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The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-11-26
A DAY or THANKSGIVING.

To-day all the people, Is one great
Nation, are called upon to return thanks
to the Infinite Source from whence
esmsth "every good and perfect gift."
Never, perhaps, could this be done more
appropriately or more sincerely. The
year has been filed to overlooking with
blessings, the greatest of which is the
promise that the Republic shall now
know PEAcE. Wearied and torn by
the discussions which have followed the
close of the rebellion, like the shadow
Of var, or tho cloud which presaged
another conflict, they find themselves
in the dawn Of new era, which from
this outlook broadeos and widens into
ysa1s Of national rest and prosperity.
To the people Of the South especially
VIII this be day Of literal thanksgiv-
ing. For eight year. her industry b..
been pa,alysed. Her fields have been
The scenes Of terrible battles. Cities
hsvs been destroyed; large tracts Of
ssunt,y have been laid waste; aud all
The horrors Of q war At the threshold
ha,s been visited upon her. The COS.
sstion Of aetual hostilities and the
Withdrawing Of armies from The field,
were but partial relief. Outrsxes, A.
nest Incredible in number aud Of the
ssst brutal character, kept TIL, people
II : state Of sonstsnt terror. Tho rcvi-
vi Of busissss, uadsr such. condition
Of sasir1, vss impossible. Now this is
IL changed. The influence Of a com
ing and better administration is A.
ready felt. A sense Of security exists
such u never vss known beforc,-a
freedom Of opinion and . protection Of
ps'son that will Do guaranteed beyond
oil pe'advsoture after the incoming Of
General Grant. This win inevitably
lsad to : renewal Of commerce, an in
Aux Of capital and immigration, and 40
decreased production Of those elements
Of wealth in which that country SO
richly abounds. Freed from tho cu.e
which hAs 70 long shack led her perfect
development Human slavery-:the
South needs but good Judgment in i.
leaders, urging industry and intoxicating
principles q loyalty to The government,
to become relatively ~ prosperous as
he States Of the North. ~ Z. p -
And ths will b i. glorious Thanks:
giving Day for Minnesota. Her III,
decade % State i. closed With : brilli.
at triumph which can be challenged ~
but one othsr member Of the u uiont-:--
he assertion Of the right Of Equd,
sufiage. "With's mighty stride, this
gallant young Commonwealth takes =
stand spoa2a higher: plane Of 1polisic,l
justice than has bean :atta;ned 4 by tho
older and stronger, but lei. deter'hioea;
Ssates stretching - we'll TO- the west.
y % The eastward. Who will not
feel thankful that they have !, claim to
Il. Tiiteso Thousand ~ oritys Ehiie |a
blsn up fee institutions, s national !
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-11-26

, % n'e' .'? IT,
s 'SSe enhancing Al tie, ehproha.s
w: BE- Sig hf ID At Minneapolis, D.e.vl,t,
&.aaa 2d.:i'' ~! Sd Asrsssas ".oE-"
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-11-26

81 QuaE,sb ,.D6w::::.i Tie panic in
Wall se'set tiasds77 pretty Well quieted
down The kD9ewe'tsrty settled their,
Erie contracts on; Friday: losing over
;$ls5ee, 900: through their specuiations<
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'oFoo TExrk: i'iw6 kate,ed1}*t az: az 81!
der'sss Aa1ksd an ttses:, 'pMx vbp.&
of sttsdhes bStM6:sGen:"c &c" AZ
;dheAs ~ fenfaealt at6p'cs::'v Eike'a ih4
gs1sigiluaas bn6iaitx tio6ssin 'sth5t XII
asn,ss.s,itke{;essine d1;ifaattc ri BsdY dhsss..
lie S1.enr Courier. .esss21 sss:a } "a
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-11-26

!. !w; .,zAl@,rii adviees osta te:::th.t the
az esetsye is3s Sss
bees Made against thss Whites near d PIES
soo,ts: Two men were lkitle;l and I've
! wognded. :s:,!ssr:,s -s7e;'Es q: ~;
/, There V 90. other: course; to be pur-
eyed witathcse hostile otribest than to
| 1sll11eerly ,exterpieate thcna fsan the face
qfthe ,s: eearssh,' This IN ay;iperhaps be
easier ~ saaEt i.a dos yet let: it aoost
whast,it ,Wayys the, government omescrro-
.tect;aa: to- the, people; of.,;the frontier.
i cap be !abtaiped .in:ss other way than
/ b. SHOOTING Of starving to,death every
bap4 Qf:hQeiler Indinns that roams the
plains. 4 Treaties ore, Of aosavah. ~: ::
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y !: -, RACRlElsE4.l.,,

