Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-11-13
Com closed in New York yesterday at
Radical M.iori,ie. Reeuced. AM


the Democr Majority In.
creased ON NIembers Of Congress.
The Radical papers claim that the action
of Congress In keeping the country in
state of turmoil and the Union disunited,
(, was endorsed at the late election by the
election of Gen. GRANT as President. On
this issue the proper test was on the elec-
tion of members of Congress-. Tried by
this we find:
At the Congressional election in Ohio, in
1866, the Republican majority in, the lst
District was 926-this year the District
elected Democrat by 2ll majority. -
In the I'd District two years ago, HAYES
(Republican) for Congress had majority
of 255S.,s At the election this fall that ma
jority was reduced to 497.
In the Sd District, ScHENCK's (Republi
CAM majority two years ago was 1097-this
fall but 475.
In the 4th District Lawrence, (Republi-
can) two years ago, had s,254 majority,
this fall but 629. s.5.-,..
In the 9TH District, the Democratic ma
jority for MuNGEN was 2.652-this fall it
swelled to 4,S46. SccE
In the 9Th District, two years ago, the Re-
publican majority for Congress was 1,579-
this tall but 343. .,.sl,ss
In this, the 9TH District, SHELLABARGER
(Rep.) had, two years since, majority of
2,171-this,year his successor, WINANs, has
but los.
In the 9Th District, the Republican ma
,jsfity In 1866 was ], l,s52-this fall but 94s.
In the 9th District, the Republican ma
jority, two years since, was 1, 1,2S7-this year
it is 1885 Democratic.
In the 10th District, ASHLEY (Republi-
CAM, of impeachment memory, two years
since carried his District BY 1.9l7 majority
this year HoAa (Democrat) beats ASH
LEY 912
In the 11th District, the Republican ma
jority of 3.33s in 1885,. in 1868 is reduced
TO 2126. - 95zssas -s5asf
Judge VAN TRuMp's (Dem.) majority in
the 18th District two years ago of 3,210,
is increased this fall to ABB.
In the 18th. District Gen., MORGAN. two
years since, received 271 majority. His
Republican competitor, DELANo, contested
the election. and was unfairly given the
seat. This year, DELANo fearing to run, a
more popular Republican was put forward,
and MoRGAN's' majority was Increased to
1854.
wKLKER iRepA had a majority in 1866 of
l,7O7 In the 14th District. This year it is
reduced to 462.
Two years ago the Republican majority
in the 10Th District was 2,O64-this year it
Is reduced'to 956. n H1gn 400
In the 18th District, JOHN A. BINGHAM
(Rep.) was elected, two years since. by
l,422. This year he is reelected by 416.
In the 18th District, the Republican ma
jority, two years ago, was 4,642-this year
It itisredueedto 1896. - -
In the 18th District. the Republican ma
jority of 6,555 in 1866 was reduced at the
late election to 6,379.
In the 10Th District, the Radical majority
of 1885, two years ago, was reduced at
the October election of the present year to
10,42S.- -f.- .e.E.,R
SfSSs 1t wili beaeseesan bsaea that in every Dis
trict in Ohio, taking members of Congress
as the test, and the action of the Radical
Congresses the issue, the Republicans lost
and the Democracy gainer.. IA''A '-''
The Cost OF the Freedmen's Blu
reau. 49,, 49, -,-r
The Freedmen's Bureau, according to
the report of General Howard. just made,
has expended, s3,977.0O0 during the last
official years General Howard says that
there Is no necessity for continuing the
Bureau beyond January 1st, 1869, at which
time it expires by Congressional Limitation.
He, however, recommends the continu-
ance of the Freedmen's Hospitals at Wah-
ingtop, Richmond, Vicksburgh and New
Orleans, the estimate tor all which amounts
to only 100000. The educational work,
and that of aiding freedmen to collect their
claims as already provided by law, should
continue till further action is had by Con-
gress. 1t is stated that the Bureau wifi
have surplus funds enough to go on in
this work without further appropriations.
The school expenditures during the past
year were $2000,000, of which the freed
men paid s360,000; Northern benevolent
societies, 100000 the Bureau, $4,000
the taxes of the people paying the re-
mainder.
Negro Voting.
There are scarcely bakers dozen ne
groes in the States OF Minnesota and Iowa,
and probably never will be, but the Radi-
Gals have, with great flourish, struck the
word white from the Constitution of these
States, as a qualification for voters.
In Missouri, where negroes abound, it
was beaten almost as badly as in Ohio one
yearsinee. s3tt 21f.iJA