New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-28
DOTS FOR DEmouRATs.

Lost Cause No. 2.
A. j. has not been in his usual spirits
since the Democratic convention, but his
usual spirits have been in him,
Horatio Seymour originally had middle
name, Nelson. which he dropped. Good
chance for few articles in the Times.
The Louisville Journal complains that
the Radical warfare upon Seymour is mean.
That's the trouble, it means too much.
Mr.. S. s. Cox says of Horatio Seymour:
"The more you rub him the brighter he
Shines The same may be said of brass
candlestick and Blair's nose.
Grant greatly incenses the rebels by not
speaking more. He will have more to say
on the fourth Of next March than they will
want to hear.
Doolittle says that Seymour fought the
battle of Gettysburg The Wilmington
(Dei) Commercial says this is mistake he
only aided the rebels to fight it.
The Democrats are troubled about Gen
eral Grants given name, and delight in
calling him Hiram. General Grant to sat
isfy them all around, will give them his
fathers name (Iesse) as a compromise.
The Democrats say that they want to
stop the vast expenditures for the army.
Why don't they become loyal, peaceable,
law-abiding men. then. and thus do away
with the necessity for an army?
"The war is over" said a Seymourite
the other day to a one-armed soldier who
was turning hand organ in Union Park.
alt may be over to g0V,' said the brave
" Boy in Blue lifting up his stump, but
1t isn't over by a good deal to me- The
Copperhead vamosed.
If Blair is mindful of the wishes Of his
countrymen he will extend his journey be-
pond the Rocky Mountains, beyond the
Pacific slope, and so
leave his country for his countrys good"
The indianapolis Journal says of the Pen
dleton escort: If their favorite had been
nominated they would have come back
with their colors flying but as it was, they
Folded their busters like Arabs,
And as silently stole away.
Judge Chase was the fractional currency
candidate of the Democracy for President.
This is the reason why he received frac-
tional ] vote which went up to Al votes.
History will decide whether he ought to be
classed as decimal or vulgar fraction.
The Philadelphia Press says the Demo-
tTulA nave tuhtu ChIC " II Ghll-
didate for President who was in favor of
the last rebellion against the government,
and q candidate for Vice President who
has pledged himself in favor of the next
rebellion against the government.
The New York Herald says General Lew
Campbell, of Ohio, has gone home from
New York, where he was a Democratic
delegate, asserting that Seymour won't car
~ a State northwest of the Ohio.
When the news of the nomination of
Seymour and Blair reached Wooster. Ohio,
the unterrified thereabout fired salute in
honor of the event, and pointed the can
non toward the north, whereat Grant
man standing near quietly observed that
they were "fring the same way they did
during the war"
johnson never said truer thing than he
says in his last message when he alleges
that there were rebels in New York during
the war. They were Seymour's friends
The Ohio correspondent of the Times
says that General Grant has only "dogged
persistency'' to recommend him to public
favor. That's just what Pemberton said.
eff il was not for his dngenA narsistarny -
said he "I'd have held Donaldson till
Gt6msday."
Don Piatt, of Ohio. was right when he
said the Democratic party is like blind
horse in bark,mill who goes round and
round-round and round-perfectly indiE
ferent whether he grinds tan.bark or brim.
stone so be gets his OATS"
Iaw,' said Mr.. Spreitzslswiggle. who
lowered his beer glass from his face long
enough to tell the story, ~ drinks knows
vot yosh de matter nit Bendleton, so dad
he vosh not nominated TEN Seymour
yellers vosh too Tammany for Shorge,
Yahr'
The morning after the nomination of
Seymour and Blair by the New York CON
vention, a scamp tied Grape to the door of
Jhiet-Justice Chase's residence, which, be- |
lore it was removed, caused some uneasi-
ness among the friends OF that gentleman |
until it was understood to have only no
itical significance
The Hartford Times quotes the Blair
shirt story and says: keep cool, gentle
men, Seymour and Blair will take your
nlrts OIL for you in November beautifully"
The bridgeport Standard thinks this a
ficndiy admonition 10 the Republicans to
watch their clothes-lines.
The Hon. j. W. Gordon. of indianapolis.
Who, of late years, has cast his lot with the
democracy, is unable to swallow the Sew
nour- Blair prescription, and says that be
hall vote for Grant and Colfax
The Memphis AUalanche likes Seymour
because ''it was through the mighty inAu.
nee OF his high position, and through the
rretragable teachings of his craftsmanship !
hat Radicalism, too weighty for Lincoln !
imself met its first baulk.' The "baulk."
le suppose, was the New York riot of
The Cincinnati Commercial saws that
eymour's nomination, after his repeated
eclination, calls to mind Corwin's obser- !
alton at the nomination of Polk, CATER
lis no one is safe. A man goes to bed a
espected citizen, and he rises in the morn
lg and finds himself candidate of the
democratic party for the Presidency"
1t is said that MFR. Seymour threatened
decline the nomination for President !
hen he heard that General Blair had been 4
Mt upon the ticket with him for Vice !
resident. He was unwilling TO back 4
70 Blair family Thousands of Demo 4
ats In all parts Of the country are also \
fusing to back the Blair family"
A marked feature of the reception given
the nomination Of Grant and Colfax is n
9 support they received from non-polit- II
al papers Of nearly every class. Journals N
pendent in politics speak in the highest n
rms OF our nominees, awarding to them ~
ose qualities Of head and heart which N
linently fit them for the highest Offices in y
Q nation. Is II
Wise, Vance, and other leading Demo- i
ATS think that The "LOst CauseD "a not Jt