The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-01
Political News.


The Detroit Tribune, 25th inst, gives the
following official returns from nifty OF the hfty-
nine organized counties ol Mlchighn. INC
nine eoun r' VII nda very niue 10
the mJorities given, rs iollOwsi
Total vote for the cOnstitnt ion......... 60,9il
Total vote against the constitution. loo,sIG
Total vote for prohibition ;............ .s2,2as
Total vote for annual session........... 5000
Total vote for biennial session. W,b72
Majority In afty counties against the
Majority in afty counties against pro. 49,.
Majority in ATTY couniic: against an:
nuai sessions. ...................... Io,eos
einnati commtreiai says. q the recent pfim..
arg elections In this State have demonstfated.
any enc thing y has been the great unsnimity
and Ninth districts, in favor Of Impeachment.
There are no three members OF Congress who
have as many bitter enemies in their own
Shanksj but the people were fearful that any
change at this time might be regarded As un;
friendly to Impeachment, 30 they would hazard
nothing 10 that line"
cising the new constitution Of Virginia, but in
Its nrst article exhausts itself in devising ugly
names for the members Of the late convention.
ners, !" "insensate wretehes,n" vile wretehes,n
"base raseals," "insolent negro paupets," and
ainecndisry squatters," are among the cpl
The Conservative Executive COMMITTEES OF
Alabama have called a convention Of white
people Of all political parties 10 the State, to
meet In Montgomery on the sd Of June next
for the purpose Of taking measures to sustain
and co-opefate with the national Democracy
Of the Union 10 the approaching election iot
President and Vice President Of the United
States.
up manfully under the pelting Of the Radical
| storm. He never appeared more conhdent or
more self.reliant, and II he has any misgiyings
| He says that In any event his countrymen will
Of his actions.
ANoso the delegations from the Southern
States At the Chicsgo Convention viii De sev'
Gray, Of Arfsnsas; Dumas, Of LouIsianaj Oar
RandoiIh and Dsiasss q south oi s,o Gao
and Turner and Costin, Of Georgia.
| In q recent speech ex-dov. Brown, OF Geor.
gis, who cordially supports the reconstruction
policy Of Congress, lays down the proposition
terms to the conquered, which the conquered
are bound to accept"
A MEnIDEs tConn.) Democrat, "set up' by
the election, demolished an opponent thus:
| ten years you can't make me equal to niger
no how you can Ak tip The point was
visible.
| DAVID LOGAN, the Congressional nominee oil
the Republican party In Oregon, Is the only
son OF Stephen 7. Logan, OF Springfield, llli-
| noIs He was born IN North Carolina, but
went to Illinois at an early age.
A GEORGIA paper says that Howell Cobb
favors the adoption Of the new constitution Of
| that State, as the best means Of getting back
into the Union. and saving what little the
| State has left.
| The San Antonio Express is In favor Of form
ing new State out OF that portion OF Texas
| bordering on Mexico.
GEORGE II. CUTLER, of Girard, Erie county,
| Is announced as q candidate for Congress In
| the Nineteenth Pennsylvania District.
OFFICIAL dispatches from 70 counties in
Georgia show that Bullockis majoritiies are
l1,llsj Gordon, s,729. Bullock $3.50 ahead.
The Iowa Republican State Convention will
be held at Des Moines MayT.