Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 13, 1880, Page 3

TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1880—TWELVE PAGKS, PRESIDENTIAL. Meeting of the Democratic State Central Com- mittee at Colum-= bus, O. ho Subject ‘of Presidential Candidates Studiously - " Avoided. re ghorman's Friends Coming to a Real- idng Senso of His Recent Set-Back, pilegonr! Likely to Send Two Del- + egations to the Chicago Convention. Horatio Seymour Once More Looks Like a Possible Candidate, qho Sentiments of Third-Term Opponents Pointedly Set Forth. An Old-Time Epistle Written by Jefferson on This Subject. Opinions of Divers Persons on the Various Candidates’ Claims. omo. THE DEFCDPLED DEMOCRACY, Bpeelat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Coumnus, O., March 32-~The Democratic ftato Contra! Committes hold « meeting in this city to-day. In addition to the mombers of the Committes thore wero thirty lending Democrats from various sections of the State. A apecch made by Gen. Durbin Ward favored tho Do- amoeracy of Ohblo taking a bold stand, maintain- fog the rights of tho States to take charge of thelrown affairs, and mako tho {exuc against a {hInd term, which monnt nothing moro nor less then an Emptro, in which tho States would bo regarded only as provinces. Tho discussion tok a wido range, veering from tho question of tho timo of holding the Convention to tho financial fseuo and Prea{dential candidates. Judge Thoman astonlahel those presont by boldly declaring that tho monoy-power had gained control of tho gentlemen present, but bo warned them with- ‘out reseryo that tho contest of 1850 should bo fought on tho snmo platform that was ndopted it summor,, and undor which Ewing went down. While Judgo Thoman was speaking an ‘effort was mado to . OHOKH HIM OFF, (but, order being restored, tho gentleman fin- lined bis epeech, Judge Thomas Kenney, of Ashland County, re- ‘sponded to Thoman,and took strong opposit \grounds, saying that for ton yonra ‘past tho §=Domecrncy had not lived up to. tho time-honored Jandmarks, and bod richly merited defent, He belloved tho {ime had now arrived for tho Democratic party of Obio to roturn to the principles of it carly Ristory, and horonfter disregard the greenness andeomo othér things which might bo tompt- ingly placed within ita reach, Inepite of all offorta to supprosa allusions to ‘Presidential candidates THR NAME OF JEWETT cameaut, and among thoso preacnt wero friends ‘of Thurman, with quite a visible undercurrent for Tilden. After n lengthy session tho majority favored the calllng of 4 Stato Convention to meot In this city May 6 for tho purposa of solocting four ‘delogatea-nt-large to tho National Convention, and to postpono tho calling of the State Conven- ion for the nomination of Btate officers until tho National Conqention, the argument used for which & moasure boing that in 1876 tho National Democracy wero fighting on one platform, whilo “the Ohio Demoorncy woro on another. Mr, Armstrong, of the Cloveland Platn Dealer, inan {nterviow, says that ho belloves that Tilden an havo the nomination if ho will guaranteo Now York, but that this he cannot doat tha Present time. Bhould herocelve the nomination, jhe thought It quite probable that THE TON. HENRY I. PAYNE, ‘of Cloveland, would bo Tilden's cholco for ecc- vond placo; and ho added, furthor, ‘Should Mr, Tilden not bo nominated, I think it quite prob- able that ho would uso his influence to accuro Mr. Payne tho nomination." ‘Tho frionds of Secrstary Sherman who pre- sented themselves hore yesterday for the pur- pose of whooping up things generally for “tho favoritson " ran againat such © anag that thoy ‘pardly appreciated the damage until to-dny. Beorvt herman, it appears, personally aa: dressed fotters_ to woll-known friends hero urg- that the Btate Convention be held on the 2th or 2th of tho presont month, giv. but ton days for tho selection of ites, which would of nocosaity be Sppolni by tho County Committecs, which had prea Man{pulated in moat inatances 60 Hs to ‘do wilt is in ling tool: his bohalf, With a view of carrying this mM OUL that accommodatin: brothefincing, e , Moulton, was on band, Due Sy 1M WAS POWERDEAS. 9 postpanoment of tho Conyontion until ‘April 23, it wii necessitate the calling of County Conventions, at which tho voico of tho people willbe heard, and the dolegates selected will Teen ns futile sonttinant tnntond, off pele who a ORY GRE fr watoon toi rosvonor Joft for Washington to-nigt ‘where he hopes to secure an imdioneerwith ene ator Bioinc, aa ho says, for thy purpose of wieting the fcollng now. daily Increasing bo- ween the Ropublican factions In Ohio, Just hat compromise Gon. Grosvonor, repreaenting Becrolary Bhermat, ‘oxpects to offer ho docs not. serulgs, ut it is ovident ho will attempt much Ordor to assure Sherman n sellt Ohin vote at ‘ths opontug of tho Chioago Convention, . BHERMAN, ° A SUNE-RNOUGH CANDIDATE, M.L, Scuddor, Eeq., of thie city, is in recolpt of the following lotter from Sevrotary Bhorman, weexpialne itself: HINGTON, D. O., Marth 10.—My D Sin: Your jetter of ‘tho 7ih om dn whlch yolk eee press our Strong (assent to my retiving from the dential raco, is revolved. I nevor for a no- Ment have continplated such a course, and tho Tumor you speak of was no doubt’ prompt. I denied. ‘tho tirat | publlo mention of bs y candidacy owas iu the | inference Fawn from my totter to the Ton, Mr, Huskin, Of Now: York, in whioh I atatod what l would geek to do in caso of my nomination and cleo- Binos that time I have boon considered by Po public asa candidate, and have so regurded = yaelf, with the purposs neither to press any Hierien Port i116) nor to doclino such friondly “gThla position 1 intend to occupy to the end, 1 do hot hink {¢ necousary tor ne to bullttls or elfe Gor will t usd tay" oficial pexition © pros ‘Mmaole my candidacy, Very truly yours, » MISSOURI, DIScOND, Bpectal Diepateh to The Chicago Tridunt. 8% Louis, March 12.—Tho spilt yostorday in tho Hopubijcan Stato Central Committee prom- aos more yosult politically than was ut Orst Supposed. The Hon. Goorge H. Shields was do- posed from the Chairmanship, and Chauncy I. Filey put fu bis place, on the ground that the tated Organization of the Committeo was irregu- i. It now uppoars that Shields was properly lected, and furthermore that he proposes still Actin hia capacity of Chairman, Ho bes ta sued a: call for @ moeting of the,Com- ae at Jefferson City on the edd of Present month, and a portion at lcnat of the Committee will respond. If this meoting comes off, another cull for a State Convention will probably te issued, and twosots gt delegates soul to the Cugago Con tention one from. the Sniclds or Blaine Canyention, aud’ ono esau acu Conte att Wat question beforo the National Convention, Involving an expression of tho Grant or antl- Grant sentiment, will be upon tho irsuc as to ‘Which tot of thoso delegates slinll be ndmitted. PENNSYLVANIA. THR INRTRUCTIONA AT HARMISHUNG AND THR UNIT RULE RINDING ONLY ON THR DELEOATES AT LANGK—TUR DISTRICT DELRGATRA UN ‘THAMMELED. New You, March 10.—Gov. Hoyt, of Venn- sylyanta, sald n Tribune reporter to-night: “Aa fo the unit rule and Instructions adopted by the State Convention, I hnve always held that thoy are binding only on the delegates at laryt. 1 took that position in the National Convention when I wana delegate, Tho district delegates, though keting tholr credentinis from tho State Con- Yontion, ure, TL huve niwayy bolioved. froo to voto in tha way which thoy think will roprosent tho views of thelr constituonta. “Was this the Understanding of any of tho mon who voted at arriavurg for tho Grant iu- structions? “Thave no doubt tt was, ‘Tho movement for Instructions and tho unit rulo was so transpare ent that everybody suw thrnngh it to tho real contest, which was.one for leadership. 