The National Banner, Volume 5, Number 8, Ligonier, Noble County, 22 June 1870 — Page 2

7 - #.y f : Hational Banner. G, clt YTR v\ . vod 7 : ‘Resstance to Tyrants Is Obedlence to God. . . J.B.STOLL, EDITOR.) ' WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1870. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET iy For Socrﬁgry of State: ! Col. NORMAN EDDY, of South Bend. * For Aunditor of State: JOHN [, SHOEMAKER, of Perry Co. | For Treasurer of State: .~ JAMES B. RYAN, of Indianapolis. : For Attorney-General: / BAYLESS W. HANNA, of Terre Haute. i For Sup't of Public Instruction: Rev. MILTON B. HOPKINS, of Clinton, For Supreme Judges: ! JAMES L. WORDEN, of Fort Wayne, ‘A. C. DOWNEY, of Ohio County, . SAMUEL H. BUSKIRK, of Monroe Co., JOHN PETTIT, of Lafayette. .

WHAT WILL. THE DEMOCRACY DO ? Since the disruption of the-republican party in this District, the question is daily propounded, what will the Demoeracy do? Whilst we do not assume to. ~ spenk authotitatively for ‘the entire party, we think we are safe in saying that the Democracy will give the congression al question the careful ;cnxi'sidem‘t\.ion' which its magnitude merits— that no hasty action will be taken in the prem- "~ ises—no rash promises given, nor a line of policy marked out before the senti{mcnts of theé working Democrats thro'- - qut the Dist;iét can be fully ascertained. !, There is no necessity for cohyeninga | convention before the ‘month of August. In the meantime much dan be done ifi the different counties by w'a‘y of cffering proper encouragement to those of the repubtican party who evince a disposition to “oppose the re clection of Mr. Williams, No entangling alliances need be formed

for that purpose, but at this juncture of political faﬂ'a_irs every Dethoerst in the land should be ready to extend the band of fellowship to all' who have the welfare ‘'of our country at heart, and who earnestly desire the overthrow of public plunderers and the oppressors of the toiling masses. Let us-guard against all bickering, and direct our dttention to the redewnption of the Tenth bistrict. Prudence, wisdom and an honesty of purpose will assuredly bring about that most desirable result! L el > P— . The Re-nomination of Billy Williams. We this week devote considerable of our space to the doings of-tbe Republicans at . (Goshen, on Thursday last.- It will be observed thint the deliberations of our loyal triends resulted ip the nomination of two candidates—one faction selecting Billy Willigms, and the other Gien. Milo 8. Hascall, as their staadard-bearers. ‘To say that feelings of bitter hostility exist between these two factions, is only giving a faint idea.of the happy condition in which the loyal household may be found to-day. It is only to be regretted that every Republican’in the District could not- have - heen préseﬂp to_witness with their own cyes, and to hear with their own ears, the | incidents f the day—the bitter denunciations, the deep: curses, the threats, the criminations and recriminations, We heard more than one Republican express the opinion that this was the precursor of a general'%émash-up—that, in the absence of an issue requiring strict allegiance to party, Republicans were not bound to support a nomination effected under such circumstances, and-that a rebuke at the bal- ‘ lot box would have a wholesome effect upon the politics of the coantry. | It will be useless for the supporters of Mr. Williams to disguisé the fact’ that many who. osténsibly acquiesced in his nomination are of opinion that he has no claims to a re-election,and that his course in Congress: was neither ‘consistent nor such as to deserve the commendation of those who favor reform ‘n our revenue system. Mr. Williams" explanation of his ‘action on this question was demagogical, ~and proved satisfactorfg to only those who _have given the matter a mere cursory consideration. s e - : st g B o Reform Movements, In many counties.of Indiana coalitions are being formed by which tbe party that may happen to be in the majority in these respective localities is to be deprived of the benefits accruing fiom lucrative offi‘cet. In Benton and Tippecanoe counties the Democrats and dissatisfied: Republicans have placed “citizen’s reform tickets” in the field, in opposition, to the republican nominees, and a like movement has been inauguratéd in Marion, or more properly at Indignapolis. All these counties usually give republican majorities. On the other hand, the Republicans of Tip ton, Marshall, ‘and Allen" counties, — all democratic — are holding out gspecfal inducements to disaffected Democrats to coalesce for the‘puréose of defeating the regular demberatic nominees, It will be observed that these “reform movements” owe their origin mainly to a desire to obtain possession of the county offices that could not be secured by straight-out nominations, although it cannot be*denied that in many instances the .inauguration of measures of retrenchment and reform ‘are earnestly demanded by the public ~ weal. . Wherever such is the case, the people will do well to supply the places filled by dishonest officers with men of “honesty and integrity, and who will not prostitute their positions by pilfering from the hard éarnings of a tax-ridden ‘community, . .~ : ' Billy’s Speech. | We have a memorandum. of>the princi“pal_points of Mr. Williams’ speech, delivgred at Goshen ?ut Thursday, and will take occasion to refer to the ‘same at length at an early day. The speech is neither remarkable for its brilliancy, for its argumentative force, nor for its logical conclusions ; but as Billy will doubtless repeat the um:oﬁmmﬁe in every county during the coming campaign, it may Dot be amiss to expose its prevarications from the start. -:}ﬁg-e&n:?tb&%fdnd ' documentary évidence to do that, m shall take pleasure hﬁ%& Vistri f‘W“‘f ) :H""}'T -‘!’_.‘._‘-“,,3 ¥ {

