The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-10-19


half The Convention has carried by of from 1000
to 5000. Nneenths Of the votes for the Con-
vention.
Thirty-one counties of the State of Alabama with regis
raion of 100000 foot up 10000 votes nearly all for the
Convention. The remaining counties had registration of
$4,000 The Convention will be carried by 10000 to 10000
We take the following history of the Constitution of
Maryland from the New York Tribune:
n the absence of the drawer and maner portion of the
Conservative party Maryland fighting in Lees army
raidng under Moseby and Harry Gilmor the Republican
Unonss carried that State in 1864 abolished slavery DIS
ranced the rebels and gave her electoral vote to Lincoln
Peace brought home the boys in gray who had made them
selves hoarse singing "Dxies Land 1.-The Bonnie Blue
Flag" and maryland my Maryland" all the South;
johnson turned against those who elected him, and Gov
ernor Swan Co. followed the Conservatives gained
control of the State But in order to vote they obliged
that they had not helped the rebellion which not
third of them could truthuly do they called Conven
on chose the delegates special election and proceeded
to remodel the SO as to obyae the necessity for
committing perjury thereafter This Constitution they sub
med at second special election last month"; and ratified it
by twenty thousand majority That is to say they
called out their entire vote while the Radicals ounumbered
and overawed polled little more than half their full
strength So Maryland by the of enfranchisng
all her rebels and keeping her blacks DISTINGUISHED is
secured to the Democratic party"
isnow conceded by the rebels themselves that the major
ity of black voters in Mississippi will exceed 100000 1t is
scarcely be doubted that their will be given solid for
the Republican party This fact being conceded gives the
organizations that control the exercise of this great political
power In this view the meeting of the State Republican
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moment perfects the organization OF the party tor the
State and it enables the few leaders who control it to pull
the wires through the sixty counties of Mis-
sissipp considerable portion of the Convention
sisted of blacks among whom would be unjust not to adj
nit that respectable proportion of the talent of the
the chief leaders of that people preachers
and perhaps the best speaker in the body One chief
object of the meeting to lay down the principles of the
party in technical patform 1wa rumored at the out
that there be fight this part of their work
But it turned out to be only personal contest of certain
asprants for political preermen who used this hobby
ngraae themselves with this that class further their
personal ends This seemed to be understood and the
Convention subsidized into harmony and almost unanimy
The person who started the difficulty 1oored by the
election of his rival to the Guardianship of the Central
Executive Committee by the loud and vocrous accamatons
of the whole Convention-a compliment well deserved if
fidelity to the Union by Southern man, amid the greatest
pers and through all the Rebellion deserves such recog
nition To the Convention however, it doubtless seemed
fitting that the most hated by the rebels should
stand the proper representative of the Radical party The
negroes especially to think that he whom their oppon
hate is the safest for them to vote for The
platform has but six panks 1t pledges the party to the
and of the Republican party of the
Union q 1t promises to keep step with that party every
step of progress g. It approves Congress and its plan of
of every child in Mssssipp-back white Rejects all
distinctions of color; and Promises to honor hon
| est industry everywhere.
We are very glad to hear that peace between the United
States forces and the Indian tribes of the West is likely be
restored Some of them said to be anxious be
friendly terms with We told, good authority,
that
During the long, cold winter of last year. the Crows
ried the mail our soldiers between Phil Kearney and
Fort c. F. Smith, distance of about 400 miles, which
the only communication troops had had the pleasure
of reading the speech which White Forehead Zone of the
principal chiefs of the Crows made in to Judge
Kinney and it certainly of the most eloquent speci
of Indian oratory that have He pledges
himsefo keep alive the friendly feeling which his tribe has
always expressed towards the whites and also asked the Com
mssioners send them teach them agriculture and
wished grow rich and live the whites do Their horses
magnificent booded animals; their country is rich in
agricultural and mineral wealth and their mountain streams
abound with speckled trout in great abundance"
On Tuesday in accordance with orders received at the
post from General Grant Secretary of War; the bodies of
the assassination consprators and also the body of Henry
Wrz the Andersonvie jailor removed from their
graves and renterred in another portion of the grounds This