1 think the Conyontion did right, under the cireuin- stances, In taking the course It took, bit thora woerv plenty of men who wont for Jnstrictions {n opposition to thelr own convictions and tho wishes of theirtpeuple iit home, because thoy be- Heved they would ainount to nothing so for ad tyliyp tp the delegntion wis coneerned.” ow will your delegation vote at Chicago? Timayine that tha diatriot delegates will fect bound to represent tho views of tholr constitu. ente na manifested in June, rather than tho views of the Stato Convention held in Fetenary,. It will be the eame thing with your Now York Aclegation, too, Thore invy be men who will take the risk of voting tholr own preferences without regant to thelr constituents, but such nen will be fow unless thoir preferences ahould Jen thons to the winning side. A delegate will hardly venture to vote rgninst the home scntl+ thent ‘In his district. and yote at tho snmp time for a enudidaty who te going to be beaten.” “Then you hold that it dintrict delegato enn yoto ns lie pienses, no matter what resolutions tho State Convention ndoptar” “Tho National Convention could mate tho unit mio binding, | suppose; othorwise it ap. piles only to the delegates at largo." THIRD CERM. WIRCONBIN OIPORITION. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Arerrtos, Wis. March 0&.—Your beading of “ Antl-Grant" tomy artlelo in Inst Friday's Trrwoxe was not exnetly correct. } would not plitcka leaf from tho wrenth of his well-enrned fame. I donot forget tho Valleys of the Cinnber- land, and Tennessee, and Silsstesippl, nor with what confident audacity he placed his band of heroes behind tho impregnable fortifications of Vieksburg, with Pemberton In front and tho whole Soutborn Confedornoy In tho rear, and when, after retstnbllsbing tho National nu- thority in tho Southwest, he was ordored to the Potomac to tnke command of an army whoso herole devotions and sacrifices hid culminnted after every campuign in going Into winter quarters on nearly tho same ground, year ufter uear, iti with feelings of sublimo admiration that I contemplate tho “ sflent man" on that May morning marching that well-nigh discouruged army Into the Wilderness,"—" {uto the Juws of boll’; and when, dny nfterday, at tho close of those terrible carnivals of donth, as darkness closed tho eceno, and the shricka and groans of {ho day's victims mado night moro hidcous, of- ficers and incssengers brought in thoir disheart- oning reports of defent or unsuccessful ut- taoks, instoad of ordering spades and intrench- monts, thore issued from tho self-reliant, “allont man’'at heudqunrtera thoso historic orders, “ By tho left tank, forward!" ‘Tho grout Lev fa at reat, Tho ofd fing floats over Richmond, socd-time and harvest linye ro- sumed their peaceful rounds, but who can for- get those momentous months when tho very air was trembling with Its torrible tidings of tho progress of tho silent man and bis army “on thatline?' Grant was deliverod from his enoinics, Would that somo power could hive delivered him fram his friends (2). Turning from tho contemplation of that grand careor of heroism and triumph to that “last term" of political debuuchery and ‘cor- muption, tho heart becomes rick and the bend is bowed with shame and confusion. When I re- membor how putiontly, how tirmly, how peraist- ontly, how triumphantly Gen. Grant marched from Donelson tu Appomnttox, you need not write me down anti-Grant, But when I remem- ber the sickoning record of tho rulo of a *dem- nROr Hing& Republican though it was, which mude merchandise of patrictisin, and turned Capital reseued by tho blood of berves into a den of thieves, you Inay write me down antl-Iting, gutl-Contcliag, antl-Cameron, eb al. At I charged with soverity or injustice in arralne jug theso men? What wero thoy thore for? For what purpose were thoy cloynted to thoir high positions.by that grand people who rose al- most on masso to the great necessities of tho hour, aud bore cheerfully, at bome, in the camp, ond on tho bdattle-feld, tho burdens of tht mighty War, {f not to guard with fdellty and wisely preserve tho fruits of all thoso trials and sacrifieca? But when I sea such men falling from their high estates and prostituting their talunt and tholr oftices to the baso purposes of continuing thoir lease of power, or. rioting in wonlth,the rewards of frente of fonds and special privileges, and the pockots of thelr vcr “sisters, and cousina, and aunts’? ined «with rafirond stock nnd land scrip, and themselves and families riding over acontinent tor life on free pusscs from railroads and steamships, wo may woll stand amazed nt tho effort to restore to power an Ad- ministration under which such things were pos- sible, Ido not sttompt to fix tho meusure of guilt In cach cise, but it was 1 case whero the ain of commission exceeded that of omission only indegree. The Senator or Itepresentative who could wit pasaive and witness tho actual guilt of bis compcera was I{ttlo leas guilty. Closing, L will repont that 1 do not hold Gen. Grant to o very strict personnl responsibility for thas corruptions, ond havo not, ns yet, seen auifisiont ovidenco to beluve that he was por: sonally implicated in them, And T will tur. thor add that my Republicaniem 13 us rudical na it wna in 1w6l,and that I buvo never voted a Demooratio ticket, but bave unbounded faith not only in Republican prinoiples, but in the great Kepublican purl INDEPENDENT REPUDLIOAN, AN ILLINOIBAN'S ARGUMENTS. fo the Editor of ‘The Chieago Tribune, Mount Cannont, IIL, March 10.—The Chicago Times of March 3,in commenting on the third term, makes uso of tho following langunqo: “The course of Washington In declining a third term was not in tho slightest degre influenced by any political considerations ou which rengon nguingt a third term oould rest. No man in bis day porcoived ny political rewson against 6 third term; and ho perceived none," How do theso statemonts nccord with tho facts? Whon Wuah- ington mado known his doterminat{on to retire ut the close of hla second torm, the ununtinons votco.of tho people of oll parties urged tlm ugain to tuko the oftice, Tho Senate, in tholr roply to bis Farowoll Address, oxpreased in sie core and fitting words tholr regret for tho loss thoy wero about to sustain, The reply of tho House was to tho sumo effect, with slight dls. sont, Sr, Giles, of Virginia, moved to strike out thos parts of: tbo roply exprossing regret for tha retirement of | Washington, an the ground that tha remaining of no man in office could bo essential to the existence of n govern ment by tho people. ‘Tho motion was supported by only twolve votes, That the reasoning of Mr. Giles was corroct na ono would moro roudil: huve adinitted than Washington himacif, ne bls deteymined action In retiring most clearly proved. But na tho peoplo had not yet learnod. th trust thonisolyes, and had learued 0 phico implicit trust In Washington, it is not atrange that tha wholo reply of the Toure was adopted by an overwhelming vote, Btinilir testimonials eame up from Bits Legidlatures and public as somblics in all parts of the country, The mane ner In which his retiromont was regarded js ovie dont from the languige of John Marshall, attor- wards Chief Justicy, in his xpeech in the flauss whon presenting his resolutions on the death of Washington: * Having boun twico unanimously choson tho Chief Mnyistrate of a freo apa, wo bnye ween bin, at 4 tine when bis reviection with universal suffrage could not be doubted, afford to the world n rare jnstance of modal Vou by withdrawing from hiv station to th peaceful walks of private life.” Tt was Washington's churucter, not alone his nd inereasing years, that led to hia re- Hrevwnt, He bimevlf suid, "Patriotism did not By why should ho buve given * polit- teal reasons" aguiust big continuation {n ollico? In bis Furowell Address, in warning against tho evils of party spirit, be uses this language: But this leuds wt length to & more Cormul and porminent duspotisin. “The disonters and mis- erica which result qradually incline tho minds of mon to seek security and repos in the absolute powor of an individual; and sooner or later tho chicf of sume prevulling faction, more able or Inore fortunate than bis competitors, then this Ulsposition 10 tho purposes of bis own eloyation on the ruins of public ae Without lock-~ tog forward to an extrem! ofthis kin which, novertbeless, ought not to be entirely out of sight, the common aod continual mischiety of the spirit party are sulliclent to make it tha interest and duty of a wisy peoplo to discourage ‘and restrain it.” Hus the shallow glory of moro succesy #0 bilndod our eyes that we have bo- come heodloss of the wise uxample and warniy, ‘words of the first und greatest Ainericun? What fa the fact to-day? A militury hero bas placed his groat famo at tho dlepouul of a few powerful unscrupulous party loaders, who, wctuuted by ure determined t upon 8 lo ehection ri violato, oa | princ! which bas grown with the Constitution of tho Nation, a precedent which bus boun wisely