The New York herald., 1873-07-11
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POLITICAL NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS.

At Marion, Iowa, on the Fourth, there was an
immense picnic Of the Changers, numbering %, 600
or 80, 900 people. significant fact.
The Edgefeld Is. o. Advertiser (conservative)
prOphesles that at least two-thrds OF the South
Carolina bonds will be repudiated by the people
en- nldsse, and adds :-'Such should be the fate of
the bogus bonds issued by the Scott Kim Moses
ring Of thieves and plunderers. Reputation will
be the watchword, and, in the next campaign will
lead to vicsSrs." "Repudiationn is very bad
watchword anywhere and under any circum-
stances
George f. Deneale, State Senator, of Rocking.
ham county, will not decline the republican nomi-
nation for Governor OF Virginia II offered him.
Why should her
Southern paper suspended publication the day
after the Fourth tout OF respect to the memory OF
American Independence"
The Utica Observer mentions the following as the
Representative republicans" OF the ay:-Simon
Cameron, of Pennsylvania; Ben Butler, of Massa.
chusetts; Samuel G. Pomeroy, OF Kansas; John J.
Patterson, of South Carolina; Roscoe Conkling, Of
New York, and SO on.
The Grange movement is gaining headway In the
South. In Mississippi to the 18th OF June 14o
Oranges had been organized. Richmond papers
speak Of the spread OF the organization In Virginia.
Railroad managers control both the Old party or
ganizations in California. A fine opening for the
Grangers.
Congressman Burchard was the orator at Rush. 10
Davess county, ILL.,, on the Fourth, and the banner
OF stockton Grange, No. 81, planted conspicuousy
behind the stand bore this inscription -"Grangers
will send men to Congress who will not vote them
selves SIC, 900 back pay"
The farmers OF West Tennessee met July @ in
convention at Humbodt. The resolutions show
that the farmers understand the power and scope
of the Oranges quite as well as their brethren Of
the Northwest, and are quite as determined to
make right use Of them.
The Burlington Qowa) Gazette republican, says
the state OF Iowa even can be redeemed from the
thraldom OF corrupt party despotism. This idea of
justifying corruption because thorough exposure
might nure particular party must be frowned
down and trampled under the foot of reform, or
our liberty will 20 with our public morals.
'If Butler is elected Governor of Massachusetts,"
says the Detroit Post (administraton) 't is quite
probable that he Will prove the best Governor that
State has had since Governor Andrews time For,
however men may condemn Buffers opinions and
course In various matters, 1t cannot be denied by
any fair man that, as ruler, wherever he has been
tried, he has proved himself vigorous bold, faith
fu and exceedingly able and eficent,"
'The pleasure we have enjoyed,n SAYS the Jack
SON (Minn.) Clarion, 'in announcing that Sen.
ator Alcorn has returned his part OF the back pay
into the Treasury voted by the members OF Con-
gress is shortved. He has informed the Friar's
Point Delta that he has not disgorged, and does
not intend to do so."
The New York election this year comprises an
entire State Senate to serve for two years. en-
tire Assembly for the term Of one year, and seven
State officers for the term Of two years. All but
two OF the State officers whose terms expire are
republicans.
A back.pay Congressman having asserted that
member OF Congress must have ten thousand .
year to enable him to live decently In washington,
the Louisville CoTferJouysaa1 remarks that ''sen-
ator Chandler has several times ten thousand, and
he doesn't live decently."
Speaking OF General Beauregard and his uninca-
ton platform, the Louisville Comfer-Jou'1s0l says
that no just person who reads the address Of Gen.
eral Beauregard to the people OF Louisiana will
deny that the step he has taken to liberate his
State from Kellogg and his divan OF pirates has
been prompted by the purest and most elevated
motives. The address Is undoubtedly an open and
manly declaration OF convictions, which, whether
worthy oil adoption or not, emanates from vtrtu-
Gus and patriotic man."