National Republican., 1873-09-11
POLITICAL NOTES.

THERE Ia q movement on foot to make
Col. John Ford House, Of Clarksville, tbs
next Governor Of Tennessee.
GEoRaE T. BRowS, ex-Sergeant-at-Armt
Of the United States Senate, Is spoken OF as q
candidate for mayor Of Alton, Ill.
IT rs STATED that Senator-elect Mitchell,
OF Oregon, will meet number Of friends In
Washington this week and consult with them
in regard to what he will do to set himself
right before the country. 1t In said that he
will pay no attention 10 the demand that he
resign his seat, and has no idea that the Sen
ate will request him to dose
Last fall James ]. Winans, Of Zcnia, was
the Democrats and so-called Liberal candi-
date for Congress In the Fourth district Of
Ohio, and he did much and earnest work In
behalf Of the struggling crew during the State
campaign. But the Judge has become weary
Of his old associates, and, drawing himself
out Of that crowd, has announced his inten'
ton to support. this fall. the Republican
State ticket.
IT Ia now announced that Senator Sumnei
will appear before the lyceums during tht
next recess Of Congress, his lecture being
new one, and having as Its subject "lhe
Unity Of the Republic" The Boston Tran
script expresses regret at this determinatioi
on his part, and says that some OF his Aiassa
chusetis friends think that he has none toe
much strength for his official duties rs sena
tor.
THE Republicans of Cumberland county
Nd, have made the following nominations
State Senator, Henry J. johnson; House ot
Delegates, G; b. wack, John Wreid, Jane
Parks and VIM. Brace, jr.; surveyor, jane
Chisholm; clerk, Theodore Lunan; sheriff
James c. Lynn; register, c. &. Shriyer; com
missioncrs, A. c. Greene, WIN. X. Beall, A
Trail, George Reuschlein and b. L. Turner.
The New York Evening Post says: 49,
far rs the Liberal Republicans are concerned
their fate Is Justly deserved. Whatever ella.
they may be, they certainly are not Republi
cans, and any attempt on their part TO maxi
believe they are would be manifest fraud
Politically they are mercenaries, ready u
fight and run away for pay on either side
aud their ignominious expulsion from tn,
ranks Of both parties is just tribute 10 th,
difference between their pretensions and theii
merits"
Hon. FREDERICK 0'DoSSELL, whom thu
anti-monopolists OF Ohio placed on thell
ticket as the candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor of the State, has discovered that b,
reason of his youth he would be consultation
ally disqualified from holding the Office, and
he accordingly addressed letter to the stat
Committee explaining the difficulty and de-
clining the nomination. II Is required tina
the Lieutenant Governor shall be at leas
thirty years of age, and Mr.. O'Doanell Is bu
twenty.elght.
THB Temperance party In Wisconsin
elated by recent decision by the suprem'
Court of that State. A case was brought NJ
o., ,a.t tho Ia1aufv nf ths nav law which II
similar to the Ohio law, requiring nquol
dealers to give bonds TO pay all damages
arising from the sale Of intoxicating drinks
The court decided that the State ID empow'
cred to prohibit liquor selling or permit II,
according to Its pleasure, and II II permits 1t,
1t may qualify the permission In such man
ncr Us the Legislature may deem proper.
The law was, therefore, pronounced constitu'
tional.
INDIANAPOLIS Is agitated by back pay
The Legislature passed an act largely In
creasing the salaries Of judicial officers, vhict
act was approved on March 10. Many of thu
judges claim that the law Is retroactive, ant
that under 1t they were entitled TO draw In
creased pay from January !. State Auditor
Wlldman dissented. Judge Davidson, Of th'
Boone circuit, brought suit In the Marion su
preme Court, directing the auditor TO audi
his bill. The court directs the Issue OF the
mandate.
THE New York Times says; "a curious
table, made up by Mr.. Corey, Of Herndon,
Va, and published In the Washington RE.
PUBLICAN, puts the present campaign by the
Democrats In Virginia In an almost ludicrOus
light. 1t shows That In 1870 there were OF
native Virginian 'carpet-baggers' TO other
States, $40 5a. Allowing one fourth OF these
to have been born in West Virginia, the Old
Dominion Is responsible for 368 900. on the
other hand, there arc In Virginia only 40, g2l
natives OF other States. At the same time
Virginia has furnished to other States eleven
members of Congress, and has received but
three"
IP the criticisms OF Democratic papers, says
the Albany IN. W Journal, have little
weight with the people, It Is becasse they are
marked by so little candor. They are now
assailing the Republican party and
Administration as corrupt and prOnigate.
But they have been doing precisely the same
thing for the past ten years, and the accusa-
tlOu commands no more credit now than 1t
did then. Its palpable falsity has not pre-
vented them from repeating u during oil this
time, and the people naturally reason, even
II they did not examine the facts ior them-
selves, that what has so often proved baseiess
Ia entitled to no credence or respect now.
Canlor and reason tell more than reckless
The people are gifted with
saving common sense, and when they, apply
this tOuchstone TO such assaults the false and
the true are readily distinguished. through
the whole measure OF Democratic criticism
upon the Republican representatives and Aa-
this want Of eandor appears
and nsutraliEes II.