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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24
ioR mrMpER of CONGRESS, 81 DISTRICT,
Hon. ROMEO n. HOYT.
Judge HOyt VIII Not Withdraw.

The report so industriously circu-
lated in certain parts of the District
that Mr.. Hoyt contemplates making a
trade with Mr. Baxter, by which both
gentlemen are to retire from the field
and q new man taken up, is as false as
other reports circulated by certain
Baxter men previous to the Conven,
ton. JUDGE HoYT ,cW not 1CiUtdralc.
He has no trades to make with Mr..
Baxter, nor will he sell the numerous
friends who have so firmly stood by
him during the contest. lie feels that
it is duty which he owes to both
himself and friends to abide the result
of the election on the Fourth day of
September next Judge Hoyt entered
the contest with much reluctance; he
was well aware Of the tremendous OPP
position that would be waged against
him, and his friends were made fully
aware of it. And what should cause
this opposition +? Is not Judge Hoyt
a thorough going Union Republican !?
Is he not man of integrity and abili-
ty? The Messenger, the solitary organ
of Portus Baxter in the District, will
not say to the contrary. II dare not
say So Then, why,we repeat, this OPP
position Simply because the men
who have so tyrannically welded pow
er for the last six years rant to retain H.
1t brings excessive grief upon them to
think of losing it /; hence their despera-
fion
The friends of Mr. Hoyt must be
prepared to hear all sorts of damaging
stories; but believe them not. Re-
member they are the work of the enc
my and set afoat for various reasons
the main of course being his de-
feat, Judge Hoyt is before the free
men of this Congressional District for
election to Congress, and by their YER
dict he is willing to stand or fall.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

Portus Baxter, without possessing
any superior qualifications, has been
elected Member of Congress three
times. When he begged for his third
nomination he said, or his friends for
him, give me this nomination and 1
will never again be candidate. At
ter much consultation, the opponents
Of Mr.. Baxter, to prevent bitter
quarrel in the party, yielded the point
and allowed him to be nominated -
Now under these circumstances, we
think, it i'll becomes Mr.. Baxter to ask
the people to vote for him. He never
should have allowed his name to have
been used. He should have said, the
people have dealt with me generously /;
two years ago l solemnly promised to
withdraw from the field, and l will
abide by that promise. But this is
not what Mr.. Baxter does. He now
declares he will go to Congress if ii
takes every dollar he is worth. We
are willing to let the freemen of this
district decide the question on the
fourth day of September next.
Previous to the Hyde Park Conven.
ton we We're assured by some Of Mr.
Bakers friends that the charges
brought against him were false, and
that Mr.. Baxter would be present al
the Convention and publicly deny
them and so decided were the gen.
tlemen in their statements, that, we
confess, we were half inclined to be.
lieve there was not so much to the
charges as was generally supposed. -
Mr.. Baxter was at the convention
He was called on to face his accusers
He did not do it. And why? 1t will
not do for Mr.. Bakers friends to sa,
the charges are false, or for Mr. Bax
ter to say that he disdains to publicl,
refute them. 1t was his duty, hi
bounden duty, as public man, if no
true, to make public denial. SO fai
as we are concerned, we know nothing
about the trnth or falsehood of them
but men OF responsibility say they az,
true and can be proven.
The course Mr.. Baxter is pursuing
is causing political war never before
known in this State. 1t seems to Us
IT he had the good of the party al
heart, which he does not seem to have
he would. even at this late day, with
draw from the angry contest and d.
all in his power to elect Hon. Romeo
n. Hoyt- But there is little to hop.
fran Portus Baxter in this respect.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24
Organize for the Campaign.

