New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-04
EDITORIAL AND NEWS IrEATs.

1
We are indebted to Hon. Horace CaprOn,
commissioner Of agriculture, for copy Of
the monthly report for January,
The New Orleans Times makes the state
ment that the Arkansas constitution pre-
yides that "all persons who shall vote
against this constitution shall be disfran-
chised." We do not hesitate to declare
that this sentence can not be found in the
constitution referred to. VIII the Tines
correct its assertion?
The Louisiana radicals have put up one
J. H. Sypher for congress. Haven't we
enough cyphers there already Boston
Post
Yes, there are cyphers enough in con-
gress, but they are all on the Democratic
side of the house. Our Sypher will be a
big figure, even among the talented Repub-
lican members Of the national house Of
representatives.
At length it may be said of Andrew
johnson that his supporters are chiefly
among the vanquished armies of Beaure-
gard and Lee and that the military chief
tains who are ready to draw their swords
in his behalf are to be'found only among
the men who led these armies in the recent
rebellion.
The Chicago Republican pronounces the
biography OF General Grant, by his father,
now being published in the New York
Ledger, silly, garrulous, and ridiculous.
So far from being an autobiography. it is
certainly hadn't ought to biography"
The building of the Tennessee and
Pacific railroad will bring Nashville within
eight hours OF exhaustless forests of white
and yellow pine. Their pine lumber now
GENES from Chicago and St. Paul.
A Democratic mass meeting, to sustain
President johnson, was announced to be
held in the New York City hall park, At
the appointed hour horse and buggy, and
a gentleman with an umbrella, appeared on
the ecene. There were no speeches.
The FIRST business in order in the National
Democratic convention will be to appoint
n committee on pardons. -Four members
of the Kentucky delegation held commits
sions in the rebel army, and one of them
was a member Of the confederate congress.
Lowell, Massachusetts, is no longer en-
titled to special prominence as the 8" City
of spindles." Fall River exceeds it by
4O,046 spindles.
The number of warlike copperheads who
met in Philadelphia the other night to
shoulder their muskets in behalf of the
president, "a if necessary was not III as
stated. That was the number Of the house
where they met The number present was
actually thirteen.
Joha G. Sinclair, the Democratic candi.
date for governor of New Hampshire. was
a very violent opponent of soldiers voting
during the war In the legislature in 1864
he said 1.-The Democracy of the country
will never submit to the result of an cleo
ton decided against them by soldiers
votes"
A telegram to the president from New
York city announces that the Democrats
there are coming on to take care of
Geary's men, They tried it in the rebel
lien, bnt found that Geary's men had taken
care of them.
Senator'S are very discreet in cenversa-
ton on impeachment, and no one seems to
have indicated how he will vote. The an
neuneement in one of the New York pa
pers that Republican senators have so
expressed themselves as to lead to the
Impression that they will vote with the
Democrats against impeachment, is looked
upon as the poorest kind of guesswork.
Belmont telegraphed from New York
that the Democratic national committee do
not intend to mix themselves mp with the
controversy between the president and
congress. II is quarrel, he says, which
must inuTe to the advantage of the Democ-
racy if left alone. Perhaps so.
Woodward talks about johnson having
the army at his back. All the army he has
seems to consist Of Lorenzo, and he is on
his back--in bed.