Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-08-15
President Hayes is a good deal of an CD.

President Hayes is good deal of an 0
of timist Ohio indorses him and he is ha
a py; Maine does not indorse him, and he
a. still happy. It will all come out right,
n thinks. Well that is much more sensib
a, than 10 get in stew this hot weathC
O. about what we cannot help.
J. Everybody speaks in highest terms
Is Col. Holiday, the democratic candida
le for governor in Virginia. Gen. Hawle,
!, who served with him on the centenni,
e commission, says that he "made mo.
v favorable impression upon his associates {
d the commission" and describes him as
= gentleman of fine presence and addres.
: fine abilities and high character"
II Mr.. Schurz explains that Secretary Sher
g man is going to talk finance and not poli
: tics in his approaching Ohio speech. Til,
: members of the cabinet expect to live NJ
E to the rule against of1ice-holders helnnc
run political campaigns. but consider
themselves allowed 10 make explanation
or defense of the methods ana PRINCIPLES
upon which they conduct the public bust
ness.
Gov. Rice, of Massachusetts, whom il
was generally conceded would receive the
republican nomination, as no other candi.
date appeared to contest it with him. is re.
ported seriously i'll and it is Thought that
his name may be Withdrawn on that no.
count. If this should be the case who
would offer himself on the altar of the
Commonwealth Has any one suggested
to Butler that he is eligible?
zen. Crook, II veteran and successful
Indian fighter, says that the Indians are
now as well armed with breech-loaders as
the regular troops, and shoot better This
statement gives pertinency to the recent
order of the president forbiddng the sale
OF arms 10 the savages, Tue terrible loss
suffered by Gen. Gibbons command in
the Big Hole battle proves that the Nez
Pcrces had excellent weapons, and know
how to use them.
The formal ratification by the Georgia
constitutional convention last week of the
previous popular decision not to pav GER
tam state bonds, and the strength of the
repudiating party in the Virginia demo.
cratic convention-both probably exaqaer-
a'ed and misrepresented by the cable-are
reported to have caused good deal of
anxiety in London commercial and tinan.
clal circles and considerably injured Amer
lean credit for the time.
The state department has received a dis
patch from Consul Griffin at Samoa dated
before the reported hosting of the Ameri.
can flag, which announced that the rov-
eminent had applied both to the president.
through our consul, and to the queen,
through the British consul, for protection
ina assistance to enable it to maintain
peace and independence. The cabinet
aIked the matter over yesterday, but con-
GUIDED that there was nothing to do till
more definite news is received.
Uncle Jimmy Williams is a most rs.
ounding person. His conduct during the
trlke was us bad as it could be. Each de-
'elopment makes it worse. The latest
'hase of it is note which he addressed to
he strikers saying: s
The bearer of this letter is nv son-in- {
aw. hope strikers will allow him to /
transport his cattle to st. Louis in safrty., ,
lie now says he meant no harm to anv
ody but simply did it to save his son.in-
NV from vexatious delays and loss. A
God Kind of u father-in to have!
The Democracy Of four States have re- |
emily had i'm opportunity to express them I
ewes on certain vital questions which c
ouch the credit of the country. In Geor- h
ia they vote for naked reputation. In a
lrglnia they barely escape making the |,
anne record. In Mississippi they ask the G
government to give away more land and p
'oney to railroads. In Ohio they demand n
lore paper promises and want the Gov p
to make gold, silver and paper II
OF equal tender and inconvertibe. Ii h
light be judicious to give this crowd un o.
nited control of the Treasury, and then ia
gain it might not