Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-26
1OYS. WE'VE GOTTEN PENNSNL-
VANIA HAS DONE IT !

dates and running Fusion for President with
Dry Goods for Vice, but the deed is done
As the colorcd gentleman remarked about
the expiring quadruped "Thcrc's no use in
doing anything about that boss. lie eyes is
sot."-M Y. Tribune.
PHnADELrHrA, Oct. y The vote Of the
First Congressional District has been brought
into Court for investigation, Lehman charging
fraud somewhere.
lNDtANApoLfs, oct. 2--Soventy-four
counties give Lane q majority Of 14,22i, be-
ing gain over Wizards vote in 1886 Of l.
1872
70 Douglas says an exchange, is emphoti-
cNlly not sectional, because there is no section,
under the present appearances, from which
lac will receive a solitary electoral vote.
~ The Toronto Leader announces that
the Grand Trunk Railway Company is on the
eve Of a tremendous financial catastrophe, the
Earrings having taken steps to recover ad
yances amounting to millions ofdoIlars. The
Leader iutimatos the possibility of stopping
the road.
RADICAL CHANGE. Hon. r. NJ. r.
Hunter, lDcmocrat) in a late speech at Char
lottcsviio, ,Na.) gave a review Of political af
fairs, from which the following extract is
quoted, giving singularly faithful picture Of
of that change in the course Of politics which
has called the republican into being
"When first entered the Federal Coun-
ellis, which was at the commencement Of Mr.
Van B1rcns administration, the moral and
political status Of the slavery question was
worry different from what it now is. Then the
southern men themselves, with but few ex-
ccptions, admitted slavery 90 De a moral evil,
and pailiated and excused it upon the plea of
necessity Then there were few men of any
party TO be found in the non-slaveholdlng
States who did not maintain both the consti-
tutionality and expediency Of the anti-slavery
resolution, now generally known the Will
mot proviso. Had any man at that day ven
tured the prediction tina, the Missouri restric-
ton would ever be repealed. he would have
been deemed visionary and theorst Of Wild
est sort What revolution have we not
witnessed in all this The discussion and the
contest on the slavery question have gone on
ever since, so as TO absorb almost entirely
the American mind In many respects the
results OF that discussion have not been adj
verse to us.v
Col. Philip S. White, ono Of the speakers
at the meeting in Philadelphia on Friday last.
related the following incident
" Bat IL was objected that If Lincoln was
elected, 900 Southern man would take office
a friend of Mr.. Lincoln said fear you win
1911 N, I'm, ~
course, said his friend on account of their
opposition 90 YOU. Why, replied Mr. Lin
coin, look at this pile of letters before me.
] shall have trouble. They are an from the
South. and are applications fr office. in case
/ should be elected So much for Mr. Lin
co'n's trouble with the SOUTH
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rcp,rtad ropubl.,an m,iori,iesa Iif,Io. Inor-
der TO make ruess al the final result and
tn pat the republican maiorities az the lowest
reasonable figures. we have estimated the ma
!''''''' Oh some zen OF inc democ'ai'G coun-
W 10y ~ 'eP3''eu giving ,"e'n "'' 'u.y
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The actual returns. we are satisfied. will in-
crease this majority somewhat, but allowing
for the little additions and dimindtions all
ways made boy official figures on reported ma
Jorty will not exceed 10000, and will not
tall below 10000.
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p The farmers of Black River Valley, at
thcr recent fair passed resolution, recon-
meniiug the establishment of monthly and
quarterly meetings for Improvement in agri-
culture and mechanical arts, and for the i'm
crease of useful knowledge among the peo-
pc They voted that the first meeting be
held at The hotel ol G.. G.. White. in Proc
torrlilc, on Monday, the eth of November
next at one o'clock r. NJ
~ Jacob Nav. of Pcacham. raised 1904
bushels of wheat from two and one-halr acres
of land the past season. from actual measure
mcnt.
~ The H"l1nd Courier says that j. 3.
Proctor of Rutland, sold a merlno buck few
days ago, to 20 TO California, for $1,000. A
big prlce--or big story.
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