The Portland daily press., 1867-08-19
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The New York Herald hoists the names Of
Grant and Lee for President and Vice Presi-
dent.
The Columbus (Ohio) Journal congratulates
its readers upon the result of the late election
in that city and Montgomery township. Last
October the Democratic majority was twelve
hundred, but now it has been reduced to thirty
nine. The result is all the more significant
from the fact that Columbus is the home O
Judge Thurman, the Democratic candidate fol
governor.
Arkansas has just begun the registration
Bishop Campbell of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church has just completed an ex.
tended tour through the State, under the di.
rection of the State Republican Committee
There is considerable violence exhibited in the
interior counties. A large majority of Gen.
ord's registers are Copperheads. This increas-
es the difficulties. In Bradley County the
Registers were fired upon the citizens being
determined that registration should not pro-
coed.
Rumor assigns Gen. Banks, who is now in
Washington, to the War Department. Other
reports are to the effect that Grant will hold
over till the next session of Congress.
At a Cabinet meeting on Friday, it was de-
cided to relieve Judge Holt and transfer him
to duty elsewhere. The question of suspend
ing or removing him was decided to be imprac-
ticable under the Civil Tenure Act. l.=-
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune Esays that the members Of
the Cabinet unanimously decided, a few
days ago, that it is the duty of each to with.
draw upon the slightest intimation that the
President would accept their resignation. Mr..
johnson can have no difficulty in making way
for more acceptable advisers, when he shall
have discovered such. 1t is quite probable,
therefore, that we have some further changes
in the Cabinet ere long. The pressure expect
ed from additional potential politicians in a
few DAYS, is confidently relied upon as a means
ofpersuading Mr.. johnson to make the changes
sought.
A Louisville paper states that the Kentucky
Legislature will stand about as follows:-Sen-
ate-Democrats, 80; Radicals, 8. House-Dem-
ocrats, 20; Radicals 20 members t4at.9
The State Department has just abolished the
secret cipher system which it has used since
the foundation of the Government, and is get
ting up a new one which can be used over the
cable for conveying long communications in
brief space. .r-...
Letters from Texas say the political CAM
paign opens with great brslsness and much
more promise of success than was anticipated.
There are 5000 German votes in the western
portion of the State, which will go for the Re-
publican party There are believed to be
about 10000 colored voters in the State, show
ing negro populatiod nearly two-thirds great
er than in 1860.
Gov. Brownlow denies that he is in favor of
extending amnesty. Should no action be TAX
en- before the new Legislature convenes in o.
tober, number of years must elapse before
the Franchise law can be changed by that
body.
A Washington correspondent says that he
speaks by authority in saying that Mr. STAN
ton would not have left the War Office with
out exhausting all legal means of resistance
had not Grant accepted the position ad interim.
The matter was fully discussed between them
beforehand. t''