New-York tribune., 1875-10-12
POLITICAL NOTES.

Minister Washburnc comes TO the surface once
more asa Presidential candidate. The Illinois aaots-
Zet,ng thinks he would make very good President
Gov. Houston of Alabama has appointed
Nov I6 the day for the people to vote upon the new
Constitution which the Convention Of that state has
lust completed II is thought 1t will be adopted bya
large majority,
Senator Hamlin proposes to make few re-
marks about that Postal law when Congress meets
The ne gspapers included in the increase by an in
adyertence" Mr. Hamin will secure public forgiveness
by ha wing the law repealed possible Explana
tions alone won't do him any good
Gen. Bartlett has declined the Democratic
nomination for IicutenantGoyer OF Massachusetts,
He says he does not want office aud would consent to
enter public life only in obedience to high sense OF duty
AT present he nothing in the coming campaign in
Massachusetts, which makes his duty to enter the field
No danger harm happen TO the State by the cleo
tion OF either ticket and in this situation OF affairs hs
does not care to become a partisan OF either side pro-
ferring 10 maintain his independence that he may have
power to exert should sharper emergen y arise
His reasons manly and credltable to himself Ihe
Democrats will have hard work to make his place GOOD
OH their ticket.
1t is rather late for any one to attempt to
soothe the Ohio Democracy into belief that their New
York brethren are anxious for the reelection OF Gov
Allen but The Albany Argus undertakes the Job In the
meekest kind OF way 1t that the Ohio brethren
were "embarrassed by an injudcious resolution -
which IL an uncommonly nice way OF putting it-and IL
friendly act for the Ncw-Iork Democracy 70
se things right by reasscrtng the traditional and time
bonored doctrine OF the party on money question.
They did not moan anything hostile to Coy Allen
Nothing bo further from the TRUTH The ArGus
thinks, than that they did. There, You imitation
Democrats of Ohio and Indiana. who have been calling
for separation from the Eastern Deocrats are you not
ashamed OF yOurselvesi
There is very solemn silence i'll nearly all
OF the Administration journals about the revelations in
the Cews bankruptcy case. The appearance OF Judge
Dent as silent partner, and the mystery hanging over
James Van Buren, much for the average organst
He looks and looks and finds his feelings too deep for ut
terauce. The Cincinnati Gazette has had hard wrese
with the case and finally relieves itself in this sad way
"Gen Grants usual luck his relations turns up in this
case again the revelation that Judge Lewis Dent
OF his brothersinaw and atorney-aS they call such
procurers in Washngt gtOnwhO hawked his influence with
his brothcrnlaw, had bargained for 0neelgth or the
profits OF the agency in case Clews got IT, The thing has
not "A sayOry flavor
That wonderful speech of the President at
Des Moines Is said TO have been nearly impromptu
correspondent OF The chicago Tribune writes from Des
Moines that during the afternoon the President gave
public reception the school children and that after il
was over he engaged in animated discussion with
judge Cole of the Supreme Court upon the public school
question It was suggested that he give his views public
expression and returning his the President sat
down and in about 80 minutes on four sheets OF
mercial note paper, he hastily penciled the speech
which has set the nation agog." The correspondent
seems oil about it, for he adds this important
information There but change from the orig
inal draft. The words, But not prepared to
apologize for the part took in the war. inter.
lined after the speech written, and with different
pencil from that first used In another place ne changed
the word Government to Institutions. IL IL greAS
comfort to know that two separate pencils were used