Those who have proclaimed this pro-
scfipt,ve eus-throat:rulio ;hats11dsed fm.
posed On tho parties assailed tie duty a
se)f-defenss, but under no provocatieu
have the JOURNALS o. 'ths: patrieaio siaies,
man thus sssailed made any. othsr ,sss1dtsi
to these brutal threats than an eppeal "a,
party sAsraoa9, ahd u deelsrationaa t6eiHi
own, yilin eness- 70 make anI:pesponAl $40
ridce and Jisld any personal aspirations 4
Ae8l the weuAds' Of tho psrsy: sM' Pau
fress.'2 :: ia, ;s s:.s1. 81. tst. -
:, Desirops Of assisting oar. sflt-aacri6c'
ing aud yielding eetalppar.sv, in TIN
work If ""healine the wounds of thi
part5"-though. II MY BE by slight,
different methods -7,s. would = keg lia1.
to ask fSr ipfSr@'tioo % eer',ipg points:
-. Were liz .pa,.eers psr,op.i " st.aoks
made BY tho Pc; upon Hon, Cyrsi
Ald1ioh sxh en- 'i1 ye.e.ss , ,ea IL w.
fairly e.ndi candid ste fcr !! 81 u.atea Sts's
s Sem h h@ vaha bei,e .'ds-
i'piter to The g oy,e.e~ent 90. aa!aa,aA nan
utterly devoid o, hseaqs,tyy >; ;".pessoD.'
sacrifice g; =: 10 heal the q E esed, sf The
parry :,~.: s.fs.: v,Es>' .::cta
Were the st ett. IS {. ~: qpea Gsa. Joha
T. A!erill j; four ye ey .eN.. .hse he
was a candidate s for Goye1ppEa ::::tseeri.
foes" for The s:n !. ihl .9q pa,pp.e!
We're The e att ! II: upon Bon. g. D.
Gilillan-who xss branded day after
day as ".pi!nnp,". s "'drqqksu .loaGet, i"
"ha6ttae Of low (deggggeeriesy" Is e,Esxaon
two years since he presumed to be a
candidate for Governor, "sacri6ees'''' ia.
tended to cement and harmonic the
Republican party?:.. s:.::. sxs.:: 8,
Was the support ~ the same can
vass Of the infamous bond swindle-
denounced BY n;ne-tenths Of the mem
bers Of the Par'yy-;and the repudl.tiou
Of the anti: bond plank in the Repablt:
can platform, ''personal sacrifice" 70,
the q good Of Of the party? .,r:: ~:
i. Have: the mean, contemplate and
maliciously f.lse .ttaok., with, Ahiel!
the Press has followed MI. Donnellj
for the past i've years been q acsi6ee1''
made with a view solely TO- theg f,r-
mony OF the ,party'. :. f. :. a.. j., :.
Was the election of, E. NJ. Wilson
this. fall, brought about througkp 'ef:
forts of: the Press clique, = "sacff6se"
which was to flow Is 81 / soothing balm
upon the wounds Of the, party p"
We ask for iaformatios.,. a Many
well:meaning people in The rural por,
tons of the District. really desire are,
= united party, but they do not fully nn-
de1staod all the xmeasures proposed, for
the attainment of so desirable sa,ssstlt.
1t is for the e.lishtepmsnt of sue B
that We ask If it is the expectation Of
that faction off, which the lrSicis the
organ to- ae&l t.s.weuuds ;of tho Jar
~" by a con tinuatpn Of suokk Hsacrii.
tees::'::as have been nado siis shsspass :
And If 50, about how: 1)one i +ame!i it
thinks will: be required t r1efsest d pei
feet, cure Y:e:,1 Euits:.-:a ~ Il ,vtM
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-11-26
Tho official canvass Of tho vote Of |
Minnesota for President and Congress

