The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-09-19
THE NEWS.


majorities, rs usual. Hon. John Ii
Page is elected Governor by from 20, OOt
to 30, 900 majority.
The House committee to whom wa!
referred the investigation Of the treat
ment of Union soldiers by rebels durin,
the war arc at work Mt Washington
with General Shanks, of Indiana. a
their Chairman. --.
Fred. Douglass, the colored orator
having been offered tho appointment Of
Commissioner of the Freedmcn's Blu.
reau, declines it, being anxious for the
retention Of General Howard in that
Peru and Brazil, each having one war
already on it's hands, are now likely to
get into war with each other. Peru is
also ut war with Bolivia, whose Presi-
dent commands his army in person.
The Government of Russia has been
making final demand OH Turkey for
the cession of Crete to Greece, and for
the equality of the Christians with the
MonaniIneaans. Ten days "re 4:-~n
for an answer.
The ocean Geographic cable from the
Florida coast to the island of Cuba is
now complete and in working order. A
dispatch can now be sent from San Fran
cisco, ria Chicago, New York and Key
West, to the city of Havana; and also
from any port of Europe to that city.
The copperhcad and rebel pressure
upon the President for changes in the
Cabinet continues, particularly for the
removal of Secretary Seward, who APP
pears to have incurred the sore displcas-
ure If the Johnsonitcs by opposing the
removal Of Stanton and Sheridan.
The reports of the rising in Spain are
increasing. a severe fight has taken
place near Costonges, the insurrcction-
lists, with the exception of their leaders
and about thirty of their followers, be-
ing cut to pieces. The Madrid official
Gazette declares that in Catalonia and
Arragon the rebels were everywhere
put to fight The official Gazette also
announces that the insurgents in Cata-
lonia and Arragon were beaten in sever
al encounters. The loyal attitude of the
army has essentially contributed to this
result, and confidence has been Atab-
lished.
The Posts Washington letter says an
officer of Gen. Grants staff relates con-
vcrsation he had with the General few
days ago, wherein the General remarked
concerning the talk of making him
President of the United States if the OPP
portunity were offered; that he was no
politician; that he hated politics; that so
far AS reputation and honor were con-
cerned he thought he ought to be salts
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joyed; that holding the office of presi-
dent, it would mar his present comfort
and drag him into the storms and ex-
elements of politics; that as the Gene
raj of the army he had all the work he
could do, and time enough to enjoy the
comforts of his family and home, and
that he az II soldier had gained friends
enough in the country, without II place
where he should gain no more, but prob
ably lose those he had gained.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the Southern Relief Association has
been held. The cash contributions
from the North in aid of the suffering
people Of the South, amount to two and
n half million dollars; the contributions
in cash and kind amount to three mill
lions. In this sum j. included over
half million dollars expended through
the freedman's Bureau by order of tho
terrible, bloodthirsty, Radical Congress.
The Copperheads Of Ohio opened their
campaign with the cry of "down with
negro suffrage" and actually expected
to sweep the State on that ism. But as
the contest progresses and the fight
thiekens, the leaders begin to discover
that the opposing cry of equal rights
and exact justice to all men, enlists an
unexpected number of supporters from
their own ranks. The Columbus
Statesman, ll.e oia i'eillocratlc state Or
gan, pereciving the manifest drift of the
popular current has come oIt for ininar-
hal suffrage. On It's ticket it has placed
the sentence, On constitutional amend
ment giving the negroes the right to
vote and hold o1licc-yes."
paper in the land will swear that its par
ty never opposed, but were always in IA
ror of impartial suffrage, irrespective of
race or color. AS the great Republican
party moves forward like an army of i'm
vasion into the domain of prejudice and
error, and overcome opposition to right
and justice by the power of argument
and votes, the so-called Democratic party
follows in the rear, plundering its battle
fields, and claims possession of the for
tresscs its valor has secured.
The election in Maine, on Tuesday of
last week, shows Il diminished Republic
can majority, owing to the fact that the
temperance men saddled il very stringent
rrohibitory liquor law upon the Repub-
lean party. This result has no other
significance than that a very large pro-
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