The Portland daily press., 1867-06-07

PoLTTICAL.-The Republican Convention at
Montgomery, Alabama, was presided over by
VIM. HI. Smith, of Randolph formerly col
onel in the Federal army. Officers and COM
mittees were chosen without regard to color
Over forty counties were represented by about
40 delegates. The following resolutions are of
especial interest, indicating the opposition of
Southern Republicans to the confiscation poll
cy and to the cotton tax: gGY Aii
12esoloed, That we discountenance all attempts
to stir up strife and contention among the peo-
pie, believing such a course to be in every way
injurious to the country
ResoLUed That we pledge our endeavors to
effect the removal of the tax ON cotton and
the State poll tax, and to establish as q rule i'm
the State that the tax paid by every man shall
be exactly in proportion to the value of his
property ..us -id-al b rn- ..- -H--i ~ . If4L
Tbaddeus Stevens expresses himself dissats-
fed with Mr.. Stanbery's first opinion on re-
construction, and says ii the next opinion is
what the indications are that it will be, there
ought to be a summer session of Congress
The Evansville (Indiana) Daily Sentinel, one
of whose editors was an officer in the Federal
army during the war, has double-leaded lead
er in favor of Gen. Robert E. Lee for President
in 1863 The editor says Gen. Robert e. Lee
is the first choice of grand army of Demo
Gratis in the North, who are not afraid to urge
his claim before the country for that position
for which God especially endowed him The
tlniid men OF the party may tremble when his
name Is spoken, but the brave applaud"
It's announced that Henry Clay Dean de-
clines to be a candidate for Governor of Iowa
The organs of his party do not seem to no verv
profoundly afflicted, as general thing hv this
decision on his part The Chicago Times for
example, applauds it, and says that "the emf.
nent services rendered by that patriot, DURING
the last half-dozen years, entitle him to the
rest and recreation of private life" Dean was
thorough and consistent rebel all through the
war, and never hestated to denounce the
Democratic party for anything that looked like
supporting the Government in carrying on the
war lie was greatly exasperated, like his COL
league and confederate, Mr. Vallandigham, on
nelng excluded from the Philadelphia Conven-
'oh, ana now, in revenge, denies the Demo-
crane party the use of his name in the COMING
election. POOH. - - 49,
Our friends in California are in tho r;ds+
OF on exciting and important political canyas
curing the present month both the Democrat
1c and the Union State Conventions will a.
semble, and nominations will he modo g.,
Governor, Secretary of State ATTORNEY Gener-
al, Comptroller, Treasurer, and other Sto+o az,
GERS for the ensuing four years. Besides thaao
there are three Congressman to be cboOo,, a,,s
members of the Legislature. The i,taront
seems apparently to centre in the Gubernato-
rial candidate. For this office the Democrats
have host of candidates. most of whom were
war Democrats and acted with the Union
Republican party, until the questions of negro
suffrage and reconstruction came up. In the
nepuphcan ranks the candidates for Governor
aye NOT 20 numerous and interest centres on a
rev. Among those named are BidwelI date
-oongressman,) Pixley, Gorham, Lowe. (nres-
ent Governor and Faye, the battle really he.
ing between the first three, with chances on
parently in favor of the the first namad NJ,
the other offices host of candidatesaro s,,o1,
en- OF, and as the nomination by the Union
convention is regarded as equivalent to ON
election, there will be an exciting contest at
the primaries and in the Convention. All