The Portland daily press., 1876-07-19

The Petersburg (Va.) Hader rejoices over
the disturbances" at Hamburg, S. c., by
which "a halfdozen mutinous negroes lost
their worse than useless lives" The Inder
is strong for Tilden.
The Montgomery (Ala.l Journal, which
supports the Spencer wing, apparently ex-
poets that all the difference between Repub-
licans of the State will soon be happily
healed, assuring Alabama for Hayes and
Wheeler.
A movement is on foot to elect Samuel
Bowles of the Springfield Republican to Con-
gress from the Tenth Massachusetts District
on an Independent ticket The Democrats
will undoubtedly nominate Chester W. Cha
pin, the present incumbent, again.
The New Orleans Times admits that when
the Republicans of Louisiana put Marshal
Packard at the head of their state ticket
they 'put their best foot forward" and it
says that he of all the aspirants for the nom-
ination will be most difficult to combat.
Speaking of the South tle Albany Argus
says: 'Every state in Democratic hands is
orderly and peaceful" The San Antonio
(Texas) Herald Democratic) says: "By the
apathy cf the state government [of Texas
anarchy prevails and lawlessness and crime
abound.'
Gen. Butler says the report telegraphed
from Lowell that he has abandoned the idea
of running for Congress in that district is
baseless, unauthorized, and untrue" and
asks to be allowed TO announce his own in
tentions as TO his personal actions over his
own signature, which, he says, he has the
ability to do.
About Samuel j. Tilden there is great
deal of quotation, as for instance, the Louis
vile -JoWnal-"And Samuel grew,
and the Lord was with him, and did let none
of his work fall to the ground-1 Samuel,
iii, 1872 To which the st. Louis Globe
Democrat replies: Nevertheless, the people
refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and
they said Nay.-1 Samuel, viii, 49,"
The Republicans are forming clubs of
"Haymakers'' in Illinois, their banner being
scythe and pitchfork crossed before a
wheel. They recall the couplet which was a
favorite with Hayes men during the war, and
very repugnant to Tilden's associates, and
which runs, if we recollect Alright:
"The mower mows on, though the viper may
writhe
And the copperhead coil round the blade of the
scythe."
The Westliche Post (Carl Schurz's paper, }
says: "No unpreiudced man can now doubt
for moment that the good cause of reform
has found its elect representative in the Re-
publican Presidential candidate. He who
ventures to speak as Rutherford b. Hayes
has done, under the circumstances is our
man. All the more if the infallible fulfill
ment of every promise and obligation is guar
ranteed by a Rutherford B. Hayes, who is
every inch srotless man of honor"
The Augusta (Ga.) Constitutionalist, after
alluding to the Hamburg, S. c., atrocities,
says: ''While we would bid our people never
cease to remember that 'the price of liberty
is obedience to the law it can never be for.
gotten that the Republican Party has done
its utmost to vitiate society, corrupt civiliza.
ton, and make laws that the devils in Tar
tarus might blush to acknowledge respect
for" The C0nstitutionalist is strong for Til
demand reform.
Within a few months the Greenville miss.
Times advises the Confederates in South Caro-.
lima as follows: "Mississippi's example is al
that South Carolina needs for her extricatior
and liberation. Let her apply what Ame'
calls intimidation, and when the battle il
over and'the smoke cleared away, it will no
be the owners of the soil who will be seer
leaving their State. The people here resolves
that before they would leave their homes, o
permit the State to be ruled and plunderet
by carpet-baggers any longer, they woul'
turn it into graveyard. Hence the pur
| chase Of Winchester rifles as peace-maker
with which to commit suicide in case of fail
ure to carry the election. Let South Carroll
ma profit by the example. 1t is idle and bast
to await longer upon change of sentiment
| in the North.''