The Portland daily press., 1874-11-13
[From the Maine State Press of November 18th.
History of Seven Days.
The news for the week ending Wednesday
ser Night Nov. 11th.
ELECTIONS.

ssataEir ELECTIONS. 1r sal
Full returns of the elections of last week do
not give the Republicans any more cause for
congratulation than those published in our last
issue. 1t was very complete defeat, and the
Democracy are making the most of it. The
following is the way the states voting the Sd
inst. went, with their majorities:
Repubican-Florida, 1000; Nevada, 1000 for
Congressman; Kansas, $4,000. Rhode Island
5000; Wisconsin, 5000; Minnesota, 6OOO; South
Carolina, $4,000; Mississippi, -; Michigan,
2,000. sE .
Democratic = Alabama, 10000; Arkansas,
delaware, 1000 maryland, 20. 900; louisiana
1000; New Jersey 10000; Georgia, as large as it
pleases the Democracy to count it; Virginia,
1900; Kentucky 10000; Tennessee 10000;
Massachusetts, 5000 for Governor; Missouri,
$4,000; Illinois 5000; Pennsylvania, 5000. The
Democrats will gain United States senators in
Iniana, Pennsylvania, New York, Missouri
and West Virginia by the fall elections though
the retiring senators of Missouri and New
York. Schurz anG Fenton are not counted as
Republicans.
Carefully prepared tables showing the COM
plexion of both branches of the Forty-fonrth
Congress, present the following general results:
The Senate will have 43 Republicans to 30 Dem
ocrats and 1 Independent Republican majority
II. Of the 275 representatives already elected,
probably 1O1 are Republicans and ia Demo-
Gratis and In dependents. In this latter esti-
mate only six districts are doubtful, SO that
the placing IF the anti administration majority
at Il is very near the exact truth. Seventeen
districts remain to be represented at elections
to be held in the spring and fall OF next year,
lseGEFTsH .af POLITICAL. .,.~s-t
The Democrats all over the country have
been jubilating over the result. but there ap-
pears to lie variety of opinions expressed re-
specting the future policy of the party. For
instance, the Democratic congressman of Mas
sachussetts as they set forth their views, occu-
py more advanced grounds than did the Repub,
lcans in 1866 on the question of civil rights.
On other hand some of the Southern pa
pers hold to the old doctrine of opposition to
the last amendments to the constitution. The
West are for reputation; the east for hard
money
All the Republican leaders and journals are
giving their view of the causes of the Demo-
cratic deluge In general the vanquished as.
sign these cause, hald times growing out of
the panic causing dissatisfaction; the injudi-
cious acts of Congress the past two years; ring
rule and Butlerism in party affairs. There are
other causes but these are most prominent.
The Republicans generally say it is all for
the best and are generally cheerful at the re-
cult.
The constitutional amendments offered in
New York for the vote of the people were
largely defeated or nearly so by the adverse
vote of Democracy. They have probably de.
feated that furnishing bribery at elections and
in the legislature. That don't speak we'll for a
reform party. ioeF
THE SOUTH.
There is curious condition of affairs at the
South. The leaders make loud professions
and all the while the followers.are here and
there abusing the colored people. There were
large number of election riots in Alabama
and elsewhere, and though the first reports
charged the colored men with being the ag-
gressors, later reports show that the White
Leaguers are in fault. At Eufula, Alabama,
the whites melted trouble between two COL
ored men and then fired into the crowd driving
the negroes from the polls. Eight were killed
and many wounded. There is also a dispo-
sition among the whites to fraternze with
such negroes as vote the conservative ticket.
This was illustrated in the case of negro
voting the Democratic ticket, who was killed
in the riot referred to, by the whites turning
out and attending his funeral. 1t begins to
appear as if the opposition to the negro was
rather political than because of his color.
At all of the conservative celebrations of the
victory, the speakers have declared for fair
play for all. Senator Gordon did this yet his
state (Georga) disfranchised a large Repub-
lican vote by restricting the polling places to
SO small number that twas impossible for
large number to vote. Speakers at New
Orleans made the same kind of fair talk, who,
before election, at the White League conven
tion declared that white men must rule. In
that city it is proposed to hold religious thanks
giving services to thank God for the political
deliverance or revolution as they call it.
TIE leading conservatives of New Orleans
have petitioned President Grant to remove the
federal troops from the city and state, affirm
ing that the people are capable of seif-govern-
ment. 1t is understood that Gen. Grant will
reply that the state authorities cannot MAIN
tain itself against domestic violence and con-
sequently ne does not propose to do it. A large
number of arrests are being made by state
officers and generally there is an unsettled con-
dition of affairs there
.ts. E-lE THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. .eesE
The Court of commissioners on Alabama
claims authorized by the Congress at its last
session, has been holding session in Wash
ington. No cases were ready, the counsel
saying that they had uot then had time to
prepare and print their cases. The law re-
. quires the filing of are petitions by the 22d of
January. The court has adjourned to Dec. g.
The safe burglary case has been going on.
The defense are attempting to prove that the
government witnesses are unreliable and that
6 Whitley and Harrington were not in Wash
ington at the dates mentioned
I. The reports from the Indian country continue
to confirm the fact that the Indians have
enough Of war Several parties have sur.
rendered during the week. .lH8
The appropriation committees of both
houses of Congress are now in Washington
preparing the bills for the session which
meets Dec. 18th. fAts tkEFA
washington specials declare that the De-
mocracy are preparing great programme for
the future. All Republicans elected to the
next Congress by small majorities are to be
unseated, navy yards are to be investigated and
a great many things DONE ~ s u
Gen. Sherman has made his annual report
to the Secretary of War. He gives the strength
of the army Oct 16 as 26, 541, He
denounce the rendition of the army to
$4,000. In respect to the India
troubles Ger. Sherman says that bad men
may occasionally incite Indians to retaliate
but the cases are not frequent now. He is as
sured that the frontier settlers with homes,
RODS and herds there are the last class de.