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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-19

Az ENESfY's ADMIssIoN.-The New York
Sun, while supporting Tilden and Hendricks
with all its characteristic zeal aud ability,
gives the following truthful description OF the
financial part of the democratic platform:
"The platform is an elastic platform, suited to
any colored spectacles that man wants to look
through at it. 1t is intended to be like the sus-
penders which the auctioneer cried in these words
Long enough for any man and short enough for
any boy 1t was intended to suit democrats Of
different states, holding Numerically opposite
doctrines. For such a purpose We do not see how
it could have been better devised 1t is like the
restaurants in California, where You could have
beei-teak, veal or venison, whichever you or
dered, but all cut from the round Of yearling
bull
What Tile Sun really says in the above is
that the democratic platform on the subject
of finance is deliberate and intended cheat.
1t was meant to admit of two directly oppo-
site constructions-on for the hard-money
democrats, especially in New York, and the
other for the inflationists of the Allen school.
The Reform" party, on the very face OF
its own language, is self-indicted fraud
The way for Republicans TO meet the Issue
and rebuke the fraud is to plant themselves
squarely, without disguise or prevarication,
upon the hard-money theory, and drive this
tricky shutting, dishonest democracy to the
wall. They should force the fight on the
financial question. This policy won in Ohio
and Pennsylvania last fall, and it will win
in the nation this fall. Nothing is to be
gained by any tampering on this point.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-19

cRor rRosprcTs.-With very few excep-
tons the reports from all quarters are Of big
and good crops OF all kinds. To the najority
ofthe western and southern farmers il is
very year of jubilee In Texas nothing like
the great crops on hand throughout the state
has ever been known-splendid wheat crops,
corn so plentiful that farmers don know
what to do with it, and cotton promising a
largeyield. Kansas is complaining that her
crop Of cereals, this year. is too enormously
heavy for utilization that millions OF bush.
els of wheat will be lost, because it ripens
too fast and cannot be got TO market; and
as to corn the Yield is 50 great that vast
quantities will have TO be used as fuel du-
ring the winter.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-19

The HAMBURG RIoT-Another Fersion.--
Prince Rivers, the colored justice of the
peace at Hamburg, S. c., has made state
ment to Encouragement Stone which as
published differs materially in its account
of his actions from previous reports. In
substance he says that, upon the affidavits
of one Robert Butler, he issued warrants as
trial justice for Doc Adams and the other
commissioned officers of militia company
in the town of Hamburg for obstructng the
highway and preventing said Robert Butler
from passing. This was on the 9TH of July,
1876. Owing TO some confusion taking place
in his office on that day, he postponed the
trial till Saturday. the Sth, at four p. NJ,
at which time General NJ. {. Butler appeared
as counsel for Robert Butler. During the
trial Nj. c. Butler asked for more time, which
was granted, he (Butler) promising to be
ready within an hour; but he never returned
to Rivers office any more, but went 10 Au-
gusta aud returned with two companies of
soldiers, and demanded the immediate sur
rehuer OF the arms IN possession OF the mill
tia to him. After some talk with Rivers he
General Butle) granted them half an hour
to comply with his terms. Rivers then went
to the drill-room of the company and con-
suited with the men who were there assem-
bled to get them to give up their arms, sooner
than have bloodshed. This they refused to
do, saying that General Butler had no au.
thority to make them give up their arms.
The time having expired, General Butler
gave the order for the troops under him to
fire, which they did. This fire was not re-
turned by the militia for some time. Butler
told Rivers he would have the arms or burn
the town. Rivers offered TO box the guns
aud send them to Governor Chamberlain,
but Butler would not agree TO that.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-19

