The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-05-21
PoLTrICAL.

P0LTrICAL. q ~
It Is now pretty certain that Gen. Peter T.
washburne. Of Woodstock, win be The next
Governor Of Vermont ~ 49,
The portraits Of Gems. Lee and Stonewall
jackson, that formerly hung in tho Council
Chamber at Charleston, South Carolina, lave
been removed and replaced BY portraits Of Gems
Grant and Sherman.
= A proclamation has been issued. fixing the
9th day Of July for the election at Virginia. 1t
also provides for the submission Of the Consti-
tuition. with separate votes on the disabilities
and les. oath olauses, but no other. NHiF
A delegation Of virginisns At Washington,
are endeayoring to persuade President Grant to
50 amend the proclamation ordering an election
in their State as to allow o separate vote CD the
county organization clause, They claim that
the President was not adverse to this when the
proclamation was agreed upon in Cabinet meet
ing and that he was supported by Secretaries
Fish and Rawlins, while Admiral Porter, who
attends the Cabinet meetings, was also disposed
to have the comfy organization clause excepted;
but Secretary Boutwell, vigorously opposed this
acoeption as calculated TO arrest the education
Of the colored people, and he was 30 well sus-
tanned by Messrs. Creswell, Cox and Hoar that
he carried his point. It is to bo hoped that the
President will not DO persuaded to rccede.
Mr.. Fish docs not agree with Mr.. Sumner in
regard to demand ON England for national
apology in addition to the payment in full for
damages to our commerce. He considers THU
would be treated by Great Britain as equivalent
to declaration Of war and therefore would mol
be entertained II presented by Mr.. Motley. Mr..
Fish was scarcely in favor Of going 50 Ear as
Mr.. Sumner in other matters, but the President
is Of the opinion that the people demand firm
policy towards England on the question and
therefore overulcd the Secretary. w
The Attorney General Is considering whether
the President, under the tenure of-ofice act can
make appointments to fill vacancies occasioncd
by the resignation ofconsuls during the recess
Of the Senate. H .|nI i.I --.. r
The friends Of Mr.. Sherman Of Ohio are said
to hope that he will be at the head Of the Treas
ury Department within a few months. 'ur1r /
The Augusta correspondent Of the Boston Ad-
vcrtiser says Mayor Putnam Is talked OF for the
Democratic nomination for Governor. He says
Mr.. Pillsbury has decided to devote himself to
his profession, having concluded that the gu
bernatoral chair is beyond his reach. r,Iul
II is now reported that Secretary Fish is OPP
posed to taking emphatic ground on the Ala
bams question, but is disposed to leave much to
the discretion of Minister Motley, who viii be
controlled in some degree by events as they
transpirc. lead. ..,.l. ... r..5. be-
Mr.. Hunnicut announces himself as a candi-
date for Congress in the Richmond District. He
takes ground against the test oath. .. .t
According to the Portland Press the republic
can papers in the State stand as follows on the
question Of candidate for governor. The
Biddeford Journal. Bath Times, Lewiston Jour
nal, watcrville Mail, Gardiner Journal, Rock
land Gazette, Dover Observer, Dexter Galcttec,
and Prcsque Isle Sunrise favor the nomination
Of some other candidate than Governor Cham.
bcrlain. The Portland Advertiser, Oxford
Democrat, Pennington Chronicle, Kcnncbcc
Journal, Rockland Free Press, Belfast Age,
Somerset Reporter, Mschias Republican, Els
worth American, and Aroostook Times favor
the denomination Of Governor Chamberlain.
Tho Portland Press, B,ngor Wing, Bangor
Jefiersonian, and PASSPORT Seminal express no
preference. -..
The names incidentally mentioned by the
papers, In connection with the NOM
ination, are those Of Hon. Sidney Psrham, Hon.
Arson p. Morrill,, Hon. Ebcnezcr Knowlton,
Hon. Hiram Ruggles, and Hon. N, g. Hitch
born. The Temperance Echo suggests with
special commendation the name Of Hon. Sidney
Perham, the late tried and faithful Representa-
tive 10 Congress from the Second District.
There never was time when the attendance Of
the masses of the republican party on prelimin-
airy caucuscs, was so much needed rs now. 1t
is no time for any managers to arrange matters
decentralization Journal.
The New York Post, referring to the Dem
ocratic talk about appointing relatives to
office, cites FIVE prominent Democratic officials
In that city who have divided among their fam
lily connections twcnty-threc good Offices. It
takes the Democracy to do these things up in
style. .
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Evening Post says Il has been asccrtaincd
from very trustworthy sources that there Is no
desire on the part Of the President TO reopen
negotiations with England. In his judgment
the question ought to be set ut rest rs speedily
as possible. But no maintains that II is for the
British Government to say whether they desire
1t to remain in its present shape.
The President has decided to issue procla-
nation stating that government employees will
receive full pay for eight hours labor.
OUR OWN STATE.