The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-31
ErerYthing Lovely.

fesked to believe in the speedy dawn of the
Millennium; but If Mr.. Seymour should spout
himself into the Presidency as according to a
number of democratic" papers he certainly
will, it is pretty evident that the good time
which has been so long coming will finally
come, to the infinite rapture of mankind. I'm
mediately after his Inauguration a blissful
season of perfect national happiness will
make our millions of inhabitants measure
lessly contented crops will be doubled; the
operations of commerce quadruplsd; Peace
will keep waving her golden wings from
weeks end to weeks end; the ship of state
will glide over still waters and under cloud
less skies; the World newspaper will register
at least one hundred and fifty new subscribers,
all paying in advance, aud will print six
leading articles on its tremendous prosperity;
the Ku-Klux Klan will experience religion to
man; the swords and spears, changed into
ploughehares and pruning hooks, will be
marvel of metallufgical transmogri6cation;
and while Horatio sits smiling in the White
House and Francis stands smiling in other
places, confidence and perfect satisfaction Will
swell the American heart we'll nigh to burst
ing. A great chorus of happy voices will hail
MIR. Seymour as the Father .in-law
of his country, and our esteem for
the excellent Blair will rise almost to
blind and fearful veneration. If, in view
of these rosy prospects, we still oppose the
we wish the community to understand that it
is only because we fear that our support
might mislead great many of the gentlemen's
friends into voting against them. We shall
continue to contend for Grant and Colfax to
the end and if through some mysterious
miracle they should be chosen, maugr6 the
bravery, numbers, chivalry and desperation
Of the Seymour forces, we shall endeavor to
receive the announcement of their victory with
resignation, in spite of the peace, prosperity,
felicity, serenity, and universal rapture which
Democratic defeat will render impossible.
We have just finished the perusal of cata-
logue OF all the noble advantages which will
follow Mr.. SeymOur's accession We are to
have Seymour and Union" Seymour and
Security" Seymour and Economy" if the
World newspaper is to be- believed. But We
are not to stop with these by any manner of
means. Likewise we are to have Seymour
and Equality Seymour and Prosperity"
Seymour and Concord" Seymour and
Law" Seymour and the Equality of States;"
Seymour and Patrotism;" Seymour and
Harmony" Seymour and Honesty" "Sey-
mour and Republicansm." All of which for
chilly reminds us of the nursery couplet:-
"Open your mouth and shut your eyes,
wise"
To render the matter still more plain and
positive, this same newspaper gives the name
of Grant coupled with all manner of un-
pleasantness. We have Grant and Dis
union;" "Grant and q Battle of Races"
"Grant and War" "Grant and Revenue Thiev-
ery;" ''Grant and Congressional Dsspotism;"
"Grant and Judicial Subserviency;" "Grant
and Perpetual Division" 'Grant and Section
alism;" "Grant and Internecne Violence;"
Grant and Radical Roguery;" 'Grant and
Respotiissm". 80, Grant and Aosol9tism;" In
II it had been our fortune 10 see these ill
omened couplings upon the Democratic
banners and transparencies, We might have
passed the matter over with patient shrug;
but when such predictions are made by one of
the most dignifed veracious, learned able,
sagacious, high -prinopled, and heavily written
newspapers in the country, we are compelled
to pause, and to a, k in faltering tones, what is
to be done about it
Fortunately, the prophet is good enough to
point out the means OF succor and of safety.
Hear and take courage, o trembling reader
Says the Daniel of the "Democracy:"-
I'VE can succeed, will succeed are bound 10
succeed If we take in the full measure OF the
time. Then let the Democracy advance! The
order is nil desperandum Every man 10 the
front! Victory is more than possible, 1t is prob;
high with opportunity"
Can anything be easier Every man must
advance At the same moment he mus'
''rise high" The whole matter can be COM
pressed into a shell:-"Make an effort y
This is precisely what was said by surround
ing friends to the man who was trying to lit
himself by the waistband of his pantaloons
He made the effort, but it was fatal to the
pantaloons.
Under all the circumstances, considering
how certain is Mr.. Seymour's election, how
certain General Grants defeat (unless he can
obtain the requisite number of votes to elect
him), we are rather surprised to find this pro
phet sticking his bsyOnet into the backs of hi;
gallant soldiers. ga glorious triumph" he
says, ''is possible, even as things now stand
As things should stand, glorious triumph is
more than probable" Ali that is necessary
is to "advance" and ''rise high" at once,
! feat we have never seen performed by the
most accomplished athlete OF the circus, bu
| which, il il can be done, must be- tremendous
in its consequences. "We may even," says
Daniel, "carry New Hampshire, if we only
advance and rise high as aforesaid" TC
| do this will require superhuman powers, but
is not this an age of miraculous manifesto
tions ? "If you lide fairy horse, and WELD
a fairy sword, and wear fairy armor," ssiG
one knight in the story to another, "what's
the use of hitting you ?" We fear that We
must give up the battle. If 'the Democracy
would be good enough simply to "advanc9,
or merely to ''rise high" We might have
hope; but any one would flee from an sntsyo
mist who came to him after this curious AND
complex fashion.
The Pivot OF he Canvass.