Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-11-01
POLITICAL.

and then voted the open Union ticket
The Vermont Legislature on the 23d
ult elected United States Senators. N.
p. POLAND was chosen to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Collamer Geo.
L. E1munds to fill the unexpire1 term of
Senator Foot and Justin 8. Morrill, for
six years, from the 4th of March next.
The Nebraska election has resulted
much more favorably than was at first ap.
pretended. Marquette, Union candidate
tor Territorial delegate to Congress, has
766 majority over Morton, his Democratic
opponent, who received only 765 votes, ono
less than his competitors majority. In
June the Republican candidate for Con;
eress bad, only l45 minority, 20 that the |
gains are vary handsome e i ON.EL.
An election for Congressman took place
iu Texas, on the 18th ult SO far as heard
from the rebel candidates are ahead. !
The Copperheads are said to; 6e MAJ
king use of large corruption fund to de-
feat the reelection OF Senator Howe, from
Wisconsin. -t
William Lloyd Garrison is reported to
be much improved in health. -ias W.,
Horace Greeley is reported to have
made $780, 600 out Of The American Con.
aict."v sy rs II - YEE n
Mr.. Branscomb, one of the Southern
Loyalst delegation who spoke North, has |
been nominated to run against Gen Frank
Blair, in st. Louis, for the Missouri Assem-
bly, II 4HT2 WTAIF p2I i
Mr.. Browning, Secretary ofthe Interi- |
or, has written long letter, taking ground
against the constitutional amendment. 1t
is indorsed by President. Z 9TnNrl
About the meanest style Of Executive
appointments to Office ever made, is the ap
pointing. Of those who have been rejected at
the popular elections in their own districts.
MIR. johnson has taken mp this business, and
he will have plenty of it. He talks, in his
black guard way. of dead d-ducks," butwhat
ducks can be- deader than candidates whom
the people have rcjecfed2' And theywould
make very dead duck Of him if they had
the chance toSote Oh him.. although 10 life
he cannot be accused Of any web-footed pro.
AN amusing bon mot is going, the
rounds with regard to the wife of one of the
prominent members of Mr.. Johnson's Cab,
met, who was invited The same day to dine,
with Queen Emma, and to'coma West with
the President and party. mo, said she,
81 have no fancy for dining with cannibal
or travelling with a msnagerie,
john Morrissey, according to the Al
bnny Evening journal, is bad nomination
for the New York Democrats. 1t says they
can never count upon him as party man
Men OF hisprofossion always 90 at the eyes
and nose with equal gusto.
, The St. Paul Press says that one Of the
! results of the recent elections was the sud
den conversion of about a dozen leading
Democrats of that city to the Compression.
, al plan of reconstruction. Minnesota holds
her election the same day that Illinois does,
and is to elect a Governor. two members of
Congress, and State Legislature. The
prospect is that the Republican majority in
alr parts of the State will be largely in.
, creased The detection of Senator Norton
had the same effect in that State that
t Doolittle's had in Wisconsin.
L D. Campball. our Minister to Mex
: leo, is lying sick ut Washington.
There are three candidates for Congress
in Cook County, (Cbicapo,) Illinois, viz
Judd, Republican; Eldrdge, Bread-and
Butter, and Wallace, Copperhead
nies that Governor Orr favors the Consti
> "A Republican, in Reading, Pa. who
=, won SO, 900 oh the election, gave as-suppel
= to his Oopperhead friends Tho sothor teven.
:, ing.
: In recent speech at Troy, N. Y
| Hon. Lewis Barker gave the best reading Of
= the Philadelphia Platform We have evel
:. seen. He said it could all he summed W
in four, words polly wants q CRACKER.
The truth and force ofthis characterization
are inimitabc
"a gentleman at Spring Hill Tennessee
/ writes to the Secretary of the National Re
J, publican Committee that "the JohnsOniaf
= mail agent has been destroying all Radica
0 paper that passlthrenrb his hands on tn,
!, Railroad from Nashville Tennessee, to De
a catur, Alabama Congressional speeche.
with Congress franks arc thrown out of the
mail" I'M m 'NV0Q NV 4 Mfh
y "A Washington special says There 10 I
Q delay in the issuance of the commission t
d, stephen ;McGroraty as collector of the SEQ
Y ond Cincinnati district, vice Carey. The
e President did not see Carey's letter takinl
= side against the Administration in the Ohio
o election till Friday last. and thus promptly
i removed him! Mr.. McGroraty will undoabt
d edly be finally appointed.
! "A Washington correspondent Of the
Pittsburgh Commercial says The Ohio del
egation of politicians are making dead Sc
ON the President for the appointment o
d Thomas Spooner, Of Ohio, az Commits
81 sioner Of Internal Revenue, but there are n,
is indications which favor the removal of Mr.
Rollins at tho present time. After hi
., annual report is made to Congress il is pos
10 sible that change may occur, though Sec