The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-29

the Repubiicsn candidate for Congress 10 that
district MT. r.; q. De Large, a eoforcd gentle
with the lion. =. d. Richardson, Col. Rut'
ledge, and r. W. Seymour, esq, Democrats.
The meeting was In grove Of mighty oaks.
and lasted through the afternoon, Democrats
and Republicans speaking alternately. Zach
speaker was limited to an hour, and each oc.
cupied the whole Of his time. About two
thousand persons were present, two hundred
Of them being whites. The reports of the
speeches are brief, but they seem to have been
excellent on both sides. Perfect order was
home with much clearer ideas Of the questions
involved In the election than they had before.
The Round Table, which has ably supported
the Democrats ticket hitherto, now not only
admits that the Ostober elections have rem.
dered Gen. Grants election certain, but II
even says: "Under the umstances-assum
ing, that is to say, that Gen. Grants election
10 now inevitablc-irC should be glad 10 see his
majority rcry large one. The more numerous
that majority the frccr will be his hands when
In the Presidential chairj and as, whatever
cratcly-mindcd and dispassionate man, q man
who looks at things very thoroughly indeed
before he makes up his mind about them, II 10
that the country should have the untram.
meled advantage OF these particular good quail.
tiles"
THg Chicago Tribune says: 1--WE regard II as
quite doubtful which state will give the largest
think It will be Kentucky, others Massachu.
sets, others Iowa, but we are inclined to be-
licve that It will be Illinois, and for this rea-
that cast In 1904, Governor Bullock had but
twenty-eight thousand majority over Adams,
In Massachusetts, and after making due allow.
nos the ne of The ~ DO
coed fifty thousand, while Illinois will go over
her high.water mark OF 1896, which was hfty-
six thousand"
BLAIR at last denies that he said In his st.
leave the White House aiiye." lie says he
simply declared II to be his opinion that
Grant would never leave the Presidential
Times, intensely Copperhead,as well as the
Democrat, reported Blair as making the bloody
threat. A cloud OF witnesses OF both parties
doubt that he did. Bisir's own correction
| gives utterance to sentiment almost as OBJ
jectionable as the original report put into his
mouth.
TIE total vote In Pennsylvania on the 18th
crease over the vote of two years ago OF nearly
10000. The Republican vote has Increased
about 81 900, and the Democratic about 81, 900.
lent naturaiizations perpetrated in different
parts OF the state, but particularly In Phila-
delphia. II there are the above number Of
number more than $500 900, an Increase OF
nearly l,T5o,Ooo in eight years.
The Atlanta Era says: Unless Republican
voters are kept away from the polls by yio-
lence and Intimidation, the State will give a
handsome majority for Grant and Colfax; and
we warn the opposition now, that II force and
! intimidation are used to deter Republicans
| from voting, Congress will certainly throw
the vote OF Georgia out Of the electoral count.
| We want to see fair and quiet election; and
II, after such an election, the count shall prove
TO be in favor OF Seymour and Blair, we sha II
| abide the issue with good grace"
TIE Brenham Banner A rebel organ in
Texas, prints, on the LIST inst, letter from its
New Orleans correspondent, whom II indotses
as $50 situated as TO be thoroughly posted in
matters whereof he writes" and says "If no
on elect ion day. Every carpet Dagger
the struggle comes, they will reap the whirl.
wind as surely as they have sown the wind
Their days are numbered"
SENATOR TRuNBULL asked, in a recent
speech, "Who Is 1t that complains Of these
Of the South complaint Not one OF them.
The whole complaint comes from the rebels
the Government, and who, so far from com
planning that some Of them are disfranchised,
ought to thank God that they are permitted to
live and walk on the earth"
The Democrats say Grant has no policy
The General has recently said: This much l
wish, and declare this to be my policy: That
such degree OF peace and tranquility shall
exist in this country that man may speak
his mind in any part Of our great land, and
that without molestation or hindrance." This
10 the policy the country want, and what 1t
will have under Grants administration.
TnE Presidents last card 10 not trumps.
The debt and financial question is but OF little
consequence compared 10 preventing the men
who attempted to destroy the Union from oh.
taxation are bad enough, but Seymour, Blair,
| Wade Hampton, Forrest, Vallandigham, Wise,
| Toombs, &C, 10 power would be calamity
more terrible than bankruptcy.
I'm oil iF bay
ried Western Virginia. The World claimed
Indiana until every honest Democratic organ
in the country admitted the election Of the
Republican candidate for Governor. Let 1t
go on claiming. Democrats no longer have
| any confidence in an organ so given to falsi-
| Tying and Misrepresentation.
SOME of the rebel Democrats are becoming
| wise by bitter experience. The Knoxville
| lrenn.l Press says they may thank the ku
| Klux Khan and General Forrest for their de-
| feat in the October elections, and adds that,
how to hold their tongues, like GRANT, the
Democrats would have swept all four States.
AMoNo the colored individuals registered
as voters in Augusta, are found the names Of
Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, George WASH
ington, John Milton, and Thomas Paine.
S. S, ATSEwoRTH, a prominent Democrat OF
| fayettc county, Iowa, having dared any Re.
| publican to stump the county with him, his
cepted the challenge, and they are now in the
| campaign field.
THERE was 3 terrible shaking up among the
| people OF California, last week, in conse.
however, 10 the shaking up the Democrats IN
that state will get next Tuesday.
The Mobile Tribune, tDemocratic,D despair.
| Ing OF being able to elect Democrat from that
Congressional district, advises that negro be
put In nomination to oppose the Republican
| party.
SIX SEATS in the Forty.nrst Congress will
| certainly be contested those Of Mohatt,
| paI nj nd at In plTa nj Ira de-
and Hosg, Of Ohio, and Voorhees,, in Indiana,
all Democrats.
The Madison Ind.) Courier of Thursday says
the grand jury OF that county have found
| twenty Indictments since Tuesday against
Democrats for illegal voting.
| THE Oshkosh (Wis.) Northwestern says that
some forty OF the hardest old Democrats hith.
| erto In the Fourth ward Of that city took part
| In Republican caucus there on Friday night
| last.
GEN. q. II. HALE, of the Alabama Legisla-
| ture, who lost seventy.hye slaves, with other
property, by the war, comes out for Grant
a VERY pious old lady, relating her expert
ence when horse ran away with the carriage
she was 10, said "she put her trust in Proyi-
dence till the brichin broke" Pennsylvania
was the Democratic "brichin."
THE Blairs are fortunate in their invita-
tions. Montgomery was Invited to leave Mr..
Lincoln's cabinet, and Frank 10 invited TO
vacate his place on the Democratic ticket.
GEN. GRANTS "Hlence is golden" Gen.
Blsir's garrulity is coppery. Each candidate
| exhibits his true metal
IL noticing tho arrival OF \ company OF
Federal troops at Columbus, Ga, the Sun
| speaks OF them as "the enemy"
Stoves and Tinware.
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