New-York tribune., 1869-05-11
POLITICAL.
Committee.

The Executive State Committee of the Repub-
can party OF Ohio have called state Convention, to be
held at Columbus Wednesday, the 23d day Of June
next to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant
Governor Judge Of the Supreme Court, AttOrneyGen-
eral, and Member OF the Board OF Public Works.
There seems to be quite a general disposi-
ton on the part Of the Conservative Democrac) press
of Virginia support the Walker state ticket and the
proposed State Constitution with some OF the more pro-
scrptye and Objectionable features (tO,be submitted
separately stricken out.
We learn by telegraph that the election held
at Cumberland Maryland yesterday, resulted in the sue
cess Of Mr. Lowe, the Republican candidate for Mayor,
by "a majority The Republicans also elected two Of the
six Councneu. The vote the largest ever poed
and the result shows very handsome Republican gain
as Horato Seymour received about 800 majority In the
city last November.
A Washington dispatch of the 9TH inst, says
Gen. Ashley left tonight for Montana. having been
at the Department Of State to receive his commisson
He win endeavor to colonze Montana with Germans
which he will be Senator
After protracted controversy in the Courts
Of South Carolina the case OF the Charleston City cleo
Ch mas been seteu iT IaC % SX eo too ec
decree OF the Court OF Common Pleas orders the oceIs
has been complied with.
The Hon. Jacob Thompson of Mississippi, re-
Gently made a speech 10 his neghbors at oxford In that
State on his return from Europe He took rather hope
fu and cheerful view Of the situation The people OF the
South had attempted by force Of arms TO set up and
maintain a separate Government and had failed IL was
now their duty TO accept the result Of that failure ID
good faith 10 struggle with hearty good will to build
up the waste places, and thus secure prosperity and
plenty TO the people Mr Thompson said:
In all ages the God OF battles has made sOme curious
and neXplieabe decisions But ~ IL not iOf Us 10 hd
out the reasons which controlled Him. II IS ours only 10
obey the decision because from there no appeal ~
the late the power OF arms decided mat We should
remain one people and forever The God OF battles
decided the case in favor OF gon NOW to me true hsan
he must say wisest and best that the case should
be 80 decided From o 5 is bound to
his mite make tins peoplo great people, sTonB
happy, prosperous ana glorious .
The Alton Qll.) Telegraph had recent con-
versaon with an intelligent and prominent Mississip
ian Colonel in the Confederate service, who explained
how it was that the State Constitution voted down
and Mississippi kept out Of the Uuon The story runs as
follows:
The mass Of the negroes in tho State were well known
10 be loyal and would vote the Union ticket they knew
which that ticket was But, unfortunately few OF them
could read and therefore were liable TO be imposed upon
the polls. To prevent this the Union men naG @ Ino
the back OF the ticket was Autographed inc ma
tona nag IN pon The reverse side were printed
tbe words: For the Constitution" and, folloWlng the
names Of the Union candidates for State officers This
dsvce was adopted because it known that sainbo
would vote for the flag" anyhow These tickets were
accordDgly sent 10 the different election precincts
tbT0n0bont the State But through some mismanage-
men on part Of the Union men the tickets we're CIR
culated little soOn and some OF them el hto tn9
hands of fhe Rebels who at once saw their obJect ana
Immediately set about getting up an Imitation WIN the
@Hgainst the Constitution" together with - the
names Of the Democratic candidates ,F i9r s'ate
tWecn the Union ticket and the imitation, with the
exeepon OF the wording was that the impression OF tne
1 nnor the or ginal was from steel plate, and upon
the bogus from wood cut. The Democrats used due
digenee and spread their bogus tickets a.. over % tho
voted the flag" enough but he yGteG ABOUT @ @ as
,anv Democratc flags Union ones, ana thuB Dy MS
gHnSance of reading defeated the very thing he was
10 carry. We saw copies OF the ucKes Dotn
original and imitation and are fully persuaded that inc
above statements furnish true solution OF the manner
fe md " Constitution defeated In Mississippi