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gfoasional Committee. II is asserted thAt tho
JnrT DID good many things which It onght 10
hA7o done and Was perfectly veil authorized In
doing, but that 1t omitted to do aoms things
which II nnHhs TO htvo douo. Tbs particular
sin OF omiss.ou was tho fai1ure 10 indot Car
pcnter. Keyes, Payne. and othos prominent Via.
cons!n politicians, agatnat whom, It ia alleged,
thoro EAs and ia, good and sufficient testimony.
The effort ID how being mado 10 induce tho Wla-
cona.o delegation 10 secure tho appointment Of
Congressional Committee to look into the tea.
a!'noay bcfaFo tha Jury.
Thu Testimony Is said to have shown tia. tho
pa'siea named wero cognizapt of tbs whisky
frauds during tue past two yaars TINT thny
ilaed that knowledge, thoreby securing 1nonoy
for political, purposes. 1t Is nssertcd that thd
evidence will prove that regular assossnoats on
the Hug "ere made. AMI duly honosed by ths
crooked members. Even 0augora and Htoro-
keepers u q, 900 or 41.20o year aso credited
with having paid = largo proportion OF their
nominal salary to ths politicians, At tho saao
time deToting theif time and tutuencs to
cfeclSnneeriug for Lc ring when wanted,
It Ii further said that tho politicians namod
,xe'e criminal consrlratoFn IN tint tloy had full,
Knowledge Of the franda. and controlled tho
workingh OF tho Hing. Tho assertion is repeated
that the best Hnrk i'd tha 1aAt Carpenter canl-
pa!En was DOM by tho distiars' Ring and shA
esIdenca laa bnen presented to the urAnd Jury
showing this, as Heli as tho full completely OF
tlsc lcaders in that moyemont in tho frauds.
Meetings. and plnttinRa bstween the politicians
aud thieves arc charged, and Carpenter is set
down aa the promoter Ut san, nnuakopf'B can-
dIdacy tor Congress in tho hope Of mailing :
tool OF him.
Taking these things for granted 10 maintain
eu1portsl0n, tho f1llnro to lind indictments Ii
set down 10 political influence and tho rocuiaa
poait1on Of rroaccnti,g- Attorney afcKeuuoy.
who 10 called Al amrer ut knyen, but a hato1
OF Carpenter. A{ckcnnoy's pocullas actions art
explained By snyiug that lie perfectly willing
to oonsict Carpehter; but when, In following
up the cyitteheo to thai end, l.e can,c acsoan
proofs asainet keveB, lo !at tao uhule thing
drop rather than Lust his friend II iAd,aou.
Tho updonbsed quarre, betwoen MokonnoY
and Supervisor Iiedrick In raid 70 have Eeoo
cAuaod by the la.tcr's daslre to p1iisll tho poll
ticiana, including keYcs. which aickcnnoy would
by no tncaua aErco to- Tho Supervisor h atIegoti
to have In his posaeBalon un1ucntauablo proof
Of tho guilt of Carpenter nnI othera, md tho
Parsons who hope to got Consre.sional Com-
mitseo to Investigate matters ate worku. Oh the
| suppostion tEat le will produce tho ducuInonta
| and cy,dance.
! Tnts il tho situation ns act forth III tho Mil
Hausee Commercfal Tines of MondaY;. n..l.
like tho aucient newspaper 4eadlines, it IL elm,
portant II Truc." II not based on fhctd, it is AZ
| extraordinary and dangerous publication.
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DIR. SAMUEL G. HOWE.
N1cMorini services In IatA Honor in
ni1a4tc Alslit, lsUston-A Multttudin-
GUS s4AttcaIaila:scc.

