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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08

ExPLANAToRY.-In our brief allusion
to Mr. Randall's remarks, at the Town
Hall, Saturday evening, which appeared
in yesterdays issue, it seems that there
was an unintentional injustice to that
gentlemen. He did not intend to be I'M
derstOOd as expressing the opinion that
President Lincoln was DESTROYS Of pro-
longing the war; on the contrary, al
though he did not so express himself, the
fact is that he entertained during the
war, the highest respect for President
Lincoln and his policy, and he thought
then, as now, that he had the good of
the whole country at heart, and was en-
deavoring, at all times, to bring about
speedy suppression of the rebellion.
While we make this explanation, in jus
tice to Mr.. Randall, it if also due to our
self to state that we had no design of
disappearing him, but made the state
ment, referred to, as understood by US
and a number of others who were pres
emit
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08

DELAWARE AND HUDSON CANAL Com
PANY.-This rich and powerful company
pany is one of the most active, enterpris-
ing, go-ahead companies in this country,
In addition to this canal, it is leasing or
building railroads in all possible direc-
tions in order to add 90 the value and
profits Of their immense coal mines in
Pennsylvania. Some two years since it
leased the Albany and Susquehanna rail
road. Last year they leased the Rensse-
laer and Saratoga railroad and its
branches. Last week they entered
into a contract to build a railroad, 80
miles in length, from Whitehall to Port
Henry, in order to reach the famous iron
mines of that locality. 4 few days
since they leased for ninety-nine years,
the Schenectady and Susquehanna rail-
road This road viii enable the COM
pany to establish another large coal de-
pot at Schenectady. Next year they
will build a railroad extending from
Port Henry to ROuse's Point. When
the road is finished in 1874, people can
go from Albany to Montreal, without
any change of cars, and without going
through any portion of Vermont. So
says the Troy Press.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08

some form of chattel slavery or peonage
and, in proof of this danger / might
quote volumns of wisdom and warning
from the speeches of Charles Sumner.
When, therefore, you point out to the
in the hands of the Democratic party,
you delude and mislead them, / do not
say willfully, but none the less really.
The small handful of Republicans, COM
pared with the whole mass, who unite
with yourself and Mr.. Greeley in going
over to the Democratic party, cannot
leaven that lump of political unsound-
ness, even if you preserve your own ORR
ginal principles in the contact.
The administration of Mr. Greeley,
therefore. should he be elected, would
be in the whole and in detail a Demo-
cratic administration, and you would be
compelled to go with the current, or re-
pentant turn back, when too late, to
mend the error you had done.
Your argument that Horace Greeley
does not become a Democrat by receiv-
ing Democratic votes, illustrating it by
the analogy of your own election to the
Senate, is hardly pertinent. The point
is not what Mr.. Greeley will become
personally, but what will be the COM
plexion of the great legislative branch
of the government with all its vast and
| controlling power. You know very
well, Mr.. Sumner, that if Mr.. Greeley
is elected President, Congress is handed
over to the party who have persistently
! denied the rights of the black man.
| What course you will pursue toward
the colOred man is of small consequence
after you have transferred the power of
! government to his enemy !
| The cOl0red men of this country, are
not, as a class, enlightened; but they
have wonderful instincts, and when they
read your letter, they will know that at
a great crisis in their fate you deserted
| them. Charles Sumner cooperating
with Jefferson Davis is not the same
| Charles Sumner they have heretofore
idolized-any more than Horace Greeley
cheered to the echo in Tammany Hall,
is the same Horace Greeley whom the
Republicans have hitherto trusted. The
black men of this country will never be
ungrateful for what you have done fol-
them in the past-nOr, in the bitterness:
of their hearts will they ever forget that
heated and blinded personal hatred OF
one man, you turned your back on mil
lions to whom in the past years you
have stood like a shield and bulWark OF
defense.
Very respectfully,
Your Obedient Servt,,
JAMES G. BLAINE.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08

