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

work has already begun. We copy from the
New York Commercial, which says.
We shall not be. At all surprised at soon wit
like unto that which followed the nring Of
guns on sumter. Our Adyioes
from every quarter point 70 such result, The
brious, ut might have beenr editorial ia
Tuesdays Journal Of Commerce, clearly re.
vealed what thoughts are uppermost In the
mi i!w. Q, r many Bem9e,sts: We quote:
thoughtiul man, every good citizen q what.
out rePioach. Had fhe July convention
BY all party hacks and ultra demagogues, nom.
mated on the issue thus presented two sound
conservative Democrats whose names brought
sion to former party feuds, the ticket would
have been elected by an overwhelming ms
jority. To this end We contributed what we
party we had no control Of the petty ms.
chiuery By which the wires are usually manip-
uIsted, and our Efforts were unsuccessful.
,,,o We shall not be surprised l 4 the pro.
voting should be Of itself beyond all former
otherwise IL there had been virtue and deeis-
sponsible for the action Of the convention"
This very Democratic ycurnai does not fail
TO read the signs Of the times. 1t has hereto.
Gus and disgraseiul In the extreme, and il now
virtually places the candidates in the same
category. The Journal has not taken q survey
OF the political situation to no purpose. II
perceives and understands that the people now
regard Democracy and reputation, and revo-
luton, as synonymous terms, and II hastens
to cast OF all responsibility for the over.
whelming defeat which 10 coming.
The stampede has, in fact, already CON-
menccd. The trcnchant letter Of p. II. Sibley,
the member of the California Democratic State
Committee who has repudiated tho Tamm any
mr. M I'M n nj n fOF nd nj
fax, will determine the course of all the war
Democrats in the Golden State. They will be
found In the Republican ranks in November.
"Iu remembering that 1 am a Democrat, ]
cannot forget that owe higher allegisnce
to the American Union. I should be glad to
llcve that in doing 50 am not sacrificing those
principles Of pa'rioiiia that are higher and biier
thaa any seaiiMtn Of mere party yeahy."
Democrat no f Of Indianapolis. indisns, announce
that he cannot stand upon such platform or
vote for such candidates as the Tammsny Con.
ventiSn iS,ted upon the party, and he 81 all
tain of our armies. Judge Studdiford, who
was Democrat up to the time Of the Tam.
many nominations, addressed the Sixth Ward
tBrooklyn) Grant Club a few nights since.
Gen. J. b. Sweitzer, who was the Democratic
nominee Tor Congress In the Plttshurg Penn. J
District, two years ago, has now deserted the
Democratic camp and declared for the chief.
tain who led him to battle. The Lawrence
(Mass.) american informs US that one Of the
most prominent Democrats Of Essex county
repudiates Seymour and Blair. Said a we'll
known lawyer in st. Louis the other day; al
have been a Democrat, but cannot vote for
Seymour. will not vote to surrender every.
thing we fought for: II can do any good
| will take the stump for Grant and Colfax."
Hon. David Kilgore, of Indiana, who fol
late years has been Democrat, now pro
nounees for Grant and Colfax, Baker and
ocratic daily paper in Chemung county, thi.
State, declares that Horatio Seymour cannot
and should not be elected, and accordingly
assured BY the Elmira advertiser that no at
tempt will be made to establish q new Demo.
cratic daily In the county. The very Demo.
NJ o, 81
OF all humbugs,n and 1t Is preparing to bolt
him as such. Mr. Belioy, publisher Of The Dem.
ocratic organ at Minneapolis, Mimi, has
bolted Tammany, sold out his concern, and es-
tablished q Republican newspaper. The stir.
ring appeals of the Zanesville Ohio Cernldnia,
since II repudiated the Tammsny platform and
candidates and declared for Grant and Colfsx,
are having great influence upon the Western
Teutons, and the Steubenyille Herald says
"The German Democrats Of Ohio are abandon
ns maj pffr ana Sss Wes
hardly an exception, Republicans who have
gone iato the Democratic party for the past
some Of their own leaders, will now return and
be found right at the polls. The Timci OBJ
serves, on this point:
"The Conservative Republicans struggled a
couple Of years to moderate the course OF the
dominant party, butwere uniformly frustrated
by the unprincipled partisanship Of the Dem
oerstie members. They contributed their full
share to whatever is extreme in reconstruc.
tion legislation. And when they and theil
party raised the nag OF resistance to law IL
Tammany Hall, incorporated Wade Hampton'I
forded proof that eopperheadism is still in the
aseendent In their councils, the last plea fol
conservatism, as a disintegratinB element 10
the Republican ranks, vanished. The nomi
nation of Grant at Chicago on platform al
once conciliatory and just, laid the foundation
for The reunisn ofaH shades Of Republican opin
ion. The New York nominations, on a plat.
form of Reputation and revolution, removed
all lingering doubts az 10 the course Of duty, ana
rendered the Republican strength more eomPae
Than epcr.
In view Of these and other indications, tn,
Springfield Republican and other sheets are MOI
far out Of the way in predicting that Gran
viii carry all the States which voted for Mr.
Lincoln TWO years ago with majorities ever
more decisive.
ACCOUNTS from Texas confirm previous re
ports OF the terrible condition OF affairs Ia
that State. The 10th infantry, recently or
dered to Austin to assist In preserving order
has not yet arrived, and the rebels are carry
ing matters with high hand. Murders o.
Union men and freedmen are OF daily occur
renee. Among the prominent victims LAS
week was Hon. A. q. Cody, of Frederieks
burg, who was shot while standing In the
door OF his dwelling by man named Dixon
who professed to be acting under the orde
of the Ru-Klux-Klan. Cody was the only
Union member Of the State Senate under the
johnson Provisional Government, and during
and since the war has made himself prominent
| for his devotion to Radical principles.
WHATEVER the Republicans OF other Statei
may be doing, the Republican, OF Indiana can
not be charged with lukewarmness and mae.
tivity. Satisfied as they are that they vii
elect their State ticket In October by from
1900 to 10000 majority, and that they will
give Grant and Colfax In November a large
majority than the Republicans have yet oh
tained In Indiana, they proceed with the sam
energy and painstaklng elaboration as though
| the issue were extremely doubtful, and a
though their Democratic adversaries woul'
CONTEXT every inch OF ground.
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ADyICHs from Russia indicate that the har
yeats of the year will be below the average
while labor will be scarce and the cost OF liv
ing high. 1t 10 probable, however, that with
the present year Russia emerges entirely from
tho considerable temporary arrangement o.
her industry occasioned by the abolition o.
serfdom, and that henceforth the material
prosperity of the Empire will keep pace with
the Advancement In the political condition o
its laboring classes.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT made some time age
that the claims Of the United States agains
the pro rebel bankers OF Paris, Erlanger Il %.
had been decided adversely in the courts there