The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-27
Political News.


GENERAL GiLLEN has ordered the election
In Mississippi to take place on the 22d Of June.
The Cfffztn says: "Grant and Colfsx make
ticket hard TO beat. The wonderful military
ability Of the other, cannot be written down
or belittled by newspaper editors; and the at
tempt TO do so y folly only worthy OF the late
hero Of Donelson, Corinth, most wonderful of
all, Of yicksburg, and finally Of Richmond, 10
not third.rate general, and no literary scribe
s soRsa m way pa ap TO ps s. Sh Of
House Of Representatives. IL not bad politi.
elan, and those who buy him for one will not
No two lssains name. .srcnfer indiy,dasiiy Or
collectively, than the two which have been
put forward. Aud II they do not receive the
than personal reasons"
In New York meeting was held on Satur-
day evening At No. q avenue D, In the Twelfth
Assembly district, and arrangements made for
the organization Of strong Grant and Coliax
dorsing the nominations and platform. The
citizens Of the Seventh Assembly district met
on Saturday night, and orgs nized Grant and
Conkiing was chosen president; Owen W.
Brennan and Erastus @. Benedict, vice presi.
dents; Joseph W. Howe, treasurer, ]. W.
Ham,: sorrs;sPPondins secretary and Andrew
and Coifax club was organized In the Seventh
night.
or SATURDAY nvkSrso several Democratic
politicians Of New York met at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel, for the purpose OF eoncerting meas
| ures for presenting Chief Justice Chsse to the
coming Democratic Convention as their can
sided. II was resolved 10 prsp.re ( Circular
to be distributed among leading Democratic
politicians and editors, setting forth the claims
Tie Object 10 be attained BY II. nomins,ion a
A. Oakley Hall, and Messrs. Symes and Austin
were appointed a committee to prepare such a
AL.xAspsn H; H. sryARI, Of yiIg,ni.,
dleton viii be nominated. He however adds !:
The Southern people will support eheerfully
Pendleton, Hancock, Dooiittie, Hendricks,
man, provided ne has what John Randolph
called the "turning-out faculty" think the
signs OF the times are all auspieious, and It
Victory By miserable chickering's and squsbbies
In regard to men,"
THERE 10 but the difference Of q year and .
month In the ages Of Grant and Colfax. They
are about q the same stature and weight, and
would be easy to tell, from their faces, which
= the soldier, and which the civilian. Grants
face 10 fixed and intense in Its open hrmness
and reserve, while Colfax has an smiable
talker.
DANIEL WEBSTER stood two chances to be
President OF the United States-hrst, when the
wings proposed to nominate him for Vice
President with Harrison, In 1870; and, second,
when proifered the same honor on the ticket
with Taylor, In ls+s-both of which he per-
emptorily declined.
THE Nashville (Tenn.) Press and Tfmss says
that II 10 now "tolerably certain that proela-
nation Of universal amnesty 10 in course OF
preparation at the White House, and will be
Issued before the meeting Of the NAtionsl
Democratic Convention"
A DIsousrRD Virginia politician. named
John Hodkin, publishes the following card; ~
this day sever my connection with all politi-
cal organizations, and shall hereafter endeavor
to pay more attention to my future saliva
ton"
THE Richmond Wig states that John @.
Breckinridge, the body servant Of General
Breckinridge during the war, has taken the
stump In Campbell county, and 10 making
speeches In beh alf OF the Conservative cause.
AwITrr DENocRAT says the eleventh article
was taken up first on Scriptural grounds, as
the impeachers hoped that q little 'leven
would leaven the whole lump.
RousiSo Grant and Coifax ratification.
meetings were held In Pittsburg and Indian.
apolis on Saturday night.
BRICK PoNERoy says: ave are pleased to
see the Chicago Tribune coming around towa ard
the platform OF the LIZ Crosse Democrat"
ANEW Democratic daily Is soon to be started
In Buffalo.
A NEW Republican paper. the Daily Evening
Star, has appeared at Minneapolis, MINI.