm-
acy through blood aud fire.
The uuqucstiuned ability of IIHratio Seymour
intensiiies aud multplies his devilsh capacity
tor mischief, indefinitely. There is no limit t.
the danger which would follow the placing ul
the relns of power IN such hands.
Seymour is the crafty, culdbloodci pnliu.
clan, nominated after tive days of the mOst stu
pendous wire pulling aud trickery ever known
in the history Ui man.
Grant, tAe honest straightforward soldier
Nas nominated before ereT Convention met, by
the Irresistible, overwhelming voice OF the peo-
Pile, moving by the mighty instinct Of almost
Onnipetent forecast agi power
Seymour was peace man ut the peace men,
Wheu peace moaut tue dislntrgraton ut the Gov
ernmrut, and the destruction at .he country.
Grant was a war man, aud war mau Ia the
purpose, developing his views IN the capture ol
pIisuaers, arms and munitions ot war, in the
scnurging ct traitors, and In the purgiug ol
treason with fire.
The contrast is endless in extent. Day is not
more bright than Graut's patriotic record Night
is not datker than TIE atruclous record Of his
opponent.
The New York Hr'uld, the most sensitive ba-
rometer OF political movements and political
siecess, and always shaping its policy aud
thinning It's sails in harmuuy with the strongest
battdltons, says:
The die is cast. The Democratic Convention
has decided that cur next President shall be
Gen. Grant.
The old fable ofthc mountain in iabor has been
fnlly realized, and the delivery is n ridiculous
mouse, as the Democratic Presidential candidate
against the cnnqueror Of the rehelun, Sey-
muur against Grant in 1865, amounts to a Dem
OcraLe surrender or the disbanding of the Dem
oeratie patiy. The ticket OF Mcclellan against
Lincolu was strung ticket, compared with this
Of Seymour against Grant- 1t has No prestige
hut that of defeat. We can give no countenancy
20 this retrogIade movement Of the Democratic
party. The successful movements of the age
are progressive, and We must 50 with them
All the world is going forward, except oar Dem
oeratic party. ID Is behind Austria, Russia
Turkey and China fnr they all recognize the
necessity Of shaping their policy to the pressrrC
al living events. Seymour is behind the age
aud Blair, as soldier, pinned to his ticket
makes a moekery Of the combination. Grant
aud Culfax, against such a ticket, will sweep
the country frnm the Atlantic 10 the PacIhe, be-
cause the blockheads Of the Demneratic party
will have il that we are still living under the
regime Of poor Pierce ag& buchanan.