Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-07-09
POLITICAL ITEMS.

Returns from all the counties but two In Mis-
sissippi give Democratic majority Of n,1OO
In Detroit the Democrats have had supremS1
municipal control for seven years, and have In
creased the taxes from Sle2.g22, under hepuDh-
can administration, to $iS4 ,l8S. fs
The walls of Tammany Hall are ornemented
with the seals of the states. The N. Y. Post re-
ports the seal of West Virginia as non est and In
quires what the omission means.
The Vermont Republican State Convention
has renominated the present State off1cials.-
Last year they were elected by over 1900 ma
jority. They talk of doing better this year.
The xrvth Constitutional Amendment has
louisiana, and North Carolina and Georgia and
South Carolina will do the same during the cur
rent week. siel
The Republicans of Michigan have nominated
Morgan Bates for Lieut.. Governor, and Dwight
May for Attorney General. All the other State ate
oSeTs nS rraw %eIe in isse was nearly 5000 W
The North Carolina Legislature having har-
moniously organized last Thursday, both
Houses adopted the l4th Amendment TO the
Of louisiana has also adopted the amendment.
The lower branch did the same thing on Thurs-
day. l.
Mr.. Pendleton said in Congress, in 1852: "You
irredeemability. You put on them the mark of
Cain, and, like Cain, they VIII go forth 70 pe
noyR now he wants it's to Day Off The dept with these
avsgabonds." Certainly 1t is a vagabond prop
osition. f,'s
The Washington correspondent Of the Detroit
movement against McCnlloch is to gain sole
possession ofthe Treasury for the benent OF the
Shy the i
Il SO fierce in its denunciations OF McCulloch.'
The Cincinnati West and South, q Democratic
organ gives in a nutshell the Pendleton scheme
ra,cy ofthe people as follows: "AlI political
economists agree that every arbitrary increase
me IN ysine Of this forced circulating medium
Resting upon this admitted truth, we ask, is IL
right and proper to disturb three dollars worth
S' for the purpose Of paying Of public
90 o0o OF a private ind ebtedness, and carry mis-
chief into se,oooOoo,ooo OF the annual transac-
tions OF trader" rs lt. +t
At Detroit General Howard said. when speak
ing in behalf of the Grand Army or the Repub-
iaSi nSd we cannot % iorsst IL W We ious6t against
sns sp
hat principle must be maintained. 4ygones
sanR9is Re The Alluded 70 aSe
Freedman's Bureau, which was SO unpopular at
said s that that lis details had been in the hands Of
tried and true and honest men. The colored
people are rising and Sd e,ess ba snd n nsIg ns
his heel upon any man because he is poor or be-
cause his skin Is black" .etfN
/ The following list will show the status of GER
tain nrominent members OF tine so-called Ma
tionai Democrats Convention; B. II; Hill, dele
s-atss from Georgia, was In the Rebel Congress
Yin Herschelf v. johnson, In 1851; and was
elected again in 1854 70 serve. four years; II.
BarnweiI Rhett was Senator from South Caro-.
aecession- In the Rebel House OF Representa-
tiyes the following named gentlemen figured; /;
ton ~ which fs 10 be held In Tammany Hall TO-
dsv: IA. II. GARLAND, Of Arkansasj e Barksdale,
~ ~ ksississippi W. NJ smith, OF North Carolina
Thomss s. Bocock OF Virginia: VIM, L. Bon-
nam. Of south Carolinn;. Wade Hampton, OF
sonth Carolina: Aug, X Wright Of Georgia w.
R Wachen. of kentucky; J.. F.. Goode, Jr., OF
Virginia.-N. Y. Tribune, July 9TH.