Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-26
The States are entitled to choose Sl7
Presidential electors, whereof 1873 are ma
iorty. In an article in The independent
Horace Greeley says There sho"td be no
do,,bt of Gen. Grants carrying at least these

doubt OF Nten. Nffult y tAIIl ~ iN"fN 'iN'N /
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New Hampshire. 8 Wisconsin ......''...''.'
Mnssaohusotts. ......i2 Minnesota '.'..'.''''.'''
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Vermont ......s.sssss.s MISSOURI s''''f''''''s'''
Most Virginia. .......... Kansas
disaa '.....i3 North Carolina ..........
iiIinois .............l6 South Carolina .....'.'
Louisiana ......t''s'''.' 'l ~, t5o |
-- Mr.. Vallandingham is now for the 9TH
time candidate for Congress in the Dayton
district, and yet he has been elected only
twice In 1852 and at the two following
congressional elections he was defeated by
Hon. Lewis u. Campbell In 1858 aud 1860
he defeated the same opponent. In lS62
General Schcnck was elected over him by
1878 votes. and the district has since gwen
republican maiorities Of 2766 and looi
Mr.. Vallandingham has n strong following IN
his district, but we cannot believe that he can
secure even the full democratic strength and
even that would leave him far behind General
Schonck
AT meeting of the Rhode Island sol
diers and sailors favorable to the election OF
Grant and Colax, Col. Edwin Metoalf, former
| ly the Democratic editor of the Providence
/ Post. said in reference to his political ante
cedents. that however strong his party attach
ments had been, his affection for his country
had Away been stronger, and that after spend
ING several years of his life in resisting the
rebellion which Wade Hampton aud his assoc
ciates had carried on, he would not now be
made tributary to It's promotion. lie regard
/ ed It as humiliation and degradation that
such men arc now permitted to use the Dem
ocratic party for accomplishing their traitor
Gus designs.
Cen Boyuton writes from Washington to
the Cincinnati Gascffe
I Gen. Stcadman was one Of the most promi-
nent men in the Hancock movement The day
after the nomination Seymour called on him
at his hotel, the mission being one Of conclia-
ton But as the result showed, very little
comfort did Seymour receive Stendman told
him plainly that his nomination had been ac-
complished by a trick, which was but another
name for fraud told him that no honest sol
dier could support him that he was repre-
sentative of the Peace Democracy alone and
that however much he and his friends might
attempt to dstort. conceal or apologize for his
record during the war, every soldier in the
land would scorn il, and desert the man or
party which approved it, This was but a
part of Steadman's honest language and Stead
man, unlike some who feel as he does, tells
every one openly that he 'cW MT sWppor' tbe
tickd
"A Kentucky Uuionist writes to the Gin
cinnati CoRmerciai as follows
You men of the North, Conservatives and
War Democrats, may believe that the threats
Of revolution and rebellion in the South are
idle. You are mistaken. All over Ken
lucky nearly, bands of Conieierates are or
ganizing, holding secret night sessions, and
praying that the election Of Seymour may
give. them the opportunity Of oyerturning the
Southern State Governments and driving the
Union men from the country The rebel ,pir-
g, it is rife in the land
You have the deciding votes. you elect
Seymour, such a torrent Of wild rebellion will
be set 10 motion as will startle you. II You
elect Seymour. hundreds Of niou men, who
: have stood hy the old flag in the hour Of dam
ger, and have hazarded their lives for the
Government. will be driven by prosecutions.
by cruelty, by rebel malignity, from Ken
lucky, to find home elsewhere. We pray
D God You may stand by Us now. 1t is our on
o. Is help. If Grant is elected, we can prosper
!" Po'vv "ni NV a. We VIZ" ~ W. 'V'
men VIII not dare to produce discord win ms
hand at the helm. DO not desert US
The Washington correspondent Of tho
Worcester SPY has written a letter ON the
political situation, which contains some inter-
esting facts CLEANED from the most trust.
worthy sources He says the Republicans
feel confident that they will carry Pcnnsylya.
mia.
In New York it is too early to tell very
> clearly how the fight will terminate.
, Ohio sends cheering intelligence Promi-
nent men write theretrom that the Republican
majority will be at least fifty thousand.
Indiana fights the most vigorously Of all
Both sides are out in full strength. The
e Democrats are engaged in colonization prepa-
= rations. If the Republicans should be defeat
5 ed there it will only be accomplished by an
It importation Of at least oue-tourth Of the rcbe
:, majority IN Kentucky.
It Illinois Is sure to 60 for Grant and ColtaS
by large majority, and Wisconsin and lows
, are safe.
n La Kansas the vote Will be an astonishingll
IT large one, showing the great increase OF popu
u laton' The Republican majority will not b.
4 as proporuonally large owing to new Demo
n cratic accesslons through the railroad build
No ing &c.
Missouri Republicans are very confident
success. They estimate their majority a
4 III 20 ~ ''us'on '''u D'oV,
IN vote. The radical majority was considere
es to be 10000.
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