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t. HATHAWAY.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
tjnm, rar Malm
Termi: $2.50 per. annum.
Rales of Advertising
Oj tlar(ipc often lino) on loitrtloa, fl.M
Eca (abseqaent iDertlo t 1X0
Froraoiaai cards Boteseeadlof; (Is It 10 00
Oar-qatrUrtolatan or leu, perioaam 30.00
iix monlht o.
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QiaeoUaa Iwelr aiaatk - ' loa.oo
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All toaaaieal adTrtlaU malt f rla
Wa u rv oared to d all klada f Work
a .hart notia. aadia a itrlc thai will . aatit.
iM.ioa. - "
, Q B. McCALLUM,
' Jiaoaflcturer of and dealer in.
Saddles and Elamess,
Of eTery deacrlption, wholesale and retail, V. 130)4
Main itrect, between 5in and (ta atreeta, Nebraska-
WILLITT P0TTENOER.
ATTOKNEY AT LAW,
PLATTSMOUTn - - 'KEBHASKA.
T. in OTARQPETT, B
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Solicitor in Chancery.
VL&TTSMODTII. 1 NEBRASKA
: S. F. COOPER. .
1 ATTOMS KY AUD COUNSELOR AT LAW.
Plattamouflieb.
" A Till boy and Mil Ral Estate, aadpar Uim f jf
1 T , non-resiaenta.
' ImproTe.1 and anitrproTtd land and It tot aala.
DWELLUG8 at. all price.
Any paraona wkabloK to purchase Farm-pro prtyf or
Rnideneei In town will find them, for aala at ml
price. . hj '-
mrT.'
CORRIN6T0M,' -Rial
KstAtb AoaKT.
- -. . FRAK P. BLAIR.
By Whom, k' vxi ( A'ominaied
j. whose Candidate he is.
and
1L2X
JAHK9 O'NKIL la my antborlsed AKenfor thoj ,Mf. PreiideDl , N Ortb
(Frm tb reeord of the Kw Tork Conventian )
I now bare the privilege of uoiui
natiBg as a . candidate for the Vice
Presidency of the United States Geo.
Francis P.. Blair, of Missouri." . (Ap
plavise.') jTha rebel General 1 res
ton, of KerjiucLy. '
Carolina
collrttlon of all account doe tbe undersigned for
medical Mr ice; hi receipt will be valid for in
Payment of any monies on aid accounts.
I . a a . r. a -i X n I IVI ta.TAV U T
EEED, BEABDSLEY & CO,
WEKPIXQ WATER, XEBBLSKA.
Li nds bone-ht. manased and sold. Valuable Tim
br Land far sale. Taxc paid for Non-reaidenca
OoUvetloma promptly atti.dd t.
WASHING & IltOMrVG
f -
Mrs. M- Nieman.
' ; ' In the rear of City Bakery.
' rny articles washed aad doae np In th naateat
tyle. eatiafaeilon aoarantaed-
. Plat moutb, Nebraska, Jane 34th nUtt
Sheridan .House,
' T' Wm. "y. Irish, Proprietor.' -
Corner of Main and Third Street,
1 Plattsmonth, Neb.
day - or week
North, Sooth, East and West.
Ttaaril fat the
I) - S'aee leave tbi House -daily for all point
Chargf moderate.
all polo
nl2v.
, B.HIilVINOSTOIT, M. D
Physician and SnTgeon
faaadar his prof sslonl irvleea to the citiaena of
fKMTi.cee eoath-easteornerofOak aad Sixth
atrVsta; 0c on Main street, opposite Court Uouae,
i itlt'oaoatb, Sebrak.
Platte Valley House
Eo. B. Mcbpht, Proprietor.
Caw-.ar of Main and Fourth Streets,
Plattsmouitis Xeb
aiIIase havioe ba re lttd and aewly fnr-
atahed ofsr rst-'s aecammodatioa
he day or week.
II. S. JE3TNINQS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
' AND
General Land Agent, .
Lincoln. - - Nebraska.
win .rarttce la an t of the Conrte of the 8tata, an
.iiibat mi a-ll iteal Ba:at u commiaaion, pay
Tales, exsmin Title, o '
navM'bttf -
WOOLWOUTH fc CO.,
BOOKSELLERS, -A d.I.g.. from Al.ta
o-.A-r,OK,rOQ . : ,A. a .on of the old. con
Binders & Paperdealers.
