The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-01-17

Sunset Cox has beea nomiaated . Misistsr
to Austria. He wost 81 right away. az
Congress has pasisd law declaring that no
decision Of the Supreme Court against any law
or act Of Congress shall DO valid, unless by
two-thirds concurrence Of all the Judges. How
do you do, Mr.. johnson!
Gen. Meade has removed jenkins the Proyis-
ional Governor of.Georgis and Jones the Pro-
visional Treasurer, for refusing to obey his order
to pay the expense Of the new convention now
In session in accordance with the acts Of Con-
grcs. General Grant endorses Gen. Mesds.
The rebels and eopperheads arc Kissing at Meade
as bad as they Kissed at Pope.
Our readers should understand that the in
flstc,i accounts sent broadcast over the country
in relation to suffering in all parts Of the South,
are manufactured by oopperheads to make the
condition Of the country appear a. bad As they
wish to make them in reality.
A few days ago, at Brcckinridgc, Kentucky.
some violent negro haters who had become en-
ragged at the success Of colored school there,
formed plan for the destruction Of all It's in
mates, and friends at single blow. On Christ
mas Eve, at an exhibition, they placed keg Of
gunpowder under the platform on which the
children were seated and applied slow match,
the church being at the time packed with hui
man beings The match burned slower than
was expected, 20 that the explosion did not occur
till few minutes after the house had been clear
cd on completion Of the exercises. A hendish
mslignity Of purpose, which contemplated the
destruction Of the entire audience, was eyinced
by the entire buildings being blown to atoms.
In his last speech E,-Gov. Brown Of Georgia
said;
"The people North have been told lately that
the acts Of Congress establishod negro supreme
cy and white suborlination In the South. The
charge Is false II was the perveroo obstinacy
Of the white race refusing to take control that
gave the negroespower In the convention. There
Is fifteen thousand white majority In Georgia
With this majority and the boosted superiority
Of the race, intellect, education, experience and
wealth, II Is libel on the white man 10 say that
negroes can rule intellect and capital, control
numbers everywhere,
A mass meeting to consider the rights Of
American citizens abroad, was held In Portland
ON Saturday evening.
We learn that the friends Of General Mark r.
Wentworth Of Kittery are DESTROYS that he
should DO nominated as one Of the four delegates
at large to the Chicago Convention. No better
nomination can be made.
Gov. Flanders Of Louisiana has resigned.
It is again reported that johnson intends to
re-organi,c his Cabinet
The convention In Florida Is carried by 7l3
majority. It meets at Tallahassee on the Both.
The copperhead organ in Western Pcnnsylva-
mia has nominated Pendleton for President He
comes as near being pendulum, only he doesn't
swing for 1t as pendulum ought.
A Radical Rump Congress insists upon main
tanning throughout the South an army Of thieves
and plunderers, swiudlers and smugglers, called
Bureau officers, who make II On especial point
to "stcal the niggers blind" under the cloak
Of philanthropy. These Infamous paP-suckers
are all getting large salaries, and for them and
the lazy. dirty, impudent niggers, the govern.
ment annually pays more than one hundred and
hirty millions Of money collected by the reye-
nue. bloodsuckers from tho hard earnings Of an
honest people !-LaCrosse Democrat.
The Press sptly replies that Gen. Grant re-
ports the total expenditures Of the Freedmcn's
Bureau from Oct. l, 1866, to Aug. 81, 1867
eleven months). at s3,696,39S. The expcndi-
lures for the year were estimated at SO 1896, 800,
and have fallen below the estimates. The Dem
ocrat's error amounts to the respectable sum Of
SIG, l63, 100 for one year.
Sec. Seward has been before the foreign Com
mittce Of the House. And gave full history Of
the 81. Thomas purchase, saying that negota-
tons began in Mr.. Lincoln's administration, and
that he was entirely willing to leave tho qucs-
ton Of ratifying the treaty with Congress, and
should checrfully content himself with Its &c
ton. He stated at some length what werc DEEM
ell by the government rs the advantages that
will accrue to us form the possession Of the Is
lands, and alluded pleasantly to the fact that
earthquakes and hurricanes have been unusually
abundant there since he concluded the treaty.
The State Convention Of Union Leagues Of
Louisiana has unanimously nominated Chief JUS
tice Chase for the presidency.
Hon. James +. Wilson, Of Iowa, tho Chairman
Of the House Judiciary Committee, has written
letter strongly commencing Grant for the Pres
idency.
On Wednesday the Democratic State Conven-
ton, at Columbus, Ohio, declared that George
II. Pendlcton Is the unanimous choice Of the De-
mocracy Of Ohio for tho Presidency and INSTRUCT
ed the delegate, to the National Democratic Con-
yention to use all honorable means to secure his
nomination.
It's now rumorcd that Secretary Seward Is
anxious to sec the appropriation for the purchase
Of St. Thomas defeated because he belives he can
drive better bargain with Sam Domingo for the
Bay of SANTANA. The latter will be far more
valuable naval station than st. Thomas.