The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-18
POLITICALi

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IA report says the Austrian Mission
has been rendered to Montgomery
Blair.
Fernando Wood has resumed his
seat in Congress. He meant to resIEn
when he left In July. ,,1
Some absurd people In Washington
are circulating a call for meeting "a
nominate Andrew johnson for Presl.
dent. 4
-Itis thought that the Democratic
National Committee will select Clnuin.
natl, as the place for holding the Ma
tional Convention Of that party.
Great indignation was expressed
by the prisoners In the Illinois State
prison At Joliet because q negro preach.
er was allowed to address them. They
are all democrats.
Ohio Democrats will hold their
State Convention on the 9Th Of January,
A State ticket and delegates To the f,a.
tional convention are to be chosen.
One OF the most ludlcrous ideas
ever advanced Is by the New York
World, to-wlt: To substitute Demo.
Gratis for Republicans as a remedy for
politipal corruptlonl And that, too,
while the Democrats control the gov.
eminent OF that city! f
-Thirty.Gve millions OF dollars have
been already paid under the extra
bounty law, and about forty.6ve mil.
lions are yet on the Treasury books for
payment.
While the cry for retrenchment Ia
resounding through the Halls OF Con.
gress, II IL suggested that good points oi
departure would be the Offices ofSecre.
tary OF the Senate and the Clerk Of the
House, which have an Indefinite mum.
ber OF supernumerarIes like leeohes
hanging upon them. II E{7Il
-Aletterfrom Richmond says: 0The
most surprising reaction has taken
place In favor OF General Grant, His
testimony before the Impeachment
Committee has endeared him 70 every
Southern man. II Ia such little things,
US the General.in.C Chief says, that
makes us good Union men. al little
bit OF kindness goes long way down
here"
Kentucky has gone crazy over re.
turns OF Democratic Victories. Just
think OF Legislature appointing a
committee 10 secure "irom the Federal
Government compensation for the
slaves taken from the citizens OF each
county In the State under the proclama.
tion OF the Federal Executive and the
abolition amendment OF the Constitu.
tionl' There Ii not much chance that
any Kentucky rebel Will get hanged Tor
TREASON, but that committee have about
million chances Of being hanged TO
one OF ge!ting compensatory Y for Ken.
tucky's slaves!
MANY persons are surprised that
Pittsburg gives such n heavy Demo.
cratic majority, when heretofore IL has
gone largely Republican. The follow.
Ing, trom the Plttsburg Post, (Dem, !
throws some light on the matter: "Oi
course there are 10 NIL these elections
local causes TO assist the people 10 as.
sert their true position. Not lenst
among them, which the Republican
papers take good care not TO ailude 10,
was the utterly shameless course pur.
sued In relation 10 consolidation, in
forcing u yoke upon unwilling shouI.
ders. The3petty leaders who cook cd
up the scheme, forgot or dlsregarded
the fnnt that the heavy manufacturers
who lived In the outlying diatrlcts had
no influence In the old city proper.
Tue vote In the First, Third, Fourth and
Fifth Wards attesis the fact that lead. .
Ing Republicans, who were dissatisfied
on this question, exerted their infiu,
ence TO robuko the ofilcloua lntermed.
dlers who attempted 10 enforce con.
solldntlon."