Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-09-11
Special Washington Letter.


advance guard. More than we had believed
possible is given us, and the victory for
November is already half won. This key
note bears no uncertain sound. Clear as its
native air, the voice Of Vermont pcals forth
for another and grauder Republican victory.
Over the result in North Carolina thcro has
been quibbling and Parleying, BY sopbists
and apoogists, until about the only thing now
admitted is, that an election was held but
the steadfast freemen Of the Green Noun
tains have dealt blow that no sophistry nor
evasion can turn aside. The Greeley orators
have so of told us Of the mighty influence of
the TriJuae with the farmers Of Vermont,
that all eyes and ears were turned Eastward,
with a strange communing Of hope and fear,
until the tidings of
1--WE are coming from the mountains
Five and twenty thousand more"
broke the spell, and from that hour the doom
Of the party that has no name was sealed
II is therefore fttingly a subject Of national
congratulation that Vermont has chosen a
State Senate unanimously Republican, and q
House of Representatives that is practically
so, after the most heated campaign that has
been witnessed iu the State for thirty years
SO enthusiastic an endorsement Of the national
administration is sorry rebuke to the sore
heads and mal-contents there aud every
where Beyond peradventure, it must secure
the reelection Of Hon. J, s. Morrill, for
another six years to the United States Senate.
The State could do herself no gsaalf honor
Faithful, Industrious to fault, elninenAin all
the qualities Of head and heart that consti-
tute true American craftsmanship, and above
all, an honest man, even after soiouru in
Washington q" for 10, these many years,
Senator Morrill, has earned for himself, by the
most assiduous, patient labor, the pedestal on
which he now stands, distinguished among bis
peers His reelection is no less than just
recognition of his task well performed, al
though that task were but bis duty as the
peoples seryent.
The District of Columbia has an interest
in Senator Morrill, as your readers may re-
collect they seemed to have in Senator Pat
terson, Of New Hampshire, pending his re-
election last winter They both hold import
ant positions in the Senate Committees fol
the District, and both are thereby identified
somewhat with the material prosperity of Thu
city. 1t is no secret, that that relationship
on the part of Senator Patterson, was tn,
cause of his late defeat Hence the import
ancc to the constituents of Senator Morrill,
that they be fore-warned, and take timely
heed of a peril, that, with knowledge of the
facts, becomes to him no peril.
Now turn for moment to this city. I'm
der the supervision of Board of Public
Works, whose members are all confirmed by
the United States Senate, most stupendou.
system of public improvements is now being
carried on, that is swallowing up not less
that twelve millions of dollars of the people,
money. Everything is on a double-quick
fear to bankruptcy and ruin. Bloated con
tractors who served an apprenticeship under
Tammany in New York, are here by the score
tramplng rough-shod the rights aud interests
Of the property-owners under their feet
Such extensive improvements, with expendi
lures of money, predcated on Bonds, OF
promises to pay, were never before seen il
any city in this country As many as sixty.
five streets some of them miles in length, were
under contract for paving at pns time. AL
this improvement (oftcner callt Vandalism,
is by virtue of charters and spt fAl privileges
conferred, 1t will be seen theal ore, why the
people of Hhis District should lake an Inter.
est in the election of such UtsV a States Sen
ators, as serve upon the Distrlst Committees
In the case Of Senator Patterson it haG
been alleged that he was pecuniarly interest
ed in some Of the transactions of this BOARD
of Public Works; that he owned property
here that had been made more valuable by
sundry improvements, that he had done this
or had not done that thing. 1t is quite i'm
material what they charged for discredi
the whole, from first to last but none thu
less they made them. Full delegations were
sent from this city to Concord and supported
there for weeks. They were in hourly com
munication by telegraph with their confeder'
ates here. The New Hampshire Legislature
was beseiged by Washington rings, aud Sen
ator Patterson was sacrificed. That is " the
short of the story, as it goes.
cannot believe the same attempt will BE-
made in the case of Senator Morrill,, for
never have heard one lisp, in public or in pri
vate here, against him as man or as Sen
ator. No one dares to nsinuate that he hai
ever sacrificed the public interests for person
al ends. He has universally stood acquitted
from all completely with rings or privat,
speculations, aud even those who made the at
tack on Senator Patterson admit this. There
would seem then to be no cause for doubt a.
to his reelection by reclamation even, were
it not that we have learned since the Balti
more Convention that nothing is impossible
The toad swallows the snake just as readily
as the snake swallows the toad. All laws
governing diet, seem to act inversely, Re-
gard this rambling note, therefore, as merely
cautioning signal. Had | space, l would
say word in favor of the reelection Of Rep.
resentatives Poland and Willard, both oil
whom have rendered most invaluable public
service and deserve well of their fellows
, WIZ.
In agreeing to support Mr.. Greelof. says