The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-14
POLITICAL NOTES.

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them to make new record, of which they
are the most in need.
A telegraph dispatch from Cyrus Elder,
ESQ.,, at Johnstown, Pa, conveys the graft
flying intelligence that Hon. Daniel j. Nor
rell, who was thrown from his carriage near
that place on Thursday last, is improving,
and his physicians say that with care his
recovery will be rapid.
The great idol of the Democracy-Thos.
Jeflcrson-once said: "fhc less that is
said about the constitutional difficulty the
better. Congress should do what is neces-
sary in silence. find but one opinion as
to shutting up the constitution for some
time" Surprising General Grant should
say the same thing now, what would Tam
many and the Democratic press have to say
about it? Es b sais
Gen. Robert Toombs mas been playing
with s'the live thunder and ssthe burning
ether" again. The scene of the exploit
was Weller county, Georgia, and the occa-
sion the "glorious Fourth. y There was
great crowd of people, and all, we are told,
were delighted" with the pyratechnics of
the distinguished fire-eater. The speech,
according to the accounts, twas a thunder
storm Of eloquent invective against the New
Departure. So powerful was the storm
of oratory that ''the new political bantling
q. e. the New DEPARTURE was stripped of its
swaddling clothes, and then torn into fraz-
zles and turned loose upon the whirlwind
of his fToombs) oratory!" Truly tragic
end! Well may the atlanta Era exclaim:
SIT was most horrible death, this talk
ing off of the dear departure by the great
'Bobuel.' First stripped of its. 'swadding
Clothes it was next torn into frazzles.'- =
Oh most horrible! 'Bobuel = And then,
after being thus treated, its very ashes and
frazzles, its yeritable splnters and charred
and blackened fragments were mercilessly
turned loose upon the whrwind of his fhe
great ssBobuel'sp oratory! Well might the
good people of Wilkes, like the men of
Galilee,' stand in utter amaZement, gazing
into vacant space! Such exhibitions are
well calculated to produce amazement.-
And hence, the further statement of Jen-
kins, that in all Wilkes county there is not
a man who would willingly pick up fraz-
ze, or even admit that he was ever inclined
to DEPART Verify, the man who could
pick up the frazzles' after witnessing such
phenomenon, would be less man than
deviL' IL ssr as.{ 4-s. 10 se,s. "a sifrsg
DEMOCRATIC ARITHMETIC. = The
Vicksburg DAILY Times says: ''The Ohio
Democracy have discovered new way to
get rid of an unpopular candidate. At their
late Convention McCooll was declared the
nominee for Governor by vote Of 225 to
191. Now the State Committee claims to
have found mistake in the count, and that
the correct figures give Mr.. Ewing the nomi-
nation by 240,221. This is certainly re-
markable error under the circumstances,
and, if possible, even more unaccountable
than that little Connecticut slip bywhichan
even hundred suppositious votes were polled
for Governor English not long ago. The
Democracy up North would do well to pick
up few of their most promising young men
and send them to school long enough to
learn how TO count. 1t is mtimated that but
for McCook's unfortunate speech of accept
ance, in which he kicked the platform upon
which he was foisted out from under his feet
and left himself suspended in mid air, the
latter matter of the tally sheets never would
have been investigated. The Ohio Demo-
cracy calls upon mandarin McCook to COM
NIT hari kari. Will he do it?
A GRowL AT THE New DEPARTURE.
The Columbus SIN is evidently not vet rea-
dy to accept the "New departure" Like
the majority of Democrats everywhere, il
adheres to the old fashioned ideas of the
party, and thinking the innovators serious
in the proposition to convert the Democrat
ic party into party of progression, it gives
its opinion as follows: r3BE rsna
sNo political Hsolus could have impris-
Oned more deadly wind than the one
christened the ''New Departure" 1t as O
new departure in Democrats, from all the
records of the party as a constitutional law
1t is the extreme of qualification the es.
sence of a want of proper spirit and self-re.
spect; indicated in advance of the National
Convention, a craven hope and faith in oul
cause and country; at war with all oul
professions that man is capable of self-gov
ernment, and that the Republican party il
not best suited to the genius and virtues o
our people. 1t will be found, on trial, veal
and rickety with no backbone even Of pol
icy.
Come, let us reason together! and s'thel
let there be no strife between us, for W,
are brethren. Ii some take the left hand
then we will 60 to the right; if they depar
to the right, then we will go to the left.
Ca bono ! How are we to be benefitte,
by the New Departure AS matter o
principle, is not the difference between
Republican Democrat and a Democrat Re
publican very lhuch like tweedle dunn AM
tweedle dee ? If it come to a new shulll
of the cards we are certain to be cheated
How can we hope against hope and agains
party who are adopts in tricks that ar
dark ?' rsrs I, G,.l.
STOPPING TO CoNQUER.-The follow
ing is an editorial paragraph from Geor
gia paper:
''The last Louisville Comie-Joumal ad
vocates the policy of sending no delegate
to the National convention, and says it i
supported by Jacob Thompson, Genera
Forrest and most of the leaders of Demo
cratic opinion in Mississippi. The Jonn0
learns that the Central Democratic Com
mittee Of Tennessee will call a conferenc
of Southern politicians in Nashville thi
summer, and hopes they will carry out tn
suggestion.
There is no reason why the South Shout
send delegates to the next National Demo
cratic convention. The Northern and Wes
ern Democrats having fixed up platforl
TO suit themselves, should be allowed
make their own selection of candidates
The less we have to do with national pol
tics just now the better. Our true polio
is to let the North fight its own battles
stand by our principles, and wait for OF
portunity. Keeping out of the arena
may, nevertheless, be in our power at I'll
right time to strike telling blow for IL