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The Republican State Convention of Vir-
ginia met in Richmond on Thursday, the 18th
instant, and elected full delegation to the
Philadelphia Convention, about half being
colored men. A resolution declaring for
universal amnesty was introduced, but OBJ
lection being made went over. Col. JOHN
w. JENKINS was chosen Presidential elector
for the State at large. A new State Central
Committee was elected, with w. H. H.
STOwELL as chairman. The delegates to
the Philadelphia Convention were, instructed
to vote for the denomination of President
GRANT. Adjourned tonight.
The Convention also adopted sound Re-
publican platform. 1t is prefaced by the
reafiiimation of the resolutions of State con-
Ventions OF the last six wears, as embodied
in the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth
amendments to the Federal Constitution and
reconstruction acts of Congress. The prin-
ciples in brief are that slavery shall never
more exist in the Union; that all citizens
are entitled to equal civil and political rights
that the right of suffrage belongs to all citi-
Zens without proscriptive qualifications that
the laws of Congress for the enforcement of
these rights should be diligently executed,
and ii insufficient, new ones should be framed
that the Republican party opposes all pro-
scrlption for opinions sake; that the world
Is challenged to produce financial results more
successful than have been achieved by Grants
administration the national debt has been
diminished, taxation reduced, the credit i'm
proved, the perpetrators of frauds vigorously
punished, the revenue rigidly collected, and
officials held to strict accountability; that a
well conducted and faithfully administered
system of free schools is a cardinal policy of
the Republican party; that the school boards
should be elected by the people; that the
course of the Superintendent of Public In
structiOn of Virginia is approved.
The seventh resolution arraigns the Con-
sentative party of Virginia for unjust pro-
scriptive policy, for holding the masses in
ignorance, for oppressive taxation, and for
neglecting to carry out the homestead laws.
1t also asks Congress to adopt Senator Lewis
bill for the extension of the bankrupt law, so
as to cover the homestead act.
The eighth offers the name of Senator John
+. Lewis as a fit candidate for Vice Presi-
dent of the United States.
The ninth cordially indorses Grant, and
urges his denomination, not only in recogni-
ton of his distinguished services in the field
and Cabinet, but to show that the people of
the United States have perfect confidence in
his personal and official integrity.
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THE Democratic papers are almost as de-
moralized and mendaciOus as the boilers Or
gans:. The st. Louis Republican copies an
article from Col. FoRNEY's Press, published
the day before the Philadelphia Convention,
warning Republicans that the nomination of
HARTRANFT would endanger the State for
GRANT, with these flaming headlines
''Last Word-Forney's Double-Leaded farming
against the Nomination Of Grant" The Re-
publican evidently expected its readers would
take this lie as truth without stopping to read
the article itself, which would have exposed
the falsehOOd. What fraud will such editors
not resort to?
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Dear SIR: You favor of this date is lust re-
ceived. The previous letter to which YOU al
Jude never reached me, which l very much
regret.
! 1t would afford me pleasure to be present
and take part in the ceremonies attending
! the celebration at Judiciary Square tomorrow
bat prior engagement will prevent me from
so doing.
/ The anniversary of emancipation should be
held by the colored race in this country as
their Fourth of july" and observed accord
ngly through coming years. l trust that your
celebration will be in every feature marked
success-a demonstration worthy the great
event it is intended to commemorate, and
| that joyous time will be experienced by all
present.
Thanking you for your kind invitation,
remain, dear sir, truly yours, &c.
5. j. Bowen, al X street.
Upon the conclusion of the reading Isaiah
ware, of Pennsylvania, was introduced. and
said he felt proud that the celebration was a
success, and the result of the days work
would be heralded throughout the country in
the interest of the great Republican party.
He thought such meetings should occur fire.
quently, as they would stir up the great Re-
publican party. One thing he regretted was
that there were so few white men in the line.
lie thought the white men should have been
out IN stronger numbers so as to learn the
lesson of liberty, which they have not the
slightest idea of compared to the colored man.
Mr.. Ware then reviewed the work of the
Democratic party during their reign, and gave
many amusing Illustrations of how madly
they abused the power intrusted in them.
General n. Z. Chapman was next intro
duced, and said he came to learn wisdom
from those who are ably qualified to give the
same. The speaker then gave a statement
of the difficulties encountered in the House
of Representatives in giving the civil rights
bill that attention which it so Justly deserves,
and gave his hearers to understand that the
rights asked by them would be given, and
that they would find i'm him a ready advocate.
The General then excused himself from
further remarks; after which Hon. +. A.
Boswell and Col. Perry III. Carson were in
troduced, and each of them expressed their
pleasure in seeing the ranks of the celebration
lists so full.
The entire affair was complete success,
and the committee having charge may well
feel proud of the result.
In the evening the Butler zouaves and the
S. J. Bowen pioneers held levee at Judi
ciary Square, which was attended by some
of our best colored citizens.
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In a little Vermont town the Methodist
and Universalist denominations combined to
build chapel, which is occupied in the morn
ing by the former and by the latter in the
evening. A few weeks since the Universal
list pastor asked the Methodist minister to
announce that the evenings discourse would
be on 1.-The Death of the Devil" The
sturdy follower of John Wesley, irritated by
this summary taking off of parsonage of the
utmost value for soaring sinners into sane
tity, revenged himself by saying from his
pulpit: ''This evening, my friends, there is
to be funeral in this house. One peculiar
ity about the service will be the fact that the
son breaches his fathers funeral Sermon"
The church is now closed, until the pending
lawsuit gives all right to it to one or the
the other sect, and the Universalist clergy
man believes that, if there is any man too
wicked to be saved, it is his Methodist
"brother.o
in his parting message to the Illinois
Legislature, Gov. Palmer said that body has
been distinguished for its patient industry,
for its fidelity to constitutional principles, for
its freedom from the slightest suspicion of
corruption, and for an independence of action,
looking only to the maintenance of its own
just authority, without interference with the
proper functions of the other departments OF
the government.
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bat One Republican Party.

