The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-05-29
wanted Man.

Tho Democratic party are as bad of as
was the aged spinster, who tired Of living
q lie of single blesscdncss, set up the cry
Of wanted--a man." Tradition does not
inform us whether or no that petition was
answered. SO with tho Democracy, the
great cry is, wanted.--A man." Never
WAS n party more painfully situated. A
Presidential campaign right at hand, aud
as yet thoy are without any recognized
leader, or any prominent candidate for
the honors OF their ith of July Convention
Hoffman won't do, because he got badly
whipped in the race with Fenton, and has
never recovered the prestige he then lost,
Besidos, he is too strongly identified and
mixed up with Tammany, which would be
morally certain to lose him the vote Of
his own State. Seymour declines positively
being n candidate but if he had not dc.
clinod, ia too non.committal-has too much
beaten around the bush," to suit the
Western Democracy, who want an Nspirant
for party honors to talk the real doctrines
he processes, right out; this accounts for
the unnnimity with which hoy rally around
Pendletnn. Then there is Hancock no
doubt he would enjoy the honor. and has
pleasant dreams that he may attain to It.
But his chances are hopeless, from the fact
that he is not available. The Presidents
second Washington" effusion settled
liancocks hash i'll a hurry. The Demo.
cratic leaders know from experience what.
ever the President recommends tho peo.
ple.seem to have a savage desire to spot ="
and so they havo very vigorously LET Han.
cock alone. Across the "big seas" away
Oh in tho sunny climes Of Europe, aojourns
Mcclellan hut Of course he il out of tho
question, His bout with Lincoln, in 1864,
lett him spawned, aud spawned horses
don't usually do good service. Sherman,
talked OF at one time, has fulcn into nbso.
lutte neglect at tie hands of the Democracy
since Grants controversy with the Pres.
dent-Democratic journals don't publish
any more Of his speeches--not OF they, for they
are incendlary documents now
Pendleton is strong at the West, which
will rally around him with strong deter.
mnation, to compass his nomination, and if
they cant sncceed, will very likely breed a
row in the Convention. But then he can't
be nominated.
The calling Of tho Convention in Now
York scattcred all his chances. Had il
been called in some Western city, Pendle.
toms prospects would have immeosuraby
advanced.
Bot as it is now, Belmont & Co., among
tho heaviest holders OF L. y. Bonds in the
country, will fight him. backed up by Wall
street, 10 the death. Such chaps as they
don't want reputation embraced in the
party croed-no, no! They hold too many
bonds for that Farragut would make
strong candidate but most unfor tunately
hc is an mcompronlising Radical. JET
Davis is not to be thought Of; the question
OF Lees pardon has not yet been perma.
nently settled, and Breckenridge is hin.
deroJ, hy certain little obstacles from going
into the White House just yet
Thus the question remains an open one
Who is to be the Democratic candidate for
President? Echo answers, who? Their
want of q man cost them a thousand votes
in New Hampshire, whilo in Connecticut,
the name Of Grant bids fair to redeem the
State from Copperhead rulo.
Meanwhile time hastens on, and tho day
approaches which will see Grant mani.
mously nominated for seat in the White
House, by the Chicago Convention and if
the Democracy expect to make even de.
cent show of opposition TO his progress
thither, they must hasten to fill their great
want viz "a man.