Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-24
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of their bargain, and want to sell it out to
the Democrats.
The late elelection in California is be
lieved to be fatal to the attempt to adopt
the national currency ~(greenbacks) in that
State.
The Boston Commonwealth suggests
that q third candidate might proftably be
nominated in the sixth district, Massachu-
sets to defeat General Hanks election.
The Copperheads in Woodford county,
Illinois, have nominated one Peter Rex
rode, a returned rebel soldier, for County
Judge.
Senator Wilson has written Il letter, in
which he expresses a confident opinion as
to the complete success of the Republican
party, both in New York and New Jer-
sey, at the ensuing elections.
A Columbus special to the Enquirer
| has a rumor that y prominent citizen of
Cincinnati, who voted the same ticket
that President johnson did in 1860, is
named as Governor Dcnnison's successor
in the cabinet.
In his forthcoming message, the Presi-
dent fully recognizes the manhood Of the
negro, but would qualify and limit his
right of suffrage by education or proper
ty. When proved to be possessed of
either of these, MIR. johnson thinks he
ought to be allowed to vote.
At a recent Radical caucus in Nash
VILE, Governor Brownlow said he would
Ego the whole Radical Republican negro
suffrage platform before he would consent
that rebels should VOTE
Advices received from New York are
confident that the Republicans will carry
the State by at least a small majority.
The Democrats are very hard at work
however, and with such a m an as Slocum
at the head of their ticket may win. All
their strength consists in taking up men
with Republican principles.
We see it stated that the relations of
the present agent Of the Associated Press,
at Washington, are quite intimate with
the President, that all possible facilities
are given to him at the White House, and
that hence the Associated Press dispatches
from the Capital possass Il reality and
comprehensiveness they have lacked for
some years.
Official election returns have been re-
ceived from sixty-two counties of Penn
s~ylvania, and only four are yet to beheard
from. The Union party has gained in
fifty-four of these, and lost only in eight,
the clear gains being 24,Ol7. As the ma
jority for Slenkcr (Opposition) in 1862
was but 1882, the majority for General
Hartrauft would be 2O,685, allowing the
other four counties to stand as III 1862
and being an increase over the majority
of the late President Lincoln.
Vallandigham telegraphs to the DAILY
Neus that there is "a Democratic gain
in Ohio Of 76, coo on the last majority
againstthe mf for Governor. If his modesty
had not forbidden his naming the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor who was
beaten in 1868 by more than one hundred
thousand majority, the interest Of his dis
patch would have been heightened.
Macbeth, not of Shakespeare, but OF
Charleston, who oGiciated as mayor of that
city for the past eight years, and was as
prominent Il rebel as Pickcns himself; the
governor of the Palmetto capital, is urged
by his friends to retain that Office for an
other term of four years.
The question Of negro suffrage in Wis
cousin will be voted on this year for the
third time in the history of that State.
The Constitution requires that the amend
ment shall be approved by a majority OF
all the votes cast, therefore, not TO vote on
the question counts against it. In l849
there were $3.50 votes in favor of equal
suffrage out Of 1859; and in 1851 there
were 2S,074 out of 68,9s9. The total vote
this year, for Governor, will probably not
be less than / 10000.
In his Albany speech John Van Buren,
nominated President johnson as his own
successor. \ day or two after. m init
mate personal friend met him, and said,
John, are you not a little fast in thi,
matter nC 81 Presidential nomination p
"Pahr" answered the prince, drawing
down one eye significantly, you know
what that means. lam only an individu-
al. No matter what Isay-a democrat
ic convention meets about three years
hence. 1 suppose that convention will
take the nomination into its own hands.
And what will you do, John ~ "Why,
1 suppose, if I am a democrat, l will sup,
port the ticket of my party Comment
is unnecessary.