New-York tribune., 1868-03-27
POLITICAL ITEMS.


In the town of Blooming Grove, n. Y, the
Republican candidate for Supervisor elected by 25
majority In Chester the Republican majority was and
in Monroe IL 200.
Some days ago the Secretary of the Lincoln
National Monument Association OF Springfield, Ill., sent
circular to every Of the Peace in the State ap
peang aid raise funds for the carly erection OF the
proposed monument the remains OF the venerated
and amented Lincoln. The circular sent to Mr. Justice
Springs OF Pilot Grove Hancock County returned by
mail, with the following Endorsement:
To the Lincoln Monument Association.
"GgSTLEMEN: When get in the notion OF contributing
ANYTHING for the support OF your project 10 comemO
rate the life OF the backest villain and traitor that ever
held office Of trust rendered by the American people,
-" -. NJ sPRNGER.7
Georgia papers publish the card of Judge
David Irwin, announcing himself as Republican candi-
date for Governor under the Constitution He says
nothing of his political views but newspaper in this
vicinity, The Atlanta opinion, says: Judge Irwin
pledges himself II elected, to administer the govern
ment according TO the Constitution and laws ETC. Judge
Irwin is a gentleman Of high character Union man. q
Conservative Republican, and advocate Of reconstruc
ton under the acts of Congress"
In Banco County, Texas, the registered vote
ia ll2 whites and colOred The District Clerk returns
3 persons indicted for murder for assault with intent
10 kill 30 for robbery and 81 for theft OF stock, with
fair show OF other crimes Texas paper says that the
number OF murders probably accounts Tor the small regis
tration Of voters
The Columbus (Ohio) Journal says: "The
telegraphc report, coming from Alabama that Admiral
Faragut is talked OF Democratic candidate for the
Presidency will be read by those who know the gallant
Admiral with rrepressble laughter. more uneompro-
missing Republican and outspoken Radical is now not
living While in Columbus. Farragut frankly ana freely
made known 20 many OF leading citizens his political
Views and declared, in unmisakable language his de-
cstaton Of the policy and principles of what he termed
the Coppcrhead party"
Ii will be noticed that, while Senator Wade
scrupuously rerans from voting Senator Patterson the
OF the accused votes every time. Tho ylrtu'
Gus Indignation designed for the interested parties VINO
take part trial there find proper object on
which to vent itself
The Augusta correspondent of The Boston
Advertiser says that prominent Democratic citizen OF
Augusta previous TO tn election, opened his purse
strings the Of 5000, The writer also says that an
exCoecor OF Customs from Wiscasset came to Augusta
on the Saturday preceding the election, and spent the
Sabbath in missionary work. distributing tracts for the
people" in the shape Of ten-dollar greenbacks.
The Rev. James Lynch, a cOlOred preacher
Of Mississippi and well known In Baltimore, challenges
any one in the state to discuss the question OF suffrage
with him before the voters OF the State lie relOarks
any color should be objection to an acceptance
OF this challenge inasmuch Will take no part In the
task. 1 will only use my heart, my brains, and my
tongue"
Tennessee claims an additional (ninth) Repre-
sentative in Congress- proposes to elect one at large
Gen John b. Rodgers OF Van Buren, County, veteran
Unlonis and member Of the State Senate, consents TO
run as Radical candidate The election IL TO be hed
I'm November, when also the entire delegation to the
XLIst Congress will be chosen, the Legislature, by
recent act having both changed the time of election and
made new apportionment of the eight regular districts
BY the arrest in Troy of a drunken man,
search Of his person. and his own confession II appears
that he-one Patrick Daley, from salen, Washington
County-and twenty others had just obtained thelr
naturalization papers Daley has been IN the country
but two years and seven months 1t is believed that few
II any, OF the others legally entitled to natualiza-
ton such show the oosenoss II not the eorrnp
ton with which the business conducted and also prove
how easily the Democrats manufacture voters.
The Louisville Journal don't think Ben.
Wade man OF sufficient polish 10 fill the Presidential
chair IL says OF him that he is the coarsest OF the
many men whom the vcissitudes OF the times
have thrown Congress- 1t is therefore strongly in
favor of retaining the remarkably sober polite, polished
occupant.
A Boston paper urges George w. Curtis to
settle In Berkshire County Massachusetts, 30 that he
may become eligible candidate for Congress from
that district.
The Louisville Courier advises the Democracy
20 steer entirely clear of the financial question III the
coming campaign
The Tennessee Legislature pdsSeu III "''
authorizing the election by the state at large OF an
additional Congressman. The KnorVWe Wing says:
Al the moment OF writing this we have seen but one
Observation-Disclosures Of Gen John b. Rogers OF warren
Counfv Gen. Rogers Is now q member OF the State |
senate He was a soldier under Gen. jackson, on whose
sta0 he served when mere lad. He is an unfnching
Repubcan and hates the RebclDem0ciacy as the devil
dooa holy water Though advanced In life, the General
ia man OF vigorous constitution and unimpared inte
eet IN elected he would make an industrious and fah'
ful Representative.
The Ne,c- Orleans Tribune gives the following
capital contrast OF the two Moseses OF whom Andrew Is
the latest specimen:
The true Moses the meekest Of men; our oses is
the most mulsh. Tue true Moses man OF prayer;
our Moses Of oaths The true Moses was SLOW OF
speech and had his brother for nOuthpece our Moses
unfortunately speaks for himself The true Moses was
great law-gver; Moses is notorious iaw-Deaker
The Moses fors00k Egypt not rearing he WRATH OF
ITS king; Moses has gone down 70 bgY ~ lol nep.
The Moses turned his back on the zoe Oh MS county
our Moses has turned his back on MS Iehos anu tne
friends Of his country The true Moses ehaurea 10
the end; our Moses has betrayed aud abandoned the
cause 10 which he swore allegiance The true Moses loa
an oppressed people bondage our Moses
10 do H. left them their foes. Ihe true Moses
abored TO save the people from the bite or merry serpens
our Moses has sought have all the people bitten Dy
them-i e. by Copperheads When the true Moses dled,
the children OF Israel wept for him 80 days. when our
Moses shall leave White House for Tennessee, all the