Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-07-24
Correspondence.
Our Washington Letter.

/. year, prior 10 Presidential election a.
4 iheFt Is nov. Ia every hotel aud eorueI
4 Of a street may b. seen liitl- knots Of
;. people discussing politics. Bets are be.
/. ing made freeley. Thousands have al.
ready exchanged hand. since the Balii-
more Convention. Thus far the Greeley
= men have no difficulty in finding men who
are anxious aud wiling 10 take THAR
bets.
The latest reports from North Carolina
, Indicate that the republicans will carry
the State by a majority of from 5000 to
10000.
The Congressional Committee is send
ing out to the country the following docu-
menis: " The Record Of the Republican
, Party" "a document of four pages),
"Grant's Record" The Sage of Chappa-
qua, Senator Wilson's Shceeh at Great
Falls, Mass" Gen. Logans Speech,
The Republican Party the Working
Mans Friend" The Republican Party
: the Standard Bearer OF Civilization aud
National Progress" and The Issues of the
Future or what may be accomplished by
the Republican Party"
The two last are intended to 90 togeth-
err as guide for the future, aud will be
exceedingly interesting.
The above documents can be had in
hundreds free of charge, simply by al.
dressing Hon. j. VI Elmunds. Union Re.
publican Congressional Committee, Wash
ington, ID. g. Thousands of them are
now being sent out. Those wishing them
should apply to the aforesaid Hon J. NJ.
Edmunds.
A member of the Georgia Legislature
is in town, and says that when George
Francis Train lectured in Augusta, of his
State, the other day. he requested those
OF his audience who were in favor of the
election of Greeley to the Presidency, to
raise their right hands. Three or four
hands were raised. Wheu asked how
"any were in favor of him, Train the
whole crowd raised their hands, shouting,
You or any other man as against Gree.
ley BY the Greeleyiles Georgia is COLI
sldered the stronghold for Greeley.
The excessive heat reported in the diff.
terent parts OF the country has not as yet
been felt here. The thermometer has in
dictated only 80 degrees on any day dur
this season. Montreal aud Quebec can
beat us to death for hot weather.
Some portion every street in Wash
ington, except Pa. Ave-. is undergoing ,
improvements and consequently the streets
present an unpresentable appearance. OIL
the money obtained by virtue of the four .
million loan, there is but little left in the
district treasury. The work as yet is not +,
a third completed, and there will have to
be at least six millions more raised to
complete the improvements now under
way. When this is done Washington
will be the most beautiful city in the
United States.
Your correspondent was at Baltimore
during the Convention aud, he thinks.
took sharp lookout at all passing events.
The Convention was certainly remarkable
tor harmony, but it was luke.warm.
Four thousand would cover all the stran :,
gers, one-third of which number was :,
from the District Of Columbia, going sim ;;
ply through curiosity to witness the grand
OF the disappointed applicants ,
Tor office under the present administration,
he ex-otfice-hOldcrs under Andy johnson, y
Ind the old office holders under Frank
d.; -, RI
Pierce and James Buchanan. of the
Floyd stripe rebels. Nothing could have =
been more ridiculous than to benold the :.
disposition of the lion to espouse the
'ause OF the lamb, ostensiby represented :,
~ the Cincinnati Convention. It was
'laln to be seen that though the Demo.
rats had no sympathy with Horace Gree ;.
ey on account of his past record, thew :;
we're constrained to vote for any one 10 :
peat Grant. They however claim that :
certain leading (ex-rebcD democrats have =.
'een to Horace, and have gotten from il
llm In black and white to the effect tba, :,
mould he, Ii. e., be elected to the Presi. =,
'ency, the Democracy, especially those
rom the south, shall be rewarded in tho -
way OF official patronage Per co1tro NJ
conversation with severa! aft tho eo,.
ention' your correspondent wos informed ,.l
nat there was no hope, intention or wish 80
elect Horace Greeley to the Presldep.
" out simply to secure majority IN 80
congress, thereby hoping to legislate in g,
he interest of rebel Democracy, and il II;
etoed by the President encourage revo. "
ltlon and confusion. There seems TO ba
Method IN Democratic madness. Its hy. no
ra,head still sticks out in the interests of ce
Id Democratic rebelism. I,pp an