VINO CAN Deny IT.-The fact stares us
in the face that the democratic party, whose
sympathies were with the rebellion during
the war, now counts upon the nearly solid
vote of the ex-rebel states, hoping to supple
ment this vote by that of "three or four
Northern states and thus win the victory.
Its strength is with the ex-rebels; and, on
the other hand, the strength of the Repub-
lean party is in those states that crushed
the rebellion and saved the Union. Pro
foundly do We regret such sectional di.
vision; but the fact that it exists shows
most conclusively that the democratic party
ought to be defeated The country cannot
safely trust the government in the hands Of
a party that, if victorious, would owe its
success almost entirely to the ex-rebe states.
This one fact is a revelation of its character,
as well as of the danger of restoring it power.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-19

CIVIL SERVICE REroRM.-There is real
and bogus civil service reform. The lat
ter is the kind most advocated by the dem
ocratic sheets. 1t is that which would re-
move from office men who stood by the
Union in its hour of peril, and put in their
places men who were untrue to the Union in
that supreme hour. That is all Of it, That
is what every democratic leader means when
he declaims over civil service reform. That
truculent sheet, the New Yor, SIN, unblush-
ingly advocates this policy. 1t says "If
Tilden is elected, the great majority of the
public officers will stand not upon the order
of their going, but go at once" And this,
it declares, "would be civil service reform
in earnest Rotation in office is good
thing when bad men are turned out by it ;
but when it substitutes rebels, ingrates and
apostates for true men, it is a principle ca.
pable Of infinite mischief and Of innictng
lasting disgrace upon our country.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-19

Thr lMrEAcnMENr TRIAL.-The eW-
dence against General Belknap closed Tues
day. The managers on the part of the
House presented NIarsh's application in July,
1870, for the Office Of post trader at Fort Sill /;
his contract to procure the appointment for
Evans, for twelve thousand dollars year
his letter to Belknap, October S. 1870, re-
commencing Evans-a document which was
not recorded at the war office, but answered
its purpose; his account with the National
Bank of Commerce in New York, showing
that between November 1870, and April
l775, he had deposited about thirty thousand
dollars, usually in quarterly installments of
three thousand dollars. and drawn ont about
twenty thousand dollars by checks for ff.
teen hundred dollars; the books OF the
Adams Express Company, recording the
transmission at various times Of packages of
fifteen hundred dollars from Marsh to Bel
KNAPP, with Belknap's receipts therefor; Sec
rotary Belknaps account with the First Ma
tional Bank of Washington, showing depos-
its corresponding to these receipts; aud the
testimony Of Charles +. Emery, an Illinois
banker who received a certificate of deposit
from Secretary Belknap for investment in
real estate mortgages, paying the interest
first to General Belknap directly, and after
wards to the Secretary for Mrs. Belknap,
Mr.. Marsh was put upon the stand, and tes-
titled that there was no agreement with the
Secretary concerning these remttances. The
appointment was given to him out Of
-" friendly feeling" and he turned over half
of the proceeds because he felt like doing
it," because it was a pleasure to do so,
and always gratuitously," lie had no
other business relations with General Bel.
KNAPP who never asked why these large sums
were periodically sent to him by express, or
in some cases paid to him personally in
New York
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-19

THE MIGnTy TRIo.-When two such H.
lnstrious ex-pounders as John Morrissey
and John kellypromise reform under Samuel
j. Tilden, who can be so soulless as to doubt
the genuineness of the reform movement
There must be hope in nation that has In
reserve such mighty trio Of reformers as
Monissey, Kelly and Tlden.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-19

a Coon acknowledgment William,
Of Germany, ON the Fourth, sent highly con
gratulatory dispatch to the President of the
United States, concluding as follows I'M
disturbed friendship has continually existed
between Germany and America, and has
been developed and strengthened by the ever
increasing Importance of their mutual rela-
tons, and by intercourse becoming more
and more fruitful in every domain of com
merce and science. That the welfare of the
United States and the friendship of the two
countries may continue to increase, is my
sincere desire and confding hope. Aeceptre-
newed assurances Of my unqualified esteem. "
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-19

