The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-08-24
Political Items.

MI. johnson stated Thursday that he placed
norelian9e upon the charges of corruption
made against General Howard, but thought he
was fanatic, and through him the Bureau
could be used to organize a republican party
In the South, and he should, on this account,
be obliged to remove him. ,t.,,q - ~,
The Boston Advertisers special dispatch
says that the sensation stories about changes
in the Cabinet are set afoat by adventurers
from Louisiana who circulate between the
White House and the newspaper-o offices. They
are thoroughly Disguised by the change from
Sheridan to Thomas and they seek to force fur
eher changes from personal reasons. 'H fot
Gen. Sheridan is the youngest man ever
prominently mentioned for the Presidency.
He is only year older than the Constitution
al requirement AiN"'i'h isbf Efh io
The Paymaster- General, in reply to inouir
les from General Grant, has stated that none
OF the present force Of paymasters can be spar
ed without stopping the payment of additional
bounties, and seriously interfering with militia
ry payments in all directions. $50 SO .alrh
Thurlow Weed has been issuing "secret
circular" to his friends, to the effect that he
had made mistake in his temporary abandon
ment OF the republican party, and pleading
that that single mistake should not outweigh
half century of faithful service But Thur
low weed has never rendered half century,
OF faithful service to the republican party. 100
Inc washington correspondent of the Her.
aid says that Jere. Black recently summoned
some thirty prominent conservative politicians
TO take counsel with him in that city, They
agreed to support johnson. t,...f ~o-.
Senator Wade and Sherman, Ex-Gov. Den
nison, Gov. Cox, Hon. John A. Bingham and
Speaker Colfax with many others. are ON the
stump, in Ohio. 4.r,.srl -,
The vitality of the Democratic candidate for
Governor OF Minnesota must be something
more than human. A st. Peters Democratic
organ says "he has twice laid down his life to
save Western Minnesota from being devastat-
ed by Indians" But dead man is just the
candidate for that party. ~. .-r.5 r-,......
AT the late election in Tennessee the town
OF Greenville, of which Andrew. johnson was
once alderman, gave an immense majority for
governor Brownlow Cumberland county, To-
cated In the Mountains of East Tennessee,
winch Is inhabited almost exclusively by white
Ohionlsts-lt contains but five colored voters
cast Zoo votes for Brownlow and only four for
Etheridge. y
Before the Maryland Constitutional Conven-
ton adjourned it struck out of the existing de.
claration of rights the first article as follows
ARTICLE /. That we hold it to be self evident |
that all men are created equal: that they are |
endowed by their Creator with certain inalien- |
aoie rights, among which are life liberty and |
enjoyment of the proceeds of their own labor. |
ana tine pursuit of happiness
The New York World publishes a commune
catlon rom some custom house official, who is |
not named, denying that Gen. Dix is drawing
the salary of Minister to France and Naval
Officer as the same time.
The Republicans of Massachusetts, hold their
State convention on the 18th of September.
1t is said that some time since the President
offered John M. Laughton, colored lawyer of
Oberlin, Ohio, the position Of Commissioner
of the Freedman's Bureau in place of Gen.
Howard who was to be removed, He declin-
ed this as well as the position of Minister to
Hayti.