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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25
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Our INFLUENCE AnRoAD.-lt is exceedingly
ilattering to our national pride that the Spanish
Republicans, in their pamphlets and popular APP
peals refer often and 50 enthusiastically to the
American Republic, and hold up our form of gov
ernment 50 constantly before the Spanish people
as an example worthy of their admiration and i'm
itation. Free America is now more highly Gu
logized in Spain than it has ever been in any
other country in Europe. Certainly it is 10 be
hoped that our government will testify its appre-
citation of this by a generous encouragement to
the Spanish Republicans.
And our influence extends as well to religious
freedom and liberation as to political General
Prim has declared that any agent ofa Bible Soci-
ETY. shall be allowed to walk about the streets of
Madrid with copy Of the Spanish testament I'M
der each arm. Those who know how Bible read
els and Bible agents have heretofore been dealt
with in Spain undor the rule of the Bouib1ns.
will be able to comprehend, from this circum-
stance, what great change the revolutionary
leaders have brought about. 1t will be impossi-
Bile to maintain such despotism as that of Isa-
bella, in Spain, after the New Testament has been
freely spread through the country.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25

There is ulmore agreeable day in the calendar.
Fusts are necessity, but fnnk-giyng- ARE a
joy. We leave The one and approach tie other
with pleasure, The old king David was guilty
of many deadly sins, yet he was s,id to be man
after God heart, because heabjunded more with
thankfulncs. than any other mentioned in Scrip
ture It is very needGd indeed t. confess sins,
but we should he great wretches not ~ be CRATE
full for the mercios that lave o,er,opped all our
WRONG. There is NO sacrifice SD pleasing % God
as thnnklulncss, because none Is 50 becoming TO
us, or shows 80 true an apprehension Of the Di-
vine benefits. We ought not to forget to praise
Him for His common iayors nor for our innocent
mrth and pleasure, nor for tie reasonable graft
fcation Of our senses, tie enjoyment Of our intel
ectual powers, and the comforts and order and
peace of social and domestic life, We ought to
praise Him for the pleasant things we have seen,
the good thugs we have enjoyed and the hopes
lie has inspired, We ought TO thank Him for
the heaven t. which lie invites for the earth
which lie gives us We ought to praise Him for
the sun andmoJnaud stars for the fields, streams
and flowers for our houses. families and friends;
for our meat and stomach and recreltons, aud
for the leisure to go fishing, and for the straw
berries, turkeys and trout which lie has made
for us. We ought to thank Him Tor health and
a good conscience; for riches if we have them,
and for content if we have not got them.
Life ought to have more Thanksgiving, for
with all and after all, it has great deol of sweet
ness Pleasant things are infinite. An things
are good, and nothing is to be refused if it be
ceiycd with tlnuklulness There Is no wrong in
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25

IIE NEW ENGLAND TEMPERANCE CONVENTION
Inc call fora Temperance Convention. 10 be held
IN Boston, which is signed by leading laymen and
ciergymen Of all the New England States, is as
follows
Regarding intempemnce, with the customs
winch lead 70 Il, as one Of the chief enemies of
the church OF Christ, hindering her work among
men, whose bodies dehed BY strong drink, are
we ministers and church members 10 assemble in
a New England Temperance Convention. al the
h,e'onaon, fremont Temple, Boston, on Wednes-
uay, December 2d, at 10 o'clock A. M, 10 consider
the religious aspects and spiritual bearing Of the
subject, and send forth such utterances as NAV
seem TO them wise and timely, tending 10 he
purity and activity of the ohurhes and tbe m;nis
tfy IN matter so vital to the safety OF the Young
piety, through the land. "'u
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25

DIVERS lNrERPRETArIoSs.--The South Amer.
leans think they have been shaken bv earth.
quakes to make them more devoted and gen.
erouS IN their offerings to " the Blessed yir.
gln. The Deserot Nelcs, Brigham Young
paper, finds in earthquakes warning 10 the
uent'les to become Aormons, aud be saved
"n'is inc Adventists find in the phenomena
hopeful indications that this old world viii
8 soon be aiken "all to pieces.p And the
Springfield Republican says the subject Is stilI
open for further suggestions,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25

