Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-05-07
POLITICAL.

| Is At elections held i'm South Bend
Valparaiso, Laporte and Madison, Ind, or
the 5th, the Republican party were victori
Gus, making large gains over the vote OF
last year
3 The South Carolina Constitution
has been adopted by 1910 majority, and
the Republican sstatc ticket is elected BY
an equal majority, including six members
of Congress.
Is Quiggins dedicates the following
song to A. j..
John (Andrew)son my To- John
Sin when We first began
To show your dirty hand, john -r-
1e've been a wicked man:
For you. among them ~ john z
Seccsh frac top to TOO -
fe've proved the very worst pill o. ALL
"a John ANDREW son my 30 oLf1 s,~
II As Abyssinia will want a ruler to
MI the vacancy created by the death OF
Ihe-Odorous, why not send Johnson, whose
Official career here is drawing TO a close .
All accounts OF Theodorus concur in say
ing that his forte was in his power of har=
angling his people, and in taking his regaE
lar drinks. Why would not Andy fill the
bills-Chteago Post. -, 80 :.
70 Il dispatch from Atlanta, Georgia,
says the Republicans have made clean
sweep, electing their Governor and a ma
jority in the State Senate and Lower House
of The Legislature, and four out of seven
Congressman. Over 1900 white men
voted the Republican ticket, and some
$4,000 black men have been forced and
swindled into voting the disunion ticket.
AT The Lancaster, Pa) elcction scok
place on the 1st The Democratic MAORI
ty for City Auditor was se44a los since
last year of 1S7 votes. The Republicans
gain eight members of the Council, which
makes tic vote on the joint ballot. One
branch of the Council is Republican by
three majority, the first time in many
years. Ot% ET03OTKs TF9t
a The majority for the Constitution
in North Carolina is in the neighborhood
of 10000. The Raleigh STANDARD of the
18th ut. states '.'' .le Republicans cannot
have less 7 30. of the, so. Senators
and 6s of the 122 Representatives, giving.
them "A majority in each house or 2S on
joint ballot, and thereby. securing two Re-
publican United States Senators. -, s,-s.
~ Speaking of the result in South
Carolina, the Chicago Tribune SAYS ::
" THAT 1900 majority isa mighty persua-
sive argument. The ex-rebels will quietly
submit to the new Constitution South
Carolina isat last reconstructed, and on
principles quite different from those taught
by John g. Gslhcun. Heuceforhs that
State will be as reliably Republican as
Iowa or Massachusetts 81 lie aiia lias'F'
a. The Nashville Banner M a Conserv =.
alive paper offers the following valuable
advice to A. ]. Mr.. Jelmson's wisest
course win be toreturn to his quiet home
in Tennessee, forswear politicians as a bad
lot-the whole of them--lay ina good sup
ply of corn ana bacon, IKE Tyler cult
waite cabbages and philosophy like Van
Buren,; get religious. ike old Hickory,
the devil and write book, like Buchan-
an --axk--
a APfashngt special IN the cffca
go Tribune OF the 9Th, says of the opening
portion of Mr.. Bingham's argument on
the 4th: "One of the finest audiences of
the trial greeted Mr.. Bingham this morn.
ing on the openingof the Senate. A very
large delegation, of the House was in at
tendansel M Bingham okd GtH only
an occasional reference to his notes, and
both the Senate. and galleries paid the
strictest attention. to the argument. Por-
lions of the law argument were entirely.
neysfd ms&6led aiER&i,ch fsrsa Glsie'
the effort cppttaj pc !. SOME Of the post
eloquent and impressive passages delivered
during ttfs tria1iTGlt nsredovhtf6li
whether the argument will close tin the
recess on Wednesday "<aa auT y
"a A correspondents signing himself
Georgia, informs us that he has lost
$50, 600 worth of slaves by the enancipa-
fion policy of the Republican party, and
asks If that is consistent with the clause
Of the Constitution which forbids private
pEoneSfy 70 be te zen Toe 1l,k 1i0u1nG6anniA1u