Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-02-22
sEMr. Sumner presented memorial of Ger

Es-Mr. Sumner presented a memorial of Ger
man citizens for the abolition of the Presidency
Of the United States, on the ground that it is IL
copy of royalty, and dangerous to the United
States.
ES-TLe Wisconsin Commissioners of Emigra-
ton last year printed 1900 pamphlets in vari-
Gus languages, setting forth the advantages the
State possessed as a poin, for cmigrarts. These
pamphlets were distributed throughout Europe
with marked effect.
The election in New Hampshire, is causing a
very animated canvass. Gen. Sickles, Repre-
sentatives Maynard, of Tenn, and Donnclly, of
Mimi, and Senators Cochrone and Nye are aid
ing in the campaign. always trustworthy
n. H.. may be douby relied on this year,
eg-The Washington correspondent ofthe New
York Tribune, in report of the proceedings
at the meeting of the Reconstruction Commit
tee, said that Mr.. Paine, of Wisconsin, attempt
ted to dodge the vote on Impeachment, but was
stopped at the door and brought back. Mr.. Ste
veas rated him roughly for Lis cowa,dice
Mr.. Paine stated, from lis seat in Congress,
that tie story was false throughout.
E9~The law passed by our Legislature, me-
king the duty OF physicians and midwiyes to
register the births and deaths of all attended by
them, and make return to the Probate Judge of
their respective counties every three months,
viz: 'Oa or before the second day of the
months OF January, April, July and October,
seems to be entirely ignored nearly all over the
State The fourth section Of the act referred TO
provides that those who shall neglect or refuse
to comply WITH o. violate the provisions Of the
act, shall forfeit and ray for each offence ten
dollars; orc half TO go 10 the school fund, and
the other half to go TO the informer
ANOTHER MovE.-The President has
farmed out another military department,
with head quarters at Washington, and
assigned the command to Gen. Sherman.
The object of this is perhaps, sufficiently
transparent. 1t is to chcckmate Grant,
and make the War Office uncomfortably
hot for Stanton, as prcsuming upon Sher-
mans hostility to the Secretary of War.
Mr.. johnson calculates that the General
will accept the position, if not to crafty
his ambition, at least to CRAFTY his spleen.
How unfortunate the Presidents esti-
mate of men. He has had grudgcs al
most without number to crafty, and his
appointments have, not few Of them,
been made with that view. In the mill
tary lire, his appointments seem to be par
ticularly unfortunate of late. Meade has
failed him, Grant did not allow himself
to be used as the President expected, and
consequently falls under the displeasure
and denunciation of the chief magistrate.
Now he unexpectedly finds Gen. Sher
man made of different stuff than he
thought for. The Ger. declares his un-
willingness to accept the position, or to
be used in the way proposed by the Presi-
dent. The brevet nomination, has been,
by the Military Committee ofthe Senate,
ont ofrespect to the understood feelings of
Gen. Sherman, returned to the President,
with resolution stating that it is unad-
visable to confer brevet rank upon the
officers of the two highest grades. The
course of Gen. Sherman is said to be
highly displeasing to the President, who
threatens now to order him to command
the department of the Pacific in place of
Gen. Halleck, who has lately come to
Washington. The department having
been created, an effort will doubt be
made by the President, maugrc the OBJ
stinacy OF Gen. Sherman to fill it, but
withost the rank, We are somewhat at a
loss to understand how far such an as
slgnment is to affect General Grant. This
now will give directions to public atten-
tion for the time being, and prove pleas
ant bit of diversion to the leading militia
ry minds of the country.