In military matters there is nothing
that can be substituted for discipline.
1t is Indispensable a sine qua non
In political campaigns this quality Of
discipline or perfect organization, is
also exceedingly important. We trust
our political friends will therefore be-
stir themselves for the canvass. The
time is short, and the labor of getting
ece,y voter to the polls to vote the Re
publican ticket is great. The election
occurs on Tuesday, September 4th,
1866. Only few working days re-
main. Call the roll then, at once
Organize for the campaign and or
ganize without delay.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

BREvET APPOINTMENTS. Among the
brevet appointments confirmed at the
last session of Congress, are the fol
lowing:
Capt. p. T.. Holcomb, 18th u s. In
fantry, to he Major for gallant and
meritorious services at the seige of
Port Hudson. Capt. Holcomb was
formerly of the LIST Vermont Battery !;
2nd Lieut. James Dawson 10Th Infan-
try, to be Captain, for gallant and
meritorious services Mt the battles of
Fredericksburgh and Gettysburgh (;
Lieut. VIM T. Cain, Sd U. S. Cavalry,
to be Captain by brevet, for gallant
and meritorious services at the battle
of Mission Ridge, and in the Atlanta
campaign ; Capt o. e. Babcoek of the
U. 5. Engineers, to be Colonel, for
gallant and meritorious services dur
ing the war.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

HIS OWN TowN.-Portus Baxter is of
course best known in his own home at
Derby Line, That intelligent borough
sent strong delegation opposed to Jfr.
Barter, to the convention. The Gus
tom House officer, the postmaster, and
two or three family friends were the sum
total of his supporters. Eight or ten
soldiers residing at Derby Line at
tended the convention and voted in a
body against Mr.. Baxter, and the only
soldiers vote he received from that
quarter was that of his son, Capt. Bax-
ter.-Free Press.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

Texas Texas is restored. Three
words express what column of legal
phrase is not sufficient to tell. The
President says in his proclamation,
however, that there are troops enough
IN Texas to enforce obedience if any
military uprising should occur The
proclamation is important rs complet-
ing the restoration of the Union, So
far as the executive department OF the
government can do IT, All that re-
mains devolyes on Congress. Rut-
land Herald.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

PARLIAMENTARY PRovERB. "A motion
to adjourn is always i'll order - Cush-
ing's Manual.
The friends of Mr.. Baxter lay great
stress on the manner i'll which the
Hyde Park Convention was adjourned.
If that Convention was not fairly adj
journed there never was a Convention.
The question was put twice and the
ayes were more than double the nays.
The above from Cushing's Manual
ought to set at rest all question as to
the fairness or propriety of the mo-
ton.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

GEN. SHERIDANs OPINION. lien a
fred l.. Lee. of Kansas, delivered a
address at Leavenworth last week dI
ring which he detailed some mos 7
voting incidents connected win "
New Orleans butchery which came u !,
der his personal observation Il
likewise affirmed that Gen. shenaa y
sympathies were wholly with the !
ion men of the South, and in PROOF
this, repeated the following Ten' Il
made to him 10y the General u i
course of an extended conyersauOl,
Il fear Northern men don ! ulu'
stand this thing In a wora' ~, 'u''
rebels are willing to come back i |, ' ~,
can place the rebel flag rlgll' ' 1'a'
side the Stars and Stripes. lheS "'
to preach rebellion they want I'M "
back to Congressional halls e'O ~,
with the mantle of authority " ~
are very willing to come back !, !, can an
and Johnson shall stand on Inc ' ~,
plane as Grant and Sherman nv ~
are willing to come back II TINS a 'roI
lion shall be made thing to DC P'O Il
of, and its memory shall fall as a .
rious heritage to Their cnll'nyi'' M
consider these gorgeous iunet "a e1 7,
cessions an insult to me anu Nine
man who ever wore the Fedora ''
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

CHITTENDEN County we have the
most cheering accounts from Chitten-
den County, which gave Mr.. Baxter SO
large vote at the convention Since
the convention, Hoyt's strength has
been largely increased. Many Baxter
men in that county were told that he
would deny the charges so publicly
made against him his refusal to do so
have thoroughly convinced them Of
their truth, and they will now vote for
Hoyt.
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ses~ The Daily Messenger has mac