Nlcmor'nl Service" In tst* Honor IN
Nfnstc Aas.}t, Hoston-A ;uultitudah-
GUS Attcs,tinacc.
sptc.as ps,afeh TO m. chseaao Tribune.
Dosros, aIaes,, Feb. s.-,lnsc Hall was
croxdcll t,ua aftoynoon hv Thousands Of persona
',s.. sA's =, naa, ~ 49, ".. E
Of Samuel &. Howe. The exercises began at
o'cock, and there WAS hardly single movo-
mont nntll tho bcuedction waa satd iust before
- ,rLo,o 49,. m ,iocnrations in tbc hail win
1aoo ,,'s,," "s," - ,rs;,,nc rOa,st 'rv
suru,onntcl bya buhc!l OF ca!!a-olosson's. on tho
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Special Dispatch to The Gh,eago Tribune,
9r. Louis, Feb. 8.-Judge Porter looms up rs
Tho lawyer Of the defense TINT ia tue cool, clear.
hrauod counselor and inexorablo logicau, tho
toga! calculator and metAodieal thlnkor pro-
toundty yeraosl In tho Inv Of conspiracy, and
with brain full OF procedcn.s wattAutod 10 tit
any imaginable casc. uo IL not only good law
yor as that term goes, but All eminently ssgacious
man, with mind. like hin features, cear-cut,
Aoen, aud angu.ar~
EMonY sTopna.
Eoxt to Porter IL Btorrs. who commands tho
skirmsh-line Of the defense. and. 30 far, has
done it With an utility quito creditab|o 10 his
skill az d practitioner. lie leads tho van in The
ouhets with the eucmy, rising quickly to make
tho objections, and presenting his point With
dignity. as we'll us remarkable celoritg aud clear.
ness. 1t I'd quito probable that DAbcock would
dsulias eithcr Of Ais other attorneys In prefer
onco 10 Sturrs, looking upon him ss his trump
card In tho gamo he II playing With Unclo Ham.
lunDE CHESTER II. KnuM.
Tbs inevitable krum, who has been In the
chase sillco the sound Of the 1lrat horn and uhu
proposes to be in at tue death IN next to Storrs.
ths drhmatls rersonm. krnm IL . pnnderonn
mau full ot intellectually aud physical force,
yet lacking tho iucisiYo Wit Of Porter or the viii
nlng quAl!tics Of Siesrs. His face ~ an euig
mhtlcal dne, Dclu$ AatGcf toIeau IHata AnJ Atu0HE
tile coterie OF lawyers on either side. It has
many ponls to commend, and vet there
IL Il look OF irsnnAtiug i.npudenco about
tho mouth aud z pefvadtns a'E Of has-
plcson about the eyoa That makea
ono feel shY of him. Thoto arc many who be.
lieyo thcro IL fstnlItv about krum, and see iu
hia connection with tho case an omluoua Bgn
for DxbcocL. llo has boen employed for sha
dofouBu In I'LL the previous trials. anl t!ero are
thote who tllink thlt he haa brought bad luck to
Joseo, 3tcDana1d. Avery. and Mckee. and that
ho wIll tho eyli genl,1a Of The present Ictend.
ant. Krnm Is assurodiy 4 powerful advocate Of
usarkoa tsisnitioH aud possessing mitch legal
acnnlcn, but Ae ia mantfestly out OF lncK, and
hAs Lost Ills hold OIL iuFles,
TIE HON. L. c. RNEAHLl:y.
Of Washington. QUO Of Gen. BAbcoek'a counsel.
has been 90 lnltsp ,Hoi since bis artisa! horo
TINT he hnn nos appeared in tho oass, and left
for home tonight.
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aUfEArIS0N NATTuEW5.
Special DispatcA to This Eh,easo 7rsbunt.
SrnlsuflEIp ILL.,. Feb. 8.-5upcryMor Mat.
tleHs wae before tbs Grand JurT to-day iu the
rohin casea
VAN ponsToS.
Gen. John ]. Hnaksr, tho District Attorney
Jus. sppoint.l for tho district. will tnho charga
March /. Atto.uey.Gsneral Ncrrcrout wlote
Col. Van Dorston, wllo has laborod very zeal
ous.y in Ills Official tiutioa during the past
couple OF weeks. asking him 10 romain
may IN 50. In closIng his argument IN the
conntcr'oiting cases TO-DAY. Mr.. Van Dosston
took OCCASION to dcnounco the preHs In general.
and especially TnT TRIBUNE correspondent. It
patcLos regarding his oiiica! neglect, aome t,me
back, with being tha moving cnuss for bin diA-
placement. aad lis nttach would eoom to give
evidence of this feeling.
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It waa fact That tho conspiracy enilod In 1s7Q,
we ehou1d bold It Irrelevant to admit anything
further concerning that tfmc, hat IT il not Ai.
mtttod that tho conspiracy ended them Mf.
Thompson used language which soons 70 tnti.
mate that thu conapirAcy endod thon, bnt that IN
anottor view Of It. From tho stand-
point at pEoaont. wc think you had
better direct your attention not 40 much to tho
conspiracy In 1871 and 1879 as IL 1879 aud 1874.
II wo can aeo whom the case Ia Ill ia, that tho
conspiracy in 1871 and 1879 In not . part Of the
cousniracy alleged in tho Indictment, aud that
Tho defendant Ia mot connected with tho con-
eElracv In 1871 and l872 then we can act Gu the
tcs:lmony already presented sud rule is out"
Tho Court then hdjouTuad+
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THE JURY,
THE BAME FODLIafi TALK.

