Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-03-24
JRNAL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH "a, 1877
Political lettings.

about nominating General Hancock for
Governor this year.
TnE Washington RepaJiicdH iitimates
that Gen. Butler will be the best candidate
for President in 1876.
COLLECTOR CASEY says that he isn't q
candidate for the United States Senate from
Louisiana, in case Of Pinchback's rejection
Tnr Springfield Union recommends Vice
President Wilson TO read Matthew Xxx 10
before he votes for any more bills to eQualize
bounties
IT is reported that General Sheridan rep
rcscnts the condition of Louisiana vastly
better since the Wheeler compromise was
accepted.
ANDREW Johnson has Schurz's old place
on the committee of foreign relationship
best position on a committee which the dem
ocrats could give him.
NicE PRESIDENTS lIAMLiN ANp Johnson,
who had previously been senators, presented
themselves together TO be sworn in as nom
beers of the United States Senate.
\ CONVENTION Of working men and gran
gers at Cleveland, Ohio are trying to form
a new political party 1t may be easy form
ing the party but it,, different thing max
ing it hang together.
ON Friday we had one Of the newly elected
democratic members of the New Hampshire
Legislature ia the police station in this city,
held till he could sober of after the election,
A promising statesman g. Nec'Wou HeraM
A BILL to repeal the law allowing ten per
cent. interest to be taken by special agree
ment, has been hotly contested 10y the Ten
nessee legislature. In the Senate it was
defeated only by the casting vote of the
president
NEW llNMrsnrnE', full vote for governor
was a, follows Cheney, thirty-nne thous-
and two hundred and eighty-fye; Roberts,
thirty-nine thousand one hundred and sixty
three White and scattering, seven hundred
and ffty-four.
TuE latest remarkable coincidence ="
which has been developed in relation to
Andy johnson, is that both be and IIanni-
bal Ilamln, who were yice-pre,ideuts during
Lmcolns administration, are now members
Of the United States Senate.
Tmr New York Times SAYS In word, the
Republicans of New Hampshire have won
their sweeping and encouraging victory by
first deserving it and then working hard for
it. II is a plain path that they have chosen,
and one open to Republicans everywhere"
Now that the battle i, over the New York
yr,Bape has looked np the platform of the
New Ilomushire Repnblieans. and i, sur
nrised 70 find IT so GOOD. II saws in eonclu.
sion d" Sncb fac deserved victory. and we
are heartily olndof whatever # has achieved"
Tunfr democrats are after the clork.bip
of the nrasopt United States Uouse of Repre-
sout,t;v.s and four after the sneaLersbip.
but these nunbsr. will me- Greatly increased
between the 9Th of March and the 9Th Of
Doce,nber A. ,resept the chances seem
70 he in favor of Western democrats
Ma r,.n.,or sro.i.;... ,.h, n;.
., , ,,' - ,', - ,i ", -, w. 80,
80 -. 1,.,..,i .,..;,.i,..La.oa.
which had l,e.n bel1 lac S,,ber wa. there.
fore entitled to reimbursement for his contest
exnensss miloage and salary the vbole
a,no,rtin, % sin mn or al,ont a. ooo ,or
bour for his whole time If service.
v,, u.u
- IN. -, MI -
,o on.n;n, H. ~ cr,nt,s nr.t Torn,
~ = ~. IN r,a danar,,,a.,,.
r.. IT, ,t,..,. ,,.,,, S,,,l, g. ,,., o,,.,od
to Congress. are now asking 10 be reinstated
! in their elerk,bip.. while for three vacancies
in the ouartsrrnaster's department in the
army there are,,ver three hundred applicants
Tn, N.,,. tI,r,,,.bir. ro,,ese,t,,iye vot.
.m s.,nJ o,o bn,d,.d and ninet,..t.o IA
,,rlli.,ns and nm. bnndr.d and eigbtvon,
lo,.,,,r,,. n,,l.i,,,,, ,I..,, ,,ai,,i+,
~ ,l.,o,, 1y,. So,,t. sta,Js FOO Ro,.,ll;
o,.1 60 .i.,,,l,r,t, ,,.;,t ma ot,.i,. &,
d;striot. t,,o.,,d f,nr Those d;str;ots ,,;i
Of course be filed bv the Republicans on the
assembling OF the legislature. giving them
seven Senators.
Tus N.,, II,,,n.hiro d.,noor.ts ad,ni,
u,at ,h,,, u,.,,o ,iofo.t.l a, tho ro,,,, ,l,o
don and some Of them are free 10 saw tba,
n,ey viii noy.r ho ohl, 70 ,o,l,e a. ,i,,oron,
= eoht aca;o I'm, tha ponuhl;oonsn ~ Tho,
state ,,nst he careful not 70 slaen ON ,be;,
arms and NOT to ir1,laa in that Li,d .,
LEGISLATION that disgraced the legislature ot
las, ,,o,r /, - no, a o,,i Time for ,,o,,, .,
experiment on the forbearance of the people
Tn, na,. sano,or from Atohi,.on onnoar,
IN have mad. worry sensible sneecb IN,
othsr d,y on uo oris;ono ,,,as,;on 7,
oort.in,, von., ;,inro bis s,,nd;,a IN A.,
po,ullioan ,o,,,. and tho d,,,o,rao,, ,r;t
bor,,ly end in ,nytb;,o bs sa;d any ind;ca
bon that he nronoses IN strengthen tbei,
sjdo g far =. wa Gao be talos much n,
sauna cround that senator Edmpnds Of tbi,
state docs and we know that Senator IA
ro,,nds s,ill ra,,,rl. b;,,sols a. ponuhl;oa,
Inn uo.,o, Ns,,ybasm,deo oref,,1 iro,,iry
AZ IN the nro.nects and intentions Of Genera,