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The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-01-04
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.

The National Union Republican Con-
miItee met at Willard's Hotel, in Wash
ington City, Dec II, and decided that
the Convention for the nomination of
President and Vice President should be
held at Chicago, May 20, 1868. Only
Convention a month later, hut quite a
lively debate occurred and several bal
lots were cast before deciding between
Philadelphia, ST. Louis, Cincinnati or
Chicago. finally resulting in a unani-
nous vote for Chicago. The following
is the call. signed by the entire Commit
mittee, composed of members from near
ly all the States and Territories
The undersigned, constituting the Ma
tional Committee designated by the
convention held at Baltimore on the 7th
of June last, 1854, do appoint that a ma
tionsl convention of the Union Republic
can party be held at the city of Chicago
Illinois. on Wednesday, the Goth day OF
May next. at 12 o'clock NJ, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for the
offices of President and Vice President
of the United States. Each State of the
United States is authorized to be repre-
sented in said convention by a number
of delegates equal to twice the number
of Senators and Representatives to which
such State is entitled in the national
Congress.
We invite the cooperation of all citi-
zens who rejoice that our civil war has
happily terminated in the discontinue
of rebellion who would hold fast the
unity and integrity of the Republic, and
maintain its paramount right to defend
to the utmost its own existence, whether
imperilled by secret conspiracy or armed
force who are in favor of an economical
administration of the public expendi-
lures, of the complete extirpation of the
principles and policy of slavery, and o
the speedy reorganization of those State:
| whose governments were destroyed by
the rebellion, and their permanent resto
ration to their proper practical relations
! to the United States in accordance will
the true principles of Republican gov
| eminent.
1 MARCUS l.. WARD, New Jersey,
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-01-04

THERE is good substratum of loyalty
and godliness in Gen. Sherman although
he is Democrat and did do very silly,
If not wicked, things on the plains He
made a speech in st. Louis, some weeks
since, to convention of soldiers, his old
comrades in the great campaign. which
which did infinite credit TO his head ard
heart. No higher ealogy could be paid
him than the following. which any one
will recognize as the angelic symphonies
of Brick Pomeroy. the filth pot Of news
paperdom, ELECTED by the Louisville
Courier nominating Sherman for Presi--
dent: lLE aa f.I'A
"And such n candidatel sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman-Vandal
Sherman-Shermano of the torch and axe
= Sherlnan, prince of band of bummers,
thieves, vagabo nds and rufiians-Sher-
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-01-04

The New York Independent having
stated that Joshua p. Smith, a colored
man recently received into St. Andrews
Lodge, Boston, was the FIRST colored man
ever admitted TO white fellowship in
that State, the Troy Budget gives IL a
flat contradiction, and says "the Masonic
order makes no distinction on account
of color. and never has in admitting
members to the order" giving in sup
port of the assertion the name OF col
ored man of Troy named Rich, who has
taken the highest degrees of Masonry
We think the Indep6HdeHt is right and
the Budget in error. There are negro
Masonic Lodges in this country, work
inc under charters from the Grand Lodge
of England or Canada but their exist
euce has never been formally acknowl-
edged by the Lodges of the United
States. or their members admitted to
fellowship, and, although we have known
instances where white Masons visited
the Lodges of colored Masons, we have
not known the same privileges extended
in return, or a colored man initiated in
them. The IndepeRd'Rt remarks the
instance sas an indication that the spirit
of caste is loosing it's hold. on sensible
minds" IL has ever appeared paradox
icsL to us that an institution as unive Z
sal az Masonry, having members among
every people on the earth, should rear a
barrier of exclusion i'm any country
against the natives of any other conn-
try, solely on the ground OR see OF color.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-01-04
JOHN d. DEGREES. Secretary.

