Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 11, 1876, Page 6

- POLITICAL. shelby M. Cullom Casts Tis Poliflcal Horoscope § *and HSeos Himself .tha Next Gov- : ernor of Ilinois, Republicans in the Second and Other Wards. Recent Events .and Their Bearing on {he ‘Presidential Candidacy. AGlanos st the Ficld in Ohio—The g Hayes Movement a Strong One. Republican Victories Gained in the Late Municipal Elcctions. Polition] Gossip st Homo and Abroads SHELBY M, CULLOM. T8 OPINION OF THE BITUATION: The City of Bpringfeld, tho Capital of this Biate, diffors vory materially, just at this timo, * Irom Clicago, the businces eontre. The former . ‘s regident of & city without a local Government, '8 doatituto of o local Government, and the lat- \or is governed t00 much. This was tho sub- loct of & convorsation tho Hon, Sholby M. Oul- .omwas indulging in last evening at.tho Grand * Pacifio Hotol whon sccosted ‘by & TRInUNE ro- porter, whoso speain} mission it.was ‘to {nquire \fter the honorablo .gontionmn's -political hoalth sud smbition, {t being protty generaly undor- 1tood that o was essting a'longing look toward tho offico of Gavernor. . At tho timo ho .wes approachied Le was com- - paring the past bistory of Springtleld with tho proscnt, snd congratulating himeolf that ho was —a city growing ‘notorious for its good arder, without a prison of auy kind, and, withal, accu- *mulating wenlth.at tho rato of about $7,000 por montb. g courso of thought was arrested, Lowover, snd, politics being introduced, ihe Bspoko at length, roviowing tho sitnation {n the Htato from ‘hie standpoint. By way of intro- duction, e aald the outlook wns tho most cheor- ing, and oxpressed Lis confidence in the UCCESS OF TUZ ZNTIRE NEFUBLIOAN TICKET this fall. 1o was not one of thoso who regard- od the exposures at Washington damaging to tho party, but thought tho offect would bo to damage Grant only. -Io did not believe tho pooplo would etudy ono sido of the picturo withiout taking s glauco at tho other, or that in thio Bolknap revolations they would loso sight af tho war Driatow was making on tho roveuue 'thioves, aud tho further fact that 1c was the par- ty watchword to ““let no guilty man eacape.” Taking this view of affaira ho regarded the geales a4 oven in the coundry in general, while o Iilinols, eo far a8 ho could loarn, sccosslons wero being ‘made to the party overy doy. Ho was in roeccipt of numer- ous lotters from prominent Liborals, who de- sertad tho party in 1873, plodglug themycives to tho party tn 1875, and to thosupport of thefitate tickot—oupecially it ho wns st its hoad. Gotting closer home, tho roportor ventnred to pmpmln5 tho oft-rocurring quostion nowadays, #4710 18 7O DE GOVERNOR ?" ‘Tho response camo readily, andwith a playful smilo, “Iam.’ * Iayo you ontered upon tho canvass 2" **Not yot ; I bavo been bus{ulc homo and am now bero on business, sud will remain & few days and then for work." # Is tha outlook promising ?" + Magt cortainly. My advices from differont soctlons of tho State aro that sinco tho meeting of the State Oentral Commitseo I have been rap- lly fnlnlng with tho public.” “Your gain muat bo somcbody elso’s 1oes 2" It wonld naturally scemso, and is. My only tctivo opponent has boon Gov. Loveridge, but ho is losivg ground. I find this to-be &0 hiero, and know s 18 in tho central and southern parts of tho Stato.” “To what do you attribute “THE CHANGE?" **Tho rensons are various, In thoe firat placo, bo has oxhibited too much anxioty in the mat- tor, and his exploits in Chioago several wooks ago, as writton up in Tnr 'CruuNe, Lave soured many of his Mothodist friends, who caunot atand his apparent inconsistenoy.” " Then you do not rogard Deveridga as s very formidablo rival 2" 4-By no means.” * ow about Washburnes 2"3 g “Ilois & strong man, and, If & candidate, ‘would bo somewhat in my way." : You do not regard hum as o bondidate 7" *I haveno reason to, Ho hns novor said he 'was, neither bave his friends for Lim, and his name:has only been montioued incidentally.” * low -about an. rorr?" " Ho I8 not a candidate, ehougn his name nas boen montioned, excopt i & cortain contingency. Isaw bim'in Washingion some time ago, undyl beliave I hiavo his support.” “ What is the contingency 7" “Tho facts aro that.in his district thon aro several gentlomon who waut bis.place su Con- Twsa, and ho is “belog mentioned for Governar or & purpose. I boliove o will Le xe-electod to Congress, and am satisfied that bo prufers to be, 1f 'ho should not be forced to run-for Governar, then all of his friouds will support mo."” * Mow.sbout Ar, Ridgway 2" | ** Ho is making but fittle hoadway, I think,” How about ths other candidates 7 1 koow nothing. Lvery msu appears to be for himself.” ‘I'ie reporter then “withdrow to allow the gon- tlomau to resumo convorsation with Lovy of frionds about biw. Lo will romain in the city sovoral dave, aod in .tho courge of & few woeks Login to look over tho, Htate and fairly open the “cADYASS, ———— MINOR MEETINGS. SLCOND WAND, The Second Ward Republican Club hold a . moeting last ovoniug in tho hall of the Donnett . almost into tho ground, o pai AMedical Collogg, No. 671 Btato strect, for tho purpose of olecting Delogates to tho Town Con- wvention. Mr. Ellios Authony prosided. Tho scloction of delegalos to the coming Town Conventlon to b held on the 21at jnst,, was thon taken nip, Mr. MoGenniss moved that a committes of five bo appolated by the Ohalr, to welect twenty names, from which aight delegates should be thosen. The following were appointed the Committoo : Meaora. McGeunies, Ishpm, Madon, B, Walker, and Witliam O, Phillipa. Mr. McGounfus thuught thoy shonid postpono tha election of dolegates until Fridey eveuing, :ud &0 m'l‘lvml. lnd‘l“n:uthfldflnm;mlfi at that ine make a ropor order & proper so- lection might be made, TEEp Discassion was hod on tho question, when Mr. McGennise’ motion to lay over was last, Tho Cowmitteo thon retired, Whilo thoy were cut speoches wero called for. Mr. William H. Xing auvocated the selection of this best mon for oftice, owpevially tho Awsessor, ‘Thia ofticer had robbed everybody in tho ward Isst yoar.’aud if thore was anybody m tho ward” who had not been robbed ho would liko to eeo lum. neag Dot go wuch tad Jaws, bub the bad men in oMoo who adminjsiered them. 1lo thought Cspt. Gray ‘would make sk!uod Agsessor. They wanted a tax-payer for Aksessor and Aldermon, They did not care 80 much for Collector, but tho Aesussor was the ali-lupartaut oflicer. Mo wanted heavy tax-payers elccted to the office of Aldermen, The poor men were taxed more out of propor- - tion then the rich, aud he thought they shounld not overtax the former to tho benofit of the lut- ter. 1lo wanted no msn eloctod 1o au oflice who askod for it. Whoy should molect mou who did mot waus offico. 1le wanted wlorcs shut up on election day and silow smployes to vote. bir, Robert T. Lincoin was loudly called for. Heo did not coma to speuk, but to act with lon- - @stmou. Lo had no desire for oflice, aa he Liad 4 mnty of other work to do. Thoso who hud u° ranning politica in this city bad ron them but & swall taz, e thoukhit thure was soiwa corruption and rouch mismauagewent in political sffairy. 