: saijtt Joseph, mo.
ocKSm
oard by
aariS
m. MAXWELL. SAM. M. CHAPMAW
maxwell Sc. Cliapnian,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
AVD
Solioitora in Chancery.
urn nr, T'TH - - - ' NEBRASKA.
OHee .vet Blck,Battry A C'a Drug Btora.
awl
CLABKE, & EBWIHV ,
ATTOUNEYS AT LAAV,
And Solicitors in Chancery,
MAIM ST.. OPPOSITE THE COCRTUOVSK
PLATTSM0UTH, NEB.
, crliii . BiroaaiTPOATaa,
VI. W. BBWIS.
W REAL B ST ATM AOEXCT.'V
)atavWtf
JOSEPH jSCHLATEB,
rrrATrw-MAKim and JEWELER:
Main Street,
PLATTSMOUTII. - - NEBRASKA
. . , . a:, 1 -V.. t-iflts. Hold Pen,
. u.i w.-. raiwiv tiooi Violin and t-
'.WCJ,,.'.:. . hud. All work Mill
saltUd to bis care will ha warranted.
April 10, 1865. .' i
F.P.TODD,
SEWING MACHINE ACT
PLA TTSMO UTir, NEBRA SLA.
A food assortment of msehines and machine flnd-
ne kpt on dsd a. jjwuici ou.nu.iy
Clothins; Store. Dec. x7 k
Machines, repaired on short notice.
Plattsmouth Mills.
C. HEISEL, Proprietor.
Have recently ben repaired and placed tn thor-
oneh runniof order. Cnwm work dona on snort
notice.
100,000 Bushels of Wheat
Wanted immediately, for wbich,tna inigness
price wiH be paid. ang2B tf
IT'
makes no Domination tor vice resi
dent! but'io. order, to show tbe people
of tbe United State that we have no
pregudice against a gallant. aoldiejr wLo
fought for bia aectjon of the touniry, we
desire to' second the Jnominatioa of
General Francts ' P, v Blair. V- ( Ap
plause. ) A. ebej .delegate . from
North Carolina... . - ... .;
The bta'e of bourn Carolina an
awera her call, not by ber chairman
but by ber best beloved son, a soldier,
who knows better than 1 how la inter
change tbe courtesies which belong to
enimies in war and friends in pence.
I hare the honor to introduce to ibis
convention Mr. Wade ; Hampton.
(Loud cheers ) .Judge- Campbell, of
South Carolina, one of the rebel peace
commissioners at Fortress Monro. . '
t. It is due to that convention which so
cordially approved your platform; it is
due to the South, and I, for my State,
most heartily and cordially second the
noroinatian." Tbe ' reble General
Wade Hampton of Sruth Carolina.
"As a rebel soldier of Alabama. I
tale pleasure in cauinp ber vote for tbe
gallant Union soldit r, If rank P. Blair.
ma.
commonwealth
of Virginia, I am instructed , to strike
hands with the soldiers of the army, of
the Nonb, in tbe name of Virginia, to
accept and ratify, as a token of the rer
petuity of this Union, the non matioo nf
Major General Francis P. Blair, of
Missouri." The rebel General Kem
per, of Virginia . . ,i r :
."I have the pleasure, sir, to cast tbe
vote of Tennessee for General Blair.
And I here wish to take this occasion
to thank the delegates here fnf tbe bind
and courteous treatment that the south
ern delegates have received at 'his
convention. . (Great cheerine. )
The reble General N B Forrest, of
Fort Pillow memory.
Mr. President, 1 esteem it a great
honor that I have ben requeeiea oy
the chairman of the Texas delegation
and members of that delegation on
this occasion, to cast the six votes of
the Slate of Texas for Major General
Frank P. Blair." The rebel Gener
al Asbbel Smith of Texas.
DAXIEL 8. "DICfelXSOW ON
llOUATIO $amnusjK
The following is an extract from the
speech of the late Hon. Daniel . Dick
inson, delivered at the great rauaca
lion meeiiDP held at the Coopt-r Iusti-
D
Uitiaas, was had tor jeara hong upon
I tbe subsistence department of the Dem
ocratic party in this State, . came to bis
relief by entering the field. . Laugh
ter j They borrowed without leave the
honored name of the Democracy, under
which they . perpretrated
treason as the hypocrite
."toleth. livrly of the fatta of heaven
; .To serve the Devil in.
