Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-06-11
POLITICAL ITEMS.

Gov. Brownlow has issued proclamation for
an election of congressman on the Sd day Of
November next.
An Oregon paper interprets "s. T. -IsGO-x"
to mean; ~ Democracy is the Same Thing as it
was In 1850, X-actly."
bolted during the late State campaign have all
placed the names of Grant and Colfax at the
head OF their columns.
The Empire Democratic Club, of New York,
has reorganized, with Isaiah Ryndors. as Presi-
dent. Rynders has declared in favor of Chase
for the Democratic nominee.
During the five years the Republicans of Indi-
s,a, sna ha.e AYE been IN power they have reduced the
all the war expenses of the state.
The st. Louis Democrat repudiates the idea
that Missouri is doubtful. 1t says: count on
Equal Rights, with twenty thousand oa1 majority n
to back them"
The Erie lPa.l Dispatch, under its new man.
agement, nbandons its pre- existing "independ-
pledges itself for effective service in promoting
the election of Grant and Colfax.
George c. Gorham was nominated and elected
Secretary of the senate last Thursday, vice John
the Republican candidate for Governor of Cali
fornia, and beaten by feud in our party.
The states which have instructed for Mr.. PEN
dleton are: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Ne
braska, Oregon California, and Kentucky, and
he is understood TO be the first choice of W iscon-
sin, Minnesota, Maryland, and Tennessee.
The Richmond Dispatch thinks the chance of
harmonizing the two wings of the Democratic
Ocrats would votefor Gen. Grant rather than for
Pendieton; and the Copperheads or Peace DEM
ocrats would rather that Grant should be elect
ed than Hancock.
The Morgantown West Virginis) Post says:-
We do not know ofa single honorably dischalg-
ed Union soldier in Morgantown acting or vot-
other hand there are dozens OF honorably dis
charged Union soldiers acting and voting with
the Republican Union party.
President johnson, now an unwilling witness,
IN his message to Congress last December, says
OF General Grants administration, of The War
Department: "Salutary reforms have been in
troduced by the Secretary dd interim, and grea
reductions of expenses have been effected under
his administration fthe War Department, TO
the saving of.millions of the Treasury" ~
A special judicial election has justtaken place
of Gallia Athens, Meigs and Washington and
II has resulted in the election of Judge Lo0nis
four counties since last falls election. a SINH
lar ratio through the State would increase our
majority by more than ten thousand votes.
The Now ork Citizen (Dem.> says: "Schuyler
Coiax is probably the only public man of any
note who has not single personal enemy. ii
Is to this fact that ho chiefly owes his nomina-
Vice Presidency at Chicago, not because he had
rendered better service to the party than any of
his rivals. but because he was personally obnox-
ious to no one"
The "Tanners" are a new organization at
Ogdensburg for the purpose of furthering the
success OF Gen. Grant. The regalia uniform
consists of n leather apron and other parapher-
MALTA, commemorative ofthe business in which
Gen. Grant was engaged at the time the Re-
bellion broke out Injoining the army, the Gem
eral did not abandon his business, but kept on
tanning the hides ofthe Rebels till the end of
the war. The Tanners now propose to do for the
Democracy what Grant did for the Rebels.
The following extract from Tennyson's Ode on
the Duke of WELLINGTON is Supl N sorip
tion of Gen. Grant That it might almost have
been written for him:
The statesman warrior, moderate, resolute,
Whole in himself, common good;
Our greatest, yet with least pretense-
Great in council and great In war
Foremost captain ofh his time,
Rich In saving common-sense,
And, as the greatest only are,
In his simplicity sublime"
WHITTIER TO coLFAx.
Colfax !-well chosen TO preside
Ger Freedoms Congress- and to guide
AS one who holds the reins of fate,
Tile current of its great debate;
Prompted by one too wise and good,
And fair, withal. to be withstood
Here, from our Northern river banks
send to thee my hearty thanks
For all the patience which has borne
The weary toot of Bunkums horn
The hIssing of the Copporhead,
And Folly dropping words of leadi
Still wisely ready when the scale
Hangs poised to make the right prevail
Stillforemost, though Secession's head
Be crushed, with scornful heel to tread
The life out from it's writhing tail
swise, firm faithful to the end
God keep thee prays thy sincere friend
JOHN g. WHITTIER.