The New York herald., 1868-04-04
POLITICAL MTELLiGEgGE.


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POLITICAL MTELLiGEGGE. r.
Excitement in the PemnsyIvaaia Lsg1aiaturp-.
The Raalicals ON thc Irish Catholic apd ths
Negro Vote.
Harrisburg April q correspondence OF the Phlladel-
phia Age3democratic.l t.s...
an Intense excitement in the House this afternoOn.
Mr.. Hickman, in the course OF his remarks. asserted
that an intelligent negro was superior to an Ignorant
Irish Catholic aud should have the preference TO vote
TO this Mr. Brennan, OF Luzornc, replied In ven
as % er Sae
became general all along the iine the radicals wero
alarmed at the altitude sn ~ Ta,ssh n
OF order on him without avail The majority
of the radicals were evidently afraid to pat
looked at them with q malignant scowl. Such .
scene OF disorder as the radicals displayed during
witnessed in the House. The outside conversatIeA
amounted to ths-The radicals admitted that u M
aasnst mskan ,ns was caes 70 and ese
above their heads the radical party IN TINS Seoee
would be crushed out in the next elections: n o NJ
Hickman bravey maintained his sentiments thr0ngn-
out, although all kinds of epfthets were qutetV
heaped upon him by his colleagues. The democrsf4
and solidIy together. enjoying the fun. When sone
had concluded Mr.. Thorn radicaD Of Pnilads pnia
again moved the previous question. This ralSeaa
storm OF Indignation, and much excitement iolioweo
on the democratic side OF the House. Th0 cry was
raised, "Let us leave them without quorum" Onc
after another left the House, until there were onE
five democrats remaining. After being absent some
whole session. The bill was finally passed under ~
previous question. y 8.sIaf
Multiplicity OF Presidents.
The Louisville Democrat (democratic) March "a.
shows how the radicals biting or their noses
by crippling the power Of the Executive 1t declares
that the Tenure of ONCE law creates seven or eight
different Presidents, independent Of and superior 10
the elected by the people, whom he cannot coz
troll and cannot remove. "DOes 1t not make each
Department Secretary President over the whole
sphere of his DEPARTMENT. Has he not the power to
the exclusion of the President to do just what be
pleasess TO order the army to control the Treasury,
to manage foreign relations, to regulate the Poss
Onice to govern the Home Department in short. nor
each Secretary respectively to be President Of tho
United Statesi Thus, when Grant Is elected, eghe
Independent Presidents, not one of whom tho people
would probably choose, are put in power at the
same time. Their duly elected President will be
mere sham--a man without authority even to ap-
point village postmaster for the President of the
Post once Department will do that"
Political Miscellany.
The Atlanta (Ga) Istesltgence,, March 20, states
Cnat the negroes Of that city were in council q few
nights before to select candidate for the Legsln-
ture. 1t says that prominent negro OF that city
was the choice Of very many, but it appears that .
negro vagabond, formerly Of Savannah, got ths
'inside track" and the nomination also. This iRfor
nation, continues the Htellise"cer, we get from
one of the malcontents, who invaded our sanctsn
yesterday for the purpose Of gettn somethin in Dc
paper' about 1t. He informed in his way that the
nominee was refugee from justice, that he escaped
from Savannah once upon time with the funds Of
some society Of which he was treasurer, and b q
vagabond generally Of the ''hrst water"
ARev. Mr.. Thomas of Atlanta, Ca, gives the Follow
ing account Of the colored chaplain Of the recent He
construction Convention In that city:-He is charged
by respectable colored woman in this community
with having swindled her out Of nearly her wb0lo
living consisting Of $40 or $50 in money, about fe1r
months hire of herself and son. months hire Of
her daughter and four months washing extra
and good double case patent lever watch worth
from $40 to $50. g-a13.
writer In the Atlanta Opinion from Stewart
county, states that "the people OF South Georgia WIZ
not vote for Bullock They viii go in solid mess
againt him for Judge Irwin. 1t is nay opinion thae
Judge Irwin will get thirty thousand forty tho1-
sand colored votes. Bullock will be beaten by forty
thousand majority" ff,.rf
The most modest accommodation we have lately
seen the Governor OF : State to make over his own
signature is the following ~
The undersigned would recommend to the railroads
General Conference or the National Convention bosa
OF which meet In Chicago In May, at half fare.
w. G. BROWNLOW.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 25, 1868.
We may expect next the same Executive win
similar modesty, to recommend the banks in the Stale
to hand over share Of their funds to all claimants
who have not the fear OF the Ku Klux before Their
eyes, This Is practical agrarianism under Ofloia2
radical seal.
The Nashville Union (democratc) March n6. refer
ring to the rumors Of rebellion In that State and
particularly to the doings OF the terrible Ka-Klux
Klans, says every of Of every party al all
conversant with affairs in Tennessee knows that the
Radical alarm about Ku.Klux Klans is ali pretence
and hOah