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The New York herald., 1868-03-08
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.


New York Town Elections.
Returns continue to be received of the city and
village elections in this State held the I'd inst II
will be seen that they continue to show democratic
gains:-
SARATOGA C0uNTY.-The democrats In Mechanics
vile have reelected the old Board by large and
decisive majority. saltwater shows q democratic
gain of about one hundred. Saratoga elects demo-
cratic Supervisor and the entire ticket for the first
time in twenty years.
ESSEX CouNTy.-The town OF Essex elects the
democratic ticket by s5 maory last year, Is. West
port elects nearly the entire democratic ticket by IS
majority; last year the republican majority was 49,
WAYNE COUNTY.-The town elections in this
county have resulted in splendid gains to the
democracy. Lyons elects the democratic ticket by
l6s majorty-a gain OF 40 over last fall Galen gave
republican majority last fall OF ls9; now 1t elects
democratic Supervisor. Huron was republican last
fall by "a majority now 1t elects democratic Super
visor. Sodus was rs republican last fall now 1t
elects democratic Supervisor. Palmyra was re-
publican Last fall by 81 majority, and now elects
democratic Supervisor by q majority. The Board
will stand republicans to democrats; last year IL
republicans to democrats.
MADISON CoUNry.-Lenox elects the democratic
Supervisor by l07 majority. Last year so republi-
can majority. The district in which the village Of
Canastota Is located gave S republican majority last
spring; now it gives the democratic ticket II ma
jority.
DUTCHEss COUNTY.-Democrats elect Is, the re-
pubicans IL Supervisors. Democratic gain 2.
ULSTER COUNTY.-DemOcrats elect IL, republicans
Supervisors. Same as last year.
ONTARIO COUNTY.-The democrats succeeded last
spring in electing 10 out Of 80 Supervisors 1t was
then thought that the result was purely
accidental, and might not occur in years
again; but this spring the democrats have
done better still. While the democrats
have 81 Supervisors elected in opposition to
regular republican nominations, they have assisted
to elect two republicans in opposition to the regular
nominees, viz, In Sweden and Wheatland. In only
ten Of the thirty three towns and wards in this
hitherto republican county has that party been able
to carry its ticket. The democrats have carried
Canandaigua Victor, Phelps, Seneca, Manchester,
South Bristol &c.
CLINTON CoUNTY.-The democrats elect their Super
visor by majority Of O. gain Of 181 since last year.
WASHINGTON CoUNTY.-The democrats have car
ried their ticket by 1s4 majority gain Of about 60.
LIVINGSTON CoUNTY.-The whole democratic
ticket, with the exception Of three minor officers,
was elected first time in seven years.
The New York herald., 1868-03-08
Town Elections in Maine.

The Bangor Democrat hears that the town of Lin
coin on the % instant elected democratic town off,
GERS by majority. This shows a democratic gain
of 154 since last fall when the vote stood republican
1876, democratic AZ.
The democracy Of Bucksport elected their candi-
date for Moderator, giving him 256 votes They lost
their Town Clerk by 10 votes The republicans
elected their first Seectman by 35 majority and then
adjourned, not daring to risk vote for the rest Of
the town officers The vote Of Bucksport last fall
was Chamberlain 800, Pillsbury ILL.,
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-10-21

now reads, weeks before l saw Mr. Sey
mour's letter, AID the thought does Not
suffer do you think it does?) by &C
curing to two independent minds at
rhe same time You call Seyrnour's a
'brginning letter" You must be at a
loss FOR something to object to it
struck NE as in decidedly coed TASTE
unexceptiouable IN matter aud express
sion. know little of him personally,
but if in all else he is equal to this. he
will do. You certainly have no war
rant for the opinion 'hat he will fall
pnder The influence Of Toombs and
Hampton. he certainly never yet
aoied under their Influences Gener-
al Grant did under that Of StaDtun and
Wade when he gave Stantun a file of
Unit States troops to enable him to
''stick,' and bayonet the President if
he should attempt to enter the depart
ment There Is no more reason to sus-
pect Seymour Of snbserviency to die
loyal councils than any other, the best,
man 10 the Eat,on. On the whole, l
would rather have your opinion "
Yeas hence on the present political
condition. than nuw. l remain, very
truly, yours,
Hon T. c. JONES, Delawar re, Ohio.
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Fig 1t Between WaspS and
Rats.

