The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-12


the decision OF the supreme Court insegafd to
the Georgia and Mississippi cases, ssSs: "we
cannot peresiye, after tbs eampre hemive opinion
ofycsterdsy how any srplieation or appeal sfeot-i
Ing the constitutiouslityof the rcconstructionI
laws can BE- entsrtained By the supreme Court,
because, ID assurning 10 take cosnizance Of any |
Of such cases, DC court touches political issue
and invades the exclusive power OF Congress to |
declare what is and what is not a state under
the Constitution. Again the Herald
says: The court is out OF this reconstruction
light The issue Is between this Congress and
this Administration, and between the Radicals
and Conservatives In the struggle for the next
Congress and the next presidency"
Hon. J. NJ. ASHLEY has written a long letter
to friend In Toledo complaining Of an attack
made on him in the Toledo Commercial He says
that all who know him know that he has "but
little Of that rascally virtue called discretion"
He says the bes. years Of his life have been
"eonsecrated to the anti.slavery cause" He
does not want any friend OF his TO give himself
moments anxiety about his acts or utterances,
public or private.
THE New York correspondent OF the Phila-
delphia Ledger says: Cuisines hen begin to
| look upon the impeachment as something that
| may eventuate In serious results. Heretofore
the Impression has been that no such extremities
| would be resorted to, but the developments to.
day Of what is going on at Washington, are
doing much to prepare the public mind for new
excitements and now uncertainties"
| A RESOLUTION was adopted in the Ohio Senate
last week to invite Generals Sherman and
Thomas to visit the Legislature In session. The
| vote by which Il was adopted was subsequently
reconsidered by strict party vote, and the res.
olution referred to the Committee on Federal
| Relations. This was in order to purge II Of the
word " loyal" one member declaring that he DID
| not want to be called loyal
| A PENNSYLVANIA EXCHANGE announces that
| Galusha A. Grow has been in Harrisburg for
several days past, lobbying with his Republican
| friends for the Vice Presidency. Gov. doary has
withdrawn his name, and now Grow has nobody
to oppose him but FIX Gov. Curtin. John HEX
man gives up his claims, although he leads tho
Radicals in the Legislature. ... ... "
| GENs. PALMER and Logan both decline the
candidacy for the Govcrnorship OF Illinois.
Hon. Franklin Corwin, Of Lasslle county, is
now talked Of. lie Is now Speaker OF the III.
nois House Of Representatives.
PREJupIcE against the negro has reached such
point among the Democratic members of the
Ohio Legislature, that one of them, It Is said,
| will shortly Introduce a bill to strike out the
colored sailor from the boat In Powelrs painting
OF Perry's Victory, in the Ohio State capitol.
CsRTAIS PArERs in Kentucky are taking the
ground that the "proecss OF abolishing slavery
has been revolutionary that ratification there
of by the seeded States was compulsory, and
that the whole matter will be reconsidered when
military power shall be withdrawn. ..
The Republican members of the Ohio Assem-.
bly, have issued an address to the people OF the
State, urging a large attendance at the State
convention on the 4th of March, and congrat ula-
ting them on the recent GLORIOUS success" in the
Eighth Congressional district. . .r.r.
THE Republican party throughout Pennsylya.
mia seems to be unanimously In favor OF renom-
| II TaAn l. -
Jacob NJ. Campbell for the Offices Of auditor gen.
] eral and surveyor general which they have filled
for the last two years. . d.
IT Is REPORTED that q. l.. yallandigham Is
now for war to the knife against the party
managers in Ohio. It is said that there will be
a third party, with yallandigham at the head,
and that 1t will triumph over both the old par
| ties.
| The Baltimore City Council have passed res
olutions congratulating the country upon the
success Of the Democratic party, and urging the
| President to stand firm. They also ask him to
withdraw the national troops from the South.
The National Democratic Executive Commit
tee, at the head OF which stands Augustc Bel
monte, will meet In this city on the 22d inst.
Rooms have been engaged at welker's for the
use OF the committee.
The San Antonio (Texas) ErpreIs calls the
Houston Conservative Convention mo more or
less tn gathering OF the head traitors ofTexas
They are tho same men who passed the secession
ordinance"
THE Erie (Pa.) county Democratic conven-
ton has instructed its delegates to the State
convention to favor the nomination OF Gen Han
cock as a candidate for the Presidency.
TdEY are discussing in the Pennsylvania Lee.
gislature proposition to strike out the 'wo.d
"white" from their constitution. Ex-Congress-
man Hickman advocates the measure.
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