MINISTER EAIF.--Old-tme anti-slavery people.
among whom the name of John p. Hale was for
merry 50 conspicuous, will be gratifed to know
that he--as American Minister at Madrid-is row
IN position where he has been able to do ny much
Tor - free soil free speech, free labor and free
men, us ever he could do in the palmiest DAYS Of
agitation at home. His mission, with which he
was at first dissatisfied, has brought him into
more honorable prominence than any other Of our
foreign ministers now enjoy lie Is looked upon
by the Spanish liberals as one of their benesetar
has been serenaded by an immense crowd. which
also gave three cheers for the handsome voung
lady OF The embassy his daughter; and takes
precedence oi'all the foreign ministers at Madrid
III the affections Of the people This is partially
due to his kindness two years ago, when he grant.
ed the protection of his house and national fac to
some Of the hest champions Of their country's
freedom, Indeed, his house WIS packed. like n
slaye-ship, till he succeeded in making some ar
rangement with the government to conniye at the
iugitiNes being safely conducted to the frontier
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25

siErr'-We had the pleasure yesterday of ex-
amlning Il lot of eleven Cotswold sheep. which
had been purchased by Mr.. A. d. Arms, of Mont
peller Center, from the dock of an eminent sheen
breeder IN Connecticut, Il Is evident that the
oo'swold Is the coming breed Of sheep, and much
praise is due to Mr.. Arms for the enterprise he
has exhibited in procuring them. A visit to tbis
nock VIII wei repay any one interested in breed.
ing sheep
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25

Thomas II. Renfrew owns meadow
farm in the Southeast corner of Bradford,
containing twenty-one and half acres.
Three and half acres are in pasturage and
occupied by buildings. On the remaining
eighteen acres were raised this year the fol-.
lowing crops, to wit Twonty-four tons Of
hay, one hundred and seyenty-fye bushels of
oats, one hundred and forty bushels of corn,
twenty bushels Of wheat, one hundred bush.
els OF potatoes, Ave bushels of peas and
beans and fifteen loads of pumpkins,
The new hotel at North Troy Is com.
pleted and opened to the public.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25

REYERDY Johnson AND THE CoLoRrn R,r
In speech before the National Freedmen's Aid
Union Of Great Britain, Mr. johnson uttered SEN
''ments which, in part, retrieyes him from the
odium incurred by some Of his other speeches in
England Abiding to the colored people of his
State, he said
Our servants, both domestic and agricultural
were all slaves Ny duties brought me into G, con-
neotlon WIN hundreds-I may almost say thou
claims OF those slaves who supposed thensal .,e
entitled to freedom, in the courts of law. MI
Drought me into close contact with them and
speaking IRON experience there derived. IL Ind
no other knowledge on the subject, | sRould saw
at they are as capable of receiving education ~
es mere may be differences among them
~ rssfds TALENT even as there are difference Of
tne KIND among ourselves, hut, speaking eenerah
y, that is my opinion. '"'"s general
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25

WHAT Din lr2-The Burlington Stfnei is
Publishing long article, to show the mistakes Of
the canvass and the causes Of their defeat. An
examination Of one Of these articles conyinces US
that the slme ase is much more clearly and con.
cisely stated by Nasty, when he says-'' Our
platform went agin us He'd it been difrent in
all FERTILIZERS. we shood hey pollei more votes
pevidcd nv course, that we bed he'd dilrent men
standin onto it. This is cleer. The Republican
platform was agin Us. He'd they made diiIrent
platform, and put other men onto t.-ther plat
form and their men bein both more Objectionable
70 the people, and our platform and our men helm
less Objectionable to the people-the result wood
hey been far different. This is cleer"
These various subtenuges may serve a party
purpose, and 10 some extent avert the c1nse-
quences Of a disastrous defeat but they really
have no foundation in truth. The fact is the is
sues Of the canvass could not have been material
ly changed nor the result 0briated, by any artful
sugar-coating Of platform or candidates. The
Republican party was fully committed BY the
fundamental principles OF its organization, and
by its brilliant history and hopes, to certain
course The integrity Of the Union must be
maintlined at all hazards the fruits Of the war
must all be sacreily preserved the work Of re-
construction must be completed and especially
must tie good faith of the nation he scrupulously
kept with It's creditors and with the freedmen.
Now the Democratic party must of necessity be
an opposition party. They might not have ineor-
porated virtual repudiation in their platform, or
placed rc'olutlonist upon their ticket butwho
would have been deceived thereby? Which par
" would the regulators, and reyoIutionists, and
negro-haters, and friends of the lost cause, have
sustained? THIS would have been the question.
and the answer would heye been practically the
same, even il the issues had been less clearly de-
fined.
The difficulty with the Dcmocmtic party in the
late campaign was not So much that The leaders
mlsmanaged the campaign, as that the American
people, through sad experience, understand the
party.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25

