The Portland daily press., 1868-07-04
Political Notes.

zen. Grant alter twenty-five years OF army
life, is said to have never uttered protane
word nor had personal quarrel.
In declaring that whisky is only luxury
and not necessity" the Herald has raised
howl from the ranks Of the Democracy which
can be heard from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
A Washington dispatch says that Perry
Fuller's friends have given up all hope of be
ing able to bring about his confirmation, and
have, it is said, asked Mr.. johnson to with
draw his name. 1t is stated on good authority
that the same ring which supported Fuller
are now working to secure the nomination Of
Ex-Governor Robertson of Kansas for the posi-
ton.
The New York Herald says that if the Dem
ocratic National Convention dominates Pres
dental candidate tinctured with Copperhead-
ism, New York will give fifty Thousand MAORI
ty for Gen. Grant.
The Boston Transcript says that the leading
Republican journals condemn the action Of
the Rouse OF Representatives in regard to tax
ing United states bonds. We have yet to see
any republican journal that favors that infa-
nous proposition. The very fact OF being Re-
publican journals accounts for this fact for the
resolution of Mr.. Cobb flies as directly in the
lace of the Republican platform, as a white
mans government plank would.
The campaign documents most ind ustriouslv
circulated by the Republicans at the West are
speeches of yallandigham, Pendleton. Thur.
man, and other radical Democrats.
The New York Commercial saws: can old
army captain remarked in our hearing yester-
Gay, tnat he had not seen so many rebel officers
since the surrender of Fort Donnelson. There
are indeed right smart heap of them TO he
seen about town."
A Boston paper has discovered metbod ot
ascertainIns the number of rogues in the Uni
vel o'aees' run A. johnson for President and
count the votes cast for him.
Inc selection of a Democratic ninepin to be
knocked down by the people in November
viii not be made to-day, for it will be occupied
In forming an organization. The nomination
may go over till Tuesday.
Hendricks is as thoroughly a repudiaton.
ist as Peudleton himself.
There are host of candidates for the M.
sition of chairman of the Democratic con.
Vention, including Ex-Governor Bigler of
fennsylVaDia, Governor Stephenson of x en-
lucky, General McClernand aud w. A.
Richardson of Illinois. w. w. Eaton of
Hartford Conn.,, will probably be temporary
chairman.
TIE bill extending the Freedm n. g Bureau
one year, and giving the Secretary of War
authority to discontinue it in any State az
soon as he pleases after its admission to rem.
resentation in Congress, became a law with
out the Presidents signature yesterday.
1t is suggested that instead of giving the
President an opportunity to make removals
rom office by adjourning, Congress should
take recess till the third Monday of Novem-
Der.
The editor of the Kansas Chief thinks Gem
buckner, OF the Louisville Courier. acts I'M
gratefully in not going for Grant. as Grant
wentfor him at Fort Donelson.
A Washington dispatch says that three Con.
perhead correspondents are following in the
wake of Gen. Grant on his Western trim
Highly colored falsehoods of various kinds
may be expected in the New York papers at
once.
The Nashville Gazette says: GAS choice
of evils, we feel free to say that we would refer
Grant to Chase. And when we assert that
there were over 100000 Democrats in the coun-
try OF our notion about the matter, we defy
contradiction"