Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-08-29
Political Brevities.

The Raleigh IN. CD Standard guar.
antees $4,000 majority for Grant and
Colfax in North Carolina.
Who boasted that they would not
vote man nor a dollar to put down the
rebellion? The Democratic party.
The Delaware (Ohio) Gazette says
Chief Justice Chase wants to support
Grant and Colfax, and wonders why
somebody don't ask him to do SO.
The Republicans of New York are
forming "Monitor Clubs,' in honor OF
their candidate for Governor, who sup
piled the means to build the first Mon
itor, which did such glorious work at
Fortress Monroe.
The Bedford correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press, writing from the
Springs, states that Justice Grier, now
among the visitors at that famous wa.
tering place, regards Grants election
as morally certain.
1t is little queer that "Old Green.
backs" of the North should be such a
favorite with the old graybacks of the
South. The chameleon is nowhere.
Among the orators at the New York
ratification meeting, was Green Clay
Smith, of Kentucky. In the New York
papers he is cut up into three parts, as
Messrs. Green, Clay and Smith.
The Richmond Enquirer closes an
article on the Mississippi election as
follows: "Thus stands true to the faith
of her fathers, the noble people who
loved and honored Jefferson Davis, 'the
noblest Roman of them all'''
The Boston Transcript asks: If it
requires Chief Justice to renounce
most of his political principles in order
to obtain four votes in National DEM
ocratic Convention, what amount of
apostasy and degradation would be re-
quisite to secure nomination
1t is rumorcd that two of the most
prominent Major Generals who took
part in the soldiers and sailors gather
ing held in New York during the Dem
ocratic Convention, are Clicking in the
Traces" and are only held back by very
powerful influences from declaring for
Grant and Colfax.
Official papers have come to ligh;
showing that the Democratic Executive
Committee of Ohio have assessed q
contribution of ten cents a head on each
Democratic voter in the State, to carry
on the campaign. The County Com.
mittees are to collect it through the
agency Of subcommittee. The last
ten-cent contribution by the Democracy
was for the benefit of Valandigham ex-
clusively.
At Seymour and Blair ratification
meeting at Atlanta Georgia., one of
the speakers denounced the constitu.
tional amendment as prepared princi.
pally for the purpose of keeping out OF
office such gentlemen and true patriots
as Howell Cobb, A. H. Stephens, Robt.
Toombs, B. H. Hill, John G. Brecken.
ridge and Jefferson Davis" As the
speaker named each of the patriots in
the above list there was a storm of
cheers but when he mentioned the
name of Jefferson Davis the hall was at
once the scene of wild and tumult-
uous uproar. Both delegates and spec.
tators jumped to their feet as if in ex-
citemeut uncomfortable. Hats and
handkerchiefs were waved and shaken
fercely above their heads, and yells and
shouts and cheers and wild stamping
for the space Of several minutes shook
the hall. 1t was the "cld rebel veil"
A HAPPY WoMAN-Is she not the
very sparkle and sunshine of life !? A
woman who is happy because she can't
bel lp it-whose smiles even the coldest
sprinkle of misfortune cannot dampen
Men make terrible mistake when
they marry for beauty, for talent, or for
style; the sweetest lives are those who
possess the magic of being content un-
der any circumstances. Rich or poor,
high or low, it makes no difference !;
the bright little fountain of joy bub.
les up just as musicaliy in the beart.
YouNG MAN Have you brain as
big as mustard seed? Have you as
much care for the future as three
weeks old kitten If you have, consider
well the following recipe, which is war