Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-08-30
POLITICAL NOTES.


election of President Grant.
Colonel Mosby writes that Grant will
carry Virginia unless O'Conor is nominal
ed, who will then carry II.
The Republicans of Massachusetts, at
their State convention on Wednesday, re-
nominated Gov. Washburn by n vote of
two to one.
The Albany journal publishes a call
signed by twenty old Democrats for the
formation of Grant and Wilson club, to
be composed entirely of Democrats.
AT large meeting of the colored citizens
OF Cincinnati, Thursday night, resolutions
were adopted declining Senator Summers
advice, and declaring their purpose to sup
port Grant.
Maine correspondent of the New York
Tribune sends this plant: "The principal
papers of New England have ceased to be
newspapers so far as the Liberal movement
is concerned. They ignore, as far as possi-
bic, all facts, and affect TO believe that the
reform crusade is but a small affair" There
is too much truth in this, undoubtedly;
but If the want of candor is peculiar to the
principal" Tor in other words Republican,
papers, the fact has escaped our observa-
ton.
The State republican couven ton of New
York was held at Utica last week wednes-
day. General Dix was nominated for Gov
ernor, and strong platform was adopted
Lyman Tremaine was nominated for con-
gresham at large, and Frederick Douglass,
Emil Sauer and Stewart L. Woodford cleo
tors at large.
Tho Springfield Republican strongly re-
Dukes the forgery which appears in the
changing of the date OF letter from Gen.
Grant in 1896, acknowledging the gift of
100000 from friends in New York. The
date was changed to 1869 to make il appear
that the money was given since he became
President. All honor to the Republican
for its rebuke of the fraud.
The New York correspondent of the
Springfield Republican does not give a ro-
sy account of the Greeley movement in the
metropolis, writing as follows: $50 far
have failed to meet with more than three
out and out Greeleyites among my Repub-
lican acquaintance here. Even the DEM
ocrats are not enthusiastic supporters of
the Liberal candi date, but prefer to base
their approval of his nomination on party
rather than personal grounds. learn from
good authority that there are not twenty
among all the Ignorant bockheads' of the
Union League Club who support Mr.. Gree
ley. From New Jersey, l hear through
private information that in sections largely
made up of Tribune subscribers, even
among the Quaker abolitionists, the man.
of-war, Grant, is preferred to the man of
universal amnesty, Greeley"
MIR. Summers whole course is founded
on the plea that the Democrats have been
really converted to Republican principles.
His proof of this consists i'm the adoption
of the Cincinnati platform at Baltimore.
But everybody knows that what man
says is not so good criterion by which to
judge his sentiments, as the construction
he puts on his own words. Can Mr.. Sum-
ner find single Democrat or Democratic
journal that confesses any change in its
principles? On the contrary does not ev-
cry explicit declaration made by Democrats
show that they claim the Conversion" to
he the other way?-Montpeiier Journal.
Said the Greeley man LET us clasp
hands across the bloody chasm.' The
South acknowledge the error of their ways,
and amid the husks of their plantations in
deep repentance, sue for forgiveness. Re
me mber the parable of the prodigal son in
the good book, and let us show spirit of
compassion rs did the father TO the erring
one" Said the Grant man: Eyes, re-
member the story very we'll, how the IA
Their went out and met the erring one, and
gave him a suit of clothes and ring, and a
veal supper, and then hop in the evening;
but I don't RENE mber reading that the old
gentleman asked him to take charge of the
farm"
Wendell Phillips writes: An old friend,
now residing in Georgia, who stood, rifle
in hand in Kansas, during her memora-
BILE fight, told me, just after the Cincinnati
convention, Sir, before Grant arrested
those twenty Ku-klux in North Carolina
never slept without loaded musket at my
bed head, and new er ventured into the viii
lage unless fully armed. Since that stern
interference in North Carolina l, even aiar
of in Georgia, sleep and walk about as
safe, careless and free as you do here" "If
Greeley is elected, suppose" said I, "you
will load those revolvers AGAIN." "Never
i know, by Southern boast, what that
election means. I'll never risk living in
Georgia under Greeley-rll sell out and
come North" Such is the testimony of a
loyal man in the South That is how it
looks in Georgia!
Mrs. Lydia Maria Child has a long letter
in late number of the Woman's Journal
on the present aspect OF political affairs, in
which she takes earnest views in favor of
the Republican candidate and platform.
Mrs. NJ. V. Longley, Elizabeth X. Church
ill, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mary Clemmer
Ames, and several other prominent wo-
men have declared upon the same side /;
while Mrs. Stanton, Anna Dickinson, and
few Others, advocate the election of Gree
ley.
Tho Woodstock Post pithily says The
only argument against rejoicing Poland
is that he has had the place "long enough"
and that now some other man should be
permitted to sacrifice himself and dlstrib-
ute post-o fiices upon the altar of his coun-
try. Long enough for what? Long enough
to gain experience, to prove his ability, to
secure a degree of influence equalled by
few men in the House, to become confess
eddy the foremost man in keeping YER
mont's famous place in Congress2 I'm
doubleday. He has also held it long enough
for sundry "huckster politicians" and
would-be postmastcrs TO lay pipe enough
to give them a chance Of BUSTING him and
they are trying to do it. Tint any other
class Is anxious for a change we have yet
| 10 learn.
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