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Qtht Cairo Oflice, 225 Washington Avenue, Democrat Hall ; Editorial Rooms, Ohio Levee, over Barclay's Drug Store. DAILY EDITION. MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1869. JOHN H. OBERLY & CO. OFFICIAL PAL'h'U OF C0UXTVAX1) MTV 'T11E PEOPLES GO'EllSMES'lr). A (.tuJy of the dutnlU of the election that r3ultt!(l iu the cleviition of Genornl Grunt to tho presidency, unfolds sotno curious fuels, ninont; otlnr tho undoniublu ono that ours i not wlint wo jiriilo ouraflvoa hi culling it, "u (joveri.inrnt of tho people." AVo tlnd from such nn investigation that G-ant received 21-1 nnd Soytnour 80 electoral votoj, u radical congress having disfranchised tlio states ol Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, which cast 23 votes. Ono hundred and forty coven vote woru neceseury to elect. Grant Hocurud tho 72 electoral votes of I'ennsylvu nia, Indiana, Connecticut, Alabama, North Carolina, Arkansas and California, by a ma jority only of 0 1,71 1 votes. The Inconsidcrn bio change of 27,363 rote in tliosu seven 6tat' would have ecu rod tln-ir 72 doctoral votes for Seymour, and elected him president cf the 1'nitod State. The twontythreu electoral votes of .Missis sippi, Texas and Virginia, would, undoubted ly, have been thrown for Seymour, making, witli tb 8'j votes of New York, Kentucky, Goorgia, etc., a total of 103 votes. A change cfonly 12,913 votes In the states of Connecti cut I ..lnirm, AlttliMiim, Arknnut, California and North Carolina would have given their 4G votes to Seymour, electing him by Itiruo i.iajor.ty The voters of Kentucky could have spared enough from their numbor to have changed the reult in thoso states, nnd still have preserved n majority of our 50,000 for Seymour. After disfranchising the states of Texas, Mississippi and Virginiu, which would have givon 100,000 majority for Seymour, Grunt's mnjorlty on the popular voto win only 309, 722, or more thnn 100,000 vote Us than ob tained by Lincoln in lb'; I. Had the white American citizens of Missouri and Tennetioe deen permitted to participate In the election, tho popular vote of the country, without tho aid of the disfranchised states, would liavo shown n mnjorlty for Governor Seymour. Look here I'ipllUllOO Votes rU 311.00 fs.tfU UO.CQ 11,' V Ind a' - ............. l.l f-.rr.is, Cooneotli 'it ....... ToliUi... ,,( .r Tnaer..... I,1I0,C From these figures it is apparent thai in the Jtat i of TcnnoMce and Missouri 327,000 toters (I7,C J more thnn Grant s majority) were disfrnti- hl.ed, if tho proportion of voter to popamtlon i the same, or near tho same, north uu) south, lit nee, If the popular will coul 1 havo expressed itsolf, a decided majority cf two gt nirul vote would bo against the act ing president. lie Is president through the votes of less that! one half the citizens of the rpul;. , and had it judicious change of the inconsiderable number of 12,013 votes been cilUtrd in Indiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Con-necti- ut, North Carolina and California, he v, .' 1 n-w be (mrl, and Hrntlo Seymour prciJ' r.t and tummaniler-iii'chirf. the sew cams nr. T..1; f ill -wing is a correct li-t of General lirant s labinet : .Soiritnry of state, Klibu II. Wnsbburne, of IllitwW: seert'lnry of the triury, Alex. II. M wart, of Nov York ; secretary of the navy, A' " F. HurU. f l'minsylvanin: secretary of tl interior, Jacob I). Cox, of Ohio; post-n.it-Ur genernl, John V. J. CroMwnll, of Ma rvlaud i attorney-geiierul, Kbun Itoekwood ll :iv. rf MHui'huM!tti. There was no nom ination for teorotury of war. The senate confirmed thu nutire ctibinet iu it very few minutes after their names were received, On the whde, the cabinet is not noceptablo t J the republicans. TLo intern ropablicnns deolft.ro that Stew- artis a freo trados, nnd never voted the re publican ticket until last fall. A for "Wmhburne, tho tondcr of tho state department is said to bo u mere compliment, to be followed by hi resignation and accept ance of tho mission to France. Tho esoretury of tho navy, Adolph K. Uorie, is a Philadelphia retired merchant, vice-president of tho union league- of that city, and a man who never held nn otllce. Ho U one of tho Identical persons referred to by McClure in his interview with Grant as being unknown to the redubllcnn party of I'onnsyknnla. Kx.Governor