10o 0mclal canvass OF sho vote OF
Minnesota for President and Congress
Sly ''t::>t| IN :!
Oscar Mslmros 43. 400
C. 7. Brown 43,4l8
T. &. Jones 4S,230
FOR SEYMOUR AND DLAlR.
A. G. Chat6eld .;iin&O20j
Luther Dearborn 28,O23
4CAAsles ..Liaeola. -~~ ------- -~.4200..020
WV Photographers ;2s.99s9a
Tskiug the highest vote on. each
tiSsket Tho Vote fol 'Pfesideein,tt stands as
follows ::Ts'''s''s - '''
tif.ii md tSS4' 'nt *ss -: a. az ia,
Hgoo&s ana'B,aar +, .sa:' r :'ias sS,6S0'
RspSa;tbl,ss,sa; ns, & saitt;v 's'"' 553as.
Ths hon.retarp' ii several s;ssis caoapties.
snd 1iss i;i' oilers, IT'S; cse fer Giant
over 500 votes,' ana ooe-half as ;~qsy.
til; s.5'&axgufE:l, III < - ~ =: .'''* ' ~,
':s41e xose 81 consressnen sstoea y. 80
:" Sz'e: t1as,r D1sra1oif. +" ''s
wln;a,sa. Rsp., {1r'' '"';'''9s.e % '4SSs' 5
Bachelor, Dem, :s"is; 1851
80 A., s,.;l,, =, .,r,u IA 49,;
wiltia.on's .n.jority,. ,s,al2
b :''' lizoSoxD iDSissfd1cr:' ''s;:'
oonl.l,y, Rtt' Rep. ~: il: i1 .1ss;'
Aldy9va, 1isefgaRizer, ,ox,as., 80 .S;6*5s
Wilson. Dom: =. .,,: ,.,:,:.auf 1S.5g6'
1, WikeRA psjelty,aver Donnelly;'. 2,277:
D0nnelly'e LIZ: oyeF Andrews ), ira, 2'sas:
REcAPlTULAT1oN. 6. ~
7 Total vote IT First district, 81 S,o54
Total vote Of sseond, District, inv ANA
Guiding SO g! sestteEing votes. ..., g. '4ls
pa Asgrssats,vbte o. State; go 7l,495
b :Ids the, aRifstrsD ntricts bineuln and
Renv2is, I aihe the ssoona, :Lake;'
Grow, tMiak.and Carlton Ooiht ties. made
- ! y a,
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-11-26

a: di.p.teh from Lowell Or Mon.
day stated that Gen. Butler Wy danger-
oouaslyy it, ITO '''>'07 1897 *~' ''~'>'
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-11-26
THANKSGIVING.
DAY Il TAsnkssivisS fer ths Whole
Country Appointed by the President.
By the President Of the United States Of
America: ..CV..
4 PROCLAMATION.

PROCLAMATION.
In ~ year which 10 now drawing to its
cad, the stt, The skill and the labor Of the
people q the ua,tsd States have BEEN en-
Dleysa With greater diligence and !isor,
and % breadsr fields, han ever; before,
nd The fruits Of he earth have hen gath.
sssd iato The graaary Aud s.orehouss in
marvellous abundance. Our Highways
have been Heightened, and new and prolific
regions have bsen occupied. We are per-
.istsa to hope that long protraetsd POLITE
esl and sectional disssntions are, At no dis
taAt day, to give place to returning har-
nony and fraternAl affection throughout
the Republic. Many foreign States have
entered into liberal agreements with Us.
which arc far of, and which, heretofore,
have been unsocial and exclusive, have be-
come our friends. The annual period of
rest which We have reached in health and
tranquility, and which is crowned with 50
many blessings, 10, BY universal consent, =
convenient and suitable ono for cultivating
personal piety and predicting public dsvo
ton. therefore recommend that Thurs
day, the 26th day Of November next, be
~ apart and observed by all the people
Of the Uaitsd States - . day Of public
praise. Thanksgiving and prayer to the A.
mighty Creator and Divine Ruler Of the
Universe, BY whose sver-watchful. mercifal
and gracious Providence alone, States and
Nations, no less than families and indiyid-
ual men, do live and move and have their
being. -:' :.
In witness whereof. I have hsreunto set
ny hand and caused the seal OF the United
States to bs affixed. Done At the City .ei
Warrington this, txelnh day Of October,
in he year Of our Lord, one thousand
eight Aundsrd and sixty-sigAt, and of the
ladspsndsnes Of the United States The nine
ty.third. ...,
[saAI.] Axpasw Johnson.
Tie President.
W1lL1An h. SzwAlD, SECRETARY Of State.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-11-26

