Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-07-29

, Gen. Hancock was not nominated by the
Democrats for Vice President for two reasons
Blair largely out-bid him and Hancock
declared at the outset he would be president
or nothing.
Elk Governor Seymour. now Democratic
candidate for president, was in Milwaukee
when news came of the capture OF Fort
Donclson There was great rejoicing there
as everywhere at the North, over the event,
and the crowd were SO unkind as to call on
Seymour for a speech. After much calling
Seymour spoke about five minutes, but he
was cold as an iceberg. He really had no
sympathy with those who had won the VIC
tory, but then, as now, his friendly and po-
litical associations were with those who were
opposing Grant and the g boys in blue
The mode of Governor Seymour nomina-
ton for the Presidency reminds an exchange
of the story of O'Mulligan and his wife
q It's a bad cowld we have. drop of the
crayther I'D do no harrum. Och, hone,
said Biddy, I've taken the plidge, but you
can mix drink, Teddy. and force me to
swally it"
A one armed rebel soldier, after hearing
political speech that Pendleton recently
made In West Virginia, told the orator that
he lost his arm fighting against an abolition
government and for the principles Pendleton
| advocated.
The remains of the late Hon. Portus Bax-
ter were consigned to their final resting place.
! in Strafford, Vt, on the evening of the 18th
/ inst, after appropriate religious services at
the residence of Hon. j. S Morrill, All
the members of the family were present,
/ with the exception of DR.. j. III. Baxter
whose official duties would not permit MS alb
scnce from Washington,) besides many rela-
tives and friends of the deceased from this
/ and other States.
Gen. l.. 4. Grant, formerly of Bellows
Falls, is on the stump in Iowa for Grant and
Colfax. On the evening of the 18th they had
a torch light procession full mile long at
/ Des Moines, and the citizens were addressed
by him.
The Burlington (Vermont) Free Press says
- The smokness which has been SO plain in
our atmosphere for some time, is caused by
great fires in the Canadian woods 1t is said
that at St Scholastique, on the Ottawa river,
thirty-Six miles from Montreal the roads are
impossible, and steamers cannot run on ac-
count of the fire and smoke
| The New Orleans Crescent sees Il ray of
I in ba -.
claims - One more trial for State rights, and
constitutional liberty" This was the old
battle cry Of the rebellion. By State
Rights and Constitutional liberty they then
meant as they mean now, the right Of minor
tiles to rule majorities by refusing to the ma
jorities the ballot.
Six express robbers have been recently
hung by mob at Seymour, Indiana They
were part of gang which has infested the
railroads in that region for a long time
There was great flood IN the city of Bal
timorc last week, and large amounts of prop
erty destroyed.
Gems. Grant, Sherman and Sheridan were,
on Saturday evening, seven hundred miles
west of Omaha, en- route to the end of the
track.
Congress recently passed bill discontinu-
ing the Bureau after January l, 1869, which
the President vetoed, but it was at once
passed by both Houses over the veto. John
son : vetocs now command no respect from
anybody.
Some of the new southern members of the
House have introduced resolutions impeach-
Ing President johnson. They were referred
to the Judiciary Committee, and Will not be
heard of again until next session.
John g Dickinson, formerly of Benson.
the Southern correspondent of the Herald, 7
has been elected Assistant Secretary of the .
Senate of Florida.
- The war is over said Seymourte the .
other day to onc-armcd soldier who was
turning hand-organ in Union Park n Y 4
" 1t may be over to you, said the brave boy
in blue, lifting up his stump, . but it is mt .
over by good deal, to me The Copper
head yarnospd