The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-05
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POLITICAL NOTES.

--Seyanty Democratic Irishmen recently
met at st. Paul, Minnesota. and resolved
not to support Greeley. The reaction 70
breaking out everywhere. "a ..,5.a. .5s
The New Haven Journal says: "Gratz
Brown writes from the West that he was
never in better spirits in his life lie has
returned to his native Bourbon"
---,fhe New York Tribune is fast learning
to talk Democratic slang about the negroes.
1t says: "Not one negro in ten knows the
difference between 81 900 and Sl00, OOO."
That journal will learn that they know the
difference between Greeley and Grant.
The Boston Advertiser says. that the
Democratic revolt ig rapidly spreading.
Those who have charge OF the September
convention are receiving responses from all
quarters, and they expect larger and more
enthusiastic convention than that which
NOMINATED Greeley.
/ --"How can you Democrats vote for Hor-
ace Greeley pa asked Republican, con-
versing with leading New York politician
the other day. SWELL" was the reply, 'it
is not because we like Greeley, but because
we know we can use him." That Is the
giat of the whole matter.
One of the reasons why the harvests of
this year are so much better than was ex-
pected, is said to have been that Democrats
were so hungry for crows none were left to
modest the corn-felds. Farmers owe the
Baltimore Convention debt of gratitude
for nominating Horace Greeley.
Hon, W, W, Eaton, the wheel-horse of
the Connecticut Democracy, is going to
Europe. He would not live Away, he asks
not to stay, where the great Chappaquack
looms so dark DER his way, and he hope
lessly perceives that the few lurid mornings
that dawn on us here are freighted with
griefs that no Greeley can cheer.
A so-cailed Grsaley flag has been hung
out by some Grant men at Lowell, Massa-
chusetts, which has on the top the motto,
Dolly Yarden,o and on the bottom "any
thing to beat Grant" 1t is made of six
stripes of highly colored Dolly prints, al
torhated with stripes of black, green, and
blue, and below these white hat. The
joke of the thing is that several prominent
| Democrats contributed to its purchase un-
der the impression that it was genuine
article. sa.a. boz
| In 1869 Mr.. Greeley wrote the following
| paragraph "You must stop electing to
| the Legislature such men as Nation,
Aiken, Bemus, and three dozen more
such, or corruption can never be van
pushed. Ifyou lie down with such dogs you
will get up alive with tleas.n These three
men are now for Greeley. How about the
''fleas ?o
Out in Illinois there is cat which is
said to have formed remarkable attach
ment for young bird, allowing it to crawl
all over its back, and even caressing the lit
tie thing with its paws, and never offering
to hurt it in the least. The owner is coall
ZIONIST. Wait until election, and then sec
what the cat will do to the bird,
The other day an opponent Of Genera
| Grants Administration in Beaver county
Pennsylvania, had been indulging in louc
denunciation of the President for some
time, but without giving any particular
reasons for his hostility. A Republican
who was present, and had listened quietly
during the entire TRADE, at last inquired
what Grant had done to merit so much
abuse. The Greeleyitc was unable to re-
ply at first, and scrached his head in silence
for few moments, but finally recovering
himself broke out with: Great God
/ Look at the condition of the canal ISM
that enough +? The President will probably
be astonshed to learn that the sin Of aban
doning the Erie canal is among the crimes
charged up against his Administration.