The Portland daily press., 1868-03-30
Political Notes.

The Mansfield (Pa) correspondent of the
Pittsburg Commercial asserts that tits an error
to attribute the authorship of the "Wilmot
Proviso" to the late Judge Wilmot. He says:
"Judge Jacob Brinkerhoff of this city, drew
up the proviso, and requested Judge Wilmot
to offer it, which he did. The original draft
of the proviso in the hand writing OF Judge
Brinkerhoff is preserved among the Judges
papers in this city,
1t is now quite certain that no case involv-
ing the constitutionality Of the reconstruction
acts will be decided before December. The
bill depriving the Court of Jurisdiction in the
Nc Ardle case has passed both houses of Con-
gress. The new Georgia injunction case is
not to be argued this term, greatly to the dis
gust of Judge Black.
The Democrats are making considerable
effort in Rhode Island, where the election
occurs next Wednesday, but the majority of
4,194 in total vote of 1850 is too great to
dream of overcoming Gen. Burnside is the
Republican and Lyman Pierce the Democrat
ic candidate for Governor
There is to be an important State election
of two Supreme Court Judges in Wisconsin
on the 7th of April. If the Democratic can
didates should be elected, they would form
majority of the court, and OF course reverse
the decision upon negro suffrage which has
given to Wisconsin front rank in the nation
al struggle for impartial suffrage.
The New York World does not favor the
nomination OF Chief Justice Chase by the
Democrats.
Police Superintendent Kennedy of New
York city has been notified by an anonymous
correspondent that the Kuklux Khan is organ
izing in that city and in New Jersey.
There are further defections from the Dem
ocratic ranks in Kentucky. Besides General
Hobson, whose abandonment of the Democra-
cy we have already announced, Hon. VIM Ii.
Wadsworth and John NJ. Harlan are now re-
ported to be open advocates of the election of
Grant
EBrevet-Major General r. c. Buchanan has
assumed command of the fifth military dis.
trict
Inc senate in executive session, Thursday,
ra1lned the Prussiau treaty by vote of 20
to s.
Ing 0hicago Tribune, referring to the res
ignatlon OF Attorney General tanbery. gives
II as the prevailing opinion that if he had Gre.
signed eight months ago there woula bava
been no necessity for defending johnson BE
mas been the Jonah of Johnson's administra-
ton"
Further advices from the Arkansas election
were received by the Congressional Union Ex.
ecutive Committee Friday, which confirm the
report that the Constitution is carried by from
5000 to 5000 majority. This news comes di-
rect from Little Rock and is undoubtedly
more reliable than that from Memphis, which
ooctored to suit the rebels there.
general Cary, the Ohio Congressman who
= Anown as an independent Republican and
VINO Is lar more independent than "Republi-
Gan, has refused to stump Connecticut for
'ue democrats though strongly urged thereto.
Iov. Brownlow publishes an article in the
knoxville Wing, under his own maine in
winch he denounces the Kuxlux Khan in the
heverest terms. He advises the Union men Of
sne League to arm and exterminate them. and
says II any of the former should fall in the eff
.or'' there will be million of swords ready to
avenge them 80