Bes~ The Daily Messenger has made
an attack on George A. Ballard, Esq,
OF Fairfax, in which it is stated that
Mr.. Ballard in his speech at Hyde
Park said he was farmer. Mr.. b.
did not say he was farmer. He said
he was the "son of farmer" and in
this respect he is as worthy as the ed
itor of the Messenger. This statement,
however, is on a par with many 9TH
ers made by the Messenger concerning
the Hyde Park gathering. The Mes
Senger should strive to be little more
truthful.
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What has Baxter done for the Sol.
dierS E?

Mr. Baxter has had control of sew
eral hundred appointments in this dis
trict. How many soldiers has he pro
cured appointments for ?
Won't some of his friends tell us
how many Assessors, how many Pro-
vost Marshals, how many Post Masters,
or, how many officers of any kind Mr..
Baxter has made from soldiers. Hyde
Park Ne,rsdealer.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

The NoMINATIoN UNANIMOUS. 1t will
be observed by the report of the nom
mating committee, that the nomination
of Mr.. Baxter was unanimous Even
if the whole committee had acted to-
gether the vote would have stood lG to
6; thus making 10 majority. Suppose
that the vote of Franklin county had
been thrown out; there would still be
4 majority for Mr.. Baxter. Can any
honest man doubt that he is fairly
nominated. - Messenger.
The above is decidedly cool The
nomination of Mr.. Baxter unanimous
We don't know but that certain gentle
men styling themselves a nominating
committee" so decided, but the people
in large numbers voted to adjourn the
Convention, and the President of the
Convention, II Baxter man, made q
public declaration of the fact.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

BouNrIEs TO yErEnlNs rmepi Q
likely to be hitch in the P"'b hill es
bounties to veterans, lue enlist
pecially provides for those MnO thei
ed for three years, and serS nss in OIL
full term. In 1862, enl'sl'liIhn n an in
regiments were encouraged ~ oce tbs
Piled, if not a positive aSSu, ~ ali th
Dement'S Dement'S scerung to veterans i. WA Wa
enlisted for three years y, seryiC
and were mustered out al'e' y. The,
of III months and odd das ~ BonDt
last, in the opinion OF 'a entitled
Regulation Board, are ho'
bounty.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

The SoLDIEns. 1T was claimed bv
MIR. Bakers runners before the con
vention that all, or nearly all, the sol
diers in the District were for Mr.. Bax-
ter. A large proportion at the con
vention We're for Mr.. Hoyt; aud we
were informed by several very intelli-
gent young soldiers that they firmly
believed that three fouths of their
number were for Mr. Hoyt We have
no doubt Of it,
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24
How the Papers Stand.

The following papers i'll this Dis
trict support Mr.. Hoyt:
Burlington Times, Burlington Free
Press, Vermont Transcript, Barton
Standard, Newport Express, Hyde
Park Newsdealer, Frontier Sentinel.
The following paper supports Por-
tus Baxter
st. Adams Messenger.
And why
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

VERMoNrERs AT PHILADELPHIA. The
following Nernonters appear on diff
ierent committees at the Philadelphia
convention
b b. Smulley, Executive Com. r.
W, Chase, and ID. Hidden, Com on FL
nance & n Davenport aud j, Ii.
Williams, Com. on Resolutions My
ron Clark was one Of the Vice Presi-
dents, and Geo. Is. Summons one OF
tho Secretaries
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

PRrrry Coon. Warrington" writes
to the Springfield Republican,:
81 hear of good thing SAID by Gen.
Butler within day or two A john
sonite was making congratulatory OBJ
servauons TO him on the touching
scene at Philadelphia, and remarked
that extremes meet Yes, said But
lei, SO they do when dog chases his
own tail, but both extremes belong TO
the same dog
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

