Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

IUtxIANAD AsS ASs
The candidates spoken of for Con-
gressi in this the Eleventh district,
are:
Gen. J. b. Clark, of Howard; Col.
Vincent Marnaduke, of Saline: Gen.
James SHED is and Hon. Jno. Il.
Hale, of CarIollton; Judge William
a. Hall. of Randolph: Hon. A. W.
Doniphan, o Ray: and L. J. Mitchell
and NJ. c. Shcwalter, Of Lafayette.
North. south, East, West, very
d! where the Baltimore nomination OF
Greeley and Brown is hailed with
unparalleled enthusiasm.
The late Legislature of Mississippi
has 50 gerrynandcrcd that State tor
congressional purposes that $3.50
white people get one member o!
congress. AMI i44.2Gl negroes get five
members.
Hon. C.. i. Bolts is not afflicted
. with the Greeley fever. When asked
" hat lie wGiid do il the alternative
| We're presented To him OF choosing
between Greeley and Grant, w~ittily
replied:
Il will 7Ot choose between two
rotten c.g- and | will 20 supperlcss
to bed rltIEr than swallow either"
The New York Tribune SAYS:
The trutl is, the Grant party j.
running ju>t NOW upon its rhetoric.
which IN of Il very good kiu,t
either. II l. beautiful To say: How
stately ami grand is the tread of the
lIu,t which stands by the flag in the
llainl, OF oar soldier President but
" What doc, il mean
-Atthr grand Greeley ratification
in II. Louis on the night oftlc 10Th.
ltl~t H. Frank Blair. i'll the midst OF Il
stirring speech, said: Il do not be-
!l"Nc tir present movement Will
break III the Democratic party" the
ovEr-cr"Wd cd stand gave away. ANA
prrcipiIated ali TO thc.rounu. What
4 fine thing u r>upcr>iitiuu> Radicals
to Use III the campaign.
The New Orleans Bee, which for
f"rtv-li,c wears was Published in
French ;tnl English, has ceased to
hl'l'N''. - 'if I"iiSI Ill tltlEt. ittlt'-
after II VIII be issued only i'll French.
under The title of Il .Abcillr dc l.,
Observation-Disclosures
Has General Grant appointed
tnriy-iwO relatives to office Yes.
>"y the record. And Judge IIoar.
OF Na->lrAu>ctis. cXclaiInS in juStiii-
ritl"n OF This wholesale ncputi>ln.
'''Who w"n!dn'i:" We are not bar
iirii.ir.y good ii guessing conun-
drums. II il Is safe to say that 40
man i, 1T for the Presidency VIII"
would DO it.-Cin. EnInifcr.
All accounts from Indiana arc t."
The effect that lIrndrirk> Will carry
. the State by an immense majority.
and that som" decent man will >,I;4rr-
croc Morton in the senate. I.idinna
Will CIV" Greeley and Brown the
hand>"mic>t majority Witnessed in the
iio"sl"r State for many Years.
The st. Louis Democrat calls the
Liberal movement The "Grc"Irv mel
>trnm.' This is about III" best ld-
mission W" have cen from such high
authority. 1t plainly acknowledges
the fact that the Liberal movement j.
Irresistible. \. "m;ti~trnm" i, sup
posed I" swallow up rvcryt!rim" thai
comes III contact with il. We are
not surprised 10 hear Grant o~raclc~
viewing III" "uuyclmrut in this light.
They are seized with such fearful!
fnrhodImg> - 10 be excused tor cry
III" out III lii" ~eXtrcmitie> ofthr hour.
'll"lp. Ca>>iu-. or ] >ink.'-h. {.
-NcwS.
In the nitrd State there are alto
"riilrr 100000 negro votes. 65D.uUU in
the South AID 10000 in the North.
The latter number will have more
influence in turning some ot the
Northern states (whcrc they hold the
balance of powcr) in favor of Grant.
than the larger number viii have i'll
the southern states. :S i'll most of
these the whites. who are a unit for
Grrrlry. Outn,Iinbrr the negroes hv
TWO To one. We have nothing then
to fear from this element.
The Pittshurm Post 50 strnn"l.
opposed t" Greeley before the Bllii-
moro convention. in II leader after
the result was known, said:
"Ihr Baltimore convention has
made its decision. and Horace Gree
ley antl Il. Graft Brown lave been
nominated tor the support "fDrmo-
crafts and conservatives otihc Union.
The action of She convention wa,
marked with >uilir;rm: dignity. force
In't certainty. to warrant Us in Weld
III" "ur support to its action. wllicI!
we promptly pledge. here and now"
II concludes a. follows: For any
considerations Democrat to even
~p"i'k Of voting for Grant i :; sin
a-;im-t hi r"tintry and his cod aud
truth. and ven t" think in his secret
<onl Of dom" such Il thing. is ::
Thought that he should most assured
". aii viii. repent Of with bitterness
and sorrow. and in sack clutl, and
ashes.