The Portland daily press., 1868-08-20
Political Notes.

/ Milligan, the notorious Indiana Copperhead,
| in recent speech delivered near Los ansport,
| after arguing the entire equality Of the Con.
| federate soldiers with the boys in blue. pro-
| ceeded to Justify the repu liation of our own
war debt under the same constitutional pro-
visions which forbid the recognition of the
Rebel obligations. -a-.a I.sl -d j; So 81
Robert Toombs, in his speech at the Demo-
cratic meeting at Atlanta, GA, on the 23d ult.
| said that Jefferson Davis had committed no
treason, and the Radicals dare not try him.
Governor Oglesby, in his speech at Galena'
said that General Grant, while Secretary of
| War; reduced the debt by his economical re-
forms, $16O0OO00.
| A Washington dispatch says that although
| Governor Swami has kept himself aloof from
the movement of the Maryland Conservatives
the Democrats have begun to oppose him pub
| lcly for Congress, asserting that if elected he
would give his whole influence in favor of
! Grant. Ex-Governor Bradford is now en-
| gagged in preparing an address to the Conser-
NATIVES of the country, inviting them to join
| the Maryland Conservatives in supporting
Grant and Colfax. ...... ........ .... ..,.,.r
General Walter Whitaker of Kentucky is
among the latest converts to Republicanism.
hi, The Republican papers of Iowa are so sure
that Grant and Colfax win be elected that they
are sending copies to Democrats to be paid for
if Grant and Colfax succeed. .-H''i-ii 'u' q
One of the delegates to the Democratic
County Convention, which met at Napoleon,
Ohio, few days since, said he had voted the
Democratic ticket ever since he was seven
faar ol1 Tbar N k&l.oA
sort. ryI b+s.v .. f.-.. -...
The New York World says that Gen. John
E Wool will vote for Seymour and against
Griswold. The Albany Journal now asks The
World the question which The Argus has de-
clined to answer, whether at the funeral of
Gen. Russell, in Washington County. soon af-
ter the draft riots of 1868, Gen. Wool did or did
not refuse the proffered hand of Horatio Sey-
mour, making the remark that che did not
shake hands with traitors?" ....
One of Gen. Hancock's principal staff Of
fcers, .when asked, after the, Democratic Ma
tional Convention, how he liked the licked,
responded, what uniform do you suppose
wear? Do you think have begun to wear
gray?" fai 5s....+ r-'. n. ....'4..-. .... d.
The Tennessee radical papers are reproduc!
ing Andrew Johnson's famous back-seat- for
traitors speech, in which he said, 81 say that
the traitor has ceased to be citizen, and, in
joining the rebellion, has become a public en-
envy. He forfeited his right vote with loyal
men when he renowned his citizenship and
sought to destroy our government" For the
mischief done by the policy of vengence and
prescription, the Tennesseeans may thank An
drew Johnson-he began it.
The Richmond Enquirer says: r..l s..s
The noble declarations of Wade Hampton
and Vance, following the keynote of General
Blair, which sounds the true issues of his
contest, We cordially endorce. If we are not
to be relieved of negro domination and carpet
Dagger representation by the acess of Sew.
mour and Blair, what account will Demo-
cratic victory be to us?
The Natchez (Miss) Democrat is strongly
excited about something. 1t may have heen
taking something" This is the way it talks:
IF we have either to fight, or forget that there
ever was l.unneymede, or a Sidney, or a
Jeanne dare, or Madame Roland, for Gods
sake, for the country's sake, and to show that
Cnris' oio not Ole IN vain for the human race,
Lou US prepare LOT 1t. Even if We must die, let
us die game. thousands of our young men
are to) proud to work. Let them not be too
proud to die, if need be, for their country"
INSANITY IN THE SEYMOUR FAMnY-The
Hartford (Conn.) Post, which in view of the
f1ct that Seymour il of Connecticut family
should know whereof it affirms, says that Ho-
rs 10 seymours father killed himself in fl
oi insanity; his mother was for ten years pre-
Vlous 10 her death an inmate of an insane asy-
ium; his fathers brother committed suicide
while insane, and an aunt of his father also
killed herself while insane.