Decatur Eagle, Volume 12, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 17 April 1868 — Page 2

THE EAGLE. OIIICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY, decatijr, indiaxa; FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1868. raCHITIOJTATiS TICKEL FOR GOVERNOR. T. A. HEAD RICKS, of Marion. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, A. P. EDGERTON, of Allen. FOR SECRETARY OF STATE. GENERAL REUBEN C. RISE, of Boone. FOR AUDITOR OF STATE, JOSEPH V. BEMUSDAFFER, of Franklin. FOR TREASURER OF STATE, JAMES B. RYAN, of Marion. FOR CLERK OF SUPREME COURT, * NOAH S. LAROSE, . of Cass. FOB REPORTER OF SUPREME COURT, M. A. 0. PACKARD, of Marshall. r FOB SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, / JOHNR. PHILLIPS, of.Davies. FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL. SOLOMON CLAYPOOL, ' • of Putnam. — COUNTY TICKET. TOR TREASURER, JOHN MEIBERS. FOR SHERIFF, JAMES STOOPS, Jr. VOR COMMISSIONER, IST DIST., GEORGE LUCKEY. SOR COMMISSIONER. 3bD DIST., JOSIAH CRAWFORD.. FOR LAND APPRAISER, ANDREW BARKLEY.

THE NEWS. H. H, Wells, of Alexandria, is now Governor of what was once a part of the State of Virginia—Pierpont removed by the military. The eightieth anniversary of the settlement of Marietta, was celebrated at Cincinnati, April 7th.— Pioneers from Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio were present. Judge Hunter of the Criminal Court, Memphis, arrested the edit ors of the Avalanche ; Judge Wai-! dron of the Municipal Court re- j leased them, Hunter arrested Wai- : dron for interfering with his Court! and Waldron threatens to arrest i Hunter for his action—interest- 1 fog- v ! News from Montana is to the effect that late discoveries and increased facilities, in the way of 1 machinery, for mining, promise a ten-fold increase in the yield of trie prccruus fflewTS'vWr last year. Nine inches of snow fell at Con cord N. H. on the 7th inst. 7000 emigrants left Germany for the United States last week. The Indians are reported on the rampage between Forts Laramie I and Fetterman, burning ranches 1 etc. D'Arcy McGee a member of the j Canadian Parliament was assassinated last week just ° after leaving I the Parliament House. He was a violent anti-Fenian, and it is supposed was murdered by some mem ber of the organization. The Fenians are reported to be active throughout the Dominion and are acting in concert with a French revolutionaty society? An outbreak is imminent. A large reward is offered for the apprchen-' •ion of the murderer. The Indians of the Powder river country refuse to treat with the Commissioners until every white man leaves the country. Pending negotiations they are trying to drive the whites out or kill them. John P. Howard Ex-Confeder-ate soldier was assassinated lately near Selma, Alabama. This is the third occurrence of the kind near that place, and no arrest have been made. Three negroes killed under siinular circumstances and five thousand troops would be concentrated in the vicinity to put down the rebellion. A plot has been discovered in Ottowa to blow up the Parliament House by means of nitro-glycer-ine. Us discovery has produced intense excitement, and the civil •nd military authorities are on the watch for further developments. A D. J. Curtis. Freedmen’s - birmru Agtrnt tn G eo rgia, uss Deen fined 8500 and to be imprisoned •ix months for malfeasance in office. The gold, silver and brouze medals which were accorded to United States exhibitors at the Paris Universal Exhibition, hare arrived at New York.