There is and can be only one Republican
party, and that without any conditions or
prefixes. Schurz, and Upton, and Trumbull
are as much the enemies of the party as
Voorhees,, Thurman, or Wood.-New Ma
honai Era.
The above opinion of Fred. Douglass re-
minds one of the patriotic utterance of
another Douglas during the war. When the
war for the destruction of the American Union
broke out, Stephen A. Douglas declared that
in that struggle there could be but two par
ties--patriOts and traitors-and the patriotic
sentiment went very far toward atoning, in
the minds of his countrymen, for the errors
of Mr.. Douglas political career. In the inn
pending political, as in the preceding military,
struggle the men who are the most capable
of harm are those who claim to be of the
Republican party with ''certain conditions
and prefixes," such as universal amnesty,
honest men for offices, labor reform, and lib
eralism. While, as Mr.. Douglass says, they
are as much the enemies of the Republican
party as the most bitter Democrats, they
have an advantage which the avowed enc
mics do not possess, of having, to some
extent, admittance to the cOunsels of the
party, and certain degree of control over
the vacillating element of the party. 1t is to
the influence of such men as these that nearly
all the disasters that have belallen the Re-
publican party can be directly traced. A
notable instance of the truth OF this assertion
is afforded by the present condition of Mis-
souri, That State was controlled by a Re-
publican Administration, represented in
Congress by Republicans. The Democracy,
unassisted, were powerless to change the
| order of things. But the enemies of the
party" in the persons of Schurz, Gratz
Brown, Grosvenor, and other Republicans
with conditions and prefxes," formed an
alliance with the Democracy and sold out the
State to the Democracy. Senter & Co. in
Tennessee, and Walker & Co. in Virginia,
pursued the same course, and the cOnse-
quence in each and every case was the defeat
of the Republican party. With these exam
pies in his mind, Mr.. Douglass could well
affirm that Schurz, Upton, and Trumbull are
"are much the enemies of the party as VoOr-
hees, Thurman, or Wood. "-Liale Rock (Ark.)
J Republican.
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Judges WallOwIng In Political
MirP.

