The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-11-15
POLITICAL NEWS AND RumoRs.

The adjourned session Of the 10th Con-
gress meets next Monday, the 18th inst.
The Nashville Gazette nominates Pendle-
ton, of Ohio, for President, and John Quin-
cy Adams, of Mass, for vice President.
The new Constitution for Michigan, cod
taining the equal suffrage provision, will be
submitted TO the popular vote in April next,
Nearly every Republican paper in Mary ]
land has placed Gen. Grants name at the
head of its columns as the next Republican
candidate for the Presidency.
A new party has been organized in Louis
lana, which takes for its motto, Universal
Suffrage, Universal Amnesty, Universal Ed
ucatiou, and Opposition to Copfiscstion.
In the New York Legislature, the Dem
ocrats have ls majority in the Assembly,
while the Senate stands 16 Republicans, Is
Democrats, and one Independent.
1t is rumored that the President will this
week app int successor to Mr.. St'nton as
Secretary of War, (Gen. Grant merely hold
lug the Office dd interim
Middleburg, Summit county, made the
largest per cent. Democratic gain Of any
township in the State snd will receive the
banner promised by the Democratic State
Committee. Lefever's vote lin 1866 was
10, Thurman's vote Tin 1861 was Al.
Every county in Kansas gives a majority
against female suffrage, only $500 out of
the total vote of %, 900 in the State being
cast in its favor. The Republican State
ticket Of course succeeded by large msiori-
ty.
A dispatch from s.. Paul states that the
suffrage amendment striking the word
awhite" out of the Constitution of Min
nesots, has probably been carried. We
hope so. The Republicans have 5000 ma
jority on Governor that in 1865.
A Columbus dispatch TO the National In
telligencer says Judge Thurmans friends
have canvassed the Legislature. aud that of
the newly elected Senators, Vallsndigham
has one vote. and of Representatives four
teen votes for United Senator to nineteen
for all others.
Gen. Grant has issued circular stating
that much property abandoned by rebels du-
ring the war has since been occupied by
them without making the required applics~
ton for its restoration. All such property
will be formally taken possession of by the
Government on the LIST of January next, and
rented to refugees and freedmen.
As proof of fraudulent Democratic votes
at the late election in New York the Tribune
prints nearly two solid double columns Of
names of persons on the registry list of that
city who cannot be found at the places where
they pretend TO live. This is only a part of
the list, its extreme length preventing its
full publication. This is known as the great
Democratic reaction.
A letter by Thad. Stevens on the financial
question has been published. He thinks the
Nation able TO pay all its debts, that Congress
has The Constitutional power to make any
hing legal tender, disapproves the con-
traction policy of the Seer, tsry of the Treas
ury, and fayors the payment Of the bonds
with greenbscks.
The Lancaster (Pa.1 Express says it has
learned from two trustworthy and well in
formed urces,' that General Grant will
make snch declaration of his views Of
national policy SIS ought TO, and no doubt
will, satisfy the most exacting Republican,
and fully yindioate these who have express
ed their willingness to trust him now, as they
trusted him in the dark days of our national
peril General Grant, in conversations with
two representative Republicans, in whose
Rsdicalism the party has unlimited conf
dence, has frequently expressed himself in
a manner entirely satisfactory to them, and
they confidently look to him as the man for
the impending crisis.