Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-08-21
Political Notes.

The President has pardoncd four of the
, Ku.Kux prisoners at Albany who were shown
to have joined the order in ignorance Of its
real character.
Senator Charles Sumner states that Pres
, ident Grant is a great quarrocr, and lady
remarks in response 4" His wife has been
able to live with him for nearly thirty years,
and they seem to get along very pleasantly
aud happily together"
The attempt of Gen. Fitzpatrick to Sc
> cure the indictment Of the editor Of the New
York Times has resulted in complete and ig-
noble failure The Times boldly stood by
its guns and declared its readiness to meet
Fitzpatrick in court and vindicato its asser'
ton. Even the TriJune is now constrained
to say, "thc presumption is in favor Of the
Times and against the complainant"
In private letter to a friend in Wash
ingion, Wendell Phillips, writing from Bos-
ton under date of Aug 6, says; al have
already written for Grant as against Greeley,
and shall take a more active part, for feel
what is at stake. Greeley is simply wax in
the hands Of traitors How sad Summers
act cannot understand il. II is the
great mistake Of his life-a terrible fall /"
There are two objections to Mr.. Greeley
in the minds Of the business men Of the coun-
try says the Trareller-his peculiar hobbies
and his peculiar friends. If he was a man
p Of fixed principles and Of steady purposes,
b even though bad men surrounded him, they
p might still be in doubt On the other hand,
e if he was under the influence Of men in whom
d the country has confidence, there might be
, reason for hesitation. But the man and his
friends, presented together, leave no room for
1 doubt
~ Why should any honest Democrat prefer
. Greeley to Grant? Greeley has advocated
every measure Of Grants administration.
He has urged every policy which Grant has
adopted. He no more represents Democratic
professions than Grant If he is in other re-
latious with Democracy now, it is simply to
t get Office Every consideration Of selfres.
pect should make honest Democrats repel
! Greeley, and every consideration of the pub.
is lie welfare should strengthen the promptings
: Of sef-rospect
The Springfield Republican thinks il
y, will strike most people that whether Genera
Grant has done his full duty in the way of in
Of yiting Mr. Frederick Douglass to dine at The
il White House, is rather small matter to en-
n ter into the question Of who shall be our mex
&. President Yet Mr. Sumner on the othe
N hand, has considered it great matter worthy
of being introduced by himself time an,
, again, and to be harped upon even afte
Douglass insists upon it that he has not beer
:, cold-shouldered.
Z. For genuine Greeley paper, common,
he US to the Kentucky Sentinel. 1t makes n,
1t. halfway work of its advocacy. Though
good rebel journal in its day, it is in down
q. right love with honest Horace already
,e. " We have kissed" il. declares, and forgiye
ce each other, and drowned past animosities il
r the Sea of lmmemor. The sun of reconcil
n. iation has shone upon our wrath and it ha
". been dispelled as a vapor. Our lover ha
ct spoken the soft answer, and the arrows 0
our anger fall hurtless at his feet" Nor i
-. the Sentinel prevented by its ardent affection
for Greeley from expressing its still un
changed rebellious feeling. Speaking o
what is supposed was Democratic victor,
in North Carolina, it says: "Ilow do 20
like the old rebel yell she gaye2"
sc, -Ex-P President johnson is the lstest cor
vert to the one-term theory. lie declared hi
re- acceptance Of Mr. Greeley at Knoxville, Tenn
US on Saturday evening. lie said he was not
'e' candidate for office The Government, he sale
IT. had been drifting from its constitutional moor
IT, ings and become the plaything or an irrcspoI
W. sible Congress at the dictation of usurpin
81 executive. He reviewed President Grant
ng administration with severity aud discusse
e official gift-taking as bribery He fayore
Or one term and the election of the President b
on direct vote The reelection Of Grant woul
re- be a great national disaster. lie accepte
w. Greeley on the principle that the universe
III pressure of circumstances beyond human cor
oil troll had limited the choice to two men, Pat
're riots cannot hesitate to choose Greeley
On is no time to say this or that is or is not m
'rl party, but let US all unite in saying 9TH
y is my country" The country must shave re
d. Cancellation, restoration of civil rights to a
ny citizens, confidence between sections and re
'se form of the civil service. He pleaded for
ice return Of the ancient reverence for the Cor
stitution and official obligations.