The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-01
Political NRfes

A correspondent of the Columbus States
man, speaking of Gen. Frank p. Blair's speech
at Gallon, Ohio, says: "His Indianapolis APP
peal was not SO bad by half as what he said
here" He called Congress "a rump" and a
fragment" at least dozen times. He said
the Governments of the reconstructed States
were "usurpations," and the President of the
United States, properly keeping and observ-
ing his oath of office, was in duty bound to
break them up and destroy them. He said
that Mr.. Lincoln was equally guilty with Mr.
Buchanan in permitting the rebe lion, in not
sending troops and 10 aid the loyal men of the
South who voted against secession; that Sec
rotary Stanton was greater rebel than A. ID
Stephens; and when Stanton had Stephens
imprisoned, the patriot was in prison, and
the rebel OUT He had much to say about
negro suffrage, appealing to the prejudices Of
his hearers, and doing all he could to incite
them against the poor blacks"
Hon. Donald j. Warner of Salisbury, CT,
an able lawyer OF the Litchfield County bar,
and one of the delegates from Connecticut 70
the recent Democratic National Convention,
has come out in favor of the election of Grant
and Cofax.
A successor of Buckalew, Democratic Sena-
tor from Pennsylvania will be elected by the
Legislature to be chosen in that State on the
18th of October.
An inauisitive young man i'm Waterbury,
CT, on Saturday evening kept tally for an
hour of the politics of those giving arms to a
one-armed soldier who was playing an organ
in front of the post-office. OF thirty-nine who
contributed, thirty EIGHT were Republicans;
the politics of the remaining one was ur-
known.
The Democrats of California are making
political capital against the Republicans for
nAr~'itti"e Chinaraan to becomeicitizens The
Democrats are nothing if nov u-..anarous and
illiberal.
The State election takes place in Nebraska
on the 18th, and not the 9th of October, as pre-
viously stated.
The Mobile Tribune, in recent article, in
forms its readers of what the Ku-Kluxers will
do when they elect Seymour and Blair. 1t
says: Zone of the very first things we will
ask will be the assumption Of the Confederate
debt This is precluded by the amendment
known as the 14th article. But the Democracy
deny that this amendment has been legally adopt
ed. This, it may be said, is the result of the
promise to Hampton, and is made as guaranty
Of their good faith.
New Orleans paper says "The Blair
Guards, on Friday, and the Seymour Guides,
on Saturday, paraded through the streets, car
rying the Confederate colors-the three bars,
red, white and red which attracted general
attention, and excited emotions of approval or
condemnation, according to the political basis
of the spectator
1t costs si1 times as much to carry on the
government of Maryland under the Democra-
cy as it did under Republican rule.
A Republican and Democratic Club peace
ably occupy the same room in San Francisco.
The transparency is also in common, one side
bearing the names of Seymour and Blair, and
the other those of the Radical nominees.
"Where are the victories you promised us?"
said Horatio Seymour sneeriDgly, in dark
period of the war, just before the glorious ilu-
mination OF Vicksburg and Gettysburg. Now,
the Democratic leaders all over the country,
who had relied upon the popularity of his
nomination, as they witness the returns from
Vermont, Maine, Colorado, and New Mexico,
repeat the inquiry: "Where are the victories
you promised us?"