Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-17
Political lettings.

0italrs was sent IN, IT appears, without consul-
tation with a single member Of the Cabinet
FERNANDO WooD crossed over and osten-
tatiousy shook hands with Mr.. Brown OF
Kentucky after the latter had been censured |
by the House
THE "little tariff bill" was approved by |
the President on Monday. 1t would have
become law in one day more without his
signature.
SENATou-EIEcr EATON has been APP
pointed by the governor Of Connecticut to
fill out the unexpired term Of the late Sena-
tor Buckingham.
The Boston Traveller pertinently remarks
that John Young Brown was no more severe
ON Gen. Butler than many Republican news
papers in New England have been.
The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a
bill for the purchase of two hundred and
fifty copies of "Webster's Dictionary'-for
whose benefit we are not informed
SECRETARY BRIsrow has issued an order
transferring all Supervisors Of Internal Rev
enue to other districts. This is done to
break up any rings which may have been
formed.
TnE Boston Herald suggests that as this
is a representative government Pinchback
is Just the man TO represent Louisiana in
the Senate, because he is mixed white and
black, and mostly fraud.
THE Lowell Courier speaks Of Whitelaw
Reid as an "apostate Republican" This is
hardly correct We question whether Reid
ever voted the Republican ticket. lie is
Brick Pomeroy democrat.
TnE New Hampshire Republicans are
plainly in earnest The officers Of their state
committee announce that they will be in con
staff attendance at their headquarters in the
Statesman building in Concord until the
election,
."fNDErTNDEST JOURNALISM consists in
being mighty savage on about everything
the party in power does, and salying the
sores Of the outs When the outs get in the
treatment is the same, but the patients
change places.
SPEAKER BLAINE has made an outspoken
denial of the story that he ever consulted
the President with regard to the appoint
ments on the Louisiana committee, or that
the latter ever intermeddled with the ap-
pointments in any way.
THE New York Sun has another sensation
--on paper. It alleges a vast combination
Of lobbyists, with hundred millions capital,
to put through lot Of subsidies and grants.
As long as inventive force exists, the Sun
won't lack for sensations.
Ii is worth remembering that democrat
ic leader in Congress confesscs that when
his party adopted the resolution Of the Bal
timorc convention fayoring equal and exact
justice TO all men," the party had been
inundated 10y the Cincinnati convention"
THF Madison (Wis.) State Journal, the
leading Republican paper Of the state, while
expressing regret at the defeat Of its candi-
date, Senator Carpenter, says ave shall
be much mistaken in the character Of Angus
Cameron if he does not make a good Repub-
lican senator"
Tar Louisiana committee have reached
Washington They sent back despatch to
the conservative causus that the compromise
proposed was impracticable, and that it
could not be carried out. The democrats
are now trying to effect a compromise with
out the help of the committee.
Tnr New Orleans correspondent Of the
New York Times speaking OF the proposed
compromise, says that public opinion in n
lation to the matter remains unchanged. a
majority of the business men and property
holders are in favor Of an immediate settle
ment of the political question.
Mr.. DAWES statement that we are likely
to be fifty millions deeper IN debt by the first
Of July than we are now is not a cheerful
one, but it is probably well founded. There
are two ways to avoid this result--one tc
raise more money, and the other to spend
less. We think both may have to be tried
THE New York Commercial Adrer1iser
thinks that the last fortnight's experience
with the real democracy, what with fortysix
hours flibustering in Congress, the bitter
opposition to Civil Rights, the attempt 10
dictate to the majority, and the John Brown
impudence, ought to open the peoples eyes.
SENATOR CARPENTERS defeat was largely
due to a speech in the Democratic caucus by
ex-senator Doolittle, which succeeded in
uniting the representatives of that party in
favor of Mr.. Cameron. Mr. Dooittle is said
TO have in view for himself the seat of Sen
ator Howe, whose term will expire in 1877.
DuRlNG his testimony before the Pacific
Mail investigation committee Mr.. Ordway.
the House Sergeant-atarms, swore that during
the eleven years he had held the Office, he
had never known of one dollar of money
being paid to any member Of Congress, in
or through his Office, to influence legislation.
Ir is one Of the humiliations of the times
that Republican congressman-elect from
Minnesota don't dare to go to Washington
to take his seat because he was concerned in
the Pacific Mail steal. 1t is another humila-
ton that democratic congressman from
New York would like to hide with King, if
he could get away.
THE Hon. Ben. ii. Hill, who is now being
persistently urged as a candidate for mem
Der of Congress from Georgia, in appealing
to his friends for support, says that "seces-
sion was mistake--a terrible mistake; but
secession was no crime. Radicalism is no
mistake-itis deliberate, intentional, wicked,
eyer,inereasing crime"
THE temperance men who of late are so
given to playing into the hands of the demo
Gratis, have their reward in Pennsylvania
The committee in, the House having the sub
ject in charge, has decided to report in favor
of repeating the local option law. Such is
democratic reform when that party is helped
into power by temperance men.
II the Senate gets to vote on the civil
rights billiard we see no reason why il
shouldn't will become law. The bill
has been so modified that the President will.
no doubt, readily sign it. The present OPP
portunity to do justice should not be lost.
There is no knowing when there may be
another,