Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-05-04

ouI tnc- Ian WIS taken possession OF ny Lpe
Catholics, and upon his attempting to speak he
was hasted out of The hall and barely escaped
kncking. At least two thousand persons were
: present, inside and outside of the building, arm
ed with clubs, stones and other missiles An
appeal was made to the Mayor, but he answer
cd that the people had rights as well as the
speaker
EgReports from Helena, Montana, state that
large bodies of Indians are concentrating a.
round Fort Benton, and an attack on the Fort
is anticipated. The Citizens Of Helena are Or
ganizing an expedition, against them. Fort
Mitchell is still surrounded. On the 18th some
OF the troops sailed out, and charged camp
of Indians, killing seven, and recapturing some
mules The Indians drove the troops back TO
the Fort. They want to fight, but do not dare
to attack the Fort
eEThe New York C0D,neerci0t-Thulow
Weeds paper-in speaking of the New York
Legislature says "the traffic i'll votes during
the last and present session was as open as the
traffic in the cattle market" and Democratic
paper SAYS that a bill 10 prevent circulation of
obscene prints was defeated by a menber
stealing the bill and keeping it hid until after
the adjournment In point of honesty and de-
cency it is getting to be (which and t'other,"
between New York aud Pennsylvania.
eEThe Dutch Government has officially de-
clared that one reason why Luxembourg was not
ceded was the insuf1icicncy of the Frenchbh. We
understand that the Dutch Minister at Washing
ton has been instructed to inquire ofMr. Seward
whether the United STAKES Government can
not make a higher bid. He is TO call Mr. Sew
ards special attention to the circumstances that
Luxemburg has hitherto been portion of the
Efatherland OF Rip Van Wrinkle
While ''the poor white trash"of the South
are generally threftless, lazy, unenterprising
and improvident, and content to weller in ig-
norance, the colored people are becoming en-
terprising, and indu trious, and are reducing
their industry 10. a thrifty system of operations
and all old and young, show the greatest thirst
| for knowledge and education. Gen Howard
says their are already 1000 colored schools in
the South, one half of which are supported by
the freedmen.
/ GES GARFIELD is spoken OF as a candidate
for Governor. No stronger candidate could be
brought out. In all that pertains to ability for
the position, OF popularity before the people, or
power and success as a canvasser, the General
is among the first. As to- record, too, no one
that we can think Of likely to come up in that
connection, presents so fair one. The only
question that arises as to- bringing him out is
that of the policy of transferring him from his
present position to that of the gubernatorial
chair He fills an important place in the House,
and it is question that calls for deliberation,
whether the change should be made We
should gain by running him for Governor, no
doubt but would not the loss sustained by
taking him from the place he fills, with so much !
honor to tire nation, at Washington, more than
balance this good? The General himself. it |
seems has an opinion aHa preference on this |
peiat. arl weuAa; be left 10 the even tenor of /
his way In Congress. Tue Dayton Journal
says:
These considerations seem to have had due
weight with General Garfield himself, for we
have received the direct assurance from him
that he does not, for moment, entertain the
proposition to become a candidate for Gov
ernor. He has no desire or purpose to retire
from his present position, and, besides, is too
much worn down by his recent severe and pro-
would be expected of him as the standard bearer
of the UnfoA party OF Ohio.
The following fron4 the Toledo Blade is be-
ieved to fully reflect the sentiraens OF the great
body of Gen. Garfields constituency:
GEN. GARFIELD.-The friends of Gen.
J. A. Garfield are bringing him forward
as candidate for Governor Were his
friends as judicious as they are Jealous in
his behalf, they would do nothing of the
kind. The Governor of the third State
of the Union may eutrank a Representa-
tive In Congress, but the position is not.
to use mercantile phrase, in Gen. Gar
fields line A brilliant ora. or, a quick,
ready debater, a man OF Gnfinching cour
age, indomitable energy, and sterling in
tegrity, he is of more use to the nation
in the halls of Congress than he could be
to the State as Governor 1t would be
placing him in position where be could
not use his best abilities An these ausl-
tiles are indispensable iii a Represents
tive; man may make good Governor
with only part of them. To put such
man as Gen Garfield into the guberna--
torial chair of Ohio would be to attach
use Damascus blade for cutting stone
1t j. not to be thought of. We should
exceedingly dislike to see the qualities
which have given him a national reputa-
ton in Congress smothered in the dull
routine of official life at Columbus. 1t
would be the killing of man We can i'll
afford to spare.
Let the friends of Gen. Garfield possess
their souls with patience. Let him serve
the people where he can best serve them,
and take promotion in the line for which
he is best fitted After time the peo-
pie -oi Ohio will say, "come up higher"
and scat in the Senate will be his. As
they love the maa, they ought not to
think for moment Of burying him this
year, at the beginning OF a lcsg Life of
usefulness.
A DssCowERY.-Since the negre be
came citizen, Southern philosophers