1o would support any good moyement looking to dnunl ekt mon to offics, My, E. B, Alexander aleo spoke briefly, and was wed by Alr, Page. Both coincided with the -} tha nocossity was shiown of evory oitizen's turm- THE-CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCIH I, 1876—TWELVE PAGES. nifotly cotored tha following on thoe Dbooks of the Treasuryt * Halance duo from Mr, Harris, 100,178,081 Only five manths latar tho Secrotsry waa forcod to ugn aimilar correapondenco with Col. tior- don D. Boyd. Ho had early fall into tho * foot- nu(lu 1837, of the papers Lhat wors carricd away by the # Indopondent opidomio” will roturn to tho Re- publican fold, and tho ssme may bo said of the Indepondont leadors, Onw fair tost of party stronpgth, with only $wo candliatos in tho fleld, Callfornia would bo Republican by 10,000 ma- jority. Blalno, Bristow, or Washburno conld and no man in | beat candidato for thia latitudo that' conld bo named. but that lie possonscs in 1ooro than ordi- nary degreo the vory qualities for that high posi- tion which tha public mind Is looking for. Tho Governor himsslf has taken a8 noarly 1o pare At 1l in tho discusstous of this maiter a8 is posei- Dio for & man having so many frlonda who are anxions for bin nomination. Flo hna stoadily viows of tho other spoakors. Tho last-named entlaman atated thet tho city waa in a daplors- fila state financiaily. Tho Council had voted appropriationa for usclosy offices, Mr. McCGrath's’ among them, whicih onglt to ba abolishod. Why had Comptrollsr Inyos aslicd that £500,000 bo appropristad to make up & doflciency? Ho wanted only raspectable and honest men olected the raquiremonts of tho lopr, all this broad land 8o wholly fills and answors them as Donjamin I, Lriatow. Whito according to Ar. Blalne n groat deal that his friends clalm for him, I defy any man to Polut out any one distinctive aot of his which indicates & hatrotl of corruption. Of sll the disgraceful jobs whioh ‘hava paseed Cougross of his {llnstriona predecessor.” In Juno, Hocretary Woodbury appointed Mr. g i ced thoro on | refuscd to considor, evon, tho quostions of com- | Garesclie to oxamita tho affairs of tha Colurmbus | oy, tho State vor aoy man tho i :l!nfii!lr:'é:'nhml:fil‘g:nlulr‘::‘d fo 'I’.‘im'gfr?&. ‘13\15 ‘31‘.‘5'&150;‘3} ni"efifi"’.fl«#iflfl,‘fiflfii Sver won | bination or organization In furthoranco of lis | otlica, aud ho roported Col. Boyd a defaultor to :’:fll’wll‘fl Bl sol:nnt. n:’uu siig " 1ho 1ot immmors and sralawags. They should nom- | fame or appiauso by opposition to onoof them ? candidacy, Whon appronchied not long ainco by | the amount of 850,000, Was lloyd removed ? ol e th e Sl i X6 inato tax-rayers for Aldormon in ordor o sava | On tho contrars,'hns io ‘not slnost uniformly | an exporionced politioian from up on tho West- | Wera tho Domocracy |ndlflnmt? Wero thoy | cholca o o parly, g orn Iicsorvo with the suggostion that it was {tmo thiat bie frionds organize & committeo or club to push thinga for his nomination, ho quiatly but ttemiy doclinod to discues tho projoct,—tacitly enying that {f thoro waa anything ln the * Hayos movement " & would taka caro of itelf, and it thore was nok it wasn’t worth taking caro of, Whether bocauss of tho spparently mdepends ont attitudo of the Governor or not, 1t la prob. ablo that the firat organized indorsomont of Gen, Layes for tho Presidonoy in hix awn Stato will come from tho Convention which solecta the dolegatea to the Nationnl Conveution. That ex- pression will undoubtedly ba onthusiastio as well ns unavimous. It may be added that with Mr., Llsine i3 empbatically tho eandidato of | tho exception of an affort by & Cisvoland paper tho nolinichun—nuJ by ‘tho term politician L | to got n[l» s diversion for Mr, Llaino, thoro is inean o wan who makes o trado and & profossion | among Kopublicans of Ohio nv eymptoms of of politice—who sork+ oflice a8 tho means of I"”"““"’ for any other caudidate.,” Mr. Morton Aequiring fortune and fams, 1o is not tue man | 18 rogarded a8 out of tho question sinco the 1n- demanted by tho times, noz ia he tho man whom | dlana Couvention, Mr. Lristow 1y well liked, wo are suro of olecting if nominated., but has absolutely no such political following as W, W. Wiriavs, nominates candidatos in conventions, shooked or outraged at the condust of thia simain pilsr of Democracy?” 0O, nol Mr. Gareacho, tn his uYorL aavn to the Hacrotary : “The man (Col. Gordon D. Boyd) scoms really penitent, and L am inclined to think with hia frionce shat As ts honest, and Liss boen lod sway from his duty by the oxamplo of Lis pro- decessor, and n cortain loosoneas in the codo of morality which here doea not mova in 8o imi tod acirclo as it dooa with us at home, Another He. cetver would probably folow in tha Jootsteps of the two. You will not, therefore, bo surprisod if I rocommand his belng ratained in prefersnce to anothor appointment : for he has lis banda full now, and will not be dispossd to spsculste any more!! I And so it was decreod! In tho October fol- lowing, the * realiy penitent” and ** lLonost " oyd was allowod to resign, and tho Bacretary, 88 in tho case of Harris, ontarod on his books : “ @. B, Boyd is indeblod 850,937.89 av per last salemenl at the Treasury! 11" No foolish outery on the pard of tho Demac~ given boyond conjecturo at this time. Whosver Hanator Sargent, Goorge O, Gorham, snd tho Fodoral oflice-holdors of the Blato favor, mil probably got tha delogation from Californis in tho National Republican Convontion, The Btato is 80 far ramoved from tho excitoment sud activo contro of natiooal politica that nono of the wapirants havo mnnz positive adhorents among thio masaes, heuce Lho intluenco of tho nppolut- ng-posers will bo apt to tarn the delegation to whatover direction that fofluonce Is oxertod. It is regarded hero a8 oxtromoly doubt- ful whethor the *‘California power™ In Washington baa uny lova or admiration for Soo- zotary Bristow. The Inttor is aaid to Liave per- aistontly declared that thora was a Whisky Ring {n 8an Franolsco, whon Benstor Bafgont afilrimed directly to thoe contrary, Infaco of tho Sona- tor's aflirmation ho Becretary soema to bo golng nbiond un the preaumption that a Ring docy ox- ist, and the eimple fact alono that two promis nont lawyors havo doclined to assist tho Gov- ernmont iu tho prosecution of royonun casen their credit, Capt. Abell followed Mr. Page. Thin rzaa the firat meoting ho had nttended, but he agrood fally with what had been eaid by the othor spoakors. 1o was no orator, but wonld do all o could Lo promote hionest govornment. Mr. Mc(ionnies, from the Commtteo, than ro- ported twonty names from whtol eight dolegatos wora to bo olected, Mr. Eddy moved that tho list of names be ' roforred back to the Committeo of five, to re- port oight delegates at the noxt meating, to bo selocted from tho twonty nanes offorad, Mr. Itobert T. Lincolu moved to amend, that tho Committeo make o report of sight names for delogatas that eveuing, which was accopted. Mr. Eddy thon mado & humorous speech, which elicited much laughter, Mr. MeGennlss, trom tho Gommitteo on Dole- gatos, then roported olfiht namos, as foliow: F. D. Gray, J. Q. Grant, Heury Boaon, A, T. Lay, D, 8. 8mith, J. llosenberg, A, J, Averoll, and B, Pike, Tho roport was racoived sud the Com- supported and voted for thom? If Iam \vrm:F in this nssertton I will be glad to Lo correctod. If Mr. Blaine has any othor record than thua, I a8k to'ltave it pontod oul Hir, o ta o polie ticinn, not a atatosnan, and tho mathots which 1o hiag adopted to placa himeelf in tho Prosiden- tial chails.abo tho mettiods of o politician and nothmg elne, ns was shown b tho Ropublican Htato Convention In tho naighboring Btata of Wisconsin n fow days einco, aud na was At- tomptad in this Ktate, by the movemont to eall onr Convention upon two weolks' «notice, but which, thauks to thio irmness and just action of Capt. Blskely. Ciairman of the State Gentral Committee, was dofoatsd, g —— . J. BENNET. racy l—no mily wasto of indignation! No do- | inclines ouq to tho ballof $hat the Ring not onl, l“fl:::‘x‘fl‘:?-rn“x:d'vmker Mitcholl, and sthors OHIO. e mnzd sithor hy’ Gan, Jackson or Martin Van Bu- | exiats, but 8 strong onough to makaltsolt fearcd, thon mado brief '!pnoehm;, .'mr whiich tha Com- ) PUTRID REMINISCENCES. ron that * no guilty man escapel Sonator Bargont’s very myatorlous or ourious TOE REPCDLICAN BTATE CONVENTION. Special Corraspendence of The Chicago Triduns. Corvanus, 0., March D.