Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-05-15
Our Washington Letter.



natinn Of Greeley bronght To utter nothingue..
mud confusion ms only the canning calculations
81 Summer, schutz. rfumbill AMI the other re
helhius leulor- Of the Liberal movement, hut ~
II by an accidental nnd premature explosion u
blew up the -errotly laid plans of those old Dem.
ucrutic jssuits, Belmont, Yorhce4, pendletrn
mud their crafty ns.lcaies. While the former
would have preferred any Other man uf their
uumhcr, the latter lnd made every possible hu
nan arrangement Ia ensure the nomination If
judge D wis ,r Charles Francis \ l,m4, IN either
If whom the Democrats could have united with
the LIhcWl-. The nomination Of Mr.. Greeley
was ~ much Of a surprise n the convention that
nudc H., a- to the country mt large. While his
name Ind been frequently mentioned. there were
probably not ten men who ON their way to Gin.
cinnau Lad any hope or expectation that he
would hc lotde the Snni ,rl nearer Of the revolt.
The announcement VI the n animation was recey.
ed here with a universal expression Of incredibly
and surpri-c The Liberal movement could only
hope fir success by uniting it, rrce- with the
Democracy and the idea Of the great Democrat
&c party. which has ever chung to it, old organ-
ntinu, its policy aud its traditions with the tc.
nacity Of the Jews &, their ancient religion, ac-
cepting their old and inphcabe enemy as their
l.,der and e,,,,cr, ,,,y ~, ,,ov,,,o
a fear.
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tho mammal; d, roces.;,,,,i s,l ,o,deroi ,cr,,io
che huldIng of u regular Democratic Convention.
and the nomination of an independent Demn
cratic candidate This impression has since heen
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tr,
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VAS c,llel an ,u and teatiteI fax the marry a.. .r
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/ cnder these advantages, IN order that &c migh
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/ grateful, nut | Know that these Consideration
IRE -pnktu of here hy thn.e whn are ur,u,iuer
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/ md itil Genital in the purty. and Whi are ul
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! riphn Convention cannot DO counted on an
- A.. & 49,, :..; H.. g:
I "NV t''N' s'"t W t'"rN'''ht's "Nt u iN'hN NV
/ fr ,m this ~tnudp lint ~ thIurh he will there re-
/
| 'eiye prompt rni unanin ms n lminathln.
! .tha 20, .-t. 80 ,L, ,,,r; ,, ;,.,;...,;.. -
! '"o ''P '''' Us ''S '"'''u7 't"s Gun
] uttees whDse l.hirs were rendered necessary b,
the reckless charges and nce.-ant attacks Of III,
Liberal leader, will strengthen him in the mni'
Il the people, by showing how falsely and ma
| lignintly he has been accused.
The IN st notable Of these, and which was mad
the occasion Of the longest political discussion il
the Senate on record, wis that introduced b.
senator Sumner known as the French arms sal
investigation. This committee submitted thei
report 70 the Senate on saturday, which is a mos
complete, unqualified, and triumphant yindici
/ d'n Of General Grant. the Secretary Of Wa
and the other officers as-ailel. and humiatin.
ehuke to Senators Sumner and Schurz. Ia
sessions of hiscnmmittee were nearly r1ntinuou
rom the 6-h Of March to tie % OF April M,
occupied thirty-one full days. A-the committee
eSirel To deyelope the whole truth, they Above