Cox, of Ohio, Is not looked upon with favor, booauso of his opposition to negro suffrage, two years ago. hi: ksows imr. The Mound City 'Journal,' spoaking of tho candidates for tho vacant judicial bench in tnls circuit, says: Judgo Sloan is a gentleman well known as' u mau of strict integritv, thoroughly vorsed in tho law and eminently qualified both by nature nnd experience to presido on the bench. nu liorvou as jimgu oi tills circuit lor ten years, and his record is not onlv untar- nishod in the least particular, but it is one of which no may won icei proud. o bolieva that of till tno cases In which appeals wero taken from his decision to the supremo court, only ono decision was ever reversed. This sneaks well for his judgment, and wo doubt thoro over having been another Judge in tho state, who was on tno oencn Jor the saino period, that met with Blmihir success. Judgo Sloan bus been tried and not found wnntinir. nnd tho oucstion naturally nrlses is it best to elect a tried man, a judgo of expe rience, a man who it is well known would bo an honor to tho circuit, or will it bo, better to olect a young, now man and risk tho conso queneos? This is tho question tho peoplo siiouiu turn oui toucciue on M uosuuy next. Only forty Kadlcnls voted in Congross to admit Menard the colored Congrosslonl as pirant from Louisiana. The Radicals lovo thut negro. Till: PRO VOTKll ASD COS TALKER. Ask David J. linker If ho is in favor of tho XV Constitutional amendment that confers tho right of suffrage upon ncgroos in Illinois, when ratified by our legislature, and ho will probably answer "no!" Ask hint If ho voted for D. "V. Munn who will voto for its ratification, nnd ho will an swer "yes." Ask him if ho voted for . It. Casey, who will rote ugaintt its ratification, and ho will toll you "no!" Ask David J. Daker if he is in favor of striking out the word AV1IITK from our school laws, nnd admitting black children to tho same room and seat witli tho white, iu our public schools, and lie will, no doubt, nn swer "no," with emphasis. Ask bim if he voted for I). AV. Munn who did voto for tho erasure of that word from our school laws, and ho will answer "yes." And ofsuchstull' is I). J. Uakor's conservatism. Ho nvows his hostility to measures that nro odious to every democrat in the land, yet votes direct ly for them, by voting with n party pledged to adopt and enforco them. Vo admlro an open, fearless political ene my that talks, votes, and if necessary, fights for his sentiments; but fcol tho revorso of ad miration for the man who votos one way and talks another as I). J. Uaker does on all pos sible occasions. Shall such a man bo elected Judge of this Circuit by democratic votes, over his able, dignified and consistent competitor, the Hon. esley Sloan ? o can scarcely belioTo it poslblc t FOUSD 11 1M OUT. Somoof Mr. Dakcr's friends declaro his election insured by his droitnes in "bam boozling" democrat with the absurdity that ho pympulhizes with them in thatr opposition to the negro u fir ago movement. Theo gentlemen judgo from Mr. liakcr's success several years ngo. "When l'resldent Johnson promulgated his plan of reconstruc tion, Mr. lUkcr avowed himself an honest in- dorscrofit. In less than a month, however, ho was loud.moutlied in bis denunciations of It. Since that time the ores of dtmocrats have penetrated the clonk that conceals his recti sentiments, and the consequence is Mr. II. is not quito as successful a "bamboozlcrist' as he used to be. Democrats bavo heard him denounce nsgro-equality, and seen him vote for it; they havo heard him deprecate radical tyranny in the south, and seen bim in unques tioned fellowship with the tyrants I In short, Mr. linker is now tindtrstood, and when ho talks democracy, his hearers always remem ber that ha votes radicalism as fully and free ly as Dan Munn or "any other man." .Mr. Jiakur lias been abundantly rewarded for the "wonr nnd tear of his conscience" in pretending to sympathize, occasionally, with democrat ; and will receive at democratic hands no further favors. His competitor, Judge Sloan, I a life-long democrat, and is eminently qualified for tho bench, having filled that position ten or fifteen years, and practiced at tho bar a longer period than Mr. Uaker has lived. Democrats will, therefore, vote for Sudgo Sloan. POLITICAL lirPOCMSV. David J. linker will assure you with