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

THE NoRrH AMERICAN REVIEW far January opens
WE'LL We confess to little feeling of unrest at tho
change announced some weeks since in editors and
time of issue, but this number goes very far toward
quieting fears The editors have done their work
we'll as the contents show. Richard IL. Dana, Jr tho
wel-known and eminent lawyer, and Iauthor of Two
Years Before the Mast, opens with discussion of
Points in American Politics. in which he discusses the
presidential question with great vgor and clearness.
lie exposes in clear and masterly manner the de-
fects Of the present electoral college system. No
could put 1t in a more laconic suggestive manner
than he has done. He would not have the direct vote
Of the people for the president ast would set aside the
rights of the states such, and the danger of tho
hour is not from state rights but every thoughtful
person Secs from the overwhelming growth Of ede raj
authority. When we remember the usurpaton aud
arbitrary power exercised by the federal troops in
Louisiana for the last few years. not to speak of other
states by order of the president and weak corrupt
attorney general aud base federal officials In New Or
| leans; we want no increase Of federal authority.
The danger of Capitalization is that 1t leads directly
towards NapOlOOnism, winch prostrated, ater it had
debauehed France a score Of years. Mr.. Dana would
have tho people vote for the president Ia Tia congress
soaal Districts each district counting vOto foE
whichever candidate received the majority ofits votes,
This would prevent corrupt majority in New York
city giving the entire vote Of that state to aparteua
candidate and the against whom the intelligent
majority Of the rural sections OF the state voted
so that New York city could not determine the state
and perhaps the nation. Vermont gave for Hays,
majority Of over twenty thousand and SO gave
her live electoral votes for Hayes while New York
gave majority Of over thirty-two thousand for Til
den, that Tilden had all Of New Yorks thrty-6Y'
electoral votes. That is, New York had a state ma
jorty not quite Atty per cent greater than Verm onts
but majority in the electoral college Of nOar
AGHdred per cent Vermont with twenty-three thou
sand republican majority, gave Hayes only five votes
New York with only thlTty-twO thousand gave Tilden
thlrty-hye votes,
Its other political article is on the Eastern question
by Mr., Godkln of tho New York Nation, who show
from his own observation during trip down the Dan
ube that the Servians, Bulgarians and selaV race
of Turkey generally have been largely incapactated
for sslEgoyernment by generations Of tyranny, a
were the colored people Of our South Taken IA
connection with article on tho same subject In thu
October Issue Of the British Quarterly by E. A. FREQ
man. the eminent historian, who dWells on tho inca
paclty of the Turks To become civilized aud rule do
Gently got very fair idea of the real condition
difficulties, etc., Of the Turkish question In Europe.
Besides these two articles is one on Daniel DsrOnda
/. by Whipple on Wagners Musical Theories, GryIar
owski, Bret Harte. by Nadal, and the Triumph {
Darwlnianlsm. something Of an assumption, We think
in this stage Of that questions history, by Prof Jn'
! Fiske.
. For bimonthly, as II Is to he 10 future, this Is
u good number, and We should like very much 10 kuo
whether the Keen remorseless articles Of the young
D members of the Adams family on the Eric rallroa
o Tweeds rule in New York, and later political pro
!. lens, had really eurtaed the circulation Of the
Wow. We can not believe that Independence, no
esty and rare ability such as theirs Is at disoou
among the American people