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bauch at Joliet. For lieutenant governor
| of this state the same party offer John
| Doupherty, man Of notorious Incorporate
habits for auditor Of state, Charles 4. Lip.
pincoit, who shot his opponent ia duel ;
FOR treasurer, Erastns N. Bates, against
whom an indictment for perjury was recent.
ly pending, and for attorney general, Wash
ingsOn Bushnell, whose drunken condition
at Danyille, few days since, was so dis
gustingly apparent that the radical organ ia
tnat town, for very shame, cried out against
him. Such ave the 4 whom the radio |
party delight to honor. They have been
rominated for office by the party which
claims to possess all the honor, oil the yir
tue, aud all the patriotism of the county
Some Of them have received, in this civ,
OvAtions from the men whose heRds are now
bowed in shame at the recent conduct Of
their sons. The radical presses and radical
speakers declare the' if their candidates are
defeated the country is ruined that il their
opponents are elected the destruction OF this
nation is assured. These candidates, drunk.
ards, debauches, manslayers and alleged
perjurers, are placed before the people, and
their virtues extoll0d in print, in speech and
in the family circle.
In the opinion of many candid men, the
outrage of Saturday is the legitimate and
inevitable result Of the honor paid to the
incarnation Of vice which forms the radical
state ticket. II the drunkenness of Yates,
Logan, Bushnell and Dougherty, is reward.
ed by a nomination to offices OF honor and
trust, is it any wonder that the young men
Of the party should follow in the road which
has led these men to fame and to power p
If Iippincott, who killed a political oppo.
nent for a politics Al statement in California,
finds the crime defended by an hundred
newspapers and thousand stump speak.
ers, and the criminal rewarded by his eleva.
! ton to United States and state offices, shall
not young man who seeks to kill politi.
cal opponent in Sangamon county, Illinois,
be equally honored? If Bates, who was
recently under indictment for swearing to q
lie in Marion county, is placed in nomina.
tlon for an important state office, can a
young man who hopes TO vote for Bates be
forcibly impressed with the beauty OF truth2
Finally, il such men Us we mention are
guests at those firesides where the mother is
honored aud the father revered, will the
younger members Of the family be likely to
avoid Associating with persons Of their own
age whose vices are only the first shadow.
ings Of the abounding wickedneSs Of radical
congressman and state otficialsY
Gentlemen, christians Of the radical par.
ty, if your party is again placed in power,
the wonderful resources and recuperative en-.
ergy of the country may save us from iinan-
cial ruin the patriotism OF the masses may
knit the weakening bonds of the Union in
spite Of evil rule, but in the teachings Of the
bible, in the experience of reformers, and in
moral philosophy you have no reason to ex
pect your sons and daughters will escape
the moral contagion and ruin consequent on
the elevation of such men to honor, profit
and power State Register.
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Pennsylvania.

We clip the following from the Phladel.
phia Sunday Mercury, as evidence of the
confidence felt by our friends in Pennsyl.
vana;
We are authorized to state that a gentleman of
this city, formerly republican, will wager from
one thousand to five thousand dollars on the
election of each of the democratic candidates for
city and county officers the same amount on
each Of the congressional districts from ono to
five thousand dollars that the democrats will
have majority in at lcast one branch Of the
city councils, and ten thousand dollars that the
democrats will carry the state in October next.
The republicans seem to feel confident
also, as will be seen by the following
PENNsYLvASlA All SAFE.-The largo acces.
siOns from the democratic ranks TO the republ.
can party in Pennsylvania make the success of
the republican ticket in that state certain. We
repeat what we have said on former occasion
the result this fall will not be democratic do
feat, but u complete rOute.-Nc0 York CONNER
ciak AdUertiser
We met Governor Curtin in town on Saturday.
He was Just from the back woods of York county,
Pa. whore he saw procession Of Grant voters
some three miles in length. lie says that the
Keystone State will give such majority for the
republicans in October az will crush the hope out
Of all opposition to Grant in November, who, he
predicts, will then carry tho state by not less
than 10000. lie docs not regard the canvass as
the work Of politicians, but Of the people, who arc
determined to have Grant and peace.--Nct1 York
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By Telegraph
REPORTED ron THE DAILY ARGUS.