Ibe Late Elections. t New Hampshire was the first State holding a general election. The Radicals wished her to lead : off with a greatly increased majority for the purpose of announcing an indorsement of the Rump by 1 the people and furthering the Impeachment iniquity, and other kindred measures intending to assist the Radical succession. To accomplish this darling object a half million of money was used—money stolen from the Government, and contributed to the Radical corruption fund for the purpose of buying and bribing the people’s votes contrary to their better judgment, and paying expenses’ generally. Senators and Representatives in Congress were there and numerous speakers to gild the action of the Rump. The result, after these most extraordinary efforts was, the Democrats increased their vote over the Radicals between four and five hundred, as may readily be seen by a comparison of the official vote with .that of last year. Poor fellows; they were sadty’ disappointed! ‘ Tn Rhode Island the same role was eriacied with a Isis State but little larger than i some of our western counties, so small, some one has remarked that you may almost look across from an ordinary church steeple, is owned by a few manufacturing lords like Sprague, who control the votes of their poverty stricken factory operatives the same as they do their labor. With these advantages and one of the most popular men in the State, Burnside, at the head of their ticket, even oppress- : ed Rhode Island exhibits signs of a political revolution by giving a reduced Radical majority. . .. In Connecticut, Governor English carried the State against one of the most popular men in the great Radical family, by a majority in excess of last year of some fifteen hundred. In addition to this the munici- ' pal elections all over the country I speak of gains upon the Radicals.. I The Democrats this spring elected i officers in places that have been ; heretofore uniformity Radical, and ; carried towns that they never did before. One year ago • and Democracy | was “dead.” Negro suffrage was the cry from the Radicals everywhftFFL Gold for hondliolderA and rags for the people. And now negro suffrage has received a quietus where ever it was brought in issue —dou’t burden the party with it—'is all the remark we hear now. , And in some of the States they ; even try to swallow Pendleton’s I greenback theory. Radical ex- ' tremeists one year ago were at a I premium, to-day they are not quot'ed in the market. They, the ■ Radicals, are not fighting for prin- ! ciples; they have none —they arc simply fighting for success. But tlie time is past when fanciful pictures of the good times coming . satisfy the public mind. Want is i bearing down the laboring masses, they look around for reasons and find Radicalism trying to perpetnj ate itself. —825,000,000 for the ■ Freedmen’s Bureau. 875,000,000 to pin the South to the Union with bayonets, Resides millions in the ' way of minor items. Fraud and 'corruption the rule and honesty . the exception. New England opI eratives complain—Conggpss relieves them by taking off the tax on manufactures, thus giving to >' the rich who do not need it and ~ doubly taxing the producing West. . Radical luxuries are for the rich I only and the people are beginning [ to find it out, as indicated by the . returns from the late elections. >- Indiana Election News. The Democrats of Evansville I ■ carried the Mayor, the majority of' II the Council, and all the city ticket i . ' except the Clerk. Tue election i ! i was warmly contested, and is a i decided Democratic gain. The 1 city has gone Republican for sev- • ! eral years. . 7The township elections in the' ( State present the evidence that 1 tJiere is a hewtfhy <n.l action against radicalism. I “ Pike Township, in this conftty, gives a Democratic majority of 56, again ove last year, aqd Washington gives only 30 radical majority. a large Democratic gain. ; Martinsville Township. Morgan ' Countv, gives only forty, radical i majority. a Democratic gain of 100 over lastyear w

A dispatch from Valparaiso, ; Porter County, says the Center township Democratic ticket is e I lected by 75 majority, a Democratic gain of 150. A dispatch from J. D. Simpson, ; of Madison, gives the folio wing • gratifying intelligences. The Democrats have (Carried Jefferson County by a majority of about one hundred^ — The county : has for twenty years gone radical by a majority of, from eight hun- • dred to seventeen hundred, an unprecedented (and glorious victory. B. M. Logan writes as follows from Brownsburg, Hendricks County: ’ “The election in Lincoln Township, Hendricks County, passed off quietly, the Democracy triumphant. J. W. Parker, Demo, crat, candidate rfor Trustee, 161 votes ; L. S. Hunter, abolitionist, 71 votes.’ For Justice of the Peace—Robson Turpen, Democrat 150; Warren Turpen. abolitionist, 68. Glory enough for one day in this township. Three or four years back she gave a Republican majority of from forty to sixty.— Beat that if you can. The Constables were voted for by both parties. In Brown township the Democratic ticket is ahead by an increased majority.” A dispatch states that Elkhart is redeemed. Returns to-night show a Democratic major ity of 144 —a gain of 244. Niggers nowhere. Strictly a party vote. — Entire ticket elected. From Laporte, the news is cheer ing. A dispatch dated the night of the election, says : At the township election, to-day the radical candidate for Trustee was elected by fifteen majority—a Democratic gain of about one hundred over last year. One Democratic candidate for Constable was elected. The Democrats held no convention, and did not place their ticket in the field until morning. At the primary Republican election in Tippecanoe County, Orth received wore votes than his competitors for renomination for Congress. The Republican primary elections in the Fourth District wj.l probably result in the nomination of Julian and Shanks in the Ninth District. Julian’s majority in Wayne Couty will be over one thousand. So far as Indiana is concerned the of the radicals to carry the township elections for political effect has met with a signal failure. Knox County.—Vincennes, April B.—The Democrats have made a clean sweep of this county, for township officers, with the excep- : tion of Washington Township.— ] Last year the radicals carried three . townships. Set old Knox down I for seven hundred majority next October. . -7“ —— Hancock County.—The Democracy of Jackson Township elect: the Justice of the Peace and Trus- | tee, by fifteen majority- The Re- ■ pnb.icKns have, heretofore carried this township by seventy-five ma jority. Shelby County.—At the primary I election in this county, on Mon- : day, the Democracy nominated ; Issac Odell for Representative >to ' the Legislature, and Judge Sleeth i for joint representative. The Democracy make a gain of eighty in Brandy wine Township. Johnson Couty.—The Democracy makes again of in every town- j ship in Johnson and carry all but j one. Howard Counjy.—The Kokomo ! Herald says: Democrats worked harder on 1 Tuesday than they ever did before. They brought out every man, and voted him. Had the Republicans done the same the result would have been far different. The registry shows about nine hundred votes in this township, while but about seven hundred ballots were east. Did any Democrat fail to vote ? Not one. At least two hundred Republicans did not vote, which of course defeated the Republican candidate. Had the Republicans turned out as well as the Democrats, we would have had one hundred and seventy-five majority. Harrison County.—ln Harrison Township (Corydon) Samuel B. Luckett, Democrat, was elected Trustee by 97 majority. In a close party contest last fall "the Republicans carried the township by 54.— The news from the other township is favorable to the Democracy. Delaware County.—ln Dela | ware Township John N. Wingate i Democrat, was elected Trustee.— ■ This is a gain. Heretofore this township baa been decidedly radi- ■ cal. Gibson County.—At an election , for Justice of the Peace of Princeton, held on the 6th, James' Fen-i-'c-'rs, irrmorrst, iwar With? Howe, one of the most influential and strongest radicals of the town, by a handsome majority. The towrf. ship was never known to go Democratic before.-- Indianapolis Herald. At the city election in Cincinnati. the Democratic gains were

; OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the Democratic Primary Election, of Adams County, held on /Monday, April 6th, 1868. ’ .. _ •|j townships. [ ~ J •iC»£» K 3 £ S , ' .2. o X s® - o o £ p a! p ‘ CANDIDATES §f<l||fo 3«§l g 3 -— : : g n 2- r g 3 S * F* “ FOR TREASURER. / : D. J. Spencer.73o 16 23 15 7L36 30 32 22 7112 8 366 ’ Jonathan Kelly, jr 4 12 19j 8 24: 621225 84 187 ’ JohnDirkson24 63 70 1 3 Ij I 2 15| 3 ! I "182 John Meibers. 31 33 34 47 131 13 24 45 26 455 10 453 C. L. Schirmeyer 18 12 30jll ,52 5263 2| 1 142 FOR SHERIFF. . James Stoops, jr. 09 130 162 73 270 61 81 88 68 94 96 92 1314 FOR COMMISSIONER, IST DIST.j I i ! i Ferdinand Reinking[43 53 98 5 23 1 21 8 4) 7' 4i 81 280 [ Charles Conrad.....!! 1 21 3 8 12; 51..21 43 ' George Luckys2 75 44 66 241 59 55 [ FOR COMMISSIONER, 3RD DIST. . Josiah Crawford 99 129 164 71 Si 68 94 93 ; 53 1283 FOR LAND, APPRAISER. i Andrew Barkley' ...96 98 149 V 86,53 2,5; 63| 2j 509 Isaac Moser*.7 2j 823 80| 271 '7l 52'55i52[37j 453 [ Daniel Morrow[ 2 29> 4,41105 j 8 8ji2|10]31|36|49,l 335

