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Can he be Trusted I?

The nomination of Gen. Grant as the candi-
date of the radical party is the most humllia-
ting and degrading surrender of principle to
availability in the history of our national pol
itics So fully and tearfuily admonished by
the example of John Tyler and Andrew John
son, could anything be more amazing than
that the party but lately so positive, domineer-
ing and aggressive, should cravenly descend
from its lofty heights into so deep pit of hui
initiation as is involved in the nomination of a
candidate of expediency pure and simple {?
What was there in the early training and his
tory OF Andrew johnson, or i'll his known
traits of character, to cause doubts OF his per-
manent featy to the radical party that is not
reproduced and intensified in the, training,
history and character of Gen. Grant? Was
johnson trained in the School of Democracy
SO was Gen. Grant. Was Johnson once slave
holder So was Gen. Grant. Was johnson a
drinking man So is Gen. Grant. The differ
ence between the two is that, at the time of
his nomination there was not 1.-THE Of the
ground for distrust in the case Of Andrew
johnson that there is now in that of Gen.
Grant. johnson, in the earliest stages of the
rebellion, allied himself with the radicals and
worked consistently in the harness until after
the death of Lincoln, and even ever afterwards,
for the matter, of that, for he Kept right ON in
Lincoln's track, while the radical party itself
changed But Grant was a democrat and anti
radical all through the war. His terms Of
capitulation with Lee were the very opposite
of radicalism; his trip through the South af-'
ter the close of the war, and his " whitewash-
ing" report was as offensive to radicalism as
any act of President johnson during his
whole administration, It,Swas not until the
necessities of radicalsm causSd them to turn
their eyes towards Grant as an, available can
didate for the Presidency that he began at all
to waiver in his firm and pronounced conser-
vatism. Then he turned traitor to all his po-
litical antecedents and associates. He betrayed
President johnson and miserably lied to him
and from a hearty hater Of Stanton, suddenly
became his bosom friend and suppliant tool
If men like johnson, Fillmore and Tyler
turned traitors to their party, what less than
madness is it to trust man like Grant!
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Good Bye, Stanton!

Stanton has finally evacuated the War De-
partment The dispatches on Wednesday,
which said he had resigned, were not strictly
true. Stanton makes no prctensc of rcsigning
an office which the Senate, by the result of the
impeachment trial, virtually decided he had
not legally held since his removal last sum-
mer. His note simply says that, in view of
the decision Of the Senate, he "relinquishes
charge of the War Department" Stanton,
for the first time in a long while, shows a
gimmer of self respect in this, for such action
is at least consistent with his former position,
that the tenure of Office law was unconsttution.
al; and it gives him chance to take q lick
back at the Senate for Its inconsistency in de-
claring in February that his removal by the
President was Illegal, while now it decides it
to have been legal.
So good bye, Edwin Stanton The role you
have played to crafty radical venom and hate
has been a dirty and disgraceful one. When
the tenure Of Office bill was before the Senate,
your friends made solemn pledges in your be-
halt that your continuance in the cabinet at
any time should prove in the slightest degree
disagrceabe to the President, you would for
felt all claims as gentleman if you did not
instantly resign; and YOU solemny pledged
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Those Fifteen Reasons.

Some three months ago, when it became ap-
parent that the radical party, ito carry the
next president, must ignore their princi-
pies and 60 it on the availability of their candi
date, and that such availability could be found
only in Gen. Grant Schuyler Colfax and his
friendssolemnly protested against the arrange
ment, and issued secret circular, setting forth
Is reasons "Why Colfax and his friends can
not support Gen. Grant" AS COlfax claims
to be an honest man., and these reasons are
just as good against Grant now as they were
in February, he'qucstion is can he support
Grant now9 Or if his own greed for Office has
so corrupted him that he can now ignore
these reasons, have his " friends" consciences
equally pliable9
Following are the reasons:
1. He has all he deserves at the hands of the
American people.
2. He could not deliver an inaugural address.
3. Because no democrat has succeeded for the
past quarter of century as President Of the
United States.
4. Because at this peculiar period in the histo-
ry of our great country, we need an able and ex-
pCIlcACeu bldIcslIldu al tHc Wullc HOUSE,
5. Because one hundred thousand graves and
four million freedmen demand a republican Pres
ident and Vice-Presdent
q. He is now and has always been democrat
and has never Endorsed the republican party.
z. Because he has proved failure in every ca
pacity outside of the military. ~ fre I'd
8. He claims to have no knowledge Of politics
or national affairs.
8. Because all the democratic and rebel papers
indorse him.
TO- He has followed our drunken democratic
johnson in all his rebellioss rows against con-
gress and our party.
= II. Because he has insulted the republican
party by indorsing the removal of the secretary
of war and accepting the position himself.
IL. We have one hundred better men for pres
ident ntE q. 'IG 1't ~ .4-
IL. Because all parties claim him as belonging
to their party. rr $50. ...E
IA. We hays the power to elect statesman, if
we wish to.
10. Because the democrats and rebels have no
other available candidate.
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NonCommittal.