a show of earncitno!" well calculated to deceive, that he is oposod to negro suffrage, and is out raged by the vory idea of throwing open tho doors of our ptiblicschool to negro children I In this way ho has gained tho reputation of a "conservative republican." Now in all this ho stmpl y betrays a political cowardice that renders his politics dlsplcablo. He votes tho saino sentiments that Wondoll I'hlllipi and Dick Yates voto, but lacks tho courage to proclaim the fact. Dan Munn boldly avows and votes bis sentiments. Uaker votes Munn s sentiments and avows no sympathy for them. The politics of such a man should command tho respect of neither democrats nor radicals. If he is, as bo (ays, opposed to negro suffrago and mixed black and white public schools, why docs he not, like a true man, t-ort against such monstrosities? 1 ho reason Is obvious. David J. linker rs a chronic ofllco-scoker In a democratic county, Ho reckons upon tho radical vote in any event, bocauso bo votes with thu party, no ,3 1 3 recKons upon a consmoraoio acmocrauc vote, because bo talh with that party. Tho dem ocracy begin to understand this political two- faceduess, however, and will manifest their disaprobatlon of It on Tuesday by voting almost solidly for Mr. liakcr's democratic competitor. During I). J. liakcr's residence In Cairo ho has recoivod otilco a half-dozen times or more at tho bands of democrats. Not satisfied with this ho aiks democrats to support him again to-morrow. If democrats can forget that If the abomi nation of negro sugrago depended upon D. J. Uakor's voto ho would bring it upon us; if they can forgot that bo has voted for all tho radical iniquitios cursing tho country; if they can forget that ho is in full fellowship and nn avowed loader of a party that seeks to demor alize or broak down our public schools by throwing wido tholr doors for the admission of ncgroesj if demoorats can rorgot all this, ana forget also that bis competitor enjoys tho kighest qualifications, while his own capacity is seriously questioned, tbon tboy can voto for him, aud not otherwise Judgo Sloan Is a domocrat, an experienced jurist, an able law- yor, and by all odds tho bettor man for tho position. Tho resignation of fifty nine democratic members of tho Indiana legislature on Thurs day morning, to provent tho ratification of tho constitutional amendment was an extreme, measure, but it was a right and a rlgbUout on. We very heartily rejoice at it. Tin: piii:smi:srs ad vtsiiiis. General Grant has called to scats in bis cabinet men of very ordinary ability, ;no.tof thorn being without n national reputation nnd some of them actually unknown btyond tho limits of tho tntc in which they retido. Wo giro such notes concerning the personal ity of the cabinet ns lmro come to our know ledge. Wasliburiie, Secretary of State, was born in Maine, served an apprenticeship ns u print er, studied law at Harvard l.'uivorsity, and removing "West located at Galena. Ho has served fourteen years iu tho House of Con gress, nnd 'is now known as tho "father of tho House" and tho "watch-dog of thu treas ury." Ho is a practical man of strong pre judices. He is a clear-headed thinker, and cunnot bo ranked among the violent extrem ists of his party. Alexander T. Stewart, the Secretary of tho Treasury, is a "JJolfast man" of Scotch ex traction. An unsuccessful effort was made to educate him for tho Mothodlet ministry. Ho came to New York in 1823 and set up as n teacher, but soon entered into tho mercantilo business, and tho $40,000,000 he has accumu lated tells tho story of his success. Ho has never taken an active part in politics, nnd until recently betrayed very littles sympathy far tho measures of tho rnJical party. J. D. Cox, secretary of tho interior, is an original old lino abolitionist. During tho war ho was successively a colonel, n brigadier and a major general. At thu closo of tho war ho was elected governor of Ohio, in which posi tion ho wroto a letter giving it us the result of his experience that tho whites nnd blacks f tho south could not live harmoniously to gether, nnd proposed an apportionment of the public domain ns a colony for' the negroes. lie opposed negro sufl'rago in Ohio, and Is re garded now as a very moderate republican, and a man of fair ability and unqucetionnblc Integrity. John'A. J. Cresswoll, of Maryland, post master general, Is forly-ono years of age, and was born In tho stato where ho rc'ido.'