New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-14
POLITICAL.

the States represented in Congress According to Mt
Doohttle there only 10 States so represented lie
utterly ignores Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri
, Nebraska Nevada Oregon, and Tennessee with these
omitted lac makes up considerable Democratic majority
in the popular vote Yet Mr. DOolttle while giving in
his table the States represented in Congress-" refers
half dozen Senators from three four of the
States so carefully excluded from his figures.
Leading Democratic papers in Kentucky ex-
press surprise that the new Senator Mr. McCreery
admitted without trouble. They disappointed at
losing chance snar at the Radicals The papers
say that SOONER than elect another to Congress in the
place OF John Y Brown, who has been refused seat
they would keep the district unrepresented forever
Very well; II they can stand it we presume congress
must-tle loyal people certainly will not grumble
The National IRtelLigenceT, which gives to the
listening world such Of Andrew JOhnsOns confessions as
are withheld from his avOre reporters is distressed
the proposed division of Texas IL procession OF Rad
caSenaOrs alarming than the ghosts that visited
GosteFs Five States instead Of Texas only Colo
RADIO brought n Radicals from the States in process
of RECONSTRUCTED all make up Republicans TO only 10
Democrats the United States Senate The editor does
not question in advance the lawful existence Of these Sen
atOrs but moved with the rebeous spirit OF his MASTER
he cries out: The Senate would be Radical for many
years Thus though the House of Representatives
may become Conservative and though the people by over
whemins uajorit!es yteec Conservative House and
Conservative President the Radicals desire TO rule the
country through Senate constituted arihom regrd to
Ldcor The rights Of the people Could sHch body be long
tolerated By ne popular rH9 viii not the attempt to i0t
pose iS ogarehy upon the country lead to serious COM
pleatonS IN politics T. That depends. II you undertake
10 resist the admission of duly qualified Senators from
eOnsttuionaly organized States the chances are that
not only serious complcatOnsbut serious results may
follow.
Not all the Democratic leaders oppose the
power Of the peoples representatives to impeach their
executive officers. Messrs. Jacobs, Little, Stevens, and
x(uft IL moi a lpgsla-
ture just put FORTH official form, the following
sound conclusions:
The structure Of our government one of laws its
rSsg oSa SSseHse III PeRety GgPens
and particularly the manner in which this House shall
II yields any extraneOus influence for shielding OIL
eial delinquency, for any cause II VIII prove reeleah TO
this high tTiist IL must DC 10y tLe hrn anu lmliuai
action Of this House that the laws can be enforced and
implicit Obedience required from all who inrustcd
with their faithful execution
Why is moi this doctrine as good at Washington at
Albsuy-for Congress for the Legsatmefor Johnson
Asfsr Dorm:
One of the wide-awake Democratic organs in
the West The Greens5,r0 nd Herald speaking about
the proposition to ntrust the work OF reconstruction TO
Gen. GraSt. this representative paper says:
"When that time does (whcn it passes the Senae),
the sooner TIC earth rid OF him the better there viii be
would rather him In hi than king over an inch
Of American soil and ltls our opinion II His EQucstIm
law be wUud be seeking home in the above hot region
dom"
PendICi0n's Cincinnati srgan (Zhe ERqaireI)
iu speaking OF the for the Union, says We
take pleasure In remembering the war; look upon
it as an aot of National selfdc,ructiOn, originating
in malice heated to the degree OF anatcism and culm
mating in urderous madness; cannot look upon any
OF its consequences political, social, economical
otherwise than unmitgatedy disastrOus' VoV it's nj
innate resRs destructive OF that UuOn which it was
prOfesses waged to preserve and peIlous to the very
eKlseuce 81 political society upo9 this continent It's
main cos nence was the extinction OF Slavery and the
of four millions OF human beings over
this Nj Pcr6letons Organ nouns Ike Rachel and viii
not he e"Inf0rted.
= Tie ftilOwing hit is capital: Brick POmeloy's
advertisement fof Confederate flag to hang in his
sanctum doea not meet with universal favor among ms
southern friends The Petersburg Inter snubs HIM IN the
foIoVi, fhion: 1--WE doubt the propriety Of sending
the ag t. man who did MT to it. We haven't much
respect log ,iis after-thebattle feryor"
Gen. Janzes b. Steedman and Messfs b. T.
Tomas dsinss McCloskey and Duncan s. Craig are the
Ouisiapa delegates ct large to the National Democratic
Convention
Z The Democrats have gained six Supervisors
On Colu,, o. " Y. Our friends say their voters ala
mot turn cat. In consequence o. the HI''S SHV" ~ ~
travelling. ; poor excuse
An Or.c.,n correspondent of The Sacramento
Union writing on Jan. l, says: "Ihe RepuOhcans VIII
carry this state June and November next without
ouia aIthasgh the Democrats have been frettns ana
fuIning anil speaking and IsteWng and sloryInS ana
,xlattoning fea1 whisky all the Fan
The Regabliean victory in Omaha, Neb,, Is
sirniacaut vhere was square fight on party principles
and the qeachment question was thoroughly accepted
.Tba PcnvdssGn majority ls3; last year the Demo
crafts carried the city by 3o2 The Republican gain
of nearly s- ls something TO be proud Of
Sneaking of the recent charter election in
OsWegO, Thr Adrsrtiser says
- aleq
n TSc H. f9ecracy never made greater eXertions, ana
e will da tsem the justice 10 say thaJ they maui w
sow,ee, rs = Whole was better than they have been
Tor years ana had they succeeded ey %Su m fbf
b. owing other reason tan ne lnheTTenI
~ their cas Charles North Is elected Mayor py nearly
nc rooTif The entire Republican city ticket elected
ave have tlr5e out OF the four new Aldermen We law
ysined osc supervisor The nov Common Council VIII
Stand a Erplican Mayor With tx Republican ana Two
Democratic Adcrhen'
Brick PcnlerOy pronounces saVagey against
president Jaenson whose position today he says com
1nspds neither our respect nor our confidence" He
then give, ls the finishing after this fashion; AN
drew Johnston has neither honesty straightforward
mess in his sctlon. lie is OF low moral nature
s,osr.e en eat seldshness, and boundless ambition
ENaturaIly q cufan ana tyT3nt, he Is great moral
coward" N re BTHe'
Harrison Reed, who has been nominated for
Goveruor az Florida by the Republican state Convention
was formerly connected with The Madison Wis) Sate
Journal ard William II. Gleason, nominated for ieuten
antGeveruec was also a former resident OF Wisconsin,
and Democratic IN poltes.
John G.. Breckenridge, esq, Of Jerusalem, has
been suggested as Democratic candidate for President
John A. Brooks, member OF the kentucky
IeRsaturc has resigned Mr. Brooks was elected BY
Democratic majority OF between COO and 700 ana IN h
letter OF resignation declared his determination to ac
benceforth Wlth the Republican party
There was regular war in the Iowa Dem
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