New-York tribune., 1872-09-17
CAMPAIGN NOTES.

The Hon. f. w. Bird declines 20 be cam
didate for Congress from Massachusetts,.
The Hon. Cassius VI. Clay of Kentucky adj
dressed large Liberal meeting at Portsmouth Ohio ON
the I1th inst
A Washington dispatch to TIE Boston Globe
says that Gen Garfield denies the charge that he had
received any shares in the Credit Mobilier.
It's all up with Greeley and Brown. Daniel
Pratt the great American traveller, has declined the
nomination for the Presidency and declared for Grant
Can be- that the great man has been dazZed by pros
pectiye post-ofhce !
Simon Cameron has told his Straight-outs
who went to Louisville not TO call their State Convention
t after the October election and, like dutul subjects,
they will obey The willy old politician intends 10 see
which way the wind blows before he spends any more
money TO help elect Grant.
The following are the officers of the Barn
stead n H., Greeley and Brown Club The President
was one Of the earliest Free Soers and for many
an active and influential Republican, President Joel
Clark; Vice-PresiGents, j. NJ BabcOck James G. Ham,
Wm. A. jenkins; Recording Secretary Lysander j.
Young; Corresponding secretary James Ii. Goliath.
In the estimation of the average Renomina-
ZIONIST it money the people that elects the Pres
dent Treasury official recently made an open boast
that we have a dead sure thing OF this campaign.
wv the ssessment of the ofceholders alone produce
over $20OO00O TO help elect Grant, O course II IL an
given voluntarily. 1t should be under those beautiful
" rules" which Mr. Curtis is so proud OF.
Wendell Phillips has occasion to rejoice.
The negroes of Pittsburgh, Penn. show an admirable
disposition follow his advice to arm and prepare for
general massacre in OF Greeley's election. They
attacked a body OF white Greeley men last Saturday
evening, and lively fight Is said 10 have ensued IN
which six negroes were shot and one white man was
fatally wounded.
The Philadelphia representation to the Vet
erans Mass Convention at Pittsburgh their depart
ure last evening There in iue the Veteran Club
800 strong; Alexander and Hartranft Club of the Ist
District, ITO strong delegation OF II from German,
town. the Hartranft Club OF NOrritown, SO men; John
w a R,a
the German Veteran Harranft and Myers CluD. 65 men,
Where is Secretary Belknapf He must be
lonesome in Washington now that Secretary Fish has
Joined rest of the Cabinet the Grant stump. An
exchange suggests that he might commit memory
a portion OF Mr. Harlan's efuson the French
Arms question and deliver ii IN some 0utOfthe-way
place where no would know the difference Gen
Belknap ought to know that loafers are allowed In
the denomination vineyard. Unless he has a care ne
may be reformed" out OF the party.
The sentiment expressed in the following eX-
tract from speech by Gen. Gordon OF Georgia, might
be pondered with profit by the men who are striving
hard 10 keep up the old battle lines by assembling In
soldiers convention Something has been said about
the plank the platform about doing honor TO the Fed
eral soldiers. l. others In the South, have been
taunted with it in Georgia by OF my straightout
friends, who II my recollection serves me right. were
not very rebeous during the They say my blood
must have curded in my veins after consenng TO sup
port candidate standing upon that PLATFORM passed
by the bate-elds Of Virginia. where my comrades lay
buried Now have gOt this TO say about that: aln
ready 10 honor who battles In from a
OF dny. AKA ready that the North should pile 10
the very clouds their monumental blocks of granite 70
their brave soldiers and claim that the higher they
pile them the greater tribute they 70 the brave
who held them In check for four years. utter senti
men to-day which would gladly utter in Fsneuil Hail.
Boston, and speech know would mud echo In tue
heart OF Hancock and all true men who fought the
other SIDE"