Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-31
The President has hard success in get.

The President has hard success in get.
ting Il consul for Odessa, ex-Gov. IIol-
brook having declined, and Mai. j. c.
L ylers' nomination not receiving confirm
ut ion before the Senate adjourned.
J BUTTER AT ST. ALBANs, yesterday, March
3Dth, was dull, with very little Offering.
We quote common to fair, - to 90 cents;
medium to good 20 to D cents; selections,
- cents; fancy, % cents. Some lots of eX-
ira gilt edge sold at 80 cents.
The Ohio Republican leaders held Il con-
sultatlon ut Columbus last week. when the
choice Of Il candidate for Governor was
discussed. The meeting disclosed IN I'M
expected amount of opposition to the nom
nation of ex-senator Wade, and showed
that eX-Gov. Moves was the favorite. But
as he unqualifiedly declined to stand. a
further canvassing of opinions showed that
Congressman James Munroe of the Eigh-
teenth District was the second choice.
a Traveller up in Ripton, the other dav,
came across i man who was standing bv Il
sled loaded with wood and weeping a.
though his heart would break, while his
oxen stood near, chewing their cuds and
looking upon him with sympathetic eyes.
"Nhy do You wcep?' asked the travel
er.
"CanSe,' answered the lachrymose Rip
tonlan. L We piled this ere ~thrce-quarter
cord of wood on this ere sled three times,
! ,,nl I'll L., J.1 -
ure Il cord. | never failed so before"
And the bitter tears ran down his checks
like Il thunder shower down an cave spout,
while the traveller passed sadly on.-Mid-
dedury Register.
GEN.Sc"TT AS A SrELIIsr.-The present
rage for spelling schools r~evives an anec-
dote of General Scott. He had drawn IN
the rough draft of an order, in which the
word wagon occurred. The General
inserted one g too many, and his clerk,
on discovering it, timidly asked on what
authority he spelled "waron" with two
"gs.' "On the authority of Lieutenant
General Scott. commanding the armies of
the nltcd States ~ tllundered the pom
pou' old General. The clerk, at least,
thought the authority sufficient.
Ilir -\fNl 1 hiSlDEN C~AMPAIGN-
HE present prospect seems to be thai both
parties Will make strong and personals
unexccptlOnal nominations. Both are play.
ing for Il great stake. The Republican,,
are very rc>olute to retain the great bower
which they have held SO long, and which
upon the whole, they have exercised 6
hrneticcntlv. The Democrats. carer am
glddy with hope, burn to seize once NOR,
the public patronage. and, covered witt
the shame and guilt Of their political record
seek 10 commend themselves to what j,
amu>lngly called conservative SYMPATHY
10 do this they must offer the most plaus
ihlc front. They will not nominate a mar
Of a doubtful war rerorl. or a IrcIarrJ
reluliator. or who hps openly opposed
the new amendments. They are no,
likely To repeat their plumbers of the las,
fifteen wears: and if they should. the sit
lltlun does not authorize the Republican.
70 Trust To the folly of their alvcr>aricS in
stead of their own wisdom. They. too.
Will nam" some man whose character j.
hi platform. They will declare a polio,
of which he viii be the type. And HI,
election viii prove that the American peo
ulr Will never again restore the party tina
sustained human slavery and plunged tn,
country into civil war"