The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-08-03

rebel papers call "a quaint effort" This
ia specimen of his quaintness: :" As to
Grants generaiship, he would offer 800 (if he
could raise that amount) to any man that
would name single Federal victory achieved
by him. He was not only no general, hut a
hypocrite and a great liar, as proved bysix
men, four more than Is necessary TO convict a
man Of perjury before the law. (Applause.)
Here was brand he said, never put upon any
candidate for the Presidency since the founda.
tion of the government-the brand of an infa-
nous liar. The Radicals might call this
Billingsgate, but II was Gods truth, zap.
plauseO and never was there worse General,
or one that more disgraeed military annals,
(Applausew
THR Union men Of Todd county, KY, have
been in convention recently, and adopted this
resolution "That we deem It unnecessary to
We are e and i ever have been loyal to the Gov
ernment OF the United States and against the
rebellion In every phase or disguise 1t has or
nsis Of Sat.le az sod xsisnt %or,hy
Of our steel, or, in the lnsidious garb Of mis-.
called Democracy, rebels stab at the vitals Of
the Government" ..s.....
MAJ. EVANS, an Indiana officer, at resent
meeting in Indianapolis, in the course OF q
speech, said that the only Independent work
he had ever known Blair TO do as an army ON.
Ger was his march down through lower Ten
siesing Richmond. When asked BY Grant il
he had taken any prisoners, he replied, !" No,
but I have burnt id sight Of houses, and
captured all the niggers."
RoBEnr TOXINS AND HOWELL Conn are
making speeches for Seymour and Blair In
Georgia. They are delighted at the oppor.
tunity Democracy has given them to spout
better opinion Of the Government than he had
in 1861, when he declared IL wasn't as good az
the British Government.
THE New York Tim<s, which used to be con-
sidered the organ q MI: Seward, says; "The
being one of Seynour's political friends and
supporters. We trust that at the proper time
the voice Of the eminent statesman of New
York will be heard In regard to public ques-
tons and the necessity ofthe election Of Den
Grant.n
The Democrats in Congress had no hesita-
tion In welcoming the two Democratic mem
bers from Georgia, Young and Tiff, tnotwith-
standing they were elected under the "uncon-
stitutionaln reconstruction acts,) when they
appeared In the House the last day Of the
session.
meeting to ratify the nomin ation OF Blair and
Seymour, and the leaders Of the party in that
city are disposed to regard 1t as all up with
them on the revolutionary and population
platform adopted by the New York conven-
ton.
THE New York World, National In,eiIiqeneer,
and Boston Post want Charles Francis Adams
to succeed Sumner in the Senate. So, per.
llcans OF the Old Bay state are not likely 10
accede to their wishes.
The Democrats have taken care to nomin nate
a candidate for President who was in favor of
the late rebellion against. the Government,
and a candidate for Vice President who has
pledged himself In favor Of the ne xt rebellion
against the Government.
The Chicago Post has this. There is a hia-
tus in Grants history, say the Democrats.
That may be, but II Is nothing compared with
the hiatus he made in the Democratic party
at Nicksburg in 1868, and at Appomattox In
No MAN has said a more sensible word than
was written by Liebman Auler, himself a Jew,
to tho Illinois Sddfs Zeituag, the other day.
Hear him: "But am far from holding
Grant as an enemy Of the Jews. To-day no
educated man ia an enemy of the Jews.n
SAID a well.known lawyer In st. Louis the
other day, ~ have been n Democrat, but
cannot vote for Seymour. will not vote to
surrender everything we fought for. II l can
do any good I will take the stump for Grant
and Colfax."
IN 1854 the Democratic convention at CHI
cago, Of which Seymour was president, pro.
Intensely anxious to prove that Seymour was
In favor oft.
THE Democrats arc calling up ghosts. They
announce that Pierce and Fillmore support
the Blair and Seymour ticket. While giving
the list OF Presidents, why, oh why, omit JEFF
ferson Davisl
DooLITTLg says that It was Seymour who
fought the battle of Gettysburg. Well, he got
pretty badly whipped. But his rebel associates
do not seem disposed TO lay up the fact against
| him.
The Dubuque Times says the Western Dem
| ocrats compose Themselves with the reelection
that while Pendlcton could not be nominated
| Seymour cannot be elected.
| 1T Is SAID that Seymour derives great con.
| ISOLATION from the fact that this time It will
| hardly be possible for him TO run behind his
| associate on the ticket.
GnAST greatly incenscs the rebels by moi
| speaking more. He will have more to say on
the 4th OF next March than they will want to
| hear.
WHEN Wade Hampton left Columbia at the
approach OF Sherman's army, he announced
that he was bound to Texas or hell" He wa,
brought up in the Democratic party.
| The Boston Post says; The names OF Scy
| mour and Blair have run like wildhre from hill
| to valley, all over the land" That's correc
| hgure-down hill all the time.
SEcE the nomination of Blair and Seymou
| Pollard has prepared q second edition of hi
work, "rhe Lost Cause Regained."
THE Libby prison has been suggested as
suitable place for Democratic hesdquarter
during the Presidential contest.
| PEsDLEToS Is going to make a canvass 0
| Illinois. He will go after wool and come bAcl
shorn. Illinois Is the home of the Tanners.
SPEAKER CoLYAx does not intend to max
any campaign speeches. But loyal Union mel
will speak for him.
BLAIR says the rebels have "provcd them
selves our peers" He speaks for himself.