Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

not as yet crossed.
POLITICAL NOTES.
w. II. Kemble published a card in the
Philadelphia papers on the Sth, saying that
in 1868 Carl Schurz was paid $500 per week
for his services in the political campaign in
Pennsylvania.
| Notice is given to the friends of the Green
back party in New York to meet on the 23d
at Rochester.
The Maine State Republican Convention
was held at Augusta on the 9th. Joseph
Drummond presided. Gov. Connor was re
nominated unanimously. Resolutions were
adopted-declaring that the Republicans of
Maine view with alarm the consolidation of
all political power in the South in the hands
Of those who precipitated rebellion, while
Union men are prosecuted into silence, and
the colored race so DISTINGUISHED that in dis
tricts where they have two-thirds of the votes
| they are unable to elect a man in sympathy
with their interests; that the action of the
Democratic House in refusing appropria
tions to the army except conditionally was
unjustifable and revolutionary; demanding
that no backward or sideway step be taken
in the matter of specie resumption; opposing
further land grants and subsidies. reso-
luton expressing unshaken confidence in
President Hayes, and a resolution declaring
| that Packard and Chamberlain were entitled
| to their offices by the same votes as those
which elected the President, and the failure
to recognize them placed the Government in
an humiliating attitude Of surrendering to
rebels, were, on motion of Senator Blaine,
laid on the table.
A reunion of the founders of the Free-Soil
party was held at Downer's Point, Mass, on
the 9th, the anniversary of its formation.
Many of the leaders of the old party were
present.
| The State election was held in Kentucky
on the 9th. In Louisville the workingmen
elected five out OF seven candidates to the
Legislature over the regular Democratic
nominees.
On the 10th the Virginia Conservative Con-
vention nominated Hon. F. w. Holiday for
Governor; James A. Walker, Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor; r. T. Daniels, Attorney General. The
platform adopted recognizes the obligation
of the public debt and recommends the GEN
eral Assembly to endeavor to readjust the
same in manner just to creditors and hon
orable to the State.
On the 1lth meeting OF workingmen was
held at Philadelphia to concert means TO
form non political party through which the
workingmen of the country can make their
influence felt. Nearly all the trades were
represented. The resolutions adopted
recommend the organization of working
ingmen for political purposes, to be called
the Protective Labor party, the objects of
which are: Mutual protection of labor; di-
rect representation of the working classes;
the repeal of all oppressive laws against
labor, and the enactment of just laws for its
protection. Mass meetings of workingmen
were also held at Cincinnati and Columbus,
Ohio at the former of which State ticket
was nominated.
The Pennsylvania Prohibitionists hold a
convention in Harrisburg, Sept. 10, to nomi-
nate candidates for State offices.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
William II. Smith succeeds Rt, Hon. George
w. Hunt, deceased, as First Lord Of the
British Admiralty.
Late Haytien advices state that a reyolu-
tion has again broken out. Port au- Prince
is in state of siege. A large portion of the
city was fired, and the conhagration con,
tinued for two days, and had not been ex-
tinguished when the steamer left.
Rioting was renewed at Belfast, Ireland
on the night Of the Sth, and the military were
called out to suppress it.
The Emperors of Austria and Germany
had an interview at Ischel on the Sth.
In the British House of Lords, on the 9th
Beaconsfeld said when the Eastern wal
commenced Her Majesty's Government an
nounced that it should adopt policy OF
strict neutrality, on condition that British
interests were not imperiled. Russia's an
swer was friendly and conciliatory, and the
Government has no reason to doubt thai
Russia will observe the conditions. The
maintenance of those conditions Is the policy
OF the British Government.
The French Government is daily becoming
more active and oppressive in conducting
the electoral campaign. Republican papers
are suppressed for trivial causes and the pub
fishers fined, clubs are closed, and persons
are arrested for speaking insultingly OF
President MacMahon. The sale of Theirs
photographs are forbidden in the streets o.
Paris.
A fearful food recently occurred in tn,
south OF the Argentine Republic by whiel
} millions of sheep and cattle perisLed ans
hundreds Of families were rendered homeless
1t was reported in Paris on the 18th tha
the Ministers had decided to declare a stat
of SIEGE The ultra-eonservative papers urg
the Government TO declare martial law.