Special Nspatea IN Ths Chicago Tribune.
ST. Lorrs, Fob, 8.-Afueh speculation Ia TO-
dulged In concerning tho character Of tho Jury.
Tho runlor Ia still circulated that Unitcd States
Masahal Lollpgweil has used every effort to
pack Jury In Dabcock's favor, II is to be
noted. honogor, that kindred charges OF cos1up-
ton veso made in every case that psecedod Tho
present one, and yet verdict OF guilty WAS tho
result eAoh time. Tho jury is = plain. uayar-
nihhed sct Of GEanger-lookiug men, rough.ahod
but manifeatiy OF = determination to do Justice
though tho heavens fa!l. ltismore than psohsble,
should tho evidence warrant than In 40 doing,
shat they maY glve ME. labcock more Justice
than ha wants. The Jury will ba keps to itself
during tho trial. but Mill he allowed to read the
Tepurts III tho dAtty papers, provided the reports
contain nothing ca!cusAtea to prejudice tAeIr
nlinda.
ETnthA Assoeiat*a Pytss.!
TUX NAMES,
ST. I.ouls, Fob. B.-yho United Bsates Circuit
Court opensd promptly tt 10 O'Clock thu morn
INK, aul without any delay the selection OF 4
Jury iu tho Dabcock case wAa proceeded with.
Ihe iu,ors were examined vary briefly By Tho
rtoseeution. The defenss made no examination
Whatever OF mpst OF tbs iuors, but thres OF four
We1s pat through rigid inquiry. James Milton,
, 1876-02-09

New ORLEANS, La, Fob. 8.--Co!. ". J. Dohan
aud John Thorn, Of the faem Of Dehan, Thorn l.
Co., nna Joan Henderson. havo been indicted by
tho Graud Jury. charBod with roceiying PACKAGES
Of distilled apirts II wholesale liquor doatcrs,
and knowingly, wiltnllr. unlawful!y, and fraudu-
ieutly ueglec.ing nr o,ntting to make The proper
en.r.sh in tbs hooks which thu law requires
thom to Eccp. Thoro wcro five counts against
lienslcreon. bail 10. 09o; eight counts aSainst
tory j. Il. Dpckwth his assistant, Mr.. Gu.1ay ;
ten. nrady. Supervisor Mr. Wheeler, Revenue
hgent, and ot!,ors are Justly euga3od In weay-
ing web around the crooked.
, 1876-02-09
COMMENTS.