tie, Of the Adiuioni and Inspector General
passed in concurrence.
mis- read third b1ie. II 20s 70 change the
name Of the person therein named passed.
II $50, altering the name Of Frederick Kings
ley, &c. passed.
graded school districts and in relation 10 pruden-
tial committees passed.
Mr. Proctor gfRutland called up II 100, in
addition 10 chap u, general statutes, relating ~
laying out and disseminating highways and
bridges and opposed the bill as containing dan
gerous provisions, which would tend 10 cause lti-
mtion.
Mr.. Converse of Woodstock explained The pro-
visions 81 the bill and the reasons why the CONE
mttcc reported in favor of it. " amy of the bad
results feared by Mr. Proctor. were actually 90 I've
realized from Tie bill, he should De opposed % it
feared. ~
The passage Of the bill WINS then refused.
Mr.. Proctor Of Rutland moved b. reconsider
the vote rejecting the adoption Of the resolutions
relating to reciprocity Of trade disagreed TO-
II. 23s, relating to the normal schools OF this
state passed
Mr. Robbins Of Hancock called up II. 1871. re-
lating to bountes ON noxous animals
Mr.. Foster Of Whiting, moved 10 amend so as
TO pay bounty Of % cents For every wOodchuck.
MIR. knowlton of Strattln, opposed the
amendment, but was in favor Of the bill. lie
sulled tne suhe1ihgs "a Whieh lhpse lISihg ~ tne
mountainous districts were subjected, and the
losses they met with by reason OF the bears that
infested the mountains. lie Thought the state
was as much under obligation TO protect the peo-
pie from the destruction OF these bears, as to pro-
teeI inc hsh ~ the streams ana ponds
The amendment proposed by Mr. Foster was
rejected.
, 'ir' converse OF woodstock ana mr. Mepler OF
huc.ies,et' mV3reu tne pass1ge o. the pie KNOW
iig that the ihha'iiuiis suffered lioh the delIt.
cations OF these huAious animals ana we had
poItei Pay 4o'l D'uhtS ana iiu o"isei'e9o tNelh'
Ihe ollI was tnei passed.
II; @oo altering tne name oil FRANK Leslie Olln-
SWau &C. pasFu'
II. 20, renting % the iahu fe'ofu- oil inc town
VI 9'a W. WNeu;
IL ~ changing tle tlme OF holding the county
ooq NJ ~, ~ sne county OF Vr'nse passed. 90,
u - ~ uino'liie,it "i re'liph - o'n'Ppl 10
genera euciS' Su''uNs' Ni"''ns 70 INC o"e Fr'~'h :
phi .,.o ....... t,.-.t.,,.. p...i-,
:. , ~ W p'S i"'Ni'' p"'o' tue SUM lu'ro-
J" ~ ','i ~ Iasaot'
- - - "u'H'''"ihs ''lo''l'h 10 ""4'u 0'l""l
no am pa7seu'
nc ilousS Volis'uer1q te atehl"leht' Pr"p3S
Gu Gu ~ we 9c'l"le 10 Il l'V " incorporate the
tlc.llllu''u 'en''eiS As7'ciatlon' ANA e'hcuiIeu
'nS,eH'
pr NlIsty ol johnson INTRODUCES pul' lelnt-
~ =, "ulli'ils 'oNn nrool,ngS' lnAihH 'ehHlS
va ~ ~ 49, uuu loiusul ol soivVsnen !" Warh
i's'iiss Icl"''ou pS w" u I"'erI'u 10 committee
u" iuuiviai9 I'LL,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25

" The interesting letter of our old friend
MANSION who used to be such power among
the Vermont Democracy, reminds us of what
we were long ago forced to conclude, that
Democrat makes the best Republican in the
world = provided he is thoroughly recon-
structed.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25

-Ihe . Gentiles" at Salt Lake cast So
votes Tor Grant and 70 for Seymour.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25

INTERNAL kEyENuE.-Iate reports from Wash
lngton state that the commissioner of Internal
revenue is well pleased with the working of the
nc" revenue law, under which the receipts fully
come up to his expectations, and are in accordance
WIN the expectations Of the committees of WAYS
and Means and Finance. From present indica-
lions the receipts for the current year will not he
lar from one hundred and ninety millions.
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HOUSE.

