Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-02-29


the nomination of Senator Trumbull.
If the Republican party is pledged t
any one vital principle more emphaticall.
than it is to the protection of industry
We would like to know what that princi
pie is.
Kansas has killed the Compulsory Ed
ucation Bill. They hold there that the
immediate necessity of the State is th'
development of agricultural resources ant
after that-education.
Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky, denies that he
was ever slave driver, as alleged by
Senator BrowElow, and claims a respecta
bic New York parentage-his father hav.
ing been stock raiser in the Empire
State.
1t would be surprising, from the gener-
al hints of the press throughout the coun-
try, if the public printing in the various
States does not turn out a prolific corrup-
tion fund for the buying up of venal
newspapers.
New Hampshire leads off next month
in the elections of the year, and the DEM
Ocrats are stra'ning every nerve to gain
the prestige which another victory in that
State would give them for the Presiden-
tial canvass.
As the coming Stale election in Con
necticut is supposed to have a bearing on
the Presidential canvass, Democracy there
is putting its best foot forward The
Democrats have selected rich men for their
nominees, who will of course bleed freely
for the cause. -e .;,-saa.f.
"What Blair thinks of Grant having
gone the rounds of the Democratic press,
we should like to know, now, Blair's
opinion of man who would be guilty of
receiving Major Generals pay in the
army, and at the same time representing
a Missouri district in Congress.
Nebraska seems in fair way of drift
ing into condition similar 10 that of
Louisiana In the absence of Governor
James, Acting Governor Hoskell desires
to constrain the Legislature into steps to-
ward another Gubernatoria impeachment,
and Senators therefore absent themselves
to prevent quorum.
The North Carolina press refer to. the
coming State Convention at Greensboro
as of the highest importance to the desti-
ny of the Commonwealth. Many con-
ficting interests are to be placated, and
the attempt made again to call Cons'itu
tional Convention for the reformation of
some of the legal evils under which the
people suffer.
In recent speech delivered by Mr..
Hale, of Maine, in the House of Repre-
sentatives, the statement was made that
of the six hundred and fifty vessels be-
longing to the navy during the war, only
one hundred and seventy-nine of all class
es remain; while of the missing vessels
large number have vanished without leav-
ing a trace. This declaration is probably
without parallel in history. Two-thirds
of the navy of nation gone, and vessels
by scores and by fifties, to use Mr.. Hale's
words, cannot be accounted for in any
manner; cannot even be traced
Nebraska, with only 123,O00 popula-
tion, seems to be very difficult State to
govern. Last spring its Governor (Butler)
was impeached for corruption and deposed
from office and the Legislature has since
to remove the Acting Govern
or, Mr. James, without success. Lately
Dlr. James left the State temporarily,
the President of the Senate,
assuming the prerogatives of Governor,
the Legislature to meet in extra
session, with the intention, it is supposed,
of procuring the impeachment of Mr..
James. The latter, however, hastened
back to Nebraska, revoking the order for
the legislative session, and locked the
doors of both the legislative chambers.
But the members, having assembled in
Lincoln. were determined to hold their
session; SO they broke into the State
House, and at last accounts were In some
thing of a quandary, as the Governor re-
fuses to communicate with them or recog- |
nize them in any way.
Day by day. the Democrats" who still
retain the power of speech charge the Re-
publican party with 'corruption," the
real fact being that, like all human or
CARNATIONS, it is not morally perfect. Now
comes Gov. Foote, of Tennessee, and he
-estifes and declares, in recently pub
ished letter, that the Democratic party, |
90, sis fearfully enfeebled of late" And |
low has it been "fearfully enfeebled of
ate % ''By the revelation of deep-seated
corruption in its own vitals," says ex-Gov.
Foote. sit is struggling" he continues.
And what is it struggling for? "To re-
,over its former position in the public es-
eem," responds Foote. And will it do
70? ''There is not the least possibility of
is being able to do,' declares Foote.
Why, in such case. does it not stop aim
essly foundering? Why does MT it go
IN regularly with its expiring?
The Republican Committee of Maine
las chosen delegates to the Philadelphia
Convention, and adopted resolution cen
lorsing Grant and Coifax." The Repub-
lean Central Committee of Ohio also has
ust called State Convention for March
'6, and unanimously adopted the follow
ng resolution:
, Resolced, That the Administration of
ien Grant meets with our cordial approx
j, and we trust there will b. no division
n the Republican party as to his renomi-
ation as our candidate for President by
he approaching Republican National
Convention.
, Pennsylvania has already declared for
Irant so has New Hampshire so has
owa SO has Georgia. Here are seventy
our votes for Grant in the nominating
onvention already counted up; and if we
id those of Maryland, Virginia, West
Tirginia, North Carolina. South Caro-
ina, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Arkansas, Florida, and Texas-States IN
rhich the Administration party is the
7hoie Republican party, we have 1876
otes. which may be counted as absolute