The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-12-21

Thesbiff for abolishing the rank o
Admiral has passed. the House with
out division The reason assigned
i. for this processing i, Porter criticised
my lord Grant.
J6age Goldthwaite, a Democrat,
has been elected United States Sena
tors from Alabama Tor the term com
mencing in March, 1871 He wi
sneceed Senator Warner. This puts
a nan in the coffin OF another buckeye
carpet Dagger. Let the work go on.
The bill of Judge Winans to divide
the State OF Ohio into three judicial
districts has been agreed upon by tile
House Judiciary Committee. If this
bill should become "A law, central Ohio
will constitute a third District.
The Secretarysof the Treasury. Mr..
Boutwell, takes strong grou4d ill ia-
vor of civil service reform, as re.atiny
to thes Interests OF his Departments
This Is the reason why, no doubt, Nj.
Grant, has signified that q ticket of
leave will be granted 10 Mr. Boutwell,
1t, is now positively asserted that
General Scbenck has been rendered
and has accepted the English->A is
sion. BY this, we understand, that
the hero of Vienna has come to the
conclusion, that a '.bird in hand, is
worth two in the bush :" and will let
l.. D. Campbell, take. his seat without
opposition
The spirit of the rebellion is not yet
extinct, by any means. During the
past week We had a notable mani
iestation Of it in the form OF a
resolution offered in the United States
Senate by the great McCreery, IF the
sovereign State of Kentucky, proPos-
ing to. return the Arlington property
TO the widow of the. Rebel General
Republican ESehange.
The act Of McCreery, is his own.
Nevertheless, there is an oil law upon
our national statutes that provides.
that for the act OF treason, property
can only be confiscated during the
life of the offender. Ii this be COR
rect, the property is Mrs. Lees; and
should be vacated at once,
Forbes Parker, Paymaster of the
Navy, is soon 10 be brought to trial
before a court martial, now IN session
at Washington, on the charge OF EN-
bezzIng Government funds to the
amount of S47 900. Smoke 'em out
Revenue . vi is now the watch
ward. Let the aagean stablex be
cleansed and then in 1872, the chief
of the sgiit enterprise" will have u
ticket 81 leslye
Hon. Wm, CASTOR, the regular Dem
ocratic candidate, was elecred Mayor
of Bostan, on Monday, by a majority
OF three thousand over the Radical
nomiaee- The "hub,' is all right
Nov let reform and democratic ideas
be spread throughout tine State, and
witcircraft, fanaticism, tree-love, in
fidelity ,-spiritualism and treason, and
ex.ertien, will soon disappear, and
give place TO equality III property, and
political preierment.
Il is announced that our slate la
mentetir1 feilow-citizen, Columbus De
lano, has a SIS 600 lot III Washington,
and is going to erect thereon the best
dwelling house in=the City. The sue
cessoE OF Mr.. Cox knows how TO save
$l4,000 out OF an annual saiuary OF
$1,000. The old Granville Bank
chief is asinancier of the first water.
He gocssfor revenue reform all over.
He is a fourteenth cousin of the ''siit
enterprise" and likes horses, houses,
and tree dogs.
The Radical majority at Washing
ton don't mean to admit Governor
Vance, Of North Carolina, to a seal
in the Senate. He is not loyal, and
his associates have heretofore been
white gentlemen, which is sufficient to
debar him from admission to the cir
Gle which rules TT Washington. Moth
ing short OF a regular old plantation
nigger>will FL the bill prescribed Is
the conditions of admitting Southern
Congressmen.-Ez.
The Governor makes a mistake. If
ne was.a yankee carpet-bagger, there
would Be no difficulty.