ad- bored to for over olghty years. ‘The *frvo, unanimous ¥oloe of tha people," calling upon this suldicr to defy the example of bis purer and more illustrious predcoossors, finds expruasion in small and arb! majoritios won in State Convention’ by the buso and desperate uso of purtlsan tactics, No cilort whatever, Cxccpt to frighten tint people, x mnde ta prove that this man nono has tho qualities uecded In a Prest- dont or in the Hepubtionn enudidate., With tha pxeoption of Mr. Waahburne, whose position In apeculiar one, the third-terin supporters are Jed by anelfsh und domineering faction of Ro- publican Senators, nlited hy a troop of areedy and eelfiah henchmen,’ Set those selfish leuders tikes hood lest they learn at the oloventh hour that all Republiewng ira not ane turkeya driver, with natiok and red clout, to the market.” For my own part, ineommon with thousands of Repubiicans, | believe that T ews 9 more anored duty to republican institutions that to the Republican purty, fe man in. violation of the sound and wise which no attempt to depart hi cept by tho manngora’ of tha grent soldier. Tho sunllow neers of the Inler-Ocertn nre_ of no avall, ‘That third-term organ rattles in vain its dried blidder filed with peas; the sound thereof. hath no torrora, J. We Mt THIND-THAMIBM IN NEW YORK. TM the Kalter of The Chieago Tribune, New Yous, March 10.—1 fudgo from tho tono ordriftot Tne Tutsunr that its frat choice Is Washburoe and its second cholco Hintne, nud that if tho Conkling, Cameron, Logan machine men succeeded in foreing Grant for a thind term upon the Chicago Canvention the conse auence will be ufsnstrous to the Kepnblican par ys that it belioves not only that Grant will po defeated and tho Democratic candidate elected, but that the Hepublican ticket pretty m avorywhero will be wheimed in tho general hostility to third-termisia and a restora ton of.the corrupt réghne of i2-"4, Tray this. scemma to be tho opinion of Tae Smune nsf read between the fines, If you really belleve thia will bo the outcome of n third-term nomina tlon it is your duty to say 80 openly and frunkly, aud give your reasons for so belleving, The revlection of Grant, or the election of anybody fora third tenn, menns « change in Our Insthtutlons,—siow, perhips, but Inevitable, ‘Tho talk uf tho “muchine “ men hero is In favor of a rettled government, yrenter permanence in tho Executive ollice, ete. Thoy talk snecrinuly about tho enpacity of the peuple for self-uv= ernment. In short, they ecareely diesulse thelr Intention to brenk down, in one way or nnothor, the prinel pie of frequency 6 lons,—it prine ciple whleh has Its inconventences, indeed, tut which 1s the sheet-anchor of rofecty ok 3, cignty, As compared with this project, 1 look upon tho succes of Blaine, or anybody whose term and lense of power 1s Minited to four or eight yeurs, aga blessing to bo striven for, le though Tam not for Blaine ne a frst, or oven as arccond cholee, Tut iluiie appears to be tho only candidate popular enough to carry the Tll+ nos vote in tho Convention ny uxalust tho third- termers, ‘Tho altuation in New York just now Js very much struined in both parties, Tho Conkling inacbine and the Kelly machine fire so woll doves tulled together that C understand that ‘Tilden’: closost friends have advised bin to sxcrifice his own ambition to save the country from tho cae Jamity of n third term, and wil that that implic Tholr belief is that Kelly cannot curry his fol- lowers over to the Republican muchine as yatinst an ordinary Demoeratic nominntion, but that he ean and will do it as against Tden, If the peuplo ro really tired of seff-govern- ment. the introduction of third terms into our systom Is a got way to shiver It. While wo will Have Wo snhintt if it be ratified hy. the people, wo should nt lenst not contribute ta such # result, This wtlenst fstho view of a Mepublican of twonty-aix yours’ standing, Yours, THOMAS JEFFERSON ON PRESIDENTIAL TERMS. Soveral years after Jefferson bad completed hia two Presidentin’ terms and retired to bia form at Monticello, ho wrote the following in his autobiography in regard to rotligibllity for tho Presidency, and his matured reilections 18 to the impolloy of a third term: ‘The Constitutional Convention met in Philn- delphin on tho wth of Muy, 1787. Itant with closed doors, and kept all its proceedings sceret until fta dissolution on the Ith of September, when the results of tta lwbors were published all together, I received a capy enrly in November, and read and contempinted fits provisions with ercat satisfaction, As tot 4 momberof tho Con~ vention, howeyor, nor probably u singlo citizen of the Unio bad apprayed it itt all its parts, so J too found articles which I thought objectionable. Tho ubsence of express declarations insuring freedom of re- gion, freedom of tho press, freedom of the erdon under tho uninterrupted protection of he habeas corpus, nnd trial by Jury in clyil aa well asin criminal cases, oxolted my jealousy; and the re-ellyibittty of the President for life I quile disapproved, J oxpressed freely In tettora to my Friends, and moat particulurly to Mr. Mad~ {son and Gen, Washington, my eppiobations aud objections. How the good shoukl be secured and the fl proughe, to rights wus tho difficulty. To refer it back ton now Convontion might endan- yer the luxs of tho whole, My test idea wis, At tho ulne States first acting should accept {t unconditionally, and thus secure what In it was wood, and that the Inst four should ace copt on tho provious condition that certain amendments should bo agreed to; but 9 better course was devised, of accepting the wholo and ‘trusting that "the gout sense and honest intultions of our citizens would make tho alterations which shot doomed neces- Bury. Accordingly, ull accepted, six without ob- jection and seven with recommendations of specified amendaents. Thos respecting the press, roligion, aud juries, with saveral othors of ferent, valuc, wore ‘accordingly mude; but tho jabeas corpus was left to tho diserotion of Con- gigss and the amondmont agulast tho redilgt- bility of the Presidunt was not proposed. . My fears of that feature were founded on tho im= artance of the ailice, on tho flerce contentions it night excite among ourselves, if contiminbie for life, and tho dangers of interforence, elthor with money or arms, by forvign tixtions to whom tho choice of ‘un Auoriean President might become Intorcating, Examples of this abounded {1 history; in the case of tho Roman Euiperors, for tustunce: of the Popes, while of any significance; of the German Emperors; thé Rings of Pojand, and tho Days of Rornaty. Lhnd obterved, too, In the ¢eudal history, and in tho recent Instance parelewinrly, of the Btadt- holder of Halland, how ensily alfices or tanures for lifo silde into inheritances. My wish, thoro- fore, was that tho President should be elected for seven years and he tneligible afterward, This term [ thought suficiont to ennbfo bim, with tho concurrence of the Leyisiature, tocarry Lhrough and establish any system of improvement he should propose for tho gencrul good. Hut tho praotico ndupted, I think, is better, allowing bia continuance for eight yours, with a Mubility to be dropped at half-way of tho term, maklag that 4 perlod of probation, That bis continu. ance should be restrained to scvun years was tho tha Convention at nn ourlicr ite gession, when it voted that oF ae majority of etd against two, and by i simple. major i thas ho ebowld bo ineligible agecond tine. “fais opinion was confirmed by tho House so tata ns July 2 referred to tho Commifttes of Detatl, reporter favorably by thom, and changed to tho present form by linid vote, on tho lust’ day but one of tholracssion, Of this change threo Stites ex- pressed tholr disnpprobation,—Now York by recommenting an auiondment that tho Pres!- dont should not be eligible a third time, and Vir gdinta and North Curolinn that ho should not bo capublo of serving moro thin eight in any torm of aixteon years; and, though this amendment. hos not bon mada in form, yot practice scoms to huve established ft. Tho oxamplo of four Presidents voluntarily rotiring at tho end of thols clghth year, and tho progress of public opinion that the principlo ly sulutary, havegiven: {t {un practice (ho form of precedent and usage; insomuch that should 4 President consent to be a candidnte-for a third oleotion, I trust ke would be rejocted on tbls damonstratlon of ambitious viows. THIN TERM A DRMOORATIO VICTORY, ‘To the Editor of Ths Chicago Tribune, Mancit 12.