—The Republican State Convontion will bo hield in this city March 29, Its chief importance will consiat {n tho influence any action it may take may have on tue Tresi- dential clection. Tho Slate oftices to bo filled this yenr aro camparativoly uolmportant ; what is called tho full ticket—Gavernor, Auditor, Treasuror, Attornoy-Gonoral, and ono Supromo Judge, baving been choson last yoar for terma of from twoto fivo yosrs. Tho approsching Con- vention -has odly to nominate candi- Aud tho '* honesty "—ilie ** ponitence "—of Boyd may be realizod from tho followiog from the Loutsville Journal of the timo: “ Axorux Sun-Tneasunzn.—A 3r, Gordon D, Doyd, somo time sgo, woa sppoiuted & Itocolvor uo of the Missigeippl Jaud officos. Suortly afterwards ho proved to baadofaulter fo tha amount of €50,000. The promulization of the fact did notatall abash bim. lloimmadiatoly bo- took himself to the stump for tho vindication of lis character, *1 did approprists tho monoy to my own pine,’ excimmed bis, but my speculationa turnod ‘uz unfavorsbly. 'Zis my misforlunc, and not mi{ faudl, I 1ore, OEXTLEMEN, YOU ARE SATISVIED Y On, yes,' replied his Jocofoco spoeoh In dofenso of Hhophord and tho Wash- ington Clty contracta is not underatood horo. Howayar, it is ¢laimed that Lo will be strongor with tho Adwinlstration for it, snd thot may Ii‘m""" remoyals which tho Bocretary of tho ‘raasury might suggost. — MISCELLANEOUS. ULADES 18 WILLIN' Svectal Divatch toa The Chicage Tribune, ‘WaTsrEa, 1L, 3azch 10.~Tho Hon. Franklin Blados, of Troquols County, suddonly appoars upon the scone na a formidablo rival to sll aspir- ants for Congresslonal honors in this Eighth mitteo adjonrnod. FIFTH WARD. A largo and onthusiastiv meoting waa held Thursday evening by tho lopuhlican Club of tho Lifth Ward ot Lrogssier's Hall, 118 Arclier avenue, Ar, William Van Oliuda presiding, Local mattors woro tho toplcs of tho discuesions, and FORMER OONRUPTIONS, BULDEUIES, ANL DEFALOA- . TIONS. ‘Wasnrsaroy, March 4, 1876.—To the Elitor of the Washinglon Star: Gen. Aundrow Jackson died Juno 8, 1845. Ina lotter dated tha ** Ior- mitago, April 9, 1846," addressed to “F, P, Blair, Eaq.,” Lo says: *This moy bo tho last lotter T mny bo ablo to write you, but, live or dio, 1 am your frlend, andnever deserledone from policy 1" This was literally trun, and, it characterizes s wholo lifo. Ilo, too, was sorely tried. Lut tho world might clamor,—his political opponouts ing out and _voting at tho coming election, A committeo of fivo was oppoiuted to solect tho bost Republicans in the ward and to submit thoir names to tho uext meeting, which will eloct tho six bost of thowm se delogatos to tho Ropub- Jican Convontion on tho 218t tnst, After a long discussion, tho following rosolution was passed : 3 — " e tinfled.' " District. Dlades ia a no scholar, and vory pop- Warnrss, Mayor Colvin has declared his fntentlon | dates for Becretary of Btate,~an official might denounco thom as guilty of overy erinio in lu%:l"tfl, ‘we are tx—rfwuy satisf 3 P sk os0 aro bub cuaractoristic inctdsnts of < .',”.-';:".‘.‘.;‘E"&?i"&%'m?{ff.‘fwfi 33:{:501,;%““,2:'&' which uoder our Conslitution i moraly | ) 0 ‘Nowgato calondar,—ss in thocaso of A.J. | tuo provailing corruption, ifad I the spaco war, 1losorved ns o mombor of tho Logiala: one of routine work-and clerical dutios,—ono Bupromo Judge in n BDouch of flve, nod ono momber of the Board of Publio Works, Tho turs in 1861 aund 1862, aftor which e onterod tho rorvice, and sinco tho War hias beou a enacossfal Inwyor, diatinguished at tha Bar tor hia abilitios, 1lo {8 opposed to inflation, and has written sov- therefore, Tiesilred, That wovogard any auch attempt as an usurpation of the moat sacred rights of tho peoplo, + ad ono that meets with our unqualified condomna- Donelron, his private secretary, of tho older P, D, Dlair, Amos Kendall, and othera ; it had no offcct upon Audrow Jackson; he did not or lolsuro, with tho inclination, simifar in- stances might bo multiplied indefiuitoly of Democratic innlfossancs, corruption, and crima, ombraciug Lundreds of thousauds and HEE first two of theso ofticera sronow filled by Demo- | g5 "y omout wavor ba bis eupport; ho t | orel storling flunncint ' srticles for the e A O e et au podeg | CFat Willinm Dll, Jr,, Bocratary of Stalo, 8ud ['opyyg ouly tho closer to bis friends, P Teorstr 7 rtomatioally Phusdered | Troguols Hepublican, which - papar woa Tythia Commin Gomncll for an sloction of Alayor at | George Rex, Bupremo Judgo, coming into oflico | _yig' wypeta or * favoriles,” a8 thoy | Democratio ofliciale,—by the IFioyds Dailoss, until thon lnolln;gl to follow. Al; tl;o tho approachiug April election, by tho Democratic tidal-wavo which, startiog | 000 contemptuously styled by bLis oppononts. and Jako Thompsonas by tho Swartwonts, Dou~ wake of tho ler-Occan, oa {w on eloquont eposkor, and lus frionds think bim o much abler man than Fort, Fort, if ho does not sccuro the Gubernatorial nomination, will un- doubtedly make ondoavars*for a ronomiuation After tho debato of .gomo oxclusively loeal mattor, tho meeting adjournod. I'tis next is'to be Lield a¢ Dorr's Tlall, corner of Twenty-sixth and Ianover strests, Tuesday evening. with (he olection of Gov, Allen In 1873, reachod ita highest flood in 1874 1Mr. Iosmor, tho out- going momber of tho Board of Tublic Worls, bya, Collinaes, Benrds, aud Watmores,—oxtond- iog through eovery Democratic Administration from Jackdon's to 1licstor Clymer's old loader's, —DBuchauan's,—with ita notorious and revolting And this veatly groat quality,—thia steadincss of faith,—of persona! friendship, —so applnaded In Androw Jackson by the old Democrats as a i . - L ho X - 1ha dine THE NEMOCHATS, 8 o Ropublicsn,” Mr. Boll snd Judgo Rex | '*Human-like virtue,"—ns ono ~of t corruptions and orimes ; its Cornolius Won- ¢ for Congrese, but tho aastorn portivn of the dis Ono of tho #actions of tho Fifth Ward Dom- | will rocelvo & ronomination by tho Demo- ;‘"i{f;‘,’;fjgg;;':’*;‘3;':;‘“‘;";’3'“‘;,"‘.}'(‘;'M G0 pros- | olls and Swrifts ; with tho mwofis of its villaiu- brict clatina fhio condidato thin your, snd with ccraio prty iold 8 weliog st nigho s boor | atio Convention without _apposition. sy | Moalonoss s st Hienioning 1 s conse- | 905, monopoliss of Brintiae, WS 260 S fooa' ol avor thia citrch thars soems ovary saloon, corner ol ‘chier avonuo an WOCK streot, 8 gra e oy - About twouty men gathored in a littlo back rootn bavo fillod thelr rospoctive ofiics in | quonces tho rulu of tho nation | t prospact of succoss. tous in thomsolves than puy of Bolknap's, and appllod to purposcs a thoussnd fold more crim- {nal,—the aubsidy of the prees aud the bribory of Congress in the passago of the vilost of measures | Honco, tho simulated horror of $ho Domocracy ia **too thin; it won's wasb,” Ir Gon, Graut ia weak and criminal bocauso of his steady friond- shipg—bocsuss of o quality which bLss dis- tinguished sl truly groat , men—what wos Gon. Jackson ? What bécowmes of tho * Lo “I'hoir duplicity now fn_denoancing Belknap'a erimo is equally transparent,—as transparent aa was that which choracterized thetr policy, in 1850, when tho notorious ** Galphlo swindlo sliocked the country, Gen, Zachary Taylor was Presidens : Qov. Goorge W. Crawford Socrota: of War, Goorge Galpbig, tho original clatmant, had beon dead soventy years ; ho died in 1780, Prior to 1778 ho bad boon a licensed trader among. tho Gaoorgin Chorokeo and Croek Iudians, which such 8 manuer as to xvold adverae criticism oven from the Ropublican party organs, aud they will draw to tho polls thoe full parly strength aud nothing moro on their personsl merits. Tyo ears 870, in October, 1874, Mr. Boll wos olacted iy & majority of 17,202, on nn aggrogato voto In the Htato of 467,425, of which tho Republican cendldate, Mikell, recoived 221,204 vates, and tho P’rolbition candidato, Buchtel, 7.815 votas. Last yoar when Gov. Iiayos and bis ticket wers TUE HCTIOOL-FDOXD. Spectal Dispatch fo The Chieage Tribune, BunLiNazoy, Is, March 10.