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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-29

were the iOiIO"luS.
The Germans Fight with Sigel.'
"Give us Back the Old Silver Dollar
"The Bloody Shirt will not keep the
Wolf from the Door"
"Stand up for the nobility of labor; it is
Heavens great ordinance for
improvement
"Our Free School System is the pride of
the nation"
"Col. Ben. Wilson, our next Congress
man"
"Lsbor is the Boon of the Republic"
"Hold the Fort, Tilden is coming with
Honesty and Reform"
and numerous other mottoes and devices,
among which were the watch (pure gold
that caused Hayes such great trouble,
and worried the old mans mind 10 such
great extent; also q shirt bedsubed
with red paint symbolic Of the CORY
corpse our Republican brethren so hand
somely sport, from out the neck Of
which brilliantly famed reform torch.
The meeting was called 70 order by
Squire Msjllton, Of Benwood, who intro
duced Col. Wilson SIS the frst speaker.
Mr., Wilson appeared, was greeted with
"three cheers for Col. Ben. Wilson, our
next Congressman" and discussed the
issues Of the times in an able and mas
terly manner, but owing to
h,s appointment in Wheeling, was
obliged TO confne himself to
short synopsis OF the issues intended
to have been discussed, depending on
Col. johnson to complete his unfinished
work. Col. Wilson was greeted with tRe
| most uprosrious applause, and the greatest
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19
Letter from Iowa.

WEST LrnFRrY. Iowa
Mssrs. Edtors- Thinking perhaps the reader.
Of the WArcnMAS might like to hear how West
ern men raise and fit shorhofn cattle for public
sale will try and give them something Of An
idea ofthe care which the Wap,ie herd the pron-
eftvofS W Jacob. receives The herd contain.
one hundred and forty animals. averaging one
hundred full-arown animals The stable. which
they occupy are finished into double stall. for the
females. and single stalls for the males The
stall. are hacked solid with straw perbaps 4 foot
deep and then we use a ton Of fresh beddiog a
day. We feed the herd per dnv Ave hnndrsd
pounds Of hay cut fine. twenty hundred pouud. a,
corn meal. three hundred bounds Of oil cako tho
whole being dampened with seyeRty-aye buckets
Of water a unle salt ,daod .n5 ,h..,,,ti,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19
Our Navy.

The proposition to still further weaken
our navy will not meet with universal ap-
prevail Indeed, there is quite a prevalent
belief that it should be strengthened rather
than made less efficient than at present The
people have felt, and perhaps justly, that the
country has not derived reasonable benefits
from the money expended upon our navy
that the appropriations have not always been
wisely expended still there is feeling that
wsshouldnot entirely neglect this essential ell
eneut of successful warfare, either in repel-
ing foreign foe, or in quelling domestic iu-
surrection 1t may not be necessary to keep
up large aud expensive navy to vie with
Great Britain and other leading European
powers, but it does not appear entirely proper
TO keep up naval department, naval schools
and naval appropriations, and then have no
navy. There may be differences of opinion
rs TO what our navy should be, but all agree
that it should not be weaker than at pres
ent, if we have one at all. That our naval
strength need not be great, is probably true
That it may bo made more efficient with less
than the usual appropriations, is probable f;
but that it should be practically abandoned,
is not generally believed. In time Of peace,
this branch of the public service should be
comparatively Inexpensive but it should be
kept in condition to be of service in case of
war. True, our nation can do much on
short notice, but it is cheaper and more eco
nomical, in every respect, to prepare for war
in time Of neace.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19
Good Templars.

