The Portland daily press., 1869-10-01
Political NOIes.

invitations from Texas and Mississippi Repub
licans to canvass the State.
The temperance men in Minnesota have
called a State Convention to Re held in ST.
Paul on the 9th of October.
AT the elections of members of Congress III
Boston for the years 1924 and 1925, there were
no opposing candidates against Dahiei "eo-
ster.
TuppE are five towns in Vermont where
there was not single Democratic vote thrown,
and in two other towns only one Democratic
vote each was thrown.
THE Cincinnati Democrats, with character
istic consistency, called a"bloated bondhold-
err and a national bank president tc preside
over their county convention.
IT is source of constant annoyance TO the
New York Express that soldiers monuments
are erected in the North, Swallowing up in
the aggregate several million of dollars"
THE LEGISLATURE of Tennessee meets next
Monday, and among its first duties will be the
election of United States Senator in place of
Fowler, whose term expires March 4, 1871.
AN Iowa editor bolts the regular ticket He
declares that he "wll not support for repre-
sentative man who is whiskey barrel in the
morning and barrel of whiskey at night"
JUDGE Austin of St. Peter, who has been
nominated by the Republicans of Minnesota
candidate for Governor, is Kennebe, boy,
having formerly lived in Belgrade, and studied
law in Augusta.
The Republicans of Mississippi have made
the following nominations: For Governor,
General Alcorn; Lieutenant Governor, II. G.
Powers; for Secretary of State, James Lynch
(colored).
GEORGIA advces represent good prospect
of the union of the Republican factions and q
compromise with the Democrats which will Sc
cure the ratification of the 18th Amendment at
the next session Of the Legislature.
ONE of the best Democratic writer's in New
York thinks that the cotton crop of the present
year-one Of the largest ever known-is tan
gble proof that slavery is not necessary for the
successful and profitable cultivation of cotton,
The Scranton (Penn.) Register has suspend
ell publication. 1t was Democratic paper,
and the Republican of the same city intimates
that it was altogether too Independent and
honest to suit the party "friends," and SO they
slaughtered it.
THE Atlanta (Ga.) Intelligencer is moved to
say, mildly, that General Longstreet did hi.
duty during the war, and that it is sorry to see
such intolerance manifested toward him sim.
ply because he favors the peaceful restoration
of our common country" ..
do,b+ if,ny ax;SfoI 10 ro,covad ,,nov
the position of the administration, in regard te
the Texas election. 1t will be in favor of the
regular Republican candidate, and against the
men who look for success by combination
with the Democrats and secessionists
IT is stated in usually well informed circles
that Attorney General Hoar has given hi.
opinion that the provisional legislature of Vir
ginia, after organizing, will have authority t.
elect United States Senators. Such action i.
not regarded as legislative business, and will
therefore be lawful.
IT is still insisted that Justice Wayne will
resign from the bench of the U. S. Supreme
Court, and there is now a rumor that the
President intends to appoint Attorney Gener-
al Hoar to the vacancy. This would relieve
A'AosSdChusCtto VI HcE uOuuic representation III
the Cabinet, and give Pennsylvania a chance
to be represented, even if the War Department
should be assigned to some other State.
A WASHINGTON special to the New York
Evening Post speaking of the Senatorial va
cancy in this State, says that under the law
the Governor only has the power to appoint
until the assembling of the legislature, which
naats in .Tauuarv apd tho fr;apdr Of Cbo,,,
berlain are endeavoring to induce him not to
appoint at all, for fear that in so doing be will
injure his own chances before the legislature.
x-PosTMAsTER-G GENERAL Randall, very
prominent member of Andy Johnson's bread
and-butter-brigade, made speech at Demo-
cratic meeting in Chemung County the other
day, when q vote of thanks was presented to
him for joining the Democratic party. If he
should return to his old home in Wisconsin we
have no doubt the sturdy Republicans Of that
State would vote him thanks for the same rea-
son.
LAST winter in Pennsylvania an amendment
to bill in the State Senate was offered, which
was designed to protect miners against such
terrible accidents as the one that has just taken
vote of twelve for to four against All the
votes against but three were cast by Demo-
Gratis, who thought more of the money of the
big operators than they did of The lives of the
workingmen. .t,... /
MR.. WADE lately presided at Republican
convention in Ohio, and on taking the chair,
said that it was too late to attempt the CONVEX
nf no otto Ill \
gone through, still chung to the Democratic
party; they may as well be let alone, and the
strength of the Republican organization be
expended in bringing out the full force of the
party. The "old war horse" is right. Men
who have not been conv!dced by the stern log
ic of events will not be persuaded by argu-
ments or speeches.
SENATOR Hendrick recently addressed o
Democratic mass meeting at Columbus, Ohio
1t was to the effect that Columbus was beau
tiful city, prosperous and splendid; that her
people were happy and contented because she
was Democratic in politics; that he looked in.
to their faces and saw sorrow written upon ev-
cry brow. This led him to ask why were not
these people happy and prosperous. He would
tell them, because the bloated bondholder ate
up in his golden interest the very life of the
people, and the toiling, honest masses before
before him had to pay from their hard labor
the golden taxes.
GEN. AMEs who toek command in Mississ-
ippi last March, reports that since that period
he has received official notice of thirty-two
murders, (including that of Col. Crane) OF
thirteen assaults with intent to kill, and of
thirteen outrages. Within the year rewards
have been offered for thirteen other murderers
but none of these last have been arrested. OF
the other arrests made under his orders for
murders and other violence, thirteen have
been taken out of his hands by the United
States Judges. He believes that the Ku-Klux-
Khan are attempting to create reign of ter
TOR with view of affecting the approaching
elections, and thinks that through either ina
bility or unwillingness the civil authorities are
remiss in enforcing the law.
SAcCARAPPA ITEMS DIR Webb informs us
that Mr.. Files who lost his arm at the -four
mill last week in doing well.'
The Portland and Rochester Railroad have
finished at an exDense of S130O a track across