New-York tribune., 1872-08-01
CAMPAIGN NOTES.

VIM. p. Wood, in the War Department I'M
der Secretary Stanton and subsequently chief of the
Secret Service Division, Treasury Department.. eha-
RaisiSh. n c. on the 2Sd nit. The valiant Secretary
chose the better part, and dscreetly declined
Gen. w. Patton, Democrat for half cen
tury who had placed upon the Temperance ticket
as Elector for the XIIth District Of Pennsylvania de
cnes to serve on the ground that his duty will not per
nit him, in the present crisis 70 withhold his supP@pr, @
from Mr.. Greeley being the more reconciled 70 thE
course from his CONVICTION that Mr. Greeeys election
will aid the cause Of Temperance.
The Grant party seems to be going to pieces
in Hennepin County. MINI. OF the l3 Republican COun'
cilmen OF Minneapolis nine are for Greeley the nVe
County Commissioners are against Grant, TWO OF theni en-
being Republicans four OF the nye memDers o ,ne ne
nubcan CITY Committee, Hon. A. NJ Merrick, Republic
can CITY Attorney aud many memgeTs ol t ins ward Ward
leys majority in the county will be 1900
An experienced politician, writing from
Mound City, Ill., says: During my late trip through
the Northwest found that the prompt action OF the
baltimore Convention had good effect the Liberals
ana Democrats / feel that work has fairly be-
guu and in this State we must have majority Oh Con-
eressmen elect the State ticket, and insure TrumbulPs
return TO the Senate All this requires labor Of the
hardest kind, yet am confident it can be done"
Conscious of the rapid decrease of the num-
ber of their living adherents, the Renominatoniss are
calling on the dead to speak the virtues Of their chief
Gen. b. g. Roberts has disclosed TO the world letter
written by Gen Geo H. Thomas in 1869, hoping that
there would be ALTERATION in the present
for eight years unless the present ncum )ent shDu
tiop Of b1 first term" But tine letter OF the grdni
old General Is good Greeley campaign uoo"n''"' a.
ter all -
The following note, with check for $780, was
placed the contribution box at meeting In Ne"aA'
New-Jersey on the 2ist ult, after sermon had oeeh
preached in behalf OF the American Missionary AsSoo
ton: "Apprecatipg the lifelong and efficient aoors OF
Horace Greeley FOR the good or the eoloIe to- ~,
tinued through ev Il and good report III behalf OF 'nen
liberty enghtenm ent and advancement IN aii tn't
stltutcs fitness for citzenshlp ana ,inr
herring his lecture cheerfuy given TO ald us " % M
onr chanel take great pleasure In contributing tuc,
sl2sed AMOUNT $50 TO oonstisu% tnn ni,n '
An observing politician who accompanleo
senator Doolittle through North Carolina wf'es rO%
Salisbury IN that State that the proSp'o's " 60.
victory are in every way encouraging. He says oeo,
tary Boutwe's protest against "eiaspns hanos 49,
the bloody chosm" fatal slip snd Is wof1ns h he
tended injury the Grant party. H6 ln,nhs ~ will
Cnnmp,sb bnt little and that the only dangeT ei 9sts
comes Administration money and the l ~ fn,u
Sautb carolina: bu he is confident this cheat VIII 9s ~
little avail unless they can bring IN rs MAJ, asnoo be-
10000 OF these fraudulent Notes Judse .o 90 "a eoo
Iieyes the liberal ticket will have rom looO0 =,
majority There Is no doubt, tne s, mtisu ,ictet
{" that Greeley Is stronger than the sIa,o u0A
A nrominent journalist, writing from Cal
-. - .neck. OF a Greeley and Brown meeting
,,I ,ho an the 2ad ult as the grandest political oe
oos,,at,on ever seen In Texas" About 500 people
rert and stirring speeches were made 10y eX'Oo''
p Tnbpoek. Col. Thomas NJ Jack, Judge G. l." Cie'e.
land Judge Dodge and others ES Gov LaesoSS %
stump s.irly opened and Texas is good for s3.V lns
L., ,o r,r Greeley and Brown Toe plans for th9 eAn
yoit% nv Grants tools are foreshadowed IN teHNS,
p ccrscana to-day, announcing that ~ pronlhen
siIens OF that city have been arrested Tor NoMI1h ~
,ha Internal Revenue laws and required 10 Aho V%v %
for their appearance at Tyler OF Ausun on w @ - a
Say m November. Warrants are out Tor , al.,s ~ ,y
ot5ers ia district. This Will take ~ men 'v
days Journey from their homes Just az e.e lio 49,
tbs Greeley and Brown men viii thus pe ies "'1 Ia
arrest upon trumped up charges OF NinasionsV VI & ~,
ternal Revenue and kuklux laws ahu .omff' .,I
attend in distant counties "h,h tno sbiI 10
aud voting oones. May God deieAo eno iis"''