Their disgraceful a ud disloyal rec
ord stand out as the duiuga of men too
stolid in political drpravity to be gifted
with ordinary inioctd,'ii ud too regard
less of the popular will to b mindful
wf- ssiame x and the1 defeat they expert
eficed at Uie hauds of the paople should
serve as a warning: to trimmers and
traitors, andspanvides and jngrates,
through air future time. v 'T - ' i
rTbia -movmem drew the' secluded
one from .bis biding place, and he came
forth, with all the courage of him who,
in conflict with his wife, was driven
under the bed, wile remaining thus
enconsed, declared, thaf whether 'she
consented or .rut, be would 'look out
through, tbe knot-holes in' the clap
board, so loner as be bad the spirit of
Where, in this connection, "are the
fruits of progressive Democracy that
learned something since the com
mencement of the war, and with" whom
conservative Republicans could unite ?
Is not this nomination rather' a ' retro-
their covert gradirg in jhe old ways of Democracy
that once destroyed the pal ty and near
ly ruined the country ? Or, shall the
nomination of Blair, who, in his letter
to the New York convention, pra-abed
quasi rebellion, and the installation of
ihe .'resident as a Uictalor. tie a sign
that L-emocracy will open a way to Ine
prosperity and freedom of the country?
The people expected this convention
to form a renwed, Dewly-made, vigor
odx Democracy, under ' '- whose wing
upright Democrats and moderate- He-
publicans could associate, and which
which this letter exited imong our par
ty leaders was one ofjear .and -doubt.
We ourselves beard many, delegates
to tbe convention declare that they re
gretted extremely that such a letter
bad ever been written for "though' it
was right, it was nevertheless; impru
dent and impolitic, and could . only re
sult in mischief. - . . . .... -, -.
These are the groundless feara of
men whom repeated defeats'' had de
moralized. The Missouri statesman
and soldier knew better- He had been
a petted pupil of Ben too. Kfi hzi ZiiZ
one of the most popular chieftains of
tbe Republican party in the days of its
progress.' atra when n was marching on
to dominion," He bad' saved Missouri
to the Union at the outset ef the war,
by. bis bold, -defiaqt and brilliant man
many were only slightly lor t7 and' not
absent from duty more than a day or
two; at least, 20 00 out ct : ihe 26,017
eventually returned 1 te ,liy; , a'o that
Grant's absolute loasfrom . tba , Rapi
dan U the Jainesr was probably not
greater than 0,0,00, ollicera and men.
The missing were, undoubtaly. taoatpf
them prisoners. Grants eek, during
the same lirae, prisoners at
least 4,000 more than Let. "i hereJs
no other. data on which te form esti
mates of Lee' losses, ie j:cept.ihat In
lh' Wilderness he was as much ex
pos
te
Cold HarberrGraat attacked, but with
out success. It is, . therefore,; f sir I to
suppose thai Lea's losses' were equal to
ed as Grant, aUacking:-uid-being
eaneoratSponsIfaaia, each attack
in turn? and each was'TepeUedT at
woultj set aside the old wire pullers of j agement of the Federal means in that those of Grant. -A. any: rate, Lee
the party, but how were they cheated?
A vallandigham was the first to
bring the nomination of Seymour on
tbe carpet. A notonoua rebel. Gen
eral Forrest,' a Wade Hampton, and
more of the' same calibre, frame tbe
the platform, give the key-note and
play tbe big bass nddle. and tbe lnno-
powerful State. He had been one of
Sherman's ablest ' and most efficient
corps commanders in the "march to the
sea. and no roan knew better than he
that the. popular heart is to be won and
success to be achieved by boldness, de
cision and aggressiveness. '
Tbe result has proved the' correctness
sunered so much that he ever, again
assaulted Grant in force during the
nine months longer that the war continued-
I, '
It uas been repeatedly asserted that
Lee's army was pot reerujted to' any
extent during tbe last six saoaths of the
war and uat he bad but a handful of
a man Great and repeated laughter ceol delegates dance around the'iirm' ! of bis view. His name waa no sooner I men opposed to Grant in the final cam-
tf r Jt l.-'l &. . . - 1. . . n . .1 . Wk I il . -
placed .before tbe coveouon. man it paign trom j-eiarsourg- io tne jappo-
became the rallying cry of every dele- mauox. ' But Lee's own field-returns
gate : and Confederate and Federal show that on tbe 19th day el February
Generals vied with one another in ex 1862, he had 73,349 men present. 69,-
pressing their confidence in anmiration 1094 present for duty. . This , was .ex-
of the man who bad stepped so daunt-1 elusive of the local rnihtia of Richmond
SHANNON'S
Feed, Sale and Livery
STABLE.
