The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-02
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.
It is understood that Mr.. Tilden wants to
uy seven more mules to kick John Kelley

It is understood that Mr. Tilden wants to
buy seven more mules to kick John Kelley
with.-ROcneSter Democrat.
Mr.. Pendleton's friends claim that he will
have forty votes for Senator on the first bal
lot, which is eight shot of enough to nomn-
ate. This claim rests upon solid Hamilton
County delegation in his favor, and this is by
no means certainty. General Morgan is
thought to stand second, and General Ewing
third, with something like hundred more
candidates scurrying along behind, tapering
off with Judge Hoadley at the TAIL
Senator Davis wants it understood that he
will not ally himself with either party that
he is on the fence. GCod that miserable
structure is certain to be broken down now
Rochester Democrat.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune writes: "The storm that is
brewing among the Republicans in Congress
will probably break upon the Administration
in the secret sessions when some of the most
important appointments are reported for con-
sideration. The mutterings of the tempest
have been heard on all sides ever since Con-
gress met two weeks ago, and have even
reached the ears of the President at the
White House. The explosion may be post
poned for two or three weeks-it is not likely
to occur before the November elections, and
may not come until the regular December
session, if the Democratic plan of adjourning
both houses this week should succeed-but
sooner or later the Presidents nominations
must be discussed, and some of them are
certain to be rejected, unless they re saved by
the solid vote of the Democrats, and that
would be more likely to kindle dissensioas in
the Republican party than failure to con-
firm many appointments.
In the selection of the committees an
nounced by Mr.. Randall yesterday it is not
easy to see what principle of responsibility
he recognized, or what one, indeed, he has
not deliberately and fagrantly violated.
Neither ability nor character, nor political
prominence seems to have been necessary
to obtain important position. Two consid-
erations appear to have been weighty in his
mind. the desire TO give the late slave states
practical control of the House, and the wish
to secure for Mr.. Tom Scotps lobby as much
power as could be conveniently transferred
to it.-NeD York Times.
Gen. Harlan's record is being overhauled
apropos of the nomination for Judge, and
these interesting remarks are exhumed from
a speech in 1856: ga large party in the
North are deyising, by amendments to the
constitution and laws of Congress, to dis
franchise almost the entire white population
of the insurrectionary states, and to enfran-
chise the negroes. The defeat of all such
schemes is doubtless regarded by the white
people OF the slave-holding states of the
highest Importance. The permanent triumph
of those who, in the North, are following the
lead of Sumner and Stevens in their series
OF constitutional amendments would work a
complete revolution in our republican system
of government, and most probably the over
throw of constitutional liberty"
The Missouri supreme court has decided
that the disputed seat In the third congress
sional district of that state, one of the St.
Louis districts, belongs to Mr.. Metcalf, the
Republican candidate. The returns gave
Metcalf nineteen majority, but the change of
70 to 80 in the Democratic vote of one ward
was made by one of the Democratic figurers,
and that change was relied upon to elect
Mr.. Frost by one majority. The Missouri
courts are Democratic, but they have too
much regard for justice to sanction that kind
OF official mathematics in counting up votes.
Mr.. Frost. however, does not accept the
decision of the courts against him and hopes
for better success in the Democratic House
than he has had before the judicial tribunals
OF his State. He is a young man with plenty
OF -,oney and he proposes to leave no means
untried to thwart the will of the people of
his district as they expressed it by their bal
lots.
The Establishments of cffce have proved
too much for the Spartan simplicity of Gov.
Blue-Jeans Williams. He still sticks to
homespun, but his constituents will be dis.
gusted to learn that the suit which he wears
on his visit to Washington is new and fash
ionably cut. Furthermore he is said to be
looking at State Houses with the view of
having new one for Indiana, in accordance
with modern extravagant ideas.