A TRuTHFuI. STATEMENT. - ! ~
Park Ne,cSdealer, in candid '''~
the recent District Conven'ion' -
We have not the least douV' ~. 'r ob
a fair expression could have .l DIS" bar
tanned Hon. II. ii. Hoyt "yu W.T. ina:
been declared its nominee OI Ssd 10
much as such an expression al Sl,i I
been obtained, it was though,
adjourn and submit the qu nn t6e It
the people at their elections Cd aa, ,Is ca
day of September, and we sG;stIct
teach wire-pullers and a'ode the
that they will no longer DC "
willing tools.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

A SIGNIFICANT PRoDIcTIoN - The
Louisville journal whose wishes GER
tainly run counter to its predictions =
says:
"The shouts for jeff. Davis, Lee,
etc, which have been heard at many "A
gathering in Kentucky duling the late
canvass, which were heard at the
Court House in Louisville, on Friday
last, and again boisterously, for Lee
and Johnson at Fest Hall on Saturday
night, and on the streets of Louisville,
after the Duvall triumph on Monday,
following the riot at Memphis and the
late riot in New Orleans, will in all
human probability lead to II train OF
events that will establish negro suf-
frage throughout The ,chole Southern
States within two years and half OF
three at the farthest,"
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

FIRES "A fire broke out in Chicago
Sunday morning, destroying property
to the amount of 100000.
A fire occurred the same day in Jer-
sey City, and the loss is estimated at
between one and two millions of dol
lars. Ten or more lives were lost.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

PosITIoN OF Mr. STANTON. - The
Washington correspondent of the n
Y. Times says that his absence at the
recent reception of the committee of
the Philadelphia Convention was tax
en- as corroborative of the wei settled
understanding there that he does not
heartily support the President and his
restoration policy
He has failed to respond to the call
for the convention, though specially
requested to indicate his opinion when
the other members of the Cabinet were
addressed by the National Union Club.
Up to this time Mr. Stanton has not
shown any sympathy with the move
ment, and as yet no one knows that
he has said a word on the subject 49,
Not being for the convention, It's tax
en- as settled that he occupies the
same position that Gov. Dennison
does, but unlike the latter, remains in
the Cabinet.
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The Philadelphia Convention.
n,clnrntinn OF PrIncIpIes.

The philadelphia Convention, which
met on the 18th and adjourned on the
10th did little save pass resolutions,
and accept an address to the people,
prepared, it is understood, by Henry
j. Raymond.
OF the resolutions. or declaration of
principles, us the Committee called
them, the first halls with gratitude the
end of war, aud the return OF peace.
The second states thatthe war main
tanned the Constitution unabridged
and preserved the Union perfect and
unlmpaired.
The third declares representation III
Congress constitutional right and
duty and essential to our existence,
and that Congress has no right to de-
NY it.
The fourth calls upon the people to
elect to Congress none but those who
admit the truth OF the third declara-
ton.
The fifth says the Constitution and
laws Of the United States are the SUI
preme law of the land, and among the
rights of States is that to make fran
chise laws with which Congress can
not interfeye.
Also that the Union is perpetual and
must be governed by the Constitution.
] The sixth says that the Constitution
can only be amended by the provis-
ions OF the Constitution, and that all
the States have a right to vote upon
such amendments
The seventh declares slavery pro-
hibited forever and does not wish for it
again, and says that the DISTINGUISHED
should receive every protection
The eighth holds the debt of the ma
ton as sacred, and procaims pur-
pose to discharge it to maintain the
/ honor of the republic.
The ninth says it is the duty to re-
cognize the sailors and soldiers ser
vices by meeting their claims and car
lug for their widows and orphans.
The tenth and last indorses the
President as devoted to the constitu.
lion and welfare of the country. and
recognizes in him a chief magistrate
worthy Of the nation and equal to the
crisis, and tenders to him cordial anc
sincere support.
No speeches were made or attempt
ed before, except short one by Dog
little, Oh taking the chair, nqrsapY dis
cusaion of the great topics Of tile dag
or even Of the resolutions appears I.
have been thought of. Whattin " a
not spent in mere formal neports 0
committees, reading of S6Ittersi &c.
seems to have beenispeIit IN cheerin,
for the Presidanty dpriI soolittle, Cowal
q Co., and other clmprtraps In an
swer tola dispatch front Randall, th
following dispatch from the Presiden
was remlsavf al
To Hoig 0iH. BD,vhiag aod Hon. 4
". RaaddH, Nationai Un,on Conren
Ton, Phaatielphia:
thank yon for your cheering an,
encouraging despatch. The finger o
Providence is nnerrng, and VIII guid
you safely through. The people mus
be united and the country will be re
stored. My faith is mistaken as t
the ultimate success.
(Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON.
Vallandigham contended that h
had a right to a seat in the convention
yet, for the sake of harmony an
good feeling in the same" he consent
ed to withdraw.
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Tar is burnt nights in the streets
Of ST. Louis, in dirty localities, for the
purpose of iumigation The hackmen
are awaiting themselves of the cholera
TO practice rascally extortions. They
charge $40 an hour for taking their
carriages To funerals.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

