The Portland daily press., 1868-08-11
Political Notes.

The Huntington (Pa.) Globe, always a Dem
ocratic paper, cannot swallow the New York
platform and candidates. 1t says: "The De-
mocracy have per mitted the favorable oppor-
tunity to do their country a good service to
pass, and If they remain out of DO wer for the
next twenty years it will be nothin g more than
they deserve. We can never help TO raise to
power leading rebels and their sympathzers. !"
The Democracy of Indiana are running for
Northumberland A. p. Edgerton, owner
OF $168,0O0 in Five-Twenties. Capt. Hays.
Democratic candidate in the Xth Ohio Dis
trict, is also large holder of Goyornm emf
bonds, and the Democracy are reported as 60
ing for him. Consistent Democrats!
The Springfield Republican says: "The
Copperhead sheet at M ontpelier the only one
in the State, comes out with a caricature
OF Sumner embracing the first negro Con-
gresham who arrives at Washington 1t is a
comfort to know that there will be score of
negroes sent to Congress before Democrat
goes from Vermont"
The London Economist saws of the New
York platform: Nothing SO decidedly seces-
sionist in tendency has been put forth by NOM
inai Unionists since the beginning of the war.
indeed II Col. Blair's programme meant more
than buster, it would mean another war"
Ahe boston Post is made anxious by the
question OF a religious paper at Chicago: "Can
Democrat be saved?" 1t is a difficult nroh
lem, indeed; but if Democrat will escbew
the sins of his leaders, and neither drink like
BLAIR nor lie like Seymour, there may be some
hope for him.
At democratic ratification meeting held
at Virginia watering place on Saturday,
where some twenty ex- confederate officers were
present, 1t was resolved that the radicals in
Congress could not carry out their measures
without involving the country in another
bloody and desolating war
In bis Gloucester speech Gen. Butler de-
nounced the Democrats for calling Union SOL
diers who have settled in the South carpet
paggers. He suggests that more appropriate
name would be knapsackers since when they
nrst went South they carried all they had with
thera' save their bullets, in that soldierly con-
venieDce.
correspondent of the Meridian fConn y
Republican says: In December. 1854 T was in
New York stopping at the st. Nicholas Hotel
AT 10 o'clock, p. M, L went into-tbe dining
room to get cup of tea, and opposite me at
the table sat two gentlemen. One of the gen.
tlemen said to the other, "What do you think
OF Grants campaign" (The general was then
Deiore r'ichmond.) The reply was, "the most
stupendous military failure in the world
How iongY,' said the gentleman, "do YOU
think the war will last?" "Fopr noons - D
was the reply, -four years ionoer 49, so,'
cessions are made to the South" / wh;s,o~aa
in my waters ear: "Who is that gentlenao. :, o.,
indicating the one who had replied. He saia
"Gov. Seymour" 1t was the only time 7 avor
saw the gentleman, but the incident made 60
strong an impression on my mind that made
note of it. and here for the first time repro-
duce it. 1t was not much from private jndi-
vidual, and would only at that time have
marked him as notorious Copperhead. But
now, as We are asked to make Gov. Seymour
PRESIDENT, every incident becomes of conse-
quehce when it indicates his past character.