Middletown transcript., 1868-06-20
Political Items.

The DEATH OF TIE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Don Piatt, Western Radical politician,
whom many will remember as the fuele-
man Of General Schenck, once in command
OF this military department., has written a
letter to the Cincinnati Commercial on the
rise and fall of the Republican party, in
which he sums up his conclusion as fol-
lows:
We awaken to the unpleasant fact that
not Andrew johnson, but the Republican
party, has been on trial, and the sentence
is sentence of death, rendered by our
own Senators, who have grown fat, rich,
and great through our organization. To
have such trial, with such result (and
Messrs. Fessenden and Trumbull knew it
as well at the beginning as at the end) is
great blunder-a blunder worse than a
crime. 1t may be that the disgust felt by
the country at large for the Democratic
peace party may call into existence a new
organization but the Republican party is
dead, and we may as well gracefully ad-
init the fact and accept the situation"
Mr.. Logan gave notice in the House
ou Saturday that he would on Monday in
troduce resolution for the removal of the
seat Of government from Washington on
account of the continued disloyalty of its
citizens. This is standing threat revived
every now and then to frighten property
owners and others into quiet submission to
congressional radical usurpations Mem
bers may talk about the removal of the
capitol to their hearts content, but it is
very doubtful whether any other city would
care to be subject to the domination of Con-
gress if the capital of the nation is still to
be the experimental ground for all sorts of
political schemes. .s...
Mr.. PENDLEToN ON PoL1r1cAL CoNyER-
sATIoN. A reporter of the New York Her
aid lately visited Mr.. Pendleton, in Ohio,
and attempted to get him into conversation
for the purpose of publication. Mr.. Pen
dleton's reply-the reporter tells the story
himself-was: "As friend, sir. I shall
be happy to converse freely with you on
any and all political subjects, but l will not
do so for the sake of having it printed.
These conversations between correspon-
dents and public men are very ridiculous.
MCCLELLAN AND HANCOCK. K.-Gen. Nc
Clellan has written letter from Europe to
General Hancock, stating that he will ar
rive in this country in August next, and
that he will not let his name be used in
connection with the presidency He cordi-
ally endorses General H. or any other good
man who may be selected at the July con-
vention in opposition to the radical nomi-
nations, and will take the stump in their
behalf Wash. Eapress.
At lato dinner in North Carolina.
there sat down to the table three ex-Goy-
ernors, an ex-Justice of the Supreme
Court, two ex-Members of Congress, and
some other men of honorable distinction in
their State, and the only person in the
room who could not vote or hold Office
was the negro who waited on the table.
Such is reconstruction.
There is a prospect of change in the
Treasury Department, and the National In
telligencer devotes very long article to the
demand that McCulloch's head shall come
off. The Cincinnati Gazette says that
Mr.. Groesbeck, whose name has been pro-
posed, sis an able man, and what is of
special Importance, just now, an honest
man."
The majority for Smith, Democrat, for
Congress, in Idaho, is over 1900. The
Senate will stand 12 Democrats to 10 Re-
publicans, and the Assembly 2S Democrats
to 10 Republicans. The vote of the State
is nearly $4,000, being the largest ever
polled.
Owing to the split in the Radical Com
vention in Philadelphia the party have two
candidates in the field for District Attor-
ney, and it is stated that unless some COM
promise is effected the Democratic candidate
will be elected.
The name Of President johnson has
been stricken from the roll of honorary
members of the Union League Club Of
New York. Itdon't hurt him much.
Senator Fessenden has declined public
dinner rendered him by citizens of Boston
who indorse his course on impeachment.
The New London, Conn. city election
went Democratic, on Monday, by about
70 majority on the average Theyote was
unusually heavy.
The Conservative Convention of Union
Soldiers and Sailors will be heldin the Coo
per Institute, New York, during the session
Of the National Democratic Convention.
Mound City, Ill. held its municipal eloc-
tion on Friday, and the Democrats were
successful by gain of 100 votes.