The republican platform adopted at Chica-
go is admitted to be essentially noncommittal.
1t lodges negro suffrage, it lodges the green
back question, it lodges the tariff question
and the repeal ofthe national banks-in short,
on all the live issues Of the day, it is noncom-
initial. There would be less fault to find with
this II the candidate of the party was man of
sufficiently positive, outspokcn character to
reheye this indetnteness. For instance, what
need would there have been for a platform at
all with Ben. Wade, Charles Sumner, or Thad.
Stevens as the candidate? But Gen. Grant is
VIGOROUSLY more ambiguous and noncomnittal
than even the Chicago platform. Is he in IA
vor OF protection 2" Is he in favor of contin.
ulng the national banks as banks of issue Is
he in favor OF an increase or contraction Oft the
currency! Is he in favor of a gold or currency
redemption of the $50 bonds Is he in favo,
OF the cotton tax Ofremodeling the Supreme
Court OF negro suffrage Of continuing the
ireedmen's bureau &C., &c. On all these
questions both Grant himself and his platform
are dumb us an oyster. This is not the rad.
ical party OF few years ago, whose great
strength lay in its positiycness-in the start.
ling boldness with which it both announced
its purpose and then moved forward so auda.
ciously to its accomplishment.
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The Radical journals are declaring that the
Republican Senators who voted for the ac-
quittal of President johnson should resign, on
the alleged ground that they do not represent
the sentiment of the people who elected them
to the Senate, but they say nothing about the
Senators from New York and New Jersey mis-
representing the sentiments of the States
whence they hail. Last fall New York gave
$4,000 majority, and New Jersey 16, 900 against
Radicalism. That is all.
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VERY Likely.

Greely's Tribune boasts that more southern
rebels will vote for Gen. Grant than for any
candidate the democrats can nominate. Very
likely. As Gov. Brown demonstrated in his
speech before the Republican National Con-
vention at Chicago, there never was funda-
mentally any difference in principle between
the radicals and the secessionists. Massachu-
sets on more than one occasion asserted the
right of n state at its own pleasure to secede
from the Union and the Whole " reconstruc-
ton" legislation OF Congress was based on the
assumption that the southern states did ac-
tually and legally secede, but were conquered
back into the union.
This identityin principle may account for
the readiness of the radicalsl to confer polit-
ical favors on open and avowed secessienists
and traitors. TO say nothing of the high ia
vor and distinguished consideration with
which the traitor Brown was treated by the
Chicago Convention, it is notable that the
heavy end of the Republican State Ticket of
Illinois is made up ofrebels and traitors. The
treason Of John A. Logan, their nominee for
congress at large, in the earlier stages of the
rebellion, is so well known that it needs bare
ly to be mentioned. His curses against Ste
phen A. Douglas, in the streets of Springfield,
for making war speeches and rallying the
Democrats of Illinois as one man in support of
the war and against the rebellion, still ring
in the ears of the Democracy of the state cap
itol; and the blood of his brothers-in- law,
whom he enticed to a traitors death in the
rebel army still crimson's his skirts, and all
great Neptune's ocean can't wash it out
A complete compeer of John A. Logan, il
not more SO, is found in the radical nominee
for Lieutenant Governor-John Dougherty
He is claimed as a convert from the Democrat
ic party, but if he ever was democrat, it was
SO long ago that the present generation have
nearly forgotten it. He was "traitor" to
the democracy of Illinois at the Charleston
Convention, where lie supported Brecken-
ridge against Douglas. He affiliated with the
traitors of the south in supporting the cold
DuClldlldll Ill MS elIOTtS 10 force Sla-
very on the people of Kansas against their
will He affiliated with the traitors and Sc
cessionists of the South in voting for Breck-
enridge against Douglas for the Presidency
in 1860; and though not openly caught in the
act, as Logan was, of enlistins soldiers from
Southern Illinois for the rebel army, the re-
bellion was at least year old before il was
positively known which side Dougherty was
lighting on, and then he became a radical,
just as Logan became one,--on finding that
there really was no difference in principle be.
tween the radical party and the rebels, and
that the war was one solely of conquest-a
war for booty and plunder-in which the
North stood much the better chance of COM
ing ofyictors.
les-very likely more traitors will vote
the radical than the Democratic ticket.
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FROM EARLvILLE.
before.

