The New York herald., 1876-03-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
General Belknap Is not a candidate in New Hamp
SHIRE" oraculary afhrms a republican organ. Hence
all the republican old in the Granite State, as
founded al the information, may exclAim-"Aarey on
us.p
New Hampshire State election March IA Person
B. Cheney is the republican candidate for Governor,
and Daniel Marcy the democratic There was elec-
by the people last year, therefore this the niIia
tive struggle in the Presidential year, is uu.
usually lively in that always politically excitabe State
A contemporary heads article on the Washington
corruptions 'The Belknap Accident II the warl.ks
Sioux should make another bloody raid on frontier
or trading post suppose the OF 1t would be
headed Buy a Policy in the Travellers Accident
Company"
The Buffalo Commercial ,rep.) cndeavors to make
appear that the government Is not robbed by the Bel
knap hrlbes. But how it with the poor United
States soldiers who have pay 500 per fol
commodities in consequence OF these fraudulent
transactions the bulk the proceeds Of which nnds
way the pockets of the greedy managers OF the
War Department at Washingtons
"Belknap was once democrat" says a republican
paper So was Grant, that matter But this is the
way party papers keeping the Belknap scandal
''out Of politics."
Robert T. Turner is the democratic candidate for
Mayor OF Elmira
The Detroit Post (rep) draws this unique PARALLEL
The people OF tho United States pay ing interest
to-day stolen by BuchanaDs Secretary of the
Interior amounting In value TO over $500, OOO fe'
the democrats in Congress and on the press declar
with ridiculous soemnity that Belknap's crime Is un
precedented IN the history of this any other coun-
try"
The democrats have sent Congressman Tarbox into
NnVg haI ha
thing they will do the think will be ia
send barrels into the State to celebrate demo.
cratic victory
Even the very stones cry out against themn-es
pecially soldiers grave-stones
The Chester (IlL) Clarion raises the Of William
r. Morrison, of Monroe, for Governor. and William
Hartzell for reelection Congress.
It's about time for the country speak the truth
about the President He has been kept up by The silly
attery OF the republicans for party purposes until the
country calls for reet-SaginaO (Aich) Courier (de)
The Iowa Legislature is emulating Belknap,
least encouraging Belknapism 1t refused nvestl-
gate the management OF the AnamosA Psntentiary
the face of the declaration of Representatives
Shaw, of Anamosa, and Ure, of Linn county, that
$50 0o0 had been expended for work worth So 900
Davenport (iopa) Democrat tdem.)
l; interesting coincidence that the resolutions
impeaching Belknap were adopted on the anniversary
the adoption of articles OF impeachment OF Andrew
johnson in the hall The latter occurred March
2, 1868.
While scrupuously decline to enter upon the
business Of 'Presdent making AT this stage We can
fairly omit the remark that there TO be
this community growing preference for Secretary
Bristow. Individual expressions of desire for hn
nomination at Cincinnati have TO attention
from all classes of republicans within the last ter
l1ai,o MI nj
Congressman Cymer has cevery managed his In.
vestigatons that the plough uncovered demo-
candidate for the Presidency and created alarm
TO the safety of another-Bostoa Traveller (rep.)
Secretary Brisow does TO be called general
~ earned the title of colonel trust in defending my
country" he said. recently, "but never gen.
eral and can't why my friends who know me bet
ter, persist in calling general"
ssAs the interpreter OF public sentiment says the
Indianapolis Journal (Senator Morton's homo organ
'he republican party should demand that the law Of
the land be enforced against this athless and dishon
Official who has made of his high position to
bring disgrace the party the administration and sht
national character
The national convection OF coored people (befors
mentioned) will be held in Nashville the 5th OF
April Delegates from all parts of the country
pected to be present
II discussed in private circles whether the Pres
dent himself will not be liable to impeachment in
Belknap slips of scot free consequence of the hasty
acceptance of his resignation, especially II appear
that such acceptance enable the War Minister "a
escape the penalty of his crimes.
"The presumption is certainly against him in the
light OF particulars of evidence presented
and yet as we have intimated, his wife may be the
chief and perhaps the only culprit," is the rather
ungallant way for Western paper like the Quincy
QlL) Wing (rep) to put the Beiknap situation.