The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-02
Political Notes.

1t has been discovered that majority of the
live men in the Democratic party ten years
ago are now Republicans, and the dead men
in the Republican party at that time are now
shining ornaments in the Democratic party.
This could hardly have been otherwise. An
active, progressive, intelligent man would suf-
focate among the debris of dead issues on
which the Democratic party lives
The States which have instructed their del
egates to the Democratic Conven ton to vote
for Mr.. Pendleton are Ohio, Indiana Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon, California, and Ken
lucky, and he is understood 10 be the first
choice of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Maryland
and Tennessee.
Pro-slavery notions are still prevalent in
Virginia. A Richmond editor says that Mr..
Colfax is not in the true acceptation of the
term "a gentleman" because he began life as
printer! But the conservative Richmond
correspondent of the New York Times says
that gentlemen no gentlemen, Grant and
Colfax will carry the State in November by a
handsome vote"
An exchange says that soon after the vote
on the eleventh article Mr.. Trumbull ap-
preached Senator Morrill,, of Maine, and re-
marked to him that he was pledged to vote
against the second and eighth article. Where
upon Mr.. Morrill, replied, "We have had
enough of your pledges, and don't want any
more of them" Nonsense.
The towns of Massachusetts have begun to
vote under the new law on the question of
license" or "nO license" On Wednesday.
North Eastern voted unanimously that no Ii
cense should be granted to any person in that
town to sell liquor
The stubbornest facts that the copperheads
have ever encountered are Grant and Colfd1.
The Philadelphia Press says that General
Grant has announced himself in advance in
favor OF the one term principle.
The Great American traveller thinks Fes-
sender and Trumbull don't know a good
article when they;see it,
Hon. Lewis Barker of this State was one of
the speakers at the Grant and Colfax ratifica-
ton meeting in Washington, Friday night.
The public debt statement will be ready
about the fourth of June and will not show anv
material reduction.
Capt Rynders, the veteran Democratic noli-
tcian of New York, who has not been often
heard from lately, is now as active as ever in
the New York political rings
Senator Grimes, following the example of
Trumbull, has written letter denying all the
charges made with reference to his conduct
and motives in the impeachment trial.
Some citizens of Montgomery, Pa. believ-
ing that the likenesses of Chase and Fessen-
den on fractional currency notes do violence
to the sense of decency of the community,
therefore ask that Congress shall recall all
such notes and prohibit the further issue of
notes of said denomination until the likeness
es of said offensive persons are removed there
from, and their places supplied by those of
men enjoying the confidence of the loyal peo-
pie of the nation. The petition was referred
to the Committee ON Banking and Currency
A Washington dispatch says that the Presi-
dent will send to the Senate this week the
nomination of Reverdy johnson to be Minis
ter to England.