Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1868 — Democratic Love for Irishmen. [ARTICLE]

Democratic Love for Irishmen.

lii Cass county, James McTaggnr.t. an Irishman of good standing and repute in tbe Democratic psrt} - ns a voter, succeeded in obtaining the nomination of the Democratic party lor Treasurer, over an old office seeker ot the native persuasion With a clean Democratic majority of .378, _llr.XAaiAxa3S--Ji»ae---->tefe»W4T" and a Dad. by tho name of Shultz elected over him. That is what we call doing up things right. Wbat barefaced presumption for am Irishman, who should only bo a voter, to claim office at tho hands of the Dtmooracy. His presumption has been properly rebuked, and hereafter it is to be hoped that no in tho ocratic county of Cass will bo far forget his place as to ask for office. —Frank P. Blair, tbe Democrratic candidate for Vice President, said in a speech at St. Louis last Friday that if General Grant was elected President, “he will never leave the White House alive.” Let Frank Blair beware! for as sure as there is a God in Heaven and justice among men, whoever assassinates Gen. Grant, will meet with retribution as speedy and terrible as did John Wilkes Booth. — When Horatio Seymour wsb nominated it was said that the seed of insanity was planted in bis brain. It has begun to be manifest. He commences stumping New York to-day, at Bnffalo. —The vote of two townships— Dewey and Johnson —in LaPorte county, were- thrown out by the Board of Canvassers for informality in the returns. This i gives a Republican majority in the county on the State ticket of thirty-eight. Packard’s majority in eleven. —West Virginia bolds her State election to-day, .October 22d. In 1866 the State gavej a Republican majority of <8,644; id is estimated the majority wil» be lesa»ned, lhis year, but that jae v <>te wiltl bo increased. lodiaaa r 330)000 votes - hj " t

—Gov. Baker’s majority is about j 1,080. . I —Reid, Democrat, has notified J Mr. Julian that be will contest his fiSCtIOB to Congress. Major Carter, Republican, has notified lloh.'Dan. Voorhees that' he will contest his seat in Congress. —“Socessioa is not dead; it is more alive to-day than ever. I support Blnir Sequoia he promises a 1 revolution.'’— Gov. Wise, at Jlichmondf. Va. —— ~—•*, — —Frank Blair is reported to have said in his speech at St. Louis,- last Friday, that if Grant was elected President ho “will never leave the White House alive!" —Hiram Walbridge,of New York, in behalf, ha says, of many War Democrats, has issued an address in favor of Grant.

—A dispatch front Horatio Seymour announces that he will take the stump in person and open the campaign at Buffalo, October 22. —Col. James O’Boirne, tho President of the Washington Conservative Army and Navy Union, Head Center of Fenian circle, and a well knowD and prominent Democrat, is just out for Grant and Colfax. —Tho New York World, the leading Democratic paper of the country is disgusted with Frank Blair and wants him to resign bis gl#ce on the Democratio tickot. —lt is reportod that Seymour* will stump tbe State of New York. —George Francis Train advises all tho Irishmen in the United States to vole for Grant and Colfax. —John Quincy Adams, Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, says the election of Grant is inevitable. —Got. Baker has appointed Barnabas C. Hobbs to the vacancy occasioned by tho resignation of Professor Hoss as Superintendent of Public Instruction. —Sour grapes— Isabella of Spain.