The Shasta courier., 1868-10-24
Routed and Demoralized.

anu southern wings OF the Democratic party,
unheeding all admonitions, rushed into each
others embrace like long separated brothers,
and forthwith mutually resolved to refer
their cause to the ballot box, and trust to
intrigue and political strategy to gain tri-
umph which had been denied them on the
battle field. In accordance with this under
standing, and true to its reasonable in
stincts, the Democracy assembled in Conyen.
ton at New York, and promulgated plat
form pledged to revolution, repudiation, and
the re-opening of all the agitating questions
growing out of the war. Upon this platform
was placed two Of the most tricky and
scheming demagogues of the country-Sey-
mour and Blair-one Tammany politician
and mob leader, the other turn-coat and
military adventurer. With this platform and
these leaders the Democrats opened the
campaign with bold front, and loudly as
serted that great political reaction had
taken place all over the country in their
favor, and that they would carry everything
before them at the polls. Knowing that the
State elections in September and October
would practically decide the Presidential
contest, they determined to make their
strongest fight on these elections and by car
rylng number of them, turn the political
scale ID their favor in November. la order
to secure success they labored almost night
and day, expended large sums Of money,
colonized voters from States not voting, got
up bogus naturalization papers, and i'm
ported speakers from all quarters. The
elections came on, and Vermont. Maine,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Nebraska
have voted in solid phalanx against the
Democracy, whose predictions and labors
have come TO nought The Republicans have
gained handsomely in all these States since
last year, with the exception of Indiana and
this, too, in face of the most hercuean eff.
forts and gigantic frauds on the part of Dem
ocrats. Repulsed at all points, the Demo
cratic leaders now see that they have sadly
mistaken the temper Of the masses, and have
fatally blundered in their platform and can
didates. Panic and decentralization reicns
supreme in their camp, and as the last for.
lorn hope of success, the New York Daily
World, and a number of the leaders of the
party, advise the withdrawal of Seymour
and Blair, and the substitution of less OBJ
noxious candidates. A number of Demo.
Gratis in Washington have suggested that
Chase, Hancock, Adams, or some such men
be taken up and run in place of the present
candidates. The clamor in favor of with
drawal has called forth the following tele.
graphic dispatch from the Chairman of the
National Democratic Convention
No authority or possibility to change front
All our friends consider it totally impracti-
cable and equivalent to disbandng our
forces. We, in new York, are not panic
stricken. AUGUsTE BELMONT.
This short dispatch is very significant
and nothing but the desperation of the Dem.
ocratic situation could have induced Belmont
to write it. The fact is, the Democracy all
over the country are utterly demoralized ard
despairing, but Belmont and the Tammany
ring are personally interested in the success
of the New York State ticket, and thev hope
that Seymour's candidacy will enable them
to carry that State. Tammany Hall ring
recognizes the fact that the Presidential fight
is lost, but they yet hope to secure the local
spoils. and for this they are now desperately
striving. Thus we see that the Democracy,
still clinging to the corpse of treason, and
ruled and directed by the most violent enc
mics of the Union, are again bound to go
down in ignominious defeat. By their plat.
form and candidates they have deliberately
insulted the loyal people of the country, and
reviled the memory of the host of patriot
dead who fell in defense of the National flag.
Because of these things, and their utter want
of sympathy with the spirit of progress
which marks the age in which we live, the
people repudiate and spurn the false Democ-
racy. Let the intelligent and honest men
who still remain in It's ranks cut loose from
the miserable organization as it drifts.
helpless and despised, on the sea of public
contempt.