Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

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The Political Calm. -g.sia
1t ia very evident that the people srs
not going crazy over politics this year
We ARC now within two weeks of the Yer
mont election, and within three Of the
Maine election, and yet there seems not
TO be the faintest ripple of excitement in
either Of those States, although in one OF
| them three parties are nominally in tn.
field. No speakers are upon the stump
there are no long lists Of appointments In
the papers, and as yet no stirring sdjura.
tions to organize and bring out the Last
man. Indeed, we should Judge it TO b.
rather uphill work to get together regu-
lar conventions large enough To make the
usual nominations. Still we have NJ
doubt that those sterling States will pro-
perly do their duty to themselves on cleo
ton day. On whatever great issues ar.
are still vital the minds of their people
are made up. As to political excitement
there is no special occasion for il, and
there has been enough in past years to let
the public mind, ~ John Randolph re-
commended the over-cultivated young
Virginian to let his mind, Gle fallow" for
one season. A vacation is sometimes ~
useful to political community rs it is to
its individual members
The same calm appears to be generally
diffused throughout the political atmos-
phere. In this State the Democratic
managers probably thought that they
should stir up something of breeze by
holding their State Convention Mt an un-
usually early date. But it hardly excited
much more attention than An ordinary
district convention, while we have known
many local caucus to attract more no
tice, and awaken more interest from Cape
Cod to Berkshire. Here, too, the main
result is fixed and immovable, no matter
what few scheming politicians of differ
emit shades may think; while the complex
ion of the next Legislature, and the local
questions dependent thrreupon, can be set
tied in the several districts when the time
comes. Little more excitement is discov-
cradle elsewhere, until we reach Pennsyi-
vania and Ohio, the former Of which, ow
ing to its closeness and its political mo-
mentum as one of the great States of the
Union, is always the object of more or
less interest; while the latter, by reason
of the selection of Mr.. Pendleton, has
thrown over its canvass something of thu
lights and shadows of the Presidential
campaign Of 1872.
A single word of caution is perhaps
worthy Of being dropped in connection
with this political lull. If the mass OF
voters are quiescent. interested politicians,
great and small, and particularly the lat
ter, are not. 1t is regarded by them IA .
favorable time for pushing themselves
and their schemes. They calculate upon
managing thin carcus with ease, and
then have have no doubt the voters at the
polls, 'xood. easy souls" as the poet says,
will ratify what it is too late TO overhaul.
even if they were disposed to do it. W.
say, then, to our Republican friends, par
ticularly in Maine and Vermont, if you
want reputable and creditable Legi-la
lures next winter, which will be sure t.
represent and carry out the public will.
do not neglect the primary meetings now.
Do not invite inefficiency, misrule. and
perhaps corruption in Office, by inatten-
ton to your political duties IN season.
Vigilance is not only the price of liberty.
but of nearly all its fruits worth having.
Boston Journal
WoMAN's DEVOTION REMARKABLY
ILLU-TRATED.-Miss Carrie Ketchum.
the young girl who was shot and supposed
mortally wounded by her lover, Salvador
Collot, in the City Park in New Orleans,
two or three months ago, has since per-
-istently refused 10 testify against him.
She unexpectedly recovered from her
wounds, and on Friday last was taken
before the grand jury, and still refused
to answer any questions. The foreman
the facts to the court, and the
Judge asked her if thirty days confine
ment would soften her obstinacy, when
she, amid tears. answered that che was
not obstinate. but had nothing to say
The Judge finally told her he was afraid,
if forced to give evidence, she would COM
init perjury To save the accused from well
deserved punishment, and as the grand
jury had requested it, he would discharge
her from custody. She was married to
Collot on the same evening.