Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-08-08
POLITICAL CLIPPINGS

'"S ""lt says that
whilst the Democratic platform ia ant.
spoken and honest, that Of the Radicals !,
ambiguous and polite.
The New York Leader SAYS the lat...
labor movement is the attempt Of ths
Radical press to convince the public th.t
Grant is a statesman.
Stephen Grayson, one of the most in.
telligent negroes of Memphis, in a letter
to the Avalanche, washes his hands n
radicalism and carpet-baggers.
Mr.. Tbaddeus Stevens's chance for
denomination is declared to be worthless
by a radical newspaper in Lancaster. be-.
cause of his recent approval Of the fnan.
cial plank in the Democratic platform.
According to a paragraph in the Mont.
gomery Advertiser somebody proposes 10
change the great seal of Alabama from a
map to a carpet-bag. Emblematic of the
great change in the situation of affairs,
At the late barbecue at Independence.
Washington county, Texas, the Brennan
Banner says there were at least three
hundred negroes present, who listened
with great interest to the speeches, and
many of whom, before leaving the ground.
declared their determination to adhere
to their white Southern friends and vote
the Democratic ticket"
The Columbus, Miss, Sentinel states
that A. j. JamisoD, the late radical can.
didate for lieutenant governor, has abap.
doEed the radical party, and that " at
the last session of the Chickasaw court.
he purged himself of allegiance to the
party OF PLUMBER" and the men who are
prominently associated in it.
The Tribune in hauling "old Tbad'
over the Goals for coming cut in favor Of
paying the bonds in ~greenbacks, saw,
elf he wishes to swindle efficiently, let
him join the party to which swindling is
natural Times.
True to their Instincts, The very first
act Of the newly elected carpet-bag Con-
gressmen was to claim their back pay
and mileage. Business first and pleasure
afterwards, as the cannibal said when he
killed the missionary.-M.
Those who know Gen. Grant the most
intimately seem best satisfied with regard
to his entire unitness for the Presidency.
Not long since the election at Galena, his
home, went hopelessly Democratic, and
the other day, Orville Grant, bis brother,
gave $500 to a Seymour club in Chicago.
When bis home ard family repudiate him
there must be matter in IL Times.
Prior to adjournment Mr.. Butler s1r1ss.
gled to get the floor to reply to Mr.. Hen
derson, who had denounced him az a
thief, f%alsiicr and slandcrer. WHY Mr..
Colfax refused Butler the floor is not
known, but there is an intimatioD that
Mr.. COlfas indorses the charges. The
radicals admit that the hero of Big Bethel
is q monstlous load to carry, and express
a wish to shake him off. Mr.. Butler was
allowed to print his speech.
The New York World has been ran.
sac1ing the files of the New York Herald
TO show las it does by publishing ex.
tracts) that it predicted the defeat Of
Polk and Taylor, the SUCCESS Of Scott,
and the defeat of Buchanan and Lincoln.
The Herald is a harp Of q thousand dis.
cordant strings. As to the research OF
the World it must be said the game was
not worth the powder.
The St. Louis Times announces the
names of three leading German radicals
who have forsaken Grant, and will vote
for Seymour and Blair. Their influence
is worth thousands of votes. The Quincy,
Ill, Herald says in that city there have
not been less than fifty changes Of this
sort in the last three weeke, and in the
county not less than two hundred.
A distinguished ex-General Of the Fed
eral army, not now in politics, is report
ed as having said recently that in less
than twelve months members of Con-
gress would be hung in their respective
chambers This officer, though lately
s~ympathizing with the Republican party,
is satisfied of the fixed determination Of
his late political associates to overthrow
the Government and seize the Executive
power. He says the people will hang the
traitors as the surest means of saving
the nation.
The Washington Star has the following:
The Southern members of CoDgess.
within the past few days. have in confer.
ence with the Republicans here, decided
that it will be best for the Presidential
electors in the reorganized States to be