Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-10-10
POLITICAL.

In the Connecticut town elections thus far the
republicans have gained and the democrats g.
SIX out of the eight candidates on the democrat
c state ticket of West Virginia are graduates
from the rebel army.
The Cincinnati Gazette thinks that if the whites
and blacks unite to form a solid South, all parties
in the North will unite to oppose it,
The chief democratic rcformers seem to be those
who before MI. Tilden's nomination, called him
all sorts OF bard Names but who are now eulogiz-
iug him to the skies.
Bob lngcrsoll is going to sneak at Sing Sirg.
So is Biai, e, on the same evening. There's moth
Ing like attacking the enemy in his own strong
hoid.-.Nec Yoyk Adce,hser (Rep)
Ia the democratic so-caLcd soldiers procession
at Indianapolis on Thursday was, a conspicuous
figure, a man who had his head shaved and was
dlummcd out Of the Nineleenih Indiana Infantry
for coWardice. There were also in that process
sion eleven Chic'go rickpocket-, every one of
whom, was Spotted" by Chicago detectives.
S. LOUIS Globe Democrat says: rhe present
political contest is virtually suit brought by the
cX-Coufederatcs for damages sustained in their ef
fort, to bieak up the Union. Samuel j. TIlden is
attorney for the plaintiffs. The election Of Til
den would drive 10000 republican farmers out Of
the strong ccmociaIc counties of Missioul in less
than siN months
Governor Brownlow pertinenty says that moth
iug, lace the proclamat on of Abraham Lincoln
calling ont -, OO0 volunteers TO prevent secession,
has fun. i,hcd the opportunity for so much devo-
ton to the Constitution of the nited state on the
pAttot the d,mociaic party as Attorney General
Taft instructions TO the United States Marshals
to protect ci zers in their light to vote.
Gen. Hanson, the republican candidate for
Governor in iud,Gna, bIighiehs up bis speeches
With .ihoral supply of apt anecdotes. Here Is
another Que from bis Indianapolis speech al re-
mcmrcr TO have seen u color,d blisade once down
a. Nashville, in command Of an otlicer formerly of
my own regiment. saw that colored brigade go
ont aud attack = e rebels And | never saw men
going o,ward in better style, and | never saw
rebels iun faster than they did. (Crest laughter0
Wen, there was onc--did you say d-moclat
-(iaught,r) rebel that was little lame, or else a
liulc slow in oNtrclung himself from his rihe- pit,
and colorcd soldi,r came upon him and demand
ed that he should surrender. lie sad, NO. Sir,
will never surrender 10 a niger (Laugher)
why said be, ii should surrender 10 uigger.
when | so home my father would kill ne.
(Lsughtcr.J Then he made the request which, N
its extreme and captivating modcsty think is
Characteristic of the mo lern democracy, VIII lch is
demanding that the people Of this land shall turn
the Government over to them. But, says he, II
you will 20 back into camp and get a white sol
der and bring him out Lere, will surrender to
him. (C;reat lsughter) Why, it was hall anile
to camp, and the bullets were buzzng around
there like swain Of bees. Now, wasn't that
modesiy (Laughter) Well, this colored soldier
was polite fellow, and he said 10 this rebel. ia
like to 'commodae you, sab, but Ise in very
great hurry - loud and ong-continued laughter
and applause and said he, you'll have to 60
long, sab (Reuewed laughter) So he did come
along. The colored man brought his prisoner in
to his General, told the story as | have told 1t to
you, with his eye all aglow at this little triumph
for the fl ~, aud wound up by ing pointing to
HI, prisoner, Oar he is, Geaeral, fetched HIM