Chief Justice CHASE is coming to the front
again as the Cincinnati bread-and-butter can
didate. 1t is stated that many Democrats
have decided that he is the man the boilers
ought to nominate, and are using what infiu-
ence they can to procure that result. We
think it would be exceedingly appropriate. 1t
is the last chance he will have if the reports
i'm regard to his health are true. There is
only one candidate for President from the
Supreme bench and they ought to have
three, at least. Then we shall have a
Supreme Judiciary in whose hands the rights
of the people, especially those who support
one or the other of the Judges for President,
will be perfectly safe!
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The Democracy and the fresid n.
li;si Election.

The reports from New Hampshire and from
the town meetings in this State are having
their effect in the South. The Nashville
(Tenn.) Banner, of Thursday, closes long
article, reviewing the political situation,
thus:
Every turn of the wheel shows the wan
ing influence of dead partyism, and more
especially that there is no longer magic nor
magnetism in the Democratic name. This is
the lesson which New Hampshire teaches
people capable of learning and willing to
learn. 1t will take the most Republican OF
Liberal Republican tickets to beat Grant, and
then, at best, it is a neck-and-neck race.
Democratic organization, on paper, adds no
earthly strength to it holds no Democrat
from voting for Grant who chooses to do so.
Southern Democratic organization is still
worse. Nomatter how Republican the ticket,
or how natiOnal--the Democratic label kills
it at the North, which is to be the battle
ground. We do not say we will not support
the Cincinnati Liberal Republican ticket zeal
ously. But we do say that support of it by
the Democracy in its organized capacity
Kept well in hand by its leaders, as those
leaders themselves insist-wll inevitably
elect Grant. Mark the prediction"
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Office of the Congressional Printer,


SIR: You will please make my acknowl-
edgments to the committee of arrangements
intrusted with the emancipation celebration
to take place in this city on the 10th instant
for their kind invitation to be present and
participate therein. You will please, also
to express my regrets to your associates that
my official duties will prevent me from being
present to take part in the ceremonies. Though
absent in person 1 shall be present with you
in spirit, for having spent the best of my life
In advocating the cause OF human freedom, !
now rejoice with your race who are enjoying
the fullest fruits of emancipation.
1t is fitting that you should celebrate the
anniversary of that national act which sci
your race free within the States of this Union
Indeed, until that event is forgotten by you
and you fail to appreciate the blessings il
brings to a down-trodden and oppressed PEG.
pie, this anniversary should be properly hon.
ored by every American citizen of African
descent as well as by every lover of human
freedom and rights, be his nationality what
it may.
am, with respect, &C.,
A. M. CLAPP.
Mr.. Henry Johnson.
Washington, D. c., April Is, 1872.
Henry JoltnsOa, Esq:
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Col. FoRNEY, of the Philadelphia Press,
has at last discovered that he has been de-
cieved, and the Republicans cheated in A. X.
MCCLURE. We declared weeks ago that he
would prove false to the pledges he made
while candidate for the Senate. He pro-
fessed friendship for GRANT and fidelity to
the Republican party because Republican
votes were necessary to elect him. He meant
to betray them, as he has deliberately done
by signing the boilers call for the Cincinnati
oafharino
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THE Springfield Republican (sorehead) as
serts that the nomination of Judge DAVIS by
the Labor party meets with no response in
Massachusetts,, where the real labor reform
ers, such as IRA STEWARD, GEORGE Nc
NELL, etc., repudiate the Columbus Conven-
ton and its works. WENDELL PHILLIPS is
supposed to favor the support of DAVIS, but
not very heartily.
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TIE best service the boiling Republicans
ever rendered the Republican party has been
in leaving it. One internal or secret traitor
more dangerous than thousand deserters.
We welcome the process of publication
that commenced at the New York boilers
meeting and is to end in the Cincinnati rebel
camp. 1t is the first honest act they have
done since they begun their war upon the Re-
publican party. For that we thank them.
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Origin of Plants.

