Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-20
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POLITICAL.
The California Legislature has endorsed
the action of Congress upon the Recon
~struction question.
The municipal election of Erie, PENN
came of on Friday. William L. Scott
peoples candidate for Mayor, was elected
BY 432 majority.
liver Lawson, a Democrat of the John
son-Raymond school, has been appointed
Collector of the Port of Chicago.
The Iowa Senate-by sc to l2-has
passed resolutions sustaining the Radical
majority in Congress
Nj. Mccormick, of Arizona, has been
appointed Governor of the Territory of
Idaho, In the place of Caleb Lyon, OF
Lyondale.
Jesse D. Bright, who was expelled from
the U. S. Senate for ~disloyalty, was a big
gun at the recent Indiana Democratic
State Convention.
Daniel II. Wells is the Mormon candi-
date for Mayor of Salt Lake City, but the
Gentiles propose to put up an opposing
candidate and make a stout fight.
The Mobile Register does not fully aps
preciate the conservative support at the
North. While commencing the New
York Times for supporting the Presidents
reconstruction theory, as a partial atone
ment for Hits whole life time of ultra black
republicanism, it tells that paper it had
better stop writing abont the South, its
wants, its people, and its pe~culiarities,
until ii has some glimmer of %eomprehen-
sion of the subject"
From q Washington dispatch to the
Philadelphia Inquirer, we learn that in a
recent conversation with a leading mem
Der of the Pennsylvania Congressional
delegation, Secretary Seward said there
was not q rebel to-day in the whole coun-
try, and he Should not use the word-that
he was in favor of the admission of the
entire body of Southern members, just as
they are, and of the repeal of the test oath.
Col. Forney denies that the Republican
State Convention of Pennsylvania shirked
the question of negro suffrage. The issue
cannot come before the people of that
State until the regular period for again
amending their constitution, which will
be about 1870. When that time comes
the men who did not fear to speak out on
Wednesday, will, Col. F. says not fear to
take ground in favor Of giving the right
Of suffrage to all their citizens. The sub
ject itself was not mooted. The intelli-
gent colored men did not ask it, knowing
the facts as stated.
The Chicago Tribune thus summarizes
the resolutions of the Indiana Copperhead
Convention:
l.. Secession's played out. Hence the
rebs are as good as ever.
2. Andrew Johnson's our man.
3. Congress should be cleaned out.
4. We're against the tariff.
5. Let Government tax its own debt, by
way of helping it borrow.
G.. We won't pay our rebel debt.
Z. Let the soldiers vote our ticket and
well give them higher bounties for voting
than they ever got for fighting
8. If Republicans desert to cur camp
we'n share our mess with them-such as
it is.
9. If a niger votes the country's gone
up. -
10. Nigger-keep out of Indiana.
T-s.b,,., 100000 --11oz-,
u. Eight hours is a days work.
l3. Let every man do as he DID pleases.
IA. Except that none but Democrats
muststeal.
Is. Liquor all around and let the tenn
perance men dry up.
Is. Our old Hen. in the Senate and three
chickens in the House were the best cocks
in the pit. But VOORHEES, is a dead pullet.
II. All debts due to black men must be
paid to white men, on the principle that a
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The following is the state ticket put in
nomination by the Indiana Democratic
convention last week: For Secretary of
State, General Mahlon D. Manson Au-
ditor, Christian G.. Badger, of Clark;
Treasurer, james Bryan, of Marion At
torney General, John R. Coffarth, of Hun
tingtoni Superintendent of Public In
.struction, R. NJ. Chapman, of Knox.
The latest and fullest returns from the
New Hampshire election give the result in
the state, with the exception of 20 small
owns,giving Governor Smyth 49, ga votes
2s,4l4 for John 6. Sinclair, his Demo
cratic opponent. By this count Smyth's
majority is $3.50 votes.