The Virginia Enterprise says that
Eugene Casserly. the Democratic nonli-
nee, was elected United States Senator,
in Joint Convention of the Legislature
of California, on Friday, Dec. p. Cas-
serly will succeed John Conness, whose
term expires in March, 1869. .r III.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-01-04

"A newspaper has been started In
" Dixie Utah. 1t is called Our Dixie
Times" and is edited by Mr. Joseph E.
johnson. The Telegraph commends him
highly, and says, cit never forgets the
scathiug remark of Senator Hale in Con-
gress, Utah applying for admission into
the Union with only one weekly paper
We differ with the Hon. Senator The
fewer Mormon papers there, the better
prepared for admission .ila r,'a
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16

UNDER WHIcH KISa?-A city
correspondent writes A few days
ago l stopped on Randolph street, in
company with a friend to look at q
picture representing Pea Ridge
While thus engaged, tall, lank csun
try looking man also stopped to ad
mirsd the picture. He gazed at it .
few moments, and then remarked to
me that it was very natural repre-
sentation Of the battle.
"Then you were there, sir" re-
piled.
"Well, yes, I took an active part
in that dght," he replied.
"Ah, indeed" said I. "Under
Curtis command
!" Y-a-s, ! was" he replied, closing
one eye and looking unutterable
things with the other; "but not till
Van Dorm had got the d--dest licken
you ever hearn tell on?"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16
Good "Yoke."

"a member Of the General Assem-.
bly, from q rural district who is
something Of q wag, approached one
of the officers Of the House, and
with very serious looking counten-
ance and subdued voice stated that
he was, both as representative and
Q man, in a serious difficulty. The
official gravely inquired the cause
The troubled member replied that
he was under the necessity of being
absent for three days, ssOh well, re.
piled the official, that is nothing, it's
q common occurrence But, said
the disconsolate one, that amt ex.
actly what's the matter. You see,
I've heard that member speak every
day, and a great many times o day,
and I've kinder got used to it. It's
as natural as hash for breakfast. I
shall miss it if l 60, and, see here
taking the official by the button. hole
dye think he'll havo wind enough
to hold out till ! come back, for I do
want to hear him once more"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16
How Hon. Ben Wade Bluffa.
a Fire Eater.
TT GIN. JAMES RRlsRiN.

Senator Wade inauyurated III.
practice of setting mp Northern hack.
bone in the Senate. Soon after tax.
| ing his seat, he witnessed one ot
those scenes 80 common in the Sen
| ate in those days. 4 Southern fire
! eater made an attack on a Nortl.rr,,
Senator, and Wade wa, amazed and
/ disgusted at the cringing. cowardI>
/ way in which the Northern man
bore the taunts and insults OF the hot
headed Southerner. no allu~ion
was made to himself or State. Mr
Wade sat still but when the Senate
adjourned, he said openly. il ever :.
Southern Senator made such AN al,
tack on him or his State while he
sat upon that floor, he would brand
him as a liar. This coming to the
ears of the Southeren men. a Senator
took occasion to pointe,llv speak IA
few days afterward Of Ohio and
her people as negro thieves. Instant
" Mr. Wade sprang to his feet and
pronounced the Senator liar. The
Southern Senators were thunder
struck, and gathered around their
champion, while the Northern men
grouped about Wade A fceler was
pnt ont from the Southern side. look
ing for retraction- but Mr. Wade re-
torted in his peculiar style. and de-
manded an apology for the insult
offered to himself and the people he
represented. The matter thus closed.
and fight was looked on as certain.
The next day gentleman called OH
the Senator from Ohio, and asked
the usual question touching his ac
knowldgement ofthe code.
Il am here" he responded. in 4
double capacity. ! represen, the
State Of Ohio, and represent Ben
Wade. As a Senator. | am opposed
to dueling. As Ben WadeI recog-
nizs the code"
"My friend feels agricved, said th.
gentleman. '.at what you said in the
Senate yestcrday.-and will ask for
an apology or satisfaction.
Il was somewhat embarrassed.
continued Ben Wade, '.by my posi-
tiOn yesterday, as | have some re
spect for the Chamber. now take
this opportunity to say, what I then
thought, and YOU will, it you please,
repeat it. Your friend is a foul
mnotheI. old blackguard"
Certainly, Senator Wade, you do
not wish me to convey such "a mess
age as that.
"Most undoubtedly do: and will
tell you for your benefit, this friend Of
yours will never notice it. will
no be asked for either rctraction. ex-
planation or fight
Next morning Mr. Wade came into
the Senate. and proceeding to hi.
seat. deliberately drew from under
his coat two large pistols, and un-
locking his desk laid than inside
The Southern men looked on in 81
lence. while the Northern menbers
enjoyed to the fullest extent the FIRE
eaters surprise at the proceedings OF
the pluckly Ohio Senator. No fur
ther notice was taken oi the affair OF
the day before. Wade was not chai-
lenged, but afterward was treated
with the utmost politeness and con
sideration by the Senator who had
50 insnI,iRgly attacked him.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16
The Trial.