Peas are of Egyptian origin.
Celery originated in Germany.
The chestnut came from Italy.
The onion originated in Egypt.
The nettle comes from Europe.
Tobacco is native of Virginia.
The citron is a native of Greece.
The pine is native of America.
Oats originated in North Africa.
Rye originally came from Siberia.
The poppy originated in the East.
The mulberry originated in Persia.
Parsley was first known in Sardinia.
The pear and apple are from Europe.
Spinach was first cultivated in Arabia.
The sunhower was brought from Peru.
The walnut and peach came from Persia.
The horse chestnut is a native of Thibet.
The cucumber came from the East Indies.
The radish originated in China and japan
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THE Lexington (ky) Press Democratic
says it is as yet doubtful whether the convo-
cation at Cincinnati is to be convention or
a cabal, and it thinks that little more mod
esty and discretion would therefore be becom-
ing in those who, Notwithstanding their own
uncertain status, assume to dictate terms of
surrender to an organized and powerful party
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-Ex-U. s. Senator Peter e.. Van Wrinkle.
who died at his home at Parkersburg West
Virginia, on Monday, was one of the seven
Republicans who voted to acqut President
johnson on the impeachment trial. Fessen-
den is also dead; Grimes resigned and is i'm
feeble health; Ross, Henderson, and Fowler
have gone into merited obscurity; and the
last ofalli Trumbull, the Cincinnati intriguer,
attempting once more the destruction of the
party which has conferred on him a long list
of unmerited hOnOrs.
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The London Times, in discussing the APP
pointment of Rear Admiral Inglefieid to the
post of Naval Attache in the British Legation
at Washington, denies that he is sent with
any sinister purpose to the capital, holding
that there is no probability of war between
the two nations, and Admirals Farragut and
Porter enjoyed the fullest opportunity of ex-
conclusion, that journal says: snow, to saw
nothing Of Great Britain, and to waive all
higher considerations, is it credible that Amer
lea, except under the direst pressure, would
embark in war against Power which she
considers to be her debtor for millions, which
is willing to pay all that may be found due
peaceably, but which by recourse to hostilities
would be forthwith absolved from all Obliga-
ton, legal or moral? We hold that it is not
credible, and earnestly as we desire settle
ment of this vexatious dispute, we have sell
dom felt less apprehension of rupture with
the United States than at the present mo-
ment"
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SOME of the more respectable Democrats
declare that if Trumbull and Grant are the
only candidates for President, they will sup
port Grant in preference. If they must have
a Republican President for another term, they
are in favor of an honest and patriotic man.
AS Trumbull has proved false to his own
party, they naturally suspect he may betray
them also.
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THERE is not Republican paper in Ohio
that is not in favor of the denomination OF
Grant for President Of the hundred Repub-
lican journals in that State, less than half a
dozen are conducted by office-holders of any
degree. And there is only one in Illinois-the
Chicago Ti bnne--whch favors the Cincinnati
boiling convention, and two that are nom
cOmmittal.
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WIN. ID. KELLEY
House of Representatives.

washington, d. e, APFII 10, IoI2.
He'"y johnson, Esq, Washington, ID. c.:
Sir: Yours of the 10Th instant is before
me. / thank you, and through you the COM
mittee of arrangements for the celebration of
emancipation, for the very kind invitation to
be present on the 10th instant, to take part
in the exercises of the day. In reply have
to say that it is probable l will be absent
from the city at the time designated. How
ever, if it should happen otherwise, it will
afford me pleasure to be present.
Yours, respectfully,
i TT RAINCy
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THE bogus Republican movement does not
thrive in Pennsylvania. The Pittsburg Com
a"ercial says that nearly all Of the gentlemen
who have been represented as intending to
60 from that State to Cincinnati, have repudi-
ated the suggestion.
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Washington ID. C.. April I4IS-

Henry johnson, Esq, Washngton:
Dear Sr: Yours of the 18th instant, in
behalf of the committee of arrangements
intrusted with the emancipation celebration
to take place in this city on the 10th instant
inviting me to be present and participate
with those who are DESTROYS of showing then
appreciation of an event which elevated
them to the proud position of full American
citizens, is at hand.
sincerely regret that cannot accept youl
invitation. Itwould give me pleasure to par
hcipate i'll the ceremonies of the occasion,
but the demands of public duty and the con-
ditiOn of my throat deny me this privilege.
Thanking you and the committee you rep
resent for your kind remembrance, | remain
yours, very truly,
WIN. ID. KELLEY.
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District Matters.
From the Washington Republican,
EN- A NCIP A TON.
GRAND CELEBRATION.