The c. B. & @. r. r. Company is now laying,
o pipe from Indian creek, quarter of mile east
of the town, to the depot in Earlvills, This pipe
is sunk three feet under the ground, below the
fross of the severest winters and the water is to
be taken from the creek, which is inexhaustible-
and carried to the water tank at the depot IN
Earlvlle. There appears no good.reason why this
NAV not prove a success If it should, it would
be emphatically utiltarian in dry seasons
THE SICK.
DIR. N. S. DAvIs.-This distinguished physi-
clan from Chicago, has just been among the SICK
in Earlyille. 1t is known to most Of the people
in our county that Joseph Lighthall, Of Dayton
habeen, for nearly year, Frustrated by paralysis
to such an extent as to render his recovery nope
less. His friends were looking for his death
daily, until recently. DR.. Davis, on a thorough
examination Of him, says he will recover lroia
his prostrstion and yet enjoy fair degree OF
health. t5
The estimable lady and christian wife o Wi
liam II. Lukins has been an invalid 1or some
wears, and has recently been under the care OF
DIR. Davis. The doctor entertains hopes OF Mrs.
Lukins regaining measure Of her former health.
Since Mrs. William r. Haght, about year ago,
was. a. It were, raised from the grave by the
treatment Of DR., Davis the doctor is held in high
repute among our citizens. Well he might be,
for if there is physician IN our state who. in
addition to highest order Of professional attain
ments. makes conscience of his profession, tina
physician is DR.. N. 8. Davis of Chicago
Quite a number Of the poor called on him
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The Methodist conference at Chicago passed

The Methodist conference at Chicago passed
resolution that, on the day before the vste on
the 18th article of impeachment was taken, they
would set apart one hour during which prayer
should be offered that '"God would save our sen.
ators from errors, and SO influence them that
their decision should be on the side Of truth and
righteousness" We have looked in vain in the
proceedings of the conference since that day for
tho most distant token Of their satisfaction with
the manner in which their prayer was answered
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Senator Trumbull," says Washington Dc.
spatch Of the 22d, ''save large party last nigh,
at which were present all of the senators VIE
voted tor the presidents acquittal, with one ,r
two exceptions. There were no radical senator's
present, excepting Mr.. Yates. Chief Justice
Chase was in attendance, and many military and
naval officers. General Grant was invited, but
did not attend
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County Convention.

The call for the Democratic Convention APP
pears above. There was a good deal Of pres
sure upon the Committee to name an earlier
day, but their decision was to delay the con-
yention until after the result of the New York
Convention shall be known. satsi
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apology. and build it ON your goodness ana
friendship Health and happiness cum coteris
cots. TIL JEFFERSON"
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La Sale County Democratic Convention.