—It {a impossible for any man, who ia nt all conversant with the political history of tho last twolve years, to foel contented and un- disturbed nt tho present cutiook. The Govern- mont of the pooplo by the peoplo bas been on tril, and {ts salvation dopends on wiso counsels and honest, patriotic lenders. If you think that the results of tho War defended and atistuinod Blato-sovoreiynty, inado treason honorable, and required tho citizens of our Union, nolens yulons, to pay the Southorn Wor dobt and claims, that the Lost Cause by virtue of {ta Justice should give us statesmen snd a oinss privileged to snub and despise us, then we all should be Democrats and thank God for the privileye. If the mathematical rules are 80 ebunged that tho icss uball be the Froater, and thut “the ‘people who pay four-iiftha of the taxes should give tho control and disbursomeut to thoso who pay one-fifth, ospuciully when the unprovoked treadon and malignant buteed of tho one-fifth incurred the debt which caused tho tax; then wo should wil be Domuorata, and sin ceraly pry for the conversion of those who uro not. Jf we bave changed our minds, and be- eve that, grunting exch nian who fired against, our glorious banuer wes x Democrat, and avery mun in the North who sympathized with thom and openly or covertly ufded and abetted re- bollion was a Democrat, atill they wore’ right, and should be petted and caressed for tholr kindness tn defending the Southern principles, a t the: buve the contro! of the & y may ouce more rolinbunie themselves and give ue an tnaight Into the yood old balcyon dayd, when each gourd Democrat was ecgentienan, wh, and u Nurtborn Republican un upstart and mudsill, thon we should be Deni~ ccruts, ‘Lo be a good, honest, fuithful, opal Democrat, one tnust Roceny a creed like tho foregolng, and, if hu bua the infafortune to be born In the North, take a buck seat und be lower end of tho Southorn Democratic kite, Democratic party before, during, and sinco tho Wur, The bold wavurunce, cuol Inpudence, ahainoful offrontery, and xreat suporelltousuess which 00 uny and evory oveasion hus been dig layed must have been concluslve to every ro jecting mun that they do not feel whipped or ghunged tn any partiautar, but ff vpportantty of= fored would repuat thalr Jormer ucts, only in 6 greater dey Many tlines tho Hepul isa w TLO, party bus beou inismanuged | and D cover up. misdoods of bud “and “une rinelpled - tnun, = but = with it all. tia tho purty of ‘the Union, and tho only one that can prevent the many abuses which South- ern ag¢endency would create, The Domocrutio party cau 9 War, and bas alwsye streau- ously opposed Ita results, Ron any fs the sunie, If w—oven Lf thore ory inoxcusablo and flagrant wrongs done in the name of the Republican Tarty—It is tho only safeguard to tho pimtection of tho frulta of the terrible contest and the pres~ eryntion intact of thie republican government, The third torm is tho grent bugbenr, Bo tt Abould be, It is an dnexcurable attempt to folnt pon tho people the repent of a custom whieh nye. grent names, and justion haa ex tablished aaa precedent. It ia not the friends of the Republican: party who attempt this, but a elnas_ of men who, by thelr counsnis and actiona, nimoat rufned the party once, driving out and ostrnelaing {ts best. men, and in many ways innking polities odious and the itepubilean party fpparently corrupt, It 18 nonsense to say that 1f 0 ihint) term wags secured — that n different. winte of facta would exist, because It ix patent to all that the inen who organized {Land sre oat ay tne cit the pros gram through the country uro the vory same fellowa who despised public opinion and made shoddyisin reapectablo,thoft.defaleation bribery, porjury, and ail tho other erimps of the political enlendar excusable, ‘Theac fellows who before wreeked the Iepublican uy, and secured a Demoerntie mujority and Soft South are the leaders and promoters of the third term, Do thoy show any alynsof conversion? No, ey aro the sane, and the true reason for advocating Grant Ia to once moro bave D band in tho apolls and n four-years' reign of ruleorruln, While tho asvendeney of the, Domocratlc party at this time would mean Southern rule and be a scrfota catuintty,—porhaps ruin —etlll it wautd bo wend mistake to permit this, by the deternit- nation of certain lenders to foreo Grant mper the country, There ta no necessity for it, 10 tnen whose cight-yeura’ rule made x Democratio auceess possible is not the man to proveut it how, Jtmunt not be, Tho better Judzment of tho party inet prevent it, and a mun by nom- Jnnted who will einhody tho elements necessury for success, not only at the polls but In bis affice, In tiny Inat tetter f advocated E, fh. Waahturne, pecnuse he embodica Ja bis character thoso traits which peculinely At him for the position; and furtbor, be is the choles of the strong un derctirrent of thought, intelligenec, and patrlot~ fam of the country. But jt is not men but pur y which suffers, and if any other mau is biec of the penple, who ean combine the force of character and experience to Nt him for the pasitian: let.us unite and elect him. But avold the Charybdls of Cresirism onthe ono hand and the Scylla of palitteal dceay, dishonesty, and wholesile corruption on the ofher. REPUBLICAN, BIALY, GEN, GRANT NE THE REVUNLICAN CAN- ‘DIDATR? Leonard Hacon, D. Dain the Chiongo Advance, March 11, Inasmuch us tho nomination of a Republican candidate for tho Presidency fs to bo made at Chiengo, I trust the Advance will allow me to say n worl on that patter, All diseuesion of abetrnot questions, such ns whether the United States have n right to choose for thelr Presidont 0 man who has al- rendy been twice cleoted to that oflice; whethor tho example of Washington fs virtunity an addti- tion to the ‘organie law of the Union; whether tho election of any man to be a third time Presl- dent will tend to Introduce a life-tenure of tho ofico—ig n more evasion of tho nctual question, which fg, whethor ex-Presitent Grant shall be the regularly nominated candidate of the Repub- lican purty. The question {@ not general, but xery purticular; uot abstract, but entirely con- e rete, Our only surviving ex-President 1s, without controversy, the most renowned of Americans now living, ‘Tho Sites whose Union wns recov- ered and confirmed. by hla tilitary successes havo as Kood right to his services fora third term as they hnd for the secont or tho first, Fis olght yeara’ familiarity with tho duties of the Presidency, and his most exceptional opportunt- tles of observation in foreign countries, ha' furnished him with somo Jmportant qualifica- tions which he had not twelve yeorsago. Tam not aware that his political opponents, whethor in the Republicun party or outof it, have thrown out any necusstions of late, or any suspicions, agninst his porsunal character, Ja there any reason, then, why tho Chicago Convention may not wisely nominate the {us- trious ex-President ns its candidate? The an- swor scome to Ilo in two facts which the nowa- pape ‘3 have not yet begun to discuss; rat—President Grant's tirst term produced that sebistn in the Kepublicnn party which made Horuco Greeley a Domocratio date for tho Presidency. Sreondly—Prosidont Grant's recond term ree sulted in that political reaction which almost dofented tho clection of President Huyes, and which bns given the control of Congress in both Houses to tho Demoeratio purty, Gen. Grant's third term fs not yet third fact. In the face of theso two facta, no full of mean- ing, doos it seem Hkely that, if Gen. Grantabonld be nominated fora third term, the Republican party. or the lo without regard to partys would rally onthuslastically to bis eugport member that in this yeur, 1880, a Hepublican nomination 13 not exnafly equivalent to an elece tion, 1 will by no means deny that Gen, Gran if nominated, may bo chosen, for Mr. Tilden will probably ho the opposing candidate. Hut ontho other hand, the two aizuificant {nets above men- toned scem to show that the nomination of the ex-President fora third term would groatly {ine prove Mr, Tilden‘s chiinces of success. PUBLIC OPINION. KANSAS SENTIMENT. