Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01


from the various papers Of the day. showing the @ Of pub
Tic opinion all topics Of interest," irrespective Of
creed party, wish readers to know wha, the peo
pie think and say Of passing events.
The Louisiana board should understand
that secrecy is incompatible with satisfaction
-Ne1o York Eoeaing Post.
The wisest Of the lay evangclists is sin.
gularly careful to stand surrounded and sus.
tanned by the united hands aud hearts of the
educated ministers and his work supple.
meuts, and is supplemented by thoirs.--
CongregationaliSt. ..
The colored vote being divided, We shall
look next to see the white vote divided, and
then will come the natural end Of taat con-
hct OF races, which, if continued, would be
sure to be disastrous to the weaker race
Boston Herald.
What has become Of the oldest inhabi-
tant He is usually around about this time
OF the year with an unpleasant prophecy
that "the coming winter will be the hardest
known for many years." Perhaps the old
fellow has gone South 10 see the votes coun.
ted IN Y. Mail.
| sincerely and earnestly hope that
spirit Of patriotism will prevail, and that in
the adjustment of any complications which
may arise the only aim may be simple jus.
tice and full compliance with the require
mcnts of the Constitution as framed by the
fathers.-Alerander H. Stephens.
We confess this political campaign has
made us long for even something sometimes
called fanaticism in religion. In real en-.
thusiasm the devil beats US out and out II
months in year. However, as the gospel
is to save nice people, nice churches and
nice proprietes are the things after ALL
Rec. A. X. Potter.
Aud there is evidence that intimidation
works both ways. Republicans, white and
black, endeavored to prevent negroes from
voting with the democrats by threats and
violence, and, in some places, it was quite
as dangerous for them to belong to one'party
as the GENERALIZATION Globe.
If South Carolina had beenS carried with.
out troops aud Louisiana without fraud Z the
Improvement would have been still greater.
No single fact in the whole campaign made
a worse impression on English observers
than the use OF the military in political
contcst.-G. w. S, in N. Y. Tribune.
The sudden veneration for Judge Moses
Of South Carolina, which has seized the
democracy, is q beautiful instance Of spon-
taneous piety. They have apparently con-
founded him with Moses of old, a not un-
natural thing for them to do, since their
study Of the scriptures, being confined to a
few weeks Of the late campaign, was neces.
sarily very specifically. Y. Tribune.
Respect for law and its administrators is
good. But when corrupt and untrustworthy
men presume upon the possession Of office,
and under the pretense of administering law
become the thinly disguised agents of party,
the case is altogether altered. So matters
now stand in South Carolina.-New York
Times.
/ The canvassng board in Louisiana re-
fuses to fll the vacancy BY appointing dem
ocrat, and declines to permit representatives
OF the press to witness and report its pro-
ceedings. Its friends must not be surprised
If its intentions are regarded with suspicion
under these circumstances. - Boston Tran.
script.
The country wants the truth There is
an increasing irritation so long as it is with.
held. The bare suggestion that one party
or the other may be cheated out of its rights
by false count or an unfair ruling is ex.
asperating to the people. No matter how
exciting an ele ction may be, the people have
always acquiesced in the result when fairly
obtained.-Sam Francisco Bulletin Rep
The New York Times jcalously rcsists
the attempted entertainments of the Tribune
upon its field as special organ of the repub,
lcau party. The Times has certainly earned
its right to this questionable honor, nd the
Tribune is foolish to contest it. How much
better the Tribune would have stood to-day
had it remained independent, instead Of
stopping to organ work, aud being refused
the credit for it.-BoStoR Herald.
We do not believe that Gov Hayes viii
accept the presidency if it shall be secured
for. him by any questionable means. II,
has said that he would scorn to gain the of.
flee by trick. We have no doubt tha
If it should be awarded to him by fraud
in Louisiana or anywhere else, he would
without the loss OF a day. make known his
refusal to accept it,-NeC York Ereniny
Post.
There is getting to be a good deal Of i'm.
patience at the political situation among the
business men at new New York. They dom
like to SEQ and feel as they are aeeiug ant
feeling, that the business revival, so prom
ising in other respects, is not only set back
but absolutely crushed out by the sharI
practice of party politicians to keep or &c
possession of the patronage of the govern
mcnt.-SpriaQfeld Republican,
If it were possible for managing politi
clans ever to fully comprehend the trutl
that in the long run honesty is really thu
best policy, and that all sharp practice o.
or double.dealng or dishonesty OF any sor
will sooner or later return to plague tn
inventor, we should not be without hope o
some practical good resulting from the ex
isting condition OF political uncertainty ant
distrust. Each side doubts the other, will
good reason for each has given the othe
good grounds for something more than sus
picion.-N Y. Tribune.
Mckee and Avery were promised thei
f freedom long ago, by Babcock, and the prom
Use Is IuluIleu' Ihe hlosI palhIul pOlhI VI
is, that both Taft and Grant seem to be
leve them innocent. 1t is unfortunate 70
the republicans that so few men of eminen
ability and exalted character are now /
the cabinet. If Mr.. Evarts was attorney
general, and a man like Gov. Morgan o
Judge IIoar had Jack Chambers place, tn
country would feel sure that if the presiden
goeg wrong il will not be for lack of 200
advice--VaH Sn Springfield Republican,
We have had enough of Grant. We ca
get along very we'll without a President
: This might be good time to abolish tn
presidency We might elect our postmaster
: and all national officers for local service
Then we might have cabinet elected
both houses Of congress, and made respor