The Grand Lodge Of Good Templars held pleas
ant and profitable meeting at Brandon, last week
1t was numeTousy attended and harmonious.
Evidences Of an increased interest in the prosper
ny OF the order were not wanting and II appeared
to be the desire Of all to make the order more
prosperous during the next year than ever before.
The following officers were elected: Colonel John
b. Mead, OF Randolph, Grand Worthy Chief Temp
lar K. O. Sturteyant, St Adams, Grand Worthy
Counsellor; Miss Abbie Z. Matthews Cornwall,
Grand Worthy Vice Templar; Frank Plumley,
Mortified, Grand Worthy Secretary; A. G. Wat
son, Burlington, Grand Worthy Treasurer; Rev.
H. J.. Cushing East Burke, Grand Worthy Chap
lain Joseph Barton, Charlotte, Grand Worthy
Marshall; Mrs Ella c. Finney, East Burke,
Grand Worthy Deputy Marshal; Mrs. Frank Plum
ley Nouhfed Grand Worthy Assistant Secre-
nryi Eugene Woodward, Bennington, Grand
Messenger Helen Boardman, East Mddlebury,
Grand Sentinel John W Carpenter, johnson,
Grand Guard; Thomas T.. Brownell, North Pownxl,
Grand Auditor; Miss Lucy J. Bradshaw, Monipe-
Her Grand superintendent OF Juvenile Templars.
The representatives OF the Right Worthy Grand
Lodge, are J. &. Batchelder, Of Waterbury; James
Barton, of Charlotte; and Mrs Ella c. Fiuney, OF
East Burke. Alternate-H. NJ. Mott, of Brandon
James Squire, Of Charlotte; and Mrs. Susan Avery,
Of Mortified
District Deputies. First district, DIR. G. ID.
stevens, Of Bakersfield; second district, j. NJ
Stafford, Of Cambridge; third district, Timothy
Holt, of Derby fourth district, Alexander Stew"
art of st. Johnsbury; fifth district J. l.. Hall OF
Tunbrldge; sixth district Rev, T. NJ. Frost, OF
Proctorsyillei seventh district, Rev. L. p Steele,
OF Sharon eight district, II. L, stillson, Of Ben
nington ninth district H. NJ. Mott, Of Brandon
tenth district Miss A, c. Topper, OF Middlebury;
eleventh district Randall W. Phelps, Of Hunting
tom twelfth district Mrs. c. H. Batchelder, OF
Painfeld
Location of next session-Brothersl II. L. Stilson,
Bennington; VIM. H. Matthews, Cornwall Henry
Baxter, Ilighgate.
Juvenile WHOLESALERS l.. J. bradshaw, Msnt-
pelieri ii. C. Batchelder, Painfeld; A. r. Topper,
Middleburyi Brothers C. T., Smith, Bristol; Cyrus
A. Bump, East Middlebury
Temperance press Brothers c, II. Baker, st. Al
bans; l.. c, Smith, Cabot; X. 5. Marden, Bristol
Sisters T. c. Finney, Burke Abbis Matthews
Cornwall.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19
Editorial Notes.


TwENrY-rnRrE THOUSAND citizens have
petitioned Congress for the repeal Of the law
requiring stamps on bank checks. There is
no just reason why that tax should be i'm
posed upon depositors.
IIARoLsoN, pure-blood negro member Of
Congress from Alabama, has known in hi.
time what the sensation is OF standing on
the auction block and hearing one's.selI
knocked down to the highest bidder.
EGYrr, the oldest Of nations, is the first to
be on hand for the international Exhibition
Her entire contribution has been landed at
New York, and her chief commissioner
Prince Mohammed Tawfc Pacha, is on hand
to look after II.
IT is now stated that the leading demo
Gratis at Washington are trying to stop the
amnesty debate. They evidently believe
that the country is not yot ready for the ut
terance Of so much democratic doctrine from
confederate lips
TnE Washington National Republican Of
Tuesday morning, referring to Ben Ilill's
speech, then expected, says his democratic
friends had "adysed him to be as mild as
possible under the circumstances" If this
is his mildness, what would be his wildnoss {?
KENTUCKY is a comparatively happy state.
It's debt amounts to only slsi,30l. of which
only sl0,3lO is due for about seventy years.
The Governor says that the state is able to
pay it many times over whenever it is called
for WHAT'S more the United States gov
eminent owes it more than The amount Of
its debt
Gov. EMERY, OF Utah, discusses the ques-
ton Of polygamy in his message to the terri.
torial legislature. lie says he cannot but
regard it as n crime prescribed by law. Up
to thepresent time the laws against It hayenot
been practically enforced, and they should
either be expungad from the statute book or
made operative. lie tells the legislature.
therefore it will be gratifying if they shall
enact such legislation as will prevent It's eX-
tension, and adopt such measures as look to
a fair and impartial settlement of the sub
ject as it effects the past
Mr.. IIolbrook, Of the Now Orleans Plea.
yune who has just died at the age OF sixty
six, was born in Townshend, VT, and has
been the business manager aud very much
the editorial manager, of that, the leading
paper of the Southwest, for more than forty
years. lie outlived all his old associates,
LumSdcn, Kendall, Bullitt and Wilson, who.
with him, made the Picapme so famous and
popular a Journal 1t had fallen into decay
during and since the war, until lately, when
it has been markedly improving, aud has
become again the leading journal of New Or
leans.
The democratic members of Congress are
seriously discussing a proposition to render
all future attempts to sectarianize the COM
mon schools impracticable. They see the
drift Of public sentiment, and wish to float
with it. The suggestion eyincos sagaci,y
but it is questionable whether the majority
of the party will have the courage to face
the counter sentiment which prevails among
a large minority Of their own party. II the
democracy should lose the support of those
who favor sectarian schools, they wouldn't
have strength enough left to carry single
state in the Union,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19

