Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-02
THE RUTLAND HERALD
WEDNESDAY NEu D. l-a-
abe onu, ,,'ui ii', items.


though Uut 81 ylEsg.u- a., Ne recent cam
laign IN Nrs H4mlrl,ge, So tie zig,
lance displayed tA ID, E,lali..sa- Civ,
" reasDu b. kag, lLtr tiat State may Dr.
redeemed IL ga nan-,n t.,m heEeluh
lean ti,kut fsr STATE ,fig,r, Is, t.r Guy
error Mtrlal IrNsu d Hartford
Lieut. GNsraar lrA,.- W.lul So.
rrtary Of state Hiram AIplaaau ui Gu,
tn; Treasurer lsNout " W,s,al- q.
litchhcld Camptrallnr llmv. NJ MAJ.
ming Of Putnam
The nominating convention adopted q
series II Thoroughly Republican rs.lu.
t'un' endorsing Cen Grant Tor fr,sjiuu,
aud ES-Gov Buckingham fr Niur rrp,i,
Dent. The candidate i4r Gapu.ar Is Fl,
manufActurrr ia Hartford An educated
mechanir, be has beeunc ouc ui tie las...
81 Manufacturers in New England. AL.
ding 70 his wealth acquired hy xiii and
Industry considerable iutcllc. tual atian,-
ments gathered from iorcisn travel
Never politician, yoi hc Ia, many strong
elements OF popularity, and the party ICED
confident he will be- able % win victor,
over English, the conservative candidate.
notwithstanding the latter !, au sn,r.a,t-
'o leader and liberal contributor tn part,
purposes,
The Republicans should carry Councc.
ticat in ,hc'coming election, a, tho D.
mooratie majority Of last year vi, only
W., and they enjoy advantage, they did
not last year They have the confidence
that they are fighting under the coming
banner Of Grant inspired by the shouts Of
victory, which some 10 them from the
Granite State.
Connecticut ought to be- redeemed
Fortune favors the brave, and victory i,
delighted 10 perch on the banner that i,
proudly borne. The Republicans Of Con.
necticut feel certain 81 success, because
they know the conviction, Of the nation
are surely and steadily setting in favor Of
the Republican party, which give as,ur.
ances that they.arc TO win the race Thi,
faith lifts them above the ordinary struy-
giles OF party. II seems 10 bc ioreorlaincd
and the triumph in Connecticut is part
Of the plan We believe that all minor
issues are being swallowed mp in the
great question of national honor or dis
honor, and with prompt, aggressive. conf
4.
victory. the Republicans will win in Con !
necticut )
GEN. Buffers ARGuMENF.-G General b
Buffers opening argument wa. tn gen y
eral topic remuneration at Washington u
on Monday evening, and it was highly u
complimentcd, even by those who de- II
nounce his doctrine that the tribunal +,
has none of the attributes Of Judicial t.
Court, and that the Senators are bound n
by no law. either statute or common. :
which may limit their constitutional pre- !,
rogative, but are a law unto them 81
selves" rc
The General spoke and read alternately :;
hour after hour without apparent fatigue, II
Ills enuneiaten, although at times rapid, re
was distinct, effective. and occasionally h
he became really cloqucnt-hi. bearing IL
and his gestures adding to the impressive -
hess of his delivery All his prominent n,
characteristics We're brought out. I'm a,
petuosity for conservatism-loye cl
Of invective and determination to succeed, 81
were in turn rapidly displayed lie had :, ~
had but few days for preparation. yet
he had gone to the bottom of every ques- W
ton evolved, and eviscerated the truth ii
al once. The rhetoric and the logic OF the u
answer of the Presidents counsel were %
demolished by the Hcrculean club Of the 8.
who dealt blow after blow, d
hour after hour, until nothing remained d
81 their legal ,ophestres Then he APP p
pealed 10 the Senate as holding the safe y
guards Of the Constitution against usur- -,
patton, and led tham 10 ponder over his pc
closing words-that the future political tn
welfare and liberties Of all men hang 81
on the lestinics Of the hour. SIT
OF the many attentive listeners to Gen. w.
Butler, none paid such close attentionas in
the President, counsel Mr.. Stauberry de
to catch and to retain every p
word, occasionally whispering with Mr. OF ,h
curtis Mr.. Eyarts appeared detected, as u,
he sat with his head dropping on his G.
chest Mr.. Curtis kept up his Webstcri- 81
an department occasionally making few Il
notes in dignifed manner, while b,
Msssrs. Nelson and Grocsbeck wrote ~ ~
away as If the General were not reading IL
from print and they wished to repeat "
what he was saying Mr. Thad Steven.
listened with marked appreciation, and !"
the other Manager were equally attcn- !
tive, although one or two Of them had to -,
occasionally make a mote til remind them II
Of something. lC
Butler commenced hi, argument at ten !
minutes before one, and considering that y,
he read from print, his delivery was good, ~
and he succeeded in making an excellent r
impression on the brilliant audience if he {
did not upon the Senate. The galleries .
were just comfortably filled, not crowded y
There were but two or three distinguish I,
ed strangers upon the floor. Gov. Fair II
child Of Wisconsin and Carl Schurl The IL
attention given was all that Butler could q
could have desired At ton minutes be- Il