The Placer herald., 1872-09-14
Henry Wilson saws Grant is not drunk

prominent Luttre man.
1t is believed that Hon. c. G. Goodwin
will be the Grant candidate for Congress
from Nevada this year.
Senator Sherman is convincing speaker.
He convinces his audience that he is a greatly
overesiimated man.
General Dix has not yet formally accepted
the Republican nomination for Governor Of
New York, but thinks ''possibly be will.
Denouncing the Goat Island swinde and
supporting Grant is like preaching the Cos
pei and serving the devil at the same time.
Grants "sharp criticism" on Summers
course is strikingIy suggestive of a minnow's $
fierce attack upon whale.
Ben Butler says Grant is bound to be re-
elected, and we suppose Greeley might as
well withdraw. Everybody knows Butler
couldn't tell le.
Zach Chandler says the charge of intem-
perancc against Grant Is a base SANDER.
"Nozzr- Lissus never drinks. We b'long
to Congressional Tempernce Sciety."
George Francis Train is in louisville lie
says many people call him insane, but he is
not snch fool as to take Duncans nomina-
ton for the Presidency.
Cameron proposes to vindicate the hon
esty of the Administration; Butler will de-
fend its moral character; and Dick Yates
illustrate its temperance principles.
Ex-Governor Stone, of Iowa, comes ont
for Greeley, and has taken the stump for
him. lie proposes, so he says, to 20 to
Maine, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana.
A Bangor letter to the New York Er@IiHg
Post (Grantie), after a careful review Of the
field, admits that Greeley may carry the
State of Maine.
Greeley says, 81 yield to the wishes Of
the people Grant says, "Giye me the
muskets. and will make the people yield to
my wishes"
The Mendocino Democrat is authority for
saying that many Grant Republicans in the
Third District have announced their intcn-
ton to vote for Greeley.
The returns of the Vermont election, as
far as received, Indicate Il great falling off in
the Republican majority. In Rutland alone
the Democratic gain is over 800.
Charles O'Conor sent a letter to the Louis
vile Convention positively declining their
nomination for the Presidency This ought
to settle that question
If it is outrage to charge General Grant
with a weakness for something stronger than
water, was it not an insult for Henry Wilson
to urge him to join temperance society in
Washington?
Hon. Edward Barrett of Cumberland
county, Illinois, denies the statement Of his
going with Pomcroy and Duncan, and says
he will earnestly work for Greelcy's success.
The Colorcd Liberal Executive Committee
of Indiana have issued call to all
colored men of the country friendly to the
Liberal cause to meet in National Mass Con-
vention at ln lnlianapolis, on the llth of Sep
tember.
Speaking of the Pionecr'S advocacy OF
George Francis Train for the Presidency, the
edtress of the Ne,c Northwest exclaims
"Capital!' We would inquire of Mrs.
| DululNdN IL ttlhtdi Is lut d-'Ht NHlCll
seduced her paper to the Grant side?
The dry bones of the old dcfuuct Know
Nothing party have been dug up in the Elst,
and are now ratified ominously about the ears
Of Henry Wilson All this follows because
some indiscreet friend wrote to the Germans
of Brooklyn, saying Wilson was not a X. n.
Page, the Grant nominee for Congress in
the Second District, is "A better stage driver
than was ever sent to Washington. Never
theless, Page feels that his case is hopeless.
He is con the down grade, and can't reach
the brake.
The report that Charles O'Couor sent a
letter to Louisville intimaling his willingness
to accept the nomination for President proves
to have been manufactured to bolster up the
movement. lie positively declined, but the
boilers threatened to nominate him anyhow.
John b. FELTON, is called upon to explain
to the people of California why he kept 81
lent during the war, and refused to take
sides for or against the Union, but grew
noisy patriotic as soon as the contest was
over and the victory won.
Miss III. Josephine Mansfield, OF Fisk
notorety, publishes card in the New \ orl
star, denying that General Grant ever Wis
tied her house. The Presidents case must
be a bad one when he has to establish bis
reputation 10y witnesses Of this character.
An immense crowd was in Syracuse, New
York, yesterday, in attendance ON the Demo
cratic State Convention Judge Church
positively declines being candidate fol
Governor, and the chief aspirans are Au-
gustus Schell and Francis keman.
The Greeley campaign is progressing IA
vorably in Oregon. The Democrats are it
solid phaanx for their nominee, and are aided
in their Efforts by large number of those
who have hither o opposed them Set down
the "W ebloot State for Uncle Horace.
No delegates from California attended the