Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-08-18
Political Notes.


An Ohio paper says: "Tho great ques-
ton is settled, and 1t turns out afler all that
the tail wagglos the dog"
"A New York stationor has introduceda
lead pencil which Is called the Democratic
pencil, and is soft at one end and hard at
the other.
The Indiana Republican Stale Com
mittee announces appointments for 422
meetings in that State. They begin at once.
This looks like business.
If the attempt is TO he made TO run the
people in harness this Fall, the team is go
ing 10 run away and smash things. This is
fact that may as well be understood now
as later in the campaign.
-ExGov. Dix writes as follows: "Mr.
Tilden did not unite in the call for the
great Union meeting in New York afler
the attack and surrender of Fort Sumter.
He refused TO attend it, though urgently
solicited by one of his own political friends.
The meeting was called for the purpose OF
sustaining the government and to provide
for sending troops to Washington, which
was thought to be in danger of an attack by
the Confederates. This fact was publicly
for Governor in 1874"
The following denial is made by the
Cincinnati Commercial: 1.-THE story that
Gov. Hayes was initiated into some dark
lantern sort ola society in Philadelphia on
the 9th Of July, has been on its legs about
long enough. He was on the train bound
for home at the time alleged, and we have
the highest possible assurance for the state
ment that he is not now, and never has
been, member of the organization. Tuck
that lie into its little bed"
-Retrenchment should apply to "some-
where else," in the view of these Democrat
ic Congressman. For instance, Mr.. John
Goode, Jr., of Virginia, writes to a friend
in Norfolk: II have secured more money
for our district than has been given TO any
other in the State-$40, 900 for the harbor of
Norfolk, $4,000 for the powder magazine,
$4,000 for lighthouse at the mouth of
Nansemond River, $1,000 for the Elizabeth
River, and So, 900 for Nansemond River, be.
sides large appropriation for the navy
yard. What more did my friends expect
of me?"
1t took President Monroe five days TO
for the Presidency, and Van Buren, about
the same time. Henry Clay accepted on
the day after he was nominated. Polk took
fourteen days Cass two days, and Pierce
and Scott less than week. Buchanan,
Lincoln first time) and Mcclellan took
ten days; Grant nino days the first time
and five the second time Seymour twenty
three days; Greeley eighteen days for the
Liberals and nine days for the Democrats
Hayes was nominated June l6. and replied
July S-twenty-two days. Tilden was
nominated June %, and was forly-two
days in replying.
"A correspondent residing in Malone,
N. Y, and who is personally acquainted
with Mr.. Wheeler the republican candi-
date for vice president, appcnds 10 bust
ness note word political, and after a most
cordial commentator of his neighbor,
Mr.. Wheeler, as one of the "soundest and
noblest men living" says: "They are
forming clubs in every town here, and
towns that have always given democratic
majority have declared for Hayes and
Wheeler, the number of names enrolled al
ready showing their majority"
During all the democratic administra.
tions since Jackson's first term, the gross
total OF the disbursements has been nine
hundred and seventy-tive millions of dol
lars, and OF this there has been "stolen"
over eight millions, nine hundred and
thirty-tivo thousand dollars while in dis
bursting four thousand and nine millions of
dollars of revenue under Grant, the "seal-
iDoSp have hnpn Lose Than Ona million Cnur
hundred and seventeen thousand dollars.
In other words, the democrats have "stol-
en- over seven millions five hundred
thousand dollars more in disbursing less
than thousand millions of revenue than
the republicans have in disbursng more
than four times that amount.
Says the Knoxville Chronicle: at is
well enough TO bear in mind that it cost the
United States $4,000, 100000 TO suppress a
Democratic rebellion. About three billion
dollars of this large debt has been paid by
the Republican Party, leaving unpaid in
round numbers about two billion dollars.
And further let us bear in mind that in
doing this, taxation has not been nearly so
oppressive as thinking people, while the
war was in progress, supposed it would be.
The Democrats tho brought on the war
have great deal to say about the debt, but
are careful never to mention what has been
paid"
1t has olten appeared when the whole
truth has been published, that President
Grant is not so bad as he was represented,
A Washington dispatch says that story
was currently circulated recently that Pres.
idont Grant was very much annoyed at
Gov. Hayes's letter Of acceptance, and ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with some of the
utterances therein, and that he would
throw his influence for the election of the
Republican nominee very reluctantly.
This statement is now on the best authori-
~ pronounced untrue in every respect,
and as an evidence that the best feeling
exists between Gov. Hayes and tho Presi-
dent, the fact is mentioned that within two
weeks, when an appointment of appraiser
Of merchandise was TO be made at Cincin-
natl, the President sent all the papers en-
bracing the recommendations of three per-
sons TO Gov. Hayes and appointed the per-
son selected by him as best qualified for the
| position.
HAYES AS A CoMMANDER.-The Chicago
Inter Ocean prints letter from Western
| man who served throughout the war in the