Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-08-22
~ From the n. Y, Tribune.
The Democratic Stampede.

The Democratic line seems to be in
much the same condition as the rebel
line in front of Petersburg was just
after Sheridan's victory at Five Forks.
All along the line the Democratic
Generals evince painful consciousness
of being outfanked, and the run for
Appomatox has begun. Judge Lindsey
of Kokomo, Iowa, nominated for Presi-
Dental Elector by the Democrats of the
VIII District, bolts Seymour and takes
the stump for Grant. Major-Gen. Cor
don of Indiana, Democrat till Seymour
was nominated, takes the stump for
Grant. The Hon. George NJ. Weston of
Bangor, a wheel-horse of the Democratic
party, takes the stump for Grant
Speaking of Blair, he says:
''The flag with which he marches at the head
of the Democratic column is the black flag of
discord and civil war of races at the South"
"A strange revolution indeed, in
behalf of Southern rights, in which the warm
est men are the men of the North who are
seeking not the redress of wrongs, but the
qualification of their lust of power, at the haz-
zard of the ruin of their country"
The Hon. Thomas n. Stlllwell, U. S.
Minister to Venezuela, and General J. L.
Swift, both Johnson Democrats, have re-
turned to the Republican fold, and are
stumping for Grant and Colfax Rumor
has it that Collector Smythe, following
in the footsteps of the illustrious Thur
low Weed, repudiates Democracy, and
viii declare for Grant as soon as he can
read his title clear. Gen. Steedman,
who would have supported johnson, or
Hancock, or Mcclellan, repudiates Sey-
mour. Senator Doolittle is downcast,
and has no faith in the Seymour ticket.
Gen. Ewing's feathers are all wet, and be
has stopped growing. Gen. L. d. Camp
bell Is reported to be disgusted. Chief
Justice Pearson OF North Carolina,
Conservative, is out for Grant. The
Maryland Conservatives, who have here
tofore sustained Swami, have held a
meeting and declared for Grant. Caleb
Gushing regards the Seymour ticket
with contempt. Not single member
of the Cabinet, or prominent officer of
the Government, has given the least in
timation of intention to support Sey-
mour. Mr.. Evarts, Mr.. Seward, Mr..
McCulloch, and, SO far as known, the
other members of the Cabinet will sup
port Grant and Colfax Late indications
seem to be that Andrew johnson him.
self will either remain neutral, which
would be new attitude for him, or
come out in support of Grant Of course
Chief Justice Chase, whom Seymour pre-
tended to support in the Convention as
a cover to secure his nomination, will
not respond with any like hypocritical
pretense OF supporting Seymour. He is
incapable of it. Should the President
support Grant, as he probably will, Mr..
seymour will not be honored by the sup
port OF more than a corperaTs guard
among the $1,000 oaice-holders of the
Government. Several leading Demo.
cratic journals have repudiated Sew.
mour. Altogether, seeing that the cam
paign has only been running one month |
and that We have nearly three months
before us, it looks very much as though
the Democrats would reach Appomatox
Court House about the LIST of Noyen,-
Der. We have no doubt that General
Grant will treat them with that unagnan-
unity which has always distinguished
his course toward Rebels; and
will allow officers to retain their side
arms and priVates to go home on parole.
But the sooner they lower the rebel flag
the better. 49,
% The appeal Of Chief Justice Pearson of
North 0arolina to the Conservatives of that
state TO vote for Grant and Coifax, is from a |
man who sees that the South would not be any |
more benefited by such war as Frank Blair |
would inaugurate than it was by the Last one.