Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-06-06
Political lettings.


THE indications are that there will be a
silver plank in the next Ohio Republican !
platform. Nevertheless, it should be made
of solid gold.
SENATOR MoRToN's letter puts him in
accord with the controlling sentiment of his
party. He hopes for the best while fearing
the worst Cleveland Leader.
PRESIDENT HAYES is reported to have re-
iterated his intention of superseding all
American ministers abroad who have served
the government in that capacity for a term
of four years.
GENERAL GARFIELD is justly indignant at
the letter published in the New York Sun,
purporting to have been sent him by Presi
dent Hayes. He says in an emphatic way
that it is a forgery in every line and word.
THE South Carolina House, by vote of
sixty-six to Twenty-Five, has accepted the com
mittee report refusing admission to the en-
tire Charleston delegation of seventeen mem
bers, Including Mackey, who was Speaker of
II is said that some one has taken away
the petitions, numerously signed, asking for
the removal of Frederick Douglass as United
States Marshal, and has failed to return
them; consequently they will probably never
be presented to the President as was origin
ally intended.
LET the democratic forces be furloughed
awhile, and lei every man who did battle for
his country in the last conflict of parties now
unlace his armor for rest. If the present
season is not a sort of Sabbath-day in Amer
lean politics, it will be the fault of dema-
ogues.-Rdleigh (N c. Neos.
WHILE in my judgment it was clearly the
right of the President under the constitution
to recognize the Packard government and
support it by military power, the undertake
ing would have been futile and the failure
disastrous. With divided public opinion in
his own party and both houses of Congress
against him, he would have failed in the end
%. p. Morton.
DR. REDFIELD thinks Hayes policy is
worth about fifteen thousand votes to the
Tennessee Republicans. Hon. Joshua Hill,
of Georgia, is out in letter in which he
most enthusiastically approves of the Presi-
it will be difficult for democratic leaders to
repress the growing admiration of the rank
and file for the new administration.
IT cost two hundred and fifteen thousand
dollars for the state printing in South Caro-
lima few years ago. The same work is
done now for ten thousand dollars. The
difference is the cost of bribing all the prom
inent officials in order to get the job. Is
it any wonder that such Republicans " lost
the state And is the President to be cen.
sured for refusing to maintain that kind of
Republican government by force?
In discussing the Southern question the
New York Evening Post says ." We believe
that if the old federal policy toward the
South had been continued, the Republican
party would gradually have lost its hold
upon the Northern states, and perhaps at
the next general election would not have
carried even a majority of them; but we
have as little hesitation in saving that if
the South does not act with wisdom and
good faith the democratic party at that cleo
ton will not carry single Northern state
A WASHINGTON despatch says Mr.. Blaine:
friends deny that he has had or will have
anything to do with the new party move
ment, or that he knew anything about it. The
denial was quite unnecessary. Nobody evel
suspected Mr.. Blaine of being fool, and
nobody would believe that he would iden
tify himself witt a lot of people whose sole
complaint is that they cannot get into Office
under this administration, and who propose
to form secret political party with senti
nels and passwords to prevent outsiders from
getting in.
THOSE who dream the dream of separat
ing President Hayes from the Republican
party will only have dreams for their hire
He starts much as did Tyler and Fillmore
and johnson in one regard-his policy OF
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the organization that elected him but Their
is one controlling distinction that destroy
all analogy between him and them The,
sought to build up personal following will
the succession in view, while Hayes is reso
lutte in his purpose not to be considered
candidate for reelection, and he desires II,
political combination that would make him
self its most central figure.
SENATOR MORTON has written long let
ter on the political situation, expressing
, among many other things, his disbelief il
the liberty, protection aud equal rights &C
corded to Republicans, both white and black
in majority of the states South. He con
cludes as follows " As the democracy hav
acquired solid South by force, Republican
should require a solid North by vigilance
-, and let eternal justice be their cause, North
: ern Republicans are now admonished tina
they can endure no divisions that will en-
danger their success. Should the North, b
d, unhappy discords, be divided and thus ia
a prey to a solid confederate South, the II
bellon will have been suppressed in var
the fruits of the war will be lost, and on
last condition worse than our first"
EX-SENATOR boutwell,, of Massachr
sets, delivered an address at Bamstabl
last week, and took occasion to state III
opinion that, under the section of the col
: stitution requiring the national government
to guarantee to every state a republican forr
of government, it is the duty of the admir-
istration to depose any state government
which does not appear to be the choice c
. the majority, and establish and sustain tn
: one which would have been chosen if tn
y voting had been entirely free. How such
question as this can be decided by merel
= human intelligence Mr.. Boutwell, did nc
say. The Anglo-Saxons have been accu
j toned to deal with facts, and will cease t
t be the steadfast race their history show
r them when they begin to regulate their col
n Germs by guess-work and opinion instead c
d planting their feet on solid ground.
Items OF Interest.
|. TnE President has appointed William W. Peel
a Esq, formerly of Burlington, United States Di
,,i,, A,,o,nav for Wvominp Tprritorv