The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-15
Political News.

IN The ohlo Legislature on lnufsuhy tnc ioi- |
lowing action was had The House resolutions
in favor Of the repeal Of the Congressional re-
construction acts were adopted by strict party |
cote in the Senate. A resolution was added |
directing Ohio Senators to oppose Senator Sher- |
mans bill declaring the constitution OF Alabama
ratified. The proposed measure IL declared to |
be additional evidence of an attempt to over |
throw, by force and fraud, the constitution,
and to establish an irresponsible Congress. |
sional directory, backed by the bayonets OF a |
military chieftsin. The Republicans made an
unsuccessful effort to incorporate In the resolu
tions clause congrstulating the country on the
decision OF the Supreme Court In the Mississippi
and Georgia injunction case.
The Aberdeen (Miss.) Examiner says: at 10
with pleasure that we state that Mississippi 10
rapidly lposing the negro majority that enabled
the convention to prevail at the late election.
Not train passes up the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road but bears many Of them to Tennessee and
Alabama, while we learn that they are leaving
the counties on the Mississippi river by every
steamer passing up to Missouri, Illinois, and the
other States of the Great West We wish the
departing blacks all possible prosperity In their
new homes, and congratulate our people Cd their
loss. Those who profess to know inform that
the decrease In Monroe since the middle Of Mo-
vember is not less than three or four hundred,
Well, we can spare as many more, and then have
as many left As we require"
IHE Boston journal says we are happy 10
near tnat 'he acu'e men oi tne hepuoneah parry
arc FORMING urah' eiuos III MI par" Vi TINS o'ate'
There should be club in every town, for the
approaching campaign will require thorough or
ganization on the part Of the Republicans to
crush out for another four years the opponents
Of measures which can alone promote the pros
perity OF the country. The division which 1t
was 'hought oy the democrats 'hey nau ereA'ea
III our TANKS mas oeaseu toeH'St, an" iieehse-me"
a"u p,oh,oi'ion's's OF. "sre"s snouu,' W
Snouluer IN supper. Vi ,ne ioya' e"use, ana ,ne
oiu conn'ohwe",h wiz Pfese.. u"'u He
Puoi'e"n nvn' :" 'n ", eV'"s .a,' .
, ,,,i, ,,,,,,, W.
mat 1uuses whey r harr's ahN wi',"u, Ut or
ger i"'or "e new eons'.'u''o., anu oem. . 60 'no
sNino May o ,,,,"n Vi MI .,,.nsa".ns
paper says ihe ao"'so',, a.n W.
inucn i'hpor'"nee " Wha' " oene' W
ui'"ioh a"onR 'ne oonser"Nes y,
siPp' Aoou' na"''' w "ou'u i"ioi" Ut NJ ,ne
na" ina, mere no uNi ls. "n'ohs US. ine
press anu peoP'c Oh 'h's S'"'e-o' eourse' We
mean 'he "hi'e peopie-W1ie ne.ei :" , "'
'h.y no" "'e p,.se"' 'u'" ' ="
| eNh'oi''o" VI uny :" ,"e nv" p'o
crossing IN lhe', 0Ia'e, WI WIN oe wei
ihk Dehner ne"' hopes congress WI, aui'i'
ooioraao 'hi' un'e' anu 'ay S"'e t"v pass
age oil the enabling act oil 1850 'he popuia'oh
and wealth OF the territory nave peen largely
| increased that the vote ior the contribution In
1900 was an aggregate Oh o,oo' anu IN 1900 ''''''
| whiie the vote LOT local omcers IN 1871 gave an
| aggregate OF v'S''' showing according 10 'ho
| usual CALCULATION mat thc population Is now
between 7oooo AND iooooo; anu mat the receipu OF
the Post once Department were, In 1867, double
their amount In 1864, while the internal revenue
receipts were nearly iour times larger In the ial'
ter than In the former year"
GENERAL SMITH has just written letter, N
whieh ne says u am oi'eh aSkeu Whom "oui'
have Tor President. MY answer Is that one mig
about as well ask an nhectionate husband VINO
Is his preference among women. have know
CHIEF Justice Chase long time, and Intimately
So great Is my admiration OF him, for his pro
found wisdom; 80 deep 10 my love oil him Tor MI
many virtues ana, IN my view, so strikihBEy sup
phed IS he win All the elements oil charae'er 10
ehiei ni"gis'ra'e' mat ieei myseh 10 oe qu''
iheapapie Oh an unbiased comparison pe'"ce'
MIN ana other eahauates iof the freSiueney.
LETTER written by Governor Andrew thre
Gays before ms uea'h closes AS ioiio~s
tendency oil the hour Is toward Grant, ana 'ha
b pest IL IL not the ideal good II ls pa
for the country that he must leave his p.'eseh
POSTPAID Tor him, the soldier, to try and to- Gu
dure the hard fate which awaits him In cav
lie But 1t Ia the apparently best practical g. 70
the country can nave And Grant 10 so squa
ana honest man that believe he Is bound t.
er'9M IN the main dny~here."
iHk oineihhah commercial thinks mat iron
present appearances hhurew Johnson Is NOR
nheiy 70 DC the Democratie cahuluate LOT preSi
dent th"n any other man mat has been men
uoheu' Inc hNahta lda') iheHgeneer says TINS
Ns hrst ehoiee LOT the presidency Is Andrev
Johnson anu places ms name al the head oil II
columns as 'he coming candidate.
The following political conventions are to b
held this month: On the 10Th, the Democrati
convention OF Wisconsin; on the Goth, the Re
publican convention OF Indiana; 22d, the Demo
cratic conventions oil kentucky and New forR
Goth, the Republican convention OF Wisconsin