, 1873-02-07
NOTES AND OPINION,

This ia so-cailed "of year" in politics, an
| get there are to be some important State elee
tions in 1873, just to keep our hand in. Ne,
Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, /
the earlier months, and Maine, Ohio. Iowa, Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Virgins, Mis-
sissippi, and Texas, later in the year. elect each
| Governor and Legislature; and there are, be
sides, general elections in New York, New Jer
sey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky, Kansas
and California for Legislatures, etc.; and in Iii
noia, Indiana, and some other States, for count,
officers. The nineteen principal State elections
| involve, furthermoro. in six Of them, Unitet
| States Senatorehips for the term beginning II
1875. viz: California, rice Casserly, Democrat
| Ohio, otce Thurman, Democrat; Maryland, bic,
Hamilton, Democrat; Virginia, uice Lewis, Re
publican; Mississippi, rice AmeB, Republican
| Texas, rice Flanagan, Republican. :
The Republican nomination Of Henry P,
| Haven, Of New London, for Governor Of Con
] neeticnt, over Henry B, Harrison, Of New Haven,
is hll along OF the old quarrel between Hartford
and New Haven managers, md is the first re-
yengo for Hawley's loss Of the Senatorehip, last
apring, The New Haven men now swear to be
rerenged On the ticket itself, and especially On
Hawley il he runs for Congress in the april
election.
The Georgi. Legislature is considering re-
apportionment on the Illinois plan Of Senate
Districts electing each three Representatives,
and may wisely connect with it the minority
principle.
Capital removal is a3itated in Kentucky,
West Virginia, and Georgia. The Louisville
people have 8 strong delegation ut Frankfort,
and indulge high hopes Tho Wheeling peo-
pie are rather discouraged because resolution
Of tho Houco is buried in the Senate. The feel
ing in Georgia is more and more in favor OF
going back to Mi1ledgegile.
The Boston Journal thinks this business OF
asking q tsuspension of public opinion" by
Pomeroy,1 Colfax, and others, is becoming slight
" monotonous.
The Louisiana CIcEnery) Legislature con-
tinues in session, awaiting the verdict Of the
political power at Washington; and the election
Of a United States Senator for the full term ia
hold in allegiance, although q ballot is taken
daily, to keep up tho legal form
Tho Alabama Legislature is organized at
last, and has Republican majority on joint bal
lot but will not go into an election Of United
States Senator; for, it will be observed, il the
Senate recognizes 'spencer's election BY the
Court HouRe body in December, as it is expected
to do, that verdict wiu be point gained tor the
legality Of the $4,000, 600 bonds voted in Decem-
ber, erd now in the hands Of Henry Clews. A
majority Of the Republicans dislike Spencer, but
they don't dislike money, and there is money in
the bonds.
Albert &. Brown is named a3 likely to take
hand in the Mississippi Canvass, this year.
Since Pomeroy's defeat, facts like this ara
coming to light: =
The Lawrence Journal Is Republican newspaper,
owned and edited by Dwight Thacher IN original Frae
State u,an, and . Republican OF '56. For reasons
A a
years. Thfa war1are has at time been pressed bs-
yond the bounds Of propr1ety and decency. At the
made overtures to Ar. Thacher to his support
1t least cessation Of bis warfare which the latter
dees 5eectsa ~, seR,tSr hen u:sd
one Of the Senator's :dherents-to add1ess =
worth, Lawrence + Galveston Railroad, demanding
that tie advertising and job work Of that should
atr f s sa5
Thacher, brother OF the editor Of the Jourat should
be removed from TIE e:torneyship Of the roaa-
II WAS not complied WITH be should t.ks good care
to make some interests tie Road had pending in
to Porasroy's demand The way the thing hss turned
out It does not look though the interests OF the
I L., O., 1t Washington, were in any danger from
Porezoy'a nalgnity. |
-Pomeroy vas interviewed" at Chicago. /
and in tue course Of his :'talk ;" expressed some
anxiety respecting the treatment which hia case
would receive at the hands OF the St. Louis DEM |
2crat- The following paragraph will chow what |
that paper thinks about it.:
Poor Jim Lane doez not appear such bad man sitter
ILL., compared with his successor, A1r. Caldwell or his
ong~dme colleague, LII. Pomeroy. He had pIact;ced !
corruption for years." but only in small Why, He
aeyer accumulated any mo2cy, but was always needy
The wort be did wEs when short Of funds to drsa
n thcse for whom he had procured Office, and be a.
owed no M5n to repudi&te bis draft and retain his
POSITION. He made Many Of his friends r3c!, but be
lied poor himself. lie committed suicide In anticips
ion OF an exposure which would not have been one-
enth IS damaging tha: upon tho heels Of which 1Ir
'ozneEoJ returns to Warrington to cheek cut hIa
emaIrirg month.
III it b true that ret,action travels 30 /
much slower than a charge, how shall we ever
estlznony before us, all the good things we have
laid OF those who seem to be most criminal1y
concerned It will take us at least hundred
ears to retract all the praise We have 1aviehed
II :" Christian statesmen who are not Christian
tatesrnen, and On men Of unimpeechable in
egnty who are the most adroit cor1uptioniste.-
Il. Louis Democrat.
The Credit a1obilier investigation has given
Is many strange and new characters, but It re-
named for Mr. Schuyler Collar to enact the role
i "Trnthful James," The honorable gootle-
aan called On friend the other day, and sent
p his card, bearing the following Inscription:
Your sotrowful but truthful friend, Schurler
!o1fax+" This last fest OF the Vice President |
hrows Bret Harte in the shade.-Fo,zey's Sun
lay Chronicle.
One Of the results Of the late Investigation
8 the disclosure OF tie following coru7t ioko in
be memoranda OF Credit Moblie- wag: s.Why
Fil not Ames be convicted p stBecause l,e haa
i Alley by ready for every occasion"
-Grsce Greenwood, in speaking Of the dis- |
redit nobilier affair, says: TN the diacredited
Ford Of some Of them, I have faith as tenacions
q fHn& of IN Ill = J