Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-16
Political lettings.

PAcnEco, the California Republican who
was elected to Congress by one majority,
now gets his certificate by one majority of
the judges.
"ENouoH Republican Senators have now
been heard FROM" says the Washington
Star, e" to make IL certain that the Presi-
dents friends will outnumber his opponents
in the Senate"
The Chicago Tribune says that nine out of
ten of the people of Illinois, and nine out of
ten Of its newspapers, support the Presidents
Southern policy, "and will support it until
it is proved failure"
The Utica Herald reminds those who crit
icise the new policy that before Mr. Hayes
became President, in every Southern state
but two, the democratic party had returned
to power, II not in consequence of the mill
tary policy, certainly in connection with it.
An exchange aptly remarks that the anx-
iety of the New York Sun, lest President
Hayes shall cripple and destroy the Republi'
can party, is the most touching manifesto
ton of unselfsh and even sensitive patriot
ism that the public has seen for many moons.
CLERK ADAMS, of the House of Repre-
sentatives, soon after he was elected, re-
moved the Assistant Librarian of the House,
colored Republican, for political reasons
After trying several sound democrats, who
proved themselves very incompetent, he has
Just been forced to reinstate the colored man.
THE new administration has at least one
merritt is neither ashamed nor afraid to
correct its mistakes. Witness its prompt
removal of G. H. Butler, whom it had care
essly appointed to an office upon the recon-
mendation of several prominent democrats.
When his true character became known his
commission was at once revoked.
The Orleans Picayune says the South
"proposes to quit politics--except in so fa'
as is necessary to maintain good government
and go to work. The people are much
more anxious about material questions than
abstract political ones' This is one of tn
best signs yet. II the South would intell
gently act on this idea, it would speedily
make hopeful progress.
SOME of the Republican papers are insist
ing that Grant must share the praise or tn
blame, whichever it may be, which shall al,
tach to the Southern policy OF the admins
tration. They point out that in Januar
Grant replied to appeals from Packard ant
the Republicans of South Carolina, that vi
less actual violence broke out he could no
interfere. The troops were instructed simpl
to maintain the peace. Now peace seem
able to maintain itself, aud those who ar
dissatisfied might as well curse Grant a
Hayes. One will do as much good as tn
other.
The whiskey ring" is making tremer
dous effort to secure immunity from tn
administration, but with little prospect o
success. There is mystery about thi
business which we can explain only upo
the suppositon that the ring was formed
raise money to carry on the campaign c
1872, and that so many of the Repubica
leaders profited by the distribution of tn
plumber as to make phalanx for its pr
lection too strong to be easily overcom
Why, but for some reason like this, di
Grant pardon SO many of the convicte
knaves2 We do not suppose he was himse
a party to the villany, but many of his il
huential supporters evidently were, and the
blinded his eyes and made him subservieI
to their purposes.