The NOMINATING COMMITTEE. This
committee, if it had been organized,
would have consisted. of t,centy-tuo
members. The results in the counties,
where any action was had, were as
follows:
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Eas- The following from the pen OF
the Rev. Pliny II. White, who is u re-
gular correspondent of the Boston
Congyegationaiisi, is one disinterested
persons views of the quarrel in this
district:
POLITICAL
The Poland and Morrill, controversy
has been brought to sudden and un-
expected close 10y Mr.. Poland's accept
ance of u nomination for the House Of
Representatives, from the FIRST Dis
trict, in which he and Mr.. Morrill, both
live 1t is understood that he viii be
elected without opposition, for Mr..
Collamer's unexpired term, and that
Mr. Morrill, will III like manner be cleo
ted for the next long term. Every
body is glad that the quarrel is at an
end, and if Mr. Poland is content to
be promoted downwards, his friends
will doubtless acquiesce as philosophi-
cally as possible The fever of politi-
cal excitement now RACES most furious
ly in the Third Congressional District,
in which Portus Baxter is making des-
perate efforts to secure Il nomination
for his fourth Germ. Unfortunately
for him, he is vigorously opposed by
every Republican paper in his district
but one, and that gives him only a
lukewarm support The papers i'll his
own county even, take strong ground
against him He is not destitute,
however, of "the sinews of war" nor
ignorant of the most effective way OF
using them; and it will soon be deter
mined whether the press or the purse
is the more potent agent in the politics
Of the Third District
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24
GnAsp ISLE Cousrr. republj

cans of Grand Isle County meet in
Convention at the Court House in
North Hero, on Saturday, August 25,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. A large atten.
dance is expected.
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b0rIt seems to us absurd TO undertake
10 prove that there was a virtual "
nomination made by the Hyde Park
GsrSelticu.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

Ii the Hoyt men from Franklin
county had had fair play, which We
contend they did not, Mr.. Hoyt
would have been nominated.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-24

Mexican advices state that the
French have evacuated Saltillo and
Monterey, and that the Liberals have
taken possession.
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MR.. RoycE's REMARKS.

He said he had attended many po-
litical conventions in this State, and
had twice been honored with the nom
ination and election from this District
for Congress, but neither here nor any
where had he ever witnessed such a
gathering as this. He came here to
secure by fair and honorable means,
the nomination of the man of his
choice, aud intending to abide the re-
suit. He had no personal difference
with Alr. Baxter however his relations
with that gentleman had been repre-
scented, and if fairly nominated he
should have his vote. as heretofore -
de desired to add no fuel to the fire OF
excitement already SO high but as
citizen Of Franklin County and man
OF honor, he was bound to state that
no Jar Sho,oing of the preference Of
Franklin County had been secured II
Suppose, said he, that Mr.. Baxter is