Chicago, Sept. 30.-The number of deaths
last week was 1872, decrease Of 8 over the
previous week.
No disease has been found in cattle
slaughtered during the past week for con,
sumption in this city.
1t rained quite hard all last night and as
yet there is no sign of clearing up.
New York, Sept. 30.-A meeting of work
ing women was held last night a: the work.
ingwomen's home, in Elizabeth street, and
over 200 of them were present Mrs. Susan
b. Anthony addressed them, favoring the
formation of cooperative societies.
At the request of Gen. McClellan,no public
demonstration was made on his arrival yes
terday. On Saturday night, however, the
Mcclellan Legions will serenade the Gener-
al, and turn out in a torchlight procession.
1t is expected there will be 10000 persons
in the procession.
CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-A Washington des-
patch saws the Indian peace com mission
meets in Chicago on the 9TH OF October.
Commissioner TAYLOR, now 10 Minnesota
will meet the commission in Chicago on his
vav to Washington. The meeting of the
commission, of which he is member, is one
of the reasons given by Gen. Sherman for
not attending the soldiers and sailors con.
vention at Philadelphia.
A Muscatine despatch reports the discov.
cry of rich silver ore in Cedar county, and
the consequent excitement Of the people IN
that section.
The Correspondents Of Chicago papers a.
Clinton, speak uufsvorably of the success OF
the Iowa state fair, and the exhibition 'hey
say is meagre in all departments except
those of fast horses and agricultural
implements; and, aside from the races, there
promises to be but little interest.
New YoRK, Sept. 3O.-Additionai intelli-
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during the day, will be furnished storage fol
their torches and uniforms, by application a.
the Headquarters Of the White Boys IL
Blue, in Palace Row.
All companies which do not arrive unit,
evening, viii be met al the city limits, And
escorted to the parade ground, if previous
notice Is given, by letter, TO the Adjutant'
Organizations from the country, wishing
torches for the evening, will be supPI'eu
from the headquarters Of the White BOYS ~ ~
Blue, at Palace Row, Illinois street. hoGN
Island. The torches will be delivered onY
To the commanding officer Of such organic,
tons, who will be held responsible Tor 'he''
return, or payment therefor >. u,.;.o
By Order Of Officer Commanding "h'''
IN. KIREPATRIcE, Adjutant'
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LYNCH LAW IN ARKANSAS.
Assassination of Gen. J. C. Hindman, at
Helena, Ark.

The AUdlaHche Helena Ark letter of
yesterday, says yesterday morning depu.
ty sheriff Joe W. Maley, with a possee, sur
rounded the cabin of q notorious negro
named Lee MOrson, who had killed several
men last winter. He also shot and manned
for life, sheriff Bart Taylor, in attempting
to arrest him. and recently knocked iailor
in the head and escaped to the hills, where
be has been the terror to all white and black
people. When the sheriff pOSSec knocked
at the door, yesterday, Morson instantly
shot Maley. The others attempted to close
in on him, when he made a desperate re.
sistance, severely wounding Perry Neagle
and Andy Barnes, colored. He then es-
| capped to the woods The news of the affair
| spread like wildfre, and soon fully 100 men
were securing the woods. They succeeded
in finding Morson, whose arms we're broken
and who was also wounded in the side. A
vote was taken on the spot--the blacks and
whites voting in favor Of hanging him, which
was accordingly done.
ASSASSINATION OF GEN. HINDMAN.
| Gen. J. c. Hindmau, late of the conferedate
states army, was assassinated, at his resi-.
dence at Helena, last night. The snperin.
tendent of the police received a dispatch,
this afternoon, directing him to arrest a
a man named Robbins, passenger on the
"ShTeye,' who, it is believed, committed the
deed. Robbins was arrested and sent back.
he IS from Springfield, No, and served uu.
der Hlndman He stoutly denies being the
murderer.
LATER-The Aralanohe's special. TO-.
night, says that Gen. Hindman was shot at
lC o'clock last night, while sitting in the
midst Of his family, smoking-his left hand,
which held the pipe, being carried awav by
Il charge of buckshot, two of which entered
his neck, iuaicting wound from which he
died eight hours afierward. His assassiun.
| ton was procured through political causes.
Pendletou publishes card, denying that
he Is the author Of the letter purportiup to
have been written by him to mau in Tex.
as, IL which the democrats of that uugecou.
sTac'eH ',G,e are urged to vote fJr pre,i.
dent notwithstanding their legal INABILITY,
aud promising that they would be sustained.
We glad! publish tLe denial, the letter in
quesuon being descrFlitable to its author
and revolutionary III It's spirit Chicogo
journal
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Tho Germana Coming Over.

