The Portland daily press., 1869-12-29
Political Notes.

The Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer calls unou
the Democratic members of the State Leeis-
iature to retire at once from that body if the
expelled negro members are reseated.
1t is said that before any further negotia-
tions coneernine the Alabama claims are nro-
ceeded with, new British Minister in nlace
Of 9nh9aGIRTttt9q will eRs sent to Masbipston
recently published letter: Gas Republican
feel that the Republican party must either
set its face against the High Tariff Protective
doctrines or lose forever the great Northwest,
Gov. BUTLER of Nebraska, denies that he
Is Indifferent to the fate of the fifteenth
amendment, and says he will summon the
legislature to meet in extra session for the
purpose of ratifying it whenever such action
is essential to the success of the measure.
The New York Evening Post severely GEN.
sures Speaker Blaine for neglecting to Law be.
fore the House the report of Mr.. Wells. Snec-
lal Commissioner of Internal Revenue. though
it was in his possession several DAYS before
the recess began.
The Executive Committee of the Labor Re-
form party Of New Lancashire held a meeting
at Concord on Saturday, and decided to call a
convention at Concord on the Goth of .Janu-
airy, to adopt platform and nominate State
ucket. 1t is suspected that the Crispins are
in Union with the Reform men.
1t is reported from Nashville that tho
Convention to form new constitution for
Ine State OF Tennessee, which meets January
., will certainly include clause granting ne.
gro suffrage; that the matter has been 81
thoroughly canvassed that there can be no
doubt more than two thirds of the members of
tne convention are negro suffrage men.
HE call for State Temperance Conyen-
tan, to be held at Auburn, on the 9th and
zeth prox., issued by the State Temperance
executive Committee, needs construction in
order to enable temperance men to act intelli-
gently. What are the measures that have
been shown by experience to be necessarv
ior tne advancement of the cause of prohibit |
tion?"
BOSTON paper prints letter from DEM /
cratic lawyer, formerly resident of that c;tv
put who has lately removed South. and has
nad some of his old opinions thorouoblv
knocked out of him by the change. He de-.
S S .nat nine tenths of the people at the
South do not know enough to appreciate tind
treatment, and nothing but the power of the
government, supplemented with the ballot in
Inc hands OF the freedmen, led by northern
men Oh intelligence, can keep the South in toll
cradle public order for generation to come
The vote in the Senate on the nomination
Of Mr. Hoar is given as follows: Yeas-Buck-
lngham, Cattell, Cole, Corbett, Cragin, Ham,
IN, Morrill, (MaineJ Morrill, VERMONT Nor
s sco,t rye, PATTERSON, Pomeroy, Pratt, Ramsey
V Warn,er sumner, Trumbpll, Wiley, Wilson,
ow, Carpenter, Casserly, Chandler, Conk.
ing, Davis, Drake, Edmunds, Fowler, Gil
}ert, Hamilton, Harlan, Harris, Howard.
howe, Kellogg, Mcdonald, Norton, Os,
Oern; Rice, Robertson, Ross, Salisbury, Saw
yer se Sehurz, Spencer, Stewart, Stockton, Nav
. thurman, Upton, Vickers, Williams-35.
an 'iFerr 1 M%y, BoIeman, Cameron, Fen
9atesa tx "ccreary, Pool, Sherman, Sprague