The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-08

The JepiSh Messenger says; "No sensible
Jews are taking part In the public meeting
called at St. Louis to oppose Grant. They
would only be the tools OF designing politicis AM
who have no love for the Union, and who seek
to create q sentiment In favor OF principles and
men antagonistic to the true interests Of ali
good citizens. II Hebrew members OF the Re-
publican party decline to support its capdi-
date they will certainly do SO on their inc vid.
not identity Themselves as Jews with any psr.
tisan movement. A minister OF q Jewish con
gregation once preached q political sermon to
experiment has not been often repested. IL.
raeiitcs are too intelligent and too selfassert-
Ing to be driven or led by their ministers espe-
cislly In matters thathaye no connection with
The Dayton Ledger, speaking OF Buchanan,
says; His Administration was marked al
every step BY q eompiicstion Of errora.And
mi.fortune: He Inherited the Kansas ques-
| sarcastic and iH-sdvised letter Of ten lines ar
| rayed Douglas against him on the ill.fated LIE.
compton ecntroysrsy: ExtIicsted In part, at
binary skill Of Alexander II. stephens, by the
passage OF the English Bill, !" and thus defeat.
Ing the Little Giant, OF the West, Instead Of
he resolved, In spite OF the entreaties OF many
OF his best friends, to carry the war into IIIi-
Sois, and to drive Judge Douglas out Of the
successor, In this, he signally failed; Douglas
was re.olectedj became a candidate before the
Charleston Convention, where he was bitterly
opposed BY Mr.. Buchanan's friends. The
fierce contention shivered the Convent Ion; the
Democratic party was divided; Lincoln was
yet"
THE Washington correspondent of the syra.
euse Journal writes: 1t Is understood here at
the Senators from South Carolina will be DR..
Mackey, OF Charleston, and Colonel Robin,
s%Sn. 81 Coinnois, or a young lawyer from the
North Carolina, General Abbott, OF vii
mington, formerly OF New Hampshire, will be
one Senator, and General Dougherty, q native
Foster Blodgett will IL all probability be One
Of the Senators, and the other may be the ex.
rebel Governor. Jos. O. Brown. Colonel II
T. Farrow and J. T. Deming, both sterling
Colonel osborne 10 to be elected for the Longer
term, and It 10 believed Colonel Heart, a ma
I'VE 81 re be state, sta and always Radical Union
Just now are In the anxious and hopeful con.
dition OF that historical old maid who went
into the woods to pray, They want a candi
aged and stifening knees at the foot OF hem.
lock tree, she prayed long and earnestly that
heAyen would send her a man. A sleepy owl
"Hooi Hoo! Hoor' Anybody, good Lordp,
responded the anxious virgin. And ANYBODY
good Lord" says the Democratic party.h
A KENTUCKY letter to the Cincinnati Gaseff,
largely Increasing the Republican vote Of that
State this fall. There 10 a good strong drift 10
Grant, which will widen and deepen as the
canvass progresses.
THE Columbia Is. o. Phanir thinks that
STATE Convention Ia favor OF granting a
qualified suffrage to the negro 10 In no degree
North. '"'
The st. Louis Democrat says that at the re-.
cent Convention OF the Democrats Of MI souri