The Portland daily press., 1869-09-30
Political Notes.

THE Republicans of Philadelphia have out
door mass meetings every evening this week.
The Cincinnati Commercial would like to
have Charles Franris Adams or Parke Good.
win sent to Spain in place of Gen. Sickles.
A UNION of the anti-Tammany elements in
the Democratic Party, with Republicans in
New York city, against the ring, is anticipated
ADvIcEs from the political campaign in
Mississippi are conflicting, and differ in ac-
cordance with the political views of those
parties claim the State. 1t is therefore, diff
cult to get at the truth.
THE NatcheE, Miss, Courier, which has here
tofore urged the nomination of straightout
Democratic State ticket has been finally in
duced to support the nominees of the National
Union Republican Party. Nearly all the Dem
ocrats are hard working for Judge Dent.
THE excitement over the struggle for Sena-
tors in Virginia increases every day, and it is
estimated that possibly Radical Republican
may be chosen to fill one of the places. Alex
ander Sharp, late Postmaster at Richmond, and
brother-in-law of the President, has been
brought prominently forward by the Conserva-
tives.
Why Tammany "big iniuns' want August
Belmont removed from the Presidency of the
National Democratic Committee is said to be
in "gold" bearing nutshell. They say he "was
interested in defeating the Democratic ticket.
which was pledged to the taxation of govern
ment bonds and their early payment in green
backs except when coin was expressly agreed
upon. So that cats out of the meal-tub
ONE of the orators at Copperhead meeting
in Pennsylvania, eulogised Asa Parker in the
course of biographical sketch, and, among
other heroic deeds of his life, mentioned his
leap from the carpenters bench to the deck of
canal boat, in the following words: ssHe be-
came farmer,and then carpenter; but the
carpenters plane was too slow an instrument
for the push that was in him. He became q
navigator on the canal.''
Hon. Alexander H. Rives and James G. Pax
ton have published a card, in which they say
that while the President said to them he should
be glad 10 see so good man as General Will
liams elected as senator from Virginia, he did
not declare that General Williams was his
choice. On the contrary, he said he was aware
several gentlemen were named for this position
In whom he had perfect confidence, including
General Wickham and DR.. Sharp.
GENERAL N. B. Forrest has written sharp
letter, denouncng fre-eating Southern edi-
tor who spoke of his associating with persons
with whom he does not agree politically as
disgraceful and disgusting. He says he is en-
gagged in building railroad which will be OF
vast advantage to Alabama, Mississippi and
Tennessee, and that in his opinion the accom-
plishment of this enterprise isan object worthy
the ambition Of any man, and to one who loves
his country and humbly seeks to serve the in
forests of his fellow-citizans, is far above the
considerations of mere partfzan politics. He
adds that his object has been to bring peace to
the country and prosperity to the people; to
soften down the prejudices of men of both par
ties, and in the development of the great ma
terial interests of the country, to smooth the
asperities engendered by the war, and efface
alike tie marks and the memories of strife.
The following summing up of candidates for
the nomination for Congress in Mr. BoutwelPs 8
Districts from the Springfield Republican: "In
the seventh district, things are crystalizing
round two or three points, and the candidates
are growing less in number. Daniel Need
ham wishes to be counted out, to which no.
body objects; Thomas Rice will pr Jbably run
for Councillor rather than Congress, and all
the Richardson's have concentrated on Daniel
s. of that name. DR.. Hitchcock, who has
never been in Congress, will not begin to 90
this year, and Joshua N. Marshall, though a
good candidate, lacks supporters. At present,
DIR. Aver and Mr.. I. N. johnson are the two
most pushing candidates; the former has con-
troll of about half of Lowell, and several other
towns are set down as sure for him; while Mr..
johnson has nearly all the Newton delegation,
and will be strong in the six Norfolk towns
and in that part of Middlesex which joins Nor
folk. He is tho head of the firm of johnson
u Thompson, in the leather trade, an upright
merchant, who has travelled in Europe and
served in our Legislature. A third candidate.
who may prove stronger than either, is George
M. Brooks of Concord, we'll known and re-
spected all through Middlesex county, where
he has practiced law for many years. The
convention is not yet called; it will probably
meet in Concord, and should contain 112 dele
gates, of whom Lowell sends 22.''