Maim St., - - Plattsmouth.
v m finid to accommodate the public wtt
Ilor&rriandlb
rnn to steamboat landing, and to au parte Of me 10 om periecuy wru pooiru wu . wy
and applause. 1 He entered the politi
cal i canvass, on- the 28tb of October,
1861, a few days before the ' election,
made a speech, ibe , burthen of which
was an opology.for the rebellion, and a
cono'emnatioo of .he Administration for
having meted out the rigor of martial
law ta those in arms against the gov
ernment. .Though abounded with
flmsy disguises and sophistical general
ities, it contained one point, worthy of
not only notice but of the severest rep
rehension, and here it is:
. If-it is true that slavery must be
abolished-te save ibe . Union, then the
people of the South should be allowed
to withdraw themselves from the Gov
ernmetit which can not give them the
pro'tection guaranteed t-y it" lermV
What! ! Place this- glunus Union
-.-ibis heritage of human hope this
asylum fur the world s wenry pilgrim
ihfs refupe for the 6npre5sed of
'eartb. inihe'stfale of being beneath the
black and bloated and blooily -r-the cor!
tupt and corrupting the sttifaied and
atultifying institution of slavery! No (
Sooner than see this Union severed,. let
not only the instiisiioh perish whenever
and wherever it can be found, but let
the . inhabitants that have known it
rtAi-iati with it. and be known no more
forever. , TTremeadous and long con
ttouea appiause. - riiat s so, that's
the talk," &c And yet this returning
fugitive from patriotism Proclaimed as
his creed, in effect if not in terms,- that
if either slavery or tbe Union mut be
destroyed, it sboud be tbe Union!
And tbe name of this man is Horatio
Seymour. Sensation )
A
IMPORTANT
TIOM.
DrJCUIU-
Svmour, Blair and Revolution Rt
pudialed by a German Journal.
city when desired.
mrB
J. W. 8HAKMOK. -
FURNITURE!!
O. - IRISH,
6i.p t Indian Ajaxri.
CiLHOun ft caoxTon,
Attorney at Lava
IBISH, CALHOUN & CR0XT0H.
The abov, named entlraie have
.. . . t . .... ik.nvruiHol orosecnt-
aoemseives in ounu M 1.1 ik. omwil
lag and collecting all claims ib"L fl i
. " ...inat anr tribe of Indians, aad
r". PPd to pToote such claim, either before
OonS.or an-r of tbe Department of Government
a before tbe Court of Claim.
Ma. IJ i devote bla personal attention to
. . . 0,.kin.li)A.
r.nBM atHabraska Crtv. corner af Main and
Jth streets. -
national Claim Agency.
WASHINGTON. D- C
F. M-DORRINGTON,
UB-AGKKT.
.AITSM0UTH, - NEBRASKA,
,r -epared to" present and proeeenfo claim before
i ..... r.nri nfriilmi and the DcDt.tinnu. Pa-
..... k.nion. Boant es.- and Bonnty Lands se.
-rd. CwChargesmoUerte.and In proportion to
(baamiant or tat claim. r.a.uusiu.-iviiv..
April IS. S :
J. N. WISE.
General Life, Accident, Fire, Inland and
- . - 'Iranttf
INSURANCE AGENT
Win tak risks at reasonable rat" in the moat reliabl
es spsairs U tbs Usitwl wsim. '
a-w-Offiea at the book store. PI a sir onth, Nebras-
mayxldif
THOMAS W. 3HB.Y0CK,
CABINET MAKER,
jiyj DEALER 7.V ALL KIKDS OW
Furniture and ' Chairs.
THIRD 8TBEBT. (JTear Mala,)
P LA TTSMO UTH, NEBRASKA.
Reparinfr and Varniihlne neatly done,
inerala attended at the shortest notice.
J- f aaerala attended
(nil.
Win. Stadelmann Sc Co.,
One door west of Donelan Drug-store,
Dealers in
Ready-made Clotliing,
GENTS' FURNISHING . GOOUS,
BATS, CAPS. BOOTS, SIOESt
f TROSXS, VALISES, ...
aad a geaeral stock of -
OTJTFITTINO GOODS -
For the Plain; also, n large lot of - '
RUBBER CLOTH1JVG. REVOLV
ERS AJs'D JS'OTIOJfS.
w. and will sell ehean for cash. Cal.
and examine onr stock before yon buy any where else!