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Corony, Kns., March 9,—I suppose you woukl lke to know tho feeling of Republicans in this part of Kansas,’ A Inrge majority of the rank And filo are for James G. Bluinc. Amongstiay friends thore are a number of good Republicans whé will not support Grant under any elreum- stances for Prosident, preferring a Domocrat or tho Devil to blm. The time-honored tradition of two terme being sufficiont for one man, is ns strong in tho hearts of the people as if it waa an amendment to the Constitution. If the feeling agninst Grant in every section of the Btate is tho same as here ho cannot curry tho.State of Kansas. ‘This disaffection fa not amongut Ger mans, but native Americans, and most of thom old goldicrs. If ho is nomntnuted the Democrats ara golng to chooson consgrvative, und elect bim, ‘Tiden to tho contrary notwithstanding. Grant’s eight yenrs and a third term 1a 8 lond we cannot carry. : Tho lenders can name tho candidate, but tho ‘peoplo will clect, and I tell you, pooy aro doing thelr own think: .B, CHICAGO. BLAINE CLUBS. ‘The Contral Committee of tho Young Mon's Blatno Club mot last evening at the Grand Pa- ello, with Mr. Middleton {n tho chatr, and np- pointed a sub-committee to attend to the do- tailsof tho coming campalgn. ‘They also sug- gested that organizations be offected in all tho wards of tho city, not to ald in the spring cam~ palgn, but to arringe for tha olection of dele~ gatoa to the Bpringficld Convention, which meets in May. Tho following Executivo Cominittoo was nppolnted: A. Miller, Samuel J, Doggott, William 3. Bradford, George 8. Wilictts, Thoinng Middleton, Honry Bf, Walker, and J. L. Parrish. A nutnbor of Republican voters of the Kighth Ward met ot the church building comer of Bane gumon and Harrison streets yesterday ovening, ‘and organized a Bintno club, “The notice of the meeting having’ been very short and sove er prominent Elxhth Warders not being resont, was deck 0 tpone the Breton ot” oficers cuntit the next mocting of the Club, which will beheld Thursday’ evening at tha suine pluco, After nn address to the pouting, by dir. Johu A, Bell, who oxplaincd that ho ha on ‘anpointed by the Youny Men's Biuine Clud to forin an nuxiliary club in bis ‘yurd, tho mooting adjourned. a NOTES. LEAVENWORTI Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns, Laavenwontu, Kos,, March 13,—An enthusl- astlo Binine Club, which has a largo number of tho promi{nant busincss men of tho city in ite momborship, has Just beon organized here. HORATIO BRYMOUTL Apectal Dupatch to The Chicaga Trihuns, ‘Waaninaton, March 12,.~—The Post to-day haga lotter from Utica roporting interviows with Horatio Seymour, which suts forth tho exceltont condition pf his health and otbor similar ole- monta of fitness which u candidate would like to haye known, On tho question as to whethor ho could bo prevalied upon to run, tho lottor ts. os aS An ontiounseueHt that be fa both and anxious, BHERWAN AND OTTO, The Sherman headquarters have been en- Mvoned by assurance from Columbus that the meoting of the State Kepublicun Rxceutlvo Committee yostorday foveloped cortuln indica. tions that the solid Ohio delegation to Chicago will bo for Bherman. A Seymour boot bas boon aturted, but it meota with a fulut response bore, whore Tildon has many frionds and somo ataid rotuine wi ————— THE IRON BRIGADE'S LOSS, Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Mruwaukxs, March 1%—Gen. “Edward 8. Bragg, of Fond du Lao, sow at home in that alty, has published a statemont controverting that portion of Senator Mutt H. Curpenter’s apocch on the Fitz John Portor bill which states that the Iron Brigade lost 1,010 mon ut the second battlo of Bull Run on account of Witz Jobn Porter's conduct. Ho sayas “The Iron Brigade did not loge In any fight in if the battlos Sonrmcted Bull Jiun or jn any oi 1,910 men, aa stated. “That number was fully all the effective force {n that command in August, isc, But the brigade did lose Ti7 mon in loss than one_hour on the night of io of August. Fitz John Portor was then at Bristow sation, it 1s understood that another distinguished enator ter a letter makly 001 peodne in dat ‘part of tho spuocs. ad cidade ret tee TIMBER DECISION. ‘ Pansacoua, Fla., March 12,—Judgo Bottle do~ elded to-day in the timber cuses that tho United States wero entitiod to overy romedy provided by law in every Stato In tho Union to onforoe Shale righty without giving bond for damayes or TIE SUNNY SOUTIL Its Social and Political Condition Since the Rebellion. An Interesting Lecture by Stephen A. Douglas, Jr. At o meeting of the Young Mon's Auxiliary Club, which was held fast evening at Syon Hall, President Rogers in the chair, Mr, Btephen A. Douglaa, Jr.wns introduced, nt the conclusion of some regular husiness, claewhere reported, and, aftor the nppinuse cenrett, proceedeil to do- fiver an addroas on the “Social and Political Conslition of tho South Since the itebellion,”* After roturning.thanks for the invitation to address the Cluty ho sald, as be know tnost of the Bouthorn question,—tho one about which the North and West know tho least,—that would be his subject, fo was born a Demoorat, and went South from college, not intending to listen to any man that wasa Mepublican,—went to North Carolina as.an ex-slavo owner and a Democrat, but as 4 Union boy, benring In mind tho last Injune ton of his father—" Obey ‘the Constitu- {ion and the Inwa of your country. [Applause] Ho remained there ten years, and was now a Itepublican, (Applause) It didn't ‘taka ten Years to tyake him ono; wbout two did the job: but the longer bo stald the stronger Republican he became, If ever a boy bad every reasun to hold on to the Democratic namo us holy and sucred {t was himscif, Meo held on as long as ho contd; the reasons why he dropped it he would wise He then adverted to the past, when Southern Demooratio leaders said “Do this” or “Do that,” and the Northorn Democratic leaders, in Nine cases out of ten, did "Just what they were told. anes one ventured to disreyard tholr in~ structions, every Southern lender bent ev energy to detent and ruin him. ‘The Buchnonn Admiilstration strained every nerve to defent Stephon A. Dougins tn 1854, preferring the Ke- juutican candidate for Senator (Lincoln) to a emnocrst whe dared rity bis soul was bis own, They were determined to rule or ruin, and they ruled because folks thought it was less expensive, They took charge of the country and ran it to sult themselves, but had no settled principle to which they were tied, They had a yot of principles whlch they enuneinted i pint. forms, but there was no principle which, if it stood In tho Way of Democratic succoss, WOULD NOT DE BLAUGHTERED ina minute, and they would attend ita furcral. They had never stood by n doctrine longer than the toctrine paid, He pointed to State's rights particularly. ¥ @ Demvcratic Congress want to go behil ‘Stato election returns in 1816? The only thing that k: bem trom it was tho Republicans hud 8 to the {tApplause.} Speuking of the sucial cond! nor the peuple At the South. ho sald there were three clams be- fory tho Republican party wos orgunized,—tho aristocrat, the poor white, and the uegro; now there were tive—tho aristocrat, tho poor white, Negro, carpet-bagger, and sealnwag, (Laugh- ter.) ‘When a poor white wanted to know how to vote, which ho always did, he went to bis nearest nelghbor,—a planter who sold him corn, f& merchant who sold him cntico and otber things, or to some iufinential man; and he went to tho "Squire to find out whut he should belleve and swear to. The white trash and the ne- grocs hited each other with a hatred which was truly ccclesiustical. (Laughter.] When tho negro was mudo,a competent witness in a court, the indignation of tho poor white Inan was murvelous; when tho negro was made a juror and allowed to try a white inn, the poor whites went to sinoked-glnss looking for a permanent ectipso. [Laughter.] When the negro was given: a vote and permitted to help make the laws, the white trasb became Latter-Day Sulnts, got out their ascension robes, and made rendy to go up; tho Dovil had taken possession of things, an: theron wus no usy going uny further,— Lord, here 1am, take me,’ anit iter,] Un that ac- count thoy fought tho Republicun party, If not allowed to domincer over the “nigger,” whom hud they to look down on? Tho white trash could not go into the army; they wero good toe nothing thore; 6o they started the Ku-Klux Kian, Mr. Dougina then referred to this murderous organization, and detatled what ho hid seen of ite workings, telling of two murders tn North Caroling. Tu one instance 