The burden of Judge Curtis argu-
ment in defence of A. J as we take
it from tho miserably mutilated re-
port which come to us in our last
two issues, is that he should not be
dealt with, for his admitted violation
Of the Civil Tenure Bill, because in
his opinion it was unconstitutional,
and it therefore became his duty TO
trample the law under foot, for the
purpose Of bringing it INTO court
and thus testing its validity.
The Contitution makes the Presi-
dent the High Constable of the ma
tion, whose chief duty it 10 to see
that the laws are faithfully executed.
What would be thought Of High Con
stable Mason, of this bailiwick, if he
should refuse to serve processes from
Esquire Graves, court, becausc in his
judgement the law under which they
were issued was unconstitutional
If for this glaring vioaltion of his
sworn duty, Mr.. Constable Mason
should get himself and Office knock
ed into a cooked hat, how much more
deserving of Impeachment and reno
val is the President Of the United
States, for wilfully overriding the
plainest provisions of an enactment
made by the proper power of the
Government? This must be the log
ical conclusion that every reasona-
BILE law abiding man will come to un-
less 1t be claimed that the law is only
made to govern executive officers of
low degree, and that the higher they
got the less responsibility they incur
which ifoncc admitted by the Amer
can people, is the end of law, order
and civil liberty.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16
LAWS OF IOWA.
Published by Authority.
CHAPTER 35.

AN ACT to lcgalize the establish
ment of County roads.
Whereas. In many counties this
State, the Boards oiSupervisors there
of have delegated to their respective
Clerks authority To receive notices
and petitions for the establishment,
OF roads, to appoint commissioners to
view the same. to receive the report
Of such commissioners. and to set the
day for final hearing therein and
Whereas. Such Clerks have eNer-
ciscd said Board of Supervisors have
not the power, and a great MANY
county roads have been established
in pursuance Of such acts hv said
Clerks; and
Whereas, The Supreme Court has
decided that said power under the
law to delegate such authority TO their
Clerks therefore TO the end that
trouble and litigation may he pre-
vented.
Sectioi, 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Iowa, That all county roads hereto
fore established in the manner aiore-
said, by delegating all or any Of the
power aforesaid 10 said Clerks,
or by said Clerks exerci-
sing all or any of said powers, he aud
tho same are hereby lcgalizcd. and
declared to be OF the same validity as
if all the powers aforesaid delegated
to said Clerks and exercised by them
had been exercised by the said Board
of Supervisors according to law =
Provided, This Act shall not apply
70 cases now in the District Court. IA
the injury of the litigants-
Sec. 9. This act beeing deemed
Of immediate Importance. shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its publication in the Daily State
Register ard Daily Evening States
man. newspapers published in prs
Moines. Iowa.
Approved March 18th. 1868.
! hereby certify that the foregoing
Act took effect by publication as rc-
quired in Section thereof. on the
23d day OF March, a. D. 1868.
ED WRIGHT. Sec'y of State.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16
The Springfield Mass Republican

The Springfield Mass. Republican
notices trio of Iowa editors thus !:
Iowa has three lady editors nam.
ed respectively Money, Read and
Harrison - wealthy, literary, pun.
gcnt.
Colonel e. q. Carpenter has pur-
chased an interest in the Fort Dodge
North w est"
Butter 10 selling at seventy cents
per pound in Dss Moines and scarce
at that.
The Dubuque ''Timcs" charges tn
Democratic candidate for Mayor o
Dubuque With having shipped pow
der to tho rebels during The war.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16

