St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-12-08

A peculiar twinge in his bump OF vanity
and they all have those bumps, "pret-
ty well developed" as Gall would say
that nor his oppOrtun-
ity has come, at last, to remove the
bushel of obscurity (sic.) from the shiu-
ing light which has SO long been hidden
beneath it, to the detriment of his
country and fellow-citizens that NOR
there is chance to astonish and Ie-
proach an ungrateful and unapprecia-
tive public, and to appear in print lin
the Congressional Record') free of ex
pense and that nOw, ut last, the long
sought time had come TOR the rural Oys-
ter to let itself he opened by the sharp
and pointed scalpel of ''thc other side"
and shed its peaIl-of doubtful water.
Among the latest arrivals is Mr.. Ran
dali, of Pennsylvania, who will I'M
doubtedly he elected Speaker of the
House. The Democratic majority well
knows that he, of all others, Is the man
lol VIC pttdSloI, hi'iso'''' ''N y
realize how much they owe him. Had
it not been for him and his sitting up"
those famous three consecutive nights
at the close of the forty third Congress,
when General Butler was endeavorin9
to work his pet scheme, the 'force-bill,"
through the House, that measure would,
without doubt, have passed, and there
would have been no occasion for Il sus-
pense like the present. That bill, had
it passed, would have settled all mat
ter> in dispute within ten days after the
election | well remember those nights.
when Randall and Butler fought the
battle single handed, so to speak. for
they. alone, stuck" while Il ma joritl
of the other members, on both sides.
went home to bed. Butler sat on a
chair with his feet on the desk. chew ing
an unlit cigar and twirling his thumbs,
and Sam Randall WAS, during intervals
of reading the papers and writing let
tiers. seeking Solace from Il blue pat
termed china teapot, with cup and
saucer to match. Some say there WAS
whiSkey in that tea but | don't he
licVe it
Considerable excitement was caused
here, but i'll quiet way, this morning,
10y the rumor that Il movement Was on
foot among leading Republicans to have
Governor HAYES withdrawn from the
Presidential contest. aud then have the
Republican electors east their vote f"r
General Grant. Ii would appear, from
diligcnt inquiry made 10y your CORES
pendent. that Mr.. MuItagh. editor al
the National Republican of this city. /,
Mr.. Chandler denies all knowledge Z"
it, and says that il l. Il cdndrd only
but. then. it is we'll known among news
paper correspondents here that Mr.
Chandler never ''commit> himself
This much i, certain. that AN intulnna
Cabinet meeting WAS held last night, al
which were present, besides the Other
members of the Cabinet. Gen. Sherman
Secretary Cameron. and Attorney Gen
eral Taft and it is equally certain, al
though not reported i'll the papers THU
morning, that telegrnphic dispatche:
We're sent. at ii late hour. from Gen
| sherman to Gen. Ruger. c"mmaudiu.
/ the troops at Columbia. :. C.. with Ic'
gard to the course to he pursued 10y
/ that officer in the present cmcI gcncN
! Inquiry at the Wal Department fails IL
indicate the purport of these in>truc
tion> and any further statement re-
gardiug then nature must. for the pres
cut. be merely conjecture.
"Our Garrison" of nine companies u
artillery, remains quiet within doors
and the Jdmins of Washington n,
greatly discouraged at the >trimycucN ~
the officers in command, who haven I
81 far. expended single blank cartridg'
of Gov crnIhent powder, What are w
coming TOT Here are the cannon. an,
here are the men to fire them. paid b,
Uncle Sam at the rate of thiIty->eVcl
and a-half cents Il day and ratioIlS, We
never ii shot has been fired, Ihos
who, TWO weeks ago, talked war an,
popped off like an oNer-chaI gcd soda
water bottle. have had II chance to L.
the gas escape, and everything l. calm
hess and serenity now There won
he any war. for the very good reason
that people would have to fire at eacl
other across the break fast table. inste;i,
of acIoss Mason's and Dixon's line. an,
Mrs. Slugmuggins, who is a Democrat
would have to attack Mrs. FaiIplaN
who is "A Republican, and lives acros
the way, with the dish-cloths and will
her husbands boot Jack Because, yol
see. its all mixed 80 that nobody know
what is caulitlower and what is cabbag
as Mr.. Snagsby would say.
And while all this hubbub is goin.
on, old Boreas throws dust into GU
ewes and sends the north wind cuttin!
into us without regard to trace, colon
OF previous condition of serNitude," Il
the fifteenth amendment says. But III,
ink is frozen now. and must come t,
IL close. Louis.
Our Radix Letter.
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