| SUMNER’S EQUALITY BILL. .~ We are .indebted to the Hon. M. (. Kerr for a copy of the bill recen‘ly introduced in the Senate by Mr. Sumner, making it a misdemeanor, punishable with fine or imprisonment, for any person to deny negroes all the privileges of travel, hotel accommodations, places ‘of publie amusement, &c., that are now enjoyed by ' white persons. This bill proposes to do by | begis!ation what is impossible to be done ~otherwise, viz : Force the ‘negro into the ~same social position of the white in all places except the private home. - A distinguished writer well remarked that if there is on¢ man in this country who seems to ignore or intentionally misunderstand the real meaning of freedom, and the manner in which State legislation is permitted to regulate it, that man is Charles Sumner. A fter every obstacle, which prevented the colored people from exercising civil and political rights has been removed, Mr. Sumper attempts to prescribe to the white population of the Union how they should treat the negroes positively and activily in social intercourse. The attempt is to force the whites to treat the negroes a- the whites could never be compelled by any law to treat each other. As the negro is conicerned, Mr. Sumner forgets every principle of modern legislation, and planges into the despotism of ‘the middle ages. Hisnew bill, by which ‘the treatment of _th'(,:' fiegroes in their reJlations to hotel keepers, managers of theatres, owners of steamboats, etc., is regulated, reminds one of the medizval laws, by which’ the relations between the knights and their vassals were estabhished. When the knight chosé to sleep at the -house of one of his vassals, the vassal’s children had td drive away the bullfrogs from the vicinity of the house so that the knight might not be disturbed in his sleep; the vassal himself had to fill his barn with oats, so that the knight’s hors--es might stand in fodder up ‘to their bellies. Ifthere was a pretty wife or daughter in the house, the knights moreover had the most revolting privileges. In ‘Mr. Sumner’s mind, the negroes are the knights and the white men are to behave like their vassals. What the whites cannot be forced to do in regard to individuals of their own race, they are held to observe towards the negro. The conceptions of private property and of the freedom of social intercourse arc entirely subverted wherever a negro is concerned, and it would require innumerable U, S. courts to enforce the new etiquette. A negro arrives in town by a railroad train. The carriage belonging to a hotel takéesa white man and two ladies to the house and leaves a colored gentleman behind.— A law suit and criminal prosecution is the consequence, The megro applies for a room in the hotel. The landlord refuss it, just as he might refuse it to a white man. Lawsuit and criminal prosecution. If he orshe is admitted, the porter declines cleaning the negro’s boots, Civil suit and criminal prosecution. The wai ter offers a dish first to a white young lady and afterwards to a negro wench.— Neglect of etiquette and therefore -civil suit and criminal prosecution. llfa white man should sue a hotel keeper for any of these things, the judge would laugh in his face and dismiss ‘the defendant: if a negro finds fanlt with the treatment of a waiter in a hotel, the whole U. 8. Judiciary and perbaps the army and navy are put in motion. A posse issent, a mandamus ordered, an injunction obtained.— There would be a harvest for our lawyers such as they never had before; for human nature is an obstinate thiog, and hotel-keepers, owners.of steamboats, and managers of theatres are men; and, as they are usually independent people, they would not voluntarily change their human nature and make themselves the vassals and the obedient servants of the negroes and their ladies. To enforce the new etiquette we would need ten thousand judiciary. officers at least, and the jubilee of Radical office seekers would be here. This perhaps is the secret of Mr. Sumner’s bill. - Erom every other point of view it is as,impossible as the quadrature of the circle; and a thousand times ‘more ridiculous than all the blue laws ‘ever adopted. But let us make the ex periment; perbaps it will cure the couni try of the Sumner-complaint—the worst disease with which it was ever afflicted.

A Cheap ‘l‘lgck. The Huntington Democrat of last week says: A bill passed the House at Washington; a few days since, professedly for the reduction of the taxes, at the birth ot which- the little ‘demagogue who represents this district in Congress acted in the double capacity of accoucher and godfa: ther. The bill is pronounced by the leading papers of the country a cheat and a swindle, and it is to the credit of the democratic members that they voted agairst it. ' The leading republican paper of Bt.. Louis says of it: ~ Undér' pretence of reducing taxes, it adds to the burdens which the people have to bear. It is a vulgar demagogue's trick, designed to secure some shadow of pretense that taxation was being materially reduced, while in fact the taxes are increased by many of its features. = . From Indiana, Coburn, Orth, Packard, Tyner and Williams, voted for the trick —a very extraordinary vote for men from that State. From the North -western States were fourteen votes recorded for this demagogue's dodge, and only half of these voting the other way, would have changed the result, for the majority was only seven. Explanations of these votes will now be in order until after election.

Pretending to reduce tlie cost of sugar, it only reduces the duty on RAw sugar and molasses, leaving all sugar in form fit for use to besr as heavy duty as before; the remitted tax now paid to government will therefore go to the sugar refiners, if the bill passés. It gives to the sugar refiners bigger profits, ard to the government less r¢venue, and it cheats the peo ple with the idea that their taxes are to be reduced, when in fact it takes their money from them all the same, only giving it to refiners instead of the treasury, In return for these reductions, duties have been added or increased on articles just as much needed as those from which they have pretended to remove them, and in the end it will be found that the taxes have been increased on the people rather than decreased.

. Whether the bill will be . reported to -the Benate, is to be doubted. ' Intended only a 8 an electioneering trick, to enable men to make a show of reducing taxes without %iv_ing to the people any real re. liet, it will serve that purpose equally well whether it ever passes or not. ; A. V. Hopkins, formerly foreman of the Kendallville Commereial, has connected himself wita the publication of the Auburn. Zimes, which is to be issued regularly hereafter, b o e

