The Portland daily press., 1870-07-08
Political Notes.

The Washington correspondent of the Bos-
ton Herald says the workingmen's move
ments is attracting great attention at the cap
ital, and is likely to have decided influence
on the next presidential election. The organ
ization claims nine hundred thousand enroll
ed voters, evenly divided between republicans
and democrats, and proposes to nominate a
candidate for president, probably Gov. Geary
of Pennsylvania, in advance of the other par
lies, and expect thus to compel the democrats
to take up the workingmen's candidate. when
success is regarded as certain. The new party
proposes, moreover, to GO before the country
on progressive civil service platform, with
reduced taxation, reduced expenditures and
reform and retrenchment generally, with the
elevation and protection of American labor,
and especially opposition to the importation
ofthe Chinese. The labor question and party
are undoubtedly bound to play prominent
part in our politics in the near future, but we
ehan't believe that their candidate will land in
the White House the first time trying, not till
we see it.
SUDGE PAscHAE of Texas will present to
the President on his return to Washington
printed argument urging the pardon of all
persons imprisoned in the rebel States by
military commission.
CANADIAN advices say annexation meet
ings are rapidly spreading Another Union
League is organized in Montreal,
MUCH uneasiness is felt at the New York
Custom House, Two-thirds of the 1900 in
culnbents are Mr.. Grinnell's appointments,
and fear they may have to go.
A motion before the Reconstruction Com
mittee to have general amnesty bill reported
at this session, was lost by tie VOTE
The river and harbor bill as passed by the
Senate, is the same as it passed by the House,
SO far as New England is concerned, save that
the appropriation for Burlington, VT, is in
creased to $4,000.
The Richmond Enquirer very sarcasticay
says: "We are inclined to believe that most
OF the people, whether they went or were car
ried into the rebellion, have frankly ana hon
Orably accepted the result. But there is a
pretty active set in the South who wish to ac-
cept something more substantial than the gen
eral result They are anxious to accept along
that the result may cast over Them"
The Washington Star says that "Shoo
Fly" has got into the Senate. Recently, Mr..
Hamlin, in the course of his speech on the in
come tax question, paused to interrogate Mr..
Morrill, in regard to what he construed to be a
vigorous expression of dissent 10y that gentle
man to his proposition that it was necessary
to replace the income tax by tax on sugar.
MI. Morrill, intimated that it was a mistake !;
he had not dissented. But" said Mr.. Ham
lin, "you shook your head" Whereupon Mr..
Morri'l explained that he had shaken his head
to &C fly of, and the matter ended with a
ripple of laughter among the grave and rever-
end seignors.
THOMAS SCOTT, member Of the first Con-
gress, in speech made in 1890, speaking of
the Africans, said: Congress may at pleas
ure declare them contraband goods, and SO
prohibit the trade altogether" This is ahead
OF General Buffers time. See Hildleth's His
tory, vol A, page 1876.
THE Advertiser last evening came out de.
cidedly for Gov. Chamberlain, for u. S. Sena-
tor. 1t said.
His candidacy is a necessity, to satisfy the IT.
repressible determination ofhis hosts of friends
to express in some way their admiration for
his talents and their confidence in his CAPACITY
and integrity. = \ y + II If the
Republican organization desires to maintain
its ascendency in the State, its managers must
consult not the aspirations of individuals but
the unmistakable preferences of the great
body of its patriotic and disinterestcd voters
We are in no position to judge of the political
feeling OF the State, If these preferences do not
point with extraordinary unanimity and fer.
vor to the present distinguished Chief Magis-
trate OF the State as the next Senator from
Maine.