A couple Of farm servants on a plan
tation in the Southern part of Alabama,
who lad been asl, ep in a lott OF a large
barn. were awakened one morning, re-
Gently. by a great commotion in the
hay-mnS beneath them and on lacking
down saw a scene which, probably, is
without parallel.
Swarming in through an open win
d W was a p r ect cloud of wa-ps, wi o
we're attacking a young army of rats,
W hose squealiDg had aroused the two
farm hsnts
The rats stood upon their hind legs.
j a perfe, t rack m o rage aud f ar,
and CRASHED their teeth at the wasps.
who stuug them remnrselessly The
bodies Of the rats we're terribly swollen
by the poison of the ins c,s ; AID in
their 1age AID fury they turned and biz
each other. Tie hayloit was strew
with in the dead bodies of the rats,
until at last the survivors fed from the
scene and left the wasps masters OF
the situation.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-10-21
The State Result.

The Democracy have carried eight
G ngressioual Districts 4; and elected
thi following members:
Gen. G. W. Morgan, Hon. p. w.
Strader, Hon. William Mungen, Hon.
E. F: Dickins On, Hon. P. Van Trump,
Hon. T II. Hoag, Hon. ]. W. Thorn
as, Hon. M. d. Follett.
The Hon. L. r. Critchfield was de
feated, in this District, by the negro
vote in Lorain comfy, which amounts
to some hundreds of votes. Welker's
majority in the District amounts to
about 50 votes. If the election is
contested by Mr.. Critchfield, and
justice done him, he will get his seat.
The constitution of Ohio provides
that only white men shall vote; but
at Oberlin, they let al the negroes
vote. Such is Republicanism.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-10-21

on an ,fic,al aud no, touch a ma
made rich by his position. Thus Wa
especially. the case with the moneyec
offices Honest men stood ashast Il
the impuuI'y with which stealing wen
on. Ali cries of shane at the outras
seemed unavailing All opposition
was thrown away Thieves wera turn
ed ost to be succeeded by tn ewes and
colossal forum s were made in an hour.
The ami Bile old President cracked
jokes over rhe rascal'ty, and said thai
in his appointments he had to run hs
hand irto a suck OF fity snat es to find
an eel"
Here certainly, is sufic ept food 70,
conteni p%latior, at one lin e and per
haps from this may be inferred III.
real motive of raising the cry .'drsloyaI,
''copperhead," etc, by the Radicals it,
Office against Democrats.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-10-21

position IN the country? Grant is
now the general of our armies. A
recent act of Congress has endowed
him with extraordinary powers, dan
gerous to the liberties of the people.
If he holds on to this position and is
elected President of the United
States, what il there to prevent, his
using these extraordinary. powers ike
Napoleon and Cromwell, and ON the
ruin of Republican Liberty erect a
Despotism with himself as King, Des-
pot or Emperor? This is a grave
matter and calls for the serious con-
sideration Of the people. The light
and experience of history should not
be lightly regarded: The sword of
Caesar struck down the Republican
liberties of Rome. The army of Ma
poleon converted Republican France
into a Monarchy. The Republic of
Greece passed away before the pow
err of the sword. AS it has been in
the past, so will it be again, unless
the American people guard we'll the
approaches of their citadel. And
among the most alarming signs of the
times, which should cause men to
think and to act, is the spectacle pre-
scented of the General of our armies
with extraordinary powers, a candl-
date for he Presidency and still hold
ing on to his military office. Such a
scene is not only highly indecorous
but it is highly dangerous and gives
just cause for alarm. From one end
of the land to the other there should
go up a UNIVERSAL demand for the res
ignation of Gen. Grant. Resign !
Resign should ring in = cry breeze
and be heard from every lip. 1t is
too dangerous a precedent to be al
lowed Gen. Grant is human. He
is ambitious. The very fact that he
seeks the Presidency while holding a
life Office of Ease and comfort, worth
fully as much and without one-half of
the expenses of the Presidential office,
shows him to be an exceedingly ambi-
tious, man. Is it to be conceived
that he would give up a life office,
with emoluments equal to the other,
and without its expenses and troubles,
and one.suited to his taste and dispo-
for another Office of only four
years duration, beset with heavy ex-
penses and vexations. unless he med
itated the conversion of that four
years of Office into one for life? The
warning words of Jefferson should
ring with solemn force in the eur of
the people: son Questions of power,
place no confidence in man ]?
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-10-21
LincOla on COIEaX-StOry or a
Ram.

