The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-02
GENERAL NEWS.
United States.

Our Democratic friends encouraged by their late vic
tories" are devoting themselves President-making
with great zeal and fervor After tits innocent amuse
ment and nothing to object it. We would how
ever imdy hint that is considerably easier to nominate
than to "elect" We learn that
"The Democratic managers word some time ago to
General Mcclellan to return home the object for which he
sent to Europe by the party having been accomplished
Accordingly he has, already noticed taken passage the
Persia and will be home in time for the campaign He
to be the nominee of the party for President with another
ex-mltary man the ticket for Vice-President. The
slate Is all liked and it is said by those who ought to
know that there is little probability that anything will occur
to change it."
The Cincinnati Enquirer attempts sensation by proposing
the of George H Pendleton of Ohio the Democratic
candidate for President in 1861 and ncts part of its
article the subject upon the country through the medium
of the Associated Press Mr. Pendeton will be remembered
determined opponent of the policy of the Govern
men and the antwar candidate for VicePesden in 1864
Had this policy been pursued the South would have been
permitted to go in peace and should have heard
such bewang that which greets our ears over the
failure of the lost cause" Laerly he has gained
little nooriety by proposing scheme for the payment of the
public debt by means of plan which chiefly remarkable
for violation of good faith and which is of mod
cation OF Mississippi reputation"
The correspondent the Boston Post whose statements
generally sensational and sometimes true elegraphs fol-
lows: The determination of President johnson make
acompee change In hsCbnet has several times been alluded
to In this correspondence and now feel authorized repeat
the with the full permission of the President sug
gested to him this afternoon that the great popular verdict in
his favor would any further agitation of the mpeach
men question The President replied that he thought not
that he apprehended the Radical leaders would become even
desperate and would hesitate nothing to accomplish
their revolutionary purposes inmaed that there was an
anxiety ON the part of the public know what his
would be should an attempt be made to dpose him before
trial and conviction Resist with all the powers which
the Constitution furnishes for its protection and preser
vaon" responded the President with much warmth and
eaesness 1t would be criminal he said not to resist all
efforts on the part OF the Congress to usurp destroy the
Executive Department. and he thought well for
to know that such was his opinion and such his purpose It
then that he alluded to change in his Cabinet and said
he should strengthen himself for any emergency which
might arise Circumstances he said necesstated change
and before the meeting of Congress the change would be
made In selecting his Cabinet the President declared
hspupoe neither consult be by party cique
but to act his judgment and responsibility in drawing
around him men of ability, nerve and patriotism 1t
then suggested by matter to be regretted that General
Sherman had returned to the West AZ assure you
promptly answered the President "that General Sherman
will be here between the 10th and 18th of November and in
ample time for the discharge of any duty however respon
sible, which may deyolve upon him. He said the General
deemed best to return his command and the Indian
Peace he had promised and he would then
return without delay Washing seems to be the idea
of Mr.. johnson that ounce of prevention is worth
crisis"
The Charleston Mercury thus counes its unreconstructed
brethren throughout the South Let the whole white race
of the South stand apart those States in which they cannot
defeat Convention and leave it to the negroes and radicals
to set up and carry on their negro the South
ymy cam perhaps we may say, they de They are GER
tain to be overthrow With the whole white race of the
South and majority of the people of the North against
them their fate is certain and the fate of those too who
SUCH governments In the South cannot
be doubtful deathlike contempt and scorn will cling to
them like the leprosy of Naaman to Geha-unto thee and
unto thy seed forever Nor will the time for retrbution
tarry long The radicals in Congress must press on with
their policy of Negro Suffrage, they abandon it. If
they press it this is exactly what their political enemies
IN ne North desire them to do 1t will give them easy and
certain victory in the Presidential and Congressional
eecuon And then will deliverance full and free
heeo go no further than interest know that Northern
democrats want the Southern States in the Union to aid their
supremacy ana rule the country That say: the country
q osta ueu y the old coalition of Planter Doughface
and @ ole more into power by the denial of all political
anu cll rights TO two millions of our countryen Whereby
the pd0 ntO minority of the American people trans
n5 b a.o working majority. But if the Court under
North Sd and south have awOrd say in this little before
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