, 1866-08-13
POLITICAL.

Mr. Purdue Ia too transparenly selfish in it, char
acter to excite any other emotion than contempt
The Goshen {lud.) 31n<s says t4at Lowry,
the Brcad-aud-Buttcr candidate for Congress- In
TINT district, during the discussion nt that place
between Lin and Major Williams, had much pity
and lanentaton for the '4poor soldier" and sln-
Cling out Lieutenant neardo5, whom he rccog-
nizca In the audience. and whose neck had been
pierced BY rebel bullet, held him up to the audi
cnec as defeated and much abused. soldier, the
Lieutenant having been M unsuccessful candldn.e
for m Office before the Union Convention. Dear
t1ofI could stand defeat before Union Conven-
tion, but he could not stand the prafses Of the
coppc:head Lowry. So he wrute on card aud
handed It to Major Williams to read to the audi
encc, ~ would zather vote for The rebel that shot
me In The neck than for Bob Lowry" This sharp
response to tho Judges {LowEy's) hypocrisy,
s1brought down the house." When Lowry rose
to make his second speech. in reply 10 Mn5or VII
llnms, hts pity for The poor Lieutenant was
changed to the bitte1est hate. He denounced
Deardoa as d hypocdte, who had feisncd severe
wound 70. the sake Of getting IN office, slim
eplthets.
On Saturday, the 4th. a Joint CANVASS between
Msjur Williams and Robert Lowry. the two can.
dilates for Congress In the Tenth Indiana Dis
tzsct, came OF. Goshen, and the Goshen 7fnses
says Inst never was man more thoroughly used
mp than Lowry. Lowry had the opening and claa-
Ing OF the debate and he started on his hard task
With the full conviction that his hide was to be
stretched on the fence. he 1abored hard to say
something unanswernble In regard to tic tasih,
constitutional amendment, negro suffrage, &C.,
but utterly falled TO make any impression. Major
Williams occupied bnt few minutes in showing
tic eophfet1y ofJowry's arguments, and bis whole
lal,ored epeech was disposed OF like eha1 before
The wind. Major Williams then devoted the bal
anee Of hts time to showing up the record Of the
Coppe.head pa1ts, and with telling effect did he
review the hfslo,y Of the rebellion, and show The
contricuous part taken In Il BY Northern allies
The Democratic party. Tac conspiracy entered
into By thai party In Iudiana, and thctr efforts to
l1bcsale, arm, and 'tusn 10 account against the
Government, the rebel prisoners That our brave
boys he'd captured and plkecd In confinement, ~as
more tGan Lowry could meet, and he tiled to
cvnde the whole subject hy the lowest, Vulgar
abuse Of Governor Morton. The 1fmds says that
:, so majority is the very lowest that Major VII
lfams will get In the district.
1IltSoIe.-The Representative Convention fos
lie counties Of Coles, Douglas, Vesn;llion and
Edgar, met at Mattoou on the Sd. and nominated
General Jas. u. True, OF Cowlcs; Maiden Jours,
Of Douslas, eud y. E. Stssc. Of Edgar. as the Re.
publican candidates for Representatives to the
Legislature. Dir. Jones H. at present Represents
tive from that istsict, and male an honorable
record in tile aouEe.
The editor Of tic Ptoria Democrat, who was
The drt man to suggest the assassination Of Pres
tdcnl Lincoln, and now chief dispenser OF eouf
bones and hard tack flung to him BY A. Johnson
non,inates ". y. O'BIien rs the Btead-aud -Dntte
candidate for Congressman At laf.e. o'Bacr
was onc Of the leaders in the Infamous Prot:
Convention, held In 1864, wherein WIS inaa "a
rated the attcnpt 10 release the rebel prisoners
Camp Douclas-
| '-Geusal Henry Case has been nominated d
| thu Union erndIdaic for Congress iu the TcutI
! District OF this Stale. His Coppcsjohn:on oppo
| uent Will probably he Anthony Thornton, presen
| incumbent.
The Republicans Of Pike County held thei
| Convention ut Fittxfeld on the 9Th instant D. D
| Brown, Of Barry, was chosen Chairman, md J.
