Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-09-18


indicates that popular instinct mistaken
the flll measure OF the Democracy
The New York U0otd was quite en-
thusiastic over the Maine c.cc ion, and
induced in such headlines a. the fol-
lowing: "A Cnand Political Volcanic |
Eruption in The East. The Radical IL
dial Wave sweeps over Nearly Every /
County in the state. The Democratic /
Party Engulphed. The Radical Gov
ernor Elected by 10000 Majority. The !
Legislature Radical by Increased Ma
iorlties. A Full Radical Delegation TO
Congress" etc
The Democracy are organizing color
cd clubs all over Nashville.
Brick Pomcroy is announced soon 10
take the stump i'll Pennsylvania. Brick |
will help The Republican cause in Penn
sylvan.a.
The situation of politics III New York
city is thus spoken OF by the cores
pondcnt OF the Cincinnati GoscHe:
"Thc Excise law, which closes all
drinking saIoOns at midni5h and shu
them altogether on sunday, caused \
great many Germans to quit the NcpuL"
..cans, ana cItnCr remain neutral or go
over 10 The opposition. 1t Is this disaI-
I iec,eu element lhat the Democrats arc2
now trying IL win, and the RcpuDiicans
are trying equity nard 10 keep. Las
/ winter the KtpuDlicuns cndcavorcd t
repeal the obnoxious law, but the -
nOcrats would no. allow them to do So.
Quue recenuy Il row occurred i'll some
OF the German clubs, and there Is Il split
upon the state and national tickets. y
good many viii vote Democratic state
t4c.lct and Republican national ticket,
and 1t Is quite possible that MIR. seymour
may ii Il hlns eli considerable behind
Holman Wncn the vote Of the state
/ Is council
The Pittsburgh Post, a leading De
mocractic organ, boasts that lis party
has plenty otmoncy to eXpcnd this cam
paign. In its issue Of August 80, 1868,
it explains how the party happen to be
50 flush Of funds. 1t says:
"Thcre is no trouble about the money
this wear with the Democlals there Is
: slasnlns OF OF it-and why not? Ihc De-
n,ocrutS sfoyed ct home driAg the tcur
0ad got the nlttic and otter tut contracts
lChitc the RGpUL{ic01S UCre yettti1 KIT
ted IN the army. That's wha.s the mat
ter."
Mr.. ColfaX having appeared recently
in South Bend, was most tiatteringly
received and constrained to make q brief
speech. The report says:
4 "In speaking ofthc political situation,
f lie sad the triumph OF the right was rs
certain as the setung sun, and that this
, great people were not prepared to sur
u render their liberties, 30 dearly bought
by the blood OF their loved ones, TO The
rule of Rebels in Cabinet or in Congress.
W ithuu1 abiding to the Democrat. C
party, he spoke of the revolu ionary
rhetoric in the South, the repetaut Rebe s
lrruycd against us OF t.,eir lost cause "a
, accursed OF God and accurscd oil men.
lie declared his conviction that the peo
PIE would strike down these Rebels and
o ali associated with them by the cmpha.
TIC Judgment OF the ballot box as effect
y ually as our heroic defenders did with
n the bayonot. lie then spoke at som,
length OF the wonderful history and pIo
gress of this nation, proving it lane
peculiarly blessed of God and man, anC
closed with Il brilliant prophecy of il
future, when, with the peace which the
people Will command at the ballot-bo2
t this Fail, and prosperity and power tina
= wlll flow from 1t, Its glorious and mag
- niilcent career val go on uncheckc,
&c through all the procession Of centuries
a He was frequently cheered, and whei
N he closed he was greeted with thre
:, tmes three, and then came the vigorou
- Misunderstanding with those friends whom
ne had known from boyhood. Alto
k. sethcr it was II happy time for him, q
- t was known Of his coming, and til
-" expression was truly heartfelt"
- 1t is stated that in q single TOWNSHIP
~ in Wabash County, Illinois, thirty d.
a. mocrats have signed written pledge
~ vote for Grant and ColfaX. The NOV,
ot ment was organized among themselv'
q, a meeting was called, and the result is
above stated.
a Democratic paper of Augusta, Nc
las avoids disagreeable questions respectir
m the Vermont election by saying. "
on VIII be some weeks before we shall &
a full report" Evidently it will pc: