The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

Gen. Maury, the ex-rebel soldier of Tennes-
see, is said to have recently expressed himself
to the following effect:
decentralization is not achieved by reconcil-
alton of the South with Mr.. Greeley neither
with President Grant, nor any one living man
but reconciliation of the great body of the
people being the object, this can be most eff
fectively served by the Southern masses har-
monizing in support Of that candidate who
may be the manifest choice Of the North, ra-
Their than by the impatient and ill-timed efforts
to defeat that choice through means Of q
united South joined to fragmentary minority
Of the North.h
The Republican State Committee of New
Hampshire made pithy argument in their
last address. They say:
Looking to our own State, we find the
revenue collected by the general government
reduced from nearly six millions to less than
three hundred thousand while we find in the
same time that the annual value Of our indus
trial products has increased from thirty-seven
millions to seventy-one millions"
And all this happens "under the grinding
heel of taxation and despotism inflicted by
Grant and his myrmdons I"
Prof. Alison r. Abbott, of Glens Falls, N. Y,
has withdrawn from the Liberals. He was
Secretary of their Greeley and Brown Club, a
favorite stump-speaker. and . delegate to their
Congressional Convention. In his letter he
says:
"What wonder that, with others, should
follow, ut least as far rs the picket-line, such
bright lights VI the Republican party rs Sum-
ner, Greeley, Trumbull, Schurz and Chase,
when they went over to the eneInyp These
men worked as NO others did or could for the
triumph Of the Republican principles and
they deserved body-guard 1t least . short
distance in their new departure, as a reward
FOR past services. But we cannot 60 any fur.
Their. They would lead US into party which
we believe 70 be wrong in it's instincts wrong
in its history, and wrong in its aspirations,
however much we respect the honesty Of their
convictions"
A correspondent of the Independent recently
alluded to DIR. Samuel Woolcot, of Cleveland,
Ohio, as the only Congregational minister
whom he had met Who was in favor Of the re-
election Of President Grant, and in letter to
that paper the reverend gentleman says:
.Sharing with many OF our best citizens
the belief that purified Administration is
needed, was prepared and inclined to sustain
the Cincinnati nominee, and his support by
the Democratic party, on essentially Republi-
can grounds, should have regarded as great
step forward and worthy Of special encourage
ment, were it to result in making them the
party of progress. But the development Of
the canvass has made it perfectly plain that
this is neither his position nor theirs that the
campaign is but the renewal of the old issue,
and that the contamination of their mutual
scheme would restore the recent rebels TO
power, with their old rancor, and deliver the
freedmen into the hands Of their foes In this
emergency my lifelong convictions and prin-
ciples make my duty clear"
Hon. G. w. Scofield thus nails a lie -
To the Editor Of the New York 7ipses:
do not believe the character of Gen Grant
needs any vindication at my hands, but en-
phatically protest against my name being used
in the interest Of his defamers.
A disparaging remark, rejecting upon the
personal habits OF the President, has been at
late in Democratic newspapers II is pub
Washington correspondent Of tho Cincinnati
Commercial.
Nothing have ever seen in my relations
with President Grant would have justified
such remark. Nothing have ever uttered
could, by the most ingenious malice, be tor
tured into any such disrespectful language.
The story is malicious fabrication, and
may be classed with the other calumHies that
have disgraecd the conduct OF this campaign.
Very truly yours,
G. w. ScoFIELD.
Warren, Pa, Wednesday, Oct 10, 1872.