Reports. The committee to visit the Vermont
Reform School, made report Of the result of their
Investigations on visit 10 the School, which will
le Published hereafter
From committee On ways aud MEANS In favor
of II. 227, fixing the salary of the A1jutant and
Inspector General, with amendment fixing the
salary at $500, which was agreed to passed
s. us, in amendment Of an act, relating to the du-
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le.t| a. ~ n - ~ ssfse ft u ~ % q = d
hero to my old State rights doctrine!
In the event Of nomination and sue.
cess, ! trust I should so act that
neither the great party which makes
the nomination, nor the great body
OF patriotic citizens whose co.opera.
ton would insnre success, would
have cause to regret their action. It
is en- intense desire with me, to see
the Democratic party meeting the
question Of the day in the spirit of
the day, and assuming to itself a
long duration of cscendancy. It
can do so if it will"
8 P. M.-The Convention adjourn
ed at 6 o'clock, without Q ballot or
platform.
A special to the Charleston lie,
curry says: Hon. J. 3. Campbell has
been made Chairman of the South
Carolina delegation; Gen. Hampton
put on the Committee on Resolu-
tions; Hon. Carlos Tracy on Gre
dentials; Mr.. Simpson on Orgauiza.
tion.
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FINANCIAL AND CoMMERcIAI..

New YORK, July 6-Noon.
4056. Corn excited, and 3(94c. bet
ter. Mess pork 27.75. Cotton
firmer, at 329i933. Freights quiet.
z z. M.-Cotton 1a@1c. better;
sales 1,6o0 bales, at 80 I@33. Flour
unchanged. Wheat more active.
Corn active-mixed Western 1.49:
white Southern lib. Oats 12. Pork
q shade better-27as@29. Lard
steady-kettle 16. Governments
closed quiet and firm. Money
active-call 3@4. Gold 4OI. Ster-
ling 1O14.
CnARLEsroN, July G.-Cotton firm
sales 1856 hales-middlings 31@311I;
receipts 53.
AUGUSTA, July Cotton marke It
irregular; sales 40 bales-prices no.
minal.
SAVANNAH, July G.-Cotton firm.
with an advancing tendency; sales
lis bales-middlings held at 31M32;
receipts GAG
MoBILE, July G.-Sales of cotton
500 bales; market frm-middling
81.
New ORLEANS. July 6.-Cotton
firmer-middling 81; sales 317 bales
receipts AZ. Gold 3924@4O1l. Flour
firmer-superine 714171I, treble
extra 10@11. Corn quiet, at 9O695.
Pork nominally 90. Bacon dull
shoulders 1314; clear 1714.
LONDON, July G-3 P. M.-Consols
951s. Bonds 7314@733s.
LIVERPOOL, July 6-3 P. M.-Cot-
ton active and buoyant-uplands
1116@1114; Orleans 111I(91156.
Bombay shipments to June %, 81, :
600 bales.
LIVERPOOL, July 6-Evening.-
Cotton firm; sales 5000 bales.
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A few weeks since, London had
one'of tho largest musical festivals
ever given. The metropolis could
not furnish singers in sufficient num-
bers, and almost every large town in
England where there is choral
society was drawn upon. These
several bands were separately trained
and only came together as grand
chorus on Friday, before the festival.
The great choir reached over 8, 500,
and the orchestra consisted of 500
performers. The festival was given
in the Crystal Palace, which had
been 30 arranged as to accommodate
an audience of 10000 persons. The
performances were wholly of Handel's
compositions, the oratorios of the
''Messiah" and ''Israel in Egypt"
being given in full, together with
selections from six other oratorios.
The soloists included all the best
opera and oratorio singers now in
London.
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A PoRTENroUs OMEN. the
9TH, after j. P. NJ. Epping, the
Chairman Of the Northern platform,
had put the vote to the surrounding
crowd, and some had cried "aye"
and some emo" and the resolutions
submitted had been declared unani-
mously and enthusiastically carried,
and before the noise of the voters
had died away, the entire radical
platform fell through, and all the
shining lights were precipitated to
the ground. Do coming events cast
their shadows before? t1
Charleston Courier.
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bers, and the galleries croMdsd with
,as brilliant, ,throng of ladies landIgen-
itlemen, as It, was known that General
Napier would bapresent. ssWhen.t the
general entered the House, he was
warmly greeted by the members.
Ihe Premier. Mr.. iDisraeli, then
moved, and Mr.. Gladstone seconded,
the vote Of thanks, which was carried
without dissenting voice, amid the
most enthusiastic cheering from all
parts of the House.
LONDON, July 3.-.General Napier
IS at Windsor to-day, the guest of
Queen Victoria.
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News Items.

