Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-08-25

poared In his letter OF acceptance, nobody
could really toll. The only person who had
offered a satisfactory solution Of the matl,r
was gentleman lately connected With his
(Jewelps) Dopartmont-Rev. Petroleum V.
Nasty, "wich was postmaster" 1.-THE ex-
plantations received from Tilden aud Hen
bricks 10 reply 10 Basconi's telegram, as
given in Nasby's letter, which we publish
elsewhere, were then read, amid laughter
and applausc.l Tilden's talk about the OBJ
jections to naming fixed time for resump
ton was pure doniagoguisn. In 1868, Til
den in private letter, advised Mcclellan,
whom tho Democrats had chosen as their
candidate for the Presidency, TO repu diate
the platform upon which he was nominated
and stand only upon his record. If he
could advise Mcclellan TO repudiate the
platform, how can the Democrats be as
surod that he will not repudiate the plat
form himself whenever 1t suits his purpose
so to do? Tilden, said Mr.. Jewell, is claim
ed TO be great reformer because of his eff
forts in breaking up tho canal ring but
what thus far has been the result ? Three
suits, one man in the penitentiary, an out
lay VI SUM- SSAiUVVi anu llOt " Cent TetuIueu
TO the treasury
The characters of the two candidates
Hayes and Tilden-were happily contrast
ed by the speaker by showing how each re-
ceved the news of his nomination. Hayes,
surrounded by large assemblage of his
neighbors and friends who came to offer
their congratulations, said;
s,Enr mo bava mn raliauoa arnapt
which Abraham Lincoln had when he ent
from his friends at Springfield, when be
| said TO his friends Il go 10 Washington to
assume responsibility greater than that
which has devolved upon any one since the
first President, and beg you, my friends
and neighbors, TO pray that may have that
divine assistance without which l cannot
succeed and with which 1 cannot fall In
| that spirit l ash you to deal with me. If 1t
shall be the will of the people that this
nomination shall be ratified, all will be
we'll. If, on the other band, it shall be the
| will OF the people that another shall as
| sumo these great responsibilities, let us see
TO 1t that we who oppose him give him a
| fair trial and also our prayers My friends,
| | thank you for the interest you have taken
in this respect, and that you have laid aside
partisan feeling. There has been too much
| bitterness on such occasions in this coun-
| try. Let us see to it that abuse or vituper-
alton Of the candidate that shall he named
| at 81. Louis do not proceed from our lips.
| Let us on this centennial occasion, this sec
| ond century Of our existence, set an exam
| pie of what free and intelligent nation can
| do
Fit.words, fit occasion, aud fifty spoken
Tilden, according to the report, received
the news Of his nomination in tie presence
of a few Of his personal friends, and said
at is the people that have done this
| thing. They want reform. and they know
| they will find it here" Pointing to him
selLl
Mr.. Jewell spoke briefly Of the candi-
dates for the Vice Presidency, corrected the
mis-sta,emcnts embodied in the Democrat
ic platform in regard to the amount OF the
national debt, aud incidentally gave some
facts in regard to The post Office department,
showing its magnitude and the immense
amount of labor involved in its manage
ment. In lis details it is the largest estab-
| lishment in the world. The post Offices
in the country now number 90, 1000, and are
increasing at the rate of l 200 per year. The
department does a domestic banking bust
ness of seventy millions of dollars, and a
| foreign business of ten millions.
In closing, he spoke of Vermonrs duty
in the present campaign, and dwelt upon
the Importance Of our young men realizing
their duties and responsibilities as Ameri-
can citizens.