The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-15
POLITICAL nTELLIGESCE.

POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
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rhe Fenian Element In the Presidential Can.
vasos
Among the democratic speakers who have Cd
feared in Maine during the late State canvass was
Ar. Stephen j. Aeany, Of this city, who suffered pro-
onged Imprisonment in British dungeon for words
Uttered on American soil in favor of Irish liberty.
seisrring to Senator CONFESS, Of California, who
vas stamping the State for the republicans, Mr..
deany said-A newspaper In this city the other day
poke Of him in connection with Senator CONFESS,
eyng he had done nothing but talk for his country,
Tin stated what he had done and what Mr.. CONFESS
a to talk Of. He had In 1s4s lost his liberty and in
d dS he had suffered penal servitude in its
a sa1n suergy 30 long should he use both to the
S ha nd. In speaking Of Mr.. CONFESS, he said
V we myld not dehie the auditorium with
anu mage untitled for the OF polite society,
sucm a. ID been heard from some speakers the
~ a Sas To ppS
LESLEY aa,' ~ otrgus, yindicating my character and
sald wro, 70. He denied the assertions OF both the
PiesS o S.. noan. Mr.. CONFESS said he was stump
nv sMv Ss w te was not He represented lead
NY N.T nars s1er and as the cooperator Of that
York with GLAD ae , hoped soon to 60 back to New
speaking Ia we yWs or him he Meany) was speak
Observation-Disclosures Hiy ~ CONFESS in another city in ac
czen Congress- 'a ae e
poweriesy law this country in behalf OF its
of dnomotic cor,eso nld not speak dsrespectfully
OF greater value when scked bv sometbpg able TO
support tne iaW paslWatic correspondence goes
geons. Mr.. CONFESS ., suner IN BRUSH ann
to make political caial ont Of his biIi
Rrt,sh missioner who couldt to meet with q
STYLED great work. Mr.. G. mo nelp rom ms sell
Wald's hash-nobody knew Vat Was in il He nor.
nrsoners WSo coS sIe I've erngs of the Fenan
and whose only wish was for M Ne relataed his
experience in England prior E,. aantance n Ar
tity, known only as 4s.93, and tomnGs the the assn.
ciate OF men who had given ther ses re crime too
infamous to bear mentioning. Nv long shall
Americans be permitted to recets,ihertv enIv 1T
the hands OF the British Court Ie III liz nrnyest
which he offered at that court. Why " IL thai the
his friends still lying in British prsonss Why are
He then closed with an eloquent aea, IN his
countrymen to support men who were sprn to do
justice to their brothers now In bondage tho fnII
extent OF the law and their power. Wv iN''
Letter from Ex-Governor Joseph Z.
DENIAL OF THE CHARGES MADE BY sENA1 urN.
DRICKs THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ! non.
RORs OF ANDERsONvILLE-wHY GRANT A CoI
ATLANTA, Ca, Sept s,es
To THE EDITOR OF THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURN.S
Your letter reached my Office during my aboce
which has caused the delay In my reply Fr0t1Ss
newspaper slip which you enclose 1t appearSaf
Senator Hendricks in his canvass, upon the autkav
Of letter purpOrting to be from Union sol,rr
charges that ISSUED an order ut AndersOnie
granting furough to every rebel soldier on gltdi
who would shoot 2 prlsOner.r / pronounce
charge false-meaDy and basely false. II
Every person who has intelligence enough to
private, to say nothing of person holding or asp
ing TO high position, must know, and does know
that the federal prisoners captured by the Confed,
rate armies were under the exclusive command an
| Confederate
AS stated In letter to q prominent citizen
your State some days since, never at any tim
during the war had federal prisoner OF any nam,
rank or grade In my possession or under my contro
had no more command over Andersonvllle prise
than the Governor of Indiana had. was never
1t during the war.
Such was the bitterness OF Mr.. Davis toward me
the time the prisoners were confined in this State
account OF my refusal favor his tyrannica and cen
Trailing policy that he neither advised nor consulte
with me; nor did he treat respectfully suggestion
made by me. As a general rule my advocacy OF
cause which he had 10 decide was its greatest IN
jury. 1t was not therefore, IN my power 10 exercis
any control whatever over the prisoners.
II Senator Hendricks has resorted to this sort o
Misrepresentation upon a subject about which
seems Incredible that he can be ignorant mus
conclude he ID hard pressed for argument to sustain
me sinking revolutionary platform upon which tn
New York Convention placed him and his candidate
for President and Vice President, the meaning an
objects OF which are so clearly and truthfully eN
pounded by General Blair In his letter to Colont
Broadhead, which secured for him the nominatiO
and has made him the idol of such revolutiOnar
u
others, who are ready again, II they can get sun
clent encouragement from the Northern demOcrac
TO trample the nag OF the Union under their feet
they cannot engraft their policy upon the admin
tratiOn.
am fully satisfied that the election OF Grant an
Colfax Is the only security left to the country agan
oppression and wrong, attended by scenes OF carnag
more revolving than any through which we hay
passed from 1860 to the present time. The grea
mass OF the American people intend no such result
But II should not be forgotten that few wicked
heariiess leaders, whose political fortunes ar
power, If not rebuked In time. to precipitate IN
Issue. The attempt To overthrow The government
established in the South by force, TO which the demo
cratic platform and Blairs letter commit the party
VIII be the match TO the magazine. Very respectfully
yours. JOSEPH T.. BROWN.
The Democratic Victory in Alton, I'll.
The following account Of the recent election il
Alton, H., IL from a correspondent OF the ST. Loui
Republican, democratic:-The charter election
which occurred on Tuesday last for Mayor and gen
eral officers, including members for the ComTno
Council, resulted In an overwhelming Democrat
victory, every candidate save one Cd that ticket he
ing elected and n lair working majority secured II
the Board OF Aldermen Heretofore for ten years past
whenever the party lines have been strictly draw
and the full strength brought out both Sides WI
have considered ourselves doing well TO secure al
average majority Of seventy five. But this time
however, Drummond, democratic nominee 10
Mayor, beats his radical opponent DR.. Williams on
hundred and sixty-One votes, and tire average
majority on the whole ticket will vary far from
two hundred aud sixty-five What makes thi
uu'nPn s'o hioic suPiisihH anu sikhincaIt u VII
TACT that the very largest vote pOled Tuesday
ever produced AT q similar election and that II
every locality democrats have gained and radicals
fallen short
Political Notes.
Norfolk journal calls ". A. Wise ''the mobiles
Roman Of the nineteenth century, TO which th,
Boston Trdreuer adds:-"He may be very nob,
contemporary Roman for Romans do not rank yer,
high In the nineteenth century-but he is very pool
American"
The Boston Traveller Ia concerned about the eve.
and bowes n John r Hoffman afro r,.atY oyarI.n