Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-03-18
MONTPELIER, VI:
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH Is. 1868.
| In R'Su.: in New Uam3Shire.

ocFdtlc TAX ABOUT tilc ss~c NJ popular reaction
Since the cicctiJ neIr!y 4 wear ago in Con-
necticut there mas bee1. ut first sight, some
re1son for the claim that z Republican princi-
PIES were losing supp ,rtc.s among the people.
The elections last ftii IN Mex York, New
Jersey. Ptnasy Irani.. OIL California and
other states, shovel li~se Doa5c- dc gains
relatively. Republicans lad s,ine cause for
anxiety in these general illic.t BIS r" {. rar-
tisi revolution in f.r1r of Dcil ,--.;e-v Pres
ilent Jhns)n - * mlc.. comfort .f,.n these
apPcarla 'cs Of aTpr1-ll or ti5 c5arse. and
Became more dcs}at, and iaosipus. and revo-
lut;onary in hi attempts . ,49,.e re Exeed-
tive department >Ip-cme in tIc q i:Hinistr.l-
tion Of the affIi-s Of I'll Republic The
presiisntiai election was Il So "a. :.and. and
leading Democratic prpess and politicians
i0J1ei f1Twlrd " Il Il cJ1id3nt faith to IL
political triGnpi which wDuli put all the
power aid patronage Of the national govern
rne-t into their hands a warm, almost
heated contest, Lad sprung up in the ranks
of RcpIb:icans themselves in respect - their
candiIate for President. anal while many
were earnest in their q ivocacy q Gen. Grant
r0t an inconsidcrihle p,rti 3D. either in rum
bers or influence, were the ardent cham iions
of Chiet Justice CLasc Conservative Re
puiliclns Ike Rs, ,ioud. md men - hanging
OK the verge of the party Tx Vel, we're
losing no opportunity - dem 'rai'-, the Re
publican party ~ ascl -hnS iss falling II in
tho popular vr;e u = r.lcttIn :.gli.-s R;rd:-
caiis-n, negro suffrage, ngrcs~i5naI recon
ssructi IN, i.npe ,ciiment, ;rd restrictive la,-r
81 all SOFT aoI sc lJgiruj conclusion from
'hcsc premises VS. that the r.~sy must eat
l1Csc from is Raiicali,n. -: suffer an over
whcl,ning defeat. Thcre conservative mis-
eEi-f-makcrS th"ught Trey had fo1inj. III Gen.
Grant a -cl'ier p1palar cao;gh with tie
p'CIic 10 &c n lEiTatcd :Ed elected without
any platform, ard ti.cy Hoped, ~ making him
the Instrument If t ci- purfcscs. and mould
ing his p1itis to their model, 10 make him
= sort cf conservative, no-p1I ~. anti-Con-
;-ress, President, whose nominal ion and cleo
ton would SIN ISL 20 Bepu hlcan machine,
sn1 E.aac raymond End Weed, AVA Doo-
little and Diz..n, ard their political kitn ard
lin, the s.ars Of The new political armament.
all his political InaI-5Hverirr 'ya- .r,n~in g,
81. TO their re-, AID I IS IN " g-se
IN q pr, ct sch aid a. tt,v eoui :. without
conn it:ing tEems"!.es 10 ia Political or
tunes. They Under: TODD cite well ia.
neither Gen, Graft si1- any oticr II Il. c,,il1
=ecurc tie vote of l. majority of RcT,:5Iie.l.e,
unless / c vas rnclriroesI. arl sq-a,ely
IloGCrd 70 Pei a. ion I.rir ciu.es. aLI icy
q crcso-e Like. uIs tlis conE err We rove
rnent rs cure to Gitrtc 20 i.epcL...ce.. ote,
and give The emit; ~ cas- victory.
Thus matters stood Il the cPeniag Of the
campaign in Eev. Hampshire several weeks
since, and re Democrats commenced the
c>n7ass ia Tat site confident Of victory.
The Republicans IN their State Convention
hal detla~e't their pre- crcncc for Grant for
President. bus the Stanton .--ihroglic lad not
tea put the General So rarely oa the Re
yGiiican platform as t, secure to him the
.rppJrt of the Rad cIl portion OF the party,
ana IL was Nv ID means ccl tain whether this
declaration in isis .sy5r would strengthen or
weaken Hartman IN his run for Governor.
Both parties went into the fight feeling that
it was the opening battle of the presidential
can?aisn, to be infested on national rather
than lJcai issu ;. AMI in its rcsnit to be con-
siiered as a decisive inlica:ion of the fact
and the extent OF ,Ec = great Democratic re-
action
No political canvass il any other State was
ever s, holly contested t. ~ same
ground was fought over Jay alter day and
week after vice. by both parties, Wiz. an en-
crgy AMI persistence and thoroughness with
olt parallel. Every inch of the field was
contested, every Principle ant: policy of the
national p, ties. as scose1 at Washington .
was Subjected u the most rig:d scrutiny and
unspiring criticism Congress, Stanton,
Grant, johnson, impeachment, were all in
thc CANVASS. and the representative men OF
both PARTIES, Radical Republicans and Radi-
cal Democrats. spoke in every city, town and
,iIluge IL tie State NJ ndax night of last
week this unnrecelc1t d canvass closed, anC
Tues lay aig,,t tie Lightning flushed 10 every
corner of the eEublic tee news, that, witt
the fullest vJtc cvc- cast in the State, New
IIanns..irc stood fast ~ her filth in Republic
great rcactipn,'' when il reached her ran
tie kills, und is wavce stayed AMI its tide
turrcd back-
But if ti.i- election proves that THIS 5oastet
ssIcaction - can lie met and overcome, it als,
ei-cs Rel ublicans $50 i'll respect to tbt
method to be pursued ia she presidential. car
va-s in states wi ere tie republicans arc no
sure Of an easy victory. TLete is work t.
lie GJn~. UnfoT .rnatcly, perhaps, for t.,
cJurtiv. r pnbliean victories are not al
wavs easily won. Tie work dy2e in New
IIamI sire ougi.t 70 Lave increased the Re
publican majority ~ :hat state. That it did
MT dp SO, is evidence tina. men DO not casil,
Change their political principles or acton
Il sueccc Led IN cal ing out full vote rathe
t'ran in changing the opinions Of the vJte.s
And this wi tara OFT, VIC believe, II b,
t-ce ,isewLc.c. Chants vote for Pres iden
ma- Iaadc to equal LincJla-s with thorovg
c.lI.vass, but even Lie cannot succeed unles
Republicans go TO wuIk in earnest. Th
Dernorr1tio party Is still. the Iarty Of o.
stcacti.n the Republican party S s.li IL
party of progress arI Wit, tnis tut 80
I-core the reoIle, ami tie importers, q tn
e'cctior :, fall Shown that n, man can re
rain Indifferent t. TIE result, Grant : Gle,
ton is not only made sure, bot - mad, sur
By mi ,rity 81 conclusive and oycrw.lr,-,l
ing rs to silence az ,Taitorous cilmo- aboC
ar., Al! oil