ATLANTA, Ga, July 4-P. My
order of General Meade, and pro-
clamation of the Governor elect, the
Senate assembled at the City Hall,
Mt IL m. to-day, and was called to
order by Governor Bullock, who
ascended the stand, accompanied by
General Meade, Judge Erskine and
j. r. Parrott. General Meade's or
ders, the proclamation of the Go
vernon elect, and the omnibus bill
were read. The roll was then called,
Alpeoria Bradley (negro) heading
the list. The oath of office was ad-
ministered by Judge Erskine. Ben
jamin Conley, of Augusta. was elect
ed President of the Senate, and A.
E. Marshall, of Atlanta, Secretary.
After the organization of the Senate,
the Governor elect, accompanied by
General Meade, Judge Erskine and
Parrott, proceeded to the Hall of
Representatives, where TIE same rou-
tine was gone through with. r. L.
McWhorter, OF Greene County, was
elected Speaker of the House. It
then adjourned until Monday, 10
o'clock.
The prosecution testimony in the
case of the Columbus prisoners closed
to-day.
ATLANTA, July G.-The Senate and
House finished their organization
to-day. The elections in the Senate
are ali Republican. In the House, n
Democratic clerk and messenger were
elected. Eleven new members we're
sworn in, giving the Democrats a
majority. In the election of Speaker
OF the House, yesterday, McWhort-
Ter, Republican, received 76 votes;
Price, Democrat, 74-Price voting
for McWhortler, under the i'm preston
that NIcWhortler had cast his vote
for him. On learning the contrary,
Price asked permission to withdraw
his vote for McWhortler, which was
granted by the Governor, who, how
ever, decided that McWbortler was
elected.
The defence for the Columbus
prisoners commenced to-day. The
main points are to prove an aliJi.
WASHINGTON, July Gin the
House, after unimportant business,
the North Carolina Representatives,
French, Devices and Jones, were
sworn in.
The Senate considered the tax bill
to adjournment.
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New York Conventions.

New YORK, July 4-Noon. The
new Tammany Hall is admirably ar.
ranged for the Convention, and ele.
gantly festooned with large American
flags, and decorated with elaborately
painted escutcheons of all the States.
The accommodations for delegates
are ample. The weather is intense
ly hot, but the hall is perfectly ven
tilated. Among the spectators are
many ladies', and many men promi-
nent in Southern politics before the
war. The hall and galleries are
densei!y crowded. A strong police
force is at the doors and on the street
to keep the road open and to pre-
serve good order. The Convention
was called to order at twenty minutes
past IL o'clock by August Belmont,
Chairman of the National Democra-
tic Committee. After. saying, "The
country looks to you, gentlemen, by
means of the Democratic organiza-
ton, to save the country" Belmont
nominated Henry S. Palmer, of Wis
consin, temporary Chairman. The
nomination was confirmed. ;.
New YORK, July 4-P. M.-The
crowd in the vicinity of Tammany
Hall render the streets almost i'm
passable. Over $4,000 applications
have been made for admission to the
Convention. Pendleton's forces pre-
serve their enthusiasm. Johnson
men are few in number, but very de-
termined. Hancock's supporters
seem in bad temper. Rumors of a
Chase letter, bearing strongly on
State rights, excite attention. South
ern delegates applaud johnson for
his amnesty proclamation enthusias-
tically. Rules of the Dcmooratic
Convention Of ga were adopted.
Territories were excluded from vote
In the Convention. Committees on
credentials, resolutions and perma-
nent organization were appointed,
when, after reading the Declaration
of Independence, the Convention
adjourned until Monday.
Judge Chase abides by the decision
of the Convention. His friends say
he will show strong on the sixth bal.
lot. Bets three to one that the De-
mocratic nominee will be elected.
General McClernand, of Illinois,
is temporary Chairman of the Sol
diers' and Sailors Convention. He
welcomed all true soldiers North and
South. Resolutions were proposed
declaring the Convention merely
auxiliary to the National Democratic
convention. Gen. W. B. Franklin,
OF Connecticut, is nominated for Pre-
sldent of the Convention.
Parties who have canvassed the va
r1ous delegations to-day report that
they will stand as follows On the
first ballot the Western States, except