—It is ruwmorod, and tho rumor finds crodonco, that the Cath lics hiave united on o candidato for Sahiool Diro tor who s pledged to a division of tho school- fund, Eloction noxt Monday. —_— ILLINOIS POLITICS. to organize n Domocratlc Club for the ward. Therp scomed to Lo no Chairman or othor ofticers. ‘The controlling spixit was Barnoy Me- Konua, Ho propoged that Daufel Tracy take the chair. Daniel wus unanimously elected, At thia poiut of tho meoting Ald. Bommer entored. Ho was immedintoly button-holed and led away by & Jr. Grunewald, who compleined that it wis *all Irist,” ‘Tho pawr stopped into an adjoin- ing room, Tho Aldorman scon raturned to' '—tho hié coustituonts, but Grunewald stood olocted by mejorities n\_arlging about 4,000, tho | wers indobted to Lim for gnmlu,.nnd his nxlg!nn- Joml-god of Domocracy ? What of his * Roman« The Macomb Journal flies Mr, Dlaioe's name in tho doorway and growled. }lo waa accompn- aggrogato vota reachied vory neatly around 000, :‘:r::xuc ::x:rl‘j?‘len:t GJ?‘::i}s&;n;xmgr::;;m‘i‘:: :n;:x‘:- like virtues"? Was Zachary Taylor n guilty at tho masthead, *‘subject to tho approval of tho National Ropubliean Convontion,” * Hunoock County, not baving had & momber of Congress for twonty years, now thinks it {8 time the Touth District looked in that diroction for ouo. . Tho Indepondents complain that Stoward is stingy. They oominated him bogouse ho was rich, and now kLo refuses to Ml the campaign tmmlu-y. Ingratitude more strovy than truitor's arms 000, of which the Prohibitionists polled from 2,000 to 8,000, N 1t will bo readily econ from this viow of tlo fleld and_rotrospect of recont votos that opch party will go iuto tho Statc canvas witl its as- surance of succeas chastoued by roceut defosts. A TO THE NEYUDLIUANE, thoy no longer make tholr nominations with that air of assured success in this clecrion wbich charactenzed their Conventions for fifteon yonrs of nroro prior to 1872-8. Thoy undoratend that an objectionablo candidato on tholr ticket, an uupopular phrage in their platform, or even a sorious mistake in Wastington may joopardizo their success at tho polls. Of course thoy uo- derstand that tallure at tho polls in Olio moeans disaster in tbo nation. Tho matierof BTATE TICKET AND PLATPONM has not been as much discussed a8 ia nsual in advauce of tho meotiug of tha Convontlon, so mach j8 attontion absorbod by tho Presidential question. Soveral gontlomou of respectable standing and qualifications have been suggested for tho hesd of the ticket, among them ex- Senator Stimson, aof Washington County, and Col. Muoson, of Modioa County, and Judge Martin, of Jefforson, The desirablonessof a striking figure-head on tho ticket is admitted, but ono cannot oxpect to secure s violont amount of digoity and statesmanship for a solary of $2,000.3 year on which to pay house-rent and support a respectablo stylo of Ilvln§ in tho Btato Capital. For tho Bupreme Beacly, Judge Luther Day, who retired from the Bupremo Bouch ayosr 2g0 after ton years' sorvice, to givo placo to a Daomacrat, would mako a popular candidate, Ile Js now eerving under appolutmeut of Gov, Tiayes as mouiber of tho BSuprome Court Com- midsion created by constitutional amoudmont nied in bis remarks by another disaffocted one, who kept mumbling,, ** It's ull Iriah,” This hod the offect of causlug n dissonsionand strife, and the organization wag, upon mation, disbanded. The attempt nt another organization saw Grunewald nominated for Chairman. He was electod. Mr. Dan Tracy was nominated for Suz- retary. 1le rofused tonct., Grunowald now ro- fused to_sorvo as_President, but snid tbat ho would tako the ottios of Secrotary. Ho by mutu- ol consent Tracy stepped into tho offico of Presi- dent and Gruuowald wns declared Beerolary, Jolin Ziwmorman was thon elestod Treasurer, and the orgenization was coraplote, aftor sevoral names Lind boen added to tho membersbip rotl, The Cbair then announced that a Becrotary, Treasurer, and Vico-Prosident should ba chosen from each precinct of tho ward. 1fo reforred to the Becretary, who read the circuinr of enlight. enment and instruction from tho head of the Domocratic party.—Perry Il. Bmith,—und o Vico- President from cach precinot was choson, It was then proposed that if tho other faction of the werd did not agreo to chimo in harmo- :i‘uunly with the prescut aascubly, it could go to nzed, Attor a3fow moro intereating remarks,the most- ing ndjourncd. EINITI WATD, The Eighth Ward Indopendent Clup held o meeting last ovouing at No. 168 I'olk streat, Edward English in tho cliair, and John Noving acting as Becratary. Tho on‘y businees trans- acted was tho appointmont of & Oentral Com- mitteo for the ward, whoso duties are to saalst at tho polis in electing honest men to office. Other procecdinga were fnterrupted by ecommo- tion instituted by a follow namod Barnes, who suoccosufully rosisted tho efforte of a miniaturo Sollcumnn to quiet him. On bhis account, tue lub adjourned. —— ‘FOR BRISTOW, A CORRESFONDENT FIlEES 1118 MIND FREELY. To the Editor of The Chicago Imibune; BriLLwaren, Mion., March 8.—If, ten daye sinco, thore was any ferco to tho reasoning in favor of tlo nommatlon of Alr. Dristow, the man becauso Crawford callected the Gslphin? Was Jobn Tyler because Daniol Webstor misap- propriatod his aocrat-sorvico fund? Was Androw Jackson or Martin Van Duren bocauso Lowis Cass, Richard M, Jolneon, aud a host of othor oflicials nudor thom, iudulged in speculations of overy corrupt charactor, absorping milliona upon millions of the public monoy ? If, therofors, Geu, Grautand the Ropnblican arty aro to bo bold reaponsiblo—dsuonnced— ugo men in bigh places have violated tho trusts—botrayod the contidence—roposed in thom, thon, amid tho susthommas, ‘must bo 1mingled curses, loud snd doop, of overy Domo- eratic Presidont, and of tho Demoacracy, from Jackeon to Buchauau. DeWiNTToN. —_——— MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, AN ALMOST UNDROKEN ARUAY OF REPUDLICAN TIMONPUSG, Took Island, T, olects W. P, Butler, Repub- lican, Mayor, by 173 majority over B, Davenport, Democrat. Tho Democratio majority last yoar was 274, 1In Rochestor, N. Y., Cornollus R, Parsons, Ropublican, was elected Mayor by 2,302 majority over Col. Brackett, Domocrat. ‘ThoRspublicans gain throo Baporvisors sud four Aldermen. Auburn, N. Y., re-eloctod T, M. Pomoroy, Te- publican, Mayor. 2 Nawburg, N. Y., ro-elected Jokn 8, McCrosk- ary, Domocrat, Mayor, by 122 majority ; his ma- joruxlu& yoar was 621, The Republicans galu ono Aldorman, Ithaca, N. Y., olected a Republican President. In Qswogo, N. Y., tho Domocrats elected W, Poucher Mayor by 684 majority. Tho Couneil is Ropublican by 1 m]oriulg, N Cohoos, N. Y., olected David J, Johnston, Re- Publican, Mayor. Burlington, Vt., olactod J. D. Hatch, Nopabll- can, 3hyor, by 52 mafority—a Lepublican gain of 140. West Point, N. Y., went Republican bys Inrgoly incressed maf, nrn{. \ Elmira, N. Y., elocted R. T. Turnor, Demoerat, od by Qalphin’s heits to the Untted States for adjustmont. 