, 1870-12-06
POLITICAL.

Some OF the Republicans Of West Virginia ate
expressing the wish that the Democrats Ei1 elect
.luaee Mstthew Edmiston 70 the United States
Senate.
The Richmond {va.l Fhiq pon,inatcs Governor
n. tiratz Brown, Of Missouri, tor President, and
Governor Walker, Of Virginia, for Vice President,
II 1s;a,
The seustosial contest in New Jersey seems
to have narrowed Itself down to four candidates:
!. G. Catcll, the present Incumbent: Cornelius
Waah. Of Bergen: Frederick T. Frcinghuysen,
and Cortlautit Parker, OF Essex.
The mil unomciAl vote for Congressman In
the Flnh Dtetnct Of Virginia gives Alexander
1avce, Republican, 1a,s.s, and r I. ". DUKE,
1,emocszt, ls,1as; Democratic majority, rs
Judge Rlves will coatest the seat
lit is atcerta,ned that the total expenditures
in the late campaign Of the Republican Congress
lonal Executive Committee for Speakers, docu-
ments. travelling expcnses, and expenses Of every
other character, are inaide Of 81. COO
Before ni1 election 10 The United Skates Ben
ate, Ex-Governor z. 3. Vance OF North carollnx,
promised thai, should Congress refuse TO remove
bis disabilities before his term began. he would
resiep and make way for q more available csndi.
da1e:
Senator Stewart, OF Nesads, SAFE that, while
personal matterH hare defeated the Republican
nominee for Governor IN his Ssate, the Les1ala-
FAN
| ality, changed is political allegiance.
It II reported tn New Orleans that Governor
| Waamothx <istt to Warrington u fot The por-
rose Of procuring The REMOVAL Of Postmaster
Lowell, Marshal Packard, lad Assessor JouDess,
| who JON Lieutenant Governor bum Ia opposing
| the political schemes OF the Governor. Warmota
expects the President to Interfere, aud the oshers
assert that tucn course would be the tu,u Of TIE
Republican party.
/ d.. h1Jnnt
| raref, does not endorse Governor SmithS action
in cndeavoetnz to prevent tae counting and decIar-
sunn OF the Sotea for Governor IN thxs State. II
says that, II fr&ud aud violence were used In the
late election, Ia but right that tne confts should
co Justice to taose agalnst whose rights the fraud
and violence wer# made TO Act, but the question
Is n to the mauner Of the proceeding, and
It Is on this point that Is constrained to d1ez
with Governor Smtn-
II convention was recently held in Tyler
TexEs, to consider the proposition 70 divide sht
Stxte. Delegates had been eiected from ter
| counties, and tcTen mote were represented b!
tclf~col st1tutet deleeateA proposition 10 rnAkt
the Brazos River. and not The Trnity. the western
toundary CT the new ss1te, was tabled II va
ineu resolved that It Is e1pcdlcnt to divide thl
State. though delegates f11m Red R,ter, Coofc
Marion, .l,us, and Fannln protested asains. th
1ro1osed lire. II the new STATE Is formed, Jentt
ton. Marshall. Beaumont, nnd Sabine Pass e1rec
tu beC0me its leading commercial clueh-
"a strong rcasou why Congress viii not rcpca
the law organizing the term OF The tta Of MArct
il given By an ot1cer OF The House who has 10 d
with the payment Of members, who says thA
with Speaker elected y ktSn warrants for ps
nnd N! cage, members could get their comptnss
tton morih1y: bus, with the House unorean:xet
| thty would have TO wait nine months before the
| could dt1w a cent.
AT the late e:cctton IN sterhenson County, III
, | Wlluam stewart vas elected Sheriff, over John
Hayes, the present Incumbent. BY ass malatit
! Af1er election, 1t WAS discovered that II
/ Stewart was not citizen OF Il
Ullld States, Ind nerce not ellxtb!
On these grounds, Nj. Hayes contested. Thr,
days aftrr the election, Nj. Stewart procured b
!. nnsl papers and became c.uxen, VII. Hay
i. cla4ua<d ttas thss wor1d rot answer the pnrpos
i 1'1hat, az Stewart vas NOT 1 citizen II the time
( The election. al votes cast for him were iileG
\ and rod. Evidence va heard before three il
h tiers o1 the Peace, TWO Of whom decided In fav
Of 3zeWa1t, md The Other u favor OF Hayes. 7
najArU OF the Corrt being adye1ss % Nj. Fay
IL hn tpek N sppeal to the Circuit cout1 wtere
= matter will coma he1ose 5uoge Bruwn+
~ --Aduttal ruStez Il being severely ct3ueiIed
tnr correspondent ca The Ws&sxn p1ass On 4
cas1ns ct his 1eef,aas expenditure Of pahac mon
<. = u conunuA blundssss ind his insuoesaole "