TT 9. LAND OFFICE. q. CLOUD. MINI.
-: G0vs0bsr q, lSoa.
on the sra DAT0P JANUARY. ls4e, At loGeiocl i.
tho forenoon Of TIE said day tAo a.d thss show
cause xhy your Homestead Entry No $50: made by
. sos Ds :, sth; 1867. upon The ~ 4
lands subject to sals at St. Cloud, Man, shouh Des
be cancelled, ~ Andrew Benkus alleges An ALAMEDA.
ent thereof BY yoa aud proposes ths1 and there 70
test such showing. II. C. WAIT, Register.
nov36oh II. G. BUxRANX Haeei0w
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7 AND OFFICE. 81. CLOUD, MINI,
- November Nts, 1885,
sn Yoa arsehseby notified to appear At thi. oesc.
- Tie sfa DAY OF JANUARY, 1919. At 10 O'clock in
ne OF TIE ssd Day and then and there chow
yoo ny 18th, 1867. upon tho No II section s..
township III. ranEe %, in The Distr3et Of knd:
soe?eet to sale at u: Cloud, Mum, should not be
cancelled, - Aarca D. Fisher ALLEGES an Abandon.
ment Thereof BY yoa and proposes then and there
% show the same when you will BE- permitted to con,
test such showing. ~ W.T.
II. G. WAIT, Register,
so'1oe" H. c. BuR9A NK, Rsesivsr
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u! -: 5TE,fs!!71u vi: =

w a s9tiss thas the na%e IF Hon
VIM. Windom, Of this State, is soy-
gested in connection with the position
os.sesleMiy Of tht 1n1ss+tii Isl in Gr.nt's
cabiost::' Hs'@oald iii 'siikes position ;,sii5
VAL asDa>.t' ;,s7'.''t+~f''*>!o ::;t>"* a.
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!; Et4: siNatieoal shrees syeasped,sUaf
Dav@fE:s tgEial z is IT, he again, 1ostslRe1
oy a 2 nut92a 4s asIeement Of the, s9fnsal
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reaar gls ies. and pAQRiiaaa. government
.tQqr the lgaaaiapaa The; General details
|, ths ettenpe ,of;the, Indians ~ prevent
j, the q building Of the: Powder river and
Upion Pacific Railroads. The govern:
nent s: agent II. in the main have done
Gen, Sheridan found on .iuvestiga'
ton that attacks on the settlers Of; the
s:liae, Salmon s.l:'' j.. eeqa RspahdlEieeq> were
without Prgevoseaattion,, = H attempted to
kesP sope e the! tribes out Of the war,
:od they agreed Is: te % ,eos.aqd g, on
their .eseEyatiS}nos, bpt they imqp g
y alter broffslk faith faith, aeq. Sheridan
expects during the coming winter. to go
punish these hostile Indians hat they
1will dot agaiu 'itsssolt -: rsr. ~ Gen.
]'s6eiha.b belfevs; he x{tll Jill met VIII, jfs all
l'the> s'ddsee,et.s hss expects: So '7,s p
Gen. Sherman thipf,' Il !. impossible
tor the whites iaisdi' 1udiainns 7 to occupy
Tie plaias- Of elose Settle:
daedt vith iii s:3 :is6nd that tie Indian,
must yield: fhe peace commission has
assigned them i isesiNeStvvatioin :, which, if
S ! tos fly yeaFs, &ill make these de-
be9dents Iieh !: 33nd il. the Eeantime
theg are promised food Whilst they1 q are
learning & ouiti!79te t1s. I es.ih, and to
rear tame stock. IL ais if;s' .reeom M bends
that Tie :nin5ai t Of Indiani affairs
81 given bsek ag Ill, into, tie ' land, d. of
the;; VIZ ,btjspsfl;%entt;;. Kefs.rtiing!;. %
Ssentineltsli,e. liz s "a ST. Nc s'9. i.
F. Trey lhsaSt the Wills ss ats e: al
wsysin III: wrong f5 .nd the fpdi.snss "a ssJ e
Fveen forced 10 ! isss6ilt to! war Il 'sislfd9-
fence BY actual @aot or BY III fess on" Of
Dur tel6jhdes.. ' sm more ss't tb:an &c con-
uetds such 51oot ths cas-! 81; io tbs &c.,
sbt sns.nc ii; !, I'D III opIe;' 'f 1m,,aads IT,
certain: + fdttkstaf' believe tb.tt tia olls.
hope If sisioaSg';sSS ~ pssst Of these, 1odf
ans ffom utter .nRihilstiieen, Is By WI tai11
Ind Pfdaptf fSiss$Sa 9ti Of scheme ST.
'seited .the '' p s.sa'* cemIissioners,
which oaa alSas 5. d 5a!:s.lb s. the Go9
trest:: sSwih Ill II, onca n:s;', Il :ths
1adi.h eS.atEss, even !,i III tieaa. vill
rsqdire mdsh P.tisnusse, al md lard labor
Foa khelpa1siit6 officers vi, 'e4:ssciste Tx
Fplsuwki>h~l aissnot7% i5H t. 1 shs6h(
ng,.la o.supsss: tther; af&}t 7 Sa4tsis,
Ebst~m ssj&aaa esbat'shs t61ys tobe'46
find any>hd&vf this ssreii8a3 II dian VII
is'ia' tha>ssnsfst 1dtne tsahsidesj
sta The Msss:Aspatsment; and, fSr s66hsi
-gRass tosenaakt dsslawssdad prd,ideshe
,pscsssaEz nhneg .t'lease@Jsat abdofe
ti,pe required for it td'be .etpsade5.
-:sn. 7edt <&-4@-..~@ss;'.s II hs;1i kas !!
= The qaRdidates fortAeH. S4Senstor!
ship i2slpae Hon. Igpadha DsnnsAy;
Senator. A,mssy; Ex-Scnators :Wilksn-
sep, Hon., D.. e H. Dunee]l,s supesin-
tepq,dent Of Pablo. .Imtruetion. j odse
Mcclure of RED. Wiue4o., 10, asaE-
.-s1,,4 5i,j. :: ST =. Es!!771! vi. &C.:
w notice thai the name q ,e IF Hon
wn. Wilton, d Ills s { is is 50: .suy-
gested in connection with the position
of.s>sfeaiy Of tht 1nts+ioo in. Gr.nt's
cabiost::' Hs'@oald iii sibee : position
VAL s,ipa>.t ';,.7 '.;'t>~f''*1o ::is'@'' -
e'a,,nl--n: .2l.t; 1sss .si ot.: .:h''a
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1r'b 'sA'o'ta f>Um'N,asBaSet6n <ita6aalt
Thurlow Weed and Henry J. RAYMOND

