New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-09
CAMPAIGN NOTES.

Col. A. X. Mcclure and Others addressed
large Liberal Republican and Democratic meeting in Al
lentown, Pa, last Thursday evening.
The following citizens OF Salt Lake City have
been appointed delegates the Pittsburgh Soldiers and
Sailors Convention: Geo r. Maxwell Col W. NJ Johns
Capt T. H. Bates L. a Seabrske, and Major A. X Smith
Gen. William Birney of Florida, son of
James G. Brney the first candidate Of tho Aboitionsts
for the Presidency has written letter repudiating
Grant and declaring for Greeley.
| A correspondent writes that Judges Adams
and Morrill, and the Hon Henry c. Crandall for several
years Judge of the District Court and Postmaster of
Cornwall under President Lincoln, OF Lltchhed County
Conn.,, are now active Liberals
The Postmaster at 0Wego, n. Y, pushes the
circulation Of The Neo York Times, according to CORE
spondent by giving that paper instead OF the TRIBUNE
subscribed for To persons VINO come from distance anu
who not apt discover the mistake until reaching
home.
The Somerville, n. j.. Greeley Club the
Irish American Club and the Raritan Club united on
Thursday evening in the first grand demonstration OF
the campaign in that town. The clubs, numbering ABOUT
600 paraded the streets with music banners and torches,
aud the streets were alive with lookers-On.
The Administration is prolific of schemes.
Here IS another ncautiously revealed by an organ
every man who votes for Greeley in either State might
well cast 1t for Andrew Jackson at once And now
for q convention OF Democrats and POstmastors
somewhere believing for the nomination Oh Jackson
Thomas G.. Welch, q colored citizen of New
Albany, Ind has written letter giving many reasons
why the colored men OF the State should support Mr..
Greeley. He his people can consistently stand on
the Cincinnati PLATFORM and the principles which IL sets
forth are such that when adopted Will make this c0un-
try most prosperous ON the GLOBE giving equal laws
to ALL"
Here is a new Interpretation of the law de-
filming the franking privilege, which may be taken as
sem-ocial declaration OF the Grant men, since 1t APP
pears in the paper edited by Senator Anthony 1t says
that the words their correspondence in the law have
ALWAYS been construed to include printed documents
which they desired to communicate Tor the Information
of eir constituents fellow citizens. "Such II says,
was the construction OF the law as long ago as In Sena
tor knights time when there great discussion and
we believe investigation into the abuses Oh the
fronking privilege Such. understand, has been the
construction ever since. Such, everybody knows is the
practice"
The National Colored Liberal Convention
will be held at Louisville. KY, the 25th ins instead
OF at indianapolis, Ind, the 18th, as was at first
announced. All colored men friendly to the Liberal
Republican movement invited to attend The circu-
lar of the Executive Committee urges their attendance
"a duty 20 their race and the country at large The
object such action as may best all the move
mspt against official corruption and the Capitalization OF
power In the hands of few men, and in favor or the
one-term principle OF purifying the Govern
ment Every liberal in the Union IL Invited 10 con-
slider himself delegate All communications should be
addressed 10 VIM H. Chambers, No. ~! West Washing
ton-st., Indianapolis, Ind.