Cd Abe, cs we used to call our late
President, lad a wonderful perception
of mems characters, and an inexbaus'i
bile fund OF live anecdotes with whict'
to illustrate them.
The best illustration OF the character
of The popinjay put up by the radical,
Tor Vice-Pr, s:deni was that Of Lincoln
as told by one who heard the joke
When=C oItax was eL cited pcaker, h.
was If course, Immediately "set up >
He conceived The idea that The cd rel.
Of Washington etiquette, which ranked
Senators above m, mbers of the House
in their intercourse with the Presiden i,
was ali wrong ; that the Speaker ha'
precedence over Senator'S at the Whit
House. Calling VI on the PresidrnI
on a ccrtaiH occasion, he was required
to wait u til the conclusion Of an In
teIView be,weun a Senator and Lincoln
Culfax touk this in dudgeon, and made
some remarks ub"ur it. These coming
TO the ears Ut Old Abe. iE a c"nvrrsa.
ton on the mat'er with some Illinois
Democrats he said
.;Co,fax reminds me OF a ram, once
owned by an old friend, Farmer Jones,
ni San anon county The ram was y
tolerabls fair enimal for thu: day, &c
fure the stock Of sheep he'd been mat
rrially improved He ran with the
flock diving proper service fer a long
time. One day he became trouble
some. broke through the gap into an
adjoining field amung the cows. After
THAT, neither blows nor coaxing could
i.duce that ram to herd with Sheep
agaiu He fele sure, said Old Alb,
that he had got to BE- a bull. and moth
ing could persuade him out of that no.
ton. Cnlfax since he has tcen made
Speaker, never will be convinced that
he is not q bigger sheep Than those
fellows In the north end of he CAPT
Ever after that he VAS called by
those who heard the story, "Ram
Coifax.'-Aiinois State Register.
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Mfr. EWinC's Reply To r e,
Jones, Delaware. Ohio.
LANCASTER, Sept 80. 1893

LANCASTER, Sept 3U. 1878
MY DEAR SIR-Your favor of the
9Th has been some time on Rand. but a
press, partly Of business. mainly Of in
dulence, has DELAYED nv answer.
1 am not at all surprised at the views
you express on the subject of my I'D
dress of tie I'd. You talk, and read
aad live on enc side of the question
only, and whatever strongly contrav-
enes it must, I am we'll aware, impress
you un avorab'y while l, on the other
hand, not engaged in political or pro
iessional life, mixing freely with men
Of all parties and having all the reiia
BILE 8 urces of information open and
present before me, have formed an OPT
MON quite different from yours, ane
probably different from that which |
would have formed in your situation -
You have read the brief on one side
I have examined, and weighed the case
carefully on both. with a most earnest
desire to sustain, if possible, the party
to which very many of my old friends
and political associates belonged ; that
I could not do it was their fault, not
miDe' for 1 warned them repeatedly Of
the gulf which they were opening be-
tween us, which it were impossible for
NE to pass without an Abandonment of
all ny life long cherished principles;
and while these eveurs were passing, l.
stood on ground which precluded all
possible supposirion that 1 had an un
due bias on the side on which yod
.L.-L Nh.k - f0,yardo So0nscInn
its consequent revolt, or in favor of
those who committed it. l have, dur
ing all nv political life. spoken aud
written against the right Of nuIIiiea
ton and secession. And at the open
ing of the late contest, from the very
first, and as long as my physical
strength endured, j pnblicly addressed
the people. calling upon the young men
to volunteer. and he aged and rich to
contribute funds to support the fimi
lies Of the patriotic soldiers who voluu-
teered to fight in defense of the Con-
stiruiion ond the Uniou.
In this. Judge Rsnney. Allen. AM
other old school Democrats, took the
stand with me 1t was not a party,
but a National, a Uniun movement and
l did notpropose then, nor do 1 intend
now. to slide into a party which. by its
reckless violence, is destroying both
the Union and the Republican govern
ment under which alone it exists. l
have four sons, and TWO sons in law, six
in all. When an armed force becams
necessary, five of the six volunteered
OF these, all but one who was disa
tied by a wound, served dupng the
war, aud fought in more than twenty
battles, beginning at Bull Run and
ending at the grand review in Wash
ingtou.; and of these four, no n was
less than twice promoted for good con-
dict on the field of battle. It is cool
Tor gentlemen to talk to me OF their
achievements AID arrogate the right to
govern the nation because they saved
it. when few of them rendered more
.eficientservice 10 the h.ur of trial than
l., and the millions who think aad acf
with me. And ,he most that any Of
those did who claim most meTit, and
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-10-21
:Treasury'Robbers