j THE INDIAN DELEGATION. ~ On Saturday last tbe Tndian delegation - which bad been at Washington to consult with the “Great Father,” passed over the Lake Shore and Michagan Southern R. R. ~on the Lightning Express. ‘They attract“ed considerable attention at the various ‘stopping places, although much larger crowds would dobbtless have repaired thitber had 1t been generally known that the representatives of the forest were on board the train.” Happening to be a pas senger on the same train, we had an excellent opportucity of gazing upon the majestic form of Red Cloud, as well as those of his several companions, not only whilst seated in their car, but as they entered the dining room at the Elkbart Eating House. The party consisted ot Red Cloud, Red Dog, Red Fly. Red Shirt, and’several other red skins: Brave Bear Little Bear, Yellow Bear, Sitting Bear Rock Bear, Living Bear, and several oth er Bears, together with four women whd ¢ould scarcely be distinguished from the males. They were in charge of a gentlet man of immense stature, ‘accompanied b the interpreter, John McCluskey. The Indians are described by a report er who “interviewed” them, as having been dressed for the most part in’ blac cloth or leather. puntaloons and checke shirts, with no other garment excep blankets. Their long coarse hair was generally parted in the middle, and hung i lank tresses over their shoulders. Their faces prcsented the extreme type of th American race as pictured in our schodl books, with broad, argular features, deep coppery skin, black eyes, and broad mouths. The expression of their fac s} differcd greatly, some having 1 dark and savage look, and others pré’senting a goo ‘ natured and Tather benevolent aspect. | Most of them wore a profusion of chea ornaments of shell or metal attached ‘

their dress, or suspended from their hair and ears, Red Dog \'wearing in each"ea : suspended by = large brass ring, what appeared to be a steel cogged wheel of thr or four inchesin diameter. Red Cloy seemed the impersonation of thoughtturlness.” He wore a black stove-pipe hat, discarded all ornaments, and was dressed with extreme plainness, :

The peirty came dircctly from New York, where they held a consultntiin with the members of the Indian Peace Commission and other persons interested in the welfare of the red man. Accordirg to the report of the N. Y. Times, General Smith addressed himself through the interpreter, and endeavored to soothe the feelings of Red Cloud and counvince him that the people and government. of this country had only the best wishes for his race, and asked him if he would acceépt of & present of some goods which he (General Smith) was empowered to give him, Red Cloud rose with dignity and said : “My FriExD: The Great Spirit placed me and my people on this land, poor and naked. When the white men came we gave them lands, and did not wish to Murt them. But the white men drove us back and took ourlands. Then the Great ‘Father made us many promises, but they are not kept. He promised to give large \presents, and when they came to us they iwere small ; they seemed to be lost on the way. Icame from my people to lay their affairs Lefore the Great Father, and I tell bim just what I mean, and what my peo ple wish, and I gain nothing. I asked bim for sixteen horses, for my young men to ride from the border to our camps, and he does not give them. I wish no stock and no presents. The Great Spirit placed me here poor and naked. Tappear so before you, and I do not feel sorry for that. I am not mad—T am in good humor—-but I have received no. satisfaction. I am disappointed. I cannot change my claims. [ am not Spotted Tail. “What I say I stick to. My people understand what I came here for, and I should lose my power if I did not stick to one course. You (to General Smith) are my friend. Yon always talk straight, and I am not blaming you.” . : - General Smith then endeavored to explain that the Great Father and his assistants were not .in office. when the treaty of 1868 was made, and were bound -by its provisions, but would try to change the law, and it the Indians would remain peaceable, in time they might accomplish all they desired. The presents he spoke of were for him perSonally, and would not be reckoned on the account of the nation. Moreover, he thought he could get for him, the horses he desired, but would iot positively promise thém. Here Mr, Cooper interposed and told Gen. Smith ‘that if the government would not furnish the horses, he wounld. St

Red Cloud replied that he came to see: his friends, and' he found them good men. He was not mad, but had a good heart, and wished to keep the peace. It was well for white men to say, “Do not kill our men,” but they kill the Indians first, and there was a brave warrior by hisside whose son and brother lad been killed, and who himself had been shot twice by soldiers. If the present and the horses were offered to Him together, and freely, he would take them. He wished to be friendly. e

~ ‘Dr. Weeks then had a conversation with the Chief, in which be tried to explain ; the difference between good and bad Indians and good and bad white men, and to set forth the cause of all the troables. He then gave to the interpreter a copy of the outline of a plan prepared by a com mittee of the Indian Commission, appointed at the late convention in New Yecrk for the settlement of the whole In‘dian question, by placing the tribes on reservations, furnishing them with the means of civilization, and protecting them in their rights and property. This plan is, when completed, to be submitted to tie Secretary of the Interior, and . finally brought before Congress. "' cabinet Change. Attorney General Hoar last Thursday tendered’ his resignation, which was accepted by the President, who immediately nominated Hon. Amos T. Ackerman, of Georgia, for the position. Ackerman was a rebel during the war, but embraced radicalism about the same time Longstreet and others joined their fortunes with that party. - He is & native of New Hampshire, 18 42 years of age, and resided in Geotgia for about 20 years. There is considerable opposition to bis confirmation, “:m.o : » - Elsewhere we publish the proceedings of tha conyention whichi nominated Gen. ‘Haseall ‘for Congress. 'We invite the at-. tention of our readers to its attentive perusal, that all may understand the true position of thet wing of the republican party which refuses to support’ the re. election of Mr, Williams, RIRE g

’m TENTHDISTRICT. WAR IN THE RADICAL CAMP, HASCALL vs. WILLIAMS, FREE SPEECH SUPPRESSED. THE INSULTED REPUBLICANS RE: TIRE AND NOMINATE GENe ERAL HASCALL. : Re-Nomination of Billy Williams by ‘ the Regulars. | " The events of last Thursday, in the city of Goshen, will long be remembered in the political history of the Tenth District. The bitterness which had marked the contest between Williams and Hascall was well calculated to attract a large number .ot politicians of more or less prominence, who came to participate in the fight, or to quietly witness the doings of the party of “grand moral ideas.” R * The proceedings of the anti-Williams men are published in detail elsewhere, hence it is only necessary to-give them an attentive perusal in order to obtain a cor--rect understanding of the “situation™ prior to the organization of the regular convention, : g ¥ At about 114 o'clock, p. M., our good looking friend,”W. A. Woods, chairman of the District Central Committee, ap-’ peared on the platform ia the court-hounse yard, and called the convention to order. As per arrangement, Hon. S. P. Williams of Lima was elected chairman. Mr. W. drew a piece of manuscript from his pocket, and read a brief speech wherein. he tendered thanks for the distinguished honor cenferred upon him, eulogized the past achievements of the republican party, and expressed surprise at being ealled upon to preside over theassembly (which sounded rather funny inv view of the fact that he had prepared a written speeth for the occasion. ;