DOUGLASS AGAINST SUMNER The
following letter by Fred. Douglass will
show how absolutely untrue the state
mcnts of the Senator We're in his letter to
the colored men. He represented that
Douglass had been treated with indig-
nifty, or lack Of respect, by the Presi-
dent. Now, upon this point there can
be no better witness than Mr.. Douglass
himself. In regard to the Sumner letter
he says:
He begins by asserting that the Presi-
dents record shows him to have always
been a faithful and sincere friend of Mr.
Douglass race; there is nothing to JUS
tify an accusation by Mr. Sumner or
any one else that he is or has been other
wise. From this postulatc he proceeds
to review Grants career under this head,
showing by orders, letters, etc, written
in the field, that he sagaciously and
practically cared for the protection and
well being Of the freed people ;
that he at once sustained the
policy of the Lincoln administration i'm
regard to the Colorcd troops, and that he
was in advance of them in supporting
their rights. Mr.. Douglass, speaking Of
recognition by appointment to office
says they have a good share. He found
in one department alone two hundred and
torty-nine persons Of color"
On the question of personal rrcOgni-
ton his evidence is very strong. He
says: During a varied public career
of more than thirty years | have. per-
haps, more than any other colored man
of my times been brought into direct
contact with our nations great men; and
taking my whole experience into ac-
count, | affirm that, after our martyred
President, Abraham Lincoln. and Sena-
tor Charles Sumner, no man in high
position has manifested, in his inter
course with me upon all occasions and in
all places, a more entire freedom. from
vulgar prejudice of race and color than
Ulysses S. Grant. | have called upon
him often, never to solicit office for my
self or for others, and have always found
him to be easily accessible, gentlemanly
and cordial Like most of you, when
meeting distinguished white persons. ]
was on the lookout. when meeting Gen.
Grant, for some indication in the pres
cnce, in his manners and words, of the
slavery-born aversion of my race,
found nothing of the kind in him"
Referring to the San Domingo Com
mission dinner, to which Mr. Douglass
was not invited, a fact of which Mr..
Sumner complains Mr.. Douglass says in
effect that he was not member of the
Commission, was not with them when
they called at the White House, and has
no more right to complain than the
white men who were attaches in the
same case as Douglass. In the conclu-
sion of his letter, Mr.. Douglass says
ITO vote for Messrs. Greeley and Brown
would justly invite on our heads the
contempt and scorn of honest men. We
should not only brand ourselves as politi-
cal knaves, but as political fools, merely
marching to occupy position to which
we are invited by the Democratic party,
which party during the past'forty years
has existed almost exclusively to make
sure our slavery and degradation as
race"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08

GREELEYIsM N BENsoN.-The I1sde-
pendent reports that "a Greeley and
Brown flag has been thrown to the
breeze at Benson. III. r. Jones made a
stirring speech at the raising" This is
true as a matter of fact. but enough
Greeley men could not be found in town
to raise the flag pole. They numbered
in all just eight. The Republicans were
magnanimous enough to assist their
poor deluded brethren i'm getting up
the pole, but their flag went to the
breeze without even a cheer The ALI
ance are equally unfortunate in finding
a suitable candidate for Senator from
Benson and the western part of the
county. Two men, at least, in Benson,
have been approached with the tempting
bribe, but they indignantly spurned the
offer They didn't train in such COM
pany. In the appropriate language of
the organ referred to, $50 much for old
Benson"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08
The Grand Republican Rally.

POSTPONED UNTIL TUESDAY AUG. 20.
The General Committee of arrange
ments for the Grand Republican County
Rally met at the Bates House last eve
ming. The committee was called to or
der by Col. Levi G. Kingsley, chairman.
Fred A. Field was elected Secretary.
The time being so limited to make such
extended arrangements as are necessary
it was voted to postpone the Rutland
County Republican Rally from Tuesday
August 10, until Tuesday August Goth.
The following working committees were
appointed:
Committee on PriatiEs-W c. Dun
ton, G. r. BOttum,
Commitaee on Music-H. c. futile,
W. C. Landon, John H. Hazleton.
Committee on putting up Stands, - l..
Atwood, j. G. Dunn, J. B. Kilburn, p.
W. Clement.
Committee on Railroad arrangements.
C. H. Sheldon, H. w, Kingsley, E..
F. Sadie.
Comajttse 70 act aoih County Commit
tee.-W. G. Veazey. H. F. Field, A. II.
Tuttle.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08

