The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04
pelisieai Itenas.

in November was 1921.
Gen. Hamilton of Texas, the Conservative
candidate for Governor, still processes to be
Republican. He contends that the Democrats
who support him have become Republicans.
A Democratic paper alleges that Gen. Grant
slept quietly through the greater part Of SER
mon at Long Branch.
The Baltimore Commercial discourseth thus
of Fillmore, Weed, Greeley and Seward:
'sThurlow Weed, ex-editor, and Millard Fill
more, ex-Preident having made up little
9 sonr leasdnt,aess OF quarter OF century's ex-
istence, much anxiety is expressed by many
who don't care '-' for either, to have Mr.
Weed shake hands with Mr.. Greeley. When
this sappy aud highly impolta event takes
place the Associated Press will have it tele-
grapbed to all the morning payers, and it will
be read over a million breakfast tables 1t is
coming, and we feel bound to advise our read
ers to prepare themselves. Mr.. Greeley be-
l:eves Mr.. Weed to be an unprincipled politi-
clan, and Mr.. Weed knows Mr.. Greeley to be q
malignant and prejudiced editor, yet when the
time comes they will shake hands, make up
their differences, and start fresh again in the
support Of some friend for President Just
now there are indications of an attempt to re-
vamp old Mr. Seward, and set him up again
FOR President in 1872 The reconciliation
of these old fogies is supposed to have
some connection with that improbable event.
But Mr. Seward is in politicul eclipse as great
a. that in which the sun will be on the 7th Of
next month. The path of his umbra is confin-
ed to no well defined line, but extends longi-
tudinaly, as we'll as latitudinally, all over the
country. He is played out: that little bell
has tinkled its last, and the sage Of Auburn is
= recognized old fogy, a dead beat in politics.
According tothe programme for new plat
form for the Tammany democracy, it is now
proposed thst Tammany shall stake enthusi-
astc action in favor of Cuban aud Irish liberty,
and criticise the administration for not giving
practical aid to the cause of these struggling
patriots" At the fame time negro suffrage
and even negro freedom is delfounced. This
plain fact shows for itself whether Tammany
has any regard whatever for the liberty of any
body, unlessit be the Ring for which it advo-
Gates the liberty of plundering the puplic
treasury.
The following item is from California pa
per. "The democrats made great howl over
the removal Of w. Neely johnson from tho
Sacramento Land Office. 1T was great out
rage, they said, because he was blind. Mark
now, the democratic sympathy tor the blind
man. On Wednesday the democrats held q
convention for Police judge and Mr.. johnson
was a candidate. Did he get the nomin ation? ?
Not much. johnson received fourteen votes,
and big, stout, healthy fellow. with two good
eyes, got the nomination"
The leading Senter man who have arrived
At Washington from Tennessee say that the
democrats are not keeping faith with them
and that since they have thrown over the fran
ehise have gone to work to secure q straight
democratic majority in the Legislature, with
every prospect of success. They say that An
drew johnson stands the best chance for the
Senatorship, though opposed by old Wings Of
the Neill Brown stripe.
Missouri is considerably agitated by the
question Of rebel enfranchisment, which has
led to spicy scontroversy between Senators
Drake and Carl Schuvz. The latter gentleman
as editor of German paper in st Louis . few
weeks ago, in the course of journalistic re-
view, speaking of the political affairs in Ten
nessee, took occasion to express his preference
for Gov. Senter over his Radical competitor,
Gen. Stokes, and, under reference to the po-
litical relations of Missouai endorsed of course
the platform of the Senter Conservative Re-
publican party, of rebel enfranchisement. On
this point Senator Drake, always at the out
post of danger, takes issue with his German
colleague in brief, but eloquent, address to
the people of Missouri, published in the Jeffer-
son City Times. He insists ON his well-known
principle regarding suffrage-Tne loyal negro
first, the unite rebel qftcrscard and boldly OBJ
jects to any movement at this tins toward rsb.
el enfranchisement
The Nashville Press and Times. Senter's or
gan, admits that tho registry law has been
trampled under foot, and that there is no fur
ther occasion to eniranchise the rebels.
There are indications of trouble in the ap-
preaching Tennessee election. The registrars
are charged In many places, with having en-
rolled nearly every disfranchised Rebel, and
threats are made by the Stokes men, that they
will mot allow them to vote. II this is persist
ed in, there is danger OF riotous demonstra-
tions In Memphis, the designated registrars
have been largely selected from repeating
gangs, and other State Prison ruffians. The
Chattanooga Republican supposes case,
which if it should be realized, would present a
complicated question for Congress If Stokes
deeming himself dsfrauded of the election,
should declare himself Governor, and a sufi-
eient number of Legislative candidates should
meet with him and organize, it il of the opin-
ion that very strong case would be presented
to the National Govern ment.
The Richmond Enquirer says: "Brick POM
eroy has turned mp az temperance lecturer.
We have ceased to feel any interest in him.
1t is like a lion turned vegetarian"
Gen. Stokes, candidate for Governor in Ten
nessee, finds 1t necessary to publish card de-
claring that he sdid not have the ear of Joe
Whitfield cut off"
An eager aspirant for a seat in the Tennes-
see Legislature availed himself of the oppor-
tunity offered by circus exhibition in his town
and, vaulting into the ring, made q speech set
ting forth his claims to the position. After he
retired, the clown indorsed him sin a most se-
rious manner
There will be an election in North Carolina
for County officers tomorrow.
Ex-Gov. Hartman is wanted on the stump
in Ohio.
Gov. Marshall of Minnesota, has declined a
denomination, and the leading Republican
candidates for the place are Judge Austin,
Lieut.. Gov. Armstrong and William Window.
M. s. Wilkinson, member of Congress from
the First District, and Chief Justice Wilson,
who has recently resigned his place on the
bench, are Republican candidates for u. s. .
Senator, to succeed Daniel S. Norton in 1871
A Rebellion IN THE MORMON CHURCH.