At the conclusion of the chairman’s remarks, all the republican editors in attendance were chosen secretaries. < ‘The ponderous Prickett — our own Fielding Prickett—then Aarose for a purpose ‘that will readily be understood.— The spirit of rebellion must be suppressed in the loyal household—pledges to stand by the decision of the grand: conclave must be exacted. -So Prickett offered the following resolution, which was of conrse adopted : S il kg Resolved, That in accordance with the time honored custom of Republican Conventions, and agreeably to fundamental principles of our free institutions that the majority shall rule, we mutually and eordially pledge ourselves to abide by the decision of this Convention and sapport its candidate this day nominated. The following gentlemen were then appointed on apportionment: W. A. Woods, Elkbart; A. 8. Case, Lagrange; Francis McCartuey, Steuben; J. E. Rose, DeKalb; W. G. Piper, Kosciusko; A. Y. Hooper, Whitley; A. W. DeLong, Huntington; Nelson Prentissf Noble. The results of their labor will be observed in the vote for congressman. b, The appointment of a committee on resolutions was next ordered, resulting in the selection of the following gentlemen : Charles L. Murray,‘ Elkhart; E. S. Higby, Kosciusko; J. D. Devor, Lagrange; 0. H. Woodworth, Whitley ; W. H. Trammel, Huntington; H. S. Tousley, Noble; S. De Long, DeKalb; German Brown, Steuben.: . ; 4

W 3. B. Kimball, ot Kendallville, then ap peared onthe platform, and presented the fhemorial adopted by the opponents of Billy Williams, with a request{that it be read. Its contents were known to a large portion of . the convention, and it at once became apparent that the supporters 'of Billy did not want it read.— The chairman inquired what was to be done with the memorial, which'inquiry elicited cries of “read it!” “lay 1t om the table!”. “let’s hear it!” “no! no!” that slightly confused the chairman. Finally & motion to lay it on the table prevailed, although the vote in the negative was quite emphatic, ’,ﬁ‘he anonouncement of ‘the result was the signal fora general stampede,ﬂthe op[\oh'e_glt,s of Billy retiring from the convention, and at once repaired to Hascall's Hall. (What transpired there may be ascertained elsewhere in‘to-day’s paper.) .

The announcenient of candidates for Congress was next io nrde;?‘ Hon. R. M, Lockhart, of Waterloo, nominated Wm: Williams, and H. P. Butler, of Steuben; proposed James I. Best, of DeKalb, - Before balloting commenced, the irrepressible Brigadier General LewisJ. Blair, ex-treasurer and present census taker, stated that er.' Bést was not a candidate, and the ﬁm{houfeement of liis name was witbout 'autbority. He (General Blair) therefore withdrew Mr. Best’s name. . . Nelson Prentiss thereupon moved that William Williams be nominated by acclamation. Criés of “no! no! let us have a ballot.” The motion was withdrawn. ' A delegate from Steuben said General Blair had no authority to withdraw the name of Mr. Best. .

This aroused considerable indignation in the mind of the great warrior, ex-treas urer and present census taker, who climbed Lpon the platform and proclaimed to the convention that Mr. Best’s father had just informed him that Best, jr., was not a candidate, and desired the withdrawal of his name. Gen. Blair seemed to be greatly worried over this trifling circumstance, but not withstanding taese painful tribulations, the desired withdrawal was not effected. : ; ' A vote of the counties gave the following result: : : Counties: Williame, - Best, }Hascall. ‘E1khart........2556 : 316 LaGrange......l9 i ‘Whitley....... ..14 : K05ciu5k0......29 o Huntington.....2l ‘Bteuben’........ 3% 1614 DeKalb. ...\ .18 |- e N0b1e..........24: S ; —. . 7 i s e Totals,. ......165 1 1614 316 Mr. Williams having received a majority of all the votes cust, was declared the nominee. On motipn his nomination’ was ‘made unanimous. = . &

A District Central Committee was then appointed, as follows: O, H. Woodworth, Whitley; J. D, Devor, LaGrange; J. H. Carpenter, Kosciusko; Francis - McCartney, Steuben; James E. Rose, DeKalb; N. Prentiss, Noble; R. K. Brush, Elk. hart; W. L. Maines, Huntington. ; *'“The committes on resolutions, through their cheirman, Hon. C. 1. Maurray, reported a series of resolutions, which prov.

“ed to be a printed capv of the Republican State platform, with the addition of the Aollowing: . THR _ Resvlved, That we endorse the Ko tive course of Hon. William Williakes, a 8 ':n,li_kje honorable to himself and the dis trict hie has 8o fairly represented in Congress. ol ; ey The report, as a macter of cdurse, was adopted. vt and sl , Billy Williams whas then introduced to the convention, and delivered a speech in vindication of his course in Congress, in denunciation of the Dewocracy, and in support of the republican party generally. The general arrangement of his speech varied but little from bis -campaign speeches of 1868, very few new points were presented, and wasaltogethera very ' weak effort. ! :

After the adoption of a’ resolution that the next congressional convention be held at Ken lallville, a motion for adjournment’ prevailed and the crowd dispersed. .. ' Independent Republican Convention, of the 10th Congressional District. A large meetingiof the Republicans of the 10th Congressional District who were in favor of barmun{ and unison of action in the selection of a candidate to represent this District in Congress, and opposed to the re-nomination of Mr. Williams, assembled in Hascall Hall, at 10 o’clock A. M, June 16th, 1870, The meeting was organizéd by the selection of Capt: M. F. Collier, Chairman, and W. W. Hildreth, Secretary. - Remarks were made by Dr. J. Z. Gower, J. B. Wade, Capt. M. F. Collier, Hon. J. H. Defrees, and others, counseling peace and harmony and disclaiming any desire or intention of dividing or distracting the Republican party, but honestly believing that the re-nomination of Mr. Williams would result disastrously to the best interests of the party.

