Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-10-06
Notes and Comments.

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caused some fears that there would be but a
small showing at harvest But the fine
weather Of the last two weeks has brought
the crop forward rapidly, and the testimony
Of several skilled observers, who examined
the fields throughout the whole valley while
The tobacco was being cut is, that the crop
just harvested is the largest and Girest evor
raised in the valley.
Ex-senator Wade, on taking the chair
at a recent republican meeting in Ohio, said
that the republicans must not expect to make
any converts now that the men who, after
witnessing all the events of the late war, and
that have succeeded it, still support the policy
Of the democratic party, are joined to their
idols and might as well be let alone; but
those who had believed in and voted for the
Union should be aroused and got out to The
POLLS
A Labor Reform State Convention was
held in Worcester, on Tuesday, September
lbs. About three hundred delegates were
present, and Hon Israel W. Andrews was
chosen President A series of resolves were
adopted that can be understood to mean re-
pudialou A ticket for State officers was
nominated, as ioilows For Governor f.
W. Chamberlain Of Boston; for Lieutenant
Governor James G. Hathaway Of Sprng6cdi
for Secretary Of State, S b. Pratt Of RAM
iolph; for Treasurer ~ w. Stoidard Of
North Bridgewator; for Attomoy-Goneral
Charles Cowley Of Lowell for Auditor,
Charles j. Goodwin of Haycrhil.
One of the first and most gratifying du-
ties which the Vermont Legislature will have
to perform will be the ratification of the Eff
tccuth Amendment. The Green Mountain
State will be the twouty-irst to give its con.
sent to this great measure unless the Ten
nesseo Legislature, which assemblies ON Mon
day next, should ratify it, 1t is now con-
siderod morally certain, however, that it will
fail in that body Let us have every Repnb-
lican legislator present when Vermont records |
her endorsement of the Fifteenth Amend
mout. Her voice should be emphatic. - Free
Press
An experienced bookseller says that
twice as many eopies of Burns's Poems are
sold os IF Ryron's and that Grtv comics of
Burns are sold to one Of Scott Scott sells
worst of any Of the modern poets, except
Wordsworth. Burns was the Byron Of hum.
bic life Mrs. Stowe has given Byron's Poems
a famous lif.-and she has done the same
GOOD urn for fine Guiccioli's hook
Mr.. Jefferson Davis sailed for America
on the 25b of September. PERTAINS he'll
have reception" on reaching the United
States. Unlike Scipio, he is willing that his
country should have chance to have his
bones.
The Democratic organs clamor for the
taxation Of United States bonds WHY were
United States bonds not taxed in n single in.
stance, during the forty or 6Hv veors that
the Democratic marty had control Of thu
Government -? Whom Won bo,r red.mou+b
ed repudiationist demanding that ,bo bonds
be taxed. ask him whv thew were nat toxod
when his marty had tbo nover 20 .av tbor,
and see what soothing effect If will have mn.
on him.
Rooo;nts e.om ;a.ou.oi .
L.. s..
expired on the 3Oth of September, amount 10
$40 600, OC0-a large increase. In Septem-
GER the entire revenue exceeded s3O,000,-
300.
JUDGE Richardson has resipned his office
Of Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
rnou c,ono ..,.. ,hono mn. .o.,..,;..
for women to do in aid of the army other
than to take their places in the ranks Tho
women who devoted themselves during the
late war to providing for the comfort Of tho
sick and wounded acted as importont mart
as the soldiers who were in the field saving
thousands Of valuable lives. and adding to
tho s,ron,tb and ofso;on,,. - ~
there is another point to be considered. 1t i
it said that men peril their lives for their
country, butwhose life is pered when the SOL |
der is born Woman furnishes all the SOL
diers, and having furnished Them she acts as
quartermaster and commissionary, and does
picket duty without relief, for years and
years, Tor the care OF them.
Statistics show that the deaths from
drunkenness in England amount to 10000
year in Germany to 10000 year in Rus
STA, to 10000 year in Belgium, to 1000 /
and in France, to $4,000 In this country it
is estimated that 10000 persons annually are
the victims OF ntemperance.
The San Francisco Bulletin ridicules the
proposition to remove the National Capital
and says; "Just now, we have not got
hundred millions to spend for this business.
and the convention nj Ct nuie "a