The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-02-07


deed, John H. George. In hi spssch bssOrs the
State Convention, "a In his boos that Sinclair
would b chossn b. Tn thoasand mAjosity
Now every mother's scn Of them would be CAD
to compromise on one hundred majority for the
petroleum candidate.
The Republican members Of the Naval Com
mittee have cut down the estimates Of the Dem
ocrstic Secretary Of the Navy almost thirty
millions Of dollars.
Ohio Is going thoroughly through all the laws
Of the State, inserting the word "white" In
its statutes to spite Congress and tho rcpubli-
cans. .f.| az
Mr.. Casserly, the new Senator from Calfor.
MIA. is happily termed by San Fnncisco paper
q "yellow republican Of New England" and
the democrat proper.
Western and Southwestern politicians In
Washington are making movement in favor Of
Mr.. Hamlin, Of Maine, for the Vice Presidency,
and arc doing all they can to advance his inter
ests in that direction.
We hope to hear great deal from the demo
cratic papers respecting the great reaction a.
manifested ut the election In the eighth Ohio
district.
The Augusta, Georgia, Chronicle Is sadly
disappointed in Gen. Meade. It says there is
little doubt "that Gen. Meade b As thor
ough and a. bitter Radical ss John Pope or
Thad. Stevens. He implicitly believes In the
omnipotence Of tho Rump Congress. and makes
II o labor Of love to enforce, with the greatest
degree Of severity and vigor, all the behests Of
his Radical friends" -
Mr.. johnson Is said to b very much demaya,
li.ed by Gen. Beatty's election In Ohio, and he
fears that that State may not approve his course,
after oil. Tho Republicans from Ohio say that
II vallandigham had stumpcd the district they
would have doubled their majority.
The Cleveland Herald says that Gen. Grant
is unquestionably the choice Of Ohio; Repub-
lcans from all parts Of the State met recently In
an advisory capacity and that they declared al
most unanimously In favor Of Grant
General Rugcr, the military governor Of Geor-
Sia, has issued an ,Order resembling Governor
Jenkins order for the suspension of the tax col
lcctions in the State, and directing the collectors
to 60 forward with the work and send oil unpaid
taxes Of last year to tho State treasury.
Tho Democratic State Convention Of Con-
nccticut, held at New Haven on Wednesday,
met for the purpose Of going through with the
form Of rcnominating Gov. English, and did 80
with great unanimiy. There were few anus
ing incidents in the course Of the proceedings.
The presiding officer Mr.. Babcock got confused,
and In speaking Of Presidential candidates said
he WINS for the best man whether he be "English
Of Connecticut, or Hancock, Pendleton or Sey-
mour, or Sheridan, whose bugle blast you have
just heard lgreat sensation -ah l. what did I
say! Sheridan No, mean General Stanbcry."
Here the ludicrousness Of his position 30 much
embarrassed him that hcsubsided.
The New York Sun says; "Much is being
said nowadays, by certain politicians, Of the
'prerogativcs' Of the President Of the United
States, as II he were q king, reigning by divine
right, instead ofbeing, as he is, the nero SER
want Of the people, and bound by his oath to eI-
ecute their will. The very name given to this
department Of government, the Executive, is
hostile to the assumption that he has any law
making powers, and shows, on the contrary,
these powers are all vested in Congress, and not
at all in him. Such talk As that We speak Of
would have suited the courticrs Of Charles l.,
but Is entirely unbecoming the citizens Of this
free republic"
In replying to Senator Morton's speech in the
Senate on Friday, Rcvcriy johnson compliment
ell It as one oftho ablest and most statesmanlikc
addresses he had ever listened to In the Senate.
An exchange says that the copperheads Of
Connecticut manifest much alarm from the fact
Grant and Jewell arc both tanners. They think
they sec their hides on the fence.
The New York Tribune says Of Doolittlc's
proposition to make one Of three qualifications
necessary for the negro before exercising the
right Of suffrage that II Is as appropriate to the
present time as Q proposition from Pharaoh to
release the Hebrews after the Hebrews had got
safely across, and the Egyptians were drowning.
A Washington special says: at Is reported,
and pretty generally believed, that the President
is determined to veto the bill suspending the fur
Their contraction Of the currency on the ground
that 1t lisa wide departure from the road to spe-
clio payment he cannot give his consent to 1t.
He believes It would DO highly injurious to the
welfare of the country, at largo for this bill to
become law.
The New York Express learns that Commo
dore Vanderbilt, who went with A. T. Stewart
and other wealthy men into ths Grant move
ment In New Yoak city, in the hope that a
President could DO made to be the head Of all
parties, and not alone Of the Republican party,
has withdrawn his name In q letter to A. T.
Stewart, in consequence Of the Generals "reti-
cence'' in the Stanton affair.
The Memphis Post says the Conservatives In
Alabama have evidently given up all hopes Of
defeating the new Constitution and the Radical
State ticket. At a great meeting, just held at
Montgomery, they have unanimously adopted q
resolution recommending to such Of the people
Of the State as are opposed to the adoption Of
the constitution framed by the late Radical
Convention, to abstain from voting at the cleo
ton to be held on the 4th and 9th Of February,
either upon the question Of rstiying or rejecting
that Constitution, or for candidates for the Off
ces under IT, II our friends are not thrown of
their guard, Alabama win soon be represented
In Congress.
II seems to be settled that no vote will be
pressed on the new reconstruction bill In the
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