The Portland daily press., 1869-09-25
Political ,Narcs.

TWELVE Kentucky Democratic papers on
pose the Louisville Journals proposition 10
drop the old issues.
The Belfast Journal says that r. S. Prescott
one OF the recently appointed commissioners
OF State valuation is Democrat.
r SOME disappointed politicians in Minnesota
are to hold a peoples" State Convention-so.
called, because the people will have nothing to
do with it. --I.,.l. .....
The Dent movement in Mississippi does not
start OIL so vigorously as was anticipated, and
the republicans have Strong hopes of carrying
the State.
CoMPLETE union and harmony has been eff
fected IN all the New York Republican CITY Or
CARNATIONS, and only one delegation to the
Syracuse Convention was selected. The Re-
publicans are now jubilant and hopeful.
The Detroit Free Press saws Grant has a
great desire to see more of the 'Monongahela'
at Plttsburg His desires will be terribly
thwarted if he thinks it can even there be kept
out of the mouths of the Democrats.
il The Gardiner Home Journal, a Hicbborn
paper, says, "We are free to confess that the
smallness Of the HichbOrn vote surprises us.
for we had thought that it would have at least
reached ten thousand.
SPEAKING of the recent New York Demo-
cratic Convention, the N Y. Commercial Ad-
uerttser says: ''The Convention failed to be adj
vised by the progressive men of the party. Init
decided to cling to ''the wisdom of our ances-
tors" and to continue to tread on the coat tails
OF young ADAMS and the juvenile Democracy
of the Northwest, and to fight destiny. Poor
pur-blind creatures! -.i .I
THE Republican primary organizations in
New York City have been harmonized. The
New York Times says: "They promise harmo-
ny, and an end to the treachery which cost us
our State ticket at the last election. We have
now chance to recover the State, and bring
the Federal and State Governments once more
into line. If our Convention will nominate
good men next Wednesday, we shall enter the
contest under excellent auspices"
q The Boston Post says that citizen of Texas
seates That 1t is probable that the Democrats
who meet in Convention next Tuesday. will
nominate out-and-out Democrats as candi-
dates, from Governor down. He saws sucb a
ticket can be elected if first-class men be Sc
lected by the Convention, as the Democrats
have a majority of about $4,000 But there is
fear among Democrats that the voters will not
come up readily to be registered. He saws
Hamilton is very unpopular among the Demo-
Gratis, who regard him as utterly unreliable.
and they will be glad to get rid of the necessi-
yof voting for him. He also reports that the
republicans OF Texas are very confident of
eiecung Davis if the Democrats shall fail to
nominate and shall agree to vote for Hamilton.
=" IHf providence Journal, edited by Sena-
tor OF Inc United States, rebukes the New
torx Nation for Its recent accusation against
NM. sumner. In the beginning of the article
the Journal says: 'Tt is one of the evils of
party spirit that character, althouph establish.
gu upon tne hrmest basis, is constantly exposed
70 invidious attacks. Men whose whole lives
nave peen governed by principle, are accused
OF inconsistency with as little hesitation "a II
conviction had no part in the formation of their
opinions, or the direction of their conduct
The accomplishments of a present purpose often
lies 80 near the heart that many who would
shrink from private injustice do no. hesitate to
rob political opponent of the most precious
fruits of a consistent life &; ....'.....
If ever public man could claim Immunity
from suspicion, by virtue of a spotless record.
1t 10 Charles Sumner. Entering the Senate Of
the United States with no other pledge than
such as could be drawn from brief but bril-
liant literary career every word that he has ut
tered and every vote that he has cast there. has
oeen in perfect harmony with the opinions
which be had expressed as private citizen.
Devoted to his friends, friendship has never
''eu n'm 70 an act Inconsistent with his duty.
An earnest and unwearied student of trutb
ana right, he has never shrunk from the avou-
al OF the conclusions to which his ipouirie, had
LED MIN. Neither the consciousness of nor.
sonai danger, nor the allurements of nersona,
reward, have ever weighed with him In ,ha
decision Of moril obligation. Moral cour,oa
above all suspicion, moral dignity above all 70
proach, and moral and intellectual copsis,onou
OF actien and opinion, have made his lite ons
OF the purest and most elevatng examn,.s
winch can be set before the student OF stats..
manship,