IIE grand total OF the Texas cattle drive 10 1u''
9th Is three hundred and five thousand Two nun
dred and ninety head. on this number my
thousand six hundred and thirty-eight have pee"
held in northern Texas. while the remainder, "V
hundred and ffty-f thousand six hundred anu
ffty-two head, have been driven north. SeVe'"i
thousand head which were wintered IN nor'ie,"
Texas, last season, have also been driven hoi'",
which probably will swell the total to petwee"
two hundred and sixty thousand and two h""
dred and seventy thousand head
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-19

PLAIN honesty is worth more than craft.
lie who doubts it may read Governor Hayes
letter of acceptance, and note its effect. 1t
is the letter OF genuine, frank, self-con.
trolled and fearless man, who seeks no re-
sponsibility, and shirks none. Its civil SER
vice declaration is better than the Republi.
can platform, as that was better than the
democratic platform on the same subject, in
that il is more definite.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-19

A PORTION of the Egyptian army has sone "
Turkey to help fight the rebels; and as inany -
the officers are Americans, the spectacle w'' ~
presented OF Christians aiding Mohammeda"s y"
subdung Christians.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-19
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1876
An Indian War.


There seems at present, by the light of
recent events in the West a strong prob
ability of bloody war with the Indians
The general opinion has seemed to be that
should the Indians prove insubordinate,
they would be readily enough suppressed,
or If necessary, exterminated." But when
IL Is remembered that hundred half-do-
mesticated AIodocs defed the United States
government for weeks, and then were over
come, not by superior strength or general
ship, but by the treachery Of some Of them
selves; that in the Cheyenne war it was es-
timated that every Indian killed cost the
government million dollars that the
Seminole war in Florida, in which were in
volved but a handful Of Indians, dragged
through seven years, aud cost the govern
ment fifteen hundred men and not less than
ten millions of dollars-it will be seen that
war with the savages now awake and ex-
cited is a thing not TO be talked of lightly.
These foes number thousands of the most in
tractable of their race, led by chiefs more willy
and wary than any white man; and these
hordes, instead of being penned within a
small compass, as the Modocs WERE have
range of hundreds and thousands of square
miles of country admirably adapted to
their methods OF warfare
There are ten thousand square miles in
the great Sioux reservation alone, and
population of thirty thousand upon it, while
there are fifteen or twenty thousand of the
same warlike nation upon other reservations,
besides several thousands who have never
entered into any relations whatever with our
government, refusing to make treaties with
IL or acknowledge it in any way.
In the face of these facts it would seem
to be cheaper to deal honestly with the In
dians to see that the government agents
sent to deal with them have common hon
esty; TO take care that small traders shall
be debarred from cheating their men and
half marrying and abusing their women, and
then leaving the latter and their children to
starve; in short, to keep the faith of solemn
official treaties than to waste blood and treas
ure in such war as now seems imminent.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-19

