The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-12-13
Political Items.

Mr.. CARL SCHURz, of Missouri, has dis
covered that the pocket in which he
carried the German vote came inside
out when he turned his coat, and the
vote was lost.
The Republican National Committee
paid very just tribute to Mr.. Thomas
Mast for his splendid campaign work,
but it should also have acknowledged
the services of Mr.. Matt Morgan.
THIS from the Missouri D<nocra': "The
Wounded Eagle OF the Wabash is what
the indianapolis Sentinel calls Dan.
Voorhees,. Wounded Eagle is good,
but busted buzzarG' is alli;erative and
better
THE Forty.third Congress will contain
one colored Senator and six colored
Representatives, all of whom are said TO
be intelligent and educated and capa.
BILE of filling their several positions with
credit TO themselves and honor to their
constituency.
The official majority for Gen. Grant
in the three banner counties of Penn.
ylvania-Philadelph Alleghe ny and
Lancaster-tgure up the magnificent
total of 70,S0S But even this is hard
ly so astonishing as | ,24S for Grant in
Democratic Fayette, or COS in West
moreland, the " Star Of the West" as it
used TO be be called.
The Buffalo Courier, remembering its
folly in the recent canvass. preiaces the
following bit OF poetry with the words,
Here Is comtort?"
Cheer up my friends ncr even chafe,
Though danger should increase
For Heaven. Who ket - the sparrOws safe,
VIII not forget tho geese.
BIDS are being received in Chicago for
the construction of a single bearing
! the inscription, L. Trumbull, Attorney
at Law. which is to be flung to the
breeze on the 18th of March next In
his capacity as a journeyman jury
whacker l.. L. is not likely to receive
any $4,000 McArdlie Missouri
! Democrat.
The question whether the Liberals OF
the democrats were responsible for their
late defeat will probably never be salts.
factority settled. But the question
whether the Democrats or Liberals were
the party annihilate1 by the result will
probably be settled by future events in
favor of both.-Ne,o York Commercial
Advertiser.
GEN. JOE HOOKER says; I" do not
pretend to be a prophet, but | tell you
that Grant aches for another war, and
| that he will make one if there is the
slightest pretense." He'll get badly
beaten, then, unless he depends for sue
cess upon more successful Generals than
poor Joe Hooker proved.
THERE is enough of the Andy johnson
element in the Tennessee Legislature &c
make things lively. 1t is proposed &c
rectify some of the Democratic gerry
Wandering of last winter. 1t hardly
appears as though the Republican,
ought to be very much dissatisfied with
the result, though. They get a good
enough thing out OF it.
The New York Times pleasantly re
marks upon the announcement of 8
change ir the editorial department of the
Tribune If Mr.. Greeley flatters him
self t8at this hodgepodge of impudence
mock modesty, flash philosophy, anc
Pecksniffian morality settles his account
with the American people, and restores
him unchanged to the position he once
occupied, he is mistaken"
A STUDY Of the election returns of thu
Fifth Congressional District of Georgii
develops some suggestive facts. AT The
October election Smith, the Democratic
candidate for Governor, carried every
one OF the twelve counties comprising
the district, but In November Gen. Gran
had majorltles in just one.half of them
The total Republican vote in the distric
in October was $3.50, and 1928 in No
vember, while the Democratic vote il
October was 1888, and $500 in No
vember for Mr. Greeley, but l,023 were
cast for Mr.. O'Conor, making the tota
Democratic vote 1928. This conclu
sively shows that terrorism swelled tn,
Democratic majority in Georgia at tn,
State election.