!e,xfIaf Drspateh II The chteaoo Tr,ouns.
ST, Lofts. Mo-, Feb. 8.--The opening speech
of DIat1ct.Atsornoy Dyer mado In tho Eabcock
tE'at to-t1ay, though not an extraordinary piece
OF oratory. Is considered 70 bo d powerful pre-
sanitation Of tho case for The Government. Tho
geportl public arc Bo1ueuhht surprised At tho
bold confidence with which tho prosecution a.
ecrted lila readnesa To trace hing money directly
to tho kai'ds Of Dabcock. Tho Impression hai
pEcvntlod that tho Government relied mainly
upon b sort Vi miscellaneous sad circumstAntial
array Of tcsttmonY connecting ths defendant Sub.
stantaly but not directly with tho great consptr-
acy, aud yet stroug enough to produce with thy
jury moral conviction Of. tlis guilt. II was
not expected that Uabcock would DO trackcd
right Into Tue m,ddls Of tho Hing along witt,
Joyco md Mcdonald, but, II the Government
ehail redeem ltB PROMISE, there will bo no difi-
Guilty in sada''ng him even With 81 many damn
ing evidences Of gullt as we're piled m those
arcl-conBpifntorB.
To provo thai Joyce mailed money TO Dsbcack,
tho letter noting the incloeura Of remittance
will 10 produced, and the testimony Of
two witnesses that they saw tho letter
mailed In tho Poet-Oilicc. Counsel for
tho prosecution expect TO provo at least
two or three remittanccs. Another damung
pieco OF evidence ngainnt Dabcock will bo bis re-.
cent correspondence with t1cDonaid after the
lattcrs Indictment. II Is said that tho Govern
mont Is In possession of tno lottors in Batcock's
handwriting which will 10 oxplainabio upon no
other basis than that OF the defendants COM
plicty in the fruuds. Tho lcttcrs are under
Stood to llayo been obtaiued from McDonald'B
possession during his gisit 10 Groom Lake, WiB.,
last summer.
wAETED-rEcMS1cAL1r1E
the policy pursued by Dabcock's COUNSEL to-
dny, while botra5tng great tact nnd Court-1Iouso
skill on their part. looked bad for the defendant,
a. M indication that ho will rely almost entirely
upon the technicalities Of Lib case to escape
frp1n tue clutches Of tho Iaw. the impression
has been produced that Da5cock haa, in fact,
no defense. and that he will bend every effort to
ge. out at tho tilet hole he comes to.
JUICE p1L1os'a RrL1Nus
on tho objections raised by his counsel, how
ever, ate very ru!nous, and indicated that he ir-
tends to allow tile btoadest thtitude in tho adj
mission Of testimony, lie lots in everything,
and reserves decision as to it's competcncy--ex-
acsly what ho did in tho Mckee trial. in which
caso It Is noticeable that everything WAS left to
tho jury. flloso is no doubt that both Judges
Dillon and Treat entertain an opiuion
OF - ,markod llberallty With refotenco
10 witnesses. aud arc decidedly prono to igno1o
the toc!lnicatscs in getting at tbs truth. They
are undoubtedly determined that tho jury shall
70 down to tho bedrock Of the .rue inwardMees
Of the crooked whinky bueincbs.
CHEERS JOINED,
Everything portends tho stubbornest n2At
which las beou made since thu commencement
Of the WhiBky-ltlng war. Tho ground Will be
fought over inch By inch. and, II Dabcock tosea
it will To after judicial contest uuoxaDplod fol
its brilliancy mud dcaporaton+
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YAsETox, D. r., Feb. "a patty Of forty men
loft hero for the Hack Hills Oh Saturday. FIJI.
teeA more loft to-day. A third party will loAy&
Gu Thursday next. Those leaving to-day ara old
eetslera ln this country familiar with Ill the
streams, aud will make suryey-both going aud
coming of tho most practichi routes, and tue
poet to return here in fifteen dsya aud wilt b.
prspated to give full report Of tue prospects as
the Hills.
, 1876-02-09

Hptrtat ntloteh tn Ths Chica7n Trioule.
Sr, Louis, Feb. 8.-Aulorg the gossip hf}oat
hero is story to the effect that tho sureties Of
c. b. Wilkinson. the tcfauEtsnE Collector OF In
ternsl Revenue at st. Joseph, md Who now
yogetases In South America, have made propo-
Hitton to the Government that, II tia proaecu-
ton against ME. WILKINSON DO dropped. BITS
du1lcioucics. amounting to SlD.0U0, will be paid.
, 1876-02-09
MILWAUKEE,.
bStZEp WHISKY,

Special DfsDateh In Tho t'ateayo Tribune.
MILWAUKEE, Fob. Sin tho caso OF tbs
United States asalust 113 barreis of whisky,
Xnn claimant. jury WIS waived. arguments
hcard bpforo Judge Dyer today, ard DECISION
fagcfrc1.
, 1876-02-09
SERIOUS CHARGES.

