Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-19

tohttoltu one ne opposition hau placed
in nomination for the three State offices OF
Canal Commissioner, Auditor General, and
/ Surveyor General three men who were sup
posed to represent respectively the Republi-
can, Old Line Wing, and American parties
and jealous effort was made, in spite of con
fiicting Presidential preferences TO rally 90
its support the entire strength Of all adverse
to the Democratic party. It proved however
unsuccessful. although for several days after
the election both parties claimed to have been
victorious, and it required very full returns Ia
determine with certainty who had been sue.
ccssiul. The chances of Buchanan, which
bad before been considered somewhat donbt.
iul, became at once brilliant, and his election
in November, 1856, was rendered almost an
absolute certainty
~ The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Tribune SAYS:
IL may state as a matter of fact that the
business men of the South arc beginning To
give their attention to the proposals Of dis
union, and are indicating that, when the point
comes fairly before them, they will decide the
matter without respect to the demonstrations
Of politicians
No FUsioN THERE.-The New York Er-
press now has the bodnoss to say that there
was no anti Republican fusion in Pennsylya-
MIA. This is too cold Where was the Bell
candidate for Governor What Douglas pa
per or what Breckenridge paper rcbellcd a.
gainst Gen. Foster Did not all the anti
Republican journals base their hopes for a
favorable result in Pennsylvania on the ad-
mirable union which they said prevailed among
their friends against Col. Curtin : And yet
the Empress says;
Fusion alas, existed not in Ponnsyl-
yania. The Bell men, the Douglas men, the
breckenridge men, were all pulling each 9TH
or 20 pieces. There was no iusion-and hence
the result"
The Bell men cannot be allowed 10 talk in
that way--the gratitude of the Democracy
will not permit IL. Thus the Administration
organ, the Pennsylvania. on the morning
after the election, has a double loaded cdito-
rial expressive of its indebtedness for the fu-
sion aid Of their Bell friends, as follows:
"Our Acknowledgements are due. and we
gratefully tender them, to the patriotic and
conservative friends of the Bell Everett ticket.
for the generous support they yesterday gave
to our cause, generally casting their votes for
General Foster. Against Colonel Curtin.
the sectional candidate. they, as an organiza-
ton, set their faces, and having no candidate
of their own in the field. like patriots, they
adopted ours. If they have not been sue
ccssiul by the election of some of their own
local candidates it is not attributable to any
want Of sympathy. But patriotism is or
should be, unscfsh and undertaking, and
the mems coHscia recti is its proud reward
New FoREIGN MoyEMEvr AGAINST THE
SLAVE TRADE.-A new association has been
formed in England 90 operate against the A
irican slave trade under the name of the A
frican Aid Society. The Chairman of its
Executive Committee is Lord Alfred Church
Ill, and among tie members Of its council arc
the Hon. William Ashley, Lord Calthrope,
the Rev. Mr.. La Trobe, whose name is so
well known in connection with the Moravian
Missions, Dandy Seymour, NJ. p, and DR..
Norton Shaw, Secretary of the Royal Geo
graphical Society. The object of the socie-
ty is the development of the material resources
of Africa, Madagascar and the diacent is
lands, and the promotion of the Christiln
civilization Of the African races. The means
which it purposes to employ are the encour-
agement of the production Of cotton, silk, in
dgo, and sugar by the introduction Of skill
ed labor, both African and European, into
those parts of the earth which are inhabited
by the African race.
The society propose to encourage the emil
grafton Of free negroes from the United States,
who are civilized and enlighted The society
has vast designs-the formation of colonies,
missions, schools, and propose to undertake
explorations in Alrica-to develop its hitherto
unemployed resources, and to thus put stop
to the slave trade.
New YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Philadelphia
Bulletin claims thirty-two thousand majority
for Curtin. The Legislature will stand as
follows; Senate 25 Republicans Democrats;
House, 81 Republicans, 33 Democrats. Bal
ley, Democrat, was elected in the 9th dis
trict, instead OF Junkin, and Stewart, Repub-
lican, was elected in the 20th district, instead
Of Lazaer.
To DRIVE Ours OFF.-If an Englishman
is Prosecuted and followed by yelpng cur,
he can generally manage to get rid of him by
STOPPING down and pretending to pick up a
stone for all ours have a mortal dread Of q
thrown stone /; but on the boys of ireland the
dogs don't care bit if the person they are
barking at pretends to pick up a stone they
know, cunning brutes that there are no stones
in the bogs to be picked up and thrown at
them, but they act very differently if there
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handy. 1t is an unpleasant situation to be at
tackled by dog; if you are so circumstanced,
never attempt to run, try throwing stone at
him, present your hat in your hand, and, when
he has seized it, hit him with stick across
the nose OF foreleg. These are the most vul-
nerable points in dog blow On any other
part of the head but the nose won't hurt him
bit If a dog comes to you and growls
and won't be friendly, don't withdraw from
him put on a bold face. and stretch your
hand towards him. keeping him quite still
if you withdraw il after stretching it out, he
will bite you--the dog will come up and
smell your hand, and having done this, will
be your friend for liie.-Buckldnd.
~ The following is the last proclamation
Of Gov. Bennett of the New York Herald
Let the people in all sections now pre-
pare for the rule Of Republican President
after the fth Of March next, for such is the
decree Of the Pennsylvania election"
10 The Nashville Patriot thinks that Lin
coin, if President, will make few or no re.
movals of office holders at the South, and
asks "Will they hold oni Who eau doubt
it: We do not believe one in thousand will
refuse to serve, and resign. Oh, no they
will be glad to serve him, and to save the
country. Point 10 The man ,oho wW resign.
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