Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-07-01
Political.

effort is making to secure Mr. chase
nomination at New York. His friends
say that they are quite hopeful of success
They calculate certainly upon Pendleton
early slaughter. and they believe Han
cock will share the same fate. His sup
port by the National IateQigsncer' thej
believe will hurt more than it will hell
him. They admit that their Creates
danger is from Hendricks. They profess
to have information that Chase is th'
second choice of large number of dele
gates. In spite of all this talk. the old
and shrewd Democrats in both Houses
say that Chase will not command twenty
votes at any time in the Convention.
The Posts Washington correspondent
saws: "The larger part Of the Conserva'
tive politicians now congregated here
regard the contest in the Convention as
virtually between Pendleton and Han
cock. with the chances in favor of the
latter The first entire State delegation
to the New York Convention which has
arrived is ct from California. Though
their first choice is Mr. Pendleton, It Il
understood that they will give hearty
support to MIR. Hendricks They arc
lso IN favor Of Hoffman, as the most
available candidate for the second place
on the list,
The new Arkansas Representatives, say
that the electoral vote of Arkansas is
certain for Grant and Colfax.
Perry Fuller nominated by the Pres'-
dent as Commissioner of Internal Reven
uc is a notorious lobbyist. A Washing
ton correspondent says he is as bad a
man for the place as can possibly he Sc
lected, and if any Senator voting to con
Wet the President should tura round and
vote to confirm Fuller, he will have a
heavy load to carry.
The Chicago Post suys: "Among the
Conservative soldiers in Ohio named as
delegates to the lummany side show, is
General T.. G, Hunt of Toledo who has
been dead six mouths
Governor Brownlow is sanguine. He
says in bis paper:
"Of the States now in the Union, VIC
conccdc Kentucky and Maryland as GER.
tainly against tuant--Oregon and Con-
neticut we set down as doubtful All the
other States VIC claim tor Grant, no mat
ter who may be nominated at the New
York gathering of old Democratic prosti
tutcs, Wing rcnegades and defeated reb
els. Of the Southern States that may he
admitted to vote, we claim one half for
Grant, certain, aud consequently We claim
the triumphant election of the Republican,
ticket"
A Washington dispatch to the Phila
delpha Press says; "Hon. Thaddeus
Stevens regrets the publication of state
ments regarding his new impeachment
articles this morning as they are dcc'.
dedly premature. The additional state
ment that he intended to present them to
the House to day, is entirely without
foundation in fact, as he has not as yet
made up his MUD to present them at all"
The Dayton Ohio Ledger, Vallan-
digham's organ, becomes seriously alarm
ed at seeing the names Of Gems. VIM I,
Sherman and George II. Thomas added
to the list of Democratic candidates ler
the Presidency. IL says; "lf the New
York Races sre not exciting, it will not
be for want of entries, nor of foreign
horses. Truly it seems as il the demor
alization Of the Democratic party, With
set in last fall, just after the elections,
aud the cry, for particular purpose, oil
policy you aust be cAeful to get Re-
publican votes, and not drive them off by
nominating 'gus men, seems now to be
spreading far and vide. 1t is melan
choly enough. but no man has any right
to complain of the conAagration who
helped to kindIe the fire."
A precious influence must cmanate from,
Washington College (Lea's). Virginia
AT the recent alumni supper the fourth
regular toast was as follows:
1.-THE fallen heroes of the war | Noble men
The story Of their martyrdom adds fresh lustre
to motto too often sneersd at. 'Dulce ct deco
rum est pro patria nori +"
ten. Wade Hampton, in response, said
he did not believe the Confederate heroes
had fallen in viin-'the cause for which
jackson and Stuart fell caunot be in vain,
but in some form would yet triumph .
fbc eighth toast was.
Inc trne men of the South Having courage
without rashness, prudence without timidity,
they neither quail before the frown Of power
nor lawn upon the hands that have manacled
TIC Liberties OF their country. ~