Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-09

The storm cloud gathered at Cincinnati,
which had all along promised to be mot
much of show after all, began to set
tie down and take shape. The discor-
dant elements there assembled had some
how managed to keep their fingers out
of each others hair long enough to plat
form after the usual manner of men on
such occasions, and were actually and
soberly voting for candidates for the
presidency. To show the elective infiu-
ence of even political squalls. As the
storm approached the crisis at porkopo-
lis-no allusion to pig iron-storm-petrels
in Washington began to manifest uneasi-
ness. Some tried to talk tariff, others
tried to listen, while still others tried to
do anything but display undue activity.
Promising to read the Globe sometimes
when old age shall corner us by the CHM
ney and time is of no account, we
closed our ears to speeches and peeled
our eyes upon the various countenances
below Some were animated with a
troubled hope; some wore flush of al
most victory, others fearfully overcast.
At last distant flash of lightning struck
the Capitol 1t struck just in the rear
of the reporters gallery, ran in at win
dow and on to piece of paper in front
of a gentleman at a desk. Strange as it
may seem it hurt no one, but created
much excitement. The gentleman who
came so near being hit said that it lay
between Adams and Greeley, and Adams
was ahead. Painter caught the telegram
and dropped it down upon the Speakers
head, or his desk. Instantly the waif
was caught and passed from one group
of heads to another. Soon another paper
from the man of wire and lightning,
this time Greeley gaining. The men be-
low looked up imploringly, and Painter
continued to lombard them with tele-
grams as fast as they came, Greeley
gaining, gaining, gaining in Cincinnati,
and excitement higher, higher, higher in
the House We watched them catch
the kilograms and crowd into knots,
reading, comparing, commenting, then
going from one to another over the
room and back again, quicker than It's
written, and then looking to the gallery
for more, until the scene recalled child
hood days with forms and scenes of
long ago when upon the banks Of a
laughing Green Mountain brook we used
to throw crumbs to minOWs and watch
them crowd and squabble over their
prize in like manner-Darwin cOrrObOr-
ated, YOU see-but, two sober, Indians
were still left. The Chairman called
for order and pounded vigorously upon
his desk, and the man who was speak
ing his little tariff piece cOntinued-that
is we suppose he did. We could see his
lips move, and once in while hear a
sound above the buzz of excitement.
Dawes took the floor to close debate on
the bill, just then came the announce
ment, "Greeley nominated unanimous
w." He stopped short, and when the
storm had sufficiently subsidized to be
heard, he congratulated the protection
lists upon securing Democratic support
under such leader as the modern Frank
lin "Well, shouted Randall of Penn
svlvania, The is an honest man anyhow"
This was doubtless Grccley's first Demo
cratic endorsement Mature Observa-
ton shows portion. perhaps half of
the Democrats politicians and journals
coming within our range of vision, lean
ing toward the Cincinnati nominee, but
nearly all are resolved to abide the deci-
sion of the assembled wisdom of the
party in convention. If indications are
to be accredited, things are mixed and
muddled. Future developments and
combinations will work out, what? We
usual but, as unusually the case, we find
people more willing to receive than give
an opinion upon future probabilities.
Foreign relations, and any other rea-
tions are often great bother, still. what
would one be without relations. Baron
d Gutenberg, the new Russian Minister,
was formerly presented to the President
on Tuesday. The Baron is a diplomat
of marked capacity and extended repu-
tatiOn.
The Republican members OF the
House and Senate committees on For
eign Relations have recently been inyit-
ed to consultation with the Cabinet up
on the question of consequential DANA
ges. II seems that nothing but this fan
atical part of our case stands in the way
Of a full settlement of all trouble under
the treaty. The counsel recommends
giving England such assurances that she
will allow the arbitration to proceed
which is now reported to promise al
early adjustment of the matter X"