New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-31
DOTS FORDEMOURATs.

ABOUT II.
The New York Post says Samuel ] Til
den is bewildered by the present political
situation. We should think so.
The Democrats account for their ratifca-
ton izzles by saying sit is all owing TO
Frank Blair; he has taken the stifenin' out
of EN-. F"
Yallandigham made the Democratic
platform in 1864, and the Democratic ticket
in 1868. 1t would be hard to say which is
the worst specimen of his work.
Democratic tactics D0olittle and Say
mour. Grants plan Say less and DO
more,-BostOn Advertiser.
The Boston Adue1tiser says that John
Bell is Bell-igerent still. And we see that
Humphrey Marshall is belly gerent still.
In some localities in New York it was
found impossible to fire a salute for Sey-
mour aud Blair, because no Democrat knew
how to handle gun.
Sunset Cox delights in calling our South
ern Congressman carpet-baggers.' For
Heavens sake, what is he?
SeymOur's friends" are inspired with a
burning enthusiasm. They burned a negro
schoolhouse in Tennessee a day or two
since.
1t will require the exercise of the high
est Christian virtues on the part of the
| owners of the vessels the rebel pirate
Semmes destroyed to read his arrogant
speeches at Democratic meetings
Lincolns letter to Grant on the capture
of Yicksburg closed with these generous
words; Il now wish to make a personal
acknowledgment that you were right and
was wrong
Chase to the Democratic convention.
greeting: ..-.-
Perhaps you did right to dissemble your love,
But-why did you kick me down stairs?"
The Charleston Is. c. Neus saws:
young Democracy Of Charleston will prove
to the delegates that they have fire and
vigor enough to make their victory Ger
tain" Surely, these are chickens OF the
| old rebel Democracy.
Hon. James Hughes, of Indiana, one of
the most eloquent of the Democratic ora
tors, now practieing law in Washington,
will return to his State and take the stump
for Grant and ColfaX.
The Boston Post complains of the vigor-
GUS manner in which the Repr blicans con
duct the campaign, and says: "The blood
hounds have been let loose To which
the Transcript replies: Yes, and before
the campaign closes our neighbor will see
the foxy Seymour lose his brush, and the
wolfsh Blair his ears"
The Patriot opposes the election of Cen
eral Grant because, it SAYS, he {" can not
write political letter" He can, however
d" make his mark" as a great many of the
Patriot Southern friends can testify
Concord Monitor.
A Radical paper says: The mode of
Governor Seymour'S nomination for the
Presidency, after having pledged himself
not to be candidate, reminds us of the
story of OMulligan and his wife: " It's
bad cowld ye have. A drap OF the cray
ther nd do no haarrum." "Och. hone,n
said Biddy, 1--WE taken the plidge, but WI
can mix drink, Teddy, and force me to
swally it,"
The Bridgeport Farmer says: "The vote
for Seymour in New York NEXT November
will make Hiram sick" To which the
Standard responds: awe don't know about
that, The vote for Seymour was all out
in New York during the draft riots in 1868.
and it didn't make Hiram sick at ALL On
the contrary, he sent " Old Ben " up there,
and, if our memory serves us, it was not
Hiram, but Seymour and his voters, that
were taken dreadful sick of that job"
We would direct our readers to the fol-
lowing card:
U. s. GRANT. SCHUYLER COLFAX.
GRANT & COLFAx,
Tanners, Washington, D.
respectfully inform the people of the Unit
ed States that they will be engaged in
tanning some old Democratic hides until
after the tenth day of November, 1865.
The senior member of the firm having
considerable experience in the business, |
thinks that, by the help of his partner, ali |
work will be done in satisfactory man
ner.
acknowledgements Buckner, Pember.
ton, R. E. Lee, and other distinguished per
sons of the same persuasion.
1t is nip and tuck" between the New
York World and the La Crosse Democrat. /
but the dog is still ga leetle ahead" The
last number of Mr.. Pomeroy's paper that
has reached US contains roughly executed
wood cut, intended to represent General
Grant drunk, reposing in the arms Of a
Digger squaw, aud entitled 1.-THE Loves of
Ulissus /. His First Love-" It is evident
that our New York contemporary must call
for reinforcements if it expects to eight II
out on that line" with its Western connect
York. Sun.
At a Democratic ratification meeting at
Washington General Thomas Ewing, Jr..
said: "On the third of November Eext the
American people will endeavor to restore
those States to their constitutional rights,
Should this by possibility fail, the white
population of those States may succeed in
placing themselves in possession of their
governments otherwise, as sure as the
Anglo-SaXon blood runs in the veins of
Southern men, there will be an upbeaval
II civil war, and then, should Congress
ustain the blacks, ashes will cover the
uins Of the whole republic
The Chicago Journal says: Zone sig
lificant fact in connection with the recent
Democratic National convention has not
.et been mentioned in public, namely
hat every delegate in that convention from
he Southern States was a secessionist.
'ot one of the entire number had been
oval Union man during the war. We pre-
ume It'll also true that there is not a man
q the South, white or black, who was LOYAL
o the Union during the war, who will sup
'ort Seymour and Blair. At all events
here is not solitary Southern rebel. or
iorthern sympathizer with the rebels, who
J not for that ticket
An ardent admirer of General Blair
lade speech at Alton, Illinois, on Mon
ay. The crowd consisted Of enc. He
omprised speakers aud audience. Enthu-
iasm made up the deficiency of numbers.
Lis ratification speech was sublime, but a I
rife monOtonOus. It was as follows: {
Raw (hicl for SeYmour. 'rah far {hioN | 6