On motion a committee ot five were appointed to draft a memorial expressing the sentiment of tlie meeting, as expressed by, the speakers, consisting of J. B. Wade, E. W. H. Ellis, E. B. Noyes, J. B. Kim ball, and M. F. Collier, tb be presented at the Convention which was to mect that day, for the normination .of a candidate for Congress. e . ; The following preamble and reselution was read, and endorsed by the meeting: Posr No. 1, KexpaLuviLue, Inp., } - G. A. R, Juae 15th, 1870, - The following preamble and resolution was unanimously passed, at a meeting of this Post: Waereas, The Hon. Wr. Williams hasé)roved faithless to promises 'made to the soldiers, and in this city' removed a. one-armed soldier from the post-office, :and appointed in hisstead a civilian, for the purpose of securing certain influences in favor -of ‘his renomination, who is one of the most unworthy. members of the Réepublican party, therefore - £ 4 Kesolved, That we, as members of the Grand Army of the Republic, Post No. 1. Kendallville, Ind, will not support Mr. Williams for re-elec-tion to Congress, should he be nominated at the Convention, at Gosben, on thel6th inst, =~ . & Wu. Crow, Post Com. pro tem.

Gen. Milo 8. Hascall being called upon, remarked that :hbis only desire was to promote the best interests of the Republican party; that he was convinced by the expression of a large number of the leading ‘Republicans of the District, and more especially by the decided and unmistakable expression here to-day, that Mr. Williams could not harmonize the party and lead it on' victory, and that should the f%enid;s of Mr. Williams see fit to withdraw him from the Convention, and thereby harmonize all the elements, he would also withdraw, and let the Couvention nominate any man' who would unite the strength of the party and linsure success at the approaching election. On motion, the meeting adjourned to meet again at the same place, should the nominating Conyention refuse to acceed to the request. :

~_The following is the memorial presented to the nominating Convention but which was rejected ; not even allowing it toy be read, sb that the members of the Convention could know or judge of its ‘contents or import : ; To the Id;liublicans of the Tenth Congressional. Listrict, in Convention Assembled : ~ With an honest pride in the patriptic record ‘and utterances of the republican party of the ~union, and earnestly desiring to promote lits } continued success and secure its further supremacy by the adoption of a true and prudent - policy looking to that end, and for the further~ance of peace and harmony throughout its ranks, ~ we do hereby place upon record and present for ‘ the consideration of the convention, this. mem- - morial and protest : - Without'in the least - disparaging the acts or } abilities of the Hon Wm, Williams, we believe the time has come when justice to all portions ' of the District, and to the men who have given strength and infused a living energy into the republican party and contributed so largely to its success, demand that his name should be withdrawn from the canvass ; holding as we do “for whatever services he has rendered the country and the party, and to thege séervices we accord the fullest degree of merit, he has by a term of four years in cosfress been most fully and amply rewarded. =We do earnestly protest against the praetice so futul to the ‘purity of the g:ny. and its reputation, the practice of e?.w‘¢uring through the promises of reward whetßer of official station or of money the attendance of delegates to secure the nomination of any individual, thereby thwarting the honest expression of the will of the people, and believe that no man who is guilty of such practice is entitled to the confidence or the votes of the honest constituency. In the event of the withdrawal of the name of Mr. Williams from the canvass, we pledge ourselves that for the sake of the harmony of the party, while holding him in the h’iﬁhest respect and esteem, the name of Gen. Milo S. Hascall shall also be withdrawn from the consideration of the Convention, In full reliatice upon the wisdom and integrity, of our fellow citizens of the convention, and our brethren of the republican party who desire, ;as we do, the success of the republican party/and the prosperity and general good of %ur common country, we ask for the matter . herein presented their careful consideration. - Immediately after the organization of the Convention, the above memorial was presented and was insultingly rejected, without a knowledge of its contents.—‘ Whereupon a Convention was immediate-, ly organized in Hascall Hall, the large | Hall being packed to its utmost capacity, l with henest, and earnest Republicans.— Capt. M. F. Collier was chosen President, l and J. G. Beecher and Capt. Ed. R. Keri stetter Secretaries. ! A

On motion, the following committee on resolutions, was chosen: Dr. E. W. H. Eliis, Dr. J. Z. Gower, Dr, F. P. Griffith, E. A Mossner, J. B. Wade: i During the absence of the committee, speeches were made by a number of leanding Republicans, all - counselling an earnest and united action for the purpose of carrying ont the principles of the Republican party, and ridding it of usurpers and inefficient officials, such as Hon. Wm. Williams, who now so grossly misrepresents the District in Congress. - The Committee on resolutions reported the following, which were unanimously adopfed : , ‘ | ;

Waereas, The re‘fublioan' party of the union bas thus far fulfilled the objects of its organization in the vindication of the national honor, the preservation of the national union, and the elevation of all citizens to a Eositiou of equal rights before the law ; thus withdrawing all distracting issues from before the ;lmople. so that there remains only the duty of all good citizens to co-operate in such measures as may be deem ed necessary to secure an honest and economical administration of the affairs of governmemt; therefore, : Resolvea, That still acting within the pale of the republican grganization, claiming equally the right with those who diﬁgr with us, to the honor of its name, and its patriotic record and utterances, we are impelled to declare our protest against pﬂiogal norrnftion wherever it may be found, and official malfeasance however exalted tbumlition of the guilty. 62 Resolved, That we will under no circumstances auﬂ)or:t for re-election the Hon. Wm, Williams, believing that he is not and cannot be exonerated from the charges of official. corruption_ which have been publicly and notoriously made against him, and that he is therefore unworthy the snffrages of an incorruptible and law-abiding o ey, Yitiac e ‘n ; - Resolved, That we call npon the patriotic citizens of the district wlthouggimn’dgé of party, fo waive all Ip;'t :iliﬂ‘et;:ut—lot by °fmmn go y gones—and unite with usin the ‘effort to reSQei:the District 'ﬁ_m the taint of official imFurity ; asking no comproniise of prineiple—of-’ fering no reward but the conseciousness of aiding in securing the triumph of honesty and in.

