The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-08-31

'ue"' piant 30 tfluihphahtly Is now
compelled to put forth almost superhu.
man efforts to save him from defeat
even IN sterling Republican States
The explanation eau only be found
III the unpopular policy OF the party
which controls the national admiuistra.
ton aud puts President Grant before
the people as its candidate for re cleo.
tion.-Nc,o York HeraM AVyust 81.
General Grant having used the army
aud 1.-The Treasury Department, in order,
Il possible, to make his election sure,
has now reinforced them by the Judi.
clal power of the country. In North
Carolina, the United States Marshal
and his legions Of associates did good
service for their master at the late
election, aud Texas papers show that
in that State Federal officers are arrest.
ing aud holding good, law ab iding
citizens under the most Aimsy pretexls.
At Navarro eight leading merchants
aud bankers were arrested ia one day
and tax to Tyler under warrants
issued FROM the Quilted States District
Court The general churge was selling
liquor without lieence. IL appears that
no more than four of these ever sold
drop who had, their licence ia due
form The Navarro Banaer learns
that $500 Of the best citizens of the
Eastern district have been arrested
under similar iase charges THIS.
are bound to appear ut Tyler ON tn
4th OF November, the day Of the State
election, aud canuot be at home 10 vote
General Grant will not hesitate TO
debauch any department of the govern
meut to win the coming election.
NEW York RADICAL STATE Cos
vENrloN.-The New York Radical
State CouS eutiuu met at Utica on the
2lst lust, aud nominated Gen. John A.
Dix IOr Governor Daring the discus
sion III the Convention, H. Deiniieid
Smith remarked
eve are about to meet powerful coalition,
aud wsmut meet 1t with all our strength.
Greeley will secure republican votes, aud We
must offset these with votes Of honest demo-
Gratis.
From the reported temper Of the
Democracy IN that State, the number
OF "honest democrats who wall be at
tracted to Gen. Dix will be very small
Fred Douglass, the negro, Is oae OF
the Presidential Electors for the State
at large.
New YoRK MIR. Charles O'Counor
in reply to tue question formally asked
him il he would become the candidate
of the Liberals aud Democrats for
Governor OF the State Of New York,
replied that no did not seek the uomi
notion, but il nominated he would
accept. lie added that in any event he
would have nothing to do with BIan.
ton Duncan aud his SO called straight
cutters
PoLIrIcAL-Thc election ia Maine
will take place on Monday, September
9th, When State officers aud members
of Congress are to be voted for. The
candidates Tor Governor are Sidney
Perham, Republican, and Charles Z.
Kimball, Democrat and Liberal. Sidney
Pcrham, who is the present Governor,
had majority last year of 1851
A well posted Liberal Republican,
writing from Connecticut, says that FIVE
thousand voters who have heretofore
acted with the Republican party have
already enrolled themselves iu the
Liberal ranks. The writer continues:
1.-THE Grant detection should stop even
where it is, the State would be lost 10
Grant by ten thousand majority.
PoEIIC.-Tha following are the OPEN
ing lines Of a new campaign song sung
at the raising Of Greeley and Brown
flag at Bangor, Maine, a lew days since.
They contain as much truth us poetry:
With Greeley and Gra,z,
Well clean out the rats
That are eating the government corn.
The Philadelphia Press is free to dc.
clare "that Grant has no magnetism"
The Boston Post kindly suggests that
"his friends should present him with
some" The people will give him
shock from their battery on election
day, which will last him for the term
OF his natural life.
Says the Cincinnati Enquirer: "Bish.
op Simpson has been claimed us warm
supporter Of Grant. This is great
mistake, or, more probably, u wilrul
Misrepresentation. We have il from
the best authority that Bishop Simpson
has declared that he intends to vote for
Greeley"
A special telegram from Parkersburg.
West Virginia, announces che adoption
OF the new constitution by u majority
OF 5000, and the election of Jacob, La
dependent Democrat, for Governor, by
1000.
The Savannah Mems, which has been
one OF the strongest opponents of Mr..
Greeley condemns the boilers movement
aud demands the unity of conservative
men everywhere to overthrow Grants
revolutionary faction.
After his Know Nothing letter in
1855, Henry Wilson was elected the
first Know Nothing Senator from Mas
sachusetts by four hundred aud twelve
Know Nothing votes.
The Baltimore Gazette calls the at
tention Of the Demo cratic State Execu
tive Committee of Pennsylvania to the
colonization Of the border counties OF
that State by negroes from Virginia.
Andrew. j Kelley, the colored bar.
Der, who carries on his tonsorial opera
tions near the Eutaw House, in Balti.
more, is candidate for Congress in
the Fifth Congressional District.
Senator Thurman, Of Ohio, says that
Mr.. Greeley is sure of 300 electnral