SO Wm.IIlUIkHAii.1 at w.
Jyi
W. D. GAGE,"
W. R. DAVIS.
to trie Ladiea
CENTRAL STORE.
f -
Dry r Goods,
v Groceries, , f
; ; Provisions,
, boots ami snocs. :
illatn Street.. two doors above Fourth,
Whera the public may On , - J
Millinery rllresniakin&,
siMni i . Dnfiii Ma. -r. Ksssba
Opposite the City Bakery
-n I wnnlJ mmirtlull. innostm to the
V or Plattamuath aad siainltv. that we havelusl
received a large aad wall seicieo aioca or n,uwr aaAaa a AAAhrt
oeda, eonitURof Plowar Ribbon. velvaU, drew T H E BEST OF GOuDS
trimmiag. A., A. Wa wiU aellthe eheapeat fooda J W - " W V W V a T
aver aold ia thlscity.' we can aceommoaaxe au wr i ano: prices a tow aa can be romnd fan the city.
oldenstomer aad as manyoew anea a nii i . : .K.'i.wl ' .
with a call. All kiada of work in our lis don to 1 . We return fhanka for; the liberal patronage we
-rear. P-r-t ,....fac tioorlwi or no ebsrivT I Bare raccir.o, a aop. t rui ecUDuaaca.
nr:f . . - 4 J0t5.,'T. It - GA?AVK!
mour s , recoro, tne picture us umwu
may be especially refreshing just i ow
to those vconservative soldiers" whe, at
the late convention in New York, com
mited themselves so -unreservedly to
the support of the Democratio nominee
for the Presidency; - : j
"When the most atrocious conspiracy
which ever desecrated earth found de
velopment in an assault upon our na
tional fla? at Sumter, and. in efforts to
massacre a half starved garrison, plac
ed there in time of profound peace, ac
cording to uniform using, for no other
offense than asserting the supremacy of
their vountry'a Consutution, and giving
to the breeze, as emblematical thereof,
the glorious Stars and Stripes of their
fathers- when - the .brave volunteers
who were hurry iDg to the defense of
our nation's capital, to save it from mob
rule and rebellion, and conflagration,
were bleeding by traitoroua bands
when strong men trembled, when wo
men wept and children instinctively
clung closer to tbe maternal bosom
when all communication -between loyal
States and capital was cut oof by rebel
lious forces when the President eW-ct
of the United States bad then recently
reached the seat of Government, where
duty called ; bim, by i circuitous and
unusual route, and. in-disguise, to ea
cape the. dagger of aha assassin and
when our rand was filled with- excite
ment and. consternation aod ' alarm
when "shrieked the timid, and flood
still the brave,": and the . confiding
masses lwoked about to see who were
the men for the crisis. amom the ciri
zena of. the ,EHpirJi. Stste. -who hid
borne pariin.publio affairs. and were
naturally; Jooked up- to1 as-iempUrs
in such a crisis, he Huratie-Symour)
hied himself away up;0ti- lb -double
quick iath opposite direction, laugh
ter. and for neatly ; half -a year bid
himself among the lakes and ; rivers
and romantic- woodland and inland
towns, of .Wisconsin ; and his tongue
was as ailent oo the. subject of denounc
- m - i , X V x v. s
llie aoauesvuie luniol Uermania,
tbe oulv German paper publihed ihre
a . 1 S I 1 '
and Jnicn tins muierio Det-u JJtiao-
craticj in last week a i.-ut rrpiidmicd
the candidaiea nomiuated at New York
and showea a decided leaning toward
Grant and Colfax. It rtads : '
aitJIDCHAU. . ' -'
TranalaUd from tit Germaola, "-
' : The great Democratic Nationat Con
vebtion recently assembled ' in New
York for the selection of candidatas for
the Presidency and Vice-Presidency,
where the eyes of both continents were
turned with eager and also with anx
ious expectation; which the great In
dustrial imbibition aid nut eauar nor
call such a multitude of people te wit
ness, baa, at last, afier' twenty-two bal
loiinga, united in selecting a candidate
tor the Presidency a candidate who,
it seems, from-the oegmuing' would
not have hie name awed, and therefore
one whom tbe Democratic party never
more thought of, via,: Horatio Sey
mour; of New York. -
Hoiwilbsiaoding tuey dragged long
with the candidates for the Presidency,
thev were soon done with the Vice-
Presidency, the candidate being pro
posed, indeed in a very thoughtless
manner, and accepted. "
Snail we (rive our candid and im
partial opinion about the whole mailer?
