The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-17
PoLITIcAL INTELLIGENcE.

A meeting OF the democrats OF Hart county, KY, have
declared themselves in favor Of George T. Wood, as their
candidate for Congress from that district.
The Montgomery Daily Advertiser has been author
lied to state that in no contingency will either Mr.. Ciop-
ton or Mr.. Yancey, whose names have been prominently
before the people, be a candidate to represent that district
In Congress in opposition 10 Hon. James \. Dowdell.
Splendid victories for the democrats are announced In
the local elections at Red Hook, Rhinebeck, and Pine
Plains, New York. The democracy are much encouraged,
and the papers speak eneouragingly Of the future.
The Maine Democrat of March 18th announces that at
the municipal election of Biddleton city the democrats
carried five Of the seven wards, and reelected Hon.
Cyrus Gordon, their candidate for mayor, by "a majority
over John Tuck, esq, the republican candidate.
The Blue Ridge (Va) Repu blican shows that in 1897
Mr. Goggin, the opposition candidate for governor, was
opposed to the resignation of a senator who failed to rep
resent the views OF those who had placed him in position
in the councils Of the nation in order that another might
be elected.
The Norfolk Va) Argus, speaking Of the opposition
to Mr.. Millson, says
"The imposition in this district have determined to
oppose our present able, faithful and consistent repre-
election by an unprecedented majority, and will bring to
the polls at least one thousand votes for Letcher."
Daniel @. De Jarrette, at the solicitation of many of
the voters of the third congressional district of Virginia,
has consented to become their candidate for Congress at
the ensuing election, at the same time pledging himself
to abide by the decision of a convention, should one be
called, and support its nominee. This district was rep
resented in the last Congress by Hon. Jno. s. Caskie.
The Alexandria Oa) Sentinel. speaking of the canvass
between Mcssrs. Smith, Shackelford, and Thomas for
Congress, says
q 1t was left for Gov. Smith alone to defend the adj
ministration and the democratic party against the assaults
of Mr.. Thomas. MIR. Shackeltord had no word for these.
Nor had he any complaint of Mr.. Thomas, although that
gentleman was the candidate of those who had pledged
Mr.. Shackelford, according to Mr.. Thomass own admis-
sion, $50 the WarIenton Flag reports,) That he should
have a fair tilt at Gov. Smith Mr.. Sbackelford had
nothing to say against Mr.. Thomas or his party-nothing
TO say for the democratic party but his whole time was
devoted to an assault on Gov. Smith--to an attempt TO
decry the man who alone bore aloft the democratic flag,
and de6ed aud repused the blows of Mr.. Thomas. Mr..
Thomas, on his part, reciprocated this forbearance to-
wards himself lie is after breaking down the demo-
cratic party hence he strikes ut its defenders. He, too,
gave his exclusive attention to Gov. Smith"
The Mount Vernon Ohio Democratic Banner, speak
ing of Hon. John Sherman, of that State, says:
'There is no man in Congress who has made a greater
outcry than Mr.. John Sherman, of the Riclland district,
about the extravaganza Of the government and yet
no man living has done more towards swelling the ex-
penses of the country than himself. Under the ridicu-
lous pretence Of investigating the frauds in Kansas,
he and others of his political ilk, in July, 1856, raised a
special committee of investigation, with power to send
for persons and papers. This committee visited Kansas,
and made a long cock and bull report, occupying over
| 200 closely-plinted pages, all about matters with
which the people were already too familiar, the leading
facts having been published in all the newspapers through
out the country, The expenses of this smelling COM
nLittee, If our memory is not Mt fault, were some forty
or fifty thousand dollars, 1t was q regular treasury
lunder,' ten times worse than anything that was ever
charged upon the democratic party. But the object was
not to expose frauds in Kansas, but to make political
capital for the black republican party.
"Of a similar character was the recent investigating
committee gotten up by Mr.. Sherman relative to the
frauds in the navy. The expenses attending this sec
ond effort of the arch ,demagogue, are said TO be at least
$40, 900, which, added TO the enormous sum previously
drawn FROM the treasury to defray the expenses of the
Kansas foolery, will show to the people of this country
how and by whom the national treasury is 'plundered. ."