New-York tribune., 1873-03-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

The New Hampshire election shows that II
the Congress scandals not the last straw that
broke the cames back they we're the last eatnei thA
almost broke the Straw's back
The MontgomeryI (Ala.) Advertiser Is losing
confidence in men and things. 1t offers desperats
wager that Oakes Ames. II nominated by hAulcai
convention would obtain votes for President thah
any other man in the United states. He could beat
Hartrauft Simon Cameron in Pennsylvania or rome
roy IN Kansas"
The Harrisburg State Journal says apropos
OF President Grants recent inaugural that ne gets inc
credit OF writing his messages and deserves H.
He revises every sentence OF all the documents he
sends Congress, and s methOdieay carefui OF every
word used in his communications TO that body" Oh
there a for rejoicing IN the fact that he
President personally honest and that he writes his
but - NJ i quite possible TO pot 700
much stress those qualifications Ihey nave not
hitherto been deemed exceptional.
Municipal elections were held in some of
the cities and towns OF New-Jersey on Tuesday In
Camden the Republicans thought 20 have carried
every ward except the Third Orange and East Orange
were carried by Republicans although in the former
Mayor Edward Austen. Democrat, was reelected be-
cause there was opposition candidate. All three
wocd Harvey. Charles E. Dodd. and Thomas o. Ayres
The question in East Orange was whether the
hOrsecars should on Sunday or not Tie vote 70 run
carried by I40 majority
The Worcester Spy calls attention to the
oddity Of the circumstance that Senator Chandler pre-
sented the Senate. the other day petition for pro-
hibtory liquor law There Just dash OF the hlypr Oi
personality the following remarks OF The Spy Per
haps the petitioners dsincned 20 draw atten
ton 70 the contrast between the senator's practice and
the subject their petition. II Mr. Chambers example
sufficiently oOgent illustration OF the need 81
prohbItorv Law, arguments and prayers VII, MOI PROD,
ABLY avail" The SDV chronic reDuher VI lcY!Jy anu
personalities a. lts contemporaries.
An Administration organ IN the interior takes
ocnse because THE TRIBUNE said the President began
his inaugural the other day " very properly with
graceful tribute the Providence which has called nam
a second term" &c The organ says this Il sneaking
way of saying 20 the President that he Is the child OF
luck the result Of an accident. having right 10 Do
President; Haunting in the faces Of the American
people Who in the OF their patriotism aud
their rghtly-uided intelligence put him there bald
fling at Providence Truly intellectual processes or
the average organ are past nndlns Out
The Utica Observer Is one OF the unreasOn-
able journals that are trying hasten Civil Service Re-
form II mentions the fact that VIM. W. Holden, Just
nominated by the President Postmaster at Raleigh,
was formerly Governor OF North Carolina, and was inn
peached convicted OF hgh crimes aad misdemeanor
by the Legislature Of the state and disqualified rom
holding any office OF honor trust. turns mp as post
master The Observer says "he gained the favor OF the
President by expressing hope thar that functonary
would hold his oihce for iie and that ne was
for high diplomatic mission last year. out me senate
refused 10 cOnIii nnn
In a manner not at all calculated to exer-
else a sooraiug influence. The Missouri Republican
(DemJ comments upon the action of Democrats IN the
XLIId Congress- Itdeclares that they demonstrated
a singular incapaciy improve their Opportunities.
and did nothing the country nothing for the cause
OF good government nothing for their party
Il scons at the plea Of being minority only half
true since they had the tremendous moral power Of
purity and right their hands, the failure 70 use
which was their own fault 80 FAR as their influence
went IN any Of the important matters Of legislation
they might as well have been absent asserts.
the "vietory Of the majority the lawful govern.
ment in louisiana ana the popular sentiment Of
the whole tne corruption cases. could not
have complete II all the members OF the House
had been Republicans"
In referring to the extraordinary efforts OF
Mr. William Lloyd Garrison Oaoken the memory OF
Horace Greeley and Charles sumner The Boston Saiir
dan EUening gazette says: Ar VIM Lloyd Garrison is
dear old hater Fresh from the rebuke OF President
Grant for the kind and Christian Of attending The
funeral Of Horace Greeley he 10 the assault or
Senator Sumner Ofense that lie differed from
Mr.. Garrison the policy 20 be pursued IN the last
Presidential election He invOkes our admiration by
following one man whom the nation mOurns into his
grave with invectves. and by endeavoring TO plant
thorrs IN the pathway the tomb OF another We were
in danger a short time ago, OF forgetting how much
more vndictye old fashioned phalthrcplst cOud De
fhau the balance Of HIS brethren There need evidently
be no s0citude this point while Mr. Garrison sur
yiyes."