Alter tollowuig witu ine greatest - i
eution aua tne uigtkfH lutcrei-' tii'
who! proceedings ot the -couveittto'u,-w
cannot beip bui supporif ti by ihr
uniatuLi ol cou.-erviiuve aasuoiauou aiid
1 1 otiuaent . pronaii'.it; mmk tttat
this U not thw. wtlt ot - the Democranc
people,- but tb'al.ii :is uuly ihe work of a
grand old, wide and broad pun,Necrct
political clique. -wVVhy shall we ton
ceal the truth and deceive ourselves?
Can patriots aland it with calm blood
to be thus humbugged -by the politicans
and, like greenhorns, say to this politi
cal fintsse. Yea and : Amen? r-. :
- la thia an introduction of the 'Demo
fatuus. and like bugs, burn their wings
t . f. lilair, who not . long ago' stood
in a miserable light, is put at the head
as if through his rebel letter to the con
veniion no. only received perfect re
mission for his sins . but also earned
full grace. i
Such; acta as these certainly are
greaily applauded by rebels, but re
ceived.wiib great indignation on the
part of War Democrats, who, finding
themselves deceived, will again "tear
themselves loose from the party enact
ins them. Tbe fact of the matter is,
they are speaking already. Conster
uauon and anguish are in 'the Demo
cratic camp.. -. IN o where, not . even iu
NewYork, is there true enthamain.
General Sherman declares for Grant
apaiti'st SfViiictir, and, so . up to. ibis
time. "do l bitherio .onservatives,
""Thus stands, unhappily, ih fact, and
every Llemocrat wno win lace tne
truth cannot deov that tbe Uemocrauc
National Convention was a miscarriage
and the nominaiioas a swindle and a
blunder.1' Leadiotr democratic papers
such as the New York 'Herald' and
others, acknowledge that a democratic
victory can only be brought on through
mirtcle.
The last chance 'was given the coo
vention to help Democracy to tbe seep
tre, by the placing of men of progress.
of tried Ul' lomsm and unswerving
honeaiy before tbe people, but it missed
it. mission it fell into wrong bands,
. BEN WOOD ON BLAIR
Tbe Aw. Ben Wood's Rebel
Seymourite organ, thua exults 'over
Frank's slogan, which it hails as the
key-note of the canvass.
i . - BtAia.
The most . striking feature of the
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cti.-piti, tDu? tar, nas Deeu me enect
produced by General Biair a manly
arowri of the bold and ttarless policy
wtucU he cuuudtl.H ihe Democratic par
iv iu atluui wnu rrterauce to tue car
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bei-bK novel uuieuts. uicu nave neen
iinposed upuu tue bouth by the frag
ruue-ary Congress at Washington
Tbe party has been 'so accustomed,
these last seven or eight : years, te
cowardly qounsels and.- tiratdi leaders,
that not only its chiels, but its rank
and fife, were almost frightened out of
their wits when the 'brave and wise
statesman, whum we have nominated
for the Vice-Presidency, 'first snatched j
from the trembling hauds of the bear
ers the old flag, which they have so
long trailed iu the dual and feared . to
rait-, ana gallantly Dure it to tne
front, emblazoned with its ancient prin
ciple and radiant with success.
He at (Mast kiifw. that to advance, to
I . a. 1 lit-. A.1 .1 La
aiiacic iu ngnt ooii;y ior tne rigui.
would insuie victory, and the fruit of
victory He bad learned iu the better
dtt of Hie Ri-piibhcau p rty, whn he
was one ot its fore ost and trusted lead
era that tlie i-ynipiiue- of the peo
ple ever cluster around those thai are
aggressive and progressive. He bad
been that old democratic party, which
had been glorious in tbe days of the
rfortiier; JeflVrsou; melt away "be
neath iIjh conservatism of a Monroe.
