The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-07-04
poLTTIGAL PARAGRAPns.

POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.
General Buckneris another of the
rebel Generals who seem to be culti-
waiting the proper spirit of reconstruc-
ton.
British House OF Lords, as the most
iudolent and most useless assembly in
the world.n -T Fs,-...
The Illinois legislators are models
of economy. They only voted them
selves S2per day compensation for the
late extra session OF eleven days.
An entire speech of General Hayes,
now Republican candidate for Gov
ernor of Ohio, made in Congress, is
given as follows: "Radicalism is
righteousness" H.
In some parts of Pennsylvania the
Democrats are making an issue on the
election of school boards committed
against allowing cOlored children adj
mission on equal terms to the public
schools.
"A proposition is before the New
York Constitutional Convention to
finish bribery in the Legislature by
swearing the public officer that he Will
not permit himself to be bribed. This
powerful device ought to put an end to
all bribery.
-DeuuluB Lue pOliCdl SyhPdtuIeS
of the Secretary of War, the New York
Tribune says there are three parties in
the country now-the Democrats, the
Republicans and Mr.. Stanton.
Horace Greeley says-"I predict
that the child Is born who will walk
dry-shod across what is now the Ameri-
can Fall to Goat Island and back"
The World thinks even this feat would
excite less comment than Mr.. Greeley's
famous performances Mt Niagara in
1854.
1t is cheering to learn from New
York paper that the courteous recep-
ton OF PresidentJ ohnson that city in es
tablishes its "metropolitan character"
"A good thing is told OF the Presi-
dent in Raleigh. While responding in
a feeling manner to the welcome given
my friends, repair the breecheS"-and
before he could add "made by the war;"
an old woman exclaimed, with perfect
delight, "bless the dear old man, he
has come home again to work at his old
tradev' g
Another name for Mr.. Stewards
new dominion, in compliment to our
modem Moses: "Bulrushia."
The Boston photographers tried in
vain to catch President Johnson.
The chivalric editors of the Mont
eomery Null Hare"spoiling." A late issue
says: "For whatever we have written,
or may write, refiecting upon the con-
duct OF individuals, the editors of The
Mail hold themselves entirely responsi-
BILE, and will promptly answer any de-
mand for satisfaction, coming from
any one who wears a clean shirt, and
has not been in the Penitentiary.
An estimate of the vote to be cast
at the approaching Tennessee election
Is given. The more sanguine among
the Republicans believe that the Re
publican vote will reach 1000, giving
us a majority OF more than two TO one.
The vote will probably reach about
9O, 600, of which $1,000 will be cast by
colored men. The rebel-Johnson vote
cannot legally reach $1,000, as SO many
are disfranchised, but it is probable
that 1t will be about $4,000, giving a
Radical majority of $4,000.
The Richmond CVa.) Whig says that
since Horace Greeley and Gerritt
Smith spoke against cOniscation in the
African Church, more negroes have APP
piled for small places to purchase than
has been the case for long time.
THE inevitable Fayette McMullen,
recently a candidate for Governor of
Virginia, has been on trip West, and
has taken peep through the mill
stone of Western politics. In casting
his horoscope, he has been impressed
with the notion that he sees the prog
nostics of two tempeSts in the North-a
financial revolution in favor of repudi-
alton, and political revolution in re-
| action against negro suffrage. Mr..
McMullen wears queer spectacles.
Some of the Southern papers OPP
posed 10 the Congressional reconstruc-
ton acts are stating that in consequence
of Democratic successes, since the
March session OF Congress, the Repub-
licans have lost their two-thirds maj jor
ity in that body. Let us see how the
facts stand. AT the adjournment of
Congress there were:
Republican majority y...............-....-. "a
Since the adjournment there have
been elected three Republican, and
twelve Democrats, SO thaI the House
now stands as follows:
-
Republican 50
From the above il will be seen that
the Republicans not only have two
thirds majority in the House but some
thirteen votes to spare.
-"Register."-A wagon bearing this
watchword of the colored element pa
rades our streets every day with drum
and fife, keeping alive the Importance
/ OF the SLeps anu urging lne COlOEeu Lnhh
| to the performance of his duty in this
respect. Let the whites be half as vigi-
liant, half as active, and the victory is
won.-NOIJ0lk Journal.
Before leaving for Canada, Jeffer-
son Davis wrote as follows TO a friend
| in Mississippi: at was my wish, as
soon as opportunity was at hand, TO
have hRstened to a reunion with my
countrymen in Mississippi; but yield
| ing to controlling considerations, l
have curbed the desire, but only, trust,
postponed for "A brief time the pleasure"
The Vermont Democracy, at their
State Convention, passed resolution
| declaring "JeH Davis and the Republic
cans equally disunionists." These YER
mont Democrats are an exceedingly
sparse community, but their lack of
| numbers does not detract from their
assurance or malignity.
A correspondent Of the Columbus
| (ObfoO Journal, suggests the name OF
jefferson Davis for President, and Hor-
ace Greeley for Vice President. He
proposes that the women be prevented
| from voting until ]. ID. is elected, be-
cause they would all vote against him
on account OF his effort to Introduce
crinoline as part of male costume.
| We suspect this writer is something Oh
a wag.
| Times, writing from Camden, Wilcox
county, one OF the most poPulous and
wealthy regions in Mississippi, says
''I was particularly struck with the
! frankness and wholeness of heart
with which these people accept the