1t had Leen again and again rejected, but a Taiy for its sottloimont was finally passed {n 1319, Qov, Crawford, bofors bocoming Secratary of War, Lad been nixtoon years scting—since 1833 —na ropresontative and agont for the hoira; aud 1£ was chiargod that ho bad nnuaut = placo in ‘faylotr’s Cabinet as o mosus of influoncing the adjustmont of tho claim. The prlnuignl for $4,518.97 wos paid, under tho Jaw of 1819, by Polk's Administration ; and tho Interost for tho soventy-throo yoara, threo monthe, sod twolve days, amountiog to the enormous sum of £191,~ 352,87,—noarly five timoes tho oflziusl claim,— wad pald by tlio Secretary of tho Trossury uudar Taylor. Llisba Whittlosoy,—the *‘old watch-dog of | the Troasury,"—as Comptroller, pronounced sgalust tho onglonl olaim a8 woll a8 against tho intorest, Novortholoss tho intorest was allowed by Bocrotary Meridith, under an opinton of At- torpoy-Genoral Raverdy Johnson, aud with tho Lnowladge and spproval of Yresidont Taylor, aftor Loing apprised by Sccretary Crawford of Lus interost 1o the claim, i Bacrgtary Crawford rocelvad of the principal, 28 hia fee, £21,401,08%¢, sud of the amount of intorest, $83,176.41—1n all §115,176.4234, A grest clamor—a pretonded cry of indigna- tlon, amid p genuine jublloe—was “raised by the Democracy throughout the couutry. An fnves- tigation was had by the Jouss, but Bocrotary Crawford froze to tho monoy, and rosignod. There was no {fmpeachmont! Nothing but an ocstacy a8 disgus g 88 tuat which thoy mani- fosted 10 1816, whon Charles J. Tugersoll uxposod Daniel Wabotor's misappropriation, when Socro- tary of Btats, of n portlon of tho gocret servico iumit in nogotiating tho cclobrated Ashburton Troaty. Tho old Whigs did oot fall to romind the fa- dlgu-‘;u Domocracy of their own ropulsive rocord. Qou. Lowis Cass, aftor Gon. Jockaon, was the great * Thunderor” of the party. Undor Jack- son, Cass waa Bocrotary of War, Cass’ collec- tion, as extra aflowauces, flogally, of 68,000, and his organization " of o company for The Bangamon Ceunty papers are laugbing at Springor's ludicrous Contopaial smendmont, by which the Govorument was cheatod out of its guarantoo for tho return of the 1,600,000 ap- vropriation. . Tho Eightoonth Represontativo District of Il linois has been Democrattc for the past ton yoars, but the Hopublicans are organizing for its rodemption 8¢ tho approsching cloction,— Zinck Island Union. Three Republican agpirants for Congrass in tho Pouth District nro meutioned by the Prairie City Zerald. ‘Thoy sro: W. II. iay of Rush- villo, Epperson of the Iushuell ftecord, and John J. Gloon of Monmouth. ¥ Whon you woro o boy did you over carry & buck-saw to & carpenter-shop 1o huve it flod, and then staud by aod wai¢ till tho job was dono? 1f so, yon can form su excollont ldos of ono of Congressman Campboll's spocches.—~Joliet Sun, Fhe Galons Gazelie underatands that it ia Mr, Washburno'a fricnds in Chicago who are work- ing up the Gubornatorial nomination. Chicsgo poopla undorstand that tho Washburne move- mout {8 spountausous with tho country news- papard, Thoe Oloey ZLedger suys 1t is undopstood that there hua boen b privato conforenca botweou he leading Domooratio politicisns of this , Btats, at which™ ft was agroed that tho Domocrats would indorso Btoward, tho ** Wry-neek ™ candidate for Qovernor. Minlstor Washbarno's friends are now bring- last yoar. Altliough tho campalgn last summer was mada by the leaders ou both widos to n sharply-dolined {eauo on the currency quostion, the Itopublicans, licaded by their candidate for Governor, Gen. 1ayes, sud assisted by Gouw. Woodfard, and, 88 to that point, ovenn by Benstor Morton, who on tho stump overywhero proclaimed thio Bpecio- esumption act fo.be the Ropublican poliey an- bodled in legialation, nud nsalstod notably by Gen. Behurz, doclarod in favor of “Honest f z 2 ing bim forward ns the Nepublican candidate for endly ntutlln;l;‘ uvgmg ’ugflmufinwt wook bavo ine | PO v A& tholr rallying cry; yo i3 I | spoculations in Westorn lands, aro ~noto- g[n%nr 3 bn‘: tho Hopublicans have the Council (l:vnmnr 0 lllinols.—NeuI: ‘Fork dribane Ar. orossod it an hundrod-fold. If thore aro thoso | Gouncfal wholker the plaiform to bo pdopted ou | riows. Wero they _creditabla? As Seo- | DRZ@msforlty. oo G0 o Washburno woyld undoubtedly makoa very pop- ~whio think that the distraconttonding tho down- | tho 29th Inet, will go oy boyond .that ambig- | retary of War, Gon. Cass had ad- | ; Conova. X By monk fropppacen By S5Tm8 | ylar and an oxeditionsily sirong candldato- for fall of Alr. Dolkaap attachod to Limaolf alone, or | nous phirase of the platform of 1875 48 o thia | vantages which no morocitizoa conld avo, 1fo | Jo5ty,—n fepublicay gain of 62 thio ofiic of Govornor in Shis” Rtato.—Quincy issue. A great work svss dono last yosr by 1layes, and Taft, and Woodford, and Sher- man, sud Bchurz, in educating tno pooplo to this question, but «#o strongly hod tbo sophiatried of tho paper-mounoy advocates takoa root in tho yoars immediately succeeding tho War that it 1s doubtful whother with ell tho sid roceived from tho solid Toutotiio vots Jast Octo- bor tho victory then obtained would liave becn roalizod hiad tho solo faste boon tho magay quos- tion, DBut as nothing succoeds likp sutcess, the very fact of that victory I8 a subatantial encour- that it is even couflued to tho Administration of Presidont Grant, ‘they are mlatakon—wondar-: fally mistakon, It {s a disgrace to the Repub- lican purty, sud, 10 o brosder sense, to tho na- tion sud to humaunity. In a party view, tho worst foaturo is that it is only confirmatory of the chargos which have beon brought agaioat us by tho opposltion, and it will be found that Lencoforth no ohargo againet nn ofticer of tho prosent Administration can bo mado so baso find opportunities of securing for his company a monopoly of tho moat oboico tracts of Jand ; to loarn when thoy would bo put on the markot ; ta securo them, thon to raido their price, and to #oll them to purchinsers forcod to buy. 1t {a well kuown _that in Westorn Jand speculations Crus amassed bis amplo fortuno, 5 Now, Bolknap speculated in traders’ liconscs, by which tho soldier was swindled, Cass in laud by which tho advontarous and hardy omigrant was plundered! Whoso was tho greafer orime ? Did Coss’ oliclt from the Democraoy any mani- Wiig. Maj. Maddock, of tho Champaign Times, is boing quits favorubly spokon of as tho Domo- cratic caudldats for ‘Cougress from tho Four- toouth Diatrict, 1Io for o long timo enjoyod tho unonviable houor of baing tho only Domocratio ,ugmur in tho district. Lot the old man have chaoca, The work of the Iate ** Indapondeant " Conven- tion st Deaatur falle flat and atalo before the pooplo. It was & convention without a constitu- Lyonsg, N. Y., in Ru})ubhcan by 205 majority, —n Ttepublican gain of 164, Gepgxeo, N. Y., olccts tho onliro Ropublican tickot by nn average majority of TG, Utfea, N. Y., clocted Obarles E. Darnard, Domocrat, Mayor, by about 600 majority, Tho Republicans carry the Onclda Couuty Lonrd of Buporvisors. Last year tho Loard stood i1 Demacrats and 10 Ropublicans, 1n Poriland, Me,, Gen. Froncls Fossondon, Ropublican, i electod Msyor by 516 majority,— the Domooratio malarity lusp yesr boing 427, Somont 10 tho party leadors to Lold their | festation of horror—ovou of {ndigostion? Did | . Dotk Mo, elcts Xdwin Recd, liopublican, | enoy t6 evonto It Of @ yarty to follow itabohoats. :'::'“ b k"m ;’u" fnd many beliovers in ‘vtaunuulust‘ with an_oyo forward and .ot | Gen. Jackson domand his punlahu‘mnt? Did not M‘fi"’i by ”lg“;‘”’l’;?"_‘h“ Demooratie ma- | g9 Democrasy of the Ktats aro onca more dis- o ranke of our own party. Tho of- | fackward. Au for the Damocrats, thoy aro so | both, fu offoct, indorss and aporovo {t? Gen, | JORIEY last sear boing G2 d Lo ssdort thoir digoity, and ot submit to foots of this axposuro oro #o far-resching | irrotriovably committed ton policy of inflatlan | Jackson subsoquontly made Casa Ministor to | Jockland, Mo, gives an aversgo Ropublican | ¢y contomptiblo elemsnt, which i 8o detor- majority of 175. In Qardiner, Me., J. B. Dingley, Ropublican, wes electad Mayor without opposition. Lewistop, Mo, elects Edmund Itugsoll, Tta- publican, Mayor, by 426 majority,—a Republican gain of 196, In Aubucn, Mo, Jamos Dingloy, Ropublican, was clocted Alsyor, N In Biddeford, Mo,, Ma}. Paul O. Chedburne, nogublluw. waa elected Mayor by 14 majority. . l\vm&n County, New York, elests 14 Iopub- Hean snd 13 Domocratio Superyisors, against 17 Domocrats and 10 Republicans last yoar. In Dutchess County, Now York, tho Repub- llfm Lava gatuod elght Supervisors, —— THE FOURTH ILLINOIS DISTRICT. LATINOF YOR CONQRFSH, Spectal Dupateh to Tha Chicaga Tribune. Rockronp, 1L, March 10.