The Portland daily press., 1868-10-20

OctObef preceding. A.sgs...-.
When the Democrats tpk Blair they en-.
tered family in which. "iw die and none re-
sign"
A correspondent, who receAtly visited the
Gettysburg battlefield, gives an aceosntof an
instructive conversation which he held there
with well known and intelligent. guide II
remarked" says the writer, "tha. tie suppoA-
ers of Seymour and Blair ought to come here
"Ah, said the guide, 'they don't come here;
they don't like it. / have not taken ten DEM
ocrats over this ground, except the Southern
ers who have been here to look for Their
friends Graves. But OF Republicans there have
been many thousands"
Helmbold sent his huchu to the Democratic
party too late
The New York World. says the time has
come for the Democratic party TO "turn their
faces resolutely to the future" The right of
the line, says the Hartford Post, will form in
front of Sing Sing, while the left rests on
Black Eell's Island.
Willis G. Nef, the Copperhead candidate
for Representative in the county of Putnam,
Indiana, n a recent debate with his oompeti-
tor, the Hon. John Hanna, said: They tell
iOu iDdJ IEG eleCtiOu VI bioUA anu Diah
will produce another war Well let it come;
we will whip hill out of them the next
time"
The rumor that Gen. Mcclellan is talked
of as the Democratic candidate for President
provided Ex-Gov. Seymour resigns, and
Blair, Peudlet' n, " ade Hampton and Forest
consent to a change in the ticket-is not gem
orally credited, says the Boston Transcript, for
the reason that he would have only two
weeks to make up his mind whether to stand
or not.
Democratic papers say that there were but
about thousand colored soldiers lost in the
| war. The official facts show that 1897 were
killed In battle, and 20 ,so1 died of disease con-
| eracted in the army, making total of 2929S
ont OF 1901 colored troops enlisted.
Our Democratic friends are unfortunate in
having names for their Clubs, which read bad
ly when abbreviated. The Democratic Jack
son Association" had good run till the Nor
wick Bulletin wiCkedly abbreviated 1t to Dem
Jack. ASS" and now they have taken the
name of jackson Union Guard" the initials.
of which, 81. q. Co." are a little suggestive of
bad habits.
Robert j. Walker is said TO have been the
foremost OF those who first suggested the idea
ofa change of Democratic candidates.
Among the Republican losses may be men
toned Gen. Apathy. who has gone over to
the Democracy.
Hostility to Grant was the occasion of Ash
ley's defeat in Ohio. The Republican State
ticket had a ma jority in his district
The Dem ocratic minority in the United
States Senate will reach a low figure in the
Forty first Congress. They lose five Senators
in Connecticut, Indiana, Pennsylvania Ten
uessee, and Wisconsin, and gain one in Ohio.
They may possibly also gain one in New Jer-
sey in place of Senator Freinghuysen, whose
term expires in 1869. This would give them
nine members from the loyal States, nclud-
ing Tennessee. 1t is impossible to say how
many, it any, they will have from the recon-
structed States,
Official returns of the "lttle election" in
Delaware show that the Democrats carried the
State by FIT majority.
The World says it feels "lke a person who,
in lottery, has drawn the next to the winning
adds that the vexation of de
feat is never so keen!y felt as when success
was just within grasp" The Hartford Post
says that the World came as near success as
the man did to getting a letter-"there was
one in the next box" Or as the woman did to
having twins-"they had a baby in the next
house."
Brick Pomeroy's paper doesn't give up the
ship. It says: "The open treason of the World
has for the moment produced decentralization,
TO limited extent, in the Democratic ranks.
But this is not its worst effect. That is an evil
from which we shall recover. From our mo-
mentary depression we shall rise renewed in
spirit and invgorated for action. But will it
be in time o save New York? The World has
endangered us even here, in our stronghold
and only the most superhuman efforts will car
ry US through"
DR.. j. c. Hill, editor of the Democratic pa
per at Alexandria, has written a letter con-
senting to stand as a Seymour and Blair elect
or in Virginia, and it is presumed that electors
viii be put up in each Congressional district,
in accordance with the Presidents suggestion.
Governor Wells is now in Washington, and
says that if this is done no certificates can be
obtained, either from himself or Gen. Stone
oap, the military commander. He further
SAYS that the late elections have had very
quietng effect on the Rebels, and that they aj-
NIT the certainty of Grants election.
What is the matter with the Gulf Stream
now? Thurlow Weeds paper says: "The
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser wishes there
was good chance to send Mr.. Greeley to
Congress. There are plenty Of good chances
in several Republican districts in this State
which have been represented by dummies.-
Why not have one Of those political stumps
put aside aud send live oak like Greeley?-
We might then look Tor the abolition of the
rascally Thanking privilege"
Horace R. Cheney, Esq, of Lewiston, is
stamping Indiana for Grant and Colfax Mr.. |
Cheney is the son of President Cheney of |
Bates College.
Speaker Colfax is reported to have said on |
Saturday that no quorum would be present in |
either House on the 10th of November; that |
all the members he had talked to on the sub
iect expressed the opinion that there is no
necessity for meeting on that day; and that
the two Houses would be then adjourned by
their respective presiding officers until the first
Monday in December.