SUMNER AND GREELEY.-Either Mr..
Sumner or some of the rebel allies of
Greeley are greatly mistaken in the feel
ing and the probable course that he
will take, if he gets to be president. Mr..
Sumner presents,Greeley as an abolition
list, having the views of that class and
prepared to carry them out in his admin
istration. Now, these ideas have never
been popular in the South They would
not recommend Greeley to the late rebel
class very much. This is shown in a
letter of General d. S. Hill, brother
in-law of StOnewall jackson, who is
"ne Of the Greeley leaders, and is out
with letter for Greeley. He says =
We do not take Mr. Greeley from poll
~. but from principle. We take him
because he is with us in all essential prin-
riples." When We're the pro-slavery pol
jticians mistaken in their man? When
have they lost victory by the infidelity
Of any man to whom they gave their
support ?-Troy Times.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08
Grant and Wilson at NIiddlebury

The Republicans of Middlebury met,
pursuant to notice, on the evening of
July Goth, in the Court House, and or
ganized a Grant and Wilson campaign
club. The meeting was large and en-
thusiastic Mr. j. L. Barker was called
to the chair, and James M. Slade, Jr',
appointed secretary.
A constitution was adopted and the
following officers appointed:
PRESIDENT,
Hon. John w. Stewart
vIoE-PREsIDENTs,
j. L. Barker,
Samuel E. Cooke,
James NJ Slade,
VIM. r. Remele,
Prof. W. III. Parker.
RECORDING SECRETARY,
James M. Slade, Jr.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY,
i. E. Knapp.
TREASURER,
VIM. S. Goodrich.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
L. d. Eldredge,
Albert Chapman,
F. A Bond,
A. p. Upper,
A S. Tracy,
w. w. Swiney,
w. H. Cobb.
The meeting was addressed by Hon.
John w. Stewart, Jas. NJ. Slade and II.
H. Gibson. The speech of Gov. Stew
art was able and convincing. The Gov
ernOr has promised to give the club an
other speech more at length, at some
convenient time. The club adjourned
with three rousing cheers for Grant and
Wilson. A large number of signatures
were obtained to the constitution that
evening, and greater number the day
following. The Republicans of Middle
bury mean business in this campaign
against Tweed, Greeley & Co., of Tam
many Hall, united with Sanders, Thomp-
son & Co., of city burning nOtoriety,
and Ku Klux cOnspiratOrs and villains
of the South all pushed ON to restore
rebeldom to power by Toombs, Jeff.
DdNlS anu CIC pLiClS. LII t1io COdlltlOl
of rebels and their allies trve Republi-
cans are not found, for they keep step
to the music of the Union. A white
hat" and ''What | know about farming"
have little influence when brought into
contact with correct principles, good
government administered with economy
and a sound, honest, capable man at its
head We want no better man for Pres
ident than President Grant, for he has
proved faithful to Republican principles
which guarantee equal rights and exact
justice to all, without regard to race or
color. He has made a good President.
| want no better. | am perfectly salts
fed with his administration and desire
no change.
The day after the formation of the
Grant and Wilson club two fine Grant
and Wilson flags were thrown to the
breeze in our village, one across the
street from the store of Mr.. E. r. Clay
to the Nichols building, and one from
the photograph rooms of Mr.. Liberty,
who, by the way, is a very fine artist,
and the building owned by Ira Allen,
ESQ On Wednesday, the 31st of July,
two more flags Grant and Wilson, were
uufurled to the breeze, one from the
roof of the door and sash factory of
Messrs. Swiney 81 Burrows, and one in
front of the saw mill of Messrs. Downer
& Allen. Speeches were made by James
NJ Slade, Jr., and Rev. E. Smith. Great
enthusiasm prevailed. CANDOR.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08
THE RUTLAND HERALD
TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1872.
Speaker BIaine's Reply to Sumner.

