The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-01

yention. Ny reasons are-First-I have been
three times . candidate for and twice elected
70 .t the office now bold. and it ]. not right that
estaolisned claims to promotion. Seceud-It
Is asserted shat my official action on the
nnS 18th Of July has arrayed In per
and that this opposition would endanuer the
Federal and State tickets' success. Which
desire TO promote. Nevertheless, my own be.
th ed Is snss the general mass Of the people, Ca
tnoiic rs we'll as Protestant, approve Of my
course in thas matter, and woold soy 20 very
aectded!y. were the issue distinctly laid before
them. Whatever Others may think or say, I
know did what was right, and what the In.
demanded. oPA'""s
PENNsYLvANIA. "A Convention Of sailors
ana oldiers of the U. g.. opposed to the
Pittsburg Convention, has met at Harrisburg.
Cen. VIM McCandliss was selected president,
ana delivered an address which was received
With immense applause. He stated that the
other convention, to he held in PhiiadeIphia,
10 enter protest opposed to the Pittsburgh
convention, and suggested organizations
throughout the State by counties, and the
Mills, OF Cumberland, read o letter from the
soldiers Of Carlisle and vicinity, protesting
against the nomination Of Grant and Hart
Greeley and Buckalew.,
WEST VIRGINIA.-SO far as heard from,
jacobs, independent candidate, elected Cover
nor by the Democrats at the Last election bnt
now snpPorted by the Radicals 10 ahead Of the
regular Democratic candidate by 7f3. Nine
counties yet to hear from. Tho new oonstitu-
ton is adopted by handsome majority.
Committee has adopted resolutions advising o
democratic ticket, denouncing fraud and COR
ruptIon In the State Government, demanding
the Republicans to fulfill their pledges Of re-
tions for local purposes. The boilers from the
Republican Convention completed their or
ganization and nominated . State ticket.
headed ~ Reuben Tomlinson (white Of Penn
sylvania), for Governor Judge Jno. T. Green
(native whito), for Attorney General
TENNEssEE.-A torchlight procession and q
large meeting have been held in Nashville 10
honor of Andrew johnson. The resolutions de-
clare johnson the ftvorite for Congressman ut
large. In answer to calls Mr.. johnson spoke
at considerable length, announcing himself Q
| candidate, and stated that be would stump the
State, and ia vito opposition to all the Conven-
MIssoURL-The Democrats and Liberal Re-
publtcans have made the following nomina-
crat; Lieutenant Governor, w. E. Gilmore,
Liberal Secretary of State, Eugene T.. Weigel,
Liberal Register Lands, Fred. Solomon,
Liberal. .
Texas On the 9th three Texans were
killed by Mexican outlaws at the Boise, .
place thirty miles from BrOwnsviIle on this
side OF the Rio Graude, in revenge for the
e1eeution Of the five desperadoes o short time
tince Mt that place.
| CAIIFoRNIA.-Arrangeme have been eff
footed Whereby Col Tbos. A. Scotts Texas and
Pacific Railway Company succeeds to ali the
rights and property Of the San Diego and CHA
Railroad Company. The Texas Company has
egreed to put three parties of engineers In the
field at once, to locate the route and to COM
menco tho work of constructions from Ssu
Diego eastw ard a. soen as the line 10 located
| UTAH.-Gen. Ord has returned from the
Sonth TO Salt Lake City, and autographed Gen.
| Sheridan that the Indian troubles had Deen
l nah Tod Ill H. Tr,A;
having reservations have gone home there
may be fight on the San Pete, bat it will not
be serious. He expects the troops back In
three weeks. There 10 much excitement in
consequence of the receipts Of gems from the
diamond mines Of New Mexico. Rabies, enc
raids, opals, garnets and aspPhires received by
tho sav0ge Company are pronounced genuine.
Tue uestiou of the genuineness OF the dia-
monds 10 to DO submitted to New York laPidA-
| ries for their decision.
| The LOUISVILLE CoNvENTIoN.-A number OF
stockton. OF New jersey, HsSry ThomPson. O
Pennsylvania, }. Z. Gilbert, of Rentucky, vii
son II. Cartjs, Of Ohio, and Henry Willismson
Of Maryland, met last week ct Long BraNch y
pointed by the COnfeEeneo held at Long BRancl
last June. After reading . long r1Port. 1
speech by Chairman Gilbest and tho psSpag
OF . series Of resolutions, the following Beatle
men were appointed delegates to the LQuisViIl
Conveption, with Instructions to sgpPOet
Charles OCoROr - the nominee .EOE the Presi
dency: horace oAoek, o. Ook9Woret hebtl
Williamson, Robt. Preston and Edgar JeEEold
Of Maryland Henry Thompson and JohR AP
plOgate, Of Pen0sylvaHis; Ricbscd Hsnder1on
Of West VirRiniS; Wilson Perry, of Bow Jer
sey; J. Z. Gilbert, Of Keatuoky; Rufgs Roger
and TheObOld Davis, Of Ohio and Chs, MAJ
tin, Geo. Gouldeh- and James OBEien, Of hoV
York. The Chicago Iatcr-OOean PubliShsa Sht
following: N7w YoRK, A1g. -, 1e72,
! Ny Desv ST. II WaN snd an In favOE ~ u
] Louisville movenOut Even the mere PE0fes
( siou Of adherence to DemocTaSlS tdeas moS
) | coon disADDaeR n withORt Cur HeRkod ai00o0
:. 4 che paEty san s. tEanaEsEFoA 70 ito aSaAstOs
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