Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-02-03

The Second Wednesday Of the present month.
that day being the 10th Of the month, viii bc tho
time and the Hall Of the National House Of Rep
resentatives the scene, Of an interesting and i'm
portant act in the drama Of history. The gallery
at the Western end Of the vast Hall will be filed
with the Ministers of foreign nations, with their
Secretaries and families the three remaining
galleries will he crowded by thousands Of people
from every quarter Of the country, two-thirds Of
whom will be g,y dressed ladies, many of whom
will have been in attendance for hours in advance
Of the appointed time, for the purpose Of securing
seats while the seats Of the members, and the
sofas around the Hall for privileged persons, will
all he full At the appointed hour, the President
Of the Senate, followed by the Senators and oH-
GERS Of that body, will march through the strnight
avenue Of six hundred feet from the chair Of the
President Of the Senate in the Northern to the
Chair Of the Speaker Of the House in the South
en wing Of the capitol traversing the Ro-
tunda with it, battle-scenes Of the Revolution,
aud the old Hall of the House where Clay pre-
sided and Adams fell and as their entrance to
the House Is announced, the members will rise 10
receive the senators, and remain standing until
they have been conducted b the places prepared
for them The President of the Senate, the
rough and bluff senior senator Wade. Of Ohio,
will announce the purpose Of this extraordinary
assembly, and then open and deliver, to Tellers
appointed by each House, the votes Of each State
for President and Vice President Of the United
States, beginning with the State Of Maine. and
50 deliver the votes, State after State, until all
shall have been delivered and recorded If no
question shall intervene as to the legality Of the
vote Of any State, the process will h. speedily
completed, and the Teller Of the Senate will re.
port to the President Of that body the result who
win then from his place proclaim that ULYSSES
;. grant has been elected President, and ScnrY-
LER CoLFAx Vice President of the United States
for the term Of four years from and after the ID Of
March next. Thus the verdict Of the people Of
the Union will be rendered and from that hour
may be dated the responsible work Of the new
President, since the three weeks from February
10 70 March 4, must he wisely used in selecting
those who are t. be the Presidents advisers and
assistants in the discharge Of Executive duties
We look for peaceful and pleasant work on
that second Wednesday of February, in strong
contrast with the like work on the second Wed.
nesdny of February, 1861. Preceding that day.
threats had been whispered that the votes should
never be counted suspicious were entertained
that an attempt might be made to seize tue CAPT
tai the forts in the neghborhood had therefore
been garrsoned Will, reliable troops, and the city
guarded by flying artillery aud even these assur-
ances Of safety did not prevent members of Con
gress from going to their SEATS on that day as on
many before and after il, armed for deadly com
hat in case Of attempted violence or wrong That
was the dawning day of terrible war but now
we hopefully, confidently, joyluly look for the
dawnng Of days Of assured Peace. " Let MS have
Peace, said Grant rs the candidate "let as
have Peace, joyiully responded the voice of the
nation and when the President and the People
ARE thus in accord, we may most confidently pray
and hope for the blessing of Peace in all quarters
Of the Union, The known result Of the election
has already contributed much 10 such result
but we look for declarations and measures from
President Grant, 50 just in terms and 80 firmly
executed that violence will be better restrained,
and that ere long in every section of the onion
the people of each State may enjoy all the rights
and privileges of American citizenship. unques-
toned and undsturbed