New-York tribune., 1871-12-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

J. l.. Wheelwrght (Republican) was elected
Mayor Of Bangor Ne. yesterday. The vote cast WI,
very light the Democrats making No opposition.
Senator Morton pcrrmpiorily declines the
nomination FOR Governor OF Indiana. lie inti"riAo-
The Ind,nnapo J,urnal t. state that the Use "i his
name ii. without hi. consent. and contrary 70 hN
wl.hr- " and thai during the campaign hr WI take an
active part III behalf ~ the snonnc" of Tie Convection
GEN Thomas A. Morris now mentioned for thr MONT
nation api movement IL N pro5r"'-t to ring III. name
bofOrr tn Convention.
The Democracy of Texas do At receive much
comfort # Fiakes Bnifm he accepted u, an index
Of The way the current runs DSrn'sing The Paosi'"
Pory" that paper says Til moral OF ali this l. PLAN
enough n the Democratic party IL sfil 20 e reaction
airy md revolutionary wmlr ts 'uinph Is assun": anu
If Il poinr'S to 10 we'll only when 1t i too weak 20 do
ANYTHING the public safety Will Dr futhcicd Dy aecpihx
It on probation for u long time To come
The SixtIeih General Assembly Of Ohio
whirb meet, at Columbus on Monday next. will ind
more important work before It than for many years o
il. legislative history SENATOR 70 succeed John Sher
man i, to chosen Laws c''ary for tho regulation
of the election the Constitutional Convention Will
ha framed. and fnali' the state VIII have % oe
r.,ii-trctsd under the new apporDn.Dant 10 provide
for Congressman instead or 49, as Tho Est now STANDS
The secession" movement has again broken
ont IN the peninsua OF Michigan, and me
Menoninee Hcrad Justify demands separation There
i, no more tnrss argues. IN the upper peninsula
to- the of Michigan than Il ore shou BIO
IN il. being attached to Missouri or I"wL we nave
nothing in common and ~ tar ~ ooisty 1r G 8, n
aver ncn,n.ula W.. IRE n1i "ou,iderrd part OF the
t"ta errent when ayes are to be Collected Whom 1t
comes TO question OF passing laws for our benefit We
always treated a. irrrrt province. ann hot ~
A part of the IL Is such state o fhbs' va"
ut'an end"
"The little party of revenue ret0rmerS VINO
were in Washington last week" says The Sp'ngesl0
Republican, giving nudge TO the senate on the Free
Coal and Salt bill. reported to have taken hr''"
hand IN President making by way OF varying the
monotony in their tariff lobbying Washington, how
In thn xunrd N
thing Presidents neither made nor unmode there.
The atmosphere unfavOrable To free thought and inde
"rmers and IN. rryoiutionlsts should 60 back To
of power and s'ek to instruct ana arouse 6e
constituents RAT her than the members. Morton. Conk
and Chandler are ahundan; ropresentat,yt, oi the
rh,y will 90 better alone for the next three month.
than with any help from outside rsysir Iet"rner' a""
Preside ent changing journalists and lobbyists
Prnnsyly ania must regard the a5scm0iage 0t
her Legislature with complaccpcy. If the feeling OK
prcsed IN fe STATE journal is abroGi TO any extent
Referring the approaching session II says: We arc
Al ,aching another important session Of the LrgiSa
IN, when the old struggles, intrigues and plots ana
g to antagoniz" individuals. and when as usual.
the public business will be STAYED on to tho last days OF
the session. to be hurried through then without that dus
rrcari which its Importance demands" Last Winter
greater part OF the session wa. taken up with the
coal strike 1t impossible that the siIc siuect
may come up again from all appearances
The township system, which was inanGrated
in Virginia under the Constitution as reconstructed after
the nds many opponents. on THE ground or its OK
pensiyenr-, TIE Lynchb,uy vryinan recommends
that tho Assembly. take Lneas-
ures for Constitutional Convention. To the end that
that and other expensive features OF the present State
Government may be done away with II thinks the rep
r.sntation of the counties the Gcuera Asst nby i-
too large that the Length Of the legislative sessonS
ought he limited to 80 days. with power given To the
Governor to extend them to 10 In extraordinary cases,
and that polax Of & -hOud be levied on every voter
There certainly sr"ins to be waste OF money when ,n
sum Of 5000 go required I0r the expenses VI The 3Te
oyernmrnt six months. that bolnS ths e'tihatc .!
the Auditor tor th, COnlns hall year