Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-10-30

Iuu1Afu OF 0tOekOfldkt OPP 1Hed the amendment
Mf We0ber o. Roenester favored IL.
dismissed
Adjourned
~ Ia the report Of yesterday it vas stated that Mr.
Hubbard Of Stockbrdge di not take his unu three
four DAYS after the session commenced Mr in
t1lms that he present the second day, but BY
80 mis- axe IN having his credentials the
House he did not take his until the afternoon Of
the thrd day. Reporter.
General Mower, commanding the fifth military
district in special order issued Monday declares
the total vote Of the state of Louisiana in the cleo
tion of September p aud % on the question Of a
convention for the purpose Of establishing con-
sttution and civil government for the state loyal
to the Union, to have been 40 ia, Of which 75,-
OS3 were for the convention and 4OJG against aud
50 blank A majority Of the whole number
registered having voted and a majority Of the
votes cast being for the convention as prescribed
in the acts Of Congress, the delegates elected at
said election are notified TO assemble in conven-
ton at Mechanics Institute Hall in New Orleans
on Saturday, November %, for the purpose stated,
according to the acts OF Congress OF March and
%, 1867.
So far as heard from only two conservatives
have been elected to the constitutional convention
OF Alabama. A most Insignificant minority Of
the whites registered consented to vote nine out
of every ten east their ballot against a convention
Sixteen negroes have positively been elected, and
the probabilities are that fuller returns will in
crease the number Of African constitution makers
! The first sentence under the ciyil rights bill has
just been passed in Kentucky. aud three white
men who were convicted OF mlltreatng negroes
have been sent TO the state prison for ten years
each.
The Indiana republicans are coming out strong
in favor OF Grlut for president since the elections
They declare that the prospects of their favorites
Morton and Coliax, are now hopeless, and even
the extreme radicals cordially acqniesce in the
nomination of Grant.
Five meetings Of republicans favorable to the
nomination Of Gen. Grant to the presidency, were
held at Philadelphia, Monday night, one Of which
was addressed by Congressman Kelley. who in
dorsed Gen. Grant not on account Of his military
achievements, but because he believed him to be
thoroughly republican in principle.
Complete returns from Montana give Cavanaugh
| for delegate TO Congress a majority Of LAO. The
vote stands saunders republican, 5l7s Caya-
naugh. democrat, CHS.
The Official vote from all but ten counties in
Ohio makes the majority for Gen. Hayes, the re-
/ publican candidate Tor governor, 1852 In lows
| the republican minority for governor Col Mer
rill, in u counties. is 25,72i, or about 10000
more than Gov. Stone had in 1860 In Indiani
the republican minority is between p, 600 aud 23,
600, nearly 1000 greater than last year and 5000
more than the heavy majority in 1864. In Penn
sylvania the official returns simmer down the dem
ocratic majority to 922
The Confederate Mai. General Marmaduke hsi
been pardoned by the President.
SENATOR WusoN ON THE ELEcrroNs.-Sena
tor Henry Wilson delivered long and timely ad
dress to the Marlboro republicans, Monday even
ing in which he gave the following estimate of th,
result of the October elections:-
now make the prediction. and | am willing
that it shall % upon the record, that these mag
nifcent triumphs that 50 elate northern democrats
aud encourage southern traitors will bring these
hgeng republicans t. the front. that the republi-
eau party will not qualify retreat from its posi-
ton that IL will select Gen. Grant for its great
leader, give him the votes Of not less than thirty
States, aud d ingress 10 support his adninistra-
ton with two-thirds maj ority. in each House. In
the present Congress the republican party has four
! TO one in the Senate and nearly one hundred ma-
jority in the House | assure my republican
friends here to might that our mliorites in both
Houses will be increased. The ever loyal white
men OF the rebel States repentant rebels more OF
less compromised by the rebellion and the 6O3, ,OOC
enfranohised black men, will reconstruct the re-
bellions States IN spite OF Andrew johnson and
his supporters and send majority OF republican
senators aud representatives to represent those
States in Congress.
An Intelligent colored man writes from Geor
gia;
Ozark and dismal is the sky in this region o
country; the frightiul news from Pennsylvania ant
Ohio Il correctly telegraphed, saddens the friend
of liberty and makes the rebels and conservative;
rampant Storskeepers, who a few days ago were
humble aud courteous, now exhibit rs much hat'
when eolorel man OF Union man enters the
doors as they did before they plunged the country
| into war
A South Carolina correspondent says Of th
freedmen;
"l could give you some interesting and start
ling sketches Of the maaner in which the rebel
and old planters treat these poor men. God onll
knows what would become Of them II Congress am
the Northern people withdrew their friendship"
1t does not seem credible that the democrat
can repeat tie folly OF running Mcclellan far tn
presidency, but a w ashington dspatch asserts pos
tively that he is coming home for that purpose a
the call Of the democratic leaders. The repub
cans could ask for nothing better than to run th
man who suppressed the rebellion against the ma
who didn't.
The executive committee of the natiol al Unio
republican committee met at the Fifth Ayonu
Hotel at New York, Wednesday, the lollowin
members being present Gov. Ward OF N. j
chairman Samuel A Purviance OF Pa. John \
CLARK of N, H. II II Starkweather Of Conn an
W. VI. Hoffman OF Md. After the transaction
some private business, full meeting OF the con
mittee was called, TO meet in the city OF Washing
ton on Wednesday December a, to decide upo
a time and place for holding the National Unio
Republican Convention for 1865