The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-08-21

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Of the Governor that We have heard Of, however,
Is well-known lawyer Of Watkins, N. Y, who
expressed his admiration Of the great docliner
in the following forcible, II not elegant. Ian
suaga few days ago "Horatio Seymour. sr'"
said he, "is the greatest man that God Almighty
ever made, unless must except Wilkes Booth"'
The following doggsrel lines, exhibited on the
wall at the town Of Watkins, arc attributed to
the same lawyer: ',,Fe'h
"Here's to the man
That pulled the trigger
That killed the old cuss
That freed the nigger!"
Ifevery voter could read and would carefully
consider the letters Of acceptance Of Grant and
Seymour respectively, It could hardly need far
Their argument a. TO their fitness respectively for
President. In oil that Grant has ever written,
there IL nothing harsh, acrid, or abusive. In all
that Seymour has written on political topics,
there lie very little that Is not abusive Of his po-
lItcal opponents. The man Is quite aware that,
II history shall honor those who crushed the re-
bellion and abolished slavery,it must draw .
very uniattering portrait Of Horstio Seymour.
He Is impelled to libel Us as tho only means
ofjustiging himself.-7ribuns.
Gov.seymour not only never owned Govern
mcnt bond, but acting a. one Of the trustees Of
. savings bank In Utica, which bank invested
some Of It's funds in Government bonds, he, at
meeting Of the trustees, made motion direct
ing the treasurer to sell all the Government
bonds as not being safe investment. The mo-
ton did not carry. because the majority Of the
trustees were sensible, loyal men.
Blair, to spite companion, onoe sank his
own shirt in the river. BY accepting the Tam
many Hall nomination he repeated the operation
and sank himself with the shirt
The Richmond Inquirer takes ChiefJustice
Chase to task for recognizing, In his recent
charge to the Grand Jury at Psrkersburg, W..
Va, the validity Of the XVIII Amendment to
the Constitution.
Notwithstanding the attempt to conceal the
negotiations which the New York democrats
have been carrying on with the President since
Mr.. Seymour's nomination, some Of their sdven-
lures at the White House have come to light.
To the first gentleman who called on Mr.. john
son shortly after the convention adjourned he
was very civil, although he told them he had
set their party on Its feet, and In return they
had thrown him overheard, and he could have
nothing more to do with them. Further. in his
own choice language, be asked them to say to
Mr.. Seymour and the whole world that they
had been from the first secretly In favor Of i'm
parchment, and now they might one and all 90
to h-lso far as no cared, and with this the FIRST
interview ended. There have been several
others, and finally during the last week these
gentlemen said that the President had been
brought around, and would not help in the COM
ing campaign. Mr.. johnson made some grand
promises, 20 they tell their friends, but their
nature has not been ascertained.
The New York Citissn Is an ardent Demo-
cratic organ, but Il Is moro candid than most
organs Of that party Of shams and chicanery.
Accordingly 1t says, speaking Of the Prcsiden-
tial prospects "Our nation would be saved
were Horatio Seymour elected; but can this be
donei Alone the struggle would be doubtful,
and he has been weakened by the unwise selec-
ton Of tho candidate for the Vice Presidency"
A movement Ii on foot In southern circles to
obtain September session Of Congress sustain
cd by Southern unionists, who urge as reason
for It that the democracy Of that section will at
tempt to either control the Presidential election
by force or to oomplicsto matters by attempting
to hold elections under provision Of constitu-
tions adopted by provisional governments which
were established under President Johnson's
proclamation.
When the Democrats nominate negroes on
their electoral tickets, in the Southern States,
as they now talk Of doing, We hope the Northern
wing Of the party will cease Its lamentations on
account Of negro suffrage. ..
The Richmond Enquirer and Examiner
says that the white men Of the southern States
"Gave seen the day ,ohsn they could use the bull
let, and y God, IN his anger. permit the ne
eessity TO arise, they ,cili see Il again"
Judge Abbott says that "the duty Of the DEM
"ocratic party is not to stoop to defend this or
"that, but to attack now and to attack to-mor-
crow, and to keep on and attack until the works
"of the enemy are carried" Their policy was
the same eight years ago, but We should judge
that its operation was not % remarkably sue.
cessful as to give them any great ground for
encouragement in continuing 1t. They attack
cd the Constitution, and the integrity Of the ma
ton; they attacked the armies Of the country,
and kept on attacking them until they were e1-
hausted. Since the war they have attacked all
tho measures which were deemed necessary to
adjust the political relations Of the country to
It's changed condition.
Attorney General Rvarts has given snopinion
that the President can appoint . collector OF
customs Of Alaska, whose commission shall e.
pirc ut the end Of the next session OF the senate
His opinion Is the same Is to the power Of the
President to oil the vacant Office Of collector 1t
New Orleans.
One Democratic eIaggeratiOn Is, that II has
required an army Of &c, 900 men and cost $780,
900, 900 annually to enforce the reconstruction
acts, Tho truth Is, that but $500 troops have
been employed in tho Southern States as cost
Of less than s14, 5oo, 900 annually. ..
Our Democratic friends 90 in strong for econ
omy. They think all the millions that have been
spent in prosecuting the war have been wasted.
Imagine pickpockct contemplating police
man with the mournful remark, "Ah this Is
that VAN taxed for, Just 10 keep this fellow In