The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-23

The Rsp1blicans Of Knox and

Convention. last week. Pike, War
rick, and other counties of this Dis
trict will attend to this business en-
Saturday next.
THE Republican State Convention
promises to be largely attended, and
fnll Of interest Senator 0,sP. NOR
RON and Gen : OHN A. 4BoeAN are
TO be among the Speakers.
THE State Of Iowa has the crafty
ing honor of being entirely out Of
debt, record and glory which no
Democratic State can show.
The Newark On. j. Journal (Rep.)
nominated ANDREW JOHNSON as the
Democratic candidate for the next
Presidency, intinating that no one
else has done so much towards the
restoration of the Copperhead party
to power. <-AN
w. /. HAMILTON, the new United
States Senator from Maryland.
was, during the war, a rebel
sympathizer, and member of
the Legislature dispersed by General
MCCLELLAN because of its notorious
disloyalty. His party opponents were
Gov. SWAMI and REvERDY JOHN
son, who, whatever their faults. had.
during the war, been steadfastly for
the Union, could not be forgiven by
the rebel Democracy who rule that
State. a. a
THE first business performed by
he House of Representative of Col
orado, this year, was the adoption of
a series of resolutions praying for ad
mission. into the, Union, The vote
WIS seventeen yeas to nine nay, two
Democrats voting In favor of the
measure, and two Republicans against
it.
THE Democrats in the Ohio Legis-
latIre seem determined to makethes
most Of their power. To this end
they have resolved that the State
could be re-districted so as to give
them thirteen out of nineteen Con-
gressmen.to be elected this Fail. and
secure the certain defeat of SCHENCK,
SHELLABARGER, EGGLEsToN, ASH
LEY. and LAWRENCE.
By recent amendment to the Con-
stitution OF Wisconsin,, 8the pay Of
members of the Legislature is limited
to 1850, be the session long or short.
The result is the present session will
continue but six weeks-a periodlong
enoughto everything that is ueces-
sary.
A DEMOCRAT in the New York Leg
islature, last week, offered resolu
ton that the words of President LIN 4
COLIN, placed over the Speakers ca air
r have the most solemn oath reg
istered in Heaven to preserve, pro-
tect and defend the Government" .
LINCOLN. be taken therefrom, and
that the words Of JACKSON be placed
in lieu thereof, viz: By the Eternal.
the Union must and shall be pre-
serred.n so , r. sEES bvfE<E i
Mr.. NIBLACK. in his late pilgrim
age to Indianapolis, reported Senator
o. p. MoRTON's health as very pre-
caFious, and that the probabilities
were that he could hardly live moath /
The Indianapolis Journal SAYS the |
statement is without foundation, and |
that he is better and more vigorous
than at any time since he went to |
Washington. The Democracy would |
be rejoiced to know that Senator |
MORTON was permanently disabled, |
but we apprehend they will hear from
him to their serious damage very |
often in the coming campaign.
THE New York World advises the
President to drop the Stanton affair
where it is, and yield as gracefully as
he can to the situation. 1t says that
an attempt by the President to push
the matter to a conclusion before the
courts will practically amount to
nothing; that nit may be thought of
some consequence to test the coDsti-
tutionality of the law. but it is, in
truth, of none. " The pleasure of |
humiliating STANTON is not a sufi-
Gent excuse for going before the Su-
pTeme Court for a decision which |
would be of no practical advantage. .
= This quarrel with STANTON has con |