~Thoro §d a groat doal of talk in thia city abous thé Feurths Con- grossional coup &' etat, in which the Ropublican organ of Moenry County euddenly bLolstad tho name of William Lathrop in placo of Gen, Hurlbnt, to represont this distrlct in tho next Cougrovs. Winnebsgo County hiss takon it up, and it la diffionlt to fiua & man in Rockford who is not for Lathrop, 80 universally {s ho respoctod and looked up to ®8 an honest man. There seoms to bo no resson for thie sudden chougo of wentiment, further than a feoling that ono man haa no right to a life-long lease of & seat mm Coogress, Gen, Ilurlbut’s . carcer: in Congrous me tho ropresoutative of this diatrict that thoy have, in a mament as it wore, wholly changod the sepeot of tho appreaohing campalgn, snd have, 10 reality. placed tho Rapublican party upon trial for its lifo. Tho accrued fame of tho party 18 no longor svailablo, a8 in timos past, to entitls it to the confidence of the country. Like 8 bank robbed of ita rosonrces by s dofaulting oflicer, wo, as_utockholdars, must” either put up sdditional capital or suapond business. 1o oar tho figure of specch furthar, I tako it tho noml« nation of Mr. Blsine would Lo equivalent to closing doors, bub annanncivg that, 1t givan time, tho asscts will pay dollar Tor dol’nr, and wo all kuow what thet means ; wiule the nowination of Mr, Bristow would bo eimilar to replaciuy the capitel oud mooking promptly tha domands of creditors a4 faut as proscuted. It s not truo, as masortod b{ Mr. Clymor, that tha dovelop- ments in Mr. Bolkuap's' caso aro but tho outgrowth of tho syslem of misgovornment and corruption which Las rulod this country for years past, No, slr; it fu tho result of the fast that tho puntrol of the party has pasacd from tbo haunds of meu wlo fannded it npon just principles and ¢ nt action Lo the Lands of thosa who mako merchandiso of politics and subardlnato publio to vaun guin, The paat glory of tho party oo huilwllh tho eonquorning of tho Habollion can nover bo dimmed. 1t forins of iteelf & shiniug opoch in the history of our country whioh ¢ime cau uever taruish, Lut that fact can no longer avail us iu claimivg tho con. fideuco of the pooplo and the controt of Govorn- ment.” A long period of faithful public servico ney justly of itsalf bo a sourco of pride to an individual.‘and his descendants, Lut if Lo falls to temptation at last, bo falis frum wo much the groater Leight, and his fall {4 tho moromark- that it is doubtful whotlier svou tho pattisaus of Senator Thurman will attampt to make s rally for tho traditional hard-money doctrines of the party of Jackson, Jefforson, and Lenton, t3peaking of SENATOR TUTILAN, that distinguisbod finutlumnu appear to have atmoat irrotrievably lost casto with Oule Domo- crats, Mombers of the Leglalature ropresont- ing Domocratio countics, some of whow ae mombors af the lnst Goneral Assembly voted for bis ro-eloction to tho Sonate, arc undisguised in tholr oxpressions of disgust with him. ~A ro- cent lotter to » member of tho party caucus, which was evidently writton to placate by op- pouents in hiy own political housohald, Lias had an effect tho rovorss of thut futendod, aud is made tho subject of no little ridiouls, ‘Cho Houator's offenso ina Liven that ho hes rofused to msko a public recantation of cardiual articles of Domocratio faith as ho received them from tho fathers, aud has beoh engagod for the lfe- time of moro than a geuoratiou in inculcating them, and to bo lod awwy after falso gods bya oung generstion of nrlescx‘n of expedienoy. It 4 doubtless whothor ho chn comuand the sup- port of his party in one-fourth of the twenly ‘Cougresaional Diatricts of Obio. TRE LEOIELATURE has been in scasion for vight wooks, and will rnn for a wontl longoer, Great anxioty waa wanl- festod by CGov. tloyes Lo weo tho sessiou cub down to & minimum longtl:, wad the call far » Convention st 60 early a day was {ssuod by tho Executive Comumittes in the obvious expectation that it would result iu forciug an aajourntment prior to that dato but it 18 doubtful whuthar ths plan eucceeds, Thore {3 no wore appropris Franco. ‘Tho Domocracy mado Lim first Bonator of tho United States, uoxt nomiuated him as thar condidate for tho Prosidopey, and then wado bim Seerotary of State, Under the Do- mocracy Belknrp would bo In tho Jiue of promo- tion, Col, Richard 3, Johngon (tho slayer of Tecum- sob, aud a Demogratic Senator 'of tho United States undor Gon. Jackson, tho ** Groat Usbinot Pacificator " and conildentisl friond) was, daring Martiu Van Ugren's Administration, Domocratic Vice-Frosidont; aloader of the Democracy! Ho, as Vico-Presidont, aleo bad his little vpeculation,— in a claim of Cept. Buckoor's for romoving tho Chickassw Indians, s:lla tho roport of the lHouse Committeo which, in 1842, inveatigatod tho mattor : “The wholp nmonnt thus paid to Capt, Back- ner waa $146,294.00 ; of this anount, thoe sum of £37,749 was, boyond doubt, improporly pad. If tho Committeo Lave been correct in the view thoy have taken of {uis cass, the Chickasaw fuud lias austainod & fossof 132,243.50, attribu- tablo jo tue want of pmdont egonomy and faith. fulness on tho pprt of thoso conuectod with ita disbursement, and the accounting oficors,” Col, Johnson was *the only man* who pros- ccuted the clsim beforo the Department; that whilo Vico-Presidont ! 1Io at first demanded that * Buckner purchago for him a farm jn Arkansas, ond somo negroos, provided Lo got tho monoy," Buckuor doctined, But winle tho two wern riding to the Department tho day tho ** §37,740 was improporly vaid,” Bucknor agroed to lend Johuson 318,000, 'Fho roquisition was obtalned sud émd' and the Demogratis Vico-Presldout got the £18,0001 Weroe tha Democracy shocked nt mined to dictate.—Jollet Sun. Jesso Warpor, of Danville, s ambitions for Gubernatorial honors on the Tepublican tigket. He s a violent groenbacker, and says that “Diafno's late speoch on finouce shows him to ‘bo a domagoguo and o liar, and that ho has for- ovor ruined his chences for tho DProsidency.” Jesao Harpor ought $o bo confinod somewlicro, fllvn him a dungeon in tho Infer-Ucean mad- ouso, . A Bhawpeatown corrospondent of tho Decatur Kepublican, iu tho courso of & long artiolo nd- vocating tho claims of tho Hon, Thomes Ildg- way for Govornor, playfully asuoris thot he is suthorizod to eay that, if Mr. Ridgway is elested (overnor, ho would qualify, and to tho best of bis capacity dischargo tho dutios of his offlco during his foll torm, and not atiompt to broak 1nto tho United Btates Socale. The Hon. Bhaw Poaso, of Macon County, who was an Indopondont member of tho lakt Logise Iaturo, is out &1 a lettor rofuslng Lo support tho mongrel tick® latoly nominatod at Docatur, Ho shows Liow tho Democratlo wire-pullors cap+ tured the lnuoccent (rangors, and gives notico that, 4o far a No is concornod, ho does not ine tond to bo gold out to tho Democracy, aud pro~ poses to act honcoforth with' tho Xopublican party. TIaa Sonator Logan's Prosidential dream pass. od into tho airy nothinguoss whence ‘it camo ? Was Lis dperllnumt opposition $a tho Benato bill to pravide for tho appointmicnt of a competont Commissloner to colloct nformation apout mi« gratory locusts and other lusects which destro; vogetation, lntonded to emphasize tha f.og; this exposura? O, no! DBut in 1848 voted Col. | is unblemished by m singlo mistako. A man of ed and _tho mord painful to contom- { ato place to spend All-Fools' Day than iu logisla- { Jobuson €10,000 in paymout of su old Iudian | tatout and lnflmxi’oe. he v“fll vespocted and court. | D02 bo thiuk that the scoptra ia no longor withe plato. 