Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-24
Our Washington Letter.
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wAsuiNsroN, d. c., April 90, 1872.
Msssrs Editors With tho near approach Of
the meeting Of the Cincinnati Convention the ell
! ements Of which it is to be composed assume
form and character, and its probable action and
influence lecome revealed Included in the for
mer are several who have heretofore marched IN
the front rank Of republicanism, but who FROM
disappointed ambition and other personal motive
have deserted the great party Of progress, under
the false banners of Reform and Liberalism. Il
Is now evident that their course is directed
straight to the camp Of the old enemy whom the,
have helped to defeat on hundred fields AMI
that their only chance OF success lies in nm ALI
/ ance with the Democracy That this will he cas-.
lily effected so far as the convention is concerned,
it is only necessary to notice that this 81 called
Liberal Republican Convention will be composed
of ten Democrats who have only acted with the
Republican party during the past ten years while
participating in its patronage, ~ one original Re
publican like Horace Greeley. The old Demo
cratic leaders have already prepared to shape and
control the action Of the convention. To this end
. private meetings Of prominent Democratic pOli-
ticians have been held here and in New York City
within the past four weeks. A final council Of
war Of Democratic Generals was held 10 Chiongu
a few days ago. at which Thomas A. Hendricks.
{ Geo II pendleton, W. +. Storey, Daniel voor
hees and many Others were present. AZ thi.
t meeting it was determined that Judge Dayi,
should be urged upon the convention as its can
\ ddste for President, with Ex-Governor Curtin
. of Pennsylvania, as Vice President. pendIeton
il to attend the convention TO engineer the move
! ment
= It is a somewhat remarkable fact that nearly
e everybody announced as going 10 Cincinnati, l.
an eI-something, which accounts for their desire
r for new deal. Having settled to the bottom in
y accordance with the laws Of political specific
o gravity their only chance of appearing upon the
. surface again is through general agitation, and
c the disruption Of existing political relations The
d leading Democratic papers throughout the coun
i try, are lately giving the Cincinnati movement II
r qualified endorsement, and preparing the way for
e its ultimate adoption, rather absorption by the
e Democracy.
l. The Louisville Courier Journal, the great
II Democratic organ Of the southwest recently pro.
lie claimed " If the Cincinnati Convention is y
= success, it would be the widest folly for III,
T Democratic party to nterpose a third ticket O
le folly which no sane Democratic organization
le would think of perpetrating."
y The New York World counsels the Democrac,
for the time to suppress the expression Of it,
opinion upon the issues that have heretofore pro
re voked the triumphant opposition Of republican
er ism, and to apply the Possum policy to il
u principles 1t says, " II Meesrs Sumner, Adams
m Greeley, Trumbul, Davis Schurz, Brown, an,
to other Republicans are to march in the sane rank
on with Democrats, and to offer the right hand ii
an fellowship to the Suutherners, past conflicts O
ly opinion must be ignored. II VIC are 20 keep rip
ping open old controversies, wo may as well aban
ga don all hopes Of harmony
Is 1t has become 20 apparent that the success
}" the Liberal Republicans would be in effect the tr
en- umph Of Democracy that many of them arc a
* ready retreating towards Philadelphia, declarin
Ike that their opposition is to Grant personally, m
gu that it other candidate is nominated at Phi
Ter ndepha, their opposition to the party will
IN 1t is certainly the fact that in political circl,
ild here, within the past few days. the renumnatu
lat of Grant is spoken Of less confidently than f,
rs merly Reports from the country, however, il
ls' dictate that aiming the people his personal pop'
at larity, well a. confidence in his administrator
ci- is on the increase and that his denomination j.
er' furegone conclusion. Delegates to the Repuhl
&c, can national convention have already been chose
ere In sixteen states in all Of which resolutions WEI
passed endorsing Gen. Grant, and the delegni,
ng from thirteen Of which were expressly instruct,
the TO vote for him
'ht 1t will he remembered that sometime last vii
leo ter gave somewhat fully the particulars of Il
ent difficulties between the President aud NJ. Gait
IN cay, the then Russian Minister, which led
the the suspension Of both social and diplomatic il
by tercourse with him, and finally to his eniorc,
nch recall. Adyices just received from 81. Peter
en- burg, inform US that an investigation into h
ing conduct while here has resulted his utter d
to grace and degradation from office Instead
zen being sent TO some inferior position, he has be-
on. dismissed from the diplomatic service Of the Fl
, to pire, and retired on paltry pension Of thr
The thousand rubles, which he is to forfeit il he max
the any publication in regard to hi- diplomatic
ond reer, or give any new cause Of offence MAZDA
the Catacazy, who was strkingly beautiful WON
ID of the blonde order, was regarded a queen
the society in Washington and as such, recey
OF while here the homage Of the admiration of t
has men, and the envy of the women She was tax
ing from obscurity in Paris many years ago by
lan Cutacazy, who was then attached to the Ru,si
n Is legation After several years reign az s1ci,
'rn queen at the different courts Of Europe, and
now Washington, she now retires again to Paris, a
hat obscurity
the The friends of Ger. Asa p Rlunt n ,
end C,rmarlv C,innel nf tho io,b Verno,, Vin,o.
sts will be pleased learn that he has been relic,
from duty Mt Fort Bufurd, where he has be
the stationed for two years past and assigned to
tive more agreeable station Of Louisville. Ky. f
can. Bufrd is several hundred miles beyond the b
the der liberalization. in the Rocky Mountains. win
into white face is seen, except the troops
the toned at the post and those accompanying
the government transportation train II is very ca
SKY pimentary to him, as an officer TINT this char
'ack in station was mnde by the War DEPARTING
Ike without solicitation on the part Of himself
eads friends, upon its becoming known that he
with tended to resign rather than remain lonJ
sup among the 5uffAlos and Indians.
San The many warm friends and old army asso
I Its ates here Of Gen. Stannard learned with n
to prise and profound regret Of his compul-,
lion resignation, and there is general feeling
ion' him in his mi-iortunes, and of confidence Il
ely what il reported as q deG,lc,tion will nrove IN
'nge only an irreguarity in his &C ,ounts and that
ny default will be found tn be one Of adninstrat
ever only and not Of official integrity. TnoNAs
lad
core
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