E{TU1TIUE MILW3CKEE,
Tho work OF tho recent Grand Jury Al Mil
WAukso, nays the Commercial Tinlet of that
city, u In danger Of being inspected by Con-
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oh them if they can.

We publish, this morning. IN. .-ooood.
ings of the republican district conventlU-
in detail. We need not say how heartily
we endorse, and how earnestly We shall
support, the nominations there made-that
will be understood from the very names of
the candidates presented. When we first
presented the name OF Col. Charles IL.
Joyce as a candidate for congress, two
years ago, we said that, if elected, he
would proye representative in congress
whom we need not be ashamed, one who
would do honor to himself and reflect
credit npon Vermont, and that he was the
peer, in every respect, of those able and
noble men who had in years past repre-
sented us in that body. His congressional
career of eight months, short as it has
been, has demonstrated the truth of our
prediction and, however it may be else
where, the republicans of this district go
into the canvass with candidate in every
way worthy of the unanimous renomina-
ton which he has received, and of that en-
thusiastic and hearty support, land triumph
ant election which will be 30 surely accord
ed him.
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also approve, then the same are to be sub
mitted to the people, and ratified or re-
jected by the popular vote. Thus the SEN
ate may propose, By two-thrds vote,
amendments TO the house, in 1880, and it
by 1t, the amendments go to the
general assembly 10 1882, when, If adopted
by the general assembly without the alter
alton of word, letter, syllable or punctua-
ton mark, they may be submitted to the
people, and acted upon at general election
in 1883 or $3.50 that, possibly, In sew
enteen or eighteen years, we may obtain
an amendment to, not revision Of, the
constitution.
What VIC need-as we shall show anoth-
err days general and thorough revision
of the entire constitution. This can be
obtained only through the action OF the
general assembly. If the people 80 decide,
we can have constitutional convention
next year. To bring this around, it would
be necessary tor the general assembly to
submit to the people the question of call
ing convention. The submission could
be made 80 as to be acted upon in March,
the delegates elected at a subsequent date,
and the convention do its work during the
centennial year of our independence and
establishment of constitutional govern
mcnt.
The calling of constitutional conven
| ton is one solely for the people to decide
and they should have the opportunity al
forded them of acting thereon, and thi
can only be done by the submission of thu
question to them, by the general assembly
1t is too late to claim, that we cannot alte
our constitution save in the mode prescribed
in the instrument itself. All power is IN
harent in the people, and they can exer
else it when and how they will, If they &C
through the "forms of law" State afte
state have revised and amended their con
situations through conventions called b.
the people, and their work has always bee
upheld If there ever has been any dout
about the matter, that doubt was set 9
rest by the action of congress in referenc
to the constitution of Arkansas const
tuition adopted in the mode We sugges
Notwithstanding the old constitution col
tanned substantially the same provision
fof its amendment as that contained in OF
own. The people have the power, and W
= trust the next general assembly will civ
{ them the opportunity of exercising it.
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THE RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST

statement of the facts as above to the dis
trict committee yesterday, by which Mr.,
Howe was accused of unfarnesa, and was
left to the committee to decide, who de-
cidcd to admit G. 8. Tabor as delegate to
the convention. The committee were very
we'll satisfied that Mr.. Minett was entitled
to seat, as the fraudulent votes should
not have been counted. These proceed
ings, from prma facie evidence, either
show ignorance of parliamentary rules; OF
willful desire to deprive one party of its
rights. Whichever way it is, it IS not be.
coming to free and enlightened commu-
nity
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For the Rutland Globe.l
How They Manage Caucus in MT
Tabor.


