The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-28
COLUMBUS DELANO.

Vermonters take great interest, if not
pardonable pride in Columbus Delano.
He is the only native of lthe state who has
ever "graced" the cabinet. Born in Shore
ham, on the shores of Lake Champlain, he
was early imbued with ideas of his future
greatness. Naturally precocious, at the
early age of eight years he mastered the
story of his illustrious namesake and, emu
lating his tame, sighed for fresh fields and
pastures new. So at that day, before nine
summers of life had passed, he, like that
other Columbus, embarked in his frail
bark and proceeded on voyage of dis
covery---to the wilderness of Ohio. His
discoveries were many and great. His dis
covered seat in congress and the port
folio of the interior department. Years
after he left us, like brilliant meteor, he
flashed athwart the political sky, and we
read his name in the newspapers as being
about to contest somebody's seat in con-
gross. He was successful. Vermonters
are always successful. We know of
another Vermonter who went to Ohio and
was successful. His success was as brilliant
and surprising as Delanos, although he left
us at more mature age. He lived in
Clarendon. His neighbors' sheep had an
unhappy faculty of climbing his high
fences, but only on very dark nights. His
neighbors were mean enough to make a
fuss about 1t, and he emigrated. He, too,
turned up as a member of congress from
Ohio.
But the Clarendon man was democrat,
and Columbus is not-which may account
for the difference between the two.
Columbus is badly abused man. Don't
the Washington Chronicle say so Hear ii
and believe The president has not re-
quested, nor does he desire the resigna.
i" ton of Delano, nor has tie secretary any
present intention of resigning. No mem.
Der of the cabinet has had the full con.
fidence of Grant to greater extent thar
" Secretary Delano. His management o.
affairs in the interior department hai
been eminently satisfactory not only tC
the president, but to the entire country.
II must be 80, for 80 says the Rev. James
Harlan, and ministers always tell the truth
even if they have been secretaries OF the in
terror, United States senator's, and re
cipients of ten thousand dollars from
railroad company to use in buying thei
way back to the senate Ministers canno
lie-for has it not been so decided in tn
case of the notorious Jersey City Glenden
ming, and does anyone question Henr
Ward Beecher's veracity or good sense
Rev. James knows how 1t is himself
He knows that there never has been
cabinet officer more "eminently satisfat
tory not only to the president but to tn
entire country" than Delano-which
rather rough on the unconfirmed and will
drawn chief justice from Oregon-but the
Harlan knows, and the general expressio
of dissatisfaction throughout the countr
is but the telling of lies.
Vermonters are lucky. They are abuse
some times, but they are sure of vindic
ton. Joe Smith was much abused ma
and received his vindcation at Nauvoo-
SANDER could not disturb his slumbers al
more. There have been sensational r
mors" relative to Brigham Young, but Al
Eliza took the trouble to visit his natl
state to vindicate him. Naughty stori