Tnr Springfield Republican thinks Tilden
will find II difficult to match Hayes letter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-18
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Gen. Hurlbut has amended his Freight Rail
way bill by striking out the provision extending
a Government guarantee of interest or loan of
credit to aid in the construction of the
road. This reduces the proposition to a
grant Of charter TO a corporation TO build the
line, the Government appointing Commissioners
to have entire charge Of the construction and
management, without, as is claimed, any legal
or equitable liability.
Hon. T. W. Ferry has been elected Presiden
of the Congressional Temperance Society
The Secretary of the Treasury has furloughed
all the employees of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing in the Treasury Department on
account of having no money to conduct the
operations of the bureau.
The House Committee on Elections has de-
cided to report unanimously that Harralson
(colored), is entitled to hold his seat against
Bromberg, contestant.
1t is understood that the House Judiciary
Committee will maintain the right of the Hous G
to expel Bill King and Schumacher not in pun
islment of crime committed before they be-
came members, but upon the constitutional
power of the House to protect itself from vio-
lent, disorderly or unseemly persons.
Representatives Of the syndicate which so
successfully negotiated the per cent. bonds
express confidence in their ability to negotiate
Az per cent. bond at par in case the time
were extended to thirty years.
The proposition for the transfer of the In
dian Bureau to the control of the War Depart
ment has developed remarkable strength in the
House Committee on Indian Affairs. A report
favorable to the passage of the bill providing
for the transfer, and placing the Bureau in
charge of an army officer of rank not below a
Colonel, has been agreed upon by the Commit
tee without q dissenting vote.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-18
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Republican Congressional delegation
from New York are pressing Senator Conkling
for tho Presidency and are confident that he
will secure the nomination.
The Democrats of the lower house of Con-
gress have agreed, AZ compromise upon the
finance question, to refer the whole subject to
a committee to draft financial measure to rep
resent the whole party.
The United States Senate has confirmed the
nomination of L. G. Billings as the successor of
Judge Durell in Louisiana.
The German Republicans of Wisconsin are
said to be strongly in favor of L. b. Washburne
for President.
correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
dominates Ambrose f. Burnside for President
Judge David Davis, of Illinois, says Wash
ington dispatch, is beginning to be talked about
az Democratic Presidential candidate.
The Washington correspondent of the Chi
cago Ece1aing Journal telegraphs that paper as
follows
Two gentlemen, who visited the White House on
Thursday, tell of interesting and significant con-
versation with COL Fred Grant, on the third-term
question. They speaking of the candidates for
the next republican nomination Tor President, when
Fred burst out with emphasis and earnestness
that his hearers say convinced them of his SINGER
ity: "If anybody thinks there is any thirdterm to
him, he is mistaken. Father don't want TO be Pres-
dent any more, and won't accept the nomination If
the Cincinnati Convention offers II TO him." This
was repeated in substance several times. The con-
versation turning to the chances Of the different
candidates Fred expressed unboundea admiration
for Conkling, remarking: "Hes u statesman and
a good Republican, and that is the man for Presi-
dent" He added hope that Conkling would get
the nomination, and said he thought he would slip
"a az Lincoln did, in 1860 gentleman that heard
him believes that he but echoed the sentiments Of
his rather.
Texas voted for Governor and other State Of
ficers on Tuesday, Feb. Is. The entire Demo-
cratic ticket is elected by large majority.
Louis J. Jennings, until the present time
editor OF the New York Times, has been virtu-
ally dismissed from the position by George w.
Jones, who owns now over half the stock Of the
concern. Jones claims that Jennings was en-
deavoring to sell the stock held in his name to
Mr.. Morgan, who is an advocate of Conklngs
election to the Presidency, and to whom Jones
Is opposed. Mr.. Ford is now the responsible
editor Of the paper.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-18
President Grants Deposition in the
BabcOck Case.

The deposition of the President in the
case OF Gen. 0. T.. Babcock was taken
at the White House on the 18th inst,
the oath being administered by Chief
Justice Waite. He testified as follows ::
Gen. Babcock has always performed his duties
as Private Secretary to my satisfaction. re-
gard him ~ most efficient and faithful officer
/ know his general reputation in Washington
and in the army. 1t is good. Nothing was
ever against him until the present develop
ments. / remember Babcock showing me a
dispatch from Joyce. 1t was simply shown
as other kilograms would be. This was after
the death Of Collector Ford, when joyce ap-
piled for the Colectorship. / told Babcock
that, Ford having died suddenly and away FROM
home, l should consult Fords bondsmen in
making the appointment They and others re-
commended Mcguire. l don't think Babcock
ever, directly or indirectly, sought to influence
the appointment of Mcguire. / do not
remember OF Babcock ever speaking to me
in reference to any charges made against
either Joyce or Mcdonald. He GER
tainly took no lively interest in the matter.
Babcock never sought to influence my action
in reference to any investigation of whisky
fraud in st. Louis or elsewhere. Speaking
generally, Babcock said, on one occasion, that
frauds should be ferreted out, and it should be
done by superior or good men. L remember
Mcdonald being In Washington in December,
1874, and rode with him once. j do not re-
member a word of conversation on any matter
touching his official position or these cases. l
saw him az was driving out, and stopped and
requested him TO ride. Douglass made a sug-
gestion TO me about the proposed change OF
Supervisors. and afterwaru, complaint being
made by Secretary Bristow about frauds, the
order was made changing the Supervisors.
Immediately afterward efforts were made by
various prominent public men to have the
order revoked. The revocation was made on |
my own order, 1 being convinced, chiefly |
for reasons presented by Supervisor !
Tuition. that il WAS unwise to continue |
it, The revocation was made solely |
In the interest of the Government, and against /
the whisky frauds. Babcock mover spoke to 1
me onthe subject of that order, nor IN any way |
n erfored with il. Since Babcock's indict- \
ment no effort has been made to interfere \
with his trial. At the time the Military Court /
Of Inquiry was ordered, j supposed Babcock I
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.


