The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-07-15
From the Daily Courier of July sth.

Nauicni ItVpuDlican, over 4U,OVU ma
jority, and that the Constitution is
also adopted.
The following are tho Washington
dispatches in relation to the election:
A congratulatory dispatch was re.
ceived by tho President Wednesday
morning, from Mr.. Walker, chairman
of the Executive committee. Walk
er's majority in the State is now es-
timated at 10000. Both branches Of
the Legislature is claimed by Walk
or men.
Up to one o'clock yesterday des-
patches received here show that
Walker carries the State by 10000,
and the Legislature 40 on JOINT bal
lot.
All kilograms Of this morning give
overwhelming gains for Walker, 50
large as TO divest tho result Of the
interest Of . doubt.
The Walker men are assembled in
tho streets in great crowds, cheering
over the returns.
President Grant, Washington, d.
Con behalf of the Executive Com.
mittee of the Walker party, con-
gratulate you upon the triumph of
your policy in Virginia. The graft
tude Of the people tor your liberality
Is greatly enlizened by the overwhel-
ming majority by which that policy
prevails.
(Signed) r. 7. DANIELS,
Chairman,
The Democratic State Convention
met at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
at Columbus, Ohio, and organized
with Hon. P. Van Trump as Prest.
Gen. W. s. Rosecrans was nomina-
ted for Governor on the second bal
lot.
The other nomi nations are
Lieut.. Gov, T. J. Godfrey, of Mer-
Supreme Judge, W. J. Gilmore, of
Preble.
Treasurer of State, Stephen Buhr-
or, of Cleveland.
Attorney General, Col. J. NJ. Con-
nell, of Fairfield.
Supt. Board OF Public Works, Ben.
Churchill, IF Hamilton.
The following is q synopsis of tho
democratic platform adopted yesfer.
at Columbus:
lst. Condemning the exemption OF
Government bonds from taxation as
unjust TO tho people, and declaring
opposition to any appropriation for
the payment of the interest on such
bonds until they are made subject to
taxation.
I'd. Decla,in the clalE,s Of bondhol-
dcrs, that were bot with greenbacks
and the principal which is payable by
law in currency, should be paid in
gold is unjust, extortionatc, and, If
persisted in, will inevitably force up
on the people the question of repudi-
alton.
3d. Denouncing high protective
tariffas oppressive and uncomfortable,
particularly to the people most de-
manding its repeal, and substitution
based upon revenue principles alone.
with the closest possible approxima-
tiOn to free trade.
4th. Declaring that the Democratic
party has always been friendly to the
rights and interests OF the laboring
man; that they are in favor ofa limi-
ted number of hours IN all manufactu-
ring workshops; of most liberal house.
hold and homestead exemption laws;
of liberal grants of public lands free
to actual settlers; opposing the dona
ton of public lands to swindling rail
road corporations declaring them
selves generally friendly to system
of means advocated by labor and in
dustrial colleges d pledging the
influence Of the Democratic party, if
restored 10 power, in giving them
practical application.
9TH. Denocncing the attacks OF
Governors Hays and Lee upon the
late General Assembly, as false, ma
licious. and unworthy OF gentlemen
occupying their elevated positions.
9Th. Defending the late General
Assembly from the charge Of extrav-
agance; declaring that appropriations
were provided for without an in
crease of State levy.
7th. Thanking the late General
Assembly for economical expendi-
turesin decentralization OF the State
Government, aud for the exposure OF
frauds in the erection Of the State
buildings.
9Th. Declaring the right Of each
State to regulate tho right ofsuffrage
for itself, denouncipg the 10Th con-
stitutional amendment as subversive
of the principles Of the Federal Con-
stitution.
9Th. Denouncing the policy Of the
Radical party as practically tending
to destroy the reserved rights Of
States and convert the republic into
consolidated despotism.
10th. Denouncing the national
banking system, demanding it's i'm
mediaterepeal.
1lth. Declaring the trial and SEN
tence to death of citizens of Texas
not in the military or naval service in
time ofpeace, where civil courts OF
that State were in unobstructed ex-
ercise of their functions and approval
of the sentence by the President, vio-
lates the most sacred rights OF Amer
ican citizens.
18th. Arraigns tho party in power
and declares itanworthy of the conf
dence aud support Of . free people.
18th. Extends the hand of fellow.
ship to all conservatives, men aot
heretofore democrats, and invites
them to unto with them in the effort
10 displace the party in power, and
pledges undivided support ofthc dem
ocratic party Of tho ticket.
Washington dispatches say
1t may now be stated, and with
more certainty than heretofore, that
Minister Sickles has not been instruc-
ted to negotiate for the purchase OF
Cuba, aud additional assurance comes
from one of the best sources OF OIL
cial information that the Govern
ment is not locking to the purchase
of territory in any other quarter.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
directed the Assistant Treasurer at
New York to purchase three millions
of United States bonds on Friday
next, to be held subject to the future