Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-11
POLITICAL NEWS,

The Pennsylvania Democratic
State Convention for the nomination
Of candidates for the offices Of Gov.
ernOr and Judge Of the Supreme Court,
will meet at 10 O'Clock am, on
/ Wednesday, July II, 1869, in the Hall
of the House Of Representative, al
Harrisburg.
The New York Commercial i'd
) YcrtiSe', Radical, makes the following
admission: st is a fact notorious to
/ every man who has had anything to
do with the Legislature for the last ten
years that, with few exceptions, the
nOisiest Radical We're the most cor
rupt raScals."
The effect OF p0lit5cai influence
may be seen in the election Of Li6ut.-
Gen. Philip Sheridan over Gen. Nc
Clellan to the Presidency of the Asso-
citation of the Army of the Potomac.
Gen. Sheridan is the friend and the
favOrite of the great dispenser of pa
trOnage and favor, and 50 carries the
day, though there was no apprOpri-
ateness at all in his selectiOn-he never
having commanded the Army of the
Potomac, nGr while in it rendered any
distinguished service.
Several eminent Republican p0lir
ticians from Mississippi were in Wash
ington last week for the purpose of
rendering the nomination for Cover
nor, by the Republican party in that
State, to Judge Lewis Dent, Temporal
rily resident there. 1t is said the Judge
signifies his willingness to accept the
nomination nnn fn fuIa fhn cfyrYnn
when an election is ordered. He is a
property holder and q citizen Qf Mis-
sissippi.
The New York IribuueOf " ednes-
day, says; We heartily rejoice at the
substantial contamination of the work
of reconstruction in Virginia. The
new Constitution was adopted yester-
day, without its DISTINGUISHING and
other clauses, by an overwhelming
majority. Our readers are not UMPIRE
pared to hear that the Walker-or, as
il prefers 70 style itself, the Conserva-
tive Republican party-triumphed in
the election Of the State ticket. The
figures claimed for tleiE majority by
the Walker men are DOUBTLESS too
large, but it seems clear their triumph
is decided.
"a special dispatch to the Balti-
more Gazette says. The Hon. Reverdy
Johnson is preparing q reply to the
speech of Senator Sumner. 1t will
appear in q day or two. Iii Z letter
written by Mr.. Johnson to the State
Department last February, but which
has never been mqde public, he ex-
presses the very decided opinion that
fl.n A laInpao Ayao4rv ngf,aAaA vnT+E. H.
land is as liberal as any that can De
made with that power, and cites tho
result of his interviews with leading
English statesmen in support of his
declaration.
An effort has been made by some
of BoutwelFs friends to bring him out
for the next President, prominent
among whom is Thomas l.. TulIock,
the appointment clerk of the Treasury
Department, who has this end in view /
in every appointment made. Qelano
is an active worker with him, ana, SO
far, their plans are working to their
satisfaction. 1t is well known that
Grant is daily losing influence with
his Cabinet, while Boutwell, is con-
ginning friends who are elated
at the indifference which Grant has in
affairs, and feel sure of his poV-
erful aid to insure the success of their
schemes.
Up to this time, says the Wash
Express, it has been understood |
that the Administration favored the
Conservative Republican party in the |
A change of policy is now
predicted. Secretary Boutwell, says
There can be but n Republican
party which is, Of course, the ultra
Radical faction. The Administration
will thus throw overheard the most
respectable portion of its supporters
IN the South in favor of the carpet
paggers and adventures. 1t is not
thought that the prospects OF the Con-
sentative Republicans win be materi-
lily injured by this change of policy at
Washington.
"A young son of Mr., Samuel Hick-
elson, about ten years of age, was SCI
stabbed by a negro boy some
IN Monday afternoon, ut Gal
attn. The negro took offence at. the
fouth from some cause and coming up
o him, insultingly made some re-
marks about negroes being free, made
/ stab at him, inAicting an ugly
wound with a knife in the right side,
Fhe negro Immediately fed, and has
lot been identified.
The candidates for Governor will
peak atJohnsonvi1le on the nth inst,, I
of Camden. This change is
gade for the convenience Of citizens
f Benton, Humphreys and surround
ng counties.