Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-10-09
Political Notes.

Why should Greeley, who favored peace
ful secession, be preferred by any loyal man
to the hero who crushed secession ? asks the
Boston Journal.
"A Liberal exchange thinks that Graiz
Brown dealt staggering" blows to the adj
mnistrotion in his indianapolis speech So he
did in New Haven.
The Democratic papers say Ohio may
be cassed among the doubtful States"
Tue 1t is doubifl whether Grants major.
ity will he 10000 or $4,000
The indianapolis Journal mentions ru.
mr. that Mr. ColGx has been 50 angered by
Mr.. Greeley's reference to Credit Mobilior
that he is going to take the stump.
Ten millions Of additional reasons for
the re election Of President Grant are to be
found in the statement showing the reduction
Of the national debt in September
The time has not yet come when a man /
cat be elected President who is willingto ca
lumuiate the soldiers who fought at Vicks-
burg and received the surrender Of Apo
mattox.
since Mr. Greeley has grown so clam-
orous for reconciliation. it has been suggest.
: ed that the time has about arrived when the
the other side Of the "chosm" should begin
the oblivion business.
Said a Southern colorcd man few days
ago I'VE don't want any speeches. just
liit up the shirt Of any colored man that ever
was a slave and you will dod his Democratic
history written on his back with a whip-lash.
-fiorace Greeley says: AZ purely selfish
interest attaches the lewd, ruiIauly, crmi-
na and dangerous classes to the Democratic
q party" It might be interesting to know what
ha, drawn Mr. Greeley in the same direction
. That was a very good eouundrum we
e read somewhere Why was George WASH
e iugton unlike Horace Greeley Because
. George backed trees in his first childhood,
J., and Horace hacks trees 10 his second child
$ hood.
e Bishop Simpson, in a letter, says: Il am
J. not aud never have been, in favor Of Mr..
d Greeley for President If am spared [
r expect to vote for Gen. Grant believing that
= our country needs an unchanged policy for
Il four years longer"
e Mr. Boutwell, says Mr.. Greeley asked
him, during the past three years and a half
Is to do twelve things inconsistent with each
y other. and either Of which, doue in the way
&c proposed, would be fatal to the business inter
d ests of the country.
In a recent speech, Senator Hendricks
Of Indiana said MIR. Greeley has heaped {
great deal of abuse on the Democratic party
and the Democracy have returned it with in
terest guess we are about even on tina
score, so suppose we vote for the old codger.
of During II G.'s visit to the Cincinnati Elk
Y. position, little six years old boy, whos'
VS. father is subscriber for llarpers Weekly
NJ having been enioined to look out for the sage
lie recognized him at once on his entrance call
ID ing out. +" There he is, papa, just like his pic
,v turc but what has he done with the little
.. card he wears on his coat-tai p
~ 1T is estimated that by the anuitersar,
Of dav Of the great fire October 81 at leas
III one third of the burnt district OF the Soutl
side of Chicago will have been covered owe
With ne,V husiness structures. and the char
acter of these new bulldogs far exceeds tina
Of Of those destroyed as regards both their SO
e. lidity aud their general appearance.
be 1t was disrracenl in Horace Greeley t
u. ottsmn, IN nrove Mr. Colax a bribe.taker an
Of corruntiopist ST. AS he did in his speech in Gin
he c;,nati Galaxy has beep his lifelong friend
Greeley knows he Is pure ana hon'st mar
IN He knows moreover that 1t Is Mr. Collax
OF warm personal regard Tor HIM that keep
III him out OF the canvass.
u" Wendell Phillips snys: 80 | have know
C. Horace Greeley for about forty years. and i
" about every six months Of those forty year
ie have been horribly disappointed in hin
ut With regard to Gen. Grant. although or
" posed his election four years ago, | must sa
i have been pleasantly surprised IN him.
y. And Mr. Phillips expresses the sentiments
&C great many people
he Smith, the Democratic Governor cleo
of Georgia, made an inaammatory speech tn
other nisht, in which he declared for Creole
u and Brown. la the course of his remark
of he said Il will use anything for the pur
Id pose of beating Grant. II the devil himself
t. coming IN from the Internal regions. smeln
Mt of birthstone, was candidate for Presiden
n under the present circumstances, would tax
b;, rotbor than take Grant