DUDLEY.-Mr Burroughs, Repre-
resentative from Clark, writes thus
to the Osceola Sentinel Of one of
our Members:
Charles Dudley, Of Wapello coun-
ty is tall man, somewhat gray, sim
gular looking eyes, steps about the
house, as much as to say - am chair.
man of the committee on claims. If
You want any money from the State
Treasury you have to ask me, and
when report in favor thereof, there
is no committee on earth that would
reduce it, Mr. Dudley is some 81
years of age, native of Maine, a
farmer by profession and practic, a
man of iron will, strong and unyield-
ing prejudices, plain anvarnished
speaker, comes square up to the
scratch, without any circumlocu,ion
or attempt at rhetoric, attacks in
front without any flank movements
or skirmishing, consequently not as
successful in carrying measures 40
some other members, an honest leg
islator, a true man, jealous Of the
rights of his constituents
Mr.. Dudley has been the subject
of one of the most hearttending
and horrible accidents that ever falls
to the lot of man. On the morning
Of the 2Sth of March 1863, his resi-
idence was consumed by fire. and
three sons perished in the fiames.-
Mr.. Dudley was in the House of
Representatives when he received
the unwelcome dispatch, his strong
common sense came to the rescue, he
passed out of the House cool, calm,
and collected. Such is Dudley
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16
Gongressional Convention.

In the I'd, Sd, 5th, and eth Con.
gressional Districts, conventions to
nominate congressional candidates,
have already been called. We be-
lievc Gen. F. NJ. Drake, is the chair.
man Of the Congressional Central
Committee, for this District and have
to respectfully suggest 20 him tho
propriety of an early call, say to
meet some time directly after the
National and State Conventions, and
this city as the place.
We have excellent Railroad facili~
ties for getting here, the best pub.
lie Hall in the Des Moins Valley,
unsurpassed Hotel accommodations,
and are as nearly central as any 9th.
er point that can be selected, and
will endeavor to treat the delegates
in "hostile" manner.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16

The Ieffereonian. an Ohio Demo
cratic newspaper, is genuinely Dem
ocratic in the true spirit of the later
day Democracy. 1t says;
For six years the Democracy felt
humil ated and ashamed of itself. be.
caused forced into a wrong position
1t has been hvpocrite and Il liar
through the war. The warts Black
Republican property What is Gen.
Sherman but a murderer an invader
ofprivate rights and a cotton thief
Ii the Democracy are mean enough
to put in nomination ANY pup ior
President who ever wore straps iu
ringthc abolition crusade, wehopc he
will be defeated. and we will do al in.
our power TO accomplish that cad,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16

"Iowa,' the Harkeye's excellent
] Washington correspondent, has the
following interesting items in his
last letter to that paper
GRANT AND THE CRISIS.
am sure that am not misrepre
senting the sentiments of Gen. Grant
when / say that he regards the pres.
ent as the supreme crisis in the af-
fairs Of the Republic; and that fail
urefo convict the President would
prove substantially equivalent to the
triumph Of the rebellion. And SO
any sagacions man could not fail Of
concluding
IMPEACHMENT IN THE SENATE.
1t is lamentable, but it 10 true, and,
considering the weakness Of human
nature, it might perhaps be expect.
ed, that petty, contemplate, detest-
able envy Of an associate is liza
hle to be raised for q few months to
an odlcial position above their own,
does have some influence over the
minds of a few Senators in connec-
tion with the subject Of impeach-
ment. The feeling, / am afraid, is of
greater momoment than is common
lyapprehended. Still, in connection
with the dignity Of the Senatorial
position, itseems impossibly that
sentiment in itself petty, but which
as relating to such a subject becomes
ineffably base and degrading, should
actually determine vote on the Fl
nal result. Some fear it, but can
not be brought to believe it until /
sect it, though I admit the danger.
MR. BuRLlNaAME.
This illustrious son Of Massachu-
setts will soon be here, with his pig
eyeo, long tailed retinue. As Rep
resentative in the Seth Congress, he
was regarded as one of the most brill
liant and promising members Of the
House. Fine looking, as full of
chivalry" as the most ardent fire.
eater, gay liver, fond of both wine
and women, permeated through and
through with the spirit Of Yonng
America, running over with animal
spirits and abounding in talents, he
has become power in the political
world, bounding at one stupendous
leap, from the local to the general
stage of public affairs, where, if his
. antecedents do not belle him, he will
prove dashing, audacious and sue
cessfhl representative Of Young Chi
. ne.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16

A young mar named McDuffio
was drugged and robed in Council
Bluffs, and has since died from
the effects Of the narcotic admins
tered.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16

Ii is said that Barnum has coliec-
ted the human portion OF his animal
collection into one family, aud is cN
hibiting it. What is il , The boa
constructor
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16
The 0ttunlWa Courier
J. N. HEDRlCK, Editor.
oTTUMwA, IOWA
Ihursday . April 16, 1868
Personal and Legislative.

