Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-12-04
POLITICAL.

vs. Nasty says that it is curious tact
that Grants first battle was ut Belmont,
and his last, aoith Belmont
g8 A Mrs. Tucker, of Georgia, who
has written a life of Brick Pomeroy,
makes this singular statement: His ears
are large, and indicate the Democratic ele
ment of character"
GB The following are the places where
the fearful Seymour spoke, after the Octo'
ber. elections, and the Republican gains in
each place: Rochester, 276; Buffalo, 81
172; Cleveland, 1885; Chicago, 5,169;
Indianapolis, COS; Columbus, 500; Pitts
burgh, 1000; Reading, 1888; Philadelphia,
2,200; at home, 600; an average Repub-
lican gain of 1859 for each effort.
g On election day, two men took pas
sage on train at Albany, to ito Athens,
N. T., to vote. They were accidently left
behind at Stuyvesant, and hired boat
man to take them across the river. Once
on foot, hating in front of farm house,
where q woman was washing in the door
yard. They inquired if they could get
conveyance to Athens to vote. She asked
them who they voted for. They replied
Grant and Colfax. Yes" said the woman,
"I'll take you with my old horse, if it
kills him." and she did.
rs Chemung county, n. Y, was car
ried by the Republicans by one cote. The
Elmira Advertiser says the distinguished
honor of saving the county, at great per
sonai risk and sacrifice, belongs to Lucus
Brewer, of the First Ward Mr.. Brewer,
while engaged some weeks ago in helping
to raise Grant and Colfax pole, broke
his leg, and has been confined to his
house ever since. But he was determined
to vote for Grant, and he did. He insisted
upon being carried to the polls. He was
placed upon lounge as comfortably as
possible, and in that way was taken from
his residence to the polls, where he depos-
ited his vote for Grant, ColfaX, Griswold,
Ward, and the entire Republican ticket.
There may be others who deserve equal
praise, but with our present information
we regard Mr.. Brewer as the banner voter
of Chemung, We may add that in 1867
the county went Democratic by 343 ma
jority, in a vote of 6,679.
gY A correspondent of the New York
Times, writing from Galena on the night
of the election, reports the following re-
mark of General Grant, which has both
political and historical value:
"The morning that Lee surrendered he
rode out between the lines and | went out
and met him, and we had couple of
hours talk. Lee said he hoped would
offer as magnanimous terms to the other
Confederate armies as his had received.
told him he should, if he wished to serve
his friends, go to the other armies in per,
son and prevail upon them to surrender.
He said he would wish to see Mr, Davis
first. | didn't encourage conference
with Mr.. Davis, so that suggestion ended.
But what wanted to call your attention
to was this; Lee thought the Southern
people would be perfectly satisfied to give
up all their property, and all they expected
of the Government was to be secured in
life and right to go back llnmolested to
try to live industriously and peaceably in
this Government. But as for ever having
any voice again in the Government, or
exercising political rights, why they
neither thought Of nor expected any such
tbI7aQ"