He had seen it raided . again greater
than' ever and more glorious, undjr the
Iradt-retiiD ot that Uina of men. An
urVw Jrttkson.to fall once more into
uoil.inaut-j-H. - uuder the- conservative
council- ot - timid, r .leaders., z. He bad
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wiuie.j-seu is grauuai. aecay , unuer
-uth prudent intesmen as Cass, .Uti
rhai.an,: and thoir compeers and finally
had efD it kicked into such abject
ubiiris-iou by Maaion ana . the Kadica
oariv.thai when its Convention met-in
this citv on the 4th of J uly, most of us
leaders, and many ot tneir.,iouowers
wsr readv to abandon their ancient
nrincipals and their own chieftain, and
r . j r I
to adopt the measures, ana swear teaiiy
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lessly forward to lead the attack upon always pulinto tbe trenches in alght,
the enemy's strorjghold. .Wuh one and several thousand strong, as well
accord, they placed the nag in his hand, aa gunboat erewa in' tbe 'James, .who
and he has borne it to tbe front. By were also put into lane agnts. urn or.
this act. he made himself and the flag I these, 27,416. were . surresidered, 'and
hich.be. bore . the center of the con
flict; and around . biro and the policy
bich he represented the , fight jiow
rages, rvill he conquer, or win ne lam
Let tbe enthusiastic shouts ot tbe ue
mocracv answer the ' question. - r rom
Main to California from the lakes
to the Gulf they are gathering around
him. and will fight this fight with bim,
and will never give back aa inch, but
will press forward till they shall have
vindicated the superiority of.the 'White
race, and re established the Union un
der the Constitution."
Men of. peaee '. lovers of prosper
ity and progress ! , do you hear ?
crane honesty destined to repudiate the
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,k ,-wn; . f ,t, miii. I Dreienued lutuicat corruption t .: a oau
dared volunteers whose "gbesta walked 1 omen.
unrevenged anions fis." (benaation. I
There we mav suppose be basked and
balanced,-and vwa'ched, waited. 'and
turned and twisted Iauehter.3 .until
autum, when a small knot of defuncts
defeated, despertte, and despicable pel
The nomination is. therefore. U
epeek freely, (and a German reco?
uiacs freedom of speech,) not. the ex
predion ot the Democracy, - but Uim
wot kef Augusie - Belmont. ot New
York, the rich banker and bondholder.
to the leaders of ihe Radical parly.
It was at this moment that he star
tied them with his ' bold letter to Co
Bredhead, wherein be declared that i
was tbe true; policy of -the Democratic
parjy 10 vow the utter overthrow, and
complete destruction of the carpet-bag
governments of th South and the re
establishment or White governments
in those State. ' 'The first' feelings
GRANT'. LAST CAKIPAION.
The Rebels and their . Northern al
lies are so fond of enlarging upon what
ihey rail Grant's "hatcheries" IB tbe
final campaign of tbe war, and so reso
lute in asserting that Lee was never
outgeneraled but simply overborne by
a tremendous preponderance of - num
bers, that we have been at the paina of
procuring from the official returns, of
both armies, now preserved in tne
Archive Office at Washington; the
exact figures which show tbe true state
ot ihe case, and we beg for them tne
reader a : careful . attention. Lee s
field return for April 20, 1864. shows
a force present for duty of 53,891, ex
clusive of Longstrest s corps, : which
joined him. in a few .- days later ;Mh
held return of Longsireet for -March
31, 1864. shows 18 287 for duty; mak
ing 72,278 present for duty. These
are the returns nearest to the date v of
the battle of the Wilderness which are
in the possession ef the : Government.
The total present including aick, in ar
rest and extra duty men, amount by
the same pa per s to 86,742 jn the field
with Lee when Grant crossed the Rap
idan.. - The original papers now in the
Archive Office. War Department, are
signed by both Lee and - Longstreet.