Underwood aud Captain JIM McFee npposntes
Sccrc:ades. Dr.. Hasves Dunn was nomfnates
| for Representative to the General Assembly
Minor F. ". Jones for Sheriff, and Samuel 6
Chapman for Coroner. IA series Of excellent re:
o,utions was adopted, and delegates to the Stat
Convention appointed.
-C0pperheads hare strange notions In matter
relating 10 finance. One Tom Hendricks, i Ser
aior from 1udiana, made speech at Indfarapoll
few nights SINCE aud undertook to illustrate III
whIskcy question. II the indianapolis Joura<
quotes correctly, tfs logic runs thus: Whiske
was taxed two dollars per gallon. Four galfor
OF whiskey could be made from one bualci
corn; consequently, hence, therefore, corn
taxed fiqht do.ldYs per busats. Does any man et
it1 We cna't~ Corn only sells for ffty cents Pc
buehel. How many timcs will eight hundred c
into fftyf Did The Senator think he wa5 uddres
ing foo1sf . ... ......
KETCcKr.-E. A. Hathaway was The Dem
cratic.DuSall candidate for Jndge, in Owen Coul
ty, and L., without doubt, elected. Hathaway CO
eidered thai he had been maliciousl5 slandcred
= bal unA fr{ {1Ns
10 leave the rebel army during Tic war; and shos
ly before the late election he iesucd u circular
his constituents, tho point Of which was the #
lowing declaration, duly certified to by friend:
AMIR. Hathaway escaped through the FEEDER
lines and came to Bowling t;reen, bringing eese
: 3! men with him. who jfrsd the Sontheln arm
authority 10 faise and organize regiment, q.
I proceeded to enlist number OF men. The Sout
eIn army icl! back ont Of ks9tuciy u Eebsast
about May 1sGa. In Jnnc@ 1899, Mr. HathaW
came to see me, and Informed me that Color
es as ssa s % 81 III Snss and saas e
Hathaway TOO old to 60 into :he army ~ 4 p,ira
o ant knew that be could not liye tn the Sou
y turn home and do the bcst he could. Mr. Haiti
way expressed himself desirouE to remain II I
d Sonth provided be could obtain position
J.. which lie could m:Gie support"
: The action Of A. johnson In the New Oslc.
!. 1
: In ou- today istue wil1 be found article r.
= the Commercial -idrer:iser. The New York S
l. heretofore III favor Of t'my policy" rcvolts fz
IS | sustaining his Instructions 10 Attorney Gene
c 1Ic1spn. Johneon's objection to the Convent
. that II is not composed Of delegates chosen r
d the people Of the whole State, Is we'll disposed
bs the Sun. which reminds him that, - at the Il
:. Of lis election, thrcc-fourths OF the EaId peo
n of the nhlc-bodi-d class-weze fighting 10
IS st.oy the Union, aud hunting down such rne1
a Andrew Johnson"
y y MIR. Browning, Of Illinois, and the Execu
o. Committee Of the Jolnson party, hare ele
rooms a1 The Continental Hotcl, Phi1adrlphIa,
= the transaction Of business at the Convention
r. | the 18th.
NJ lowA.-The following appointments have
r. made BY the Republican State Central Comnni
- for Governor Stone:
80 Winterest, Msdnesday: Aug; i, at ?. N.
On 1ndiano1a THURSDAY. Ans: e, at p. N.
nd o,seeols, O., FIidsy, aug; Il, sss e r ?; n;
's9; ea'dsa a:ees ssss:ses; Sssa;tsg. e. ~ pm.
Ccatrcsiile, Wcduesday. Aug. =, sp. m.
bloomfield, Thnreday. Aus; y p. M
las sisonrnay. % fha!a*i;y. t; :as aas: 10, p. n.
m Montczui,a, Friday, Aug: 81, sp.m-
H. O.ka'oosa. Saturday, Sept !. p. a.
eae; Hnessoro ss:aasi 4hai:aay. aap sepf Il
he Wsh:tes Eed 1Ei Gi;y. satsfaay. Sept il, : pm
20. Albia, Satn:: day, Sept o:; : = : E. !, N;
no lion, KcubeusN ob1e, Of Iowa, ,!~ho yea,
in san o.t after strange go.. hns returned to ths
Ter publican fold. he attended,. the recent Con
IT. lion In the Tenth JndIcial DIsrlet and app'
..s- its very sadical action.
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