The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-02-22
Political Chit Chat.
The vote of Georgia was rejected.
The "new movement in Virginia still
bangs fire.

The new movement IN Virginia still
bangs fire. r. %
Secretary schofcld is said to be in IA
vor of consolidating the War and Navy
Departments under one head.
1t is said that Grant has promised
I4angston, colored lawyer, the appoint
ment of minister to IIayti.
The Ercning Post has column leader
attacking Congress for its extravagant
iucficiency aud jobbcry.
Prentice speaks of Ben Wade as hav-
ing his checks dstended with caths, like
q squirrels with hickory nut.
The "lights' of Congress are falling
out. All right. When rogucs fall out
there is some chance for honest men.
Butler and Schenck both want to be
leaders Of fthe 'God and morality" party,
and they can't help it, Of the two we
prefer the Beast.
General Grants now reported to have
expressed himself in favor Of impartial
suffrage aud the proposed amendment to
that effect now pending in Congress.
| Ulysses the Silent has found an appro.
pirate champion in Fred. Douglass.
Fred. has the blackrst skin; but has
great deal more sand and sense than
tue other niger. 3 al .;
Singularly enough and very appropri-
atcly the report of Governor Brownlow's
recent illness and the proposition to wi
den IIcll-gatc were published on the same
day, and in the same columns, in the New
York papers. ;,a s
Senator Henderson, Of Missouri, has
gone to Cuba, one newspaper says TO buy
it for Secretary Seward, but another not
hall so cnterprising says it is for the ben
eft Of his health. '.7' 't
The House Committee on Elections have
unanimously determined to report in ia.
vor Of Hon. Francis Chaves' right to the
seat Of delegate from New Mexico, in
place Of Mr.. Clover, who now holds it.
I It is said thlt the House Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds have agreed
| to report in favor Of tho bill to repeal the
law which abolished the Office of'Com-
missioner Of Public Buildings.
It is expected that Senator Sherman,
now that the constitutional amendment
has tccn disposed Of. will call up the fl.
nancial bill, in the hope Of maturing the
required Legislation upon tliis subject be- 1
fore the f .ur,ll of March. ~
This newly-born zeal on the part of
Mr.. Cofax in insisting on the observance
Of the amenities between members Of Con.
gress is quite deserving of praise. The
dominant faction is well known to DO cor
rupt. but i, would be somc,hing gained
il it we're simply decent
The Hartford Times says the contest Of
last spring more clearly showed the
strength Of the respective parties in Con.
nccticus than that of last fall. The No.
vcmber election went BY default after the
defeat il, Indiana and Pennsylvania The
coming State election will. be different
contest, and the Democrats will win.
Russia always got along well with the
Alaska Indians. She never had any
trouble with them. There was perfect
quiet on both sides. We have owned
the region very little while, and already
we have an incpient Indian war upon our
hands. We may be very great people,
but We certainly seem to be very diff
cult people for Indians to get along with.
Congressman Kelley receives the fol.
lowing raspihg from Don pia,t, the WASH
ington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, radical Journal: "Judgc
Kelley is gentleman of fierce convic-
tions. They are the more fierce from the
fact that they are based on little reacc.
ton and less study. A mans dogmaiisln
grows poten. and offensive in proportion
to his ignorance"
The Papa Government is moro than
usually troubled by the financial Difficult
ties that are looming up before it. Al
though the estimated expenses Of the
coming year are but !hrty.four million
livrcs, the receipts will fall short of this
sum by nearly six million livres. There
is great hope, however, that the Ecu.
menical Council will discover some way
out Of the difficulty.
TENNESSEE. = Governor Brownlow, itis
stated will resign his position d Govern.
or on February 2Gth, to take his seat in
the Unite States Senate, as Senator Pat
terson's successor. The Governor, it is
reported, has been confined to his room
for the last eighteen months. De Witt
Scnter, Speaker Of the Tennessee Senate,
will GIL out Governor Drownlow's unex.
pircd ternr. Col. ". B. Stokes and An
drew johnson arc expected to be the rival
candidates for Governor at the August
elections. a.A
A special election will bc held Ia the
Eighth Congressional District of Indiana,