A republican caucus was held at the
school house, in district No. 6, in Mount
Tabor, on Monday evening, July 81, for
the purpose of electing delegate to attend
the district convention, held at Rutland on
the 81. In consequence of some local mat
ter now pending, there are two parties, not
saying anything about politics. On this
occasion both parties were fully represent
ed, each bent on defeating the other and
electing their candidate. The proceedings
of the meeting will show the fairness with
which the caucus was managed. To begin
with, L. r. Howe was elected chairman
of the meeting, and Barney Decker
secretary. On motion it was voted
to elect the delegate by hand vote,
and so declared by the chairman. Two gen.
tlemen were then put In nomination, G. S.
Tabor and ]. Il. Minett the candidates of
their respective parties, and as soon as this
was done motion was made to elect the
delegate by ballot, and ballots were called
for. A question was then raised how this
would be done, when ii had been voted to
elect by hand vote, and after some dicus-
sion was referred to the chairman, who de-
cided that the call for ballot was in order,
and directed the meeting to 80 proceed.
There were 80 voters present, and 30 votes
were polled of these G. s. Tabor had 20
and j. L. Minett 10. In counting the
votes, there were three found folded up to-
gether with G. s. Tabors name on each
one therein, making six names. This was
referred to the chairman TO see whether
these votes should be thrown out or count
ed, who decided that they should be
counted as three votes. Mr.. e..
S. Tabor was declared elected, but the
secretary refused 10 sign the credentials,
and thinks those their votes folded up to-
gether, should have been thrown out,
which Is In accordance with law and Gus
tom. The ballot was questioned, but ruled
down by the chair. The secretary made =
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CONSTITUTION OF VERMONT.

One matter which should be presented to
the consideration of the next general as
sembly cannot receive too early or too care
full attention from the people, and should
have some weight in the selection of senat-
ors and representatives. We refer to the
project of calling a convention to revise
and amend the constitution of Vermont.
The people of Connecticut have. this year,
made material changes in their organic
law. New Hampshire is about to vote on
the proposition of calling convention. A
convention was held, and constitution
adopted, in Maine in 1920. Constitutional
conventions were held, by vote of the
people, in Massachusetts in 1920 and
again in 1853. Rhode Island adopted a
new organic law about 1912. Vermont is
behind all of the New England states, and
we believe, all her sister states in the
Union, in this matter.
The constitution of Vermont was first
adopted by q convention held at Windsor
in July 1777, and was somewhat revised at
an adjou' ned meeting of the same conven-
ton, held in December Of that year. The
constitution was somewhat, but not mate
rally, amended in 1888 and in 1893, and
the constitution so framed aud amended
forms the basis ofiour present constitution
To this, there have, from time to time,
been added twenty-siX amendments With
the exception of providing that the writ of
habeas corpus shall not be suspended, these
twenty-six articles of amendment simply
provide for a senate, for the election of coun-
ty officers by the people, for biennial ses-
sions Of the legislature, and for two year
term of Office. So that, in effect, we are
living under substantially the came consti-
tuition as that adopted a century ago. Is
once century too often TO revise a state
constitution?
There is, however, still another amend
ment to the-constitution in addition to those
to which we have referred. The old coun-
Gil of censors-anl anomalous institution
for proposing constitutional amendment
was abolished, and a mode provided tor
amending the constitutional mode, per-
haps well enough. in ITSELF and to some
extent necessary, but so cumbrous in it's
provisions as to be liable, If relied upon as
the only method, to defeat all change.
Under its provisions, no alterations can be
made for ut least seventeen years. This
provision is, in substance, that in 1880,
and every tenth year thereafter, the senate
may, by two-thirds vote, propose articles
of amendment, which, IL approved by a
majority of the house of representatives,
shall be referred to the next general assem-
bly, for action. If a majority Of both
houses of the next general assembly shall
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REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

The nomination Of Henry N Sollace, OF
Brdport, as an elector of president ana
vice-president of the United States, is one
eminently fit to be made. Mr.. Sollace is
an earnest, hard working republican, and
an honest and competent man, and is en-
titled to the cordial support Of the repub-
licans of Vermont. The position was con-
ceded to Addison county, and when the re-
publicans of that county united on him,
all Others named-all good, worthy repub-
licans-cheerfull withdrew in his favor,
and the nomination was unanimously made.
The republicans of the first congressional
dstric. have made most excellent nomina-
tions-but then, we have most excellent
material to select from, and plenty OF it
left-now let the second and third districts
- .oh them if thew can.