The New York herald., 1869-08-25
POLITICAL sOrEs.

SVhLoS
The Massachusetts, Republican State Convention
meets IN Worcester September 90.
There is some talk OF doubtful sincerity however,
among the radicals IN Maine about defeating the
reelection Of Senator Fessenden to the United States
Senate on account Of his vote against the impeach.
ment OF Andy Johnson. His term expires in 1871.
The terms OF the following Senators expire In
1871, and according to law the vacancies will have
to be supplied this year in States where only bien.
NAL sessions OF the Legislature are held:-H. V. NJ.
Miller Georgia; Richard Yates, Illinois; James w.
Crimes Iowa; Edmund G. Ross Kansas; Thomas
Q. McCreey, Kentucky; william Pitt Fessenden,
Maine; Henry Wilson, Massachusetts, Jacob M.
Howard, Michigan; Daniel s. Norton, Minnesota;
John M. Thayer. Nebraska; Aaron H. Cragln, New
Hampshire; Alexander G. Cattell, New Jersey;
George II. Williams, oregon; Henry B. Anthony,
Rhode Island; Joseph s. Fowler, Tennessee; Wait
man T. Wiley, West virgna-total 10. 1t is proba.
ble most Of the above will be reelected but 1t would
be better for the country il there were deal
all round
Hartman, OF New Hampshire, has accepted mis-
sion to canvass Ohio for the radicals.
VOORHEES, don't want 10 be Governor OF Indiana.
Sour grapesl
General Robert Williams the husband OF the widow
OF Stephen A. Douglas, aspres to the United States
Andy JOhnson's aspirations for the United States
Senate from Tennessee are opposed by prominent
conservative papers, He suits them little too well.
Pendleton's pictures are again flying about Ohio.
Cleveland paper says they were not oil used up for
wrappers after Seymour's nomination.
Western paper prints gorgeous woodcut repre-
sentng an immense eye under which is this nscrp-
tion:-"Portrait of Andrew Johnson-by himself"
A pack Of electioneerng conundrums for the
Pennsylvania latitude is thus epiomized by an ex-
change:-How did the candidate for Governor begin
life? AS Packer. When did he DO his first pack
ingS When he packed his first carpetbag ana
packed of from Connecticut to Pennsylvania. When
was his latest packing dOref When he packed the
Harrisburg convention
democratic paper says Pendleton need not ex.
pect to be the democratic candidate for President In
1872 even If he should be elected Governor of Ohio
Better wait until the latter contingency arises before
discussing the other.
The Boston Transcript makes this remarkable
statement:-"Two persons by the name OF John
Quincy Adams have been defeated as candidates Tor
Governor Of Massachusetts"
The radicals IN Wisconsin are having lively time
about their candidate for Governor
They are talking OF making Pnll Sheridan P
LII. d. in Boston.
Emerson Etheridge is making excuses in Tennessee
II.
The vision OF q national reputation frequently en-
larges the optics Of local politicians.
Meeting Of the Republican State Committee.
The Rochester Chronicle has the following In re-
gard to the Republican State Committee, which
meets at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in this city TO.
day. - 4M.
The committee Will meet for the purpose Of deter.
mining the time and place Of holding the State Con-
ventien. Tue committee VIII also have the duty to
perform Of fixing the ratio Of representation Nadet
the resolution adopted by the State convention last
year. It is supposed by some that an attempt will
be made to designate the particular organization in
the city OF New York which shall be authorized to
call conventions for the appointment OF delegates in
the metropolis. but 1t may be that the committee
dutles The probability is that even were that body
to take action on the question neither Of the organi
the 0TS TSs w fHep
to he passed upon by the state Convention through
the admission of one set Of delegates and the reec
tlon OF two other sets. After that shall have been
done we hope the controversy Will be finally ended
Andy johnson and the Fifteenth Amendment.
The Memphis Appeal, paper that passed through
many vcisstudes during the war; discourses as FOL.
lows about Andy Johnson ana the Fifteenth Amend
ment:-
The very thing that the Fifteenth Amendment Is
proposed to do Mr. johnson would do himself
enfranchise negroes He thinks the important mat
that we may do 1t ourselves and have the shame of
It all owa. But we want no such State rights as
that: we prefer, II the infamous thing must be
done and fxedas an eternal incubus on the country
that 1t shall se done when 1t is DONE by Congress-
by the Executive-by anybody but ourselves. we 90
not desire to know that our children are not to be
governed after US, as we have been ourselves; and
we certainly shall never consent to aid in what we
regard as so suicidal a measure. It is enough to
consent to endure what cannot be avoided
The Canvass Opened in Mississippi--NeVro
Orators on the Stump.
JACKSON, Miss, August "a, 1869.
The canvass has opened in Mississippi. J. E..
Williams. the well known conservative coiored
orator, from Tennessee, and 8. w. Maunaway
lcooredl OF Virginia, are here at work for the con.
servatives. Judges Jefrords and Williams today
published their lists OF appointments to address the
people.
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