The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-07
THE CAMPAIGN.
THE TRULY ''lon" "PARIy-pREsDENT1AL ELEc-
ToRs-ALLEGED ouTRAGEs IN THE SOUTH.

The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Gazette writes under date Of August 4:
It is now very evident that the programme
Of the truly s1oil" party in the South has been
again changed, and the idea Of allowing the
Legislatures of the States to elect Presidential
electors has been abandoned. Mr.. Dewees, OF
governments to be propped up with Federal
bayonets, declared most emphatically that the
people Of his State would never assent to such
political fraud. This and similar declarations
from Georgia members, together with the late
action Of the Georgia Legislature in electing q
Democratic senator, have given quietus to
the project and with determination to try
the ballot-box comes call upon the President
for troops.
1t has already been stated that the Presi-
dent is thoroughly posted as to the alleged
outrages in Louisiana, Texas and Tennessee,
and while he refers such applications as baye
been made for troops to Secretary Schofeld,
ed Of the true situation Of affairs aud he rules
accordingly. The popular impression seems
to be that General Schofeld sympathizes with
the Radical party, but there is good reason to
believe the opposite. He will not allow him
self or his department to be used to advance
the political fortunes Of the Radical party.
So" GRANTS LAST SPEECH.
After two weeks of close study and refec-
ton, General Grant has been able to get words
enough together to make a speech. The aus
piuious moment was found at st. Joseph, No.,
on the 2Sth ult., where amid the firing Of can
non and the footing Of horns, the would-be
President was drawn by four horses Of oharac-
teristic blackness to the Pacific House. One
look at the listening crowd before him and his
courage failed. With streaming eyes he plead
ed with his guardians for a little 'trefreshment"
before attempting the herculean task, but it
was in vain. Then steadying himself upon the
balcony, with his cigar in one hand and the
other on the railing, he gave vent to the follow
ing:
Fello,c- Citizens: thank you for this very co.,
dial reception, but I cannot make you speech;
Ihave been travelling all the time for the past
two weeks in the Western country, and it is the
first time have ever been in the West; / AMI
tired and worn out and dusty; would Like to
make you speech, but cannot do go.
This last assertion needs no proof
ASPECT OF THE POLITICAL HORIZON AS SEEN
FROM WASHINGTON.
Although Congress has departed, Washing
ton remains the scene of active political opera
tions. The congressional committees Of the
respective parties are in session arranging the
details Of the campaign, and sending of thous-
ands of documents to every section of the coun-
try. A correspondent Of the Boston Herald
writes: @
The Democratic COMMITTEE is Idoing double
the amount Of work that, it did in the CAM
paign Of 1864, and believes in all sincerity in
the election Of Seymour and Blair. Indeed, :!
write it in no partisan interest, in saying that
the party has never felt greater confidence in
its success, and this opinion is based on the
advices received by the Resident Committee
from every part of the United States. Satur-
day letters were received from Michigan,
stating that the Democratic ticket was sure
to carry that State in November by twenty
thousand majority They gave as reason
-tl4ase the anti-prohibitioa, anti.suf-
rage elements which carried the State last fall
by over fifty thousand majority, will nearly all
support the Democratic ticket now. The pros
pects Of carrying four or five Of the Southern
States are daily improving. Pennsylvania is
looked upon as certain for the Democrats. An
e1- Republican Governor Of the State has de-
cIared that the Republicans will lose in Oeto-
ber by at least thirty thousand majority.
One OF the reasons given for this js that the
abolition Of the registry law by. the Su-
preme Court virtually hands the State over
to the, Democratic party. And 80 the good
news comes in.