The Democracy the several in La Sale county
requested at their usual places OF meeting Tues
DAY. July eth, at o'clock and select delegates
tend county convention to BE- held at the Court House In
Ottawa, Thursday, July 9Th for the purpose Of nomna
ting candidates Clerk Of the Circuit Court Sheriff and
and Of selecting delegates attend congressional
senatorial and representative conventions and to transact
such other business may be brought before it.
The representation which each will be entitled to in
said convention is rs follows:
Adams, Allen, - Bruce, s; Dear Park, 81 Brook6ed,
3; Dayton, 8; Dmmick, s. Eagle. 4; Earl, 4 Eden, 3;
Freedom 8 Fall River .; Farm Ridge 81; Groveland, 2;
Grand Rspid3 Hope, d La Slle Mission, 2; Merden,
2; Mendoza, Manlus, Worthwhile 2; Ophr, q Ottawa,
II Otter Creek, =. Osage Rutland 4; Serena3; South
Ottawa, Troy Grove Utica, 81 Vermllion 2; Wallace,
2; Waltham, .; Peru, 6. l.. LELAND,
WM BARBER, CIIAS DELANO,
WIN X. MILLIGAN JOEL W. ARMSTRONG,
JHEN2Y MCCORMICK, ALIEN. VAUGHEY,
Dem. Co. Central Committee.
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the g, A. r. distributed themselves
through the grounds 70 decorate the
graves marked with small daRs. 1bs
Utmost care had been used by the COM
mittes appointed for the purpose, %
marx all the graves OF soldiers ana
We believe, there was but one missed
and that one because no person eoulo
81 found 10 indicate Il. In most cases
friends ard relatives hsd, In advance
Of the members of the Grand Arf1y,
placed wreaths and boQuets upon tbs
9raYes; and We may mention heLe
that the grave of Colonel ThoOnhn
Tas, with 3 happy appropriateness, os-
corated with 3 wreath of flowers ano
cross of mos, gathered from the farm
in Belmont county, Ohio, where be was
fIc,Tn and bred. And while the graves
IA Mount Wood were being thus al.
tended 10. detachments Of the Grand
Army who had been sent to other
Cemeteries were decorating the graves
al the s.oldiers buried in them.
The ceremonies having been CON,
pleted, the bugIs sounded the recall
and the procession reforming. tnarehed
back 70 the city.
Thus ended demonstration Oh re
gard for those who fell during the wal,
which will live long In the memories OF
those who witnessed 1t, and In the
memories of those who are TO come al
ter them.
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SAD OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES clip the fol.
lowing from the Goshen (Ind.l Demo
Graf, of July s. in relation to " gentle
man well known IN this city:
"on Thursday OF Inst week, fearful
accident occurred which caused a gloom
orsndness to rest upon our entire COM
munlty. Mr.. Henry c. Whitaker, a
gentleman who had hen stopping in
this place for the last ten weeks. and
whose parents, we believe, reside in
Maryland, was thrown from carriage
while returning TO his boarding house,
and struck the ground with such vIo-
lenceNas TO cause his death In au hour
afterwards. He was almost "a stranger
here, but those who were best acouaint-
ed with him, speak OF him as a kind,
highly educated, and whOIe.souled gen.
tleman. His untimely death will he n
severe AthtCtton to his numerous frIpnds
and relatives at home, and they have
the heartfelt sympathy of our citizenS
On Sunday evening the Rev, Mr.. Nav.
ton preached a very touching sermon
upon the suddsnness OF his death. and
paid a high tribute to his many psner.
Gus qualities OF mind and sonl-at tho
same time drawing the curtain ms much
as possible over his imperfectious-oi
which none are entirely exempt. His
body was embalmed by Drs. LAtta &
SpaFklin, and forwarded in care oil
Capt, Mitchell to PittsburG or Philadel.
phia, where his relatives were TO re-
cafye It,
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TEE CHRAPEsr Roor Is THE GRAvEI

