The Portland daily press., 1868-08-01
Political Notes.

IF the war was a failure" as the Democrat
ic party declared in 1864 why are they so
anxious to prove that Seymour was in favor
of it? av sc.ua ut 4g4
Commissioner Wells letter to the Hon. w.
B. Allison, published in Wednesdays Press
smashed up 10000 Democratic lies. co.
Major Carter, Republican candidate for Con-
gress in the With District of Indiana, was
speaking to the people of Clay country, when
Democrat asked him to defend the unequal
bearing of the income tax on farmers, laborers
and others. He answered by statement
showing that but single farmer in the coun.
ty paid income tax; but that, being under
Democratic rule, the county taxes were from
fifty to one hundred per cent. heavier than
they are in the Republican counties. The
same thing is said to be true in every part Of
Indiana; the Democratic counties all nav the
heaviest local taxes. -
The Connecticut House has passed the cleo
ton and naturalization bills over the Govern.
or's veto. These bills will, it is expected, pass
the Senate also, and as they are intended to
prevent fraud, Connecticut's Democratic vote
will probably be very much diminished there
by. E
There is strong opposition to the renomina-
ton for Congress of Woodbridge of Vermont.
1t is again asserted that Gen. Schouler will
run as an independent candidate against But
Ter for Congress. fs.
The New York Nation, paper with so little
of partisan feeling in it's editorials that it de-
fes political classification, says that an honest
Democratic official is thing scarcely known
within its sphere of observation. ara
1t is interesting to know that Gen. Rousseau
was placed in command at New Orleans by
the express direction of the President.
An organization of the True Lights. the
counterpart of the Wide Awakes, has been
effected in the District of Columbia. The uni
form is glazed navy cap with red, white and
blue band, black cape and dark pants.
"Yaw," said Mr.. Spretzelwieger, who lower
ed his beer glass from his face long enough to
tell the story, II drinks knows vot vosh de
matter with Pendleton, SO dat he vosh not
nominated. Tom Seymour vellers vosh too
Tam-many for shorge. Yaw!"
1t has at last been disclosed what the Demo-
Gratis means by "our" soldiers. A stiff Demo-
cratic paper, in apologizing for the selection of
such man as Blair, says he was first nominat
ed by sour soldiers" He was nominated H.,
Gen. Preston of the Rebel army. The nomi-
nation was seconded by Wade Hampton of the
Rebel army. Gen. Fort Pillow Forrest of the
Rebel army urged it in speech. And these
are true Democratic soldiers ..
Some fellow, who disgraces the name of
Democrat" informs the general public that
Mr.. Seymour is descendant o the nobility of
England, and has bright aristocratic blood in
his veins. Whereupon every Irishman is ex-
pected to go into raptures for this representa-
tive of British aristocracy!
The Wheeling Intelligencer, speaking of
Humans speech in the Conven Jon there.
says: Thurman asked his friends what thew
should do with the Radical soldiers when they
tune Democrats) got into power; and the Rebel
crowd cried out, "Hang 'em! hang emp
A motto for the Democracy: "Base is the
slave that pays"
Said well known lawyer of St. Louis the
other day, Il have been a Democrat Init can
not vote for Seymour. I will not vote 20 s,,u
render everything we fought for. IfIcondo
any good, will take the stump for Grant and
Colfax"
During six years of the Republican admin
stration, the average yearly increase of the
foreign trade of the country over the average of
the last four years of Democratic rule, exceeds
$5OOOO,OOO.
Gen. Buell., who wasted one of the finest ar
mics in the West in a series Of McClellanisms,
naturally supports Seymour and Blair