Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-09-22
H0 for Pi0ffs6Urgh.

IIo! for P0tfs6Wgh.
The Republicans of Clinton County
n. Y. are arranging for political meet
iny at Pittsburgh on the 9TH of October
next. The press of the valley of Lake
Champlain has already announced that
Vermont is to be represented there, by
the true end .JuithiW in large numbers.
1t is well understood, we suppose, thai
the State of New York is rcckoncd upon
by the Democrats, for her full electoral
vote in favor OF Seymour and Blair,
W Lille the Republicans consider the re-
suit as extremely doubtful. In order to
make the result for the Democracy more
do lbtful, and to iasure the State vote fol-
CIR. mt and Colfax, the Republicans
have a work TO do between this time and
November. The Republicans of st. AL
bans and franklin County Vermont
can now lend their neighEors across the
Lac helping a hand as the oppoi-
tuni, y is presented!
Vermont may be considered rs safe
for Grant and CoifaX in November, and
there is little more remaining for us to
do here, than to deposit our votes. The
local issues and divided notions which
manifested themselves so very unpleas-
autly at our September election, Will
not appear in our national ballot III
Novembe In view of this fact, we
are in duty bound to render such aid as
may be necessary to the Republicans in
adjoining and doubtful States. Ours is q
progressive party, positive party, and
if you will so have it n Radical party
so far as radicalism is right The Re-
publicans have always been compelled
to work, and they can with satisfaction
point to the many and magnificent re-
suits which have been accomplished
through their organization, since the
party became organized. The people
saw the necessity for the party, there Is
equal necessity for its perpetuity. There
will ever be work to be done, our antag'
onists will tax G every advantage of oul
lukewarmness and hestancy, we should
not hesitate.
We have n political organization in
st. Adams known as the Grant Club
or at least history SO records the fact
This is the nucleus around which we
should naturally suppose the supporters
OF Grant and Colfax would gather, but
80 far, we have been unable to discover
any signs of vitality.
What is the object or the use of the
thing if it is not to move forward in
these matters. The President of the
Club, in one Of his jolly speeches, re-
Gently remarked that it had been in
strumental in doing no injury. This is
too true, and he might have added also
that it had done no good. If the thing
lives we should like to discover some
signs of its life; if it was still-bOrn, why
should it have been given a name?
Now we do think, after all, that the
Club might be made the means of doing
some good hereafter, and should lead Of
in this Republican excursion to Platts
burgh. The services of the Brigade
Band should be secured at an early day
to accompany the excursion, with a re
quest that they learn to play " Rail,
Round the Flag" They may know
ho,o already, but if so we have neve
heard them. five are to be disappoint
ed in our expectations ofthe Grant Club
let us have timely notice, that we may
unite ourselves to some school-boys de
batting club, that has not made an eXcur
sion this season and might be inducc'
to go to Pittsburgh. The Ladies' Sew
ing Circles in the village, we believe
made no excursions this season, and per
haps, as a last resort, they might be il
duced to go, it being leap year.
But, candidly, we think the Rcpub
licans of st. Adams and vicinity shoul
attend the Grand Rally at Pittsburgh
and lend their influence to the propoga
ton of Republican ideas over the Lake
We believe that Il great many of on
own way Of thinking, will be there iron
st. Adams, even though each one travel
on his own hook how much better
would be if little organized eilor
could be put forth and take the Ban
along. We have no doubt the Rive
Queen could be chartered forhalf fare
Shall We go?