To show who has robbed the Treas
ury Of millions. we will introduce a
few Radical Witnesses. The first is
John P Hale, lare United States Sen
ator from New Hampshire In a
speech delivered by him in the United
States Senate. ia April, 1862, MIR.
Hale said
II tell you. sir. I believe. and T de
clare it.upon my responsibility as a
Senatat IF The. Unit d States that The
liberties Of the country are IN greater
6anges to. day from The CORRIP
TONS and from the IROfLIG
ACY practiced in the various Depart
nents OF government than they are
from the open enemy in the field"
The next witness is Henry L.. Dawes
one of the Massachusetts representatives,
in Congress, who thus expressed him
self in speech to the House, in the
same year: .
: 1.-The gentleman must remember.
that in the first year Of a Republican
administration, which came into power
upon professions OF retrenchment and
reform, there Is unduhitabIe eviderce
(ey,depce that connot be doubted)
abroad in the land. that somebody has
PLUMBER ED THE PUBLIC TIRE
AoURY we'll nigh in that single year
as much rs the entire current yearly
of the Government during
the administration which the people
hurled from power 'because of its cor.
ruption
The next piece Of testimony I'VE
quite from Don Piatt. a leading Re
publican of this State. in his Mdck-a
Oheck Press of June I, 1867, said
s.From the hour Of his (Lincnln's)
FIJI st Inauguration up TO that of his
dealt, ,~EaGGhieves were all in Office
1t was ID bic almost TO lay hands
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-10-21
'lSLS|4{@]1

W., do not wish 10 inform you reader, thai
DR. Wonderful, or any o:her man, ha. dis
eo7ered a remedy that c res 20 sumptiou
when The lungs are half consumed, in sbori
will cure all diseas's whether OF mind bod,
or estate. make men live FOREVER, ard leave
death o play tor what of work. and is lie
signed l." ma e our subiunary sphere bliss
tut paradise. TO which II eaven itself shall r."
bur a side show. You have hoard enough
of that kind of humbuggery. and we do IL, I
yor der that you have by this time become
Disguised with it But When we tell you
That DR. Sage's Catarrh. Remedy win posi-
lively cure the worst cases of 'atarrh. we
only assert that which thousands cnn testify
to Try it and you will be cnnvinced We
will pay $500 Reward for a case of Cafarrh
that we cannot cure
F"r SdLr by most DrUgqisfs E'cerywhere.
Price only so Cents. Sen: by Mail, post
p i'd. for Sixty Cents: Four Packages for
90 or l Dozen for S. 90. Send q stamp
for DR. sage's pamPhlef on Catarrh
DR. SAGE & co, P,opr;etors.
(Sml3) Buffaio, N v
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-10-21