. Ho was a member of tho 38lh congress, and a del egate to .tho Daltlmore convention ia ISCi. Ho Is Justly regarded ns a man of signal abil ity, ndmini.trativo talent, and great personal Integrity of character. Ho rose to eminence at the Maryland bar, nnd was generally ad mitted to be ono of the leading men iu bis stnto. Uorie and Hoar nro obscure individuals, generally unknown outside oi their own coun ties. Tho Massathusetts radicals arc indig nant at the appointment of Hoar, and tho Pennsylvania politicians nre not much better suited with Uorie. Iloth of them are personal friends of l'resldent Grant, and owo their ap pointment moro to that fact than any merit of their own. Schoflcld s retention Iu tho war department Is only a matter of convenience. Tho Presi dent will name a successor for him in a few days, and permit him to assume the dutios of the major generalcy to which the Senato con firmed him on Saturday. Tho country may congratulate itself that ko violent, fanatical radicals find a place in the cabinet; and tho evidences of dissatisfaction betrayed among tho eitremlts of tint parly, argues favorably for the peaco and tranquil ity of the people. mi: so-PAiir'y dodgi:. In exact accordaiuu with the radical pro gramme, decided upon by Uakor and .McCart ney, the Cairo 'Times' this morning, declaims against n political contest for the vacant otlico of judgo in this district, Tho "wink" hnvlng boon given to the radicals in all parts of the district, a great show of political disinterest edness Is made in Cuiro to catch democratic vote. The democracy earnestly desired a no-party contest, and urged tho radicals to Ignore party lines, and permit higher considerations to control the election. Hut, no I They would do no such thing. Tiie circuit gave a radical majority, and no copperhead should hold nn bfllco In it while radical voles couTH defeat him. The issue was thus forced upon democrats, and now that they havo accepted it, and avow a purpose to stand by tholr par ty, tho 'Times' comes out, and for cfl'ect In Cairo only, crios "no party, away with it" meaning, of count;, no democratic party. The radicals are organised nnd almost to a man will vote for Uaker for the solo and only reason that ho is a radical In full fellowship with the party. If, by tho "no.p.irty gag," which is not hoard of iu radical localities, they can humbug a considerable) number of Cairo democrats to vote with thorn, tlio) in sure Uakor's election. Hut thu gamu will not win. The largo democratic majority in Cairo will not be frittered away by any Mich pro cess. The doniocrats see tho radicals horo united upon Uaker, hear thy party lasli whip ping in votors in Massao, Pulaski and Popo counties; and will not be blinded by tho no party chaff scattered only for their oyes. Thoy will vote for Sloan, a sound domocrat und a puro man, aud should thoy full to olect him (and of this wo think there is no real danger) they will, at least, havo tho satisfac tion of knowing that they woronot caught by tho trickery of doslgnlng political enemies. Tho Mound City 'Journal' learns that tho Vincennes & lndlauupolis railroad, which is a direct continuation of tho Cairo & Vin ceiiucs road, is rapidly iiearing completion. Tho track laying has commenced in earns-st, and not u lung period can olnpsu before tho cars will bo running direct from Indianapolis to Vincennes. Tho management of that read and the Cairo & Vinconnea roml Are filMnfffr.1 nnd they havo no lack of Aiudu. Thjy are paying out onbo 1. & V. road nonrlV 100. J 000 per month, and on thu ( . r.-'d 1 ind ; ready to furnish all that Is v i' COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Cairo, III., March 0, ino. (Hpoolal Meeting.) Called by tho mayor for tho purposo of hearing tho roport of tho committee on tho $5,000 bond issued to the Cairo ami St. Louis It. It. company. Present His Honor, tho mayor, nnd Al derman Artcr, Carroll, Gibson, .Jtellly, llod- mnn, Susanka, and Vincent. Tho following report was prosonted and road : Gentlemen: Your Finance committee ap pointed to invostlgato nnd inqulro into tho bond for $D,000, given for tho survey of the Cairo and St. Louis railroad, would respect fully refer the matter back to your honorable body, as thoy arc unable to come to any defi nite opinion'in tho