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EDITOR JouRSAL:-The Capitol ,s
at this time compaftatlvit1t 5fHea from
'"e oustle and 'exoiteaeat; 6H@. ( lie
ever present when Congress is in sea.
sion. The rooms at the Capitol occnpi-
ed by the Republican Naiional and
II Congressional Committees are, koEsxxi;;32
scenes Of continual activity and indus
try. Sound political doctrines gre sent
forth from ther to all parts of the
country, enlightcning the uninfo1ned
and acting as antidotes to the perniciou,
sentiments in1ustriously circulated by
an unprincipIed foe.
| The Democracy are also busy send
ing out books and pamphlets. Among
other books they circulate, is Hinton
Rowan Helpers recent work On "Ne-
yroc'.' When Helpers "Impending
Crisis was circulated by Republicans
before the war, the Democracy said TIA
author was unworthy Of the patronage Of
honest men, because of his having been
guilty ofa larceny when youog, liring
in North Carolina, in stealiDg IRON his
employer. But they forgive him all
his crimes now that he ha. embraced
the Democratic faith. A criminal is 2
|*good enough person, in their op,pion,
if lie will only uphold Democratic
principles,
The President doesn't give the Sey-
| nour ticket very earnest support
One reason is he wanted the nomina-
himself, and he cannot look With much
favor on such ingratitude as has been
given in return for his many trials and
sacrifices. Another reason is, johnson
sees clearly that Grant Is to be elected,
and be looks upon trying to prevent SO
manifest result as simply useless
One phase of the "wickedest man.
business appears here. The Eeening
Express, Copperhead organ; having
said that Major Bowen was the wick
edest nan in Washington, unless Chris
tian Richards was wickeder still, Mrl
Bowen has commenced a libel suit
against the proprietors of the Express.
The man called sneeringly "Christian
Richards is Maj. J. R. Richards, su-
perintendent Of Police and IS a christ
ian and gentleman. He las been the
means of giving order and eace to the
Capital when riot and blood would have
frequently resulted from the action Of a
less prudent and honest Chief of Police
Therefore he has gained the enmitv cf
the Express and its Democratic and RI
otous readers.
Gen. Grant is still absent from the
city. His return is anticipated about
October 18th. The stores of his
drunkenness are the most bare-faced
frauds. They are looked upon simply
as ridiculous By those best acquainted
with the man. The loud talk as to
Gen. Grants habits is the "stop thiet"
cry which is intended to divert at,en-
tion from their own MAJ. Frank Blair,
whose hotel Lii in Hartford last sum-
mcr was ten dollars for two days board
and sixty-ive for whisky and lemons.
The Democrats predicted a war of
races as the result Of negro suffrage,
and they are trying to make their pre-
diction good by such unprovoked mas
sacres as lately occurred at Camilla,
Georgia. When Andrew J Johnson told
Fred Doug las two years ago that tue
Congressional policy would lead to
war Of races, the latter asked Mr.. John
son who would begin the war, and he
could not give an answer, for he well
knew that the war would be comuenc-
ed by the white race on whose side is
the greater power and prejudice and
number. Troops are being sent to dit-
ferent points in the South, who, it is
thought, Will prevent outbreaks.
Your State occupies a prominent
place in the business Of the General
Land Office, and the St. Cloud Office
sends up by far the largest returns Of
sales, locations and entries Of all sorts
Of any local Office in the State. And
considering the amount Of business
done there is as satisfactory showing,
I understand, from that Office as to the
manner in which matters are conducted
as from any Office in the West.
NJ. E. II. Howell, Esq, Chief Clerk
of the General Land Office, has return
ed to lis post, after trip to the far
west Himself and party were captur-
ed on the 23d of August in Colorado,
by large band of Cheyenne and ARA
pahoe Indians, and they were only saw
ed from being scalped by the krovl-
edge on the part of the Red Skins that
most Of the party were officers of the
Government, and they have supersti-
tious dread OF harming United States
Officers unless 10 regular warfare with
the military.
CARLOS.