The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-03
BYDDEF0RD. MAIEE.

oDuo,iou. to tho war shs 4 u. Ssns.ay .
Mr.. Pendleton. .tf E 5iEs -
Tho statement msdslu ~. ssebo& in ~
recent Cooper Institue spt -. to4hs a u
,incs the close Of the war the government hid
expended $500. 600. 900 for the army and navy
VA, answered Monday In ths Houss by Mr..
Blaine. He explained that se26 ,ooo. 600 Of
thb amount hid Aeen expended mnodiSset AZ
Ter Lees surrender In mastering out million
of soldiers and afy thousand sailos, giving
them their back pay, their bounty and their
pri,e mony. Mr.. Blaine ,then pointed out THAI
By Gov. s<ymour's own figures only one huh
drcd and seventy-6ve millions had been eIpend-
ed in three years current and legitimate expenses
OF the army and navy, and this was at q far
less rate than had been expended In Mr.. Bu-
chanan's administration, when. with . less
force, forty millions in gold had bean expended
In single year, -...,.. .'' 80.
The nomination Of Gen. GrkAt for President
reminded one Of his old soldiers Of . relic Of the
old vicksburg campaign, which be brought to
the ofice Of the Columbus Journal. Itiss
copy Of tho last edition Of the vlcisburg Daily
Citissn, run of before the fall Of that strong
hold. The following is one Of It's items,
"On dit-That the great Ulysses-the Yam
kee Generallssimo, surnamed Grant-has CT.
pressed his intention Of dining In Vicksburg on
Saturday next. and celebrating the Fourth Of
July by grand dinner, &c. When asked II no
would invite General 10. johnson 70 Join, he
said, NO! for fear there win be row at the Ia
BILE Ulysses mnst get Into the city before he
dimes in Il The way to cook q rabbit Is, first
catch the rabbit, &C." '
The sheet bears the date Of July 2, 1868, and
on the 4th Grant did dine In vicksburg.
Twelve hundred southern white men were last
week, made citizens by act Of Congress. All the
democrats In the House, except one, voted
against removing the political disabilities Of
these twelve hundred. We have been told 20
often by the democrats that this Ia white
mans government, that We. supposed, not un-
naturally. they would joyfully vote to make 1t
20; but they seem to prefer what they call ne
gro rule. The fAct Is, We suppose, that they
would disffanchise everybody but the democrats;
for We notice that wherever they can get o negro
to vote the democratic ticket they have nothing
to say against black votes ' 80 -., ''..-
The following extract from . private letter
written several weeks before the late election
may furnish IN explanation Of the recent Demo
cratic success in Oregon: ave have been flooded
with rensgades from Missouri and Arkansas-
remnants Of Prices army" .u,g
The New York Sun declares that no Demo
crat need hesitate to give his support TO Judge
Chase on the score Of principle. "Thesc sus.
pendsrs," said an suctioneer, "are elastic
long enough for any man, short enough for any
boy, and warranted to it,"
II Is stated from Washington that the uneI-
pected success Of tho tax bill in the House leads
to much talk about IN adjournment. The Senate
will debate Il week, and II Congress gets away
by the 25th Of July It win do we'll. Some san
guinc members believe 1t win adjourn by the
18th. .... Id.
There Is o rumor Of new combination In
favor Of Reverdy johnson, Of Maryland. His
friends intend, Il Is said, to spring his name
upon the Convention while the members are
still unable to agree upon candidate (; and
they hope to carry him through by an impctu-
Gus rush.
The number Of candidates for the Presidency
increases as the 4th Of July draws near. Be-
sides Pendlcton, johnson, Hancock, Hendricks,
and Chase, several new names turn up In these
later days. Among them arc General +. p.
Blair, Sanford E. Church, Governor English, Of
Connecticut, Asa Packer Of Pennsylvania, Par
ker Of New Jersey. and Jethro L. Kippins, Of
Illinois. ''
II Is said that the New York. national demo-
CRITIC convention win adopt the following plank
in their platform Resolved that VIC favor i'm
partial suffrage for negroes, Indians, China
men, horses and dogs, provided they vote the
democratic ticket"
A disabled Confederate soldier attempted to
teach freedmen In town In Mississippi on week
days and in . Sabbath school. The rebels
pulled down his school house. II was rebuilt
and wm burned down again, and the soldier
driven from the place.
The postponcment of the Colorado bill in tho
Senate Monday is regarded by the friends Of the
measure as equivalent to dcferrins action upon
It until the next session Of Congress.
The Mississippi election occupies ten days
time. which fact may account for the contradiO-
tory estimates Of the result.
The National Intelligenesr, In leading edi-
torial, asserts that unless Mr.. johnson removes
Mr.. McCulloch at once, he may expect to sec
the New York Convention refuse to indorse his
administration. ..........
Wisconsin paper says that family Of emf
grants which arrirol at Ripton in that State
last week, brought 1000 in gold to invest in
farming land.-The most Of these people, now
arriving, come prepared to 60 right to work.
and have money. .r. .r.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination OF
Gen. Mcmahon as minister to Paraguay, and
rejected Gen, Milford as collector OF internal
revenue 1t Richmond. 81 80
A Washington dispatch says that Mr.. Seward
Is preparing his instructions for Minister john
son, and Is sngulns Of an carly and satisfactory
settlement Of the Alabama claims, owing to the
change in public feeling on that subject In Eng
land.
A Washington correspondent says there Is
much discussion among the Now York delegates
about the two innovations proposed, namely, by
ballot, and the majority to govern, instead OF
two.thiris. II Il claimed that II the two-thirls
rule, which has governed every National DEM
ocrstio Convention since the year 1882, can be