Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-05-06

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ern counties Of the State and which involves
an actual division of the State, by cutting OIL
large portion of its southern extremity
with a view to its reorganization hereafter
with Arizona, into new State.
The trick is to get slave State on the
Pacific side of the Union.
A SEcrroNAL Speaking of the
next Democratic National Convention, which
is to meet at Charleston, South Carolina, the
Mercury Of that city says:
We ale not sure that any such Convention
will meet but that if it does unless Is limit
ed exclusively to delegates from The South, It toW
be no contention of the Democratic party
According to this authority, modern Democ-
racy is a peculiar institution of the South.
This is just what the Republicans contend.
A TArER.-The New Haven Register Blu
chanan) says
1.-The Black Republican majority in the late
election began to taper, and continued taper
ing. the nearer we came to the true figures of
the returns
That majority, however, makes a taper
bright enough to light the funeral procession
of Buchananism in Connecticut
PARTICULAR AND Nor PARTGouIAR.-The
Buchanan Democrats of Maine are a queer set
of fellows. They have a call out for State
Convention, in which it is stated
mo delegate will be entitled to a seat in the
Convention whose residence is not established
in the town or plantation which he claims to
represent.
Now, at the last Congressional election in
Maine these Democrats not only voted them
selves in any plantation that they could, but
they got Canadians and haf-broed Indians to
vote who didn't live within fifty miles of the
plantations where they voted, and it is proved
that a good many Of them voted more times
apiece than they lived miles away from the
polls-Bosion Aaas.
IL The anti-Douglas Democracy of ILL
nois have issued circular announcing that
they will elect delegates to the Charleston
Convention in opposition to the Douglas fac
ton.
A GREAT DFTERENcE.-An exchange pa
per says II is rather surprising that whilst
ocean steamers built by private enterprise
make voyage after voyage without damage,
there is scarcely Government steamer that
makes a voyage without having to put in
somewhere to repair machinery.
~ The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Herald states that negotiations
have been going on there for some days, be-
tween the chiefs Of the regular Democracy
and those of the Douglas wing Of the party.
including Mr.. Douglas himself foreshadow-
ing very important Presidential programme.
In substance, this programme comprehends a
10 Df eIuvnrV
in the Territories, whereby the South is 70
drop the demand for Congressional protec-
ton, and Mr.. Douglas his hobby of squatter
sovereignty, both sides agreeing to the doc
trine of non-intcrvgntion, and to the exclusive
supervision of the Supreme Court. Secondly,
two Democratic National Conventions in
lS6O-the first to fix up the platform and the
party reorganization and the secoud--some
months later-to nominate the Democratic
ticket
DIFFICULTIES IN UrAH.-The latest news
from Utah shows that the measures taken by
the Administration to suppress and settle the
troubles with the Mormons are entirely futile.
The Governor Of the Territory is in open
quarrel with the Judges and Gen. Johnston,
and everything is in a state Of chaos. The
Mormons and the Indians continue their law
less work. Just as ever, and robbery and muir
der are everyday occurrences. There is no
such thing as any law or order there but such
as the Mormons themselves choose to have
atlas.
~ The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Commercial says
IL learn from private source that the
health Of Senator Sumner, Of Massachusetts,
is far from being restored. and that he is not
likely to recover so far as TO bu able to resume
his seat in the Senate at any time during the
term for which he was elected
lVThe Detroit Daily Advertiser publishes
a table, nearly complete. Of the returns of the
recent election in Michigan for Chief Justice,
showing Republican majority of over / / -
600 The counties yet to be heard from will
probably increase the majority to twelve thou
sand. The recent town elections in Michigan,
as far as heard from. show the choice Of three
hundred and sixty-four Republican and two
hundred and ten Democratic Supervisors.
" In Kentucky, James B. Clay has been
nominated for recollection by the Democrats
of the Eighth District, notwithstanding his
disinclnation to run again Humphrey Mar
shall is the candidate Of the opposition in the
Seventh District
tYAccording to the Washington cores
pendent of the New York Courier and Eng,n-
rer, the arrangement" in Pennsylvania is
understood to be that Gov. Packer is to have
the place now so inadequately filed by Mr..
Biger, that Mr.. Forney is to have the print
ing Of the next House of Representatives,
and that all the Free Soil Democrats are to
support the Republican candidate for Pres-
dent.
~ Douglas stock is not high at the South,
if we may judge from the following resolu-
tons passed at Democratic meeting held at
Cahawba, Dallas county, Ala, on the 10th
inst
RESOLVED, That we utterly repudiate Stephen
A. Douglas and his abolition heresy that a
Territorial Legislature may prohibit slavery
by native legislation.
Resolued That under no circumstances will
we support Stephen A. Douglas for the Pres
idency If nominated by the Charlestown Con
vention.
~ One of the Paraguay steamers that the
government gave $4,000 for has recently
been sold for 3 900 The seyerest punish
ment, says the Providence Journal, that could
have been inflicted on Old Lopez, would have
been to make him take half the feet at the