Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-29
THE EVENING STAR.


been the champion of the rights of the South
under the Constitution, and has made more
sacrifices for the right and the imperiled lib
critics of his fellow citizens of the South than
were either expected or asked of him, or the
history of the country from its earliest days
down 10 the present can show.
- The Cincinnati Enquirer is growing al
the Democratic National Executive COMMITTEE
for presuming to select delegates from the
Southern prescribed States to attend the Ma
tional Democratic Convention. 1t insists thai
the Southern Democrats are not children, and
that they are selecting their own deleg ites
- Tne announcement of the official vote of
Maine shows that the Democratic gain in that
State last year was l6,34s.
- Morgan e. Hamilton, at the call of some
forty negroes and ten whites, announces him
self candidate for Congress from Texas
against his brother, A. j. Hamilton
- The Chicago Tribune ungallantly says
that "Miss Anna Dickinson is becoming a trifie
superfuous as n stump speaker She has also
fallen in to the habit OF making statements which
are not supported by the facts, but are directly
opposed to them. In this respect she resembles
Wendell Phillips"
- The Hartford Post and the Erenino Pres,
are, on February 1st, to be consolidated into an
evening paper, Republican in politics, which
will be called the Ereninq Pos.
-General Grant seems to have the inside
track in Ohio. The Cincinnati Commerciar, ,,
correspondent at Columbus, Ohio, in a letter
dated the 9th instant, says:
"The attendance upon the Republican caucus
last night, OF distinguished members of the or.
ganization from all parts of the State was the
occasion OF a unanimity of expression in favor
OF General Grant for President, that sadly nom
piussed the few men who have been all the
while hoping against hope that something
would turn mp. or could be turned up, to nom .
mate the father of all the greenbacks."
In alluding to the same meeting the Cleye-
land Herald of the 25th instant says:
"None who We're present at the Republican
conference at Columbus on Thursday even
lng-save such as are wilfully blind-cln doubt
the sentiment Of the Republicans Of Ohio upon
the Presidential candidacy. Influential and
sagacious Republicans, from all parts of the
met as An advisory body to the Republican
state Committee. and freely and fully ex-
changed sentiments upon the coming cam
palgn so overwhelming was the sentiment
IaNOrlng Gen. Grant as the nominee of the
National Convention. that we hesitate not to
say nine out of ten of the Ohio Republicans are
Grant men, in this. that they believe him TO be
the strongest man the party can put mp, and
one IN whom the country Can put infinite trust
Subsequently the State Central Committee met
10 formally decide the point-eleyen of said
committee being in attendance-and the ad vice
of the conference was endorsed by an unan
imous vote, fixing March 4 as the day. We
violate no propriety in saying that every mem :
Der of that committee favored the nomination
of Gen. Grant,
- The Democrats are making strenuous
exernons to carry New Hampshire at the CON-
ing election, as the starting brick to knock
down the row in the other States Hon. Mont
gomery Blair, Hon. ID. w. Voorhees, Hon. ]. S.
Black and other prominent gentlemen have
accepted invitations of the Democratic Com.
mittee to address the people Of New Hampshire
upon the pending issues.
- The Surgis Journal comes ont in a column
editorial in favor Of Mr. CoIfax for the Presi.
dency. We quote:
"The man who should be our chosen leader
ought 10 have a clean record as to his life-lon
devotion TO the great principles of human free
dom, and be willing at once and ALWAYS to
avow his position and principles. We ought
10 nave such record 10 fall back upon. as in
some sort guarantee that we shall not again
be betrayed, and such unhesitating avowal of
principles 10 give far as posi- BILE assurance
Of safety. If Gen. Grant hesitates in this mat
ter, we cannot feel safe-and why 20 forward
trembling for the safety of the country, when
we nave those in whose hands aU are satisfied
the Government would be safe, and the inter
ests OF humanity Iully subcerved Why not
al once rally around Colfax, the peoples can
didate 20
- The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger says that in the course of
a week or two, ii is understood, there will be a
gathering of leading Democrats in New York.
from all parts of the country, tor mutual con
sultation with reference to the Presidential cam.
paign. 1t is TO be friendly, social meeting ith
view especially to elicit the opinion of repre-
sentative men from different sections as 10 the
availability OF certain persons whose names
are beginning 10 be mentioned as candidates
Tor President and Y ice President.
- From information received here il an.
pears that there is a bitter quarrel going on
quietly among the Democrats in Ohio, growing
out OF the opposition to Vallandi CHAM, which
was manifested in the recent contest for United
States Senator in that State Mr.. Vallandigham
IL Is alleged, Is making war within the party
upon all Who oppose him, and he not only de-
clined to stump the eighth district recently in
favor OF the Democratic nominee for Con gress
(Col. Burns.) who had refused to support V al
landigham, but he did all he could TO defeat Mr.
Burns.
The Central Grant Club of Missouri has
issued an address 10 the Republicans of the
state, setung forth the reasons why General
Grant should be the nominee Of the party for
President.
RELIEF TO THE Poor OF THE SoUTH.-Gen.
X. h. Scott, Assistant Commissioner of the
Freedmen's Bureau for the State of South Car
olina, arrived here yesterday morning, and was
with Gen. Howard yesterday. Gen. Scott comes
Oh pbeIhesS SohHeCtcu viii tne management OF
the bureau in that State. He proposes to furnish
assistance to the planters there by supplying
them with food for employees on condition that
ihey plant enough grain and cereals on their
respective plantations to subsist man and beast
FOR one year, and after having planted this to
turn their attention TO cotton but IL is TO be ex.
pressly understood that the culture OF cotton is
10 be secondary TO that Of grain and cereals for
subsistence.
Ex-GovERNOR Army, United States Indian
agent for New Mexico, has furnished to the
Agricultural Department a quantity of seed
of the pinon tree of the Rocky Mountains. This
tree furnishes fuel for the Inhabitants, and is
very abundant. The seeds are used by the
Utah and Apache Indians for coffee, and is also
ground and used TO make bread. 1t is an ever.
green, and is both useful and ornamental, nd
will grow wherever the pine or cedar will. II
should he planted in April.
REISSUE OF GREKNBACKs.-Mr. Ingersoll's
proposition for reissue Of e45, 10000 Of green
backs, so as to bring the total up to $780, 100000
may be regarded as indicative Of the feeling Of
nearly all the Western members ON that sub.
jeet. Its reference to the Ways and Means
Committee is indicative Of nothing in particu.
lar. The position of that committee on the sub.
Ject Of expansion is not yet fully defined. 1t is
very evenly divided, with the probability Of
one majority against any further issue when
the matter comes up for q square vote.
THE GRAND Army OF THE REPUBLIo-Hon.
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