100 men rede into town of 000 Inhabitants and Lung a negro to a tree near a church, The people worshiped in the church tho next day, but no ono dared taka the body down. When’ an inquest was held for form's suke, not u soul in the place knew any= thing nbout the outrage. ut by the energy ot a Republican Judge—tho author of The Fool's Errand ”—sixtcon of tho perpetrators were nr- rested, and he would bayo bad thom tried ond bung had not tho Legisluture passed o general amnesty law. ‘Tho mur- derers of tho othor ‘negro werd atlil unpunished, ‘The Southern mau thought ho bud been naoleAtoM by the Lord to govern this world, rt INTENDED TO N08 17, Te would obey that cominand, If bo hnd to vio- Jate ony little ordinary commands, auch ns “Thou shalt not steal," "Thou shalt not kill.” Public aentiment was with the murderers, Judge Graham, speaking of the outrages —whippings and inuniurs,—sald, “lt is a species of witd Justice, perhaps necessary,” With euch 9 public sentiment the * happy " condition of affairs in tho South could be understood, and one could renlize tho delightful position a Bouthern Ite- publican held, The South was completely whipped in the Rebeillony and stopped fighting becuuse there was nobody to putinto the army, and the ro- sources of the country were exhausted. ‘They ‘were willing todo noything thon, but Johnson fold: them to reject nil tering, and thoy did so, Tho terms offered grew more rigorous, until they culminated in reconstruction. The South- ern white Democrats voted nguinat cuming into the Union under the restrictive incagures, ap didn’t fecl particularly grateful for getting Duck; 60 they set to work t make, thom selves disagreeable, and if thoy hadn't suc- ceeded, tio speaker was very much mise taken, [Applause.] They wero in the Union to-dny beenuse thoy could not keep outof tt. ‘They felt that thalr coming brek in tho way thoy did “was an outrage. They hud the gift of con- Unuance--could sit down and hold on, and wait and wnit to eccomplish thelr end, All local matters wero shaped with reference to the ulti- mate success of thelr object, No question of Btuto revenuy or nny othor was allowed to inter~ fere_ with the gener! determinntion to control 0 Congress of the United States. Men forgot thoir own personal interests and looked to tho gonoral good of tho party. On the sca-const hore were courtics in which wero two or three islands, where: all tho voting-plnces ‘wero located, and the day before nn oloction o skiff conldn’t bo bought for $1,000,000, [Laugh ter.) A Northern man could not appreciate tho rip. Bouthorncr, had on a politiont idea. Ho ‘will desert uny principle, any man, or anything that stands {n the way of the control of tha Jocal or the Natlonul Governinent. Thess mon controlled tho Democratic patty to-day. ‘Think of {ts history since 1800, Mr, Douglas drow a. broad Ine between the party, batats, and since then. He was too good a Democrat aaa child to be oven a passable ono now, {Applause.} ‘Think of Gen. Jackson training with tho South- orn Brigadiers, of Tom Bonton training with Tom Hendricks and Toin Ewing! Think of tho old hard-moncy, National Unton, LOYAL DEMOCNATIO PARTY * of tho days of yoro training with this thing that runs Co how, (Apglause Ne spoke of tho varying course of the Democratic party under Southern dictation. It had wandoredl umund to meet every pull of wind obangin: favo to mot tha pressiug needs and domands of the Southern wing. a South wasn magnificent country. Person- miy, Southern men were gentlemen and Chria- tans; politically, they wore gentlemon and Chris- tinna with variations, the variations, us n somo feat of music, covering Up tbe original air, ju Laughter] Ho belleved neredulity acd Indifference of the Northern people were tho cause of tho ehedding of much blood down thore in the defense of Republican Institutions. Tho carping epirit of Northorn men would not sec, and thoy never would have seon bad they not noodod, In 1874, three Southern Btates to olect a ‘Were thoy aware that five Statce Prexidont, could bo mado out of ‘Toxns, and ns the country was rapldly, iiling up that the United Statos Benute could controlled by Senators from those five Btates. It was hecasenyy tw carry every Northern State to confront a Solid Bouth. Ho thought the Republioan purty was cutting its own ¢proat when tt sald to Democracy, “Wo, South.” Th minke oa 8 Present of | the Cd Republicans should contost overy inch of ground, and givo thy Demoornts only what. they could take. [Applauge.) Ho belluved Nort! Curating, Buuth Carolinn, sad Florida could bo carried for the Republican nominva for Prosl- dont. LApplunse,] There should be Republican Btntes alongside’ of Demoorutio states. The division of thy country into two sections wan ruinous to the beut intorests of tho Bouth, un nocessurlly retarded the business intorcsta of the North, If tho Northoru Itepublicans would hold out their bands to tho Souther Republic ang, and tako them in on an equi foot. fog, the sectlonal | issue would * to a wear extent disappear, and it would be possible for people fu this country to alifer beeauge thelr oplitons ditterod, and not because thoy wore born in the North or in the South, | (Applause, . Attar pasilug u Vato of ttianks to Bir. Doug: laa, tho Club adjourned to movt at Brand's Hall noxt Friday ev quing, whon a address will bo delivercd on ” City Finances and the Workings of tho Council.” * THE INDIANS. Bpictal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, 81. Pavt, Minn,, Murch 12,—A dispatch from Gon. Miles, duted ut Fort. Keogh tho lth inst, was recolved at Gon. Terry's hoadquartera to- day, of which the following is an abstract: Cupt. Baldwin and Licut, Tiggell, Fifth Mount~ ed Infantry, struck the Indians yesterday run. ning on tho houd of tho Little Porcupine, and run therm thirty miles on the jump, capturing all thelr animals’ except what they wore riding, Baldwin bas mado 100 miles in thirty hours un gnow and ico Both oflvors and mon ure suller~ Ing from tho intense. cold, and are. snow-blind, Capt, Hamilton and Lieut, Clark, of tho Second Cavalry, with horses in fine condition, are mnoving from tho head of Sunday Crevk. They bave struck tho trail,and will continue tho chase, As tho Indinns tow haye only ono pony ench and very fittls clothing, tholr cond{- Hon will be anything but comfortable, Tho miincamp of tho hostile Sioux under Sitting Bull ls north of Round Buttes, on Milk Kivor, POLITICAL NEWS. ILLINOIS, Gor. Bhelby M. Cutlom, Springfield, registered At the Grand Pactfic yostorday. A Trinunn ree porter enptured tho gentleman for a period cov- ering about two minutes, whon bo put tha fol- Jowlng questions to him: “It tsreported, sir, that you and Mr. Hawley have madoa combina- tlon by which orto fs to turn over his stréngth to the other in the Convention, 8003 to assure the nomination uf ong ot the two for @overnor, 1a thie tre? “No, sir, it is not truco,” replied the Gor- omer; *T have notmade a combination with anyboty, and £ don’t intend to, far a4 Seanrs. Hawley, Fort, iinuker, and. Carr aro concerned, IT believe exch one fs willing to stand on hia merits and be sustained by his friends, And that fa Just tho way J feel." In relation to the above it might be stated that a gentleman who {s working Iu the interest of Mr. Hawley waa in the city # day or two nga, and ho stnted distinctly to a Thintxe reporter that he believed thae’ ach a combination hid been made, The gentleman mentioned resides in Mr, Hawiey's district, not far from the latter's home, He stated further that {t was under- stuud among Mr. Hawloy's friends that they would support Gov, Cullom as a second cholee if they got {nto the Convention. Tho friends of Cotigressman Fort and Gen. Inaker assert that nosuch burguin will bold, and that no one is authorized to make trades either for them or Mr. Hawley, and that they do not believe any stich combination hus bean mado, On the other hand, the friends of Col. Clark EB. Curr assert that the intier Is making sad {nronda upon Mr, Hawley in the latter's own district, and that ho will divide the delegation with him, Jn this supponition thoy are encunniged by tha friends of SL. Deinent, whe ts also fram the kame district. and who aspires to the nominntion for Beeretary of State, and it fs well understood that the two men cannot be nominated on the same ticket beenuse of locality. It is further asserted that Tom Hidgway will work fn of an fmportant factor, because ho will hold the key to the altuntion by holding tho delegations froma number of the southern counties, Agitis, the ftght among the candl- dates Ia hard but notbitter, and it Js anid that Mr, Cullotn is quietly biding his timo to show his real strength, ‘The flxht nt present scons to be centered upon getting the Cook County del- eration, ‘and that is why tho Gubernatorial can- didates at thelr friends show them: es BO frequent! n Chicago. Thoro isa good deal of a at arork golng on, and the wires are belng well Infd, Spectat Dispateh to The Chteago Tribune DANvVILty, [l., March 12.