The Van Buren press., 1868-10-09

party, ." has fallen q willing victim to liz
wantou charms" has abandoned his sup
port, aud linked its fortunes with the De-
mocracy
STILL TnEY CoxE.-D. NJ. Bailey, Esq,
prosecuting attorney for Lewis county,
and clerk OF the board OF supervisors, has
heretofore been prominent and earnest
Radical. To show the high esteem in
which he is held BY the leaders Of the
party, we NAV mention that the highly
honorable position Of elector was recent
| ly conferred upon him by the State Execu-
tive Committee This intended honor nc
gracefully declines in a published card.
Mr.. Bailey is good man. and he cannot
consent 10 longer loan his influence to The
| furthennce of the mad schemes Of those
who are now controlling tho Radical par
tv. The talen, and responsibility OF thai
party is fast leaving 1t Seymour and
Blair. and civil government is all the go.
Hheei,Rg Register.
MORE Major General r..
D. Kcyes, one of the Oldest major gene
rails in the army OF the Potomac, having
commanded more than one hundred thou
sand volunteers, also one OF Mr.. Lincoln 8
warmest partisans, Is now stumping Cali.
fornia for Seymour and Blair. Others
will follow his example.
Ex Gov VIM. +. Johnston, Of Alkghe-
ny county, Pa, formerly Radical of the
strongest kind, has come out strongly for
Seymour and Blair. He made q Demo
cratic speech in Pittsburg few nights
since. .... H
The Pittsburg Post says it has the
names of eighty.two Republicans of that
city who have joined Seymour and Blair
clubs. and will woe the entire Democrat
ic tickle, at the next election.
The Grecnburg Ind J Expositor, until
recently strongly Republican, has holsted
the Seymour and Blair banner.
Judge A. S. Blake, of Goshen, Indiana
hitherto a leading Radical, publicly aban.
dons Grant aud Colfax, and comes on,
for Seymour and Blair.
Hon. John A. Matson, formerly Why
candidate for Governor Of Indiana, in OPP
position to Joseph A. Wright, aud latter
ly a Radical Republican, has in public
speech announced his intention to sup
port Seymour and Blair as the only way
of restoring peace 10 the country.
Gen w. II. Irwin, a gentleman famil
iarly known to many OF our citizens, has
taken the stump for Seymour aud BlaiI
in the lower counties of the State hi
supported Lincoln in 1864, but having
been connected with Gen Hancock's adj
ministration in New Orleans, he had an
opportunity of learning the practca
workings Of the Radical reconstruction
and is now one of tho most determined
enemies Erie Observer. ...... ...
A gallant soldier, who held a prominon
command in the goth Ohio, informs us
that in the town ofAndover, in the eoun
ty of Ashtabula in that State, fifty mer
heretofore Radicals have joined the Dem
ocratic club, and that the county will cas
one thousand more Democratic votes TIN,
year than ever before. Also, that Ohio
is Z" dead svre' for Seymour and Blair -
Ciaa. Enquirer -a4H
The Democratic Waterman, published
at Bellefonte, says: "Within circle Of
five miles from this place we have tn,
names of forty three men who have al
their lives voted with the opposition, ant
who are earnestly working for the sue
cess Of Seymour and Blair tt
A dispatch from Springfield. states thai
the German paper Of that city, which ha.
always been well supported, has stoppeJ
because it could not find enough German
Radicals to support it, Die Zukuntt. tht
established organ Of the Turner'S, tn,
largest German organization in America
has taken the Radical party to task fol
its two-i faced platform, and, after dissect
ing it and showing its corruptions. come,
ont square for Seymour and Blair. Tha
one journal alone will bring thousands o.
German voters to the Democratic party
Among the many Republicans Of thi.
county who have become disguised with
that party, and are daily joining tn,
Democratic ranks, there are none whom
we welcome with any more pleasure thar
we do s. f. Gilmore, Esq Of this city
Mr.. G.. is strictly honest and conscien,
tious gentleman, and lawyer Of firstsat,
ability. His speech in Jackson township
few days since proved that he was q
valuable acquisition to our party.--Ef
fngham III. Democrat
CHANGED ITS PoLlrIcs. The Clinton
County (Ill) Independent. formerly {
Republican paper, is now published in tn,
interest Of Democracy. Its editor, Mr.
Geo. Sellers, who has been Republican
ever since the organization of that party
says he can stand it no longer. In lat.
Issue he says: NEARLY all the decent
men who ever belonged to the Republi
can or Radical party have left it. and
more will leave it as soon as they learr
the truth. Chief Justice Chase, Senators
Trumbull, Grimes. Ross, Fessenden
Cowan. Doolittlc, Dixon, and even the
President Of the United States havclef
the party since it fell into the hands o.
such dirty thieves as Beast Butler, Dirt,
Work Logan, and the original fanatics
and abolitionist like Stevens aud Sumner,
General Buell., who saved Grant and hi:
army from inter distraction at Shiloh
supports Seymour and Blair.
The Quincy (Ill) Herald says that II
that city there have not been less than
arty changes OF German Radicals from
Grant to Seymour in the course OF the
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