tegrity; and whereas, all overtures for an amiej?o adjustment of the matters in issue and the withdrawal of 1100 Wm. Williams from the canvass have been rejected, therefore i / Kesolved, That we present for the suffrages of | the {}nple of the District for the Congress of the United States, the name of General Milo S, Hascall, of Elkbart county, a man of unques-. tionable bonor and jntegrity, ‘of ability fully commensurate to thé duties of-the position — & soldier-whose record is one of honor and distinction, and pledge for him that he will do no act unworthy of his constituents, officially or otherwise, and that he will devote every effort to sustain the honor of the Government, to relieve the people of all ‘ynjust and oppressive burdens, and secure an eponomical and honest aﬁEiniunﬁon of governmental affairs, i esolped, That the press of the District be respectfully requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting .. ' ; ; Gen. Hascall ‘was called upon, and responded in a manner appropriate to the occasion ; thanking the Convention for honor conferred, and the confidence reposed in him, and assuring his friends who had tendered him the ‘nomination, as well as all those who might see fit to honor bim with their support,” that he would use his best efforts to carry out the principles of the platform, and lcad them ‘on to victory in the approaching campg' o : ! : : ﬁr&e rousing cheers were given for Gen. Hascall, and the convention adjourned. i . M. F. COLLIER, Chairman. J. G. BEECHER, ] : v > i S ’S. E. R. KERSTETTER, | I N $ - et < I —re ; 4 G Judge Gooding. : We have already noticed -the nomination of this gentleman as the democratic: candidate for Congress from the FourthDistrict. Judge Gooding served as Marshal of the District of” Columbia under President Johnson, and was an elector on the Lincoln and Johnson ticket in 1864. He was a War Democrat, and gave the administration a ‘cordial support ni the proseeution of che war. When the rebellion was suppressed, and the Republicans repudiated their professions of devotion to the Union, Judge Gooding did not hesitate’ a moment in espousing the policy enunciated by that sterling defender of the constitution, the patriot statesman of Tennessee,

The nomination of Judge Gooding is a deserved compliment to that large class of citizens who entertained like views on the questions arising from the late war.— To that element the Democracy mustlook for reinforcement if we expect to accomplish the overthrow of the radical destruc tionists. Wherever this liberal poljcy is deted upon in good faith, its results never fail to scnd a thrill of joy into the hearts of all who earnestly desite the return of democratic supremacy. j 5 It affords us no little gratification to learn that the Democracy of the Fourth District, and especially the democratic. press, take a very sensible view of the situation. From an able article in the Shelbyville Volunteer, on the congressional question in that District, we ex*ract the following: ' ' : A few Democrats may possibly Lesitate to indorse Mr. G. at first on account: of his position during the-late “onpleasantnesg,” but a few moments calm reflection will certainly disabuse their minds of all prejudice on this score. Mr. G. deemed it bis duty to advocate a vigorous prosecution of the war, and being a man that never does -anything'by halves, he went farther than a more cantious and less enthusiastic man would have done. - We s#id a good many hard things of him ourself, but we have no reason to question tha he was prompted by just as good motives, and acted from just as conscientious convictions of right in sustaining the administration of Lincoln in the prosecution of the war, as we in 'denouncing the sentiments he uttered.” We must also remember, and here is where [the balancing is due him, that when thé war enced he at onee came back to the conservative stand-point, and from that time to the present has battléd manfully against the outrages and usurpations ot the Radical party, and been the recipient of the unqualified abuse and denuxi(.:'iation of the Radical press and politicians.

The Case of Whittemore. . The speaker of the lower House of Congress having presented the credentials of the notorious Whittemore, on Saturday, the house postponed them till Tuesday. The refusal to refer, and, the debate that took place, indicated very clearly that he will not be admitted.— Members say that as he resigned to avoid expulsion, and' was declared by their unanimous vote unworthy to be a member, they do not see-how they. can con: sistently vote for his readmission. =To this Whittemore answers that the house, on maturer reflection, did not expel Butler, of Tennessee, and that to be consistent they cannot keep one in .and the other'out., Whittemore was busy buttonholing members, and urging his’ readmission. Some members say they dislike to vote against Whittemore’s re-admission when, the house voted that Butler, of Tennessee, should not be expelled under a similar state of things. = Whittemore, it is asserted by a friend, will make an affidavit that a leading republican member, who was active in getting him out of congress, afterward advised him to go home and get re-elected, and that he would then be readmitted to his seat. Bt o , Whittemore has since been rejected. ; —E— Hascall-Williams. - The Huntington Democrat of the 26th ult. contained the following comparison betwzen Hascall and Williams: ‘The contest is not one in which we have any special right to mix, but we must be allowed to criticise one of Gen. Hascall's critics: If Gen. Hascall’s “education and talents” do not fit him for Congress, we would like to be informed wherein the peculiar fitness of Billy Williams rexists for the place he occupies. In the respect of education and talent they may be equal, but if we are not badly deceived, Hascall is far ahead in character, honesty of purpose, far less of & demagogue, and would at least represent our people fairly on the tariff question.