We publish in another column the let
Speaker of the United States House of
Representatives, addressed to Senator
Sumner. 1t is complete refutation of
Mr.. Summers carefully considered at
tempt to influence the colored men to
aid their old enemies. The civil rights
bill Senator Sumner considers as the
coronation of his life. Speaker Blaine
calls his attention to the fact that the
Democrats in Congress fought it un-
ceasingly. An admission of the binding
force of the amendments to the COnsti-
tutiOn avails the Colored men nothing,
if the legislation necessary to carry them
iuto effect is denied, yet with full
knowledge Of the fact that the Demo
cratic party is utterly opposed to all
legislation protecting the colored people
in their rights, Mr.. Sumner advises
them to support the Democratic candi
date for President. Senator Sumner
well knows that the election of Horace
Greeley would secure a majority of
Democratic representatives., and, how
ever good his intentions might be, against
this majority, Mr.. Greeley would be
pQwtrless. In his letter of acceptance
he has pledged himself to be a supple
tool of the Democracy. Let him be
ever 50 good Republican, he could not
enforce his Republican ideas. Both
Horace Greeley and Mr.. Sumner accept
as truth the Democratic doctrine about
local self-government. In his letter to
the colored people Mr.. Sumner acknowl-
edges his civil rights bill wrong, for it
is Capitalization. 1t is an interference
by the general government to protect
the citizens of the several States in the
exercise of their rights.
The letter of Mr.. Sumner Speaker
Blaine treats candidly and justly. It's
arguments are fairly and kindly consid-
cred and convincingly refuted. The
Charles Sumner previous to 1872 is quo
ted against the Charles Sumner of the
last few months. Mr.. Blaine completely
destroys this last creation of Senator
Sumner and the tendency of its teach
ings made so plain that it can have lit
tie effect among sensible men.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08
state Political Notes

There will be Republican Rally at
East Wallingford, Saturday, August
10th, at six o'clock p. M, at which time
mammoth Grant and Wilson flag will
he thrown to the breeze, and addresses
on the political issues of the day, will be
delivered by Col. Charles II. Joyce of
Rutland, and others,
Next Friday evening, the citizens of
Rupert will rally round the flag" at
1he School House Hall, and will be adj
dressed, on political topics of the hour,
by Col. Charles H Joyce and Henry
Clark, of Rutland.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08

Sen. BANKS LETTER. The letter of
Gen. Banks, which we publish to-day,
indicates the sincerity of his conviction
and his determination to sacrifice mere
personal relations to an overwhelming
sense of patriotic duty.-Neao York Tai-
6a17le.
That paragraph will do to read to men
to men who are not familiar with the re-
cord of Mr.. Banks. The case with
which Banks has shifted his ''convic-
TONS" whenever 1t seemed that his
personal relations" might be advanced,
forbids the idea that his course is dictat-
ed by the overwhelming sense of pa
triotic duty" which the Liberal newspa-
pers claim for him. He has been sever
ally, Democrat, Free Soiler, Know
Nothing and Republican. Certainly he
has swung around the circle Troy
Times
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08

CHEAP PoLITICAL CArlTAL.-''The old
citizen of Rutland, Vermont" who
wrote to the Springfield Republican, or
to some other Greeley dissemination of
Liberal Republican, political news,
gossip, rumOrs or notes, that "Mr. Tut
tie. of THE HERALD, says there are not
10" Greeley Republicans in Rutland,
must have been an idiot, or an ''old citi-
zen who desired to see his name in
print, in which desire-if the latter was
his Object-he has most signally failed.
Mr., futile, or any one connected with
the editorial management of THE HER
AID, never made any such claim, or ever
''said so, unless it might have been in
joking way to some Liberal Republican
personal friend The first MASS conven-
ton called by thjrty-secera independent
Republican voters" and under which
Airty-f0e of said independents, now
called Liberals" assembled. contained
at least that number GO" "of old Re
publicans in this town." who may
reasonably be supposed to have stuck.
If the Greeleyites expect to make any
very great amount of political capital
out of this kind of letter writing, we
trust it may do them as much good as
will Mr.. Gains charge that THE HERALD
''lied about the returns from North
Carolina election" These arguments
are all of a piece-six of one and half a
dozen of the other. Keep on gentle
men. The Greeley alliance cannot carry
Rutland and they know it, if they know
anything.
For the benefit of those Liberals who
do not read the Springfield Republican,
we publish their item, as it appeared,
Saturday, oer6atian
ga letter from an old citizen of Rut-
land, Vermont, says; There are $50
old republicans in this town who will go
for Greeley strong, although Mr.. futile.
of THE HERALD, says there are not 10.
If good nomination is made at the
State convention. there will be the hard
est and first real fight Vermont has seen
since / was voter forty-one years
ago.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08