Mr.. L. A. Hoffman Jr., son of ex.Lieu,
tenant Governor Hoffman, Of this state, has
come out for Seymour and Blair. He was
nominated by the democracy of Cook county
for representative, but not being of the con.
stitutonal age, was compelled to decline the
nomination. The following is the gallant
young Germans letter OF declnation
CHICAGO, Sept. ~, 1853.
To the Democratic Central Committee Of Cook
County.
GENrLENEN--I have been notified Of my nomi-
nation by the democratic convention as candi-
dato to represent the 59th district in the state
legislature. The confidence aud partiulity dis
played by that body, in comforting such an unso
iicitod and unexpected honor, are not unappreci
ated by me but the disqualification Of age OBJ
liges me to decline the nomination.
At the same time, / beg you to believe that
whatever can do in my humble sphere will be
chcerfully done to insure the triumph Of demo
cratic principles believing, as do, that, in thC
present momentous struggle, the salvation OF the
country and the success of our party are synony-
nous terms.
Yours respectfully,
FRANCIS A. HOFFMAN, in.
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THE PURITY OF THE BALLOT BOX.

There is good reason to believe that IA con.
siderable number of radical votes are Illegal.
! ly polled OF every election in some Of the
strong radical townships in this county
where democrats are not permitted even n
clerk Of the election, to be present when the
ballots are counted, or to have g. challrng.
ing committee at the box during the day.
In this town, which is democratic, our onc.
ers always invite the republican committee
TO select some member Of their party for one
Of the clerks, who can challenge any voter,
and who can be present at the counting.
Our officers always see that both parties
have an equal chance for their challenging
committees, and take especial pains to keep
tho tickets of both parties in plain sight and
reach Of all the voters, on tho table where
the ballot box is kept. If republicans, in
their townships, would act in the same fair
manner, with the minority, there would be
no ground for complaints on that score.
Take, for instance, such towns as Bowling,
Moline, Zuma, and COe. The radical maiori'
ty in these towns is overwhelming and the
rights Of the minority we are told are almost
wholly disregarded. This ought not to be
80.
The law provides who shall be judges of
election, and the judges or the supervisor,
generally select the clerks. Ia democratic
towns, the supervisor should see that the re-
publican committee has an opportunity to
furnish one Of the clerks that the tickets of
both parties arc accessible to all the vot.
ers and that each party has fair position
for their challenging committee. And ifthe
republican supervisors in their townships
would carry out the same fair rule, there
would be better state Of feeling among the
people. Certainly all people should desire
fair and honest election. Confidence in a
republican form Of government is lost when
one party is excluded from watching the
other, and protecting the purity Of the bal
lot box.
There is a belief among some people that
the large republican majorties in some oI
the townships is not an honest one. They
say that when democrats are prevented from
having their tickets on the table, near the
ballot box ; that when democrats are n,imi
dated and prevented from watching ani
challenging illegal voters not allowed a sin
gle clerk on the board, or to hav,
any one of their number presen
to watch the counting it is for som,
other than an honest purpose They cannot
be made to believe there is even an honest
count, when they are not permitted mem
Der Of their party present to watch the mani
pulation of the tickets. Nor is it fair foi
democrats to select the representative of the
republicans who shall be on the board ,or pres
ent at the counting. In democratic towns the
republican committee should be invited, by
the supervisor, to select the man to repre-
sent that party; and in republican towns the
democratic committee should be invited, BY
the supervisor, TO select the man to repre-
rent their party. Let each party select its
own man, and each have an equal and fan
chance,-then there will be no ground fol-
complaint.
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gences from the scene Of the late ear,houake
Is received. In Quito the stencil arisipg
from the unburied bodies, is horrible. Pif.
il9aglng was going on in Arcia and Anqupa.
The artillery battalion at Arca were at en-,
mi'y with the people, who. accuse them Of
robbery. The stores Of the Wateree are be-
ing distributed to the needy in Arcia.
Shocks we're felt ms late as August 29tb.
Some people nre still being dug out of the
runs alive one poor fellow among them
having been entombed for six days along
side bis wife's corpse.
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KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
That John DOugherty Advised Rebellion

