Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-02
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of May, he has been engaged as assessor al
Worcester, and has not been at work for the
state.
TnE Richmond Enquirer speaking Of
Virginia, says; "From all we can learn
there is less poverty now than there was be.
fore the war. The money is more generally
and equally divided, and everybody has some
of it, or something to show for IT,"
A LEADING Republican lawyer Of the
South remarked to a correspondent of a
Chicago paper 4" have lived in the South
for quarter Of century hut arm still a
carpct-bagger. Were | a democrat, should
now Ice considered one Of theoldest citizens. "
AccoRDING to the Concord Monitor, the
New Hampshire legislature, when it meets,
will ignore the action Of Gov Weston and
his council in the senatorial matter. on
the ground Of its unconstitutionality, and
will proceed to ill vacancies, as If nothing
had been done.
THE statement comes very well anthem.
ticated that General Butler will not take a
hand in the fall election. He has no desire
to run for Governor, and his personal friends
are left free to support any candidate they
see st. II is General Buffers intention TO
pass his winters in Washington.
GENERAL HARLAN, the Republican can.
didate for Governor Of Kentucky, is an able
and honest man. No one, even of his oppo.
nents, has aught to say against him. But he
fought for the Union and was true as steel
to the party that saved the country and lib
Grated the slaves, which il quite sufficient to
crush all his chances in red-hot whisky.
growing, democratic state like Kentucky.
TnE democrats of the South ought to be
devoutly thankful to the Republican party.
If the confederacy had succeeded there
would have been no centennials among our
Southern brethren for The next ninety years.
Think of it Waiting ninety years for a
centennial celebration Even Mecklmburg
would have been left out in the cold, with
its original declaration Of independence.
Truly, democracy should be thankful.
IIEARrNG that articles OF impeachment
will be presented against Governor Weston
on the first favorable opportunity, the
Chicago Tribune is afraid the Republicans
Of New Hampshire will overdo the thing.
The waiting policy, it says, is the best for
them. And it adds, the people will repair
their wrongs more effectually than the poli-
ticians can hope to do by an exercise OF le-
gislative power. We are afraid the Tribune
doesn't exactly comprehend the situation
Its editor had better read up.
TnE Harrisburg Patriot (dem) says
frankly; Nathaniel Head was fairly
elected Senator on the count of the votes,
and should have been so declared by the
governor and council. That he was the
choice of the majority Of the people of the
district, whether called Matt. or Nathaniel
Head, is clear enough and it was the duty
Of the governor to give effect to the popular
will without regard to the party results.
The action which he and his council
adopted savors too much of the course Of the
New Orleans returning board, who wantonly
rejected fairly chosen representatives Of the
people ON any trivial pretext."
The Cincinnati convention of 1872 seems to
be undergoing a brisk post-mortem examina-
ton. The latest man to try his hand at it is
the editor of the Cincinnati Commercial who
gives the result of his observations 1.-The
Greeley and Brown combination was discov-
cred the night before the nomination oc.
Cured. There was a combination that
would have beaten it-Adams and Trumbull.
Mr.. White was urged to go 10 the telegraph
office and stay until he obtained Trumbull's
consent to run as Vice President with Adams,
and to unite the Illinois delegation for
Adams on the next ballot, but he had'a ling
ering theory that the. Adams and Greeley
contest would continue until n third man
could be nominated, aud that the third man
would be Trumbull lie discovered his mis-.
take too late, and great opportunity was
/ lost. The Cincinnati convention might have
named the President aud it does not seem
| impossible that the better elements repre-.
sentedin that convention may be so organized
that in May next the things can be done
that were left undone three years and three
weeks ago"