The Portland daily press., 1868-10-08
Political N0les.


1t is judged from the prominence given by
the New York World so the movement in ia
vor of George Francis Train, that that paper
will support him for Congress in preference to
John Morrisey. .rs. f.,..s 49,. ...
Georgh e. Pugh, once Democratic Senator
from Ohio, and always leader of his party,
said recently at Democratic meeting:
I didn't feel myself called apon to manifest
any particular enthusiasm for the iodr;and there
in, let me tell my Republican friends, is loyal
ty, true loyalty. At - lsfas t,sld4
1t seems that some time ago some parties
did ship from Mobile at one time about 100 ne
groes, under a pretext of taking them some
where else where they would get big wages
and have nothing to do, and instead of taking
them to that paradise, did take them over to
Cubs and sell them into slavery. r.l1qega
The Lynchburg Virginan says it is very OBJ
vious that "some change" has occurred at the
North to inspire the Republicans with the
strongest hopes of success in the Presidential
election. The October elections are to set tile
the whole question If Pennsylvania and
Ohio 20 against the Democrats, says the Vir-
ginian, "the cause will be lost" if not, there
will be room for hope. And it proceeds to
cAoW thdt II tuo oduSO 10 loSe, ~ will 10 III Coi-
sequence of the ultra and absurd action OF the
Democratic National Convention. fa hsesz. q.
General Logan speaks of General Grant as
"the man who never made a mistake" and of
Seymour as the man "who never did anything
else" sH zf-l..sf 13f ai ff'ts s15r4 lne
The Republicans of the Second, Fifth, Sixth,
and Eighth Tennessee Districts are fighting
among themselves, and in each case there are
two Republican candidates for Congress. In
the Second, L. O. Hank, disaffscted Republi-
can. is running against Horace Mayard, the
70 ar Republican nominee. 'alsJ a ga
Many conversions from Democracy to Re-
pubiicanism are mentioned in Pennsylvania;
an ing the recent and conspicuous instances
II. D. Maxwell, who has held State and nation
oil offices, and up to this time has been recog
nized Democratic leader, would have voted for
Judge Chase as the Democratic candidate,
but cannot 60 Seymour and Blair and another
rebellion. % .ldi zai.efs ID ssss--7 s,s..,s
The Hon. j. Lothrop Motley will speak at
the Boston Music Hall ON Tuesday evening,
Oct. 10Th, on "The four great questions before
the people, 1t will be aspeeoh for the cam
psign, in advocacy of the election of Grant and
Colfar, and will be the opening address of tn
Parker Fraternity Lectures. sgaat 3i 2. ]
The Republicans and Democrats alike of
the engrossing committee of the Connecticut
legislature agree that the engrossed. copy of the
naturalization bill was fraudulently altered af
ter It left their hands. .E4 .1ae55. ss
II Is understood that influential Tennesseeans
will protest to the President against taking
General George Fl. Thomas from Tennessee
- at member OF the Dyer court-martial until
after the election in that State is held. They
have no confidence in General Gordon Gran
ger, who is q strong partisan, and will be like
ly to use his power against the Republicans.
II 10 reported that John Quincy Adams will
take the stump in South Carolina. low
The Washington Democrats try to induce
the heads of Departments to deter the clerks
from going home to vote by threatening to dis
charge them. ara.t sr--s....
Hon. james L. Seward, formerly Represen-
tative in Congress from Georgia, who was, up
TO last week, . warm supporter of Seymour
and Blair, has announced his intention to give
his vote and influence for Grant and Colfax.
Messrs Evans and Chaffee publish card in
the Denver. News, September rs, resigning
their positions as Senators elsct under the Col
orado State Constitution of 1865.
The Chester County journal published at
Downington, Pa, heretofore neutral paper,
has hoisted the Grant and Colfax, Hartranft
and Campbell flag, and is doing good service
In the Republican cause. 40. ....
A vote was taken in the Senior Glass in Yale
College, the other day, with the following re-
suit: First Division, Seymour IL, Grant 4S;
Second Division, Seymour ID, Grant 4S; total,
Grant SO, Seymour "a. a1e
Gov. Parker of New Jersey, in recent
speech, banked God that "the Radicals could
not disgrace Gen. Mcclellan" Unfortunately
for the hero of Antietam, the Democrats could
and did. 81 .L ......-.
A White Democrat at Plaouemine. La.
watching a Republic an procession, mournfully
remarked. "Look at that-there are all the
nixgers in the id Radical procession that
were at our barbecue yesterday at Bayou
Goula, and ate our beef, and draak all our
Democratic whisky, etc. 1 tell you what it is,
there is no use in spending our money in try
ing to deceive the niger" /
The World says: Compare sixty years of
Democratic with eight years of Republican
rule" The 90 mparison will certainly be in
structive. The result of the sixty wears of
Democratic rule was to plunge the country in
to civil Wharf.-The eight years of Republican
rule was spent in getting the country out of it.
The tree Is known by its fruits.
There will be an election in Alabama for
Presidential electors, the Governor having
signed the registration bill.
The Louisville Journal relates a sensation
experienced in "this metropolis" last week,
which it describes as follows:
1t was occasioned by a company of thirty
seven females on horseback. from Greenviile
township. Indiana, charging through our prin-
cipal streets. They came over just for the Jun
Of the thing, from New Albany, clad in butter
nut rid ng habits, wearing upon their breasts,
as insignia, the names of the States, and each
escorted by white boy in blue"-as they had
appeared IN the Democratic parade on Thurs.
day. They we're gay and festive set OF gals
The Hon. Thomas 8, Fernon, for several
years one of the able representatives of the
Democracy of Philadelphia in the State Sen.
ate, has declared for Grant and Colfax. r