—Upon the sssump- ton that all Is fulr in politics ay in love nod war, there wor richness at the Inte meeting of tha Tiijnoia State (iranie, Congresamns Forsyth was rediected Grand Master. Before adjourn: ing bo naked exch county delegute to give tho name of ten Grunt representatives. Tho Ver- inilion County delegate not being posted, aublet tho contruct ta D. Bandy. of Danville. Bandy forwarded Forsythe ten fellows’ names pleked upat rindom. Yesterday. threcur fourot Doo’s friends received the fullowhzs Wasitnoton, D. C,, March 9.—Mr, ——, Dan- tie, T—MY Deak Sta: itis my intention to ‘bo 4 candidate before the coming Republican Convention to the office of Governor, Knowing your wide acguaintance and jntiuence, I shall be Blad, {f you can find ft consistent with your duty, to give ina your support. Will you please favor me witha reply? Very truly yours, “Joun B. Hawiry.” The circumstantial evidence in this connec- tlon—for this letter wns received by a notorious Bourbon Democrut—is that John Sherman and John Hawley havo got a.toom, if it te no bigger than old mat Forsyth and the State Grange. ‘Spee patch to The Chicago Tribunice GALENA, IL, March 12.—Thia county is being stirred up surnewhat on politics, and the matter of local candidutes !s being more vigurausly dis- cussed than thoso either State and National. Among the number of nspirants for the various Offices are, for Sheriff, the present incumbont, Robert. Poo!, who is n candidate for renomina- tion: H. B.Chetlain, brother of A. L. Chetlain, of Chicago, who will make a vigorous fight for Mr. Pool's for Cireuft Clerk, ‘BMoj. Georgo 8. Avery, the pi cumbent. Proeceuting-Attorney: bas a rival in the person of Master-In-Cunncery W. W. Wagdin, Representative Burt bas finnly made up his mind not to ben candidate for ro- nomination, and will probably be superseded by dob Moore, of Ward's Grove, @ lending Repub- ean. The names of Lieut. George W. Pepeonand Esquire Jnines Bayne, of Warren, bavo been ine eidentally mentioned in connection with tho of- fico of Assembly ina TADIA “ Bpectat Dispatch to The Chleago Tribune, INDIANAPOLIA, March 12,—It Ja now under< ‘Stood that tho Demacratio party, asin organize ‘tion, will atrenttously oppose the constitutional amondmnents to he submitted 10 the people in April. The Republican press of tho State. hus so velleved and charged for tho pnst year, but not untll with{n flvo or six weeks have the Demue- racy Indicated a willingness to expose their in- tentions. Atthis time, howorer, they boldly prociaim it from tha hottse-tops, Gor, Hen- Uricks, in an interview publisned two wooks nyo, declared that be could not aud would not support the first and third amendmonts, Soon after the Sentine began the publication of aserics of editoriuls showing why none of them should be adopted, and now, tn his recont speech before the Hendricks Cub, Auditor of State Manson, himself n candidate for Governor, says that “the cause of Hberty requires that the frst gimendmont should be voted down by the peo- ple.” Following this announcement comes the further disclosure that ot the meoting of tho State Central Committee, on tho th of Junuary, tho whole matter was discussed, nnd that c) jority «wero docldedly hos tile to thelr becoming a ol the Constitution, There can no longer be any doubt, thorefore, that the Democracy intend defeating thess amendments by a sys- temutic organized effort, and that if thoy are finally wtopted it will be solely because of Ite- publican activity. In other words, tho ndoption of these umendinents means a victory to the [e- publican party, and tho forerunner of a grander yietory in Novembor, That the Democracy 80 undasten it ds evident: From sper soniyey: dle played in orgunizing thelr party into an ariny of Polen. Gtulues have teen sone hte. ull tho countics calling upon Democrats everywhere to do thelr duty, Those are ncconipaniod by tho Sigves of Gov, | Hendricks and other party teaders, setting forth tho prossing need there Is of gofon cing: the amendments, cepectally tho firatand third. The former pro- vides that one whose voto is chaltenged must swenr that ho bas boon n resident of the town- ship sixty days and of tho ward or precinct thirty duys, thus preventing tho wholesale im- portauce of yoted and frauds upon tho bullot x which the Domooraey have becn accts- tomned to. practice in Indiana from time fmmo- morial, As the Constitution now stands, no fixed pertod of residence Is required In u township or ward before voting, and, therefore, no burrier Reminae: fraudulent voting can be maintained, hh De fo third amendment changes tho timu of bold- ing tho Staty election from October to Novem- ber, It fg onby to understand why tho Democra- ey should make war upon such provisions, ‘Tho candidacy of State Superintendent Smart for a fourth term is creating much commont In Democrate circles, and hls nomination ta kely to bo oppouead with considerable bitterness. ‘Chat his aduinistration bas been a successful one is not dented, but a change is demanded slinply bo caues ho has held the ollie alx yours, On tho other hand" thoso interested In education and in the welfare of Indiana schools ure desirous that his nuime should again Ln upon the tleket, and by thent bia claims are helms urged. ‘The con- test tw pecultur In this, that while tho: politicians are favorably to Sinart bevause of his great worth, thoy feel compelled to oppose hin that no precedent imay bo established which shall koep a mith in _aitice to exceed two or three terms at the longest. In an fnterview yestentay with one of his colleagues in tho Stave offices, Gen, Muan- gon ututed that be was not a candidate for Govertor, ad was not certaln whether he would nak a renomination for Auditor of State, Commenting upon ft afterwards, the official Btuted that for it long the Gen, Stanson bad ap- penred porfootly indifferent about the matter whieh, to bim, was the beat avidenve that ho was only wating to bo atruck by Gubernatorial lightening. ‘Tho supposition {a that Gon. Man- son's ambition to be Governor is backed by sev- ‘oral peréons who beffuve that {f be should by put atthe head of the ticket, the presont Kecretury: of State and Attorney-Gonera) would be dis- lnced, so thatof thy present inoumbents only 'reasurer of Stato Fleming would bo renom{- nhted. ‘Tho thoory isn plaisibly one, for untess such a break can be made it 1a likely the force of established precedouta would renominate the old ticxut ontire. AID F OR IRELAND, The followiug wloyrain was received fast night and oxpluing itaclts “CenthaL Orrick Paunata, [nist Ui ¥ FOND, 2 Park PLacw, New Yous, March 1.—Zu dlerander Sullivan, Chteago: The Dublin Treasurors of tho Land League, Mostra. Hizgar, O'Sullivan, and Fgun, cable tholr acknowludgmont of £22,085 for relict id d3.H0) for Land-Leaguo organ! in from Amorica upto Burch 1. The: Jeaye to ‘wurnily thunk tho generous people of the United States for tholr great bounty, without which tho people of Ireland must bive perishod. 