Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27

Brick Pomeroy has been approached with
a bribe from the Tilden bar1 of money, but
refuses to sell out to the Reformer.
William Bell, Secretary of State, reports
the official majority Of Barnes, in Ohio, G.
B56; of BOynton, Supreme Judge, 9,717.
Its somewhat remarkable. that just in
proportion as elections are honest the-party
of reform comes short of success. No bet
ter commentary could be written on the
hypOcracy Of its pretentions or tho sham of
its promises.
The New York Graphic in a cartoon, pro
poses to make a change in the coat Of arms
for Ohio. Hayes face is the rising sun just
peeping over the hill tops, and Tilden ana
Hendricks have taken to their craft and al
ready embarked for the head waters OF Salt
River.
An interesting account Of disasters to a
whaling feet in the Northern Pacific Ocean
IS telegraphed from San Francisco, from
which it is learned that twelve vessels were
abandoned, and many lives lost, on the ice.
After great suffering some 200 survivors of
4he crews reached San Francisco.
As a specimen of the election in Cinein-
natl, the Gazette has taken single pre-
cinct, which gave a Democratic majority Of
2S4 atthe last election, and an examine
ton Of the tally sheets reveals the fact that
e6O of the voters at that precinct were not
residents Of the city on election day.
There is rage ameng tho Democrats at
Washington over the discovery that the
twenty-second joint rule, which was de-
pended upon to throw the count of the cleo
toral votes into the confederate Congress,
does not exist. Through the obstinacy of
the confederates the usual joint rules were
not passed at the late session. Thus one
important part Of the Tilden game has been
: blocked by his friends.
Gov. Morton In his great speech in Indi-
rsnapolis few days ago, in summing up
the work OF the Confederate Congress,
made these truthful observations:
'.With majority Of nearly twO-thirds in
the House, they have wholly failed for
eight months to produce any plan, scheme
Of relief, or policy, upon the question of
euFFeaoy, banking, tariff or any other
economic question. While abusing every
thing that exists, they produce nothing
can suggest nothing. They have displayed
lmbecility, ineapacity, stupidity of thought
and conception heretofore unknown in the
history Of parties. They have shown
strong predilections for the detective bust
pess,5 but have done nothing to elevate its
character or remove the suspicion that nat
uraliy attaches to it. Utterly unable to
build themselves up, they seek to pull 9th
ers doWn.74 a
When a Republican Congress yielded to
the elamor of Democrats and sOft-feeling
Republicans and reinstated Rebels to full
citizenship, it was because it was claimed
it would conciliate and quiet the seuth, and
show the magnanimity Of the North. But
almost every days history proves that the
amnesty has not changed Rebels to Union
men, but rather intensified their contempt
for the Government. Had they all been
KEPT under the ban of total disfranchise-
ment for twenty-one years, they would not
have proven the potent element of disafee-
ton and distraction they are to-day. 1t is
the old story of the good hearted but not
overly wise man who took the chilled viper
TO his bosom.
The Ohio delegation in Congress, has men
in both parties of whose ability the State
maTbe proud. There viii be Garfield, Cox
and Foster among the Republicans, and
Ewing and Sayier, among the Democrats.
McMahan, too, has achieved considerable |
reputation during his first term and must |
be added to the Democratic strength; and |
Neal, one of our Republican gains, is a |
man of unusual ability. The defeat Of |
Stanley Matthews is to be regretted on |
many accounts. He is one of the very ablest |
men IN the State, and must have taken
high place in Congress. His successful |
competitor, Banning, is one of the pettiest |
of petty politicians, and bis retirement |
ws1ld have been a good investment for
Hamilton county and a blessing to the
government Youngstown Tribune.
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