The Portland daily press., 1868-07-13
Political Notes.

Soon after the Democratic Convention ad.
journed, car came along and stood in front
of Tammany Hall, with the name of Horatio
Seymourpainted upon it in large letters as the
candidate for President. The paint was dry and
could not have been put ON that day, or least
not after the nomination was made, and Their :
by hangs tale. Every thing was cut and
dried by the cunning New Workers, even to
the lettering on the car. They managed we'll
for the Republican party
Government securities fell in London when
the action of the New York Convention be-
came known the market. Will the Democrats
cheer for that?
The st. Louis Republican, Democratic organ
of Missouri, thus harshly speaks of one of its
"unwashed" friends: "Henry Clay Dean, the
Iowa nuisance, is advertised to speak in this
State. We wish he wond come out for
Grant"
The Belfast Republican Journal for the
present week still has the name of Pendeton
at the head of the columns. Bro. Simpson
may substitute Seymour without any hesita-
ton, for Pend.eton says he is all right.
The Louisiana House of Representatives
has ratified the 14th constitutional amend
ment.
The Georgia Senate and House received a
communication from Governor Bullock Fri
day, informing them that by the order of Gen.
Meade they will not be recognized as a loyal
body until they have expelled the members
who are ineligible under the omnibus bill He
suggested that committees be appointed by
both houses to purge themselves of such men,
bers Mr. O'Neal offered resolution in the
House that a committee of seven be appointed
to Investigate the eligibility of members. AT.
Ter long discussion, it was adopted. In the
senate, committee of seven was PIP ointed to
send for persons and papers.
SPECIAL dispatch from Austin, Texas, says
IN the convention the question of the divis-
ION of the State has been indefinitely post
poned. =
The Montgomery tAla) Mail affirms that the
effect OF Democratic success in the Presiden-
tlal election will be to declare that "this is n
white mans Government, and that foul in
iquity, conceived in party corruption, and
brought forth in fraud and perfidy, shall not
stand SO long as score of loyal arms can be
raised to strike it to the dust"
Seymour, it will be remembered, said that he
could not be nominated without "perilipe the
safety of the Democratic party" There is
more truth in that declaration than in a dozen
of Seymour's ordinary speeches
The man who directed the grand final move
ment for Seymour was Vallandgham. The
men who were chiefly conspicuous in the nom-
ination of Blair were Forrest, the Fort Pillow
butcher, and Wade Hampton, the representa-
tive man of the American aristocracy and
rebel soldiery.
Governor Seymour was asked in 1861 if he
had seen the Confederate Constitution. "Yes,
he replied, "and L think it is better than ours"
The Vermont election occurs on the first day
OF September, leading off with Republican
success. The next State election is our own,
ON Monday, September 14th, when the Repub-
ncans will roll up q majority of $4,000 to 10000.
w. III. Logan, the brother of General John II
Logan who died at ENTHUSIASTICALLY Sunday
was elected to the State Legislature in 1865
as Democrat, but has since become Repub-
lican.