'Thoy Fuport, great nocd jn many districts, and, trust that God muy continue to guide America’s Ube erality to thole suffering and oppressed country, . DEVLIN, Sucrotury," ‘'Thore was a meeting in the purlorof Huverly'a Thuatre at 12 o'clock yeaterday of Jadiws intor- cated in tho matinéo porformance of “Tho Gal- loy Blave,”’ to be given at Havesly’s on the attor~ noon of March 19, undor the ausplocs of tho Svcond Reylmont, for the benetit of tho sulfurory in Jroland, for which ovcaston Slr, Haverly has foundered thy uso of bia theatro and Bartluy Campbelt of “Tho Galley Kinyo” oompany. Aineng those present werd Mrs. If. E. Maltory, co! Ioity Mine ijezto Ketioo, ‘Mrs, G-& , Misses T.lzzJ0 and Anno Clowry; Miss 31. Seni » Rend, Capt, J. A. L. Morrison, Mins A. nny Biciioy, Mrs. W Foloy, Capt. W. W. Milicr, and Quartermuste Hi. Keofe. . Mrs. HE. Mullory was appointed to, tho chalr, Mise Addie Quirk mado Kecretary, Misa Fi ellay ‘Trensurer, and. Mra, x! 1,, Morrizon, Mra. W. P. Rend, rs. C. 8. Squiers, Mr, John MoMahon, and Mrs, Col. Muiitzin wore mado permanent Vieo-Presidents, ‘The follow= ingeommittees wore appointed: On Decorn- Mon, Mrs, Rend, Miss Lizzie Clowre, fas, Cary, and Miss A. M. ‘Seott: Nox and Ticket-Soilingy Mra. A. 1. Morrison, Bquiers, Mrs. Rond, and Colt. HL ho Gommitten. on Decorntions destra contributions of flowers, overrreens, fags, and bunting, the same to be fent to the committee-rnom, the parlor of Itnv~ oriyia‘Thontre, | Tho Commlttoo mtharized to nell tickots wilt acl! tho boxes and tho first row vf chairs in tho dress elrclo on tho Board of Trade. Tho Second Regimont {§ making ox- regula Proparations for & superb military’ dis- CRIMLNAL NEWS. YESTENDAY’S HANGINGS, Fronence, Alay March 12.—John* Mayfinld; colored, tas hanged hero to-day for the munter of Tobe Irvino, colored, in this place, Nov. 11, 1878. Masfleld had no appetite yestertay or to-, day, and slept very little Inst night. He sald his conviction was caused by malico, but hie was go- ing to n botter aountry, and was preparad to dio, At twenty minutes bofore 2 tho trap fell, and In about ten ininutes the doctors pronounced May= fleld dend. * y ee Litthr Rock, Ark,, Maroh 12.—Sldnoy MoFace den, colored, was hanged at Washington, Ark., to-day, for the murder, by poison, of bis wifo Esther, in Novamber, 187, He bad formed ‘an, connection with another woman, and was hoard Mrs, fe. to fuy that he intended to put his wife put of tho way. Oo owas token sudienly Ill at tha time stated, and died . sud-. donly ina few hours, A post-mortein oxamina- + tion revenled strychnine, and It was Rroved ne tho trig] that bo had puychased a email quantity nday or two before, This and othor circum= Btnnices caused bls conviction on the 10th of January last. Tho Sheriff arrived nt the scaffold with Me- Fadden at 1s) p.m, After prayer by tho Kev.) dnmes Reed, the prisoner addreased tho publia mot direetly confessing, but professing hopes of salvation. Prayer waa iso offered by the Koy, Milton Brown at his request. ‘The drop wns thon sprang, and, after n suvero struggle, ho wus pronounced dead after seventeen min utes. His neck was broken by tho fail. SAVANNA, March 12.—Dan Brigherly was hanged in private at Thomasvilte, Ga., to-day, for the rap of a respectable white woman In October. Condopined was resigned and calm. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Special Ieypateh to The Chicago Tribune. Auton, I March 12.—Last evening, about dark, as Weere, proprictor of 2 coal mine at the brewery, which !s about two miles from this city, was going home, ho was stopped by two men, who covered him with their revol¥ers, and relleved him of £500 In money und o watch. Af- ter they bad taken all Mr. Deero had on hia por- son, and were lonving, one of thont shot him in the Jet causiag o serious, though not fatal, SHOT DEAD. ‘ 81. Louis, Mo,, March 12.—At Marshall, Mo, yesterday, cal Goodman, n white man, 21 years old, bad nn altercation with Sinith Loomis, col- ored. Iwomls used offensive Ianginge, where pen Goodman whipped out 8 revolver and shot him twice, killing him instantly, APPLICATION FOR PARDON. Hannispona, Pa,, March 12.—Appiication will be mado for pardon In tho cases of Kemblo, Balter. Petroff, Itumberger, and Crawford, Tt ls. thought that a special moctlng of the Board of Pardons will bo culled. CuxvELAND, 0., March 12.—Noller, tho par ricido, was this foroncon ecntenced to tho Ponte tentiary for life. 3 i DE KALU, MISS. * De Kaun, Miss., March 12.—Thero fs little hope of getting a Jury fu the Gilmor caso. DeKAnn, Miss. March 12.—Furthor ings In the trial of Virgil and Houston tho murder of Gilmer wero abandoned reeed- willy for to-day, and tho cause stands continued on account of the {niluro to get a jury. A BAD LOY, New Yorx, March 13.—Wiitinm Lovell, aged 19, son of William Lovoll, propricter of puol- rooms, bns atoien $6,000 in diamonds fron his stepmother and esenped, ‘The boy has been from his enrllest youth ungovernnblo, and has: spent three tering on Binckwell’s Island,” SHERIFF SitoT. Cincrxnatt, March 32.—A Commerctal specinl from Stanford, Ky., anys that yesterday, at Lib- erty, Casey County, Deputy-Sheritf W. 1. Brown, while attompting to arrest Jumes Coffoy, ro- eclved a chargoof No.4 buckshot in his ab- domen, and will die, Coffey escaped. TIRES. AT SITOALS, IND. Cincinnati, 0,, Murch -12—Tho flour mil] of « Baker, Johnson & Co,, at Shoals, Ind., wos’ burned yesterday afternoon, together with 4,000 bushels of whent, 150 barrels of flour, and a lot of corn, bran, cte. Loss, $15,000; no insurance. IN CHICAGO. Tho alarm from Box 413 ‘ut 8:10 last evening was causod by tho burning out of a chimnoy at No, 28 Cleuver street, owned by Horman Potor gon and occupied by bita and othor famillos. + Damago tritiang. CANADA. Selzure by tho Custom-Hfouso of a Vale uablo Horsc-Tho Wolland Canal— Grain Importations—Debate on the ‘Tarim, Bptclat Dispatch to The Chtcago Tribune, MontReAL, March 13—An evening paper says that F. B. McNameo, contractor of this city, {a to bo a Home-lule candidate for bia nat{vo county In Ireland (Cavan) at tho approaching genoral cloction. ‘A selzuro na just boon mado by the Canndian | customs authoritics hero. Three yoars ago a valuable horse was brought in bond to an oxh{- bition Jn London, Ont, from Kentucky, and the owner, wanting to keep it in tho country, sub- atituted In its stead anothor horso looking like {ta, whtch bo shipped to tho States. Thomas McLaughlin, of Lowoll, Mass, not long ago purchased the Kontucky horso in thia murket froma party Mving behind Brock- villo, ond was about shipping it to tho Statoa uguin when tho solzuro wastude, MoLaughlin, Of course, mado the purchase iu good faith, and representations aro being mado at Ottawa ia his behalf. Bpectat Dispatch to The CAicago Tribune. Kingston, March 12,.—Therv is much dissatis= faction here among marine mon in consequence of a rumor that tho Welland Canal will nocopen. until Mny. If the opening is so long dclayod theru will be rent loss to vessel-owners, partio~ ularly those who hive taken cargoca of ice, ‘Special Dispatch to The Chicago Trituns, Orrawa, March 1.—A roturn brought down yesterday shows the quantities and valucs of grain imported in bond wt each port fn the Do~ ininion of Canuda from tho J5th of Maret to tho YOth of December, 187%, Inclusive: | Harley, 80 Dushels, $1.08; ryo, 70 bushels, #403; Indian corn, 425,80 bushels, $212,431; oate, 139,011 bush ela, 837,003; whent, 7,000,760 bushels, $7,415,62 Th tha House of Cormonis to-day the Hon- Mr. MacKenzie resumed tho debato on tho turitf, Ho defended at some length tho financial polley of tho lute Government, and sald that tho deticits were due to tho depression, and that the Govern ment was justiied in the course it pursued with regard to them. The expenditures hud been for muny years quite within rensou, and hiy indeed boen causcd by. very exceptional ctrournt stuncea, Ho proceeded to state that the taritt was not for tho boncfit of tho farmers, and it was capociatly worthless aa it ufcated the wool true, Ho denied that tho negotiations for rect- La with tha United Blates by the lute Government had beon burmiliating, and thought that i¢ was not eo humiliutin ax tho Washington ‘Treaty, He — sul ho thought that tho two countries wore su closu- Jy alllod in trado relations that it should bo the juty of every one to promote the initorosts of trade between them, und bluted that before long tho United Btatea would evo, tht t wos to tholr interest to rolux their trade Pele y, It wus, he argued, 100,600 of people to contend In with 40,000,000, “He oundemned the turitl, which bo sitld haddriven peoptcous of the y. Ho defended tho late Government aa regurded tho cluirge that they wore Inditferent to the interests of the manufacturers, and oon- cluded by a general condemnation of the argu- mena of the Government, . EXODUS FROM KENTUCKY, CINCINNATI, O., Murch 13.—Tho cxodlus forer socms to bo atriking tha colored pooplo of Ken- tuoky, A party of twenty-five left tho viotnity of Eilzubotbtown ‘for Kansus yosterday, aud Yaargo parse ard wise passin up frou polnts od tho Loutuvilio & Neauvillo iailroad, and va big iad # day or two ago left Beaver on the juoah load, t “Hate Rovivum " restores gray halr to itworige . * for @ ccna. i py ho aah inal color i