Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-06-16
ON, Southern Correspondence.

Trade is dull in this city and vicinity
lust now. In fact nearly everything is
dull, except politics Political affairs
are i'm Il moderate state of fermentation.
Everybody seems aroused to an appre-
citation of the magnitude of the present
Presidential campaign. The approach I
ing National Democratic Convention to
be held in New York is receiving partic-
ular attention now. The various rail-
roads are making arrangements for
which delegates to their Convention
will he carried for one fare-that is, full
fare to New York and return free. The
Chronicle and StntinCi of this city says
that "whetler the Southern votes are to
be counted or not, the people of the
south are deeply interested in the issue
perhaps more so than their brcthcrcn
of the North or Vest This.papcr fur
Their declares the probable hearty ac-
quiescence of the Democrats of the
North in the platform adopted, and the
support of their candidates. 1t then
adds awe have already expressed our
own preference for Mr.. Pendleton.
! This preference is based both upon prin-
ciple and availability. We believe him
to be the strongest man of any party in
the West, and that the Middle and
Eastern Democracy would rally to his
support with great deal of zeal and en-
thusiasm. The only reason which we
have seen urged why his nomination
might not be popular in the Middle or
Eastern States is that his views in re-
gard to the finances of the country are
supposed TO be in opposition to the in
terests of those sections. TO this there
are two sufficient answers. First, Mr..
Pendleton's views have been misrepre-
scented. When they are fully explained
and made known it will be seen that
there is no real antagonism between
him and the gentlemen who are sup
posed to be more popular in the East.
SedOnd, admitting that some of Mr..
Pendleton's financial opinions may not
be III accord with a certain class Of Dem
ocrats in the Middle and Eastern States,
such differences could not possibly in
jure him in the approaching canvass, be-
cause the leading lights of the Republi-
can party-Sherman, Butler, Stevens
and others, occupy the same, or, per-
haps, more extreme views Oh those very
issues. Further than this, the Chicago
platform itself speaks with very uncer-
tain sound upon this question. We be-
lieve that Mr.. Pendleton is the first
choice of nine-tenths of the Georgia
Democracy. We have recently received
letters and conversed with leading gen.
tlemen living in the several sections OF
the State, who all agree that the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Pcndleton would give
more general satisfaction and arouse
more enthusiasm among our people
than that of any other man." The
same paper then expresses Il preference
for Adams as the candidate for the Vice
Presidency. There can be but little
doubt that the declarations given above
really express the opinions ofvery many
of the prominent Democratic leaders IL
this State. But the action of the Con
ventiOn will be accepted, even ifSalmoI
=. Chase be chosen as the standard
er of the party. The Constituencies
. says: "The choice of the New Yorl
Convention will, perfofce, be the choice
: of the South but, while that choice il
still open to debate, we avow our prefer
o ence for the Man of the Constitution
e rather than the Man of the Bayonet o
G the Soier of the Ermine. We are bolt
y enough to believe that not only is Mr.
: Pendleton the choice of Georgia bu
Y likewise the choice of all men in tin
/ United States who hate the oppression
of the sword and the unequal despotisn
of the taX-gatherer. fla better man cal
be found, may the laurel be his but
biding the time and the man, we EN-
- dorse Mr.. Pendleton as best, purest, ant
most available" 1t will thus be seel
.s that the grand pressu brought to bea
- upon the people in favor of Mr.. Pendle
- teon is very strong, and it would be
matter of little surprise if the Stat
should not be instructed to support him
2 The employees of the Western an
Atlantic Railroad recently presented t
= the superintendent OF the road, Majo
G. Wallace, Il beautiful walking stick
which is quite noteworthy. Its COS
- was Sis.
; The freight business on the Georgi
I; Railroad is very good this season, tn
l, shipments of provisions, especially, be
> ing larger than they have been fo
" years.
Forty-four negroes were baptized i
| the Savannah river, near Marbury st