Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-01
Letter from Senator Morrill,.

DEAR SIR II have TIE honor TO acknowledge
the receipt Of the joint resolution Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives, by which find
that our Senators and Representatives in Congress
are invited TO address the legislature on the polit
ical questions of the country, during its present
session, on such evenings as they may be pleased
10 designate.
Not having been able 10 see and confer with any
Of my colleagues, do not feel at liberty TO desig
nate any evenings for the object proposed, and
the near approach Of the day Of election makes II
doubtful whether there will be time enough TO
arrive at any joint determination Of the matter
For myself therefore, will surrender the idea of
addressing the legislature; and the political ques
tions Of the day have already been discussed with
such eloqence and general ability, that this conclu
sion Is reached without reluctance There can be
no doubt that all the members electedas Republi.
cans are fully enlightened upon political questions
and the prospect Of enlightening those elected as
democrats is too limited 10 excite any we'll
grounded hope. do not wish 70 be responsible
for their salvation.
The substance OF the foregoing you can commu-
nicate orally to whom it may concern And now
| feel like addressing few last words, ere the
contest is decided, TO you personally, for which
trust no excuse ia necessary
All must feel the gravity OF the issues at stake,
especially when over nearly the whole theatre of
the late rebellion the dominant race there omi-
nously present themselves in organized clubs,
with arms in their hands and by system Of ter
rorism and coercion virtually carry elections even
before vote is cast The unarmed majority Is
either driven from the field or slaughtered Is It
not strange that the party which seeks to win by
such atrocious instrumentaties, fatally destruc-
tive to all Republican institutions, H. at the same
time, loudly procamng its mission as one Of re-
formP Is 1t not stranger that any decenty honest
man should seek with the hungriest ayidity, the
highest office upon such low terms?
The last card Of Mr.. Tiden land should
not have made any comments upon him but for
this offers encouraging evidence that he views
his prospects as desperate, or he would not have
supplemented his letter Of acceptance, so long In
travail, by further promise to be better than his
party; and, II elected, to do what Republican
Presidents, rs well as the party, have always done
with Southern rebel claims
But the inquiry may well be made as to how
much pressure can Mr.. rilden, as President, with
stand from three-fourths Of his supporters? The
man who was easily persuaded by Mr. Hendricks,
representing the soft end Of the democratic ticket,
to turn his back upon his own record upon the
legislation Of his own state-which provides that
the people Of New York shall pay their taxes and
all contracts in god after January ], lST9-legis-
lation instigated and approved by him as Gov
ernor, will hardly be strong enough to resist the
demands Of 8" solid South when favors are
asked which Republicans have refused The bow
that has been once bent yields more readily ever
after II Mr.. Iilden has shown suppleness to gain
office, he will not show less after it has been Sc.
cured; and had he been in the place Of Charles
it is manifest that he would never have been be.
headed for stubbornness in resisting the will OF
Parliament. Nor will he launch any yetoes. to be
sustained by Republicans.
But should Mr.. Tden ever have the power he
coyets to veto bills, and should he stick 10 hi.
stress-of-weather promises his rebel coad tutors
need no very astute leadership for the avoidance
of yetoes. democratic Congress can authorize
the court Of claims to take the jurisdiction then
make appropriations for judgments in the lump
and no separate rebel claim need ever appear Il
challenge veto. Besides, Andrew johnson par
doned and amnestied all rebels, or tried to aud
, according to democratic theory, pardon make,
a rebel loyal as though never a rebel, and TIM,
, it Is Islander to accuse a man of any crime o.
which he has been pardoned. If his ears have
been cropped, they must be restored When pay
ment for slaves shall be sought, we know that Mr.
Hunter the confederate nancier proposes TO GOV O.
g the scheme by loan Of four hundred million dol
lars to the former slavc-holding states without in
terest, to be distributed among the former slave
owners. The letter Of the constitution il not il
the way Of this, nor, far, is Mr. Tilden, but thu
Republican party is in the way and fortunately /,
l likely to remain there.
s The character Of the Republican candidates fU
the Presidency and Vice Presidency would no
have been spared in the present campaign. wher
the democratic party appear to have rcsorte,
mainly TO defamatory attacks upon the mass o
a those whom they seek to suppant II they ha,
I been assaable at any point; but the detective.
q were avowedly, according TO Lieutenant oyerno
! Dorshemer put upon the track and after toiling
we know not how many nights, caught nothing
and Hayes and Wheeler stand in the closing hour
OF irmly-contested partisan conflict as uu
! scathed as the star-spangled banner which every
where waves over their names
Looking at this aspect Of the canvass and viii
an inheNiblepurpose Of supportng not only the bes
principles, but Of supporting the best men. it /
fairly deducible that Mr. Hayes outranls Mr. Til
5 den upon the ground Of personal merits II
5 grows brighter the more he is rubbed Thougl
younger, he has had more and wider e,,erience
and that of a kind To tell his conrage comedian,
and capability With less nretensa no IL ,,,-,,,;
> cally the better Governor Of a great state Az 4
? executive ability. Mr.. Tilden IL now far tbe fir.
r time on trial, and has been already detected /,
. trying as a reformer TO reap credit whore ba bo
not sown. lie seeks credit for not asking IN
taxes to pay a debt which no LONGER EXISTS
having been paid by Governor Dix MFR Tide,
was trained-the Lord have mercy ON him -,
the New York school of Tammanv noliticians
lie cannot be better than was Martin Van Duran
but may be as good as Fernand Wood and cor
tany not so bad as William NJ Tweed A co,.
ernor he has not been discourteons IN tho shorir
who allowed Tweed to escape and IL never
bishop in the diocese of Tammanv he has hoo,
) an efficient lay-member
! His dextrous dilntion Of the demo.r,,io s,a,
| tickets in New York and in Massacbnso,ts bo. No.
diluted Samuel ] Tildep snreIv tho ,,a., No.,
of the democratic politicians of Nou wi, -
ents no hopeful arguments in favor a, rasor,i,
that city To find a proner nersor 10 an 1884, :
President of the United states woro NJ Tndo,
to come out with even another spn,lo,no,,,aI 10,
ter. adopting the whole NJ Tho panrlIi,.r ~,
form. he could not be trusted