Weston. the American pedestrian, has de-
feated Perkins, the English champion, in "a
hours walk at London.
The Cuban patriots arc unusually active
and arc giving the Spanish troops much annoy
ance.
Bismarck has again taken occasion to pro-
claim Germany's peaceful policy. He concluded
a speech in Parliament, the other day. with
these words: 1--WE live in a state Of the most
profound peace. We have no wish for con-
quest. We arc contented With what we pos
sess We have no thought Of threatening any
one."
The Prussan Parliament has passed the bill
amending the penal code, including the So
called pulpit clause, which forbids the read
ing of Objectionable communications within
church or posting the same on the doors.
The European powers are trying to effect an
armistice in Herzegovina.
The war in Spain is being actively prose-
cuted Alfonso has taken the field in person,
and promises TO bring the contest to an early
termination.
An English agents to take permanent charge
Of Egyptian finances.
Twenty thousand pounds has been raised in
Bremen for the victims of the dynamite plot.
Three newspapers have have been sup
pressed at Rome for publishing a speech by
Garibaldi, in which the Republic is extolled as
he only honest form of government.
The Sultan Of Turkey offers amnesty to all
insurgents who submit Immediately.
The news from Turkey is exceedingly bellig-
~, ba n
accept the compromise proposed by Count An
Grassy, and are determined not to submit to
Turkish rule. The war party have also tri-
umphed in Servia-
Winslow, the Boston forger has turned up
in Rotterdam. He has not been arrested be-
cause no extradition treaty exists with the
United States. 1t appears, however, that an
order has been given for the delivery to the
American Consul at Rotterdam of all valuables
found in Winslow's possession.
The Spanish Government has issued an ex-
planatory note on Cuban affairs. 1t claims thai
the instruction is run by foreign Adventures,
and that the patriot army is composed mainly
of negroes and Chinese.
A dispatch from Rome says 1.-The Pope
having granted dispensation for the marriage
of the daughter Of the American sculptor
Story Protestant, with the Commentators
Peruzzi a Catholic, and brother of the SyndiC
of Florence, the grant is mentioned as re-
markable exception to the rule never before
broken during the Pontfcate of Plus IN.
Some of the extreme Ultramontanists are
highly displeased."
Mr.. Disraelihas offered in the British Par
lament bill adding another title to Queen
Victoria's name-that of Empress of India.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-18
Tom Paine.

William Dugas Trammell, of Waverly
Hill, Harris County, Ga, has addressed
a letter to Gen. Hawley and the Chair
men of the Centennial Committee of the
Senate and House of Representatives,
imploring them "to cause the Govern
ment ot the United States to have the
dust OF Thomas Paine brought back to
America during this Centennial year
and redeposited in the bosom of the
country which he did so much to create. "
He says as Tom PANE was the first man
to utter the words, "The Free and INDIE
pendent States of America" the Govern
ment should send national vessel to
bring home the ashes of this man. He
declares that the people will receive them
at Philadelphia aud bear them TO indie
pendence Hall, which, he thinks, twill
be the most venerable feature of the
Centennial.