Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-03
..XERMONT.r

This II the word pppermost IN all our ex-
changes to-day. In our Democratic contempo-
raries II takes modest sUbdued shape, and
rarely gets above the prominence of an Indented
heading, but in the Republican papers 1t
flames Independently in the biggest Of Job
Type, and is usually accompanied by excla-
nation points, and pictures of BOOSTERS aud
cannon. Some Of the Democratic papers
though not making much display in head
lines or Iorg primer type, are disposed to fig
ure out Democratic encouragement over the re-.
suit in that State.
The New York World, for Instance, says: "The
Democrats generally are jubilaut over the re-
suit in Vermont having cast a larger vote than
for many years, and are confident of doing bet
Ter in November"
The National IatelRgeaeer also figures ON
that ''the Democrats have without any efor
pollcd over AGO more votes In this election
tnsn in the Presidential election Of 1864, while
the Republicans have fallea shor; of their vote
of that yeLr. Besides, the proper, ion o. the
Radical TO tire Democratic vo,e in 1867 was
SO; this year ii Is 2 7-10, showing that in the
increased vote the Democrats have actually
gained more tnan the R1dIcals."
None of our Democratic contemporaries
however, seem 10 treat the matter as If they
particularly banker after Democratic ga'us of
this dcsenpron. Brick Pomeroy's New York
Democrat does not affect to conceal its disgust
and says:
who could expect any change for the better
in State where they have become so sanken
IN debauchery that they have one divorce for
every nineteen marriages., under the Influence
OF Jacobin infidelity T.
The Alexandria Gd-e'te announces the result
and contents itself with the trief comment
"Epnriam is joined TO his idols"
The Philadelphia Ace says, "Vermont IS
welded 10 her idols, and the iconocIast;c De-
riod is not YET Fortunately adds the Ire
'for Ihe cause of freedom, and white mans
Government, Seymour and Blair can aud will
be elected without the votr Of Vermont"
The New York Maj independently thinks
''this policy, adopted by mort political papers,
OF trying TO soften defeat by shallow and ridic
ulOus sophistry, an insult to their readers"
The Richmond DiSPd'ch of yesterday saws:
The result of the cleo. IONS in Vermont sig.
nlncs nothing. Vermont Is a land of political
hFatheD. Ii Is a land of men cut off by their
position from the great world, and as impene-
Bernard" 49,
The New York Herald saws:
The election in Vermont resulted in the sue
cess OF the Republican ticket by largely in.
creased majority, If not the large I for a num-
Ter CT yearS-Say between TWENTY-FIVE and
thirty thousand The Republican majority in
1904 WIS upwards of twenty mine thousand, in
tarlOuS
causes might be assigned for this result. but
We foroCar AT present TO speculate upon them
Ibere can be no doubt, however, but that 10
the course OF certain hre-eating Southern orators
IN proelaimipg their unwavering devotion to
the rebel flag, IN their vulgar and vicious dc.
hunclauons OF General Grant, in their revival
OF me dead issues of the past. and in other
ways, alike uhwiSe, impolitic and reyolu-
nonary, IN all Of which they were aided by
their allies, the Copperhead piess Of the North,
can TINS Democratic collapse in Vermont be
hnrc6
cries of the wsr We're raised ard the Vermont.
ers went to the ballot box as if they expected
TO De called upon 70 fight their old bal tlcs over
3gain- The chief issues of the Presj-
DENTAL campaign have been discussed in the
State Of Maine by the champions of both
parties; aid II rs proper to await the result Of
safe judgment can be formed of the tendency or
the popular mind in the New England States
upon the grave questions now before the
whole American nation. Wait until we hear
frcm Maine"
The New York Times says:
This election scattcrs all the non sense about
Democrstic gains, dispels all the delusions of
Republican apathy and disaffcction, demon
shows the power OF the Republican principles
The Democrats are welcome TO all the COM
tort they can extract from the result, and are
at liberty 70 twist the returns in a7y way that
may suit their mathematical conscience"
The New York Tribune inculcates its usual
moral. 1t says:
1.-The Democrats made a desperate struggle:
They were met in the proper spirit, and the
result Is decisive yictery. The lesson of
triumph is this: Work will bring victory"
The New York Pos; says:
"a Republican victory in Vermont is MOTH
ing new. Yet the STAG election there, the first
OF the series Of skirmishrs which precede the
decisive CONTEXT Of November, csl hardly fail
10 give some indication of the final rC-ult, not
IN that State only, but in the country at large
Ii Is the first clear test by which politicians
can nudge in any national canvass how the
people regard the issues, and the men who ask
thelr SURFACES. Thus, IN Is 4, Vermont gave
the Union candidate for Governor a majority
OF le,yas- The national struggle between pr
ties hsd seemed doubtful up TO this STATS e,ec-
uon- but from the time it, res III was announced
the Union cause gathered strength everywhere,
ana IN November Vermont gave Lincoln a
majority OF 29,VS- II the Republican party
should gain as rapidly this year as then the
vote for Grant in Vermont next November will
be quite as nearly unanimous as the most ex-
IRENE PAL tisan en- ask"
The New York Commercial says:
Vermont rebukes the threatening letter of
Blsn. IL repudIatrs the mensces and violence
of Cobb. Hampton, Preston, Toomb-, Vance a
Co. II accepts the uttefanccs OF Southern
speakers and presses al their obvious meaning
ana nings them back with an obs Innate and res.
olute Nlgor which shows that il gives no ooun-
tenanee TO the restoration of the situation of
I-ct-OI Inere must have been MANY Demo.
Gratis in Vermont and many undecided men.
VINO have voted the Republican ticket this
year, because the success OF that ticket means
peace and order and reunion. There is a move
meIt IN the public mind: movement AGAINST
Seymour and Blair, and the frs sign of this
movement is now inside apparent in the Yer
mont election"