New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-24
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Hon. Il. B. Carpenter of South Carolina
addressed immense political meeting in Manchester,
n H. yesterday. The Hon. John NJ. HAYS. President Of
se o6eTyyiy Rpnbca, who i opposed 10
Gen. Grant and his Administration
Gov. Parker's chances for the Presidency on
the Democratic ticket have been greatly married by some
deception practiced by that eminent statesman upon
Mr. j Dagget Hunt, who. having been instrumental in
making Mr. Parker Governor permitted his friends to
press his Tor che cierksp OF the supreme Court
turned his friend and appointed somebody else
70 the post
Mr.. Sumner authorizes The Boston journal
10 say in regard the reported conversation printed IN
The Ohjcago Times first that he has had CONVEX
with correspondent Of The Chcggo Times and
that letter in that paper purp9rIns 10 Nv Soiv'
ton. Mr.. Sumner has cOnversed freely and conAGeu-
italy with Mr. Bowen pubic questions, bgt he ha-
never reported conversation 10 ybOdy aud the pre-
tended account Is a fabrication
Because the RefOrmers demand the dis
mssa aud displacement Of the men who have made the
name OF the party a reproach The Providence journal
thinks that the Reform Senators are working for new
party a. well a candidate. 1t Is OF the opinion
that after what certain Repubca presses and certain
Republican politicians have said ana done 1t is no longer
possible for them without the grosses INCONSISTENCY
quietly and Cheeruly TO acque-ce in the nomination
which will probably be made b. the next PRESIDENTIAL
Convention"
The Hon. r. A. r. Nelson, who recited half
OF Byron and great share Of the minor classics in his
defense Of Andy johnson before the High Court Of I'm
parchment now exhausts the political vocabulary and
the patience OF Tennessee N defense OF the Passive
policy and denuncatiOn Of Grant lie j. stu hrin IN
the conviction that johnson could have pcth elected III
1865 II he had been nominated, and-Wc, goes on 10 re-
peat odd phrases Of the Impeachment speech Whc1 went
10 show Andy something more than mortal ana hardly
less than divine.
Mr.. Conklings home organ, The Utica Her
afd has finally discovered that the perquses Of Office are
the devils own inventions and thereupOu rates Supern-
tendent Miller and mildly observes that perquisites
kTr
We should think so-albet the little Enira Postmaster
announces that he has been "honored by Mr. Terwll-
GERS confidence" and Therefore demands that hencetorth
1ere shall be peace" about his mistake" But what
COnklinGs organ think OF its own Red Postage
Stamp Theft Don't wander so far from nome. on ana
Mr. Conkling have lut INN I'D power anu sustained , nI
Can't yOu favor waiting Utica with your solemn JUG
ment on Red Postage Stamps perquisltes
An honest patriot of Pennsylvania has dis
covered method that would at to purify the
ballot and restore the old time honesty in the admins
trtion of public affairs There have been ardent reform
ers who despairinR OF the moral instinct IN politics,
demanded the adoption Of the DracOnan code but this
ttnti0nal amendment which shall all candidates
for Office to stand did the ancient Locrans, at the
should be accepted verdict OF guilt, and the ucde-s
asprant hung Immediately, while the SUCCESSFUL cahdl
date should be carried IN triumph to the senate Chanr
Referring to the persistent vaunt of the
subsidized journals that the opposition to Grant like
that 10 Lincoln will die away when he is renomnated'
The AIbany Express says at does not follow, however,
because Mr. IincOln opponents the party acquiesccd
i'm ms nomination 1864 that Cen Grants opponents
will quietly acquiesce In his denomination III oi1 ZINES
have changed meanwhile Issues have changed. Ihere
Is nothing TO hold men - closely 10 parry as tneIG wac
when Abraham Lincoln was our candidate iLefe Is no
question OF slavery there Is question Of the maien
ance Of the Union other questions OF equal i'm
pOrtance have come up to take their places.
The President accompanied by Messrs. Bah
cock and Porter, paid a hasy visit to Philadelphia
Thursday evening at the house Of Collector For
ney distinguished company The Presidents toast was
responded TO by Gen Grant He said II was privilege
and pleasure 20 forsake for short time the ar
dnous duties and responsibilities dcvOying upon the
Chief Magistrate OF so great nation. IL away :
afforded him much pleasure 10 Visit fMIade PIMA vi
which he had such kindly renenDIaHces lie lAou lno
city aud he liked the people. In II he mad many warm
personal friends, and he could never forget WHAT the
City OF BrotheTy Love had done ior the 5oh ~ g
for their expressions of good Will The lroHIuehtIh
party returned 70 Washington at midnight
Mr.. Fulton, the editor of The baltimore amer
iean seems to have at length tired Of the fire.
quently repeated missatement that he holds office "a
revenue collector and ia moved TO state In reply to the
sixth oense Of the sort the part of The ST. Louis Dem
oergt that Mr. Fulton Of The Baltimore american holds
no office that Mr. Fulton OF The Baltimore American
never did hold Office and further that MI Fulton OF
The BaitimOre Ameifcan never NM hod an of, - M
persons connected directly or udl ccty with the paper
Mr. Fulton even goes further ana declares IN advance
any nrnbabY of the offer that he would decline seat
ma The Cabinet Perhaps the choicest feature OF MT En
toms statement is the reason he declining once
He actually declares that money Ii 10 nm nrst anu
hou0rz secondary considerations ana mat Nc nc mas an
income equal II SUPERIOR to that OF the PRESIDENT
the latter have nothing TO OheT lnst "ould e,
him The prO.erity OF editors u always PHEASANT 10
read Of especially when 1t is Conducive TO the aide
pendence OF the press
Abiding to the acceptance OF ONCE by
editors, from which charge he has Just cleared his own
Li tIe editor of Tn, baltimore American says: We
remember on occasion to have approached President
IiuroIu With au appcaton fOT the appointment OF n