1o may. plead past falthtulucss | tive halls, and it s scidom that a session af our | claim. od by leading men of both parties, and the fact | in the graup of a Bucker, snd tiorofore Conkilng i mitigation ~ of tho goverity of | Leglslature closes until some timoin Aprit, Tn 1834, W, P, Macris, a Recelver of Publio | that Lis name was mentionsd ba bolug s fitting | 8nd Alcrton aud tho rost may court tho Grangory judgment, but i¢ forma Jittlo §f any basis | ‘Tl loading subjocts of onactmont of this sos- | Monoye at Columbus, Miss.—indorsed by his | mau to fill Delknap'a placo, suficiently shows | to thelr heart's contout 2—Minneapolis Tribune. upon which ta claim an extension uf coufldenvo aud au additional Jeaso of trust, Confideuce is cumulutive. It iucresszes slowly a8 timo passos, Onco attained in Lizh dogroo, aud theu wholly forfeited, it caumot bo rogwivud excapt by suother lony serios of years of faithfulucsy, for which Jifo {4 commonly too short. 1u this caso we are about to ask the country {for a vuto of contldonca and a renswal of powor, What was ten daya since a security of suliicient value for tho fuithful performonce of the duties with which we ssk to Lo intrustod ia wo longor available, but its valuo is greatly impaired, it not wholly destroved. Like tho banks, whose ivsues ot tho beginning of the Nlebellion wera slou aro two—ihe ocorroction of abuses fu tho govnrmueut of tho largo citios, eapocially of clunatl, aud the undoing of & coumderable swount of partivan logislation enacted by the Bixty-tiret Genorul Anssmbly, That body was & | surprise o fwalf aud to tho people of iho Hiats, aud undoreook to mako ti0 most Of ite surpruo by passing Dills $o wo chango tho inausgeuient of each of tho public ivetitutions a8 tu displaca the ofticors aud subatituto Lewocrats, lu tho Ponitontiary, for Instuuce, & new Loard of Directora was cruated, and Democratio idews of civil-service reform wero suforoad by sdoptlug & rule by which thoe mouthly earalngs of guurds snd subordinato Dawocratlo Ropresontstive fn Congreas (Jobn I 11, Claiborno) a8 ** uno of tho main pillurs af the Domocratio caude,” *‘of ditfusod and do- perved popularity,” as *‘one of tho earlleat and aiont distinguighied friends of tho [Juchson] Ad- ministration fu Mississlpph” a1 one whose * fumily and connactions a7o entremoly fuluou- tin}, and who gre * oll co-oporating with ue in thp wrduous struggle” against tho eyemles of Demoeracy—way known to bo a defoultor! Was ho removed or punished? 0, nol Tu March, 1834, the Hocrotary of tho Trossury complaiued of Liw conduct ; Ju Ayguss, 1835, he threatenod bis romoval, but the ressons muign- ed in the wbuvo indorsomaut forbado it ond in tho rack of the gentleman tha flepublican party of this district will loso. TILE COMING MAN, Mr, Willlam Lathrop, is well-known fn this Stato a4 o flrst-clang tawyer, a mau of great onorgy and ability, and withal Lis character 18 not blow- ished with a siuglo act of dishonoaty. In au in- terviow with Alr. Lathrop yesterday, he gave your correspondont to unders(and that Lo was o and would uot enter Into any combinstion to ovorthrow Huribut, fle waa fully satisfied that she distriot had boen ably and honestl rapressntad during the past four yoars. lut, {f it soomed ihe unauimous wish of the people Tho Kendall Counly Kecord roports & convers eatlon wit Low Bteward, Indopendont candi« dato for Govaruor, a4 followa : ** Wa asked him 88 to the truth of many stories told of bim, and bLia reples and explanations were at ouce forcibla sud smusing, Mr. Boward iv oconfidant tho Domocratio State Convention will indorse bis nowination, Phough ha would like to be Gov- eruor of 1llinois, he 8 uot ovor-sangutne, sud should defest ovortako him he willabido Lis fate ke a philosophor of the school of Cone fuciug, whoso namo i respocts,” . The Macoupin Enquircr asys it Bpeaks by the vard In mnouncl’rfi' that ! ta'ul.Il Marrison's st o Lire ould be tho next Cos guasautoad by tho bouds of Tobellious Htatos, | oDicors” wero tolled for party purposes. Tho | August, 1656, this Ws 1 Horrli—this * phlar of that e (Lashrop) sbuuld bo the nex ' oougrott: | nama will not bo pressatod to e Dewooratis wo must replace our secaritioa o suse | monthly payeroll was satistiod by wiving tho | Detwocracy —wroto to Prosidont Jackson, ro- | ceptit. e evideatly doas uot spprove of suy | Couveution for Govaruor, ' 1fis presout posilion pond buslnesy, In ofher -words, if wo | obicer $60 of the €05 duo bLiw, und droppiug | mgning liis oftico, and_nominated as bis * sno- | unfair sdvautage boing taken of his opponet. | & Obairman of the Ways aud Meaus Cummitteg Would mucted wo inust_offor to the | tho 0 duto tho purty will fur vampalgn puid resebr Gol, Gordon D. Boyd, of Atials County.” | The lepublicas Bewspepens taroughont toe ala- | 16 sutirely too tmportsut snd roflects too muol couutry & caudidate for President whoso | posss, after which litile ssrcmouy the recewpt | ouothior * main vlilur of Democraoy," fudorsod | trict indorso Latbrop. credit upon Lis districs for his friendy to permit record is nol mnorely that of a wan who has uoy. | was presented fur signature for tho full stipund | by Ilarris ad ono who had * Leon for yesrs p 3 - him to relluquish it. We fool fully converuang or beon convicted of wrong-dolng or malfoas- | of €05, Of courso thero {e & dispodition on the | prowuent mewmber at our {tho Mlisalesippl) Leg- CALIFORNIA, . witli Wia Tiesnoceatio ssubimenpof Ui dlatelch, suce, but & .nau whoeo record 1a of positive | part of the Hupublicaus to chungo thiv. iclature.” ss ** &b BrQout wupportor 02 your sud hiavo no beaitancy iu saying that Gol. Mors goud, whoae sonie rests not merely cpou fealty THE STATE BUKK ¥OM THE REPUBLICANS, to purty sud sctivo oppusition to Dumuuml{. y Spearal Curveapondence of Tha Chicao Tridune, Sax Praxcisco, Cal, March 1.—Avy dlsioter- catad ogbacrver cen. aeo that & reaction in favor of the Bepublican party hassetin. Nearlyall TUESIDENT-MARING 8a a fine art wust bo srudied olsewhoro than 1o must Ls a.man whoss reputation svsts chiv here. ‘Thore Is & genoratly-exprosued suutimont, upon opposition to corruption, upon probity, fu- | stronger than $hat of mere local prido, that our togrity, and aotive pursnit of thieves. Thessare:| shirdjerma Governor (lisyes) is mos ouly the Ew“ Hl“ll»:“ nqull:‘xlr;nom unxn\od for G:ug;'lm, t wi re-oloct Y & e majorit; s woTa ey, » e mulariiyi—ay Ahe Fi b Jowrnal pomi t ) B, BV aioatne. for Gateriat 3o daube i fGen, Jockson's] Administrution,” snd 8s * an uuyleldiug advocate of the principles of De. moeruey, * Cal, Gordon D:Boyd, of Attala County,* was accordingly sppointed, sud Bacratary Woodbury it nominated. buf he {s too prominent & man bury In tho Governor's aflico for four yoars, and 1f Lo does not rocoive tho nomination for Proaj. dent—and his namo Is hecoming mora ganorai|; montionad in that conndotion turoughout g Unlon—he will have o prominent posltion in the burne wonld carry the Btats by a largs mn]ndt{' o .noxt Ropublican Cabinet. Ho 14 eminontly fitted for any position within tho gift of tha natlo and wo do not believe wo cauld hold him in [ljj ’;’fll’([ho,'"" much wo might desiro.— Warren ntinel, Wo have bLoon: froquently nsked who s fhy firat choleo of tho Hapublicans of Mercer Couy. ty for Governor at tho comiog election. To op. ablo us to snawer the aucstion corroutly, we have consultod leading Republicans fu differeny parts of tho county, sod find thom almost unap. imous for Sholby Al Gullom. This pralerency 18 not basod oy porsonal abjections to Gov, Doy, eridgo, aud will not futorfore with his suppor| shonld he roceive the nomination, but ia n yol. untary tributo to & man whosa h"“b publla ser. vico, and purity in privato and public hifo, hag won the confldenco of the Republican mnsses to s dogroo that will be likely to more diutinctly ronnifestitselt at tho County Convention in tly seloction of dologatea iustructed to vots for Uyl lom.