National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-09-04

fes louisville Journal GAYS: .,s
Graut gets majority Of the electo
raj vOtes of the Northern State
where there is likely to be . fa;s
election, why, well and good bn,
If he fails to get majority OF ths
Northern electoral votes, aud Con.
gress attempts to make up the do
ticit by u machine of its own Great
ing in the South, then We fight
The sooner the people toe that lima
the better" We supposed the Jour.
nal had got enough of fighting
The. people had better toe such Re,
dictionary editors, rather than "ths,
line"
Some men can do almost every.
thing and some newspapers also
The resources of the New York
World seem to be almost boundleSs
For instance, take its treatment OF
Gen Grant. 1t has one editor who
satisfactorily proved in 1865 that
Grant was a great General. Anoth.
er writer for that sheet showed that
he was not caly soldier but pos.
sessed civil capacity of the highest
order. Soon after the Chicago Con.
vention Grant was mere soldier.
but not necessarily fitted for Presi
dent by reason of his military abilt
ties. Now that sensible journal
maintains that Grant is neither
soldier or a statesman. If next
month it should seem necessary in
order to defeat him, to deny tina.
Gen. Grant is an American citizen.
or human being, the World viii
doubtless be equal to the emergeD.
cy.
FRANK BLAIR's STRATEGY.-In
one of Gen. Sherman's gre II moves.
Gen. Blair commanded a division in
advance that had our narrator, with
his brigade, as part of the force
One morning the column came 10 a
halt. The men fell out, and hour
after hour went by in idleness. A,
last our friend rode to the front, and
found Gen. Clair accommodating the
passage of a river that had . hou~
on the opposite bank, and peope
moving about it in very suSpi
cious manner. General Frank had
fixed his headquarters for time un.
der some shady trees, and through
field glasses of cocktail was trying
5 to comprehend the situation. In
this he was being efficiently aided
t by his staff. At last an orderly vol.
= unteered to ride his horse over and
I reconnoitre in person. Gen, Frank
t consented, and ordered the man 10
j. strip naked before plunglns m.-
G The orderly did as directed, and was
" about plunging in the river When
l Gen. Sherman dashed by. WHAT
>, is the meaning of this 7" he demand
ed. Gen. Frank explained. Tut
4 tut" responded Sherman, in his
quick, nervous way. "lhat is all
very well for this brave fellow, but
it isn't war. Here, fetch me piece
of artillery. Now, my good fellow
, he continued to the Lieutenant IL
command of the gun, ''See how neaF
YOU can send a shell to the root Of
the house without hitting it, The
order was obeyed, and in five min.
:. utes white flag was run up, ana a
Y boat came over to say that the house
!. was hospital, with few sick ana
!. wounded Contederates left in it.
d REMARKABLE TRoTTWG-The
horse dexter" which has been
withdrawn from the track since Mr..
" Bonner purchased him. has been
:. doing some wonderful trottlng ~ .
; private sort of way, 1t Is well
y known that Mr.. b. never allows his
- horses to trot at races, though be
~" takes great pride in their achieve
:, mentS. Since June Dexter has bee
;. ut Fashion course under the tram
= ing of Nj. VIM. Ii. Doble Ol
Monday of last week he was taken
"a out for his usual exercise. Tie
70 track was wet and III loor condltop'
:. but Mr.. Doble consented to make
=. IA little trial of the animals SPEED
80 for the benefit of the few spectators
ii who were present. lie was driven
"a round the course once III the unpIe
!. cedented time Of two minutes all
fourteen seconds. A few days alld
,o that lie made IL quarter of a mltH
:, thirty seconds. Mr.. Doble SH
Dexter is now in no trim for eIt0
- ordinary speed. Nor is he in DO.
- ry to get him in such tim. DIV
81 he SAYS the animal has abllitieslhI
.r have never been suspected, and 'n
fall he will make time that viii
!. much eclipse his late pertormaHe'
,s rs that eclipscd his Performance
re Buffalo last summer, when he Da0'
his mile in 2.l7, beating Flora Ten
pies famous 2.lS3 at kalaiGl'n,
wv Mich, which had previously Na
is the best time ever made bfS h~
III ting horse.
Ms ISLAND PoND.-A sharp Gaue
We was attempted last Friday, by ""
ms fast fellows from Maine by the iaun
DE OF &. {. Cole and +. i. MarD@
rd pass upon A. NJ. Hoffman Of 'n'
place u quantity of counterfeit m lri,b
ey. They snapped horses ts,nJrpd
er, Hoffman. paying him one n'' ! ,vo
'ol dollars difference IL Ten aru sun.
,e, dollar bills, which proved TO w . Nj"
rious and worthless. Tue s.' .,oa
were followed, one Of them ali 0on,eI
ne and Mr.. Hoflman's horse s, Wv A.