The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-11-23
Political Notes.

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AR, IA correspondent Of the Boston Pos
has found an honest carpet -bageor-thaI
Is, a man who is good deal more hopesl
than carpet baggcrs usually are. inasuucE
as be ilankly acknowledges the iniuuity "A
the laws under which he holds very ~.
muneratiye Office The carpot-bagecr ia
question Is tax assessor and collector in 4,
parish u Lduisiana position which he
obtained through the influence of his brotb.
er, who Is also carpct-bagger from Vof
mont. This individual according 10 bis
own account, assesses and collects take.
each year tp the amount Of 5000 900 the
rate OF taxation in the rural parish he is in
being more than three times the rate in
the city Of Boston For the assessment of
this tax he receives a commission Of five
per cent, more for collection. making an
aggregate income Of 100000, out ofwhich
he is obliged to pay the salury Of a deputy
and certain Office expenses to the amount
Of $1,000, leaving HIM a net income ol
S2S,0OO This carpet bagger frankly ac-
knowledgcd that $4,000 year would he n
liberal remuneration for the services he
renders, and further volunteered the infor-
nation that the laws which permitted such
extruyagant pay to the oiiice-h were
passed owing to the choice of legislators
being in the hands Of negroes. who vote as
they are directed by the carpet-baggers.
They vote just as | say in my parish -
said this conscientious carpct-bagger: they
come to Massa Georgia. as they call me
for advice in everything. because they
know ! 20 for Nlassa Grant. and come from
the good old State of Vermont. Thus il
is that the white population in the south
arc ground TO the earth by cxhorbitant
taxation levied to enrich the carpet-baggers
who control the negro vote, condition Of
affairs which the reelection of Grant will
serve to maintain indefinitely.
Elections viii be held next winter which
will make important changes in the United
States Senate. George +, Spencer rctires
in Alabama, Benjamin T. Rice in Arkan.
sas, Thomas W. Osborn in Florida. and
Joshua Hill in Georgia. Spencer and
Rice were from New York, and Osborn
from New jersey Anti-Grant Senators
will be returned from the foregoing States.
| In Illinois a Grant man will succeed Mr.
Trumbull. 1t will be difficult to match
Mr.. Trumbull for ability aud experience.
In Indiana the reelection of Morton is not
certain, though probable In Kansas
Samuel c. Pomcroy will have charges Of
fraud to contend against, but Grant politi-
clans are in the habit OF laughing at such i'm
pedi ments and Pomeroy may be returned.
\ Democratic Senator is looked for from
Louisiana. in place of William Pitt Kol-
logg, In Massachusetts,, the place vacated
by Henry Wilson is desired by Ex-Attor-
ney General lIoar Ben. Butler and Secre-
tary Boutwell, Blair will be re elected in
Missouri, We have already expressed our
satisfaction at the approaching political
demise of Jim Nye, Of Nevada. It is
expected that Zebulon Vance. will be cleo
ted to succeed John Pool, by the Liberal
Legislature Of North Carolina SAWYER.
the South Carolina carpet.bageer. will
probably be reelected from that State, as
will also, in all likelihood, Timothy o.
Howard from Wisconsin. That Old
Simon viii be sent back to the Senate from
Pennsylvania is one Of the moral certain
ties. In New York CoukIiugs place is
sought after by Edwin VI. Morgan, aud it
is said that majority of the Republican
Legislators of that State are adverse to the
former Wheeling Register.
\ MICRO IN GRANTS CABINET
\ Washington dispatch says that in the
event Of the reconstruction Of President
Grants cabinet an earnest effort will be
made to have the negro element of the
country represented An article appears
in the Washington Chronicle which is
thought 10 be the entering wedge in that
direction. Professor John NJ. Langsten
has been fixed upon as the representative
of the colored race, and his appointment
as Attorney-General viii be urged by Fred.
Douglass and other prominent negroes, as
well as white men, throughout the country.
The colored Republicans Of the South
are unanimous in this movement
The negroes hold the balance Of power.
and knowing it, are demanding their re-
ward at the hands of the party they clan
ishly support. The Radical leaders may
attempt to mongrelze the government, in
order to satisfy negro ambition for Office,
but ii will not meet popular approval.
Upon that rock, il upon no other, Radi-
calism will yet 60 to pieces,
The Times. the leading Grant organ in
New York, predicts the raising of govern
ment salaries as one of the first acts of the
next Congress The President is to have
$50, 600 year, with larger and more
splendid executive mansion , and all other
official salaries are to be correspondingly
increased Before the election the Radi-
Gals talked Of economy; now that they are
again seated in power, comes the demand
for higher pay for the little they do. The
Grant party is an organization of Office
holders Office holders made up the con
vcntion which re-nominated him; office
holders conducted the compaign; and
office holders mean to give themselves ex-
ira pay from the treasury of the people
The New York Times, Grant organ,
publishes conspcuously manifesto of w.
G. Brownlow, United States Senator from
Tennessee, in which he eulogizes Grant
extnyagantly, and in conclusion, uses this
language If the popularity of the Pres
ident shall continue, as doubt not it will,
it is more than probable he will be re-elect-
ed for third term Indeed, rather thrn
put in power this corrupt old Democratic
party, tcouid taror he eieciion Of Grant
for ie" This is but the echo of Wen
dell Phillips utterance few months ago,
but the idea viii spread
The Ncuistown, Pa. Register hoists the
names of Hon. Thomas 4. Hendricks, of
Indiana, and Gen. Winfield 5. Hancock,
of Pennsylvania, AS Presidential and Vice
Presidential candidates in 1876. The ed
itor thinks they the names to win, and
that it is right that the Democratic party
should go right on and make preparations
for the contest. The ticket Is good one,
but Buekalew of Pennsylvania, Judge
Church, of New York or Senator Bayard,
Of Delaware are ADLER and stronger men