The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-10


In SPEAKING Of reconstruction In Alabama,
the Times says "who can be dcluded into the
belief that this Is reconstruction that viii last
What man In his senses can be persuaded that
measures from which almost the entire body OF
Southern whites stand aisof will be efiieseious
for the purpose OF rsstorstion, or that q result
achieved By black votes, vith. the help Of arbi-
trsry issislstien, on b, sequiesced in BY the
country" To this the Tribune replies a. follows
"sincc the loyal and ertyloving people OF this
country have suppressed the rebellion without
the aid Of the Southern whites, they hope to be
able to run the Government without their aid,
II they persistentiy refuse to have any share In
It,"
A MOVEMENT Is on foot for the call OF a conven-
ton, to be assembled at Cincinnati Ohio, to rep
resent the producing Industries OF the United
States. The character of'the convention will
probably be somewhat political as well as ma
terisI, 1t being the intent to place the Govern
ment and Its policy under the control OF the pro-
| ducing interests. The convention will be called
under the auspices OF the National Cheap
Freight Railway League" and candidates for
| President and Vice President OF the United
States to represent the interests Of production,
will, without doubt, be put in nomination.
WE LEARN, from the Boston Journal, that
Hon. Arson Burlingame has actually resigned
his position As American Minister to China.
He has accepted the mission rendered BY the
Chinese Government; and In doing this, 1t Is
stated, he has acted upon the advice OF all the
| foreign ministers resident In China He 10 now
| on his way to Washington Via San Francisco.
It Is stated that wholly apart from his mission,
he intended TO resign In the spring and settle In
| California. The appointment Is highly honora-
| bic to him, and Indicative OF the most friendly
feeling on the part OF China toward this country.
Or THE New York State constitutional con-
vention, the Tribune says 1t has very nearly con-
cluded its iabors. They have been protracted
Internationally, and a prejudice has thus been
created which is very likely to deprive the State
| OF the good whishHAas been maturcd There Is
danger that majority will say, 'down with the
| new constitutional We are sick OF the conven.
tion and its dolngs-or rather, Its intcrminabls
sayings" But this would be childish, weak,
unworthy.
The New York Times says: But "the Radicals
in our judgment, are the main causc-indeed, the
| only cause-of weakness TO the Republican party.
Upon this the Tribune remarks As follows: "we
would like to have q census taken OF the Repub-
iican party after the Radicals had left 1t. II
would look very much like the picture OF Pharaoh
pursuing the Israelities across the Red Sea,
taken after the Israelites had all got across and
the Egyptians were ali drowned"
THE New York correspondent OF the Philsdel-
phia Ledger says: ',rhe newest political rumoi
anoat here Ia that arrangements are on foot. fol
q third party, to be composed OF the Conserva'
tive Republicans who were turned out OF the
Republican Stale Convention, and such OF the
Conservative Democracy as may choose to come
In. Hon. Henry J. Raymond, Thurlow Weed
and other veterans of the same school, are said
to be engineering the movement.
The World, in very sharp and bitter editoria
reads yallandigham out of the Democratic party
in which, It says, he has been tolerated too long
already. Upon this the Times remarks as fol
lows: "Supposc, now, that ysllandigham shoult
publish a letter reading the World out OF the
party. We may reasonably assume that II
would be quite as sharp and bitter rs the Worid's
and who knows but II might be quite A. effectual
Til. New York World, In an article on Gen
Grant, says that "nobody ever heard OF his beini
inside place OF worship This Is a mistake
Gen. Grant is a regular attendant at the wesie,
chapel In this city.
THE Democratic State committee Of Connect
cut has issued Isng sddress to the voters Of the
State, setting forth the standard doctrines and
purposes OF the party, the holy principles which
| II defends, and that tho salvation and future
prosperity Of the country depend upon Its sue
cess.
The New York World says that "the dextc
rious strategy by which the Syracuse conveu
, ton was made unanimous for General Grant
will probably secure his nomination, withou
serious opposition, at Chicago.
.AcALL Is in circulation for temperance con
vention to be held In Boston, some time next
i, month, Ito consider the political duties Of tn
fsiends Of temperance In the present crisis."
4 MOVEMENT has been made In the Minnesot
Legislature to again submit the question OF I'm
partial suffrage to the people at the next genera
election.
A BILL pending In the Massachusetts Lcgisla
ture, provides tina! "any city or town may ehoos
4 one or more women as members Of its schoC
committee"
a The Maine Legislature has repealed tn
State constsbulatory law. The House bill passe
a | the Senate without q division.
y The Richmond, Va, Register is o1t for Ham
bal Hamlin for Vice President
= The Maine Republicans want Grant and Fec
G sender nominated.