—Aledo IHecord. Tho Ilookford (Fazelle, whils approving (len, Turlbut's condact {n Cou ragd, 58oms Lo thing he hns ropresontod tho Fourth Diatrict long enough. Itsaya: ‘It eannog bo donied thay thoro in & fooling In tho alstrict that no mag shall havo a life-loug loaso ou & ot In Congresy from this banner districe, aa John P, Farnaworiy seemad to havo for o long timo. And we regarf it ms moro thia feeling than any hostiiity to Cien, HurlLut that causes fiun sontimant in favorof¢ clllmffl. As a citizon of Winnobago County, we aro plad to sae that the (3ollonry Connty) Sep. tinel fndorses ona of onr own cltizens for tlie po. sition, Four years ago Mallenty Couuty pre. souted the nama of Gen. 8, A, Hurlbut for thy nomination, and his own County of Doong though inatructod for Afr, Lathrop, votod fop Geon, ., and with Winnebago securad his nomi. nation, 1If this year tho situation i raversed, and MoHenry and othor eouutios prosent the namo of Mr. Lathrop, his own County of Winio. bago will enthmalastlcally roupond. with the tul strangth of Lior delagation in tho Dietriat Con. voution, aud with full acecrd Awong our aitizens, irrespootivo of party bos,” ——— POLITICAL NOTES, Tho Democrats in Loufalana havo pulled down their vests, nnd subaided.” Ilarper's Weekly saya tho fall of Bolknap iy tnot n party disgraco ; it Is o national shiamo” P. T. Barnum I a good Mayar, but a bad polks tlelan, ITo hus'shut up all ‘the rum-shops iy Bridgoport. The Tows nowapapoers abuse Marsh bocateo b did not add porjury to hils othor high orimos and ‘misdemoanors. The Domocrats of Louisiaus impeachiod Kol logg us Qoversor,—tho firet time thoy ever rocognizod hia titlo, Tho Boston Journal eayat **Tho Invaatigation gun of tho Dpmogracy iu loaded to bib tho ollse party aud misa ovorything olue.” Thurmah is thought to havo the bost ohancos for tho Democratlo Prosidontial nomination by slrewd absorvers in Washington. Jolin Cochrano, another wandoring sinnar, bas roturnod to tho Republican fold, 1llo has hoon put in tho far coruer for ropentance, Jnmea nndpatlf—tho howling friond of the down-troddon carpot-baggor—wants Bon Dutler or Henator Alcorn to bo mado Boceatary of War, Leavo of absanco for twolva daya, to g0 homs and vote, baa boon given to the New Hampabire clorka jn the various dopartments at Washington, Tho Milwaukoo Sentincl soys : ** Quis ousiodiel cusfodus? Which, boing frecly trenulatod, means, Whoslall lnvostigata the invostigutora 7" Tho Boston Post hias boen turpod gver to the priuclpal omployes as joint-stock proparty. Of courso thoy wilt mpintain it as & livo Domocratio nowspapor. Tho only offect of tho Bolknap exposuro fn Now Hampshireis likely to bo the atimulation of both pariiod to grostor oxertions, aud an in- croased voto. Tho Portland Press ssya that tus olection of Qon, Fossoudon gy dlayor of that olty ou Mon. day wos tho grandost Hlopublican victory over won in Malne. Tho Domocratip logdors in Ponnsylvauin are at odds. The rag-baby haa fallon awnong them, aud tlmyJ)mmua todivido the infant as Bolomon ouse Lried ta do, Thros weoks sinco, we bad no falth in the nomination of Bonjawin B, Brivtow, ‘Ta-day, it sooms to us, lhu‘lll)ubllcm pacty Liag to ohooss between Lis nominntion aud dofout.—New Zods Jord Mercury. ‘Tho Boston Post (Dom.) says; **TUlysscas 8, Grant, Jr,, who has becomo his fathor's Y'rivate Bucretary, graduated two yoare ago at iarvard, whara Lie was notod for his gonoral good bee havior and modest boaring.” The 8t, Panl Dispalh, professionally Damo« cratic, saya : **'Tho now reading of Graot's lata declaration is, ‘Let uo witness agalnat tho gullly oscapo.'” ‘Ihis is 8 vory good declaration. ~ Why (Iild lymor allow Marah to run away? Das nowa, * ‘The Towa Bonato rofasod to paas the woman, snilrage amondment. ‘Ihis will bo tho ond of tho matter, unless tha Benata racoosiders its no tjou, 1t might hiavo bogu Usttor Lo hiavo lot the mattor go to the paoplo for settlomont, As it stnnds now it s cortain’ to como up sgals beforo aucoecdiug Leglslntures,—~lavenpord Zemocrat. Tho Milwankoo Sonfinel, which, as ths orgaa of Mr. Carpentor, hos always preteuded to be ¢ruly loyal, uuyy that * Gen, Grsnt's capaclty for blundoring is cortaloly marvelouw.” Uon. Graut Lirs probably * blundcred " jute not supporting thie corrupt” Whisky-Rting factlon in Af{lwaukes which owns the Sentinel. 3 To provent any mistakos it shonld be undere atood that tho Btorra refarred tofn the lettors of the Attornoy-Genoral is not tho Dz, Btorrs, of Brooklyn, whio kag boon mixed upin the Beochet case. Tho Btorra roforrod to by tho Attorneys Ceneral was not engaged in tho Doechor ena:' nud Lias no conneotion with the Congregatiou Unloo. 1o is no anol 8"“"' o8 {8 tho Dirooke lyn celobrity, liols m Ubicago man, and alwayt goes in o win. Tuo Freeman's Journal, s paper of no ittty influence, publishod at Cooporstown, N, X,, givet tho aubjolued warning to tho Démocratio nowi- nating mvontion: **Wo say inoll frankocss to our Weatern fricnds that the Democrata caunnot hope to carry an Eastorn or-3liddlo Btato on any platform that doow not pledga the Deuroorakd party as foos of inflation, a3 fricnds of hard: mouney, and in favor of a early » rasumption of specis paymonts &g the condition of tho countsy will allow.” % Jamos Lloyd QGreon (*One-hundrod-gun Groon ), of Notwlch, Conu., has priuted a briel pddreas to tha Ilopublicans, in which ho sayst “ Romembor that the Dlomocratic party of to- dny is the Domooratio party of the Robelilon. I knows no chango of hesrt. It fourht you in ths Hobollion, It fights you now. Tha destinicd of thia uatlon aro not wafo In its hands, Plact }aur tried mon {u powor, Mon liko Lristow sul owell, If aman ia corrupt in ofiico, niriko binm dawn"wlumu& morey, und koep him down for avor, Now that thoro Is to bo s goneral washing of dirty linou, it 44 foriunato that Col. Fornoy LM vot, like Gon. Hobienok, to faco tho dengert of tho dark bluo sea, but {a at Lomo and resd to tell us all sbout the §25,000 which hols sk to Liave drawn s & 8weob morscl out of the I cifio Bteamsbip Company. 'Ihe Coloncl wuel bave acliod, iueny a tmo and oft, wihilo engaged in Centenuinl dutios in Eurnsw. for su opports: nity to mako the mattor plain taan admiring coustituency of forty mllions of poople.—Ci cinnati Comsmercial, Tho Now York Tribune eays that Mr. Daoe'd appointment + i tho Lost saiootion Gon. Qraud hoa made for auy clvil oftico sinoe be chioso 3% Dristow s Bocratary of the Iroasury,” 0 Ti&e;. lhlx“cammongg upon ll.lu\lm h:u “lu-lg; r) 0 0, rapeal ly crowned witl O1OT! flln Btato and country, ‘thoroughiy infoymed bY tho bost spizit of ~ Americon ropublicanis@y courtly sud refined, Me. Dana will honor the Ilepublic fu Lnoglan: nd bo wiil do jufinite crodit to the Adwinistration which has liad 1bd l"‘“?,"’ and good fortune to socuro hisserv cod,' Montgomery Blair called on Judge Jero B Black oo Tuesdsy eveniug, and asked Lim 10 ¢~ company him to the residence of Gan. Bolkusp ‘Tha two, haviog eaterad tha housw, aont for !fi: QGeperal, le #oon entored tho parlor. "'d swollen eyes and dishavelod hair sud wrocke form preseuted an object of tho durm com® miserstion. A proposition was made withia m" to rotalning Judge Black, After listeniug t9 what was said, the Judge replied, wdmldlllu Gou. Belknap : ** You sro tha pationt | 1am ‘m gxynl:hu. Tho patlent iu dyjug ; 1 oan dono g"'—New York World. "Tha report 0f tho Finance Committes of B4 Bonata § t0 ox-Gov, Taylor's drstlt upann:nahn‘. u"fil‘% Shows & remsrkabi