St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-06-07
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Horace Greeley made an address last
fall before the Trumbull County (Ohio)
| Agricultural Society. He is doubtless
>orry for it. In the speech he said: Il
saw, the other day, Il suggestion that |
would probably tie the best Democratic
candidate to run against Gen. Grant tor
President. thought that about the
most absurd thing | ever heard or read.
If the Democratic party were called
upon to decide between Grant and my
self. know that their regard for what
they must call principle would induce
mine-tenths of them to vote against me.
And 81 they will. Horace. so they will.
although You are now trying to believe
otherwise.
ing the Greeley and GratZ platform has
been recklessly demolished by the Gin
cinnati Commercial. The political
capital of the concern, it will be re-
membered, consisted of HOrace's white
hat and Browns red head: but the
Cincinnati organ insists that the philo-
Sophical farmer does not wear IL white
hat at all. but "a low-crowned, broad
hrimmed, soft black hat. 1t would be
dreadful If somebody should now go to
work and prove that Graft fiery hair
isn't red. but only a pronounced sorrel.
One of the best evidences of a change
in the course of the New York Tribune.
since the nomination of its chief at
Cincinnati, Is the fact that it was IL little
more than year ago emphatic i'll its
demands for the ku kluX bill, and has
supported the enforcement of the act
until within Il short time. NOr ii de-
claims against il as 1.-THE unprovoked
insult and injury of II continued militia
ry rule"
Some simple Indiana people. who had
heard Greeley's address before the Ag-
ricultural Association last fall. labor
under the apprehension that III case of
his election everybody will he compel
led to eat mutton. The Lafayette Jour
nal assures them. however. that this is
a mistake, that the question is to be
referred to the Congressional districts,
and they can vote il down.
EMIGRATING.-On Saturday. IIth. Il
party of about twenty left Vermont for
Detroit Lake. Michigan. on the line of
the Northern Pacific Railroad. to make
themselves homes in that state. About
the same number came up on the night
train from Massachusetts. and they all
proceeded on their journey together
Their route WAS by the way of OglenS-
burg and Port Sarnia 10y rail. and thence
by boat to Duluth, and the time occu-
pied i'll reaching their destination will
probably he one week. We are in
formed that many more are making
to follow in the course of
the present month. Most of these en-
igrants are eX-Soldiers, and carry with !
them sufficient enterprise and money to
make Il successful beginning for future
pleasant homes Freeman.
ONE TERM OR Two ?-Journalists. |
i'll order to he consistent and able to
maintain public confidence. are obliged |
to he governed by principles. or at
least sustained by arguments. on all |
public questions like this. How
ever much they may desire to CRAFTY
friends, it is too much to expect that |
they will do it unless the point involv-
ed is sound or at least fairly debatable.
But this lone term" bantling is Meth
er. 1t has not even the pretense of an
argument save what is founded on per
sonal ambition, and if it has any ad- |
vocates (Which we are now beginning
to douht) they had best give it up, for |
1t is neither wise i'll principle nor pop
Ular rs "A policN 4 IbJus uo,oon,,.,.