The people should not forget that john
iDougherty, Esq, the radical candidate for
lieutenant governor, was an original seces
sionis', and advised the people of the south
to laaugura'e rebellion in the event of the
success oil the republican party at the polls,
He followed the celebrated secess;opist,
William l.. Yancey, INTO rebellion against
the democratic party; was q pro.sIayerv
man Of the meanest kind; and in Cbarles.
ton, south Carolina l-"4e "a pubic speech.
in which he SAID
"lf you do not resist with force the aooo.sic,
Of the republican party TO power y0u win prov,
yourselves TO be ign0Die sons Of Noble stra. .
Now, this adviser Of rebellion is one o
She most ultra ofradicals, aud advocates tn
interests of the bondholder and the negro
and proclaIms the policy Of revenge far aut
wide. He wants gold for the bondhoder
the ballot for the negro and the bayonet 70
the white man who does not speak with hi
voice and think with his thonghts.- Carr
Democrat.
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ours respectfully,
FRANCIS A. HOFFMAN, in.
Gen. Mcclellan and family, after an ab.
sence of nearly four years from the United
States arrived in New York on Tuesday.

Alexander Long, of Ohio, whom Speaker
Coliax moved to expel from the house of
representatives for disIoyalty, very appropri.
ately supports the election of Cant and Col.
fax. 1t Is fact worthy of note that the only
two members of congress from the northern
states who ever advocated the recognition Of
the southern contederacy we're LoDg,o Ohio,
and Conway, of Kansas, and they both sup.
port the radical candidates.
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Mr.. 1RuMpuLL,s REPLY.
LELAND HOTEL, Jan. II, ls6

LELAND HOTEL, Jan. IL, 1867.
Gen. John Dr. Palmer
DEAR SIR: Yours, dated the Ilth, was handed me
after midnight The "billto protect all persons in
the United States in their civil rights and furnish
the means Of their vindicRtion," was introduced
into the senate by me January 9th, 1865. Your
letter to me, as published is erronously dated
December -, ls6j, its true date being January
10th 1866, and il was enclosed 10 me in n letter
Of yours bearing date Carlnvillo, Jannary 10th,
1865.
have no recollection of having said would
make this statement curing the canvass, but had
my attention been called to it, l should have
done so at any time with pleasure. This, how.
ever in my judgement, affords no excuse for the
publication Of your letter ,oih Jdtse date, which
has led 10 the assumption that you wero the au.
thor Of bill with the inception and introduction
Of which you had no more to do than a child un-
born.
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GOV. CURTIN THANKS THE "PATRioFl'
GOVERNOR"

When Pennsylvania was menheed Dy the
confederates, troops from New YORK were
marched over to stand between the PennsyI'
yanians and their foe. Governor Curtin
rode among them, and, in answer to de-
mand for a speech, said
"SoLprERs op NEW YoRE-Pennsylyania had
a right 70 erpest that her sister New York would
eoms 10 her ad but she did not have the right
10 expect that New York troops would be here
on our soil, occupying the front Of her defenees,
before her own troops we're on the ground From
the bottom Of my heart, ! thank you for this
generous alacity. Bear my perIoHai hoHks, d'
cell AZ he hant' gt PernsyIUaRid, to your put
rtoto governor, for The Prompaess Nth rhich,
hrouqL gour presence, he has replied 70 our need,
90 some future occasion, will IN some more Sp-
proprlAte and formal manner, make known TO
him my grateful appreciation Of his prompt ac-
ton in hurryiDg forward to our aid this noble
band Of soldierly men Again thank you !"
1t is thousand to one that there is not a
radical newspaper, from Maine to California,
that will have the fairness or courage to re.
publish this extract.
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paaisal nntraga At Qninnx

Quincy, Ill.,, Sept. 28.--On last Saturday
night, at the skating rink here, at large
republican meeting, listening to Gov. K@r.
ner, Wills; B. Artzen, Esq, the distinguished
German orator of Illinois, who has been sp-
pointed BY the democratic state contral com
mittee TO stump the state against kerner
was engaged in taking notes of the speech
he was fred upon by some radical, the bai
passing about six inches from his head, ana
goiuy through the sleeve Off Listener II :
considered here "a he radical outrage. and
indeed an attempted assassination OF ArntzeI
bv some unknown radical partisan. Both
are regarded as the best German speakers il
the state
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Very respectfully,
INMAN MnI,Il


