The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-16
POLITICAL NOTES.


took place at the Jersey City Wgwam last night
POLITICAL NOTES.
The Nation, which has heretofore been rather
democratic, says the democracy have now "nothing
whatever to hope for except within the limits Of this
city; even Mr.. Hofrman's defeat 1t would SEEM Is
secured by the decisive victory in Pennsylvania and
that no selling out of Mr.. Seymour can now give the
state to Tammany.n This 10 the opinion OF only
weekly, however
The National Inte,ttgenoer. on the morning after
the late elections being disguised with the bungling
manner In which the returns were received, gives
them for what they are worth. Their value, how
ever, depended altogether upon the party who
received them.
The election OF General James s. Negey to Con-
gress from the Twenty Pennsy vania district,
puts good and brave soldier and pure patriot into
o. place nlled with Satan's tempters.
The reelection OF Hon. Samuel J. Randall to Con-
gress from the First Pennsylvania district by the
plungng majority OF over 5000 shows that he repre-
sents . constituency at once sensible and appre-
clative.
Second Pennsylvania district when he knew he must
be beaten bady9 Poor Toms a-coS The White
House. however, viii always give hid warming.
valandigham's paper, the Dayton Ledger, was
filled with cuts Of Irish harps and legends OF ERIN
go-bragh" on the morning OF the election Alas
those harps are now hung upon the willows.
Important discovery for the democrats-the ex-
tract OF $40 600 from the pockets OF sympathizing
apothecary. 10 be well shaken before taken.
President Johnson is little beforehand with our
Down East friends in getting out his national
Thanksgiving proclamation. The day he has recon.
mended is the one annually fixed upon by the New
England Governors for the same purpose. But we
guess the roast turkeys win taste Just as good II
eaten under q Presidents as under q Governors
proclamation.
The Pittsburg Commercial lradicall says:-"Hers.
cheil ", commonly known as Vesuvlus Johnson,
Of Georgia, has published powerful address TO the
democrats OF that State II 10 eloquent logical dis
passionate, kindly, convincing, sympathetic over
towering terse, mastery, simple, clear, explosive,
unamblguous, mild, argumentative, Christian like
and everything that Is compatible consistent with
modern democracy"
Western radical paper believes that the repub.
licans win carry Tennessee by very large majority.
Nowhere mas the foolish action Of Hampton Blair
and Forest excited more indignation than among
the conservative men Of the South. Recently
prominent ex-rebel officer expressed the opinion
that the South would have been benefited by the
temporary absence Of the majority OF the Southern
leaders during the present canvass.
1t is given out In radical circles that the prob
abilities are that the republicans OF Missouri viii
carry the First Congressional district by 500 the Sec
ond by 1000. the Third by small majority, the
Fourth by 5000, the Fifth by 1000, the seventh by
s,ooo-Total, A,5oo. The Eighth Is close
A party OF original carpetbaggers. Italians, de-
scendants OF Christopher Columbus and followers,
celebrated the s7eth anniversary OF the landing Of
Columbus, IN Chicago on the 18th inst. They all go
for Grant.
The recent elections have inspired the following
lines In the brain OF q radical poet
~. Pennsyivsnis has the MANS.
rs While brave Nebraska does wha, you ask her,
AndJersey blue 10 coming too.
rho radical papers are beginning to construct their
pyramids, witness:-
REPUBLICAN PYRAMID.
OHIO.
Name.
Indiana,
Vermont.
Colorado.
Nebraska.
Connecticut.
pennsylvania.
DEMOCRATIC PYRAMID.
Camilla
hentucSy.
Opelousas.
Down East radica. sheet - thus funny over the
recent state eections;--
The republican watchword-"A-g an.r
quaker guns do execution sometimes-see Penn.
sylyania.
The Democratic Colonization Society carried Phil.
adeipha, but not Pennsylvania.
Democratic hides, thoroughly tanned for sale In
Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania will give democratic staticians a
pencil mania.
Democratic mathematlcians have plenty OF mate.
rial on hand on which 10 display their skill In
making gains. Where's Demarf Again, where's
Delnlarf
MI. Henry A. Reeves, OF Suffolk has been nomi
mated By the ultra democrats for Congress, from the
FIRST Congressional district In this state Mr. EQbert
smith, OF suffolk, - the candidate OF the war de-
mocracy
Thomas Hastings has been nominated by the re.
pubiicans for the Assembly, from the second Assem-
big Albany district.
Professor J. 4. Edwards has Withdrawn his name
as candidate for the republican nomination for
Congress from the Western Rhode Island district
Colonel James X. 0Beirne, the President OF the
washington Conservative army and Navy Union,
Head Centre OF a Fcnan Circle, and well known
prominent democrat, has just come out for Grant
ANA Colfax
Law versus Blchu-fhe late osentatious donations
~ lhe radical and democratic campaign funds.