Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-24
Al, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1876
Political lettings.

Is the absence Of both Nice-President
Wilson and Senator Carpenter, the Senate has
elected Senator Anthony president pro tenn.
The New YORK town elections thus far
show a net Republican gain Of fourteen over
the elections Of last year in the same towns.
SENATOR CAnrrNrER's speech after his
defeat was so good that the members Of the
Legislature are now tempted 10 wish they
had elected him.
TuE men who attempted to dissolve the
Union are the men who now run the demo
cratic party They are in the ascendancy
alike in number and brains
TIM Northern democrats showered New
Orleans with kilograms to prevent a compro-
mise. They want the Louisiana troubles to
remain for partisan advantages.
CHICAGO is already moving to secure the
next Republican national convention, which
will be held in 1876, and magnificent accom-
modations are Of course promised.
TnE New York Times, which highly com
mends Senator Conklings recent speech, de
sires him to follow it with another upon the
best means of restoring peace and order at
the South.
Tur democratic journals Of the South are
rejoicing over the prospect that Congress
will frittcraway the remainder Of the session
without doing anything to repress the white
lcaguers of that section.
THE New Orleans correspondent of the
New York Timcs says that the only formid-
able opponents Of any compromise which
shall restore peace in that section, are lead
ing democratic politicians.
SENATOR BRowNLow's health is so poor
that he will not be able 10 return to Wash
ingtou, and he will thus be spared the NOR
tidcation of surrendering his scat to Andrew
johnson on the lth Of March.
II is said the ultra prohibitioni,ts are
endeayoring TO run a man for Congress
in the first New Hampshire district with the
only possible result of securing the election
of the heaviest beer-maker in the state.
In is said that the art Of gerymandering
has been so skilliully employed by the Ala
bama legislature, that the ninety.four thous-
and republican voters are represented by but
one congressman, while the one hundred and
seven thousand democrats elected seven.
WHATEVER else is left undons the sane
Republicans should make it their individual
and collective concern to see that the House
doesn't adjourn without passing this Poland
Arkansas resolution. 1t is a measure Of ur-
gency. SO says the Springfield Republican.
THF Republicans in Congress have COM
pleted in caucus measure which permits
the president, in certain cases, to suspend
the writ of habeas corpus, and provides for
the preservation Of order and the enforce
meut Of equal rights at elections by federal
officials.
UNDER the terms Of a bill introduced into
the Wisconsin Senate, the parties to bribery
at elections or at political conventions may
suffer a penalty of five hundred dollars fine
one year imprisonment and Acknowledgement
and disqualification for office for a period of
ten years.
THE Republican papers that approve a re-
opening Of the Arkansas quarrel are few
and far between. The general feeling is
that there has been too much Interference
already, and that the will of the people, as
clearly expressed at the last election, should
be respected.
SPEAKER BLAINE takes strong ground
against the bill permitting the suspension Of
the habeas corpus by the president, and his
position is understood to be concurred in by
Judge IIoar, Mr.. Dawes, Mr.. Hale, General
IIawley and many other leading Republicans
in the House.
The House has voted to allow Mr. Dawes
to introduce bill relieving certain states
from the obligation to hold their congress.
sional elections on the first Tuesday in No.
yember, and its final enactment is considered
certain. Maine Vermont and Connecticut
are among the states interested in the
change
The Tribune thinks Tom SCOTS subsidy
bill would result in "a clear steal Of not less
than s2OOOOOOO" Very likely. But Tom
Scott stands a better chance of being I'M
horsed by an eccentric freak of atmospheric
electricity than he does to be awarded so
much as a brass farthing for his pet project
by the present Congress.
lT is hard work to manufacture United
States Senators this year. Several state leg
islatures have been wrestling over the job
for weeks past. There seems to be plenty of
but Of poor quality. Mechanics
are most eschewed-at least a Chandler and
a Carpenter have heen discarded. But then.
one tailor has slipped in.
The democrats of New Hampshire have
been suddenly struck with Yankee no.
ton" They propose to invite Andy John
son to canvass the state, We have no doubt
the Republican committee would cheerfully
pay all his expenses; for nothing would
more tend to stir the blood of dormant Re
publicans than the appearance Of their old
enemy among them. " Send for Maginnis"
by all means.
TnE coming Republican leader, according
to the Louisville Courier-Jorndl, is Speaker
Blaine. ." can see" says Mr.. Watterson,
that he is preparing himself for the work,
over which he has presided so long, the
readiest parliamentarian excluding Banks,
alive. He has a style at once audacious and
His knowledge of the arts of
warfare is almost equaled by
the infinite variety Of his political informa-
ton His vitality is amazing" There is
no doubt but Blaine will be the leader of
the next House on the Republican side.
A. j. is TO have an "ovation from his
admirers on his arrival in Washington, next
week, and, among other favors, is to receive
a large engraving, handsomely embellshed,
containing fac-similes of the autographs of
Senators and Representatives who voted for
and against his impeachment, with other in
formation on the subject. The portrait of
Mr. Johnson at the head of the chart is
from a photograph recently taken. Nine
Senators Of the Fortieth or impeachment