New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-02

| the penaltleS winch nave been so darlngly IN
CURED by the revolutonists.
/ Political Items.
Dispatches in the Northern and Western papers,
dated New Orleans, July 26th, announce that Gov.
4 Wellss election proclamation had been received
/ from the country, 1t will be remembered that
the proclamation purported to be given under the
governors hand and seal at New Orleans, Jnly
4 9th. Is Gov, Wells compelled to play the de.
ceiyer even in dating proclamation.
!, The Indiana State election takes places Tuesday,
4 October 9, There will be no voting for governor,
4 as Governor Mortin's term does not expire this
year, The officers to be elected are state secre-
taTy, auditor, treasurer attorney general and
I superintendent of public instruction. members of
II Congress, Il legislature ANA county officers. The
chief interest in the election, however, hinges on
the question who should be United States Senator
in place Of Henry S. Lane who declines reelection
Governor Mortin, Schuyler CoIfax, Gordlove S.
Ortiz, are the prominent Republican candidates,
while the Democrats are urging D. w. Voorhees,,
Milligan, Of Golden Circle" celebrity, and Mr.. Nc
Denver, Ewho was the Democratic candidate for
| governor last year. The Republican nominations
thus far made for the legislature indicate that Mr..
Cofax is ahead in the race,
Mr.. Stevens, having been written to for an in
dorsement Of =. O. Ingersoll, member Of Congress
/ from Illinois, returned The following reply:
| Dear Sir-With regard to the inquiry in your
| note in regard to the reliability OF your Represen-
tative as Republican, have to say that unless |
can praise a man l prefer to say nothing about
him THADDEUs STEVENS.
In the 10th District tOhio,) Mr.. Ashley will be
re-nomnated by the Repub fcans, without oppo-
sition. The Democratic nominee will be General
Henry S. Commager, who has good war record
and is popular with the Fenians In the l4th, ].
B. Young is nominated by the Democrats. It is
noised about in Ohio that Governor Cox is coming
out with speech for Congress and against the
President.
The Jonesboro (Tenn.) Flag dominates General
Grant for next President, and Colonel William B.
Stokes for next governor Of Tennessee.
THE CHICAGO DIsTEIor-N. B. Judd announces
that he will not be candidate for the nomination
to Congress in the Chicago district.
A Massachusetts, paper says that Gen. Butler
will run for Congress next November.
The following is complete list Of the Republi-
can nominations for Congress in Wisconsin: HUI
bert 3. Paine, Ithamer G. Sloan, Amasa Cobb, c.
S. Hamilton Phileton Sawyer and G. G. Wash
burne, the last new nomination, in place Of Wal
ter D. MeIndoe.
The conservative State ticket in Iowa is as fol
lows, only the last two are straight Democrats:
For secretary of state, G. S. Van Anenda; for
auditor, R. W. Grossly for treasurer, G. A. Stone;
for registrar, L. P Mckenzie for attorney gen
| eral, W. Bellanger; for reporter OF the supreme
court, Capt Stoddard; for clerk of the supreme
court, Capt. Frederick Gottschalk.
Stevens has written a second letter to the Ian
caster Express, saying that he did not intend to
reflect on the course of J. W. Forney in his former
letter, adding, There is no man in whose hands
would more willingly trust the cause of human
freedom"
General John Cobun has been nominated for
Congress by the Republicans in the indianapolis
District.
In the first Indiana District the Republicans have
nominated General William Harrow.
In the second West Virginia District, James G.
McGrew has been named as candidate for Con.
gress to succeed G. r. Latham,
The Democratic State central committee of New
Hampshire, have made arrangements to send a
full delegation to the Philadelphia August conYen-
ton. Leading Republicans areEalsoBp ar
rangements to be represented.
Mr.. Fl. II. P. Brownell will it is believed, be
nominated by the Republicans in the 7th Illinois
District.
A meeting of the supporters of the administra-
ton was held at Omaha, the capital of Nebraska,
the 18th inst, and by it delegates were appoint
ed to the Philadelphia August2convention.
The address of Democratic members indorsing
the national convention at Philadelphia was signed
by Senator Buckalew, of Pennsylvania, but his
name was accidentally omitted in publication.
In FAVOR OF THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTIONS
Charles Wright, of Hinsdale, Mass, a vigorous DO.
ltical pamphlet writer, over the signature Noun
taineer," and heretofore an incorporating radi.
cal, has pronounced in foyor of the Philadelphia
August convention.
Reeder w. Clark, of Batavia has been nomi-
mated for Congress by the Unionfsts of the Sixth
District Of Ohio. It is said that Samuel Sbella-
bargerwill be supported and elected in the Seventh
without formal nomination. Tobias e. Plants
and Judge Bingham are said to have I" a sure
thingn in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth districts
John Covode has been again nominated in the
Twenty.frst district of Pennsylvania.
The NEGRo-SoUTHERN LoYALIsTs' CONVENTION
A FAILURE.--The National Inteligencer, of yes
terday, has the following in regard to the Ward,
we'll Underwood convention:
Inc. congressional reV0utI0nlStS are becoming
dissatisfied with their scheme for convention of
50 called Southern Unionists. AS the grand pro |
portions of the National Union Convention at |
Philadelphia loom up, day after day with greater
splendor and more imposing aspect the proposed |
negro suffrage convention, called for by few |
Southern Adventures who have sold themselves |
to the Congressional disunion faction, Crews |
small by degrees and beautifully less.n 1t has |
already become so positively ridiculous that the |
leaders have it under consideration to change the
programme and provide for a Representation of |
the Northern States in this negro suffrage ConYen
non Ihey hope thereby to hide the diminutiye
proportions OF their Southern allies and to give
some color Of nationality to the assemblare |
Ihey nave, however, moved tOorlate The Nh /
uonal Union Convention will leave them nothing
TO stand upon except negro suffrage and Congress.
sional usurpation. They cannot reclaim the lest
Union planks Of the Republican platform They
are already doomed,
TIE GRoPs.-The crops in southwestern Virginia
and east Tennessee are of the most promising
character. Ihe cat and hay crops now harvested
are splendid, and the corn promises to Weld a
most bountit0l harvest We have never seen
such luXuriant and magnificent fields as we re-
Gently saw in that section. There viii be enough
produced there to feed the entire State. Tie
wheat turned out better than was expected, and
realized about half crop.
The tobacco in the counties nearer Lynchburg
q looking well. The planting was large, and with.
out some unforeseen accident considerable guam,
.ty Of that profitable product will be housed. It
viii bring good deal Of money into the State,
md help to relieve the pressing necessities Of the