The Legislature adjourned on the
morning Of the 9Th inst, in the
greatest good bumor, after an all
nights session, Abe Adams and
VIM. Leighton Of keokuk singing
the dying Swans out Of existence to
the slow and touching strains Of
"Old Lang Syne." Without doubt
much crude and unnecessary Legis.
lation has been ground out, but on
the other hand, many important and
greatly needed measures, have under
their hands crystalixed into the forms
Of law, among which;ws.remember at
present the Registry law the coun-
ty Auditor, Circuit Court, Fire and
Life Insurance, and Township Col
lector Bill. Among the things to be
credited to the 18th General Assem-
bly, is the defeat of the corrupt State
House scheme, for which Senator
Hamilton and Representative Dudley
contributed very materially, and
who will receive the greatful plaud-
ito Of "Well done good and faithful
servants" from the people of wapel.
10 county. Another righteous act,
was the slaughter of q $40, 900 APP
preparation to build Governors
mansion, attempted to be tackled on
TO the general appropriation bill by
that stickler for economy on printers
bills, Cattell of Polk.
It was an amusing sight to witness
the jam Of Des Moines brave men.
and fair women, in the capitol all
night long to witness the closing pro-
ceedings, remembering that these
same people set up such terrible
hue and cry about its rickety and
unsafe condition, pending the State
House fight. ''Sich is life Upon the
whole the personel Of the Legislature
in every respect was credit to the
great State Of Iowa, and its legisla-
tion taken all together, is destined TO
benefit the people, and meet with
their general appreciation.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16

Much ADO ABOUT NorHlNG.-An
uniformed person picking up cop
perhead paper of late, and looking at
the fo,rl illustrations and rip-roaring,
snorting blood and thunder editorials
in them, about their recent victoIics.
might come to the conclusion that
the Republican party, had been lick
ed clean out Of its boots, worse than
forty Waterloo's, from Dan to Ber.
sheba, in the late elections. A look
over the field Of action after the air
iscleared up from this artificial smoke.
and sheet-iron thunder, and an ac,
curate suming up of the casualties on
both sides, and actual results, shows
that all this is gabblc and much ado
about nothing.
In New Hampshire after the hard
est and straightest fight ever witness
ed there, we elected our entire State
ticket by our usual majority, and
have an overwhelming majority in
both branches of the legislature. The
next State holding an election this
year was Rhode Island, where we
elected Gov. Burnsidcs, and our en-,
tire State and legislative ticket by
such heavy majorities, that it re.
quires an affidavit to prove that the
copps even held an election. Con.
nectieut Come next, and has elected
English, copp. candidate for Gov. by
1871 majority, being some GOO votes
more than the same candidate had
last year, while the legislature which
is to elect a U. S. Senator, and which
those twin renegades, Dixon and
Welles, made super humun efforts to
carry, has much moro than the usual
Republican majority. In Wisconsin
there was an election for the Judges
Of the Supreme Court, resulting in
the choice of Payne and Dixon, the
Republican candidates, by wholesome
majorities. The only other State
holding an election was Michigan, on
a new Constitution, which seemed to
to be SO odious to all parties that it
is buried out Of sight by 10000 mai.
We make no account of sundry muni-
cipal elections where we have both
lost and won, but which were in the
main decided on local, personal, tenn
perance, and other lodges, Of no po-
litical insignifcance, and which can
have no effect one way or the other
to indicate the action Of tho people
on the great national questions to be
decided at the next Presidential eIec-
tion. Afterthis fair resume, ifthe gree
dy thirsty, ,famishing copperhcad Office
seekers, can derive any consolation
out ofthe recent elections, then cold
they with equal facility draw sun.
shine out of cucumbers, and should
be allowed to make the most out of
this temporary delusion.