Impeachment. The impeachment trial is yet progressing, and witnesses for the defence being examined. We give the testimony of General Thomas one of the President’s most important witnesses. After the recess General Thomas was sworn, and on examination by Mr. Stanberry testified as to his rank in the army and his appoinent as Adjutant General in March, 1861. He remained in office after Stanton's appointment; was sent by him to various parts of the country to organize and inspect troops, etc.; organized about eighty thousand colored troops, his last special duty as Adjutant General was preformed about the close of 1867; was restored to office duty as Adjutant General by order of the*President. February 13,1868 ; saw the President soon afterward. Mr. Butler objected to the question. What was the conversation ? Witness then stated that on the morning of February 21 he receivj ed a note from the private secretaI ry of the President asking him to come to the White House. He went, and tlie President handed him some papers, being a letter to Stanton, and his own letter of authority ; never saw the papers be- ; fore; had no hand in preparing | them. The President said to him ; I “I intend to support the Constitution and laws, and expect you J® . |do the same; witness went to the I War .Department with General ; Williams, and demanded possession : Stanton asked if time would be granted to remove his papers: General Grant, was present, and showed him liis appointment as j Secretary of War T ad interim-, I witness then returned to his room ; ! the same day he received a letter from Stanton, forbiding him to issue any orders as Secretary of War ad inter ini. which letter w-it- [ ness proceeded to read. Mr. Stanberry—What was said jin the conversation between you j and the President, subsequently, on the same day ? Mr. Butler objected, and argued at some length that a conversation relating to the act could not be put in evidence, if it occured ' subsequent to the commission. Mr. Stanberry replied, contending that it was clearly adrnissable. as bearing on the charge of conspiracy. amtynlling attention to the fact that the Managars had introduced a large amount of testimony about conversations held long after tlie date in question . They bad put in evidence what General Thomas had said when not on oath, and a portion of his evidence should now be adrnissable. Mr. Butler rejoineel challenging the production of legal authorities to prove what one conspirator had said to another, after an act was committed, could lie put in evidence in his favor, although the confessions of a criminal could always be used against him. He expressed the belief that the remarks about supporting the Constitution and the laws were prearranged and manufactured- for effect. Mr. Evarts reminded him that the heresay evidence of what ! General Thomas said, was intro- [ duced on the pledge that the Pres- ! ident would be connected with it. [ Now the President’s counsel propose to show from General Thomas himself, what were his instructions and what the intention of the President. y- — At Mr. Bingham’s suggestion. I the question objected to was re- , duced to writing and read by the 1 Secretary He then argpgd in I support of the objection. H>denied that the Managers had introduced hearsay evidence. The declarations of the co conspirators were primary evidence. He said it was trifling with justice to at- . tempt to introduce the utterances [of an accused criminal in bis own 1 behalf. II The Chief Justice then submitted to the Senate the question of ad-

muting Genera! Thomas testimony in regard to the conversation, and the yeas and nays resulted, 42 yeas, to 10 nays. The evidence was admitted. The witness stated to the President that he had delivered the communication to Stanton, and told him what answer had been made. The President then said to him. “Very well, go on ancT take possession and obey the orders,” This was all that occurred; did not see the President again that evening; next mdrning witness was arrested ; went with the Marshal to the White House and told the President Ire was in custody, “On what charge ?” “Very well, I that is just whetfj I want it, in 1 court.” Witness was then left at his hotel on giving bail; he asked Judge Carter if he was, in the meantime, suspended from his functions; the Judge replied in the ; negative, and explained the effect of giving bail; witness wanted to relate the circumstances and con- 1 versation which qpeurred after he went to the War office the same morning, after the members of Congress who witnessed his inter- I view with Stanton had retired. Thomas said to Stanton, “the next time you have nre arrested, do it after breakfast; I have had nothing this morning toeat or drink,” [Laughter.] Stanton, in a playful manner ran his hand through | witnesses hair, and said, “Well, 1 think, General, we have a little ' something here.,’ Whereupon j General Shriver produced a bottle, and Stanton divided its contents, about a spoonful, into two parts and they took a drink together. Subsequently some full bottles w-ej'e-bre-wghtviGwl- this -wa»-a& -the force used that day. [Great laughter.] Sir. Stanberry asked if the President had ever directed him to use force or threats to obtain possession of the War Department. Objection was made, and it was argued by Mesrs. Butler and Evarts, without a decision. ! st- The Senate allowed the question to be put. and Thomas replied in the negative. When questioned as to bis conversation with Mr. I Burleigh, he said he never invited him to his office; he bad said tohim, or Wilkinson, that he would call on General Grant or kick the doors down : knows nothing whatever about Kamsener; supposes he may have seen him four years ago, when they were all at home ; Kamsener introduced himself as an old acquaintance and hung on him by i the hand while he made remarks; he several times repeated about Delaware having her eyes upon him (Thomas); Kamsener asked i him when he was going to kick | that fellow, and he adopted Kam- I sener’s words, and said be would do it in a few days ; never thought about kicking Stanton out. ■ -■ » -■ The Gaines will case has finally been decided by the Supreme Court on all its'points. This involves the little\o lands in and round New Orleans, and makes Mrs. Gaines the wealthiest woman in the country. She was present in ' court with a large number of ladies ■ who congratulated her warmly on the conclusion of the decision.— Several lawyers also paid their re spects, among them Caleb Cushing, ant) altogether there was quite a levee over the affair, directly under the eyes of the Court. Furnishing Proof Against Themselves. —The National Intelligencer says of thtf documents filed by the manager of the impeachment : Among them was the commission of President Lincoln appoint- I , jny Edwin Stanfavn I of War during the pleasure of the { President The filing of that pa-I per will save just that much troub-I le to the president's counsel. L. N. B. is soon to rail his Prince Napoleon IV., so that the people may get used to the sound. Carpenters are to have 83,50 per day, tn Albany, thia season.

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