The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-13


has been ratified by twenty-five States, includ-
Ing Ohio and New Jersey, which since claim
the right, denied by Congress, to withdraw
their assent, and also including the recon.
structed States of Arkansas, Florida, and
North Carolina. Louisiana, South Carolina,
and Georgia will ratify 1t this week, 1t 10 be-
syeSd, ana these VIII complete the requisite
the thirty-seyen States, to give the amend
ment its absolute validity.
The Jonesboro' (Tenn.) Flag says that Mr..
Ezra Mather, Mr.. Isaac N. Babb, and Mr.. Jno.
S. Mather, and many other citizens OF that
the Conservatives (so-cailed), from honest and
conscientious motives, have come out boldly
and emphatically for Gen. Grant. $50 1t is ali
that can never be swallowed by men who love
their country as they should love it."
THE Kansas State Journal, which was sup
posed to look favorably upon the Chase move
ment, on the basis OF free suffrage to every
citizen Of the Republic, black and white, male
and female, says the nomination OF Seymour
and Blair was coldly received here, and de-
clares that the Democratic party has deliber-
ately committed suicide, preferfing death to
life, choosing the shroud and the grave rather
than regeneration and the new birth.
TnE ogdensburgh Journal says. "a gentle
man OF this town, heretofore one of the strong
est Democrats In election district No. /, de-
| clared In our presence on Wednesday, his de-
termination to vote for General Grant. He
fact, that the people are for the hero OF Vicks-
burg, Fort Donelson, and Richmond. There
are other Democrats In the vicinity who have
made up their minds to vote for Grant"
THE New York Commercial has the following:
"During the session OF the Democratic con-
vention two loyal soldiers, who had expert
eneed the horrors Of captivity in Richmond
prison wearing delegates badge. They fell
upon him and gave him a dreadful beating,
which was not hospitable, certainly, but not
1 n N a n "
| THE Albany Evening Journal says: "The New
| York World may be interested In knowing that
| its Presidential candidate 10 enrolled on the
records OF the Utica Academy as Horace Sey-
Grant. We hope it will and time to perpetrate
| stupid thing or two about NJ. Moses Marble
and Horace Seymour"
WE take the following from the Albany
| Evening Journal "The nomination of Blair
came Ike a shower OF Ice water on the ardent
| Seymourites In this city. 1t chilled their en-,
ergies and cooled their ardor,. and dampened
long before November"
| GEN. MEADE, in letter to Gov. Bullock, Of
Georgia, declares that this State Legislature
is not legally organized until the members dis.
qualified by the reconstruction acts of Con-
gress are excluded. A committee OF investi.
CATION into the eligibility OF members has con-
| sequently been appointed In the lower House,
which has Democratic majority.
THH Boston Transcript asks lift requires q
Chief Justice to renounce most Of his pc ljtic II
principles In order to obtain four votes in
national Democratic convention, what
| amount OF apostacy and degradation would be
requisite to secure a nomination.
A SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN, paper shrewdIy
placed its hopes OF success In an aabiding faith
In the stupidity OF the Democratic party" Il
| must have hads premonition OF the nomina.
tion OF Seymour and Blair.
THIS Canton (Miss.) Mail says to the negro :
| "Don't tread on us! Don't insult us by tram.
| down ~ nffa wo
seech you, this last time, don't tread on US ~
1T IL worthy OF mention that Chief Justice
| Chase did not get vote, or even half vote,
from State that Ia sure for the Democratic
| ticket.
| SAYS the New York special OF the Cincin.
| natl Enquirer: "If Pendleton Is beaten by any
candidate now In the field against him. 1t win
be because money is stronger than principles
| In the convention"
The Richmond Enquirer closes an article on
| the Mississippi election, as follows; "Thus
| stands true to the faith OF their fathers the,
noble people who loved and honored Jefferson
Davis, the noblest Roman Of them all"
| In one OF the counties In Mississippi the
Democratic tradesmen have notified the white
Republicans that they will not admit them
| to their stores, A dreadful punishment indeed
THE platform Of the Democratic convention
Is an admirable one for the execution OF the
party. Such plsnks are usually portion oil
| the gallows.
The Rrst vote given by the Arkansas dele.
CATION was for the admission OF six States
| Int the Union over the Presidential veto.
| PENDLEToN AND yALLASpIoHAM wrecked
the DemoeFatiS party 1904 They will do the
same thing In 1905,
| 1T Is said that there 10 but one negro Ia
| Worth county, Mo-, to enfranchiHe, and he II
unanimous against negro suffrage.
| HoRATIo SEYMOUR h as been three times de
ieated as gubernatorihl candidate.
CLOSING OUT SALE OF SUMMER DRESS
| ~ HOODb,