The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-18

Mr.. Bonner, of the Ledger, says, in a pub
lished card General Grant had nothing what
Of the sketch Of his early life written for the
Ledger by his father. The sketch was begun
and finished before General Grant knew any
full, lust as It came from the Generals father,
without the eurtailment Of a single word, so
that the General could not have "choked on7'
shs old t n sss
ter was on the day that my advertisement Of
the Early Life" appeared In the daily papers;
and at that time four Of the letter. were
already electrotyped and In print; and the re-
manning two, which completed the series ss
originally arranged, were In my possession,
and were published just as the old gentle nan
signed them, without the alteration OF single
syllable,
MAunr COUNTY, Tenn, seems to be com.
pletely under the control Of the Ku-Klux.
Outrage follows closely upon the heels Of out
rage. Last Tuesday night eoiored man
his home by band OF disguised villains,
| taken to the woods and hanged, shot through
| the head, and left dead upon the ground. A
barn had been burned In the neighborhood
and somebody, 1t seems, had suspected Fiji.
patrick, but he had not even had preliminary
examination.
TIN La Crosse Democrat contains the follow.
Ing mysterious announcement: On Thursday,
April o. 1865, we shall be prepared to furnish
all parties to organize for the protection OF
life and liberty, white supremacy, State equal.
ity and equal taxation, the several blanks and
Instructions necessary in the formation OF le-
ment OF the grand national Democratic civil
and military movement now on foot through
out the United States. Address L. l.. PoNR-
ROY, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
COLONEL ISAAC HAYSE has published a sec.
ond card, In which he bids farewell to the PEG.
pie OF South Carolina, as their Attorney Gen.
eral, which Office he has held for nearly twenty
wears. He says he considers himself the last
OF the Attorney Generals OF South Carolina;
BY which he explains, he means the old white
mans South Carolina, one OF the original
thirteen.
Gov. BRowSLow publishes a letter stating
that he has received threatening letters from
the Ku-klux-klan, containing pictures OF cof.
nns and gallows. He warns them to dis.
band, unless they want Northern army to
exterminate them. He declines 3 nomination
for the Vice Presidency.
AN interesting letter is published from Hon.
Jacob Brinkerhof, of Ohio, on the Wilmot
Senator Wilson He gives an interesting re-
sumo OF political events about the time Of Its
introduction, and says that the proviso was
drawn up by himself, and at his request pre-
scented by Mr.. Wilmot, who fully indorsel IT,.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS are being made
all over the State of Virginia. In Caroline
county a meeting nominated Hawxhurst for
Governor, and one white and one black ma
for the Legislature. In Hanover county, Will.
liam James has been nominated for Congress,
and one white and one black man for the Legls.
lature.
HEPwoRTm DIXON is lccturing In England on
the history OF voting In the United States, and
strongly advocstes the ballot, but not the
"early and often" variety.
THz women Of Topeka, Kansas, though not
allowed to vote, have held caucus aud no mi
mated candidates for city otiices,