The Col0red People OF washtngton-Imp"s-
ing Demonstratton-Civic aud Military
observation-disclosures by Hon. X. b. Ell
I'ot', Governor Cooke, General Chapman,
F. A. Bosweli-Lestersf from Vice Preside mt
Collar, SENATOR Samner, and Others.
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DAN CASTELLO'S
Chaste and Refined Circus,
WILL EXHIBIT AT
TWO EXHIBITIONS THE FIRST DAY,
AND THREE THE SECOND DAY.
GREAT TRAVELLING

TWO EXHIBITIONS THE FIRST DAY,
AND THREE THE SECOND DAY.
Doors open at 10 A. NJ, and and p NJ
Hippodrome performances commence at IL
A. M. and and p. NJ.
Admission to the SEVEN COLOSSAL
SHOWS only so cents children under nine
years half price. A few reserved seats % cents
extra.
This is POSITIVELY THE LARGEST
AND MOST ATTRACTIVE COMBINATION
OF EXHIBITIONS EVER KNOWN, and
remains absolutely WITHOUT A PARALLEL
in the history Of the world In sddit0n to
ING ATTRACTIONS never before seen, sufii-
cient Of themselves to constitute first-class
exhibition, the great collection embraces also
Four wild Fill CannIbais,
captives of war, lately ransom ed from King
Thoksmbau by Mr.. Barnum, at a cost of Fifteen
Thousand Dollars.
LIVE DIGGER INDIANS from the 70
Semitic Valley.
THE ONLY LIVING GIRAFFE IN AMER
ICA.
The only group of LIVING MONSTER SEA
LIONS on exhibition, kept in massive water
tanks.
THE FAMOUS HORSE RIDING GOAT
"ALEXIS."
The WONDERFUL AFRICAN SNAKE
CHARMER.
Magnificent representative specimens of rare
LIVING WILD ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISHES,
INSECTS, REPTILES, and MARINE MON
STEERS, and in the department of the Hippo
drome and Circus, which is strictly moral and
heightened,
One Hundred
OF THE BEST PERFORMERS IN THE
WORLD-ALL FIRST CLASS
BARE BACK RIDERS,
including the Great MELVILLE and STOKES
FAMILIES.
EVERY FEATURE WILL BE EXHIBITED
AS ADVERTISED.
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The signal was given to move by the firing
of salute of one hundred guns, and the pro-
cession marched over the following route /:
Down Second street to Pennsylvania avenue,
through that avenue and past the Executive
Mansion to X street; down X to Water
street, Georgetown; up Green street to
Bridge street; thence to High street, and up
High to Stoddard street; down Stoddard to
Green street; thence to Bridge street, to X
street; down X to Fourteenth street, to M
street, to New Jersey avenue, to east front
of the Capitol; around the Capitol to New
Jersey avenue, to Indiana avenue, to Judic-
airy square.
When the procession reached the Execu-
tive Mansion they filed through the semi-cir-
Gle, and on the portico, at the entrance of the
mansion, President Grant and his Cabinet
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Washington, D. c., April Is, 1872.
Henry Jolnson, Esq:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-01-25
The Bangor Commercial tells the fc


The Bangor Commercial tells the fol-
lowing good story: s.Eyerybody rec
objects Uncle Van Meter, the colored
philosopher of BarkersvilIe, who, died
some M 6nths since. Van was a char
aetef. He was summoned On one oeea-
siorisss d witness III the Supreme Court
on 4 COW case 1T the time the isenevo-
lent Judge Hathaway presided. The
counsel on either side;=Who are still
living id this city, cut 0fsheer fnn rack
ed their brains 70 obfnstieate the veter-
an african boy by pi ying all manner OF
questions pertaining to every other
tlpic but the cow. The experiment
was successful, and poor befogged Van
answered as wildly as blind pugilist
strikes out as his antagonist. Judge
Halfway, willing to enjoy little sport
but with view to getting the bewild-
cred philosopher back to rational
turned benignantly toward
him and put a simple question. This
was more thanthe illustrious youdoo
could stand; a magazine never explo-
ded quicker. Lifting both hands
above his head, and with acountenance
beaming with despair, Il sez now, you
old gray-harred gemman up dar Oh de
Observation-Disclosures wild this mat
ter. IFve just as mich as can do to
taket eafe of desc two chaps down
"f-S n9F7gI ffHA GFsF-FsFu fr-