Year: 1872

New YORK, August 26, 1872.


The end OF another weeks careful Observa


ton confirms previous formed hopes of pro


gress in the direction of reform New or la


tent strength is still being brought out-neu


accessions of influence and power are constant


ly being made Just at this time the greatest
efforts are being made in Maine to reduce tn.
Republican majority as much as possible, i


not carry the State for the Liberals met
Governor Kimball yesterday, the candidate on
our ticket for Governor OF that State, who in
formed me that the campaign was progressing
finely, with exceedingly flattering prospects
tor ultimate success Still | think that those
who count surely on majority for the Liberal
tlcket IN September are over sanguine. A ma
Jorlty OF 1O.60O in Maine is not easily overcome
for her political history has not, for many years
been characterized by extreme changes from
large to small majorities and back again, as we
often see in Pennsylvania Indiana, Ohio and


many other States that might be named Still
We are not without hope, for there is being
developed, in that State, a strong feeling
against the tide of corruption and inbecility
curslng the country. In Speaker Blains Dis
trict, alone, over 600 Republicans signed re-
quest to Mr.. Lang against the ''pretentious
young man."


The Labor movement, within a few days
past, in Pennsylvania, has taken a course
which fortends Injurious effects upon the Lib
eral cause. They have nominated State tick
ct, and it is to be feared that whatever strength
it may have or receive will mostly come from
among those wno would otherwise yote the
Liberal ticket. 1t strikes ne that in this cam
paign neither the Liberal Republicans nor the
DEMOCRATS have paid sufficient attention to
this Labor movement. They contribute large
ly, In an ladirect way, to the success of Gin
clhnat For by their nominations in Februa-
ry last they gave courage and impetus to that
spirit of discomfort and dissatisfaction with
the Administration, which had not yet taken
organized form Besides, the Labor interest
Is fast assuming most important character in
our political economy, mean in our current
politics. And while | do not Justify many of
the collisions between capital and labor, yet
there is no interest which needs more generous
aid and assistance than labor. AS rule labor
is not aggressive while capital otter is; yet the
platforms of both parties have not IA word in
reference to this Labor movement as an organ
ized element of our politics. Sooner or later
it will receive the recognition it justly merits.


Great disorganzation, amounting almost to
anarchy, reigns in Louisiana The trouble in
this State seems 10 arise more from personal
ambition aud rivalry among leading men than
from any other cause, and our later advlces
from there hold out some hope of an amicable
I'D dustment of these difficulties There are
now two full tickets in the field and third set
of State nominations, viz: The Republican,
Democratic and the Liberal Republicans, with
the exception of an electoral ticket, which
they have authorized their State Executive Com
mttee to nominate. But there seems no good
reason why the last two named parties should
not appoint the same set of electors at last.


But Bianton Duncan's performance set
down for an early day in September, at Louis
vile, is just at this time attracting good deal
of attention, especially from the GRANTEES.
The attempts at State conventions In this ln-
terest, thus far, have not been fruitful of re-
suits hattrrlng for Blanton Duncan. About
the grandest demonstration this movement has
yet made was by Blanton himself, to the awe
struck gaze of New York Herdld's CORES
pendent On this occasion the Colonel, with
:" much pomp aud circumstance" paraded
great accumulation of letters trom-the Lord
knows where, assuring him of sympathy and
wherron the Great Streight-Outer
assured the admring reporter that at least
100000 would vote his ticket. There is some
thing ma jestrc in 100000; million would not
sound half SO well, although he might have that
number quite as we'll as the one named, SO far
as any sane or honest man can see at this time.
But confess to being little curious to know
where they are going to get candidate. tor
there is not respectable Democrat of any
national reputation. except Chas O'Connor.
who is not Il supporter of Greeley. And it is
on good authority, THAT the fee
simple of the world" would not tempt O'Con-
nor to accept such a nomination. But | sup
pose we had better possess ourselves with pa
tience until the mighty Duncan's oracle, or
the mighty oracle of Duncan shall pronounce
its judgment Blu in all soberness the whole
thus far presents the appearance
of q huge farce, except in SO far as it receives
aid, support and countenaDce from the Admin
which, by-the-way, is not incCn-
siderable For this hollow and pretentious
scheme would long since have been quietly
gathered "to rest of its fathers" had not il
been for the substantial comforts as sustenance
given it by the army of the faithful"


PERSONAL.


A few days since met Judge Curtis. He
IS earnestly endeavoring to impress on the
minds of eastern capitalists the advantages
md Importance of Railroad from some
point in Nevada to Bnise City. But greatly
ear he will be unsuccessful. If a company
we're chartered by Congress with a liberal
and grant subsidy, there would be much more
ground for hope. But already too much of
he public domain has been given to such COR
)oratlons, or rather it has not been judiciously
distributed.


On Saturday met. at the National Liberal
Republican Headquarters. the Hon. James NJ |
Javanaugh, late Delegate in Congress from
Montana. He was immediately requested by |
he chairman of that COMMITTEES to take the


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