matter. P. Itr.tM.y. "VV. H. Kkdman, Committee. On motion tho report was received and the discharged. Alderman Kittenhouse offered tho following resolution : Kosolvcd, by the City Council of tho city of Cairo, that tho cityattornoy bo and heishore by authorizudantl instructed to communicate with counsel iu tho city of New York, and to tako all such steps as in his judgment may bo necessary and proper, with a tiow of defend ing the attachment suit commenced and now pending in the city of Now York, against tho city of Cairo, in which E. V. McGinnls is plaintiff. lteiolvcd, That tho city clerk be and he is hereby instructed to furnish the city attorney certified copies of all such records and docu ments hi his office as may be required by the city attorney. Kesolved, That the city clerk bo horoby ordered to furnish forthwith the city attorney with n certified copy of these resolutions, to gether with thu voto of the Council thereon. The ayes and nays being called, tho resolu tion was adopted by tho following vote: Ayes .Artcr, Carroll, Gibson, Riley, Hod man, Itlttcnhouse, Susanka and Vincent 8. Nays none. On motion adjourned. Johv P. Faoik. City Clerk. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. II AKDWAKK, HTOVEH, TINWAHK. HOLLO w-warv:, UAn.DK TOOLS, TA11LE CUTLKRY, l'OCKKT KXIVKB TRACK CHAINS, PI.AMTKRS' TOOLS, COTTON CARDS, COFFKE MILLH, Act,. itc, Ac. Tlio hit in tho market of all kinds olnl, momMe ami perforate,! (oath. DCiloBsJ, csba., 3o., AT wiioi,i;nam: .t.i iu:taix, or PITCHF.R & HKNKY, 101 Commercial Avenue, corner Twelfth street, CAIRO, ILL. marclit'f QOUNKLU'S HOYLK, TAILO XI, 110 COMMKRCIAL AVKNUK, InK.liutt HaytltorncN Hoot au! Shoo .Gtorc, CAIItO, JU.lNOlri. Kd'Ciillini; 'Inn., on Imrt ntl-. inuAltr BOOKS. OH KVKItYTIirNG IN fa I Til 33 BOOK XiIIJE tlecSrtstf NO, 100 COMMkUCULAVSNVC. DRY GOODS, ETC. 11. II. CUNNINGHAM, Wholei-alo and Itu!l Hosier in Kniicy on U Mtaple DHY C3r O O X r HOOTS AND SHOES, 1 HATS AND CATS, 1 'fcUTLEKr, NOTIONS (JenU Furnishing Gomln, LADIES1 DRKSS GOODS, SUA WLS, IIIiiiikutH, CiiHNiuicrcH ami Jeans Ueit Calicoes l'J'ic UeLalnck- '. 'iOv. Heavy llrowu Domestic I 7c. Houu Uklrts OUu. 600 tlcut's Hutu ut 70c. cuvh A Splendid Line of WHITE GOODS AND KMIIROIDCIIULS liuyers will ilo well to rail and cxamluo my stock fore 1'Urcna.iing elsewhere. 11. II. CUNNINGHAM, Bfa.OO Ohio Lever, CAIUO, llh. dertUY&itt DRUGS. B AltCLAY IinOTIIKltS, No. 71 Ohio Levee, to PURE DltUGS AND OIIE51IGALS, UKNUINK Patent: Modioiuosi A H'tX ASSORTMENT i' PERFUMERY, TOILET AltTIC'IiES AND FANCY OOOUS. E8PECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO PRE30RIPTI0KS in wlJcli SOSE HUT THE PUREST ANIi'ltOST CAUr.KL'I.LV Compounded Jlalorlals arc used. PUKE MIXES AND IsIQUOIW rOP. MD1MC.U. USK. I Barclay 33x'otlxox-ss, No. 71 Ohio Levee, il.:i.dty CAIItO, II.L BILLIARDS, LIQUORS, ETC. gUN FLOWKK UILLIAKD SALOON Olxio Xjovoo, 1m rurmli! with ll latest M)lt of TnMes, and tt; bar Mii'i'llcl with iho mint oxc-llcnt liquors. 3rl00 Xjs.XX3.OXX Is sproad uu ry dy At 9 a.m. and 10 i.iii. decllt' "YALKKIt & SLSSON'.S .iJoiidulty fumlhHt lULLIAItl) HALL AND SALOOX 3G Olxio Xiovoo, nkxt noon to mar national hank Is now in full llat, nnd i tli Popular ItoHort Of all Htll-riKuUtiil hiUtanlUU, und uikxI judges o. excellent txiVcriiKHi kiid vi-rbidy kuuw Slid MU) Hull 14 The Only First-CIoss IHIHim! und Drlukias; Saloon Iu tlie City. THE TAI1XES Are kept in good orJor, und ur of tho finest fuub. Attentive lVuitciM Aro alw.iys t liund to respond to th order of tin KHMsm, aud Tlxo Z3n.x Kor.tho itecooiuiudiitioii of all loron of thn "ardent," U t'OimUAilly utippliod with ' All Kinds of Liquors, Hr?etl t-uaisht," or coinpouudotliuto motdollcl0':i TVri.TCocl X3xrxrxlK.sss, Ily ospcrU, whoso cxporlencoln tho liuamesd hn placed thein osnoug thu first of their profession In t."-. lountry. dwSldtf BROOM FACTORY. QAIltO UFvOOM MANUFAGTOKY. W. F. M'KEE & IIHOTHL'R, lUTincjpcrfeoteitthoirarranRemont for tho mwtufs. turoofBroonu In tis city, iir now (iropartnl to a) w dors ut as Xjow X'x-ioosss , Ah tho ruint) qualities of brooms ran bo purchased Jaj wheru. Ordcmloft at tho store of 0. 1). Williamson, 7 Oh o Lovt'o, oruttho Btanufactorv, Kourtccutli utreel, betsreeu Wnluut and Otilur, WUI bo promptly attended to. Orders by mall should bo address! to W. K. .M'KHU 4 HUO.. I'. O. Box 43, rrtW Cairo, lUtavyt