are to buy out the, cid Intelligence er
sstaklisha6ssnl aa ia;'j p;a;biisk '' {. aGrant
organ: Heaven save Grant and tie
ssdntts fitsSS6 'finy faach iiinfhiastio1p! Wit
etod.5r'paqNes 'tsdSld tcolhJ ilom saS6 /
iddfod sstthis combination :kStidbl fo'
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!, The qaRdidates forthrU. S.senstor.
ship 4 i9slpae Hon. Igpa6ta . Dsnns3y,
Senator. Ramsey; Ex-Scnators Wilksn-
sep, Hon., D.. e H. ,Dunee]l,s supesin-
'tePqsd 4e Of Rphlie. .Ins;ruetion. u odge
.MlcClp.e,, Of Red Wins 10, &e., &esy
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-08
To What Use the Peoples Money
is Puf.

To What Use the Peoples Money
The following from the Boston Post
shows one of the uses to which the public
money-earnings of the industrious and
enterprising-is put:
A Virginia planter Wishing to obtain a
number of able bodied negro laborers, re-
Gently went TO Richmond to procure them,
having heard that there were hundreds of
unemployed blacks lounging about the
city. He was directed to one of the places
where the F'reedmen's Bureau daily dis
tribute large quantities of bread and soup.
There he found about five hundred ragged
persons. among whom he counted one
hundred and eighty able bodied men
capable of performing any labor on
farm. While they were idling about the
spot, with pans and kettles and jugs, wait
ing for soup and bread, he offered many of
them the highest wages paid agricultural
labOrers, and abundant rations of good
food. But they one and all refused to go to
work on any terms, alleging that they were
fed by the Bureau without any trouble on
their part. and if they left Richmond they
would lose their right to vote So it is that
we are taxed to keep lazy negroes in idle
ness, that they may vote the Radical ticket
and reconstruct the South on good Radical
principles. What should we think were
the streets of our Northern cities filled
with robust beggars, fed by the Government
instead of being compelled to earn food tor
themselves? What, if this were done for
partisan purposes? White paupers are not
allowed to vote; but here is a race of pau
pers, kept in that condition by the Govern
ment for the sole discernible purpose of en-
abling them to vote!
Amt it about time for the people to cry
a halt in this disposition of their money
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-08
HOUSE REFUSES TO CONCUR.
The Infamy of the Acts before
Congress.