THERE'S an old trite saying that, "When
rogues fall out, honest men get their due"
We make no application ofthis axiom. One
of the parties to this controversy is -
senator, 90 lago puts it in the play. The
other is the radical candidate for governor.
Such men should be above suspicion OF dir.
ty action, but certainly Trumbull proves
Palmer to have been guilty Of criminal tal-
sification of dates.
The fight is over between Palmer and
Trumbull for that day, but the time for
Palmers vengeance comes round. Trum-
bull votes mot guilty" on the impeachment
of johnson. Palmer and his friends ex.
claim, treason some of the radical prints
accuse him of selling out some say bribery
and corruption; some encircle his name
in black, in company with the 9TH
er six senators, in their columns-bribery,
corruption, treason, treachery, dislOyaIity,
infamous bargain and sale Is not Palmer
revenged2
In point Of fact, Palmer shows good su.
thOrity for his paternity Of the freemen's bu.
reau bill, the civil rights bill and negro suf
frage He need not, though, have falsihed
dates to prove by false pret etences an honest
truth.
Even now, in his stump speeches, he in
sists that he has sunk his shaft to the bottom
on the negro question, and that negro votes
are good enough for him. Possibly if the
canvass for United States senator was to
come off tomorrow, Palmer has sunk his
shaft so low that he would beat Trum.
bull clean out of sight,
UnhappiIy for Palmer, he is on the losing
side. The people have long reckoning
with him, and whether they believe Palmer
or Trumbull, they find thatnegrO suffrage and
legislation in favor Of the privileged bond
holders tend to ruin, and so they will
turn the whole herd into the open air and
let them run violently to deStruction,like the
swine and devils,an perish in the waters
| State Register.
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Another Lsatirom John N Pslmsr's BiOgra.

/
The Register, having established char
acter for historic truth, must preserve II by
giving another page from the history OF
| Gen. Palmer.
He has been exhibited in these columns
as an original know nothing, an original Sc
eessionist, andan ultimate negro suiiraRist
We propose to show his tactics in steahng
Trnmbulrs thunder, his claims as the auth
or of the idea of the civil rights bill, and his
,baft sinking in search Of negro equality
We are gsd to be able in this matter TO get
our figures and facts from other than "cop'
perhead" sources. We derive them entirely
from purely "loh" testimony.from the cen.
trsl organ of the party Of "moral ideas
from the accredited organ Of Palmer him.
self. That it requires no voucher, 1t need
only be stated that long ago, so long that
the memory Of man hardly runneth 10 the
contrary, this "loil" paper piPed the
the KEY note in this wise "Negro suffrage,
negro equality, is the genuine republican
principle" That color it nailed to its
masthead, and we have to learn that 1t has
been hauled down, except occasionally. In
the Illinois State Journal, OF January IL,
| 5G7, appears the following letter from
Palmer:
LELAND HorEL, Jan. II, 1867.
Hon. Lyman TrUmbuH!
SIR. have stated publicly thAtyo adopted
the idea Of citizenship contained in the first sec
ton Of the civil rights bill, upon my suggestion
contained in my letter to you already published,
and that the bill as you originally introduced 1t
did not contain IT,
have also said that in conversation with
you, at Washington, you admitted the fact to
me, and said you would acknowledge my con
nection with the bill during the canvass.
Please state to me whether the reports in cir
culation are authorized by you.
Respectfully
JOHN NJ. PALMER.
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TRn TWO PLATFORMS.
RADICAL DOCTRINE.

The doctrine Of the radical Grant party is
GOLD AND No TAXATION FOR THE
RICH ARISTROCRATIC BONDHOLD.
Err, AND PAPER MONEY FOR THE
DAYLABORER AND MECHANIC.
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DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE.

The doctrine OF the democratic party is,
IF IFGREENBACKS ARE GOODENOUGH
FOR THE FARMER, MECHANIC AND
DAYLABORER, WHO PAY TAXES,
THEY ARE GOOD ENOUGHFOR THE
BONDHOLDER, WHO PAYS NO TAN.
EST
Choose We between them.
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District Candidates.
Constitutional Amendment. .

"FOr the Amendment Of the State Constltu'
tion, f,rbidding tue General Assembly from re-
leasing the Illinois Central Railroad Company
from tax or pcr cennm imposed on them by the
charter"