Smyrna times., 1869-09-22
POLITICAL.

Dow Cameron, of Pennsylvania, son of the
old man Simon, is looming up as the successor
of the late Secretary of War. Simon says
wig.wag, Simon says up, Simon says down. &c.
A correspondent of the Athens Tenn Tost
favOrs the election of eX-President johnson to
the limited States Senate, but believes that if
he should succeed it would be at the end Of
long and bitter struggle. Therefore he sug-
gests in lieu of johnson 5 name that OF Jordan
Stokes
The White Water (Wisconsin) Register IRE
publican) don't like the Republican State
ticket. 1t AYERS that Governor Fairchild will
not be supported with enthusiasm, and that
the nomination for Lieutenant Governor being
a man addicted to drink is standing in
suit to every Christian in the State.
George Francis Train persists in his inten-
ton of running for the Presidency in 1872, but
| he is determined to reject a party nomination.
! He announces in public letter that he and his
associate on the ticket will run independently.
His reasons may be inferred from the sugges-
tive question be asks, viz: Would any sane
man trust the Democrats after 1850, "a, and
'6S to drive ten jackasses abreast 2" The
sagacity displayed in this question would indi
cate that even Train, after all, has his luciC
intervals.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars, which
has been in session at Jacksonville, ILL.,, for tn,
past few days, after several hours discussion OF
the matter, on the 18th inst, indOrsed by
F decided majority the action of the Nationa
Temperance Convention recently held in Chi
cago, in favor of third political organization
the distinctive and most conspicuous principl
of which shall be prohibition.
! A Cincinnati dispatch, Sept II, says: eth
j. Democratic City Convention yesterday nOmina
ted a ticket; half of the candidates were Re
publicans and halt Democrats.
i A Philadelphia dispatch of the 10Th says th
: nomination of new Democratic city tickC
. appears to be badly received by the party
Three Democratic Sunday papers denounC
d the movement, the leading paper doing so
terms of bitter invective. The dissatisfactiO
e of the Democracy at their local ticket is Mt
d confined to Philadelphia alone. All over Il
5 State the respectable portion of the DemOcr
y cy repudiate the tickets which have be-
|, forced upon them by the Rings.
= The following resolution was lately adopt,
" by what is called the homes" democracy
!s Mercer county, Ohio =" Resolved That
l. are in favor of reputation of the bonded de
,e of the United States" That's spoken out Ii
Il a manor rather like Pendleton democrat
1t is understood that Ben. Butler will, cal
II in the coming session of Congress, deliver
IL scathing speech on the extravagances of sevt
T. al Congressional committees which have be
Sc travelling across the Continent at governme
" expense.
10 In California, where a Democratic Legis
H. lature has just been chosen, Governor Haigl
Democrat, will probably be elected Unit
,e States Senator to succeed COrnelious Cole, l
m publican.
ay In Arkansas a movement for Natio
er Conservative party, following the example
re Tennessee and Virginia, has begun, and
n convention will be held at Littl1 Rock M
month.
er Several independent papers in California
We advocating the election of the Republic
nominees for the Supreme Bench, on
a ground that they are the best candidates, q
ay political issues ought not to enter into Ju
on cial election.
The Norfolk Journal trusts that a" the
et- men of departed days " will realize that th
u.s. power is gone, and that Virginia intends 4
la to commit her destinies into the hands of
Is young sons, who are "a able to do battle W
the greatest that can be brought against th
Till aye, aud overcome them in the fight"
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