New-York tribune., 1869-04-01
POLITICAL.


candidate for Mayor OF jacksonville, Illinois
There are three Democratic candidates Tor
the Mayoray n MtAnphis Tenn. The Republicans nave
not made nomination.
Gen. +. ii. Hopkins (Republican) has been re-
elected Mayor Of Jacksonville, Fla, BY 1886 majority over
T. r. webster The City Council stands six Republicans
Qhree OF whom are coloredJ and two Democrats
The National Republican of Washington says
that Senator sehurz his maiden Senaorih enOr ue
onsraed the soun9ness OF the reputation as popular
orator he brought 10 Washington. No more ready or
rnoent aebater has held seat in tho Chamber IN the
last decade. any more graceful OF poShea IN 'ns
manner of his elooution."
The Houston Telegraph (Dem.,) hoists the
name OF Gen A. j. Hamilton for Governor of Texas, and
says
wo spprort him upon his record. We recognize himss
h apS sp in the state who can save from the ruin
which ominousy impends over ~ Al our SsTfy
a. 5oSses n Snt 6 ruin 10 s Canvass by that
party Therefore shall support him against all op-
position
The RepabIcan of Savannah, Ca, pays the
legislature OF that State the following backhanded COM
plment "Tbis body adjourned last night and we con-
gratulste the people OF Georgia While they have ns
Stained from runous measures, they nave Hose
enongh corrupt argeses railroads and to Themselves
70 px !Hs & fbsmseves a" the
In their behalf by the repressibe body we sDa ies
Tor seherapi an it,e % % in the welfare Of Georgia, and
those who have least rejoice II something mas
been left between them ana want
Among the civil appointments In Vlrgihla'
recently made by Gen. stOnemaR to I'LL vacancies
occasioned by removals for political disability unoer
Reconstruction laws. the following Circuit judges;
NpsS cpcSt Se wcste wrong6by vice W Thomas
Fourteenth Circuit, James Taylor vice X NJ H99sSh S
teenth Circuit Edmund PendetOn. vice Richard Parker
Eighth Circuit John Page vice John Cricher Fifth
Circuit +. X. Snead vice f. Pitts; sl1teen.n %
cult, Charles II. Bramhall, vice John A. Meredith.
Convention of the Republicans of Cincin-
natl was held in that city March "a, which put IN
nomination the following ticket for charter officers viz
For Mayor John F. Terrence; Judge Superior Court
Prosecuting Attorney Isaac j. Neal city Solicitor, Capt
j. B. Walker Treasrrer Adam b. wilson A%HaMor % OcRI v
Commissioner Frank Kirchner; Director OF lnnrmaIy
William III Walters; Market-Master, George Blncharti
Trustee OF WaterwOrks John simPknson
The Otneinnat Gasee cOnRatulates the public on pre-
senpg the above ticket and says means reform ana
good city government
NEW HAMPSHIRE POLITICS-Row AMONG THE
DEMOCRATS
CONCORD, n. H. March 9O.--Since the trl-
umphant election of the Onslow tearns on the sth
inst number of Democrats disheartened by their re-
peatsd defeats have trying TO form new political
party and endeayOred to get some OF the Repuo
icans On their ranks AS the latter nave nothing 70
have not supported the movement and, 1t having col
isPsea ronSS sno tSS medium Of their journals Patriot
and ThS People The Patriot handled its party leaders
Ing il recommended hostites in an article headed
Dscamer which has reference 70 the stse "a h cS ccs
Of The People The Patriot says: a. .,,;,, ., ,A.
sls ,ss ,s sSS9 3s' .;sS; g,;'Sg e. psno S
ballots for sSs STsoS m non ' % @sRs se los. Of several
reputation say9s been SvGsa @ y % % s @As Sa
been pTttsd At this once deem dI: to our
ys s q ,s s,4s::,T Ss: we ISsss piisS nS S'
Tbe sharp and sarcastic manner in which the article is
ritte9 oannot fail to renew the bad feelings already
existing between the two organs and division %hen zen
is likely to Occur s all that is needed 70 complete the
overthrow OF the Democracy OF New Hampshire
MARTIAL LAW IN TENNESSEE.
Giles County has heretofore been one OF the
orst in Tennessee for KuKlux outrags and it is
quently of the counties 10 which Gen. Coopers militia
have been to MAINTAIN order No sooner had the
militia appeared than the Rebel element suddenly be-
come very mild and lawabiding people They forth
with circulated petitions asserting the extreme amiabDy
of tho inhabitants, assuring the Commanding General
that there necessity for troops in that part OF the
state and mOdestly requesting that they be forthwith
Withdrawn They also called q mass meeting TO pass
resoons but decent respect for the truth Of history
seemed to require that the resolutions should express
regret that civil had not Heretofore been enforced in
all cases that the county jail had been broken into on
sundry occasions and that prisoners had been released
executed not in accordance Win tue IOrms
of law :" that private citizens had been some
times disarmed and matreated by masked persons.
Taking consideration the facts that % persons had
been murdered within the previous 12 months in Giles
County by the KuKlux, large numbers whipped, many
robbed OF arms and many driven from their
homes and singulary enough, too, all Radicals, the
facts were rather mildly stated in the resolutions The
meeting then resolved that arms taken by the ku'klux
should be restored that there necessity for an
armed force to maintain the civil Law, &c, &c. Gen
Cooper COmmandant OF the Militia, and others VINO
were really favor Of Peace and ORDER maae Speeches
IN which tbey commended the apparently general desire
but assured the repentaHt Rebels that 1t would
be for them to the stolen
hht that they must punish the thieves; that they
should not only pledge themselves 70 sustain the ev
authorities hencefOrth but OF their own accord they
should indct and punish ali men known 10 be kuklux,
in accordance with the laws that every man should be
eritted 10 express his political opinions freely on the
stump or otherwise without being moested When ali
fhis was DONE the withdrawal OF the militia would De
consdered b1t not before. The rather stun
t tbe Pehs seeing nothing better offered con-
cluded them into careful ana prayefIul cOhsleta
ton. In the mean time. about l5O young men va
moosedr between two days, when the troops arrived,
some OF them Of the first families The idea OF combining
tie fower OF Giles County in the Nashville Penitenary
1--WE wears moves the good 90 people TO tears Martial
law has been modified aso allow the Courts to trans
merely TO give them an opportunity 70 pun
sh offenders by the laws being assured sdey S 70 1ne
military commission Decisive action is apSoiutey ne
cessary.
NATIONAL IRISH UNION REPUBLICAN. ASSoCIA-
TION.
Convention of Irish Republicans, COM
posed Of distinguished representatives OF Of the
states was recently held at Washington, ID. G. David
Ren LII D. editor OF The Ish Rep,blican Of York,
presided and the Convention adopted the following plat
form Of principles:
Beas The hbOru inhabitants q the United States and their
children coBnats large proportion Of The people the eoun,I and