The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-13
POLITIGdL,

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nightier than the sword
Greedy privately says that GRAFT stands
no chance at Chicago.
Two hundred negroes who had been in
weighed into loyal league at Lynchburgh,
Va, have "cussed and quit"
JouN G.. NIcHonAY, American consul
at Paris, has In contemplation the writing
of history of Mr. Lincoln's administra-
ton.
THE New Orleans convention tried to
get itself photographed. but the body was
so very dark that the artist couldn't get a
negative.
A Washington letter says that Banks,
Boutwell, and Bullock are aspirants for
Mr. Summers seat ID the United States
senate.
TIE Seminole Indians, in Florida, are
said to retain the peculiar institution"
among them in spite of recent amend
ments to the constitution.
Franklin j. Moses, who first raised the
confederate flag over Fort Sumpter, in
1861, is a member Of the South Carolina
constitutional convention.
THE good Templars of Connecticut have
decided not to make prohibitory senti-
ments a political test--in other words,
have suspended their moral ideas until az
ter election.
Secretary McCulloch slipped on the icy
pavement on Wednesday evening of last
week, and severely injured himself He
was taken to his residence His physi-
ans fear that his spiue is Injured.
Burlington, Iowa, held its municipal
election on Monday last, which resulted in
the election Of democratic mayor by a
majority Of 325; marshal By majority
of COZ and four aldermen out of six
TIE Washington correspondent of the
New Y ork Herold declares that Mrs Sen
ator Sprague, nee Kate Chase, may be re-
garded as the Mime Recanier, Nine
Roland, and Nine Talien combined" of
the radicals.
Senator Morton will attend the repub
state convention of Indiana Feb. 20.
special car from Baltimore to Indianapo-
lis, with the necessary cooking and sleep
ing apparatus, has been placed at his dis
posal, to go ard return.
Fifteen hundred freedmen of Lownde
county, Miss, are reported to have signeC
their names to an agreement to emf
CRATE to Liberia, says paper Of tha
state. They expect to be sent out under
the auspices Of the American colonization
society.
TIE assembly Of New York state, which
speaks for the people by 10000 majority
on the 2lSt passed a vote of censure upon
Edwin VI. Stanton for pcrsisting in the eff
fort to retain possession of the war office
in opposition to the wishes of, and after he
had been dismissed by the president.
FoRYEy's Press announces with 40 air
of exultaton that nearly ope-half of the
republican delegation from Tennessee tt
the Chicago convention to nominate 4
president are negroes. This, lie says,
is a '.practlcal exemplilication of faith il
the doctrines they preach on the part o.
the union men of that state
TIE A5eraecn( Iiss) Examiner asserts
that Flourney. Of Pontotoc, now radica
member of the Mississippi convention
though now protesting the most devoted
love for the Ethiopian. had his slaves, du
ring the war, sent in iron collars chains
and shackes ID Georgia, from that state
much to the disgust aud horror of those
who are now his bitter political opponents
Hons HeroM has column leader OF
the question: Shall the last barrier fall ?
and colored Methodist preachers be invi
ted to the care of white congregations
; Until this is done. the Heratd thinks mucl
remains to be done; and the churches ar
called upon to respond, by telling thei
presiding elder that if colored brothe
is sent 70 ,hem, he will not be refused.
Mr.. Dom Piatt, prominent republi
can of Ohio, writes to the Tribune that, il
the recent congressional canvass in tn
eight district. Gen. Beatty, the republican
candidate placed himself fairly on tn
financial platform Of Gen. Butler, an
that ''our people rallied to this cry with /
life and enthusiasm that reminded us o
the war times"
There is no doubt that the presiden
has rcsolved-though Secretary Seward
it is said, has not acquiesced-to make al
imperative demand on Great Britain TO
the settlement of the Alabama Claims. Tn
CORE spondence will be opened afresl
through the new British minister. Tha
which took place regarding settlemen
by arbitration will be all thrown aside
SOMEBODY down east has invented
finger moistener," for the use of mer
: chants. bankers, clerks and others. |
is made TO prevent money from sticking
to their digits. We hope the invento
will supply the radicals of the rump, ant
all the radical government officials, eac|
with a Finger moisteler." Anything t
reduce that monthly increase, in the pub
lie debt, of $40, 600, 900.
b. L. DOWNING, of Lexington, Ky, an
nounces himself an independent candidate
for sheriff, and considers his claims inds
pensable, as he "once slept with Andrev
Jackson" Wherupon the kentucky Ico