The Portland daily press., 1868-05-26
Political Notes.

Ihe Washington correspondent of the Bos-
ton Advertiser says Boutwell, and Wilson re-
gard impeachment as dead and want it buried
as quietly and as decently as possible, Of the
other managers Mr.. Bingham has been sick
and M. Logan has been out of town for ten
days, Mr.. Butler has been preparing report
on the recent investigation, and Stevens and
Williams have been preparing three addition
al articles to be laid before the House.
The nomination of Grant and Colfax pleases
the Republicans in Connecticut as everywhere
else. The Hartford correspondent of the Bos-
ton Advertiser writes:
Everything politically has had a shining
look of late. We all urged Buckingham for
the Vice-Presidency, but just in the "nick of
time" the legislature stepped in and elected
him to the United States Senate in place of
Dixon. Some of us worked hard to get Haw-
ley in, though none complained because Buck
ingham succeeded, and while we were discuss
ING the defeat the Chicago Convention select
ed Hawley to preside, which is so much of an
honor that we are satisfied. The fact is we
have had so many good things that no man
with half soul can hold up his head and
grumble.
A new Democratic paper is to be started at
Concord, n. H., by men of means and enter
prise who are dissatisfied with the present
party management in that State.
The Democratic suggestion that Grant and
Colfax shall resign their positions upon ac-
cepting the nominations for President and
Vice President is not received with favor by
the leading Republicans at Washington.
The New York Tribune, which until lately
has preferred the Chief Justice for the Presi-
dency, now says: "Chase is one of the boldest
and most unscrupulous of intriguers., And
the Sun, also, says of its last favorite: The
Presidency has been his meat, his drink, his
board, his lodging, the atmosphere which he
has breathed for twenty five years"
The National Republican, a Washington
daily neutral paper, formerly friendly to the
President, and by some considered his organ,
Friday placed at the head of their editorial
page the names of the Chicago nominees.
1t is understood that Gen. Grant will not i'm
mediately reply to the official notification to
be made on the 29th inst of his nomination
by the Chicago Convention. His formal letter
of acceptance will appear in the course of the
succeeding two weeks.
The Democratic rats are gnawing away on
the Chicago platform with such energy aud
skill as they possess. They find 1t an uneom-
monty hard job to make any impression upon
it.
The South has female champion in the
person of Miss Annie Smith, described as
lady of genius, culture and refinement, who
is lecturing on the present condition and pros
poets OF the Southern States, and proposes to
mingle in partisan debates, and to speak on
the subject OF politics, woman's rights, and
other matters of public interest.
One of Grants strongest points is the skill
which he displays in reading character. The
men he raised to high military command
during the war always justified his confidence.
The fact that he declares Colfax to be one of
the most promising men in the country is
therefore a testimonial of considerable impor-
tance to the Radical candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent. Colfax himself says that he would soon
er be second on Grants ticket than be Presi-
dent.