Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-17


for years deemed him, as leader in
public affairs, like his greenbacks, as
promising more on the face than they
are worth in gold"
BEEcHER also says of the contes. be-
tween GRANT aud SEYMOUR: at will be
a fair fight between rugged honesty and
plausible craft.
- Here is a paragraph from Frank
Biair's letter of June so. He made 80
well out of the last war, he wants anoth-
err one, and proves bis fitness as candi-
date of rebels and copperheads.
There is but one way to restore the
Government and the Constitution, and
that is for the President elect to declare
these acts null and Void. compel tie ar
ny to ando ats usMrpatioas at the South.
dispense the carpet bag State govern
ments. allow the white people to reorga-
nize their own governments and cleo:
Senators aud Representatives.
= Henry Ward Beecher thus tersely
and truly describes The character of Gen.
Grant:
Solid, unpretentious, straightforward,
apt to succeed and not spoiled by success,
wise in discerning men, skillful in using
them, with the rare gift (which Wash
ington had in eminent degree) of wis
dom in getting wisdom from other mems
counsels--I confidently anticipate that,
great as his military success has been, he
will hereafter be known even more IA.
vorabIy for the wisdom of his civil adj
ministration.
The copperhead press generally con-
tinue to harp on the broken strings OF
of Grants name. He may have been
christened at the font Hiram Ulysses
but he has since been baptized in the
crucible of n hundred battles in defense
Of his country, U. S. Grant, asd by that
name he will be known rs long rs the
history of heroism and genius shall en-
dure.
- In 1864 the democrats adopted a
peace platform, and nominated war
candidate, thus hoping to unite both
wings of the party. They iguominious
ly failed, and were crushed with the
most overwhelming defeat any party ev-
er sustained. This year they have re-
peated their folly. They have adopted
a Republication platform, and nominated
a candidate who says he is opposed to
Reputation. Another disastrous rout
will rebuke their repeated dishonesty.
- The traitor Vallaudigham, was one
of the "big guns in the democratic con-
sention, and seconded the motion for the
nomination of Seymour. Sensible, ism,
it, to have such men to select our rulers
How do loyal democrats like it.
- Grant will have to meet MANY Of
the same rebels at the polls that be has
so often met on bloody fields, and they
will he as certain as heretofore, to sun
condtionally surrender"
- Reputation seem, to be the order
Of the day. The democrats propose to
repudiate the bonds, the people propose
to repudiate the democrats, and Chase
propo:es to repudiate politics Lets re-
pudiate.
- Seymour told the democratic con-
vention that he couldn't run for the
Presidency son his honor" We pre-
sumo not, and make much of run.
THE Democratic nominations have dis
appointed and chilled the hopes of that
party. They are blight and miIdew to
all its prospects. The names of the
nominees excite no enthusiasm. They
carry with them all the old i'll omens of
disaster and new ones beside. There is
no intelligent Democrat who for mo-
ment expects to compass victory with
such men as Seymour and Blair. Sey-
mour expects to be crazy. Blair already
is so. A man must be mad himself TO
vote to entrust the helm of the Govern
ment to the hands of these madmen.
IT is a significa ut fact that the man who
carried the New York Convention over
to Seymour was Clement l.. Vallandig
ham, man whose treason to his country
during the was caused his expulsion into
the enemy's lines. Equally significant
is the fact that itawas Gen. Preston, of
the Confederate army; Gen. Forrest,
whose massacre of colored Union sol
diers at Fort Pillow, renders bis name
deservedIy Infamous. and General Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina. who
brought about the nomination of Frank
Blair.
Four years ago the Democrats NOM
mated war man on peace platform
for President. Now it has nominated an
anti-repudiationist on reputation plat
form. Seymour has been openly and
opposing the Pendleton doctrine
of paying the Government bonds in
greenbacks instead of in coin, as per
agreement wien the bonds were sold yet
this Pendleton doctrine is the chief plank
of the platform on which Seymour has
heeu nominated Consistency Ia not a