The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-09-19

pains should b wanting e this END
Stoyef thc candidate for Lieutenant
Governor has been identified with the
extreme radicals, while Hcajeu1n's
autcecdeats are as is well known, com
SENTATIVE, having voted as United
States Senator against the impeach.
ment Of Andrew Johnson. Hon1orous
unquestionei ability, IN which he
stands in the popular estimation, far
above Wuodson the democratic eandi-
date, gives him an an advantage in this
contest. The Proceedings Of the con-
vention were characterized by the
greatest enthusiasm aud harmony ia.
deed no one stood any chance lor the
nomination as against Henderson, cx-
I ccpt in case Of his declining, as it had
been intimated he did not desire such
nomination. But the name OF Grant
was the one of all others that called
cut the hearty enthusiasm, proving con-
clusiycly that his nomination is the out
spoken choice of his party and not the
result of office holders trickory and
management as is so often charged by
the crow eaters Of the Greeley persua-
sion. During the pendancy OF business
in the convention, Gov. Stanard, the
presiding officer stated that he desired
to interrupt the exercises a moment by
beading a telegram, just received. He
then read dispatch announcing that
the Green Mountain State had spoken
10l towns report as follows, republican
90 democrats 8 liberal b.; returns
not all in, but the old fashioned MAORI.
ty was increased. Shortly after a huge
placard was swung under the central
flag over the platform bearing the fol-
lowing inscription Vermont heard from
| %, 600 majority for Freedom and the
| Union" Immediately it seemed as
though Temple Hall would rise from
| its foundations, moved by the thun-
ders of applause that followed this an
nouncement.
The Democrats throughout the city
made light Of the intelligence that "the
Dutch had taken Holland as they did
of the work of the Louisville Conven'
ton from which hourly returns were
coming in. Wonder if the dispatches
from Maine are any more satisfactory
to them / can distinctly remember
the campaign Of A with its wonderful
outbursts Of zeal, and the labor that
was put into the canvass, but | rccol-
lect no scenes of wilder excitement
than saw in St. Louis last week, The
gentlemen representing the other sid'
Of "the bloody chasm," also improved
the occasion in turn, but with theil
speakers, three Brown and Greeley
clubs, three torch lights, and othe
campaign machinery and although they
made lively time of it, yet the wan
ing oftheir enthusiasm is palpable, anC
| do notbelieve they indulge any high
hupoo Of nueoooe with thoir nationa
ticket. The bottom seems to have beer
dropping out of the Greeley movemen
within the last month, and every day
makes this more apparent, though sool
after the Baltimore Convention, it wa
quite otherwise, and their confidence
seemed unbounded. On Thursday ey'
of last week, everything that could bea
a Republican torch turned out ant
formed a procession such as Ihad neye
before seen, Thousands upon thous
ands of torch bearers marching fou
breast, stretched for miles, rolling like
a river of flame throughthe long street
and lighted up the faces oitons OF Ihous
ands Of spectators.
But am getting beyond the limits yor
have assigned me, else would tell you
readers of much more. ! would tell hoy
! have seen E. G. Boudin0t formerly 0
Manchester, aud what he Is doing,
would talk about our railroad (yct this i
a sore subject for u.s.. But as ] have thu
far confined myself to political matters, i
this letter, will say nothing to takciror
it, its dstinctiyeness. | will suggest
however, to few ofour maynard broth
rem who have left the Republican rank
to join the narrow gauge party to improve
the only opportunity that is left them f
appear politically respectabe,and in yieg
Of the situation to do as minority partie
IN conventions lind themselves compelled
10 do, or do worse. Let some one of then
move that the nomination Of Grant an,
Wilson be made unanimous. Such me
ton would be Immediately seconded b
EQUNoy.
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LUDLOW, VI, Sept, 10th. 1872.
My Dear JoUya0.
Through your agency | would eS
press my most sincere thanks for
beautiful boquet Of flowers, placed up
on my desk at Weston, last Sabbath
and presented to me alter the services