Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-03-02

creed party readers to know what the peo
pie think and say Of passing events.
The Indian chief gave Grant an old silver
medal bearing the head Of George Washing
ton, for which Grant rewarded him with
new silver medal bearing Grants head The
Indian chief was a loser by that trade.-N.
| Y. Sun.
With the presidential question definitely
settled, there is every indication that business
will Improve, that confidence will be re.
stored, and season Of prosperity entered
upon such as VIC have not known for many
years.-N. Y. Mail.
Thus far the southern democrats have said
to their party associates of the north who
assume to dictate the party policy "You
cheated us once and involved US 10 ruin.
One fatal war by your advice in a genera.
ton is sufficient We want peace aud we
support the Union in good faith. We will
not be party to your revolutionary schemes
or share your iniamy by joining with you
to defeat the ELECTORAL compact "-Boston
Journal.
The republican party will awake some
day to face the fatal fact that they have fol.
lowed Morton too far. 1t is a giddy cur
rent that they are sailing on so swiftly Just
now, but their Niagara is ahead aud they
are about to shoot the gulf from which there
is no return.-BoSton Post.
! Mr.. Field, in this matter, acts like a sharp
attorney rather than an upright statesman.
For the conrts of New York, talent, technical
learning and tactics may serve a man we'll,
even without character but 10 parliament
tary struggle before the eyes of the people,
involving the peace of the country, integrity,
| fidelity to pledges and honor are Of the FIRST
Importance TO public mau.-Addms Tran.
script.
Doubtless there were corrupt men in the
days of his administrator, -trading and
scheming aud specializing men, who sought
only to make money out Of the public SER
vice,-but they were repealed by him as if
he were an angel with flaming sword in
his hand. What dignity, what majesty,
what purity, what moral power invests the
memory OF the FIRST President IN. Y.
Observer.
AT the South End' we have now the two
extremes Of the church architecture-the Sc
verely plain but entirely comfortable Tabor
naole, seating six thousand and costing less
than fifty thousand dollars, and the magnif.
cent pile of Trinity Episcopal church, opened
to divine worship last week, costing over
half million,-ZioaS Herald
The western democrats are still dancing
about aud shaking their fists 10 the face OF
the Commission and calling upon their south
ern brethren to hold them lest there be blood
shed. The southerners know that the west
ern democrat sometimes resorts to assassina.
ton but never to open war, and so arc not
much disturbed by apprehension Of a con-
hict-Portland Press.
President Hayes will go in, aud the coun-
try will know what to expect, without wait.
ing to try him. His administration may
not be success, but he has got to blunder
pretty badly to get in the way Of business.
Politics cannot make business good, but it
can get in the way of it AMI make it bad.
From any immediate calamity of that kind,
we are now pretty assuredly Delivered
Springfield Republican.
The south is far more interested in the
good to be received than in the party to dis.
pense it, 1t is justice the south asks for the
legislation and in the enforcement Of the
laws.-Richmond Wig.
Gov. Hayes is likely to have a golden op.
portunlty for increasing the peace and pros.
perity Of the American people, and placing
his name high on the list of the most cele-
brated magistrates who have be,n called to
rule the great republic. Evening
Transcript.
1t may be well to Impress upon all con-
cerned once again that the country is pre-
pared to accept the decision of the Commits
sion, aud that an unnecessary prolongation
Of the contest, already too protracted, will
not inure to the benefit of the party respon-
sible for it,--PhiLaaeiphia Times
For the democrats, indulgence in spite
would gain nothing aud lose everything. 1t
might give temporary power to one repub-
lican rather than to another. But it would |
bury all classes of democrats, decent aud in. |
decent, conservative and revolutionary, 10 |
one political grave. This country is tired |
Of law-breaking and strife 1t means to
have peace, order, and enforcement of law. |
N Y. Tribune.
One of Mr. Tidens confidential advisers
states that Mr. Tlden told him, while the |
Louisiana returning board was 10 session,
that he could have the state of Louisiana
by paying for it in fact, that it had been
definitely offered to him for a consideration.
my answer" said Mr. Tilden, twas that
Louisiana belonged to me ia any event, aud
that | should not buy my own property
Na0 York Herald.
In times like these, therefore, it is an es.
pecally pleasing task to eulogize the brave,
answering independence of men like repre-.
sentatives Seelye aud Pierce, who have dared
to raise their voices above the clamors of
civil commotion to trepudate the injustice of
their own party leaders.--NeW Orleans
Picaylne.
We have profound respect for the two
representatives from Massachusetts, who had
the courage to vote according to their con.
victions, even at the risk of having them
selves misrepresented by those who welcomed
them as deserters from the republican ranks.
Such independence in political action does
credit to American craftsmanship .-Balti.
more American.
There is not the slightest hope that in any
case the commission will sustain any one Of
the proposed objections, and if the conserva-
tive democrats of the house are really sin.
eere, as we believe they are in proposing to
stand up fairly to the results of the arbitra.
tion by the settlement bill, they ought to
join the republicans in refusing &c encourage
any more delays, aud in pushing the count
through as rapidly as pOssible.-Spriaqfeld
Republican.