Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-07-24


a total defeat. The West and South ha.
allowed the utmost limit of discussion
about candidates but il has adhered to it,
section and the interest Of its section, and
while warning MIR. Peudleton against bad
advisers and evil communications, il stated
that he was the best candidate we could
got out of the New York Convention
and that we would support him against
/ General Grant, unless representative
man Of our State Sovereignty, Hard
Money and Free Trade doctrine could bt
found, Of which we then saw no prospect
The moral of the defeat is in two words
we must not send any more such delegates
us we had in the so.caled National Com
mitteo TO compete with New York tacticians
aud straiegists.
What can be more transparent to any
body after the event than that we were
oyermatched and out generated from the
very commencement.
The West and South has twenty timo,
said, when the candidate came to be seec
ted, he would be Horatio Seymour, the
favorite son Of New York. We have taken
tho occasion Of every one Of his letters
and speeches declining to be candidate,
10 say that il meant the contrary. ",
had an instinct, as we'll as a logical con-
viction, that the apprehended result would
and ought to ovcrtake US, because Of the
inferior agents by whom our business has
been eifectually done. We sent parce
of delegates, mono Of whom has any rghl
to be heard for five minutes in so vast az
assemblage Of the Unions ability. They
came themselves, after the meeting, when
il was too late, to that conviction, and the
iucapables abdicated, to let in others who
have abilities, but no preparation. Val
landigham had no sort Of call to be al
New York. iiis antipodes is Seymour
who antagonises to him utterly, aud yet
his love Of notoriety led him not only Il
the place of slaughter but made him re-
joice at the execution. lie it was, Of al
men, who pressed the apparently reluct
ant Seymour not TO decline. When hi
gives advice hereafter, or asks any favor
he will open his eyes on what he has done
lie should have allowed that constitutions
marplot, Mr.. McCook, to nonopolize iht
shame of volunteering to boot and spur
New York capitalizer, aud bondhoder
favorite, for the saddle which he is expec
ted to stride until all the producers Of th,
West drop from exhaustion,
VIEWS OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS.
1t is unnecessary to culogize or describ,
IIoratio Seymour. No man in the Demo
cratic party is politically better known
His record is in the history Of his State
and in the history of his nation. On this
oceariaa we nave but 10 do with l.is Demo
cracy. A recognized leader Of many year
+ standing, he can not, even by his oppo-
ncnts, be criticised, except for his Demo
cracy. IL was for that Democracy that hi
has been nominated. Ii is through tha
. Democracy that he will be elected Th,
only question that should be asked are
whether he will use all Of his power ant
influence, if elected, TO carry out the prin
ciples and the policy laid down by tn,
Convention in the platform. Is there
man, Democrat or opposition, who doubts
il?
The nomination for Vice President wa
received somc hours later, and the nam,
OF Francis Z. Blair Jr., was received will
! AUt fNut VI ftll3lutilOU
Mr.. Blair was at once recogized M
prominent representative Of the West botl
in Congress aud ia the army--a trie,
statesman and gallant soldier, educate,
in tho school Of the Jackson Democracy
aud an energetic opponent ofthc royolu
tionary extremists who seek to ruin th,
country.
, WHAT THE sT. LOUIS REPUBLICAN, THINKS
A better ticket could not have been 20
: lected, both in respect to the ayaiabilit.
} aud the craftsmanship of the nominees
} This ticket, taken in connection with th
} platform adopted by the Convention
} places the Democratic party in tho iel,
: nbosutely inyincibe. Every dilerenc
! has been most happily harmonized, an
4. there arc no revenges aud no bickerinl
I behind. The nominations go forth stampei
with every probability Of victory. y y y
! We are glad that Frank Blair is on ia
: ticket. 1t is a recognition Of the growin
D importance Of the Mississippi Valley, an
is the FIRST official acknowledgement tha
J there are any statesmen west Of th
I Missippi river. Wo arc proud that
! Missouran will preside over the dcIbera
r tions of the United States Senate, or, i
+ the contingencies provided for under th
! Constitution, reside in the White House
c Three cheers for Frank Blair.
: TIE DAYTON LEDGER (yALLANDIdHAM'
The defeat Of MIR. Pendleton will
. sincerely regretted by the masses Of th
I people, all over the country, and NOR
r particularly throughout the West an
J, Northwest. Though refusing the Yves
Q It's choice, the Convention was not insen
r sible of the responsibility resting upon
. and of the great expectations OF the pee
n pie. Hence the country has been graft
Q fled with the nomination Of one of the iirs
, statesmen of the world, and the secon
G only to George H. Pendleton in the es
teen aud affection Of the people. Their
!. lives not to-day gentleman Of pure
/; character and greater proeity, states
= man OF broader views or more exalte
d worth and ability, and citizen of create
intellect in all this great free land tha
!, lloratio Seymour. We had choice. w
0 were not gratiGed. We have a choic
n now, and that choice tho nominee Of th
}. National Democratic Convention, the pur
j patriot, exalted statesman and eminen
citizen, lIora;io Seymour.
h In another place the Ledger talks in
less amiablc strain. 1t says:
c 1t is quite evident that there is a We
Q founded indignation maniIesting iise
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