Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-22

the Tribune Of Thursday, are words of truth
and sobemcss, and abundantly called for by
the exigencies of the hour We take
leave to utter a word of warning for the
benefit Of those impulsive persons who are
indulging in heated dcussions Of the politi-
cal Situation and sometimes in threats as to
what will happen in the event Of the cleo
ton being given TO Governor Hayes. 1t is
not new 1t has been heard in the country
before We take the opportunity TO remind
all these excitabe and excited persons some
Of whom, we regret TO observe, are directing
the editorial columns of democratic news
papers Of more or less influence, that on one
other occasion within the memory Of this
generation similar threats were heard from
the same quarter, and that the attempt was
made on a very grand aud stupendous scale
to carry them into execution. The people
Of this country are not so far away from the
period in which that happened that they do
not recall, almost inyoluntarly, the scenes
aud circumstances, so like those of to-day,
with which that bloody drama opened
Who is there to-day that goes brawling
about Governor Hayes having received a
minority Of the popular vote For every
one such there were hundred sixteen
/ years ago who said the same of Mr. Lin
con Who is there that threatens in
drunken fury that Hayes shall not be in
augurated 2 They or their prototypes ex-
perienced Just such frenzy in 1860,
and with greater aud more passionate en-
ergy swore that Lincoln should not be in
augurated We all know what came of it,
Have these men learned nothing in all these
costly years-these years of sacrifice Of
treasure and Of human life, with their con
unuing legacy of distress and debt 2 They
say majority Of the people have voted
against Governor Hayes, aud they will not
have him President. So a majority voted
against Mr. Lincoln, but a majority of the
electoral votes-of the votes Of the states
under the rule Of which they are so fond
which exalts state sovereignty and gives the
choice of the President to the states and not
to the people--were cast for Mr.. Lincoln
and he was both elected and inaugurated
Under similar circumstances Governor
Hayes, if he has received an honest majority
OF the electoral votes, no matter how small
and no matter if he has received only
minority of the popular vote, he will be de
cared elected, and will be inaugurated
ANYTHING else would be revolution. Is thi,
democratic party prepared to resort to revo
luton twice in sixteen years Is not thu
experience of one sufficient?
The honest and sincere masses of the Re
publican party are not by any means I'm
moved by the dangers which they beiev
may be justly apprehended from Goyerno
happen from the supremacy of a solid south
and the return to political power of tn
party and the leaders that have once under
taken the destruction Of the government an,
been banked of their design at such trt
mendous cost, have been increased rattle
than allayed by recent events. They vie'
the future under a democratic administrs
ton with anxiety and alarm. We are NO
now saying that there is any good reason 70
such apprehensions; only that they exist an
are honestly entertained. With all this ther
is, we are confident no disposition on tn
| part of those who entertain them to take an
unfair advantage of opponents, OF reverse b
l any fraud or trickery the legal verdict {
I the country. They do not want GovernC
Hayes inaugurated unless he has been hol
. estly elected. If he has been honestl
/, elected, they will see that he is inaugurate'
). aud that no threats, or bullying, or bluste
! prevent it.