TIE CHEAPEST RooF Is THE GRAVEL
RooF.-SiT. George CFumbacker Of this
city, is fully prepared TO put on gravel
roofs in the most improved method,
and warrants his work to give satisfac-
ton, either in resisting FIRE or turning
water. The tar used Is put through a
process that trees Il from oil and ben
zole, and no matter how great the heat.
1t will not run. II Is equally efficient
In roofs of every conceivable pitch. MF,
Crumbacker Keeps on hand roofing
cement and cement for tanks and side
walks of the best quality, and for sale
at the lowest rates. This roofing has
stood a test of fifteen years in Pitts
burgh.
Address me through the st-ofice,
or call at my abllshment, head OF
Lindsey street. All orders will be
attended 10 promptly. apr7-3m
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HABITUAL CosIIyESEsS OR CoSSIIPA-
TIoS.-FTomthEs affection arises many OF
the aiiines of mankind. In our everyday
walks OF Life we hear people complain OF
Nervous and Sick Headache, Bi4iouEnes5,
Inacfivity OF the Liver, Piles, ListIe5EneE.
Debility, Los Of Appetite, ChoLc Pains
Want OF sleep at night, and DToTElnes5
through this day Generally The cause OF all
this train OF difficulties can be traced To
Costivenes5 or Constipation of The Bo~el=,
and q remedy for this complaint Is what ts
required; but among the multtPlIe!ty OF
caihaTtIe remedies how shall they choose.
We all know that must cathaEttcs, after
thorough action on the bowels. leave them
in perhaps worse eoDstipatsd state than ne
fore the remedy was taken. This, however,
ts not the case with Roback's Blood Pills.
They act mildly, set most effectively, on the
liver, causing that organ TO throw OF the &C
cumnlatsd morbid matter, leaving the
stomach ana bowels in a perfectly healthy
and natural Etste and not c0nEtipated.
Those am Icted in this way would do well.
after The treatment above indicated, 10 have
Rob1ck 3 stomach BltteTs where they could
take q dose after each me !; they would AID
digestion and strengthen the stomach.
EoId by all Druggists every where.
ieIB-imdGT
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: JOHN WESLEY PORTER is in the Mar
tinsvllle lookup, where he will be
likely to remain until he pays fine Of
twenty dollars, for being drunk and
endeavoring to slice man or two up.
In default of the payment of the re-
quired Xxx, Mayor Orr requires him TO
work on the streets and alleys of the
Incorporated village of Martinsville at
one dollar per day.
In this connection we would say that
Mayor Orr has collected, during the
last year, quite six hundred dollars
from the transgressors of the borough
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Court OF APPEALs.-Thc Court met
at o O'Clock Saturday morning. Pres
ent, Judges Brown and Maxwell.
A superscdcns WAS allowed In the
case of Tnmbls Us. shat1er & Hamilton;
also in the cNSCs Of Chaplinc. Lewis &
Co. Us. Edwards & Conant; winternitz
& Son Us. Hylnnd &; Kramer; Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company Us. VIM.
Skeels.
The cases on the docket set for hear.
ing on Saturday were called, and the
following were continued by cousent:
Samuel s. Thompson and others Us.
William II. Edwards and others; Bev
erly Tompkips Us. T. IL o. +. Vintrouxt
william u. Snyder ". Brown & SDy'
der.
on motion of Attorney General Mel.
win, Col. George B. Caldwell was nd
mitted to practice in this Court: nnt
on his own motion. James NJ. Stephen,
son, EAQ., was qualified.
The Court adjourned until . o'clocl
this morning.
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scALDED To DEATH.-We heard, yes
terdny. ola Distressing affair which oc-
Cured few days ngo in the vicinity
OF Porter's Coal Bank. a bright little
child, four years old, wna playing out
doors, when woman In house ad.
Joining the play ground threw basin
OF scaldIng hot water from window
in tho second Rtory, failing on the
chlld's head aud body. Itwas fearfully
burned, aud suffered intense agony.
Everything WAS done that human skill
could dsvise, but without avail. The
little one fingered In dreadful pain for
two days, when death relieved It from
Its suIcriDRs. We could not learn the
names OF either party.
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National insurance CORDalY
w8EELIEG- WEST VA

WHEELING, WEST VA.
CAFAAA145...'.....s.... ....s.--JSSOOSOOO
Omce, Is Monroe St., next door to LIST Ma.
uona1 Bank.
oFTICERS:
GEO: z. WHEAT, President.
JAMES McCLUFEE, Vice President,
JOHN BISHOP, Secretary.
CHARLES a. COLLIER. Assistant Secretary
D1KHCToRs:-John E. Wilson, Jas. G. on,
John A. Armstrong, a. G. Quarter, Geo. H.
Wheat. Alex'r. LauRhlin, James Mckinney,
Morgan Il. OFT, Geo. Adams:
REFERESCE5: g. Brady, Cashier Merchants
National Bank, Wheeling List, Morrison a
Co., Wholesale GroceB, Wheeling; Pryor,
HandlRn q Co., Wholesale GrocerS, Wheel
ing; Michael Reilly, Wholesale Grocer,
Wheeling; Mcclellan & Knox Boot and
Shoe house, Wheeling McCabe, KRAFT q Co.,
Druggists, Wheeling; Geo: W; Franzh helm a
Co., Wholesale Wines and Liz uors, Wheel
Ing; WinshIp, Woods q Cor Queensware
Wheeling; Lewis Baker, Pub. Register,
Wheeling; T. O. McAfee, Notions, Wheeling;
Campbell, Frsw d Co, Pubs. IntelligenceFr
Wheeling; OFT, Son q Co Hardware, Wheel
ing; j. E. Sands, Cashier, First Nat. Bank,
Falrmont; r. P. Camden, Priest. Nat. Ex.
Bank. Weston, W. Va; Capt. John McL1rer
Jr., Wheeling. apES
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POLICE CoURT.-There was one Rnlu-
tnry case in tho Police Court on sntur-
day morning. Henry Swigert, an old
offender, was brought Into tho dock on
IA charge of dIsoTderly conduct. Henry
was determined to whip somebody,
even nI,er no wns brought to the bar OF
lustIcS, and IL was with difficulty that
he conId be made TO behave himself
while his trial was going on. Swigert
was fined twenty dollars and costs
which he didn't have, ard he was sent
around To that cool retreat on Filth
street, The stout heavy walls of that
Institution and tho iron shades 10 the
windows will serve 10 keep out the
high temperature. prevailing in the out
side world.