The Portland daily press., 1874-10-15
Current Notes.

The sensational reports to the effect that
there is a GOODNESS between the President
and Senator Morton are pronounced by the
intimate friends of the latter, absolutely I'M
true
Wanted, gentleman of suave address, to
60 as Supervisor Of Registration to Coushat-
ia, La. Must be first-class arithmetician,
and mighty quick on the trigger. Applicant
expected to furnish his own revolver
and cartridges. Address Board of Com prom
Use, New Or!eans.-N. Y. Commercial Ad-
uertiser.
The Poughkeepsie Eagle says that "the
most dsgraceful exhibition of want of po-
litical decency" ever seen in that part of the
country. was shown in the Democratic Con-
venton that nominated John o. Whitehouse
for Congress. The delegates 'literally clam
ored for the privilege of spending his
money"
Mr.. Forster is already living into our
characteristics. He has attended meeting of
the TaInmany society, and tells Herald re-
porter that he was much impressed. What
struck him most forcibly was the "admira-
BILE discipline" and the important part
played by the chairman's gavel.
The Chicago Times utters protest against
'the western plan of eternal change and
greenhorn representation" in the selection of
members of Congress, saying: SIT takes time
to acquire any trade. We not usually hire a
tailor's apprentice to cut our coats, or an ar
chitectural tyro to build our houses. Are
laws Of less account than coats and houses
that we must eternaly set green hands at the
task of making them?"
The independent candidate for Goyernhr in
Missouri is accused by the Democratic jour-
mails of selling the last of his slaves, thirteen
in number, under circumstances that made
the selling an act of selfshness and cruelty.
His supporters retort that Hardin, the Demo
cratic nominee, formerly voted, in the Legis-
lature, for a bill providing for the sale of free
negroes into slavery. Interesting contest.
John 81. Reagan, the rebel postmaster gen.
eral, made a speech few days ago, and
said:-'T shall endeavor to do everything to
promote the interests of my great state, but,
while l shall resist undemocratic rules of
policy, it will not be my duty to fight again
ShS Soh0SosS VI WV wal Wuilc REPRESENTING
your rights, it will be my endeavor to heal
the deep wounds of the past. and restore fra
tarnal relations"
The Cincinnati Gazette shows, in pointed
editorial, that the most effectual way to bring
back money panic would be to allow
Democratic majority in the next House of
Representatives. Such a House would pursue
course of systematic opposition and obstruc-
ton; and the commercial and material inter-
ests of the country would suffer by the de-
rangements produced by an interminable Sc
ries ofdead locks between the House and the
Senate and Executive
The Boston Advertiser thinks the compo-
sition OF the Chattanooga convention affords
little ground for expecting any help from it
toward the solution of the most pressing diff
ficulties. The lists of delegates contain the
names of gentlemen of high character and of
moderate views; but they also contain the
names of many leaders who are largely re-
sponsihle for the gross abuses OF the govern
ments in their respective States, and indi-
Iectly for the widespread social disorder
which has grown out of them. Any attempt
to magnify the outrages of which RepuDli-
cans have been the victims, without recog
nizing also the disagreement which in two
or three exceptional cases has resulted in the
oppression of the whole people of the state,
will serve rather to confuse than to enlighten
the public mind.