'iA,iS1 oN i"E sohr"hLL INJUNCTION blIohE
CUSTOM OK rus Mpnrrs or Tmr ro~rrsr
EVERYTHING POSTPONED uSrm TnH FouRrH
or FEBRUARY, AT ST. JoHNsDuN.
| The hearing ON tho motion In diss,ivo tho In.
| junction upon Mr. SortweIl and otbers notice M
which WAS given In last weeks manor fool. nlace
at IIydepark. last Friday. before Chancellor po,.
ers, in the Court House
Hon. Charles H. Heath appeared for tbe com-
plainants; Hon. Charles w. Willard for MFR SORT
well; Mr.. S. c. Shurtleff for Messr, ualland Fos.
ter, and Mr. c. J. Gleason for himself and Nelson
o. Bartlett
The compainants named in the hin arc Az
Ellis. J. W. brock Commissioners n, Nortno,,ar:
p p pnkln. n " ueatou / warrc,, panor
selectmen Of Montpelier; George and Francis
Wooster. OF Marshaeld. Iohn 4, p,co r y waI
ton, Charles II. Heath, James r. Langdon .hlins
Y. Dewey, George c. Shepard C II and Rort
Cross all OF Montpelier. The bill sets nm subsap-
tally, that Daniel r Sortwell and James G
French, on certain occasion, executed bond to
pay what might be termed the floating debt of The
corporation, which should be certified by the di-
reetors; that the trustees under the mortgage re-
iusing to act the officers OF the corporation trans
ferred the control and manag cement of the road 10
Messrs. sortwsll ard French, upon the trust that
they were to pay of this floating debt among
other things; that the directors, a majority Of
them, were priyy 10 that transaction, so that
sortwell and French became the sole managers
and the representatives OF the corporation, so far
as the management Of the road, the taking Of the
revenues, and the discharge and payment OF this
debt was concerned that Mr. French, having 70
tired from tho management Mr. SortXau COL
luded with majority Of the directors Of the road,
aud they irauduently combined to have the cap
itai stock sold secretly for the purpose Of getting
possession OF II that they have done this In fraud
OF the trust which they bear to the property itself
and taking advantage OF their position, they at
tempted to do away with the stock of the corpora
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19

ADMINISTRATION ORDERED.-A petition
signed by fourteen thousand laborers in the
District of Columbia was presented to the
House Of Representatives, last week. The
document fills sixteen pages of the Coagres.
s'onal Record, and represents that the men
employed by the contractors under the late
board of public works, have not been paid.
though Congress, in ls7l, passed a law re,
quiring the commissioners TO retain the sum,
due the contractors until all the laborers
should be paid. The wages overdue amount
to $4,000. Mr.. IIodnett, counsel for the
working-men, says they have been paid, the
year round, not more than twenty-five cents
a day, and some Of them have actually died
OF starvation, while the board of works was
owing them several hundred dollars each
This state Of things" he says, cannot ex-
is' much longer. The men are now thor
cughly organized, and cannot much longer
prevent a forcible resistance to this inhuman
oppression" An investigation will nc doubt
be ordered, az the petitioners pray.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19

