Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-09-20
Political JOttings.

SAMUEL J. TnprN "This war is per.
feet outrage and will lend no assistance to
its prosecution"
GENERAL JonN A. DIX says he should
regard the success of Tilden and Hendricks
as one of the greatest calamities that can
befall us"
TnE democrats of the first district of
Texas have again nominated for Congress
John II. Reagan, who was postmastergeneral
Of the rebel confederacy.
Tnf true patriots of the land are every
where waking up TO the real issue Of the
ampaign-whether the control Of the gov
eminent shall placed in confederate hands
RurnERroRp b. HAYES in 1861 al
would prefer to 60 into this war If knew
was to die or be killed in the course of it,
rather than live through and after it without
taking any part in it"
No one has published word uttered by
Tilden during the war expressive Of his
sympathy with the government or the brave
men who fought its battles. The reason is
simple No such word was ever uttered
Carl ScnuRz; "Things may grow worse
If that party which has invented and pat
ented the system Of booty should come into
power under that Tilden who has grown to
be sixty years of age before he bethought
himself Of reform"
THOSE who know Hayes best love him
best There is a live democrat in Macon,
Mo-, who served under him, aud he bears
this testimony | cant 60 back on Hayes
he is one of the noblest men ever knew.
lie never would do a dishonorable thing.
do not know how | can reform better than
by voting for him"
Is answer to letter asking his view Of
the political situation, William Cullen Bry-
ant says that he would like to vote for Til
den, but the policy of the party which has
taken him for its standard-hearer is such
that he cannot conscientiously do so. As
things stand at present, therefore, Mr.. Bryant
will support the Republican candidates aud
the Republican platform.
Is the war for the Union eighty thousand
Union soldiers were enlisted in Kentucky.
All who survived are now politically ostra.
cized in that state, while service in the con
federate army is the paramount and prere-
quisite qualification for Office This is the
rule which Northern democrats are working
to bring into the national administration
by placing the solid confederacy in power.
BRooKLINE, Mass, folks are having good
laugh on William Aspinwall, lifelong and
sanguine democrat. lie had prepared huge
brushheap, as large as a common barn, on q
high hill in his grounds, in anticipation OF
good news from Maine, but, after the dis
patches came in, did not feel like burning it
Somebody Republican, however did, and
made fire Of Mr.. Aspinwall's forty-dollal
brush-pile that was seen at great distance
and called out the fire department.
SENATOR CoNKLING; When think Of
the record of the Republican party during
the past sixteen years, of the great rebellion
which it conquered, of the difficulties it haC
to meet and overcome in the WORK OF recon
struction, am simply amazed at what il
has done; amazed at the few mistakes Il
has made amazed that it has not mad,
more; amazed that our statesmen have haC
the strength, the wisdom and the courage
to do what they have done, and to do it ST
well. There is nothing in all history $,
grand as the record Of the Republican party.