Lee's return states that Hoke'a Divi
sion absent, not reported, at the same
date, and Hoke'a return shows' 6.664
Dlisted men present for duty; or 7,650
fficers and men,, total present. The
Valley district is also returned as not
reported
Tbe field return of the Army of the
otcmac for the same date as Lee's
April 20, .1864. shows 72,117 pre
sent for duty, equipped, beside 9,747
cavalry, also presentfor duty equipped
Besides these, Burnside's corps joined
Grant before the Wilderness. This
corps was 19,250 strong, for duty; hut
from these, Ferruro's division,' 3,095,
must be deducted, as it was at this time
naver allowed to go into battle, being
used ns guards for the train. : This
eaves 16,155 as Burnside s - real
strength for duty., Adding' this and
the cavalry force to the strength of the
Army of ihe Potomac, . makes .uo.Uiy
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as tne utmost limit 01 ursm a euecwve
force at the Wilderness. It should be
remembered that Grant's movements
were constantly offensive, through a
densely wooded country, and that dur
ing every battle- of the Wilderness
campaign j except the first, Lee fought
behind breastworks, an -advantage
which1 nearly: or rniile doublea the
defendants. . . One other important con
sideration is that Grant had a . supply
train 60 miles in length to guard, in a
hostile country, while Lee -was con.-'
stantly falling back nearer to his base,
and through a region in which every
White was his f riend.y , 5 , f; r. -.- r.T
, Grant's losses up to the crossing of
the .James, including the Wilderness,
SnottsvlvaniaNorth Ann, Cold . Har
paroled at Appomattox Coart House,
and 19,076 captured in" battle,.; beaide
alout 3,000 more . in ;.the aetault : on
of Fort Sedgwick'- ; At -leaat. 10,000
men were killed or, Tvounded,"aBdO,
000 more deserted on the road 'from
Richmond to Appomattox;. ;.These two
last numbers, however, eacnef be veri
fied, as ne report waa ever made of
the .final mevementa by.Xee.-- "??tz
Thus ij will-be seen that Grant be
gan the campaign with 99.019 effec
tive men, and Lee with 72,278, and
that consequently rLee, having' all
the advantagea of position' breastworks
a friendly country, and a ;: abort and
constantly shortening line of. Supplies
in bis favor, was virtually the stronger
of the two. The losses during the Wil
derness campaign were about eqoal,
out ,-tore. iKs. SO OOO stn'rh j,d:
And finally, when Lee reached Peters
burg, be bad more men than were with
bim at ihe beginning of the campaign,
showing that he bad been heavily re
enforced. It seems to as ' this 4 settles
the question of . Grant's generalship.
Tribune.. - . . w . 7-
The Rochester Democrat says : 'Ho
ratio 8symour, a few sninaies befere
be was nominated as . the : Democratic
esndidate for the Presidency, de)sred
to the convention that he eould nbt and
would not accept the nomination if ten
dered him He has aecepted W " He
said that he '.'could. not receive the noas
ination without placing himself and the
democratic party in a false position."
He has done so. ' Heeaid his 'honor
was pledged not to receive the nemint
tion.'and'upon a question of bo nor-he
must stand upon -his own eenvistions
against the world." sHe has accepted
tbe nomination. He eaid that "bener
forbade his accepting a nomination by
that convention." He has accepted it.
He said that if be became the ' Demo
cratie candidate Ter the Presideaey, he
'should feel a dishonored .man.". He
accepts the situation. Horatie . Sey
mour Stands before ihe people of the
United States to-day, by his own "re
peated confession, a pledgehreaker and
'dishonored man." '
Frank P. Blair reminds us of that
mortal angel who went up is a balloon
and landed , in this bottom of a well.
His military reeord, and as he now
stands, will not give bim a true soldier.
His present political position; so defined
by his letter, alarms every snan with a
family and a home in. the .country.
He seeks office for the porpose of in
augurating civil war. ' - 3 '
If the war was "a failure," es the
Democratic 'party declared in" 1864.
why are they so anxious to' prove that
Seymour was in favor of ii ti:
: Surveyor-General Sleeper of Tfnr
enworth, a hitherto prominent? Conser
ative, ana Hon. Daniel Killen, a prom
inent Democrat .of Wyf ndotte, Kansas,
have declared for Grant and Colfax.,
xThe Democrats of tl e West are be
ginning to think that the New York
Convention consisted of Greenbacke
and Greenhorns on one side, and bonds
and sharpers on the other.-: ..
Blair 'says "we seek to restore , the
Constitution by executtng tbe will of the
people." ' The Chicagd Post says if he'
doesn't look' sharp, the Willof the peo-'
-it . ?
pe wiu execute nim. .- t-
To be, or not to bet' blares Sey-
Kr nnd U tha smaller fLrht between mour - November answers "Naftcf
tnn Ksniain ana uie jimii. aa reDort- i wa
ed in the rerimental returns en t file in
the War Office, were- 6 586 killed;
26.047 wounded, and 6,626 inissipe;
total 39,f 59. Of the wounded, very
; Democratic . Ucticsi Doclilti andi
Seymour. GreinVi . plan : . , Say . less .
and rfo raere.
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