An ENPLANATIoS.-Mr Revels, late SEN
ator from Mississippi has written letter
to the President, explaining that the negroes
in that state do not believe that Repub-
licanism means corruption, theft and en-
bazzlemant," and SO voted at the last cleo
ton, not under constraint and in terror, but
with deliberate good judgment, against
men known to beincompetent and dishonest"
This he says is the real meaning of the de-
feat OF the Republican party, II defeat there
was" Apparently Mr. Reyes wishes to dis
tinguish between the carpet-bag office hold
ers and the party, lie is a negro, and Mr..
Morton will be unable TO rule his testimony
out of the case.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19

How Is TuIs MIR Morrison quasi
leader Of the democratic majority in Con-
gress, was himself Union soldier during
the war, although the fact is not stated, wa
believe, in the last number of the Congress
sional Directory. lie has lately appointed a
clerk for his committee, "Of course, he
chose one of his old comrades ?" inquiries
the reader. lie did nothing of the kind.
lie did not even choose an ex-confederate
soldier who fought for cause he believed
just. lie chose, rather, a bomb-proof rebel,
and not only that, but a rebel who applauded
assassination, and who exhibited his admi-
ration of coward and a murderer by chris.
tening his son John Wilkes Booth Handle
ton. At least the Chicago Inter Ocean
makes this charge, and we have never seen
it contradcted.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19
0mcial Patronage.

There is not doubt but the most corrupt.
ing influence in our governmental most
dangerous clements official patronage
The man who seeks the nomination for po-
silion which will place at his disposal large
number Of Offices selects his men and prom.
ises them such positions as they may desire,
in the event of his nomination and election
In this manner he effects strong combine
ton, Influenced by personal interest and am
bition, to pack caucuses, run conventions"
nominate and elect their man which, so far
as they are concerned, means the election OF
themselves to the promised positions. To
such an extent has this corrupting influence
been carried, that the people Of the country
are becoming anxious for the adoption of
| some measure Of relief frem It's dangerous ef-
feots upon the stability Of our free institu.
tons. To meet this public demand the
civil service reform system was adopted,
but it was too weak TO Withstand the as
saults Of greedy and Inscriptions dealers in
public offices, and il was abandoned. The
people, however, will not abandon their de-
mapd for reform, and some measure must be
adopted which will check and finally eradi-
cate this growing and dangerous evil. Ex-
Governor Dix recently delivered an address
in New York in which hediscussed this sub.
jet at length, condensing his views finally,
into the following four propositions
Fdsi--All Offices belong to tie people, and are
10 he filed and administered for their benefit
'Sccond-On a change of administration, inyoly-
lug change Of. measurc. a change Of men is, to a
certain extent, necessary, to give effect to the
former
Thhi-Tliis change should be limited to the
principal offices and,
Fowth-ln the subordinate departments Of the
government, no individual should he removed on
account Of his political opinions.
This points in the right direction, and if
adopted, would go far toward preventing
the numerous corrupt combinations, or rings
which now form for the control Of govern
ment patronage, wherever that is dispensed
through the appointing power The people
should, as far as possible, be permitted to
choose their own agents. Delegated powers
are always dangerous, aud should be guarded
against as far as possible.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19

Mn. BLAfNE's CHANcE.-" Six spectators. ("
according to their own story, went 10 Wash
ington month ago, and have dill gently en-.
qnired among members of Congress and tho
throng Of camp-followers at the capital, con
corning the probable result OF the balloting
IN the Republican national convention next
summer For four weeks these six out
siders went about all day buttonholeing un-
happy politicians, and every evening they
met at their boarding-house and compared
notes. The result of the investigation is
published In the Boston Journal The com
missioners find, TO their great surprise, that
Alr. Blaine will receive the united vote of
New England on the third ballot, that Iowa,
Wisconsin and Minnesota will be unani.
mously for Blaine that Mr.. Elihu Wash.
bune will hand Illonois over to Mr.. Blaine !;
that no man can unite the delegates of Cali
fornia, Oregon, Nevada and Colorado, ex.
cept Mr. Blaine aud that the Southern dele.
cations will "break" for the coming man
very early in the contest, which means that
they, too, will support Mr.. Blaine.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19