The slogan" of the Radical parry
is the election of Seymour and Ban
will rob Us of all the fruits of the late
war. AT oil times and in all places this
cry seems TO be deemed sufficient t'to
fire the Northern heart" against the
Democratic candiAa'es.
What fruits of the late war would
the people save? There are s me bi'fer,
Dead Sea fruits of The war, which no
victory of any party can lose, No lar
ty can either obIIterate the half mi hon
Of premature graves dug by "the late
var" or dry the tears or heal the bro
ken hearts of the surviving kindred
and friends who mourn over them The
countless millions of debt-national,
State. municipal. and pr,vate-is au
other fruit at which the Peep must
gnaw in anguish for years to come, and
of which no party victory will be able
to rob them They must also keep the
negro emaucipated; for No party, North
or South, desires. or would consent to
his re enslavemcnt.
What other fruits Of the war do the
pe,ple desire to save? Would they pro
long the misraie of a Congressional mob!
Do they desire to keep the hands of The
Executive so tied that he cann"t K
cute the laws? Would they cuntirsue
military ,nle until it is gradually 'x'er-
ded sver all the States. and has absor-
bed eli the functions OF Guvenmeni?
Do they wish to sanction aud c"unte
nance the bullying insoience Of a:set OF
mill airy exempts and d'sgraced gener;
ais, who, when victory had been secured
by fair, open, manly fighting, came in
to insult the vanquished, and force up
on them every conceivable degradation?
Would they prolong the resentment
nurtured in the vanquished by this at
tempt to heap disgrace upon them! Do
they covet the perpetuity Of sectional
bate? Then let them continue the
Radical party in power.
IF the Radicals shou d be maintained
in power the people shall gather other
fruits than these. They shall zee the
public. debt increasing ,ens of millions
annually Il support a p"Pu alton which
they iave pauperized- They shall see
tn. tY,p which vas once the support OF
our 70: eign trade annually dwindlins
away by millions of dollars. They
shall ace fertile lands aband"aed by the
enterprise and skill which rendered
them productive, and lett to forests un
der ignorant and indoIent cultivation.
They shall see the i%usolence of the
negro constantly increasing as he de
mands increased adRSiSsiun of his entire
with. rhe white race. They
see the STATE of society which
must grow out OF Radical misrule in
the South Invading, Ike a gangrene.
the very vitais OF the nation They
shall SEE established a state OF official cor
ruprion and debauchery mere daring
and unblushing han the worst gov
eminent ever dreamed of. If these
are the fruits which shc people would
save, let Them defeat the election q
Seymour and Blair -MteHigencDr.
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How q Peck of COrnmeal is
TaXaed.

E: 1t is allegedthat the wealthy citizens
pay all rhe -tax,s, and hat those who
labor for a living, pay none. r West
ern paper in answer to the assertion
that because a man is poor be can not
be. taxed. thus shows how even a peck
Of meal. purchased by a poor man to
aid in feeding his flmily of little child
rem is taxed, to aid in paying The in
terest on untsxrd bonds. 1t says:
The corn from which that peck Of
meal was made was raised on taxed
land. ploWed by a taxed plow, drawn by
taxed horses h,tched with taxed gears
1t was hoed with n taxed hoe, cuitiva-
red with taxed Implements, gathered
with a taxed wagon. drawn with taxed
horses, thrown into a taxed CRIB, shell
led on q ta> ed machine measured in a
taxed measure, taken in a tax d sack
and ground in a taxed mill. slew d with
q raxei sieve, mixed in a taxed pan,
srIrr-d with taxed salt. put into, a tax
ed spoon, salted with taxed salt, put
into a taxed bake pan, baked in a taxed
stove, laid ou, on a taxed plate, cut
with a taxed kuiIe, and lastly eaten bv
a pretty heavily tagged man 1fit were
not for t'xes you c"uld buy a bushel Of
meal for what rhat peck cost you Be
sid s it is T OF on that alone that you
are.taxed. but upon every thing you
have to buy. A pound of sugar cost
only three or four cents, but you have
to paw from sixteen to twenty. A
pound cf coffee only costs ten Gems, hut
you have to pay thirty. and it costs
you thee hundred dollars a year to
supper your family, you may safely sly
one halt of this is Tax Now. is it any
wonder that times are hard and hat
YOU find it difficult to live ?-Erchnnge
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One More Raliyl

The Democracy of Ohio made q
splendid fight on Tuesday last True
We did not succeed in carrying the
state, yetlthe Republican majority is
% small that it can be easily over
come at the November Election. In
he contest on Tuesday last, hundreds
Of thousands of dollars were expend-
cd As a corruption fnnd by the Re
publican Jacobins and Impeachers
who desired to be again returned to
Congress The two thousand dollars
extra pay was doubtless allspent in this
way, together with all the forced con-
tzibutions, extorted from Post Mast
ers, Assessors and Collectors through
out Ohio. At the November election
these influences will be mostly re-
moved, and the naked issue of elect
.ingis competent, or an incompetent
President will be presented to the
people. This being SC, we have great
confidence that Ohio a be carried
by the democracy, if theyIstand firm,
and rally every voter to the polls
VIII you do it ? Remember, if you
fail to do so, this may be the end of
our government. If Grant is elect
ed, holding his military position in
the army, our government will be
a constitutional monarchy in less
than ten yearsl Rally then, once
more for liberty.