The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-01
POLITICAL.
bany Argus comes ont for Chase.

The Albany Argus comes ont for Chase.
Prominent msmbers of the Manhattan club pro.
pose TO give complimentary ball to General
Mcclellan, at Long Branch, ia August.
The National lntelligencer, of the 23d inst.
comes out openly for the nomination of a sol
dier-Hancock-by the Democrats.
The conservative soldiers and sailors meeting
in Washington, Thursday night, elected dele.
gates to the New York convention, and passed
resolutions in favor of the nomination of Han.
cock.
The Tribune doubts that Ben Butler would take
Rollins's place. The Tribune does not affect to
doubt that if B. F. b. got the position he would
take 9 all thereunto belonging or in any wise ap.
pertaining"
1t is understood that the new speaker, to sue.
coed Colfax, will come from the East. 1t will be
either Dawes, Blaine or Pomeroy. OF these,
Dawes is the most conscientious, Blaine the most
positive and forceful, and Pomeroy the most
nimbe.
The Republican nominations for Congress in
Virginia are asfollows: First district, K. s. Aver
second, l.. w. Chandler third, Q. FL. Porter !;
fourth, l.. Fl. Thayer fifth, g. q. Curtiss sixth
Henry Berry seventh, Charles Whittssey at
large, Aaron NJ. Crane.
1t is said that if Pendleton is slaughtered at New
York, another distinguished Cincinnatian is likely
to get the nomination Of the Democracy for the
presidency, or the vice presidency. Mr.. W. s.
Groesbeck is the gentleman referred to. Being
an OhiOan, Mr.. GrOesbeck il eligible.
Sensational correspondents have unearthed Sc
cret coppeThead society in Meriden with the fear
fully udicTous title Of the Knights of the Cross Of
81. Wilkes Booth whose initiation oath is " by the
head OF the immortal and illustrious Brick Pome
roy and who chant hymns in praise of Booth,
Davis and A. johnson.
ELK freedmen spoke at Democratic meeting at
Terry, Miss, recently, against the radical par y
II the suffrage question be settled in the South as
there is reason. 10 the opinion Of the Baltimore
Sun, why they should not as well be found on one
side in politics on the other.
Hon. John Lynch was renominsted for Con-
gress in the first congressional district of Maine,
BY the Republican convention in Portland. The
Republicans of the second district had an excited
and protTacted convention at Lewistown, which
resulted in the nomination of 5. z. Morrill, for
Congress.
A Washington correspondent writes that Miss
Mary Walker has been visiting certain high fuuc-
tiOnsTies there, aud adds that she is very
severe on General Grant, and intends TO take the
stump againi him, together with other represen-
tative women. on account of Grants hostility to
female suffrage while he indorses negro suffrage
The Washington correspondent Of the Bls'
TON Post relates that a soldier Of the Twelfth
infantry, now stationed at the capital, was com
planning very bitterly because he had been de.
prived of bis vote by the radical party. he said
bis poor old woman, who had handled him on her
knee, would be so.ely grieved 10 learn that her
boy had shed lis blood only that lazy nggers
might be elevated above him. tie then ~
meDced criticisiug Grant as general, wnen
comrade interrupted, A" But. friend, Grant whipped
Lee" Faith, and be did," was the reply. "un-
der the inspiring song Of We're coming, Father
Abraham, with three hundred thousand more"
adding, My father told me when was boy
that swarm Of bees could kill q horse" Silence
regned in Warsaw.
So confident are certain radicals that Hiram
Ulysess Grant will be the next president Of the
Uhited States, that officous persons nave already
elected the cabinet which is to direct and con-
trol the opinions of the man who confesses that
he has no policy of his own. Grants grief over
tie loss of Stanton from the war Office suggests
tie recall of that martyr 70 ns old post; Wade i
secretsryship Buffers wounds Inflicted by
Grants bottling Of that hero at Bermuda are -
be healed with the attorney generslship; Chsnd-
Ter is TO be secretary Of state, so that he Gao
roth as frequently as ne VIII az her majesy's