There is at least one dying statesman
about whose religious convictions there will
be no dispute On New Years Eve Alexan-
der II. stephens was visited by his old friend
the Rev. John 7. Duncan, of the Methodist
church. MIR. Duncan, at the request of Mr.
Stephens sang several hymns and prayed !;
when he was about to leave, Mr.. Stephens
asked him TO request the Methodists who
were watching the old year out to pray for
national peace, prosperity, and fraternity
and that the government might be re-
claimed from the enemies and brought back
TO the designs of our forefathers."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19

The patriotic soul of the Christian Union
is shocked at the free use of our GLORIOUS
ensign by advertisers in urging their
wares, and il asks "Will not some demo
cratic Congressman, Mr.. Lamar, for instance,
introduce resolution at the earliest possible
date, prohibiting the use Of the national flag
proper as an advertising medium within the
borders Of the United States 2"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19

PRoGRsss IN EDUCATIONAL Matters
The message of Gov Hartranft, of Pennsyl-
vania, shows very gratifying progress in the
common schools of that state. Ten years
ago there were but one thousand seven hun
dred and forty-three public schools in the
commonwealth, while at the present time
there are five thousand six hundred and
twenty-five. During the same period the
number of teachers has increased from two
thousand seven hundred and sixty.five to
thirteen thousand eight hundred and sixty
three. The expenditures for public school
purposes have risen from s],Gl32s9 In 1865
to S0,263,927 for the past year. The stand
ard of scholarship and the qualification of
teachers have kept pace with this advance.
The normal schools are turning out instruct
os of superior attachments for their work
The old Keystone state was slow to realize
the Importance of common schools, and slow
to take provision for their maintenance after
their Importance was felt. But now there
is no state in the Union where more liberal
provision is made for their support, or
where the people generally look upon them
with greater pride.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19


Tue CHINESE QuEsrIoN.-ThO Chinese
question is again at the forefront in Calior-
MA. This time it is not the cheap labor
problem, growing out Of the contest between
William Nye aud All. 81 The issue now
is, shall John Chinaman become naturalized
and thereby clothed with the elective fran
chise Several sons Of the Orient have al
ready got their papers. One in Charleston,
South Carolina; one in New York two in
England, and four in California have already
been admitted to full citizenship. If natu-
ralization goes on for FIVE years, it is calcu-
lated that San Francisco can turn out ten
Thousand Mongolan voters, aud California
fully seventy thousand-more than half of
the present voting population of the state.
With ten thousand electors in the Pacific
Metropolis, aud seventy thousand in the state,
there is probability that the Chinese would
have things their own way. The prospect
of such a calamity is throwing the California
papers into an excited state Of mind. 1t may
be, however, that it is all n needless alarm on
their part. But sheuld All Sin, Chin Lee,
Wang Shoe and the whole batch of them
take it into their heads to outyote the Nell
can man, who can tell what might happen 2
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19

TRADE WIN CANADA.-The proposed
new reciprocity with Canada will come up
for consideration in Congress at an early
day. The House committee on commerce,
as will be recollected referred the Joint res
olution empowering the President to ar-
point commissioners TO examine the matter
to Hon. Eli jah Ward. His report is nearly
ready and viii be presented shortly 1t is
stated that he will dwell at length upon the
difficulties of preventing smuggling along
our northern border, which were referred to
by the Secretary of the Treasury in his an
nuai report. Under the old treaty the bal.
ance Of trade was in our favor. After its
expiration the tables turned. II is given
out that General Ward holds that any com.
mercial arrangement between the two coun-
tries,if alike beneficial to both, must nclnde
manufactured articles as well as raw prod
uets, thus giving mutual encouragement to
industry To carry out this idea, it is ex-
peeted he will suggest customs union, SINH
lar to that now in operation among the Ger
man states. The difficulty with all plans
of reciprocity is likely to be their extensive
aud complex interests, which cannot be har-
monized.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19

TnERE is no apparent decrease in the
attendance or enthusiasm of the revival
meetings being held by Moody and sankeyi in
Philadelphia. The great building, capable
OF holding some thirteen thousand persons,
was crowded TO its utmost at three services,
Sunday, and the inquiry meetings were
equally well attended. A Christian conyen-
ton will be held in the tabernacle, Wednes,
day aud Thursday, to consider the best
means of carrying on the present religious
movement.