The Portland daily press., 1867-09-16
Political Items.

The question of Sunday observance and the
regulation of the liquor traffic are among the
issues that have troubled the Republicans of
Wisconsin, being put forward chiefly by the
German element The State convention de-
cided that the topics were outside of the party
tenets, and ought not to be recognized in the
platform.
The Bath Times mentions a man who said
on election day, ST have come forty miles to
vote for my bitterest enemy; but am not vot-
ing for him; am voting for the principles he
for the time being is made to represent. n
MIR. Mike McCool, who figured in the. late
prize fight near Cincinnati, advertises in
Democratic paper at Chicago, for a Congress
lonal constituency. Mike evidently knows not
only where to hit his man in "mill," but
where to look for the arty that is most likely
to send him to Congress. .,,
An officer of Gen. Grants staff relates a con-
versation which he had with the General a
few days ago, wherein the General remarked
concerning the talk of making him President
that The would not be President of the United
States if the opportunity were offered; that he
was no politician; that he hated politics; that
% Tar as reputation and honor were concerned
ne thought he ought to be satisfied with what
OF these he already enjoyed; that holding the
ONCE of President would mar his present COM
fort and drag him into the storms and excite
ments of politics; that as the General of the
army he had all the work he could do and
ume enough to enjoy the comforts of his fam
ily." -'" 1a. ai'7'H' Io 'i'7' -'''''-'
d. n ne mass meeting, recently held i'm Balti-
more ana attended by fifteen or twenty thou
SAND people who assembled to ratify the new
constitution OF the State, broke up with cheers
for Wilkes Booth and JEFF Davis.
Considering that the Territorial Jeo;s,o+,,.
Of Montana stood last winter 80 to q On ;o;n.
ballot of the two houses, in favor of left n
Wis and the Democratic party, the Argus is
hardly justified in representing the election as
aDemocratic victory. We expect Democratic
victories in, these partially civilized regions
California was Democratic State until its
population became comparatively fixed and
orderly
Inc PRESIDENT says he has never meant to be
understood that he should resign when he talk
Cd ABOUT reslgning. Far from it: he meant
tnat ne could not think of resignine upon anv
consideration whatever, that it womb be &c.
"deserti0n of his post in the hour of danoerp
d..
and a criminal abandonment" of his trust
The Commonwealth gives an account of a
recent conversation in Boston with Hon. L.
B. Washburne, the personal friend of Gen.
Grant. He affirmed that the latter had a COM
piete previous understanding with Stanton in
regard 10 taking the War Office. He also rep
iesehtea zen. Grant as thoroughly identified
ln principle with the Republican party, ex-
ceeaihgy anxious over the national situstion,
anu sure 70 'uinil the expectations of the loyal
masses. t;f..., 81. -
The New York Herald says that President
johnson has no idea of submitting quietly to
the discipline prescribed for him by the consti-
tuition, but will resist impeachment by force.
The friends of Gen. Mcclellan declare that
he will not suffer his character to be soiled by
contact with the Johnsonian Administration.