Coal CARs.-The Vermont Central
railroad are building forty coal cars,
with four trap doors in the bottom
which are open and shut by shaft across
the car in the middle, from which
chains extend to each of the doors.
When run upon the high trestle work at
their roofing mill at st. Adams, the
shaft is let out, and a large amount of
the coal passes out without shoveling.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08

How FOR DOUBTFUL. Hon. Samuel
Hooper writes, under date of August 2,
1872, that he shall support President
Grant for reelection, and that, if his
friends desire it, he will once more allow
his name to be used as Republican can
didate for reelection in District ".
Hon. James Bufinton says: Il shall
vote for Grant. if vote alone in MaSsa-
chusetts." Good for doubtful" men.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08

RICHMOND MARKET.-At market on
Monday, 500 boxes of cheese and active;
price to 10c for fair, and choice, II to
12c; $50 tubs of butter, 90 to 22c for
fair; 90 to CSC for choice.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08

The practice of paying the minister's
salary in advance, in monthly INSTALL
ments, is gaining favor among the Pres
church and better for the preacher.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT
For the week ending August Sd, 1872,
Taken at the State Normal school,
Castleton, Vermont.
,Reported for the Rutland HerdId.l
Thermometer.

REMARKS.
Average OF the week, $3.50
:" last week, 69.6l
/" last year, 1912
Highest temperature, 10Th, p. m, SID
Warmest day, 29th, 74.6S
Coolest day, 3lSt, GAP
Greatest range during any one day,
(the 2Sth,) 24.5
Greatest range during the week, 1850
The barometer has varied less than any
week for a long time.
Rain fell on the 18th, 10Th, I'd and Sd, Civ
ing in all l.44 inches.
No day has been entirely cloudless. The
1st was nearly so, few clouds forming to-
ward evening.
No high winds have occurred during the
week. The edge of gale seemed to pass
about p m. on the Sd.
REPORT FOR JULY.
Average temperature of the month, 1888
July, 1871, 1916
1853 69.i i6
Warmest day of the month-the Is, $500
Coolest, 50 - - the 18th, 1924
Highest point of the thermometer, 80, AT
p. m. on the lSt.
Lowest point of the thermometer, So, at
6 a. m. on the 18th.
Greatest range during the month % de-
grees; greatest range during any one day,
the 2Sthl Pan deg; least range during any
one day, the 26thj 81 deg.
Greatest change in one hour, on the 18th.
from S42 at p, m, to 6S at 5 p. m.-l6H
degrees.
The barometer average for the month is
very little below the general average.
29.5l4
An unusual amount Of rain has fallen
during the month"; Is inches.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08

A Detroit grandmother repeatedly
dreamed that the body of her dead
grandchild had been stolen from the
grave, The grave was opened and, sure
enough-the child had not been disturb
ed.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08
Rockingham Grant and Wilson
Club.

The Republicans of Rockingham as
sembled at Union Hall, in Bellows Falls
last Friday evening, and listened to an
address from Col Charles H. Joyce.
The large hall was filled to overlooking.
Among the audience were many ladies.
The Bellows Falls Cornet Band enliven-
ed the occasion with some of their ex-
cellent music, and it was most happy
Inauguration of the campaign. The
speech of Col. Joyce, was an eloquent
and stirring appeal to Republicans to
stand fast by the Republican faith, and
the great Republican party which had
saved the nation in its hour of peril, and
had done so much for the cause of hu-
manitv: it pointed out the dangers that
would result from the success of the men
who espOuscd secession and rebellion, and
svmpathiZed herewith, even though it
he under the nominal leadership of Hor-
ace Greeley; the record and sayings of
Greeley were cited to show that he had
announced himself IN favor OF, and
believer in the right of secession, and
that he had been on all sides of the great
moral and political questions of the day,
shifting from one side TO the other, with
an ease and rapidity that both astonished
and mortified his friends. and that he
had done this in his wild and insane pur-
suit of Office. The speaker paid an elo-
quent tribute to the characters of Gen.
Grant and Henry Wilson. The meeting
closed with three rnusing cheers for
Grant and Wilson, and three for the
speaker Among the audience were
many of tho pODnU mon of ROCKINGHAM
who are thoroughly awake, and promise
to be heard from on the day of the cleo
ton. A young mems Grant and Wilson
Club is soon to be organized in Bellows
Falls. They have purchased beautiful
flag which they will soon throw to the
breeze. PORTER.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08
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