The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-09
The Campaign I'm New York.
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Cincinnati Gazette calls General McClernand
an "incontnent BOBBY" There are good many
leaders III both parties who might be called ''whole
continent" boobies including many who are docking
to "pent up Utica"
General E. ID. Keyes is stumping California for Sey-
mour and Blair. The Cincinnati Enquirer says he
was one of the 'odest major generals in the army Of
the Potomac and the Pittsburg Commercial init.
mates that that the reason he was called 'Moth
or Keyes."
The Boston Traveller referring to the comparative.
ly small republican majority in Maine last year, said
it was 'an excellent to gain upon' and has "no
doubt IL viii be gained upon and that largely per-
haps Immensely"
The republican nominees for the Legislature Of
Wisconsin are very generally instructed TO vote for
Hon. Mat Ii. Carpenter for United States Sena-
tor in place Of Doolittle.
Hon. Amasa Cobb, of Wisconsin, who introduced
resolution in the House OF Representatives in favor
of taxing United States bonds, has been renominat-
ell for Congress. The Convention passed a resou
ton declaring that "for the government to withhold
eXtort any portion OF the principal interest OF
the debt is violation OF the letter and spirit OF the
laws under which IL contracted and demands
our stern rebuke and disapproval."
Some OF the radical papers think Pendleton com.
mitted a blundcr in sending that despatch about the
the latter exhibited his stupidity in publishing 1t.
II IL just such trining mistakes that loses many
battle.
The question now Is whether Seymour wi-to
quote Shakespeare in his just once more-"take
up arms against that sea OF troubles he complains Of
sand by opposing end themn II would have been
''nobler in his mnd' not to have entered upon the
bosom OF that turbulent sea at all.
The season has arrived for full crop Of political
outrages OF all sorts by all parties. They are already
becoming as plenty as backberres in August.
Mr. A. G. olmstead has been nominated by the
republicans of the Thirteenth Pennsylvania district
for State Senator. lie was formerly Speaker Of the
House.
1t is said that the radical committee at Washing
ton advised the expulsion OF the negroes from the
Georgia Legislature. at was intended thus to sat
isfy the Northern masses that the radical party was
not IN favor OF negro equality ~ Another theory Of
the affair ~ that 1t was got up TO furnish an excuse
for Congress reassembing and again reconstructing
the South The true theory is, perhaps, that the
| radicals have discovered that the negro equality
| question in the South, like two-edged sword cuts
both ways and that the antinegro suffrage radicals
In the North will not endorse the extreme doctrine
OF their brethren in the South. Hence a side show
| OF some sort until after election
Alexander Long, OF Ohio says Ben Wood was one
|
| No wonder the Argus. thinks the Albany Journal
| calls Mr. seymour the 'pollcy candidate.n
| Washington correspondent OF the Boston Journal,
states tina. the probability OF September session OF
Congress Il daily growing less Letters from several
| Western republican members universally advise
against meeting on the 2lst and the pressure from
| the South has considerably ahated The campaign
| Grant and Colfax Club, however, have appointed a
! committee to wait on Senator Morgan and General
schcnck and urge them TO issue call that session
| was necessary.
Republicans in Washington city and elsewhere at
distance are hooking homeward their expenses
being paid out of the electioneering fund.
Postmaster General Randall has returned 10 wash.
ington from the West and reports the political ex.
element in the places he has visited at fever heat.
SO much the worse for the party that is laid out in
the cold next November.
The Worcester Spv states that all the signs indl.
cate that william Claim will be nominated az
the republican candidate for Governor OF Massa.
chusetts by vote Of three lourths Of the Convention
to be held tomorrow.
A remarkable cave has been discovered in Con.
necticut A radical paper states that the most ex-
traordinary "cave In" Connecticut will be found to
be the democratic party next November.
More aid for the radcas--Ben H. Hill, the South
ern unreconstructcd flre-eater Is coming North TO
atumn far Savmonr and Rair