The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-12
POlSticaI Notes.


bail, the one in the sum of fifty thousand dol
lars and the other of one hundred thousand
dollars.
Political Notes.
Tho A"s4as- still insists that ThurloY Weed
is an influential and sagacic us" Republican
and would probably describe Seward in the
same terms. It is sufficient on that point, to
say that the Weed delegates were excluded
from the last Republican convention in New
York. AS for his opinion concerning the lad
visibility" of deposing the President, it is well
known that he has occupied the same posi-
ton as Mr.. Seward during the whole trial.
He affected to call conviction party neces
sity" at the outset, just as the Argus and other
Democratic papers did, because that was the
most promising method of bringing the pro
ceedings into disrcpute. He says now that il
is not party necessity, because he hopes as
he has hoped all along, that the President will
be acquitted.
The friends of Secretary McCulloch state
that there has been an open rupture between
him and the President and that he says he
will resign on Tuesday, just as soon as the
vote taken on impeachment, whether The
President is convicted or net. Several causes
have tended to bring this about, but what is
the immediate subject OF the quarrel has not
been developed.
Ex-Governor Hamilton of Texas arrived in
Washington Saturday evening. He gives ter
iible accounts of the condition of affairs in
that State, caused by the persecution of I'm
ion men by rebels. He declares that not less
than 250 have been murdered since the APP
pointment of Hancock TO the command of the
9Th military district.
The new tax bill is an enormous document
and will make 800 pages. The committee ac-
complished their arduous task of compiling
and revising all the legislation on the subject
and the result is an entirely new bill Among
the new features Of the bill is one making the
revenue department entirely separate from
the treasury and giving the Commissioner su-
preme power over the whole subject of max
ing appointments and holding him alone to
the responsibility Of collecting The re7e nue
1t is said that majority of the committee of
Ways and Means have become satisfied that
the 81 tax on whiskey is too great and will
favor reduction 20 70 cents. Tie tax on TO-
bacco is to remain at forty cents per pound, as
IN the present law, and that on petroleum al
ten cents per gallon, as fixed by the act of
March last
Collector Smythe of New York was with the
President Saturday, and it is understood was
upbraided by Mr.. johnson for the neutral. or
rather negative, position which he has main
tanned on impeachment With his vast Off
cial patronage in New York it is claimed bv
the administration that he might have origi-
mated, in the form OF public meetings. some
capital against the conviction of the Presi-
dent
The Washington correspondent of the
Charleston Is. c. Courier thinks that Mr.
PendIeton will triumph in the Democratic
National Convention, because he represents
population and paper money" he says,
also that Pendleton is consistent in his posi-
ton, for he was opposed to the war, and to the
abolition of slavery, and to the contraction of
the war debt" A singular recommendation
this for Union people.
Inc Augusta Republican says that much of
the Republican success in Georgia is due to
inc White men of Northern Georgia, who.
Wealed with the strife which the demaaooues
Oh mIdale Georgia commenced and are striy-
ing to keep upand DESTROYS of returning TO the
Union which they never willingly abandoned.
have taken the only path open 10 neace and
reconstruction.
The Southern press, at first showed = dieno
sition to disown and denounce the crpoI r,,,r.
der Of Mr. Ashburn, who was killed for boi,,,
Republican. Finding that the peoplo Of tho
North are not continually talking about tho
outrage, the same papers are changing their
tone and excusng the assassins.
The rivalry hatyvaa,, A., i
lor ECongress in the second district of this
"t@'e wakes exceeding warm. We have bitb-
n ~, puonahed their names It is yet too early
- 'lie campaign to predict with anv deoro,
nomination. VIII secure the
A Washington corresnondon4 co.. ~,
among other propositions CT '"yS mat
that the Republicans will Inv '''eu Is one
party vote find Andrew johnson gni,t, i'nrous
acts charged in the articles of imnao s Vi 'ne
while 4 majority Of the Senate shall ane.-,,
that these acts do not constitute "sueh IN,
crimes or misdemeanors" as, under the Con.
stitution and the laws, subject him to removal
from Office.
PRESIDENT Johnson's upholstery bill, since
MS occupation Of the White House, amounts
to something over $4,000.