The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-04 00:00:00

ticket in Ohio were elected by a majority of
from 2,500 to 3.000. The majority against the
Suffrage A •tiendinent in Ohio was 50,000. General
S. F. Cary. Independent Repu'lican, was elected
to Congres . for the Cincinnati district by a majo-
rity of 1,0( ). The Republican majori'y in lowa
was about le same as last, year, 25,000. Indiana
increased this vcir the Republican majority to
20,000. They carried in that State nine out of the
eleven Coegressional districts, being a gain of one.
Jt is authoritatively stated that Mrs. Lincoln
is insane, more particularly on the subject of in-
come. This has been known, it is said, for some
time to •those acquainted with her. She suffered a
shock from the violent and Eudden death of her
husband which injured her weak mind. A sub-
scription has been opened in New York, and her
trinkets an.l wardrobe withdrawn from s de. Some
beautiful illustrations of the articles exposed are
given in Frank Leslie. The gardener of the White
House, when Mr. Lincoln occupied it, offers letters
for sale written to him by Mrs. Lincoln, inciting
him, he alleges, to forgery and perjury to defraud
the Government. Ile also proposes to sell a full
history of Mrs. Lincoln in the White House. Of
course where an opportunity of making money
occurs there are those among a population of
30,000,000 ready to avail themselves of the means,
however infamous. As it is shown that the mind
of the lady is unsound it is time this scandal should
drop.
The yortion of the House Judiciary Committee
entrusted with Impeachment has met at Washing-
ton. General Grant's evidence, as well as that of
Mr. Stanton, is damaging to this pet of the extreme
Radicals. Before President Lincoln's death General
Grant read to him a Proclamation for the Recon-
struction of North Carolina identical with the one
issued by President Johnson for that and other
Southern States. The main charge against Mr.
Johnson is that he usurped authority in the work
of Reconstruction, and this Proclamation is the
chief evidence, while Secretary Stanton is the most
illustrious victim. Yet Mr. Stanton is compelled
to admit that he himself prepared the Proclamation
for Mr. Lincoln, asserting that the whole control
of reconstruction properly belonged to the Execu-
tive. The difficulty of the Committee is how to
drop the business out of sight, and it is now con.
sidered doubtful whether they will even allow the
evidence already printed to be published. The
leading Republican paper of Mr. Ashley's district in
Ohio, where the tide turned strongest against the
Republicans, the Toledo Commercial, declares that
the impeachers contributed greatly to the de-
plorable results of the elections, and if lost ground
is to be recovered the party must rid itself of re-
sponsibility for their wild and disorganising schemes.
Talking about Mr. Ashley, what has become of
the charming plot sensation mystery, in which
Surratt endeavoured to implicate him ? It is to be
hoped that the impeachment folly may pass as
quietly out of mind.
From every side nominations come of General
Grant for the Presidency. There seems to be but
one exception, but that is the most powerful. It is
no less than the New York Tribune, which point
edly and consistently continues its opposition.
Chief Justice Chase has been bowled out by the
Ohio elections. The Hon. Ben. Wade is not able
to retain his seat in the Senate. General Butler
writes from Lowell to some unknown person, who
has published Liu letter, in reply to one asking him
to run for the Presidency ou his semi-repudiation
platform, showing that he is too honest and true to
be a good candidate for the Presidency. lle ob-
serves that the more unpopular—sound views—the
more surely will he declare them. The Democracy
must look to the Radical Republican party for the
resuscitation of its true principles as applied to
man as men. Speaking of his views he says " that
they should accord with the principles of my former
Democratic associates is not ' remarkable," as they
are democratic as was Democracy before it became
Conservatism under the manipulations of Fillmore,
George 'l'. Curtis, Winthrop, Josiah Randall, and
persons of their opinions, who never drew a Demo-
cratic breath." Butler is off the course, as he has
evidently yet to form his party, though, according
to him, he has only to resuscitate it, but a Radical
Democratic platform has hitherto only been erected
in his imagination. General M'Clellan will return
to the United States from Europe during this
month. 'Elie Democrats, failing Grant, will per-
haps nominate Mill, lie will receive an ovation on
his return, preparatory to the coming campaign. A
great change must, however, occur in the Union, or
in General Grant, if any man has a chance for the
Presidency against him.