Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-13
POLITICAL NEWS.

Annapolis, and William Mah0ney, o
Frederick, are urged for the Demo
cratic nomination for Comptroller 0
Maryland.
1t is reported that new Conserv
ative paper viii be started in Wash
ington in the fall, with Hon. Edmund
Burke, of New Hampshire, at the
head of its editorial corps.
Addresses were made by Gov
Haight and Senator Casserly, the lat.
ter Of whom denounced the Chinese OF
''pagan Asiaties" as not wanted in
California.
of the members of Congress elect
ed on the Walker ticket, Virginia, we
recognize Lewis Mackenzie as a Whig
of other days, a Republican since 1860,
and UniOnist always.
W. E. Chandler, E. H. Rollins, J.
T. Hale, Mr.. Tappan, Gen. Stevens,
and Gen. MarstOn, are a few of the
Republicans mentioned as successors
to Mr.. Cragin, from New Hampshire,
in the United States Senate,
Ex-senator Hendricks, ofIndiana,
viii start for the Pacific coast on Sat
urday. The Democrats of Omaha
have resolved to give him a reception,
and their brethren of Cheyenne are
discussing the matter.
Joseph Z. Segar, chosen at large
to Congress, from Virginia, is a ma
tive of that State, an Eastern Shore
Whig, now advanced in life, and
CniOnist throughout. He was dele
gate 10 the State Legislature nearly
thirty years ago and repeatedly re-
elected.
Gilbert C. Walker, the Governor
elect of Virginia, is native of Bing-
hampton, n. Y, though we believe
he has since resided in Chicago. He
has been for some years in business at
Norfolk, Va, where he is much re-
spected. He is called a Republican,
but we know nothing of his political
antecedents, except that he was al
ways for the Union.
John F. Lewis, chosen Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, is an old-time
Whig, though a lifelong resident of
Rockingham county, Va, which al
ways gave sound Democratic inajQfi-
ties. He was chosen therefrQm as a
Unfonist To the Convention of 1861,
and voted to the last against secession.
He is an able and worthy man, and
gave great strength to the ticket.
Hon, VIM. IL. Stewards party
leave for Sitka next Monday, the
North American Transportation Com
pany placing the steamer Active at
his service. The party will visit Port
land, Oregon, and Victoria, and prob
ably the Kodiak Islands on their re-
turn. After inspecting Southern Cali
fOrnia, Mr.. Seward will start for the
City of Mexico, via Acapulco, to pay
a promised visit to President Juarez.
The Norfolk (Va.) Journal says
of the recently elected Governor of
the old Commonwealth: We feel
proud of our fellOW-citiZen who has
received this exalted henor from such
& tremendous majority Of our people.
He will be a Governor worthy of those
who elected him. He is the very man
for the crisis-a straightforward gen
tlemap. filed with energy and hard |
common sensei he will fill his posi-
ton in the manner acceptable to all |
classes in this Commonwealth,
At q Cabinet council on Friday,
the result of the election in Virginia
was thoroughly canvassed, and after
free expression of opinion upon the
of that election, it was
determined to submit their cOnstitu-
tion to the people of Mississippi, the
test oath and diSfranchising clauses to
be voted upon separately as in Nir-
ginia, and the fourth Tuesday in No
Vember was named as the day of hold
ing the election. This is rather fer off
but on actiye QgaYass viii be Gol-
Aleneeq at once. It will be observed
that for some cause or other the elec
tiOn has been fixed for day subse-
quent TO the fall elections in Pennsyl-
Vania and Ohio.
Speaking of the removal of the
national capital, the Chicago Tribune
is opposed to the selection of Mem
phis, and goes for st, Louis. It says;
Il the people Of the Mississippi Val
ey wifi unite on this point, it can
be accomplished. The expense would
he comparatively triAing, The site
should, 1f course, be given free of cost
hy St. Louis, The present public
buildings could be taken down at
Washington, stone by stone, laden on
Government or other vessels, brought
to st. Louis and erected again, pre-
cisely as they now stand, at very
moderate outlay. This should be
done before the number of public
buildings is increased, and before the
several States have erected residences
for their representatives, as has been
proposed, at the national capital.
"A dispatch from Jackson, Miss,
Of the 9Th inst. says: A new organ of
the National Republican party made
its appearance to-day. 1t h0ists the
name of Judge Dent fur Governor,
'fhe salutat0ry says it viii be truly
national in all its aims, yielding a
Hearty and unqualified support to the
administration of President Grant,
and urging a strict adherence to the
reconstruction acts. 1t will endeavor
to bring about such wise and reasona-
BILE action on the part of the people of
Mississippi as viii place them in fuH
accord with Congress ana the nation.
1t will advocate universal suffrage and
universal amnesty upon basis of
civil and political equality to all,
Judge Dents nomination on the Grant
platform meets with warm approba-
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