, 1873-11-22
NOTES AND OPINION.

NOTES AND OPINION.
Tho election Of Secretary Of Btate, IN btinno-
aota, depends on tho vote OF Watonwan
County. Withit, Tonnison 1lopublcan) las 125
minority; without 1t, stovonB (Opposition) haa
majority. Tho vote itaof is unduly inflated
BY counsy-Hcat contest in which Madolia,
Arriving to retan tho honoru. Pollod 7o8 yotoa
out Of 813 inhahitanta. It Is thought tho return
will bo thrown out by tho canvaaaora II not, 1t
will bo contested in tho courts.
In Afty-four countios' Of bliasisHippi, tho
vote for Governor is: Anea, 9l,755; Alcorn,
4D,987. TheBo counties ga7o total Of 100, ,722
out Of 105, 479 at tho Presidential election 1ast
yoAr, and Alcorn polls sathcr moro than tho
Greeley yoto.
R-Tho election In Now Jorsoy, Nov. 4, was only
for members OF tho Legislature, and tho roturns.
Which VIC lind in tho Now York Times. show
that the Grant majority OF IA. $50 was reduced to
boggar1y GIL.
The voto OF virginla:
sss:: r.: : IT,:
xsmpor's NAL. 27,o25 Grants rnai.... 1,al4
Tho Burlington Hatok-Eyo plainly tells tho
Dosh1o1nos Register and othor Administration
on1co-ho1ding newspapers In 1o'sa who aro boast
Ing Of what tue party" will do, no1t yoar:
palRn for no1t yesr especially he psrt of sopnbli
carr 1ofGfe g gstg ap now or rowling cl fs,is in
contoni succossfuliy With ihe Opposition. # tho oon-
Il 81 ne s.t e eon '
Tso they Vii 81 bsaia ne1t yoa5s campaign Until
tho time for i to open arrives. In the meantime the
assnts ~ as!ssPs ~
a vengthon tho organization by yso legislation and tho
nm, I'd. Eyon Cuoa will not sayo 1t.
Ut romans for tho Congress soon to assemble
to do 'or1nno wlothcr tho no1t Administration
abell h o Republican or not, and tho President
mood NJ t remain an idlo spectator Of passing
ovontH, ,ut may greatly aid in restoring public
oflloial dut 'oa. Tho apathy that has spread over
In cnnntrv like dead rot among Republicans,
costinc tho t. 'efeat Of . Governor in Ohio, and
tho loss Of tll entire ticket in our own State is
C" Copglcss | than 10 anything else Tho tiokot in
Wiscoueiu was eaton before 1t WAS made.-Ail-
sp1ttkee Sentinel
wNotling eau no palmer to oven tho casual
observer than tho impending downfall OF tho
atrope Democrats, careless OF consoquencoB, do
MT guccecd in the attempt to rosurrect dead
jaeueg and force all anti-RopublicanB to sing
thoir songs aud Shout their battle-crios.-Cairo
No Govornnont on earth has boon so out
| racoous1v robbed apsl awindled by all tho de-
partmonts and officials, From President down to
ttdo-waltor, as ours has boon: Wo arc paying
nav navy, whlio Ito Secretary Of the Navy is
selling our ships at d nominal sum. When
| needed TO hnyo no chips to so to sos, for
any purpoao. Tho only consolation Wo havo
a. Congress- that viii bring to light tho extent Of
those tobberes, and the perpetrators OF tho
same, II in tho meantime oil the evidences Of tho
cri,nes aro not destroyed by tho crimina]a.--
2sSy Gdn Gaxe mstfs1s mstaa \. bomo o, much greater
Importance than this {Cuba] contest y Elkoly to
b.. Tho country is trembling with financial
trouble, and while no nro without Slips to meet
tho Spanish navy the woo 9s;,so country Ut IS
b,7asted Republican policy, Think, for mo-
mo ut, that oil tho interests which tho Republican
marty have protected for years, at an Immense
cost to- tho farmers and mechanics OF the coun-
trv. hn,*e sunk into absolute ruin, not because
OF foreie u war, short crops, or hard times, but
from t}loi,' own Inherent weak1}ce8. Tho
| contractors, Republican politicians, and spocu-
latora viii dc clare this is no time to count tho
j.coat." when VIZ hro In or upon tho verge Of war
with a foreign power but wo lnBlst such clap
trap shall not prevail against the cry OF tho
neople for reform and for sound financial sys-
tom: !. We i1slst' therefore, that ~ e9e ,aa5 A.
oning with tho plundered poople because 'o
NAV In Obliged to aeels redroas for outrnges
committed BY spg1n.-1Anois State leeg|sIcr.
Though We trust the pntoa btatHa a9gefn ft
obt as to tamely submit to national insult, or be
unoble to protect itB mohnest citizen. there arc
roasons why war at tho E1:caent tlmo should, II
possible, be avoided, Superficial observers say
war would put M end to the presenI nnanca, " Ill.,
| f.nnntry. Grant th0t this is tTues IL WOulQ only