The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-09-15


that ] withdraw al my appointments
in Illinois Hora,io seymour, On the
cath q July. ises. sounded The key
note Of despair in his letter 10 Hon Colin
NJ Ingersoll. Of Connecticut, when be
said NY friends saur pl,isgof me iaio O
sra n tros11es ! do not know bow The
canvass vii 60 but now that ] am il
the hgh, / shall DO the best can
These are not only confessions Of de-
feat. but tributes b the Overwhelming
popularity Of Grant
The California papers contain the
proceedings Of large Republican State
Convention, held at Sacramento on
Wednesday evening the 18th Of August,
at which the Hon A. r Dudley made q
speech containing the following Ian
guhge: II have been voter for TWEEN
ty-eight years BY my bald head you
see ! have grown gray in the service Of
my country, and have never but once
failed to vote with the democratic
party had the honor OF being a
Presidential elector in my district on
the Breckenridge ticket Since the war
has been over have tried to get along
quietly with the democrat party: and ]
stumped the State for Haight tthe dem
ocratic candidate for Governor) last
year. ] talke War Democracy, bat
now the issues are fairly made between
Grant and Colfax on the one part and
Seymour and Blair and their platform
on tho other The living issue to-day
is this: Was the war 10 put down the
rebellion right or wrong 2" Col Sibley,
a member OF the Democratic State Cor
trial Committee Of California, has also
declared for Grant and Colfax. The
spirit perva1iug California extends
along the whole Pacific border The
leader of the Oregon democracy, Hon
j. w. Nesmith, il not now for Grant,
was at least among the first to nomi-
nate him for President, for on the 11th
of February, 1864, in the Senate Of the
United States he declared "phere is
no honor that | would not confer on
Grant, as expect myself to vote for
him for President of the United States
Being willing to cast my vote for him,
| shall not be willing to do anything to
degrade him.
The West will be unit for Grant.
In New England all Republican dis
sensions are hushed, and even William
Pitt Fessendon, whose vote acquitted
Andrew Johnson, has, for the first time
in many years, taken the stump as an
active canvasser. But the enthusiasm
for Grant does not show itself simply
in mass meetings and eloquent speech
es. II persades all business circles and
all the Conservative centres. Satisfying
the radical element, it is securing the
warm support OF moderate men of all
opinions. Never have the nominations
Of the Republican party been so har-
monious, and never have they been SO
ardently supported.
One Of the most remarkable men
brought prominently before the public
by the great political upheaval in 1850,
is the the Hon John D. Defrees. An
editor Of marked ability in q Western
State, and an acute politician, he early
foresaw the storm that was TO over
spread the country, and at once took
early aud decided ground in favor OF
the party Of the people. In the cam.
paign of 1860 he took prominent part
which resulted in an intimacy with Mr.
Lincoln. This intimacy ripened, sub.
sequently, into strong personal friend
ship which lasted up TO the death Of
the President. Soon after tbs inaugu,
ration Of Mr.. Lincoln, in 1861, Mr.. De.
frees received the important appoint
ment Of superintendent Of Public Print.
ling, position be held with entire sat.
istaction to all honest men until the
apostacy Of Andrew johnson, in 1866
when be gave way TO one more friend.
ly to the policy Of the accidental Presi
dent. But Mr. Defrees had given such
general satisfaction b6 his unimpeach.
able integrity aud great business tai
ent, that Congress, desiring to retain
bis services, passed an act, last year
making the Office Of Superintendent
elective by the Senate; and the result
was the reinstatement Of Mr.. Defrees
II is not saying enough for Mr. Defree'
that the Senate couId not have selected
q more able head for this important
branch Of the public service; for in the
Management Of the Government Print
ing Office be has shown himself to be
possessed Of qualities which would b.
useful TO his country in more promi.
nent and responsible position. Politi
caily, Mr. Defrees is frank, straightfor
ward Incorporating Republican; bal