The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-17

The Republican ticket was triumphant at
the election in the city of Newborn. N. c., the
other day.
ed the services OF a Packer to pack them in a
worse place than Clymer Heist-ed them to.
The N. Y. Herald says that from Rosecrans
to Hoff, Pendleton is great step and inquiries
what can be impossible to the party that can
60 over so much ground with one leap?
In Alabama the Republicans carried the
first district by 1000; the second by 1000; the
thirdly 260; the fourth by 5000 to 10000 The
Democrats carried the fifth by less than 1000
aud the sixth by less than 1900. Grants ma
jority in the State at the last election was A.
200; the popular majority this election win not
fall below L, 900. There being no disfranchise-
msnt in Alabama all classes OF citizens partici-
pated and the Republicans carried the State
on the platform of universal suffrage and re-
moval of the disabilities imposed by the four
teenth amendment There is no division in
the party and the State is3regarded as certna
for the Republicans in future.
A Washington dispatch to the N. Y. Post
says that uneasness is felt among the Con-
sery atives at the announcement, that the Pres
ident will support General Candy in exacting
the test oath from the members Of the vir-
ginia legislature, and there are signs of yield
ing to the demands Of the radical Republicans
in effecting compromise.
Prominent Republicans in Washington say
that il johnson is elected to the Senate from
Tennessee, they will vigorously advocate the
election of Butler to the Senate, from Massa-
cbusetts, TO succeed Wilson. 1t is certain that
il johnson gets into the Senate there will be a
strong movement among the extreme Radicals
to transfer Butler from the House to the SEN
ate, in the expectation that he will be a match
for johnson.
The Chicago Post observes that there must
be grave objections to the politics of man
which induce opposition from his own connec
tons. Dent family or no Dent family, Judge
Dent has the earnest good wishes Of President
Grant that he will be defeated in his political
| aspirations in Mississippi. Whereat he
mourns, bat perseveres. Very soon he will
cease persevering, but he will continue to
mourn.
A Columbus dispatch, in giving an account
| of the nomination of Pendleton as Democrat
ic candidate for Governor of Ohio, says it was
found the majority Of the State Committee
were earnestly in favor Of taking the respen-
sibility of making nomination with Pendle-
ton as their first choice. A dispatch was sent
to Pendleton asking him if he would be their
candidate. He Answered that he did not want
the position, and would prefer its being given
to some one else. This did not suit and the
Committee took recess, during which time
dispatches flew to and from Cincinnati rapidly.
The result was Pendleton's unanimous NOM
ination. On his being informed of it he an
swe-ed that, under the circumstances, he
would accept the nomination, but it was con-
trary to his wishes.
Judge Dent of Mississippi has published .
letter written in reply to that of President
Grant declining to give his influence on the
side of the Judges conservative faction. 1t
appears, amid many words, that the latter
bases his hostility to the Republicans of Mis-
sissppi on the alleged ground that they preach
to the freedmen such revolutionary doctrines
as excite and direct against the white men of
the South and their f1miftes most dangerous
animosity," thus trying ito ALLEVIATE from the
planter the time-honored confidence and af
lection of this race" The ''time- honored con-
fidence and affection of this race!''
Gov. Walker Of Virginia declares himself to
be an unwavering Republican and friend Of
Grant
The prohibitory convention in Boston o-day
does not promise to be success
The notorious d. w. Voorhees, is candidate
for the Democratic nomination for Governor Of
Ohio.