Somebody, in note distinguished for
bad spelling, has taken the Cincinnati Com
mercial to task for not blindly following the
caucus DEGREES of the Republican party.
This note the Commercial makes the text for
a leader, in which it thus holds up the in
fanny of certain leading Republican meas
ures in Congress:
snow we hold the opinion that measures
before Congress are unwise and dangerous,
and we intend to say so; and no caucus
decree shall intimidate or influence us in
the least In the best expression we can
give our honest convictions. We believe
the bill to make General Grant the absolute
master of the Southern States, and inde-
pendent of the President, is unconsti IL
tional, and, aside from that, an indiscretion
that ought to fill reasonable men with
amazement; and, as a measure affecting
the next Presidential election, the most
desperate folly that could be committed.
1t is o blunder, and it is crime. We be-
lieve the bill to tinker the Supreme Court,
and disqualify it except under newly pre-
sented conditions, in anticipation of a de-
cisiOn that some of the acts of Congress
are unconstitutional, is uncalled for
and full of evil promise. We object
to change in the form of our gov
eminent because Andrew johnson is
President. We object to course of legis-
lation that is at war with the historic ex-
perience of mankind in establishing free
Governments. And these very sentiments
were applauded in the recent consultation
of Republican leaders held at Columbus,
and though three hundred of the most in
fuential Republican politicians in the State
were present, there was no voice raised in
opposition to them. And if this 'isen't' the
same sort of Repub!icanism that was good
stock during the war, perhaps some one
who knows all about it will pleas tell us
why not.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-08
How are the Mighty Fallen.

The correspondence of General Grant
with the President, relative to Stanton and
the War Department., shows how the
mightiest heroes and most popular men
may fall when they enter into politics and
suffer themselves to be influenced by poll
ticians. A short time ago General Grant
was the most popular man i'm the country.
He had won imperishable renown on the
battlefield. He was looked upon as a model
of honor and frankness and as being inhe-
rently conservative. He was looked to as
the proper man for President, because it
was supposed he would not go with the ex-
treme parties. In word, his position was
a splendid one. But he fell into the hands
o. scheming politicians. Through their
influence, doubtless, he went into the
War Department to thwart the President
Ito watch and Obstruct the Executive,
as he confesses, in the matter of carry
ing out the reconstruction laws of Con-
gress. This great soldier has been led into
the most equivocal conduct throughout the
whole of this Stanton business, from ambi-
ton and desire to please the leaders of
the dominant party in Congress, and they
have used him as a catspaw for their own
purposes. The fate of General Scott might
have been a warning to him; but it seems
that ambition blinds and perverts the
most distinguished men. When we look
at the position General Grant has placed
himself in, even by his own showing,
through the Stanton affair, it may well be
said, How are the mighty fallen !-New
York Herald.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-08
PendIeiou in Illinois.

! The Democracy of Illinois are likely to
be unit with the Democracy of Ohio in
favor of Hon. GEORGE II. PENDLEToN's
nomination to the Presidency. The Quincs
(Illinois) Herald, recognized leading
Democratic paper in Illinois, thus testifies
as to the feeling in that State in favor OF
MIR. PENDLRToN @
"Three weeks sometimes work wonder
full changes in politics as we'll as in nature.
Three weeks ago it was a matter of doubt
with some as to who was the choice of the
Democracy of Illinois tor President To-
day there is no doubt about it. The indi-
cations and the evidences of public opinion
So far as the Democracy of Illinois is con-
cerned, it is established beyond any doubt
that George II. Pendleton, the honored
son of Ohio, the bold, brave, uncompro-
missing Democrat and the coming man,
is their first choice for the Presi-
dency, and it is equally as well settled that
their delegates to the National Conven-
tion will be instructed to vote for him. 1t
is not for us to dictate to Democrats who
shall be their choice for any position, nor
do we attempt to do so now. But it is our
privilege and our duty to give them such
Information upon all subjects that interest
them as may come to our knowledge. This
paper HAS lOI utCldT6u lCS6lI IOr Pon-
dleton or for any body else as its choice,
but it can and Will no longer disguise the
fact that majority of the Democracy of
Illinois are for him. To do less than this.
with the facts before US, would be to pub
lish just no Democratic paper at all.''
Not only have ''three weeks" worked
wonderful changes in Illinois in behalf
of Mr.. PENDLEroN; they have worked
wonderful changes" in his favor in almost
every State in the Union. To this feeling
there Is no reaction. 1t is onward and
daily growing in strength, and gathering
such force and sweep that there is encour-
agement to believe that when the National
Democratic Convention shall assemble, no
opposition of consequence will be interpos-
ed to his nomination. The s'tax-payers"
will have candidate, and in him they rec
ognize the right sort of man for the posi-
ton.