Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-26

POLITICAL NOTES.
GREELEY spent most Of his time In Clncln.
natl trying to explain away what bo had said In
PittsburE.
Tue Toledo Blade says that Horacs Greeley
was born to made Andrew johnson respectable
by contrast
Ma. WIN. DOWNING, q leading Labor Re.
former, has written letter to tho EImIrA Ad.
VcriiiT advising the laborlnE men to vote for
Grant and Wilson rather than Greeley and
Brown.
BLASTON DUNCAN's attempt to publish new
Democratic newspaper In Louisville, has come
to an end Cause, tho ilI.hsalth Of tho editor
and PeryadinB and plentiful lack Of brains
and money.
We LEARN from q strAightOut Democrat Of
Portsmouth, n. H., that he knows one hundred
and twenty of his party in that city who will
not vote for Horace Greeley under any eiroum-
stanees.-BOsiOH Globe.
THR next State election TO occur is that Of
Georgia, On the ID Of October. An entire State
ticket Is to be elected. The Greeley candidate
is tho present incumbent, James Smith, who
will probably DO reelected by a reduced ma.
iOTity.
A REPUBLICAN PAPER published at Lebanon,
Ohio, prints 4 list Of names Of nearly one hun.
bred Democratic farmers in Warren county who
declare that they will not vote for Greeley.
Some of them assert their determination OVOte
for Grant.
II. O. FAMILIAR characterization OF Demo-
cratic district is "a district where there are ten
gallons Of whisky to every spelling book" Its
fair, therefore, to presume that Vermont and
Maine can boast Of ton spelling books to every
gallon Of whisky.
HORACE WHITE, Of the Chicago Tribune,
wants to 20 to Congress. It seems most unfOT.
tunAte for Horace White that he should be
seized with this ambition at tlmo when the
people have sternly resolved to send none but
their best men to OOngross.-N Y. Commercial
Advertiser.
HAD We been among Mr.. Greoley's trusted
counsellors, says tho New York World, We
should have advised him to iorbeAr speech
making altogether during this canvass. When
tho political supporters Of II. @. talk In this
way what Is the probable sentiment Of the gen
erAl public?
SENATOR ROscoE UONKLIN0 expresses the
belief that Mr.. Greeley, dampod as 10 his ardOr
by the verdict OF the people Of eight States
against him, will soon withdraw from the hsld,
and surrender to O'COnor the desperate chances
of eontssliug tho Presidential battle with
Grant
EACH PARTY in Minnesota has now completed
Its nominations for members Of Congress. Their
names arc as follows; First district, Mark II.
Dunnell, Rep, y Mortimer $. wilkinson, Dem. y
Second district, II. u. Strait, .(Rep.,) Christie
pher Graham, (Dem.D Third district, John 7.
AyCrill, (Rep,) George l.. Becker, DEM
TnE Missouri Democrat tells US Eastern
Greeley men say Brown has damned the ticket
ID I,lFa a.
take Of the Cincinnati convention was In not
giving him the hTst place on the ticket Settle
It among yourselves, gentlemen. Anything to
boat Grant
with thirteen ex.IobOl generals on the floor
Of Congress" remarks tho Hartford Comm
CouTGni, "and with suffrage universal Mt the
South, tho Democratic candidate for the PTesi-
deney Is travelling over tho country believing
like bull Of BashAn for amnesty and accusing
the Republican party and the Union soldiers Of
reminding the bitterness Of tho war"
CONGREssNAN STARKwEATHER says In q rS.
cent letter: "Until recently have regarded
Connecticut as a doubtful State; but the return
Of a large portion Of the Republicans, and some
OF our best men, who were hTIt Inclined To vote
for Greeley, and the support Of more than 8 900
true Union Democrats that have already de-
claTod for Grant in this State insures his sue.
cess by at least 5000 majority. II will probably
be mere than that"
IN MARCH ls6J, Den. Hooker wrote to the
War Department from the headquarters Of the
Army VI the Potomac these words: ~ would
consider the services Of an entire corps as en-
tlrely lost to this army were It to fall into the
hands Of MAJ Gen. Carl SchurE, the senior
UfIictT now on duty with It," Carl had even
then, II seems, a habit Of getting overwhelmed
and discouraged.
ST. LOUIS dispatch says; 1.-THE chairman
OF the Liberal State Committee, In consultation
with SchuTE, Issues a CONFIDENTIAL secret cir.
cular to the effect that the coalition must be
abandoned, the Democrats beaten on local tick
cts and the Legislature, Blair thrown overheard,
the hope OF Presidential success TelinquIshed,
and efforts devoted to found a new FREQ trade
party for the future" This will DO war TO the
knife with the Democrats The LIBERALS will
try tho independent ticket dodge wherever they
can, but will DO ground to powder between two
millBtones'
To TuE eyes Of his coalition followers Horace
ClroeIey, as he swings round the Western circle,
must pTesent spectacle similar to that Of the
"bul in the china shop" for the way be IL cayort
ing about lust now Is quite as destructive Of
"IIberal" hopes as were the antics Of the tabled
bovine 10 the china dealers stock In trade
Apropos Of this tour the Cincinnati Gazsiis re-
Iatss this incident; "Just before Mr.. Greeley
delivered his speech at Plttsburg, on Thursday
evening, he was approached BY Gov Randolph,
who suggested To him the subjects to which no
should refer. lie listened to him for some time
and fnally pulling his hat over his eyes, haid
u will bs - n / don't know my opinions better
than any one else dOeS.' He then delivered that
Fpsoeh which has dashed to the ground tho
bopsi Of bis supporters through the North"