The Chicago Post, an intense Radical sheet, seems to have but little regard for some of the prominent members of its party. Ina late issue it makes the fo?lowing point against one who represents a ,constituency. that boasts of its intelligence and morality. The Post says : : : Chandler, of Michigan, yesterday declared that one Hatch, whose name was somehow lugged into the San Domingo debate, was a troublesome, worthless and lying scoundrel. Senator Ferry replied that he would believe Hatch as quickly as he would believe Chandler. That is donbtless true ; but will Ferry Qxi)lain how that helps the case of Hatch S — ) W—s A brief despatch from Rome announces the adoption of the dogma of Papal infallibilig{ by the Ecumenical Council. The ¢lause anathematizing all who disbelieve is included. This important action ot the church —the ‘most important of all the proceedings of the gou‘ncﬂ; ‘has been anticipated from the beginning ‘?f the discussion, It now remains to be seen if the evils will follow which Dupanloup, Schwar.. zenberg, Dollinger, and other eminent churchmen have predicted, =~ =

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

Teespay, June 14.—Cuba was the theme in the Houde of Representatives, and a most.important debatqitvas had on’ the policy of the administration towards the struggling republic. Several fierce onslaughts were made on the President byleading Republican members, and fheir remarks indicated the strong teudeney to disruption iu the party ranks, Mr: Banks opened the debate in favor “of the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs,— He termed the President's message “disgraceful.” Mr. Banks vigorously defended the Cubans, and insisted on the. de facto character of their government. He laid the blood of every murdered Cuban on the head of the administration, If Con gress and the administration permitted this thing to go on, they cught “to be numbered among the dt‘mned forever and forever; the curse of God would rest-up-on ‘them.” At the conclusion’ ¢f Mr. Banks' speech, the galleries applauded with enthusiasm. Messrs. Orth. .and Farnsworth (Rads.) followed in defense of the President; . .

WEDNESDAY, June 15.—Another duy was spent by the House of Representatives in discussing the Cuba question. “Speeches were made by Mr, Wood, of New York,in favor of the majority report of the committee -on Foreign Affairs, and by M‘nf Willard against it. Mr. Wood suggested that we invite Spain to give Cuba the | same autoromy thut Great Britain has bestowed on Canada.- -We do not:want Cuba in cur Union, but we do want to sce her tranquil, free, and prosperous. “Ben Butler made & furious onslaught on the Cubans. He defended the course of the administration, and warned Congress of provoking Spain to war. The effect of a war on the United States finances wonld be very prejudicial. It would preventthe funding of the national debt, and new bonds would bhave to be issuéd that would be sold abroad at 40 or 50 cents on the dollar. Mr. Logan replied to Batler in a ‘very animated manner.. He spoke for the Cuban cause, and asserted that it was not from fear of being embroiled inwar that the administration or its supporters, had adopted the present policy. He said there was a $100,000,000. job being negotiated with Prim, and - that was “the milk in the cocoanut.” He hap- | pened to know something ot the secret workings and the object:of the great ap-. peals that were being made by the enemies of free Cuba. Mr; Logan spoke of the President’s message as “a bad message.” The session lasted until 7 o'clock, and the House adjourned pending a vote on a substitute offered by Mr. Bingbam, proposing to authorize the PrgSideqt to see that the. contest in Cuba is carried on ina humfme way, and inviting the cd-op-» eration . of foreign powers to secure the end. This is known to be a compromise intended to hedl the chasm in the Re’ publican ranks, which has been widening ~with fearful rapidity since the President : made the issue so broad and plain in his message of Monday. During the morning hour the House passed the Currency bill as smended by a vote of ays 98 to noes 81. The bill increases the national bank. circulation ninety-five millions of dollars, cancels all of the three pcr cent.. certificates; and provides for s redistribution of twenty five m‘,ill"mnsof national bank currency. The clause which provided for contriction of forty millions of legal tenders was stricken out, which wakes the bill one of ‘inflation to the extent of at least sixty millions of dollars. The Senate passed most of the day and night sessions debating the Franking biH,

TrURSDAY, June 16. —The compromisecn the Cuban question, brought férwalr.d' by the admimistration on yesterday, triumphed in the House to ddy by a major-: ity of 17. Itends the whole matter for this session, and while it goes so far as to recognize the existence of war in Cuba, it studiously avoids all reference indirectly to belligerent rights for the Cubans, and in this respect is the cause. of great disappointment to the friends of Cuba. The resolution, as passed by the House, authorizes the: President’ to rcmonstrate against the barbarous manter in which the war in ‘Cuba'has been conducted, and if he shall deem it expedient, ‘to solicit the co-operation of other governments in such measures Qs he may deem fnecéss‘ary. to secure, from'both coutending’ parties, an observance of the laws of war recognized by all civitized nations. The proposition to amend the neutrality laws; so as to give both parties the same advantages of intercourse and trade with the United ‘States so that the Cubans could get arms and gun boats, etc., was lost by» 74 to 100—all the democrats voted for it. It is thought that the Senate will do nothing on the question, S :

FRriDAY, June 17.—The Senate considered the bill for a pension to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln.” Mr. Edmunds (Rad.)spoke against it. e said there were other bills to grant pensions to widows, who had not $50,000 or $60,000 lin their pockets, and he would not give Mrs. Lincoln preference, over these. The bill went over with the morning hour, ani. the Post-office Appropriation bill was. next discussed. Mr. Sumner's amendment to reduce the letter postage to one cent was negatived—l 7 to 25. An amendment by Mr. Nye to provide for two cents letter postage was adopted, 21 to 17. - Mr. Morton said the adoption of the amendment would necessitate an additional appropriation for the Post-office of $7,000,000 or more. Mr. Fowler favored the abolition of all letter postage and the carrying of the mails free. The subject was not concluded. In the House of Representatives, the bill to equalize the bounties of soldiers was passed. The bill to give away Yerba Buena Island,.in Sag Francisco Bay, to the Western Pacific Railroad Company came up, Mr. Washburn, of ‘Wisconsin, made a vigorous speech against the grab, and on a vote the bill was lost, 80 to 82. . A motion to reconsider the vote was rendered. : i

