Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-10-19
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"Thc best political prophets in Ohio"
says the Utica Obsc,rcr, predict that
Seymour and Blair will poll a much
larger vote in that state than did the
local candidates. The victory - delay
ed, not lost" Perhaps.
The Trenton Tyuc american extracts
comfort from the most adverse circum-
stances. In its issue of the 18th appears
the following caption: '0The October
+ elections! Democratic Victory in
Newark. New jersey all right Gain
of three Aldermen! How the Jersey
Democrats, depressed by the news from
Pennsylvania and Ohio, must have been
chccrcd by these inspiring lines.
Almost alone among the Southern
papers, the Richmond Dispatch speaks
out boldly and decidedly respecting the
October elections. 1t says:
1--WE conjecture that there will be now
no very vigorous fight over the prcsi-
Dental election. Whc whole strength Of
the parties, including the immense
means they had concentrated to iniiu-
encc the opinions and votes Of men,
having been CNertcd upon the truggle
of Tuesday, we imagine that the defeat
ed party will hardly continue the con-
test without hope
The Democratic minority in the Unit
ed States Senate will reach low figure
in the Forty-hrst Congress. They lose
five Senators in Connecticut, Indiana,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Wiscon-
sin and gain one in Ohio. They may
p ssibly also gain one in n Jew jersey in
place of Senator Frelinghuyscn, whose
term expires in 1869. lhis would give
them nine members from the loyal
states, including Tennessee. II is inn
possible to say how many, if any, they
will have from the reconstructed
States.
The Philadelphia Press says:
"ln the fall of 1914, when Francis Il.
Skunk, Of blessed memory, was the De
mocratic candidate for Governor of Pen
nsylVania, being closely pressed by adj
where, he WAS saved from defeat by the
splendid maioritics given in the VIII
mot district, in Northern Pennsylvania,
The same counties in November follow
ing secured the vote OF the State to
james *. Polk, and made him Presi-
dent OF the United States. Look at
them now bradford is reported at
$500 Republican majority. Tioga at
300, and Squchanna at 800; total Re
publican majority, $500. Query: Where
and who are the Democrats n0W:'
The Charleston Courier thus describes
NJ. John Quincy Adams:
Ills appearance at the first sight is
not prcposScssing. lie is short and
square-shouldered wears tight panta-
looms and Il short coat, his hair is brown
and very short and his complexion is
florid. lie wears no beard, nor NOUS
tache, ana the constant use of pyeglas-
Sos gives him an Il pearunce OF aifecta-
ton. His dress, however, is remarkab-
~ clean and neat, without the least os-
tentation, and his manner is that of a
Well-bred gentleman. \ single oppor-
tunity of hearing him in public, or 1if-
teen minutes conversation on matters
Of public interest, is enough TO convince
any one that he is not only we'll in
formed man and deep thinker, but
clcar-hcaded and cool, With complete
command over himself, ana a ready APP
probation ofany situation, however un-
expected
\ Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial having mention
ed to ncighbor the death Howell cobb,
"Grcet God! YOU don't tell me so, sir
he replied. "Woll, sir was n ole line
Whig-bOm to it, you may @ay--but ole
Howell Cobb lived in my mouse hyur-
years. He named his son after me.
Grea, God is he dead? Well sir You
may talk about rebel, neighbor-for we
all have our faults-but he was a consis-
tent member of the Baptist Church.
Great God? j, he dead? Why, neigh
Dor, he warn't no seccSsiOnist. He was
LED into il against his viii, like every
one of lem. He must q weighed nigh
on to three hundred. He was mon
strous fat, and the cleVercst gentleman
| ever sot eyes ON. Great God! Yes, sir
he was rich, or his Wife was. She had a
hundred and fifty niggcrS. And he's
dead? He lived at Athens, went there
once from Washington on GRAND for
him. told you he named his boy after
me, didn't |? Great krackeys! Well,
sir, while he was Secretary Of the Treas
ury he lived ON Fifteenth street, just
above Riggs bank. He kept open house.
lie was Il mighty fat man. And he's
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