The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-19
Political tserss.

A careful canvass of the new Tennessee Leg
islature shows that the old Wing men hold the
balance ofpower, and that most of them are
implacably hostile to ex- President johnson.
The New York World swallows Pendleton
greenbacks and all. 1t says that every Deiho-
crat in the county would rejoice in his sue
cess.
Senator Fowler, it is announced, IS 10 FAVOR
of the election of ex-President Johnson 10 INC
Senate. as his successor, and VIII waive all
| claims in favor of the latter.
JuJce Bond of Maryland denies very en-
nbaticalIy that he is in the Chase movement
George Peabody's gift OF $4,000 to endow a
professorship in Gen. Lees college is especial
ly commended by the Boston Post. OF course.
A Doctor of Physic in Missouri having been
nominated for State Senator, finds his pros
poets of an election suddenly blasted by the
publication of the fact in the various news
papers of his district that he was owing each Of
them the sum of s. People who aspire to office
should first pay the printer if they would hope
| to succeed.
The Boston Herald says that to offset the
| stories of antagonism between the two men, it
has been found necessary to state that Gen.
| Butler and Gen. Wilson will soon start togeth-
ey on cruise along shore, under the auspices
of Collector Russell,
In Louisiana they have settled the question
of Chinese suffrage. Seven Cinnamon have
been registered in single parish.
Wade Hampton is again on the rampage
He wants the facts of the "late unpleasant.
ness" made matter of record, so that future
historians may know what the matter was
He believes that the principles which have
governed South Carolina in the past will YET
be triumphant. Wade is confidence man.
and he will not accept the situation.
| The Kennebcc Journal, speaking of the Dir
gus unconditional surrender article, says
1--WE think this is one OF the most igrominious
articles for Democrat to put forth concern.
| ing his own party that he could possibly pub
| lish. Laying aside the imaginative and icti
| cious about Chamberlain's nomination., and
the election for Senator last winter, it is sim.
ply a proposition to paint and color, puff and
frizzIe the old harlot Democracy, and then Of
fer the soulless, worn out creature to the man
who is fool enough to be taken with her mere
trIcious charms and will pay the largest price
for her. Every Democrat of principle must
be ashamed of tins exhibition OF the weakness
and corruption Of his party and pray God to
give him speedy deliverance."
The act of Congress relating to the election
of u S. Senators will compel the Virginis
| Legislature to choose Sena tors at the next ses
! sion, thus spelling the plan of the Conserva
tives which was to have their Legislature meet
organize, ratify the fifteenth amendment, and
then adjourn without electing Senator'S Theil
| object in advo' ating this plan was to first as
certain the feeling of Congress before choosing
their Senators.
| The letter of Judge Dent 10 Secretary Bout
well is well calculated, it is thought by those
| who know, to lead to an overwhelming Repub
| lican victory in Mississippi.
Virginia Republicans look very hopefully
| upon the situation in that State.
Hon. John Sherman has recently made al
| important speech at Canton, Ohio, in which
| he opened the Republican campaign to the
backbone counties of the State. In the course
| of his speech the Senator said he hoped soor
| to see all our internal taxes repealed, except
the taxes on whskey, tobacco and income
These, he says, if fairly collected, are amply
sufficient to pay every dollar of our expendi.
lures, except the public debt, and fixed sum,
say hundred and fifty million dollars per an
mum, set apart from the taxes on foreign goods
will, if faithfully applied, pay off the public
debt. The Senator explained the difference
between tariff for revenue and a tariff for
protection, touched in the accustomed strain
on reconstruction, and hoped the Republican
party would remain unitci and continue on it's
conquering career.