Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-06
Vermont Daily Transcript
ST. ALBANS, VT:
MONDAY, july 6, 1865.
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Sr. NICHOLAS, New York,
JnlN Sd. 1865.

July Sd, 1868
EDITORS TRANSCRIPT:
New York city is always Il point OF at
traction, and this is peculiarly the ease
ut the present time. The Republican
party oftpe union having madeit. nom
nations in n manner most auspicious Of
success, and stolen a long march on Che
"unterrified" Democracy by the NOM
nations, and platform adopted NJ Chi
cago, the Democrats are stirring Vigor
ously to retrieve lost advantages by The
nominations they Will present in the
convention about to assemble here, and
by appealing to the 4pirit OF caste which
is strong by education in the people of
the South, and which is by no means
dormant in the breasts Of people OF 9TH
er ATTITUDES. In the present condition
of parties there is a strong resemblance
to the magnet, which has its positive
and negative poles, and if ncgation Is
destined to win, then, with iudicious
handling there are plenty Of elements
of hope in the Democratic party. The
cation has been a positive one, party
of action, and has therefore been com
petent to deal with emergencies vigor-
ously. The emergency of the war was
too much for the Democracy, and they
can only hope to become vigorous again
by the installation of ideas which have
up to the present hour been foreign to
their traditions and policy, Hence the
extreme interest which is felt on all
sides concerning the course of the COM
ing convention. If Democracy is to be-
come liberal il can be no matter of re-
gret even to those who do not desire the
success the party, though it may there
by become too fast a thing for some OF
the old warehouses, who hang to the
past like Jews to Judaism. But the
shrewd men, like Governor Seymour,
sec that there is no hope of success with
out an advance. 1t looks favorable, l
must say, for the liberals just now
With the ascendancy of the liberal feel
ing, the nomination of Judge Chase will
be by no means impossible. The fact
that the woman's right party receives
encouragement from many prominent
Democrats is somewhat significant OF
the growth of the liberal feeling.
A letter has been shown here, written
by Judge Chase, in which he pledges
his support to the nominees ofthe Dem
ocratic convention, and urges that his
name be not presented as a candidate,
unless with positive assurance of its sue
cess. What will the Tribune and hide
pendent say to that? Up to the time OF
the Chicago convention Judge Chase
was the first choice of both those papers
for the Republican nomination.
/ think l notice among the party
workers at this hotel, where the New
York delegation has rooms, that Sim
Jewett is on hand. You will remember
him as u. S. Marshall of the Northern
District of this state in 1861, in which
year he was removed. He had charge
of census matters in his district in 1860
and made nice little thing by "enum,
Grafton" With the appointment OF
each deputy made by him, circular
was sent, printed and headed 'confiden-
tial," in which the appointee was Eek
pected promptly to contributed a certain
sum, varying with the importance OF
the various sub-districts, ''for party pur-
poses" Besides the regular PERCENTAGE
made by the willy Simeon out of the CEN
sus, figure it that he made few snug
thousands out of his confidential circu-
lar. One deputy, in Watertown, l
think, being assessed pretty smartly
wrote to his chief and requested him in
more vigorous language than you will
chose to print, to journey to that undis.
covered country where the thermome.
terunvaryingly indicates excessive heat
Sim. did not go-but he probably will.
Your old friend, Writ Skies, is of
West on literary business just now
His fertile pen still works for some Of
our best monthly publications, includ
ing Hdrpers, Our Young Folks, the Riv,
erside, and also Baptist weekly paper
in Boston. He finds time to be Presi
dent of the Association of Authors, O.
this city, and his geniality, industry
and talents, make him as popular witt
litterati, as his writings are among the
people. Yours, as of old,
ANON.
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