SATURDAY, June 18.—The Senate was ‘engaged in finkering the Naturalization bill. Mr. Conkling proposed .an amendment whereby, in large cities, the United States Marshal may sppoint Deputy Marshals ad 1., to preserve order and ‘the purity of the ballot, of course. Four different Radical Benators introduced land grabbing bills. “If the honorable Senator knows of no stealage in the bill, then there is none.” The franking bill made lttloprogress, - .. =~ =g

McxpAY, June 20.—Business moves' so . slowly throvgh congress that some of the chairmen of committees express the opin ion tbat the ;session will have to be ex.. tended beyond the 15th 'of July. -The new fiecal year commences in ten days” time, and ‘only one-balf the appropriation: bills are yet enacted into laws. ~ The ‘principel delay is in the Senate, where a [éw men oceupy most of the time io debate. Tao'day, for instance, nearly all of ‘the Senators who spoke last week on the eheap. postage question repeated their-re marks The tax and tariff bills, the whisky and tobacco measures, and the funding and currency bills are the most import.ant ones pending, beside the appropriation bills. 2 i

TUESsDAY, June®l.— After an hour and a half debate on the Whittemore case the House adopted, by a vote of 124 to 20, Mr. Logan's resolution, that lie be not admitted, and that his creaentials be return‘ed to the Governor of Sotth Carolins.— Itappears that he was assufed by a num‘ber of members that there was no doubt of his- admission. The Senate took a square vote on aboliit}‘ing the Franking privilege and defeated it Ly a vote of 28 to 26. The. memtye-rs .of the House were greatly ‘rejoiced by the action of the Senate;”: 7 : ; : 3 | GENERAJ N;:fs ITEMS. 1 ‘NE 4 . _ Indians again on | the war-{)ath.-This time between Camp Supply and Bear Creek, Kansas.| -~ . . -~ The Cincinnati Saengerfest is a decided success. / Theaﬁext meeting will be at St. Louis, in 1872. :

- The crown Princess of Prussia has given birth to an additional daughter —which makes Queen Victoria’s' eighteenth grandehild. | - Another caucus.of the demoecratic members of congress was held on Thursday night to take measures for the approaching political campaign. Heavy thunder showers are delighting the farmers in England and France. - It is feared, however, that they have eome too late to save the wheat on light land. : The grave of DicHens in Westminister Abby, is entirely covered with flowers, cast there by the visitors who have thronged the spot since the bur iak e 2 i .. Napoleon has recovered from the gout or the rheumatism in his leg, or what ever the trouble was that depressed funds at the Bourse, and now the Jowrnal Officiel henieb that he has been ill at all. = - | S The Dublin Freeman approves of. treating the Fenian ;aiders on Canada with all legal severity. ¢lf an American jury -can be found to convict them they-should be 'sentenced to the ut‘moust penalty of the law., A 3 months imprisonment would practically be nothing.” = & T - The Havana papers comment favorably on President Grant’s message to congress on Cnban affairs. Everybody talks of it, and the Spaniards praise Grant’s conduet. Prominent persons express the hope that congress will send a epecial commission to the island to see matters for themselves.

A convention of german teachers, in dession at Vienna, have adopted a resolution favoring the exclugion of doctrinal religion from the institutions of learning and the retention of natural religion. ' This is virtually the abolition ‘ot the bible from the public schools—a matter exciting ' much interest'in this country, too. | * Converts to Christianity are suffer- - ing terrible persecutions in Japan, and minister Motley is interesting himself in getting the United States government to interefere. | It is raid that the Japanese government opposes -the christians not “so much on account: of their’ religion as because it is feared that the converts will become disloyal. " Japan abounds in natural horrors. The great volcano of Asamayama, in the ‘interior of the island of Niplon, which has been quiet for centuries, is i violent eruption, accompanied by frequent earthquakes. = Villages - are ‘being swallowed up, and general terror prevails among the inhabitants.— About three hundred miles from Yokohama there is a.marine voleano also at'work. Some portions of the crater are above the sea.| Clouds of steam issue therefrom, and the water in the neighborhood is in a boiling condition. iy "'They are Coming. I . "George W. Lowry, a prominent and influential Radical politician in Obhio, has come out from that ‘foul party,” and joined the Democracy. In doing so he prefers the following charges against the Radicals : ‘They mean to destroy the sovereignty of the States, and to centralize the power of the government. - They mean to force upon white men politieal and social equality with the negro race. They are sustaining a swarm of useless government ‘loafers called officers, who live, of course, on the sweat ‘and toil of the laboring producer, . They protect monopolies at the expense and without the consent of the public, and they lev and uphold unequal -taxation, whic{ 2 tends to establisth a monied and landed aristocracy, such as exist in all monarchical governments. ‘All the counts in this indictment of Mr. Lowry are good, and can be sustained by -ample proof, and it is no wonder sengsible men like Mr. Lowry are abandoning the party which is thus ruining the nation and impoverishing the masgens -

The Port Jarvis Gacette says: A gentleman residing in this town came in our office to day and subscribed for ‘the-Gazette. He said that hitherto he had taken no home paper, and regretted iy very much.. He said he was one pf the loosers of bonds in the late bank robbery. About one year. ago the bank notified the owners of bonds, through the village -pareu;, but they wonld not be.responsible for the loss of bonds placed in the banks for safe keeping. Not taking a home paper he .l!;iled to get the notice; the consequence wag he did not move his bonds, ‘but the burglars did-#all of which came from his not taking the village ‘papers. There are many who do not gatrogize their home paper, merely ecause they are receiving & -.p&zer / trom abroad m?&ejr cannot afford taking another one. And yet these same parties don’t mind expending ten times the cost of a paper for trash.

. A good farmer of this connty showed us a sample: of : excellent, clean white wheat, a portion; of a lot of 1000 bushels delivered at this city by him -last week. The wheat was so clean, and of such spperior quality, S A ushel over the regular market price - for white ;@Mmgm‘wodﬁqdo *