Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-06-24

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Daniel ID. Pratt, the Republ - :.
inee i'm the Eighth INsulct a
i. six feet oiA inches in heig
weight is about four hundred
The Republicans of Addison CSciltv
hold their Convention to-day to nomi-
nate the usual County officers.
1t is stated that GOV. Seymour of New
York is preparing an address to the
democracy of The country which he will
soon publish, and in which he will re-
new his former declination to be a can
didatc for the presidency. He will also
probably indicate his preference as to
the man whom the party should select
for that position.
Major VIM. Writ Carter, Republican
candidate for Congress in the With In
diana (Huntcr's) District, against whom
Dan Voorhees, threatens to run, is well
known throughout the District as an
effective public speaker, and will UNI
doubleday make q strong canvass. Ma
ior Carter of the list. In every position,
in civil or military life, which he has
]
self with distinguished honor.
The New York correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Lcdgcr says in his last let
ter: 'UendriclSs' stock is said to be
up to-day. Some prominent Democrats
who have been leaning to Chase have
gone over to him, as saftcr all, the only
man that is likely to unite all the cle-
ments Of the party. The New York
delegation will be a unit for Hoffman
as Vice. You may rely upon that"
Ben. Woods organ, the New York
,S}nt2dy Nc,cs is speaking of the Chase
movement, says: ''To suppose it could
have been successful was to believe that
there is neither principle nor patriotism
III the hearts of the Democratic masses
of the country, nor brains III the heads
of their leaders,
The following is from the Washing
ton correspondent OF the Louisville
Journ0}:
"Mr. Chase talks freely of the politi
cal situation. He is visited just now by
more professional politicians than The
J i iC1ANNHt iiiiii1Siit anu oi'uoii WV
+ Chase movement may be regarded as
sensation, yet the politicians consider i
: safe to keep up close relations with tn
possible "com ing man." The Chic
) Justice on his part is person of fac
, and Judgment, who knows how to han
die delicate transactions. In converse
ton at thinner party, u day or two ago
an old line Democrat said to him: How
= do you feel, Judge, in the company yol
z are Keeping ut the present time?
Il feel, said he, like a man who ma
been travelling in foreign countries, i'm
, proving his view of society, returned
l once more to the original fold.
: But, DO you feel at home p
why shouldn't /? The Democrat
party has gotten round very nearly t.
die point where | left'it. 1t is the con
4 sentative force of the nation and if
Q were libcralized little it would newt
ably absorb everything that is not rad
call
what do you mean by liberalized?'
D In respect to its organic discipline
; Upon its constitutional theories, its viey
, of State rights, and its opposition t
radical measures, thousands Of Republi
cans agree with it. Let it remit all 10
cal questions to the States, suffer negr
= suffrage to become an incident as it is
open its doors wide to new corners, nc
new converts, and it would be a stron
: ger, purer and better party than it wa
1 in its happiest days