Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-20
state Ticket.
presidential Electors.

-. n a Bie4snsre. of Jefferson County.
s-ssna j T., wallsee. u T r1ssa sS ao
ra.,.h e n Mackey, OF heokux 60
x~nh n N Harris. Of Guthrie 90
-i,rh-Thoma- sargent, Of Webster 90 L,
THE WRONG KIND. Ii
IA the impeachment trial, the counsel on
The part d the defense offered to prove on
SATURDAY, a. We learn by telegraph, that
at = certain cabinet meeting. all members.
a.lading Stanton and Seward, declared the
T.sare Of 0fieeAet Hneonststat'onsI. and
tia, the duty Of preparing the veto devolv-
g. upon Seward and stanton"
Iais sort of evidence would never answer
the nnrross- Of the impeachers. To admit |
q, = ,ald hc 10 destroy the case. Chief jus
~. CAa-e dsci led Ia favor Of the admissi-
bh ~ q Tie evidence, bat the Senate over
Raid th- dec.sion 10y vote Of 20 to 30.
1his d, q fair SIMPLE Of the manner in
" iei ~ pfcsiiens j. being tried. When
esrr any evidence turns up favorable 10 the
inpeAchers, il has TO 70 in, but whom the
President offers to prove up the rottennsss
e ~. charge whereof he 10 accused, the
testimony - ruled out.
The Presidential Campaign.
Horace Greeley has been figuring up the
X, heal ch,ncss Of success in the coming
Pceaisn,i 1, cleo lions, and has arrived at
the sensible conclusion that that model
-. An
Greeley says: I'VE have not agreed with
General Grant running Tor President there
sauld be none other than onesided con-
test" We presume that the recent cleo
tons have convinced others than the cdi-
t,r Of the Tribune that Grants popularity
isanYth, AZ I that Whatever ho may have
possessed ia that particular is growing
small BY degrees and beautifully less.
Greeley il Of the opinion that the msgni-
tuie of the political issues dwaris all per-
soasi considerations, or, in other words,
that saraiidbiiiiy will prove unavailable.
He says
There are million Of voters in Tho
United safes who adhere 10 the Roman
Catholic church, and Of these Genera
Grant, running on the Republican ticket
will be lucky indeed II he receives iihy
thousand The residue will vote solidl
against him not from dislike 10 or distrus
OF the man hut from repugnance to III,
principles whsrewith he is identified
Well, that will do to begin with.
Horace believes that tho Republican,
VIII triumph mex, lal, bn, that the antici
patel triumph will depend upon the i'm
meiiate r, orgauzstion - the Southern
States, ca h under a government OF its ow.
choice, ani with its representatives IN both
houses Of Congress. lie would have ny
sx.rehel eAiraaehlsed wap would take nj
oath of adclity - the Union, aud VIII,
would acquic>c.. "a negro acknowledgements
such cbnrsc. ir. Greeley argues, would
lose n Rsiie.is on half tho Southern
State. hu' It soad secure he North and
West n.arly 81 : This is simply broad
absuriity !, would uzzle Mr. Greeley 10
prove his posito by any show OF reason.
ing WA evidence is there that New
York, New Jersey. Delaware, Maryland
Connecticut, Pennsylvan,a. Ohio or Michi
SAh "''' "o' VOC ~ 'ns e'"" ~ e'ec''on'
Uney ~ " w isosn- ohes "'@ns'
popularity y =" 'no "a'o aeci'eu'y' nh
pcschmen, Is at a disc luat, and, in order L
N''' ''' '.''' p.'s'."''ne' n's'" SUI
""s' ""'' " '"e y '"s p'~""S % we N"u
'' p'' ''" - '''' we ''''re Nor''
''''' - '''''''s '''''' oPp's'''"' Ever
~ @ "'"'''''p.'' proves II
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We SAW
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m masses Nan' peace aad thiilt They
cNe less Tor ahstfacuohs and theories than
ina tac f4cares. war Is order and trapa,,ili.
y h., through serahiiean triumph, we
~, ,t, 'I ' :, :, ms :. uo 10.
much for s,abili,, and prospsri,,"
That. i, nteisely. 9Th. m,..,. van
peace and ,hr,f,.- Are they likely to Oh
tain it under Radical rule, They hav,
hal he opp ,rtunity OF testing Mi. nom,
ia,ronsiiy during the past seven or eight
,e4r>. Have we peace Thrift ~ Let the
distracted AID ruined eonditioa Of the
country answer. We have no doubt that
"rnsahl appesr ncrt JaH that the nssr.,t
al, 70 order and Tranquility lies through
sRepubic'n triumph" ETC., the party will
pc largely reinforced. but !, will REQUIRE
very d,.fsr.n, ,s,tics from .,c., .o,ys.,.d
by ~. editor ,f n. 7~;av.. !,
~, s,n...n
Radical m.n,..... :. '' '.
,b.,fom Il. .h.,. 49,. 49, .rp-'s"'
the 7r,Lane regards ths ase.a, ~ 's.s ps
,.,l 49,, s'us 'ue ue'eat OF the Rad .
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