Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-07-19

They have majority of the votes In four
States, and are an important element in
eight or ten others; nevertheless the Bati-
moreconvention, representing all the States
contained not one member of this race.
The States which will hold elections pre-
vious TO the Presidential contest in Novem-
Der are as follows: North Carolina, Au-
grst l Kentucky, Montana and Utah, Au-
gust 5 New Mexico, September 1; Cali
fornia, September 2; Vermont, September
8 Maine, September 0 Colorado Terrific
ry, September 10; Dakota, Indiana, Iowa,
Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania and District
of Columbia, October s; South Carolina,
October 10; West Virginia, October "a.
The Worcester Gazette thus courteously
expresses the feeling of thousands of the
American people: Probably no American
citizen is less fit TO guide great nation
than the philosopher of the Tribune. A
child-ike simplicity is his most prominent
characteristic. Honest himself, he doubts
the sincerity of no one; and the shabbest
sharper approaching him by flattery. can
wheedle him out of his money aud his in
huence. His mind runs to theories and he
often shifts them. In all the qualities of
craftsmanship, he is deficient and hardly
once has he ever taken really practical
view of the situation of public affairs. We
respect Mr.. Greeley for his honesty and
simplicity; we admit that he has excellent
qualities as a man and ability as a theorlz-
or, but no other person could be named who
would crowd so many wonderful blunders
into the administration of national affairs,
or who would more easily become the in
nocent tool of designing sycophants.
Here is 'gem" from Tilton's Golden
Ages Last week Harvard College furnish
ed a striking exhibition of the spirit of
flunkeyism. 1t was Commencement, the
great day Of the year, when the University
opens her hand and distributes her favors.
Among the visitors on the occasion was
Gen. Grant, who looked quite as much out
of place among the college dignitaries and
scholars and divines as horse Jockey on a
bench of bishops. And 10 the urprse of
everybody he was "honored" with the de-
gree of LII. d. Exactly why, nobody can
tell. When called on for speech he STUN
bled and suffered, and finally sat down
and lighted his cigar. His ignorance is no.
torious lie cannot write letter which
does not violate the rules of English gram
mar. All his tastes and habits and asso-
Citations and attainments are the reverse OF
| scholarly. The only laws he is master of
are those of the race-course and Hoyle.
Henry Ward Beecher, in the Christian
Union, states his position thus "Mr. Gree
ley and his friends are fighting Gen. Grant,
and we refuse to join them. We believe
that Grant will, during the next four years,
make better President than Mr.. Greeley
would, much as we esteem his good quail
tiles. We see no reason for changing our
candidate, and many against ii chiefly
and notably ths-That we should break
| up party that with all its faults, is pru-
dent in administration, sound in principles
and safe in the vital point of aifairs-our
| fiscal interests 4; and bring in an inchoate
mass of new men without agreement a.
mong themselves, not cohering to any CEN
trail and dominant principles, but subject
to intestine conflicts out of which no ono
can tell which element will come into as
cendancy; whether the advanced notions
of Liberal Republicans, or the conservative
views of War Democrats, or the malignant
e-actionary tendency of the old Proslav-
cry Democratic party. We don't fight
Greeley; but we do contend against break
ing up the Republican party, and putting
the government into the hands ofthe Dem
ocratic party