The Portland daily press., 1868-08-12
Political Nafea .

Robert Douglas, eldest son of Stephen A.
Douglas, and now the private secretary of Gov
ernor Holden, OF North Carolina, is spoken of
as young gentleman of distinguished ability,
and an ardent Republican. @
Since the operations of the Vigilance Com
mittee in Seymour, Ind, they call lynching
"Seymouring," out West. This is doubly hard
on Horatio, as he of course loses vote in each
case Of Seymouring."
The Washington correspondent of the Wor-
cester Spy says that friends of Rousseau assure
him there is good prospect Of fair dealing on
the part of that officer in his new command.
They affirm that he strongly inclines to Grant
and Colfax. He has certainly said that he is
undecided. Among other good signs, so far as
the burly brigadier is concerned, is the fact
that he was strenuous in support of the claims
of Mckee of Kentucky 10 his seat, and has
been urgent in pushing Gen. Burbidge for the
commssionership OF internal revenue
The st. Louis Democrat tells the following:
Gen. Grant was walking in Fourth street, on
Saturday, when he was accosted by promi-
nent Democrat of the Copperhead persuasion,
as follows: "Ah, General. you are looking
well; am glad to see that these Rebels pitch
ing into you do not wear You down much"
mo, the General quickly replied; "you Reb-
els have been pitching into me for sewers al years
and it has not troubled me much" g1la
But during the war, General, we were d.
vided; the War Democrats helped you. Now
you have them all against you"
well think not; 1 think the real War
Democrats are as much opposed to rebellion as
they were during the war and will vote as they
fought, to sustain the Government and the
laws" ~ I-'-
H The Copperhead walked away unhappy.
Pike appeals to the young men of the South
In this wise through the Memphis Appeal:
Young men, it is for you to bring back these
golden days. The South is our land: the
North is foreign and hostile realm. Stand
at the altar of your country. S,oear eternal
hatred Of ats oppressOrs. Swear that the day
shall come, if these oppressors shall eontinue.
when the Susquehanna and Ohio shall be
like rivers of fire, as they are now like rivers
OF blood, between your native land and that
Of the Northern Huns, which no man shall at
tempt to cross and live. We
do not love and will not pretend to love that
Union, though we have agreed to obey the
laws OF the conqueror. If the old Union can
pot DE restored, we will hope to see the South
independent before we die; and If Jacobnism
10 to become supreme in the North, we wish
there could be an impossible wall or gulf of
nre between it and our Southern States. The
dent. - - 80
N~oo'O Aiuuuc says.
we must break up the loyal eeagues, and to do
TINS 1t is only necessary that the negroes shouI5
De properly instructed. Point ont to the no.
gr0es the way they should go. Tell them that
the carpet-baggers in the Legislature are the
xeriest scum thrown up by the boiling caul-
dron OF the late revolutionary war; and thew
gre gang Of political vagabonds on the provgl
lor PIunder, and they will surely aid you IL,
State. '0'e'o"eS |'o" Tue
The Loyal Georgian, a Republican name,
published at Atlanta. Ga. has Inscribed On the
nag over the names of its candidates the an.
proprIate anr significant words, Free
Schools"
Inc Fate General Halpine prepared for Gen
era. Hunter the first order ever issued for the
enrolment of negro troops.
The Chicago Convention asked the world t.
match Grant. A Copperhead concern say
Seymour is match for him. No, thank you
Inc Republicans did not ask for a Lacife
match.
Our democratic exchanges, says the New
York Commercial, are publishing a list of fit
teen Union Generals who will support Sew
mour and Blair. Two of the number have al
ready pronounced for the Republican ticket
Five more were retired in disgrace during the
war. One of the number has been court mar
0aled and punished since the close of the wal
Two were never in any engagements; one i
oeau' qua OF the remaining four the countr.
never heard, unless it be Slocum.
NAn Irish Republican" writes to the New
York Tribune that he has seen a lett,r from
Frank Blair to Fenian General n,odnin,
himself and Gov Seymour to the policy Of do
claring war with England, if the Fenians wi,
work for the success of the Democratic ticket
General Steedman says he cannot suppor
the Seymour and Blair ticket, and that Sew
mour is a representative of the peace Democ
racy alone, and no honest soldier can suppor
him.
A Baltimore college advertises for rebel stu
dents,