Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-04

great pleasure in shaking friends hand
now, knowing that its owner is not looking
for political favors.
Mr.. HALE, of Maine, says that the time
has come to stop federal interference in the
South, and the Northern people will not
longer sanction the policy of keeping up gov
ernments by the bayonet.
ST.. LOUIS politics are in a great confu-
sion. The democratic nominee for mayor has
been endorsed by the regular Republican
convention, and the disaffected democrats
and Republicans have nominated another
ticket, with Republican at the head.
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD says that all the
"wealth of Ormus or of Ind" could not
tempt him to enter the political arena, not
even though the republic were endangered,
and he possessed the power to save it. This
will be real relief to the country
INSCRIBED upon Louisiana's coat of arms
are these words "Justice, union and conf
dence." They are sadly mixed down there
just now in regard to these three elements
of state welfare, but we trust that soon JUS
tice " will be done in that vicinity, and a
lasting union and confidence restored.
In New York, persons claiming to know
assert that Tweed really proposes to turn
over to the authorities all the books and pa
pers containing record of his old ring
transactions, and that twenty or thirty state
Senators and ex-Senators are involved. 1t
is conceded on all hands that if the records
now in the hands of Tweed are made public,
developments will become exceedingly in
teresting to many whose record is as yet free
from stain.
country, except the South, give Repubi-
can majority in the next United States
House of Representatives of sixty-seven. Six
teen Southern states give democratic ma
jority of seventy-four, leaving a net demo-
cratic majority of seven. Four Southern
democrats voting with the Republicans,
would give the organization to the admins
tration. The democratic majority in the
| ldSJ IlOuSt WAS SeNeuJN-SlA.
THE Louisiana democrats are talking in
a very hot-headed and absurd fashion about
the reception they will give to the commits
sioners to be sent to New Orleans by Presi
dent Hayes. They propose to greet them
with an indignation meeting, got up to pro-
test against the Presidents course in send
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oils at once 1t is also threatened that the
official character and proceedings of the
commission are to be wholly ignored by the
democrats
Mr.. BLAINE, dining with Evarts, Schurz
and others in Washington, the other day
was asked how he liked the policy of Presi
dent Hayes. He answered by telling little
story. A party Of gentlemen went on fish.
ing trip to Maine. A rule was made that
the first man who complained of the cooking
should turn to and cook until somebody else
complained. At the very first breakfast The
man who proposed this rule took a biscuit
and bit it. Thunder how salt this is =
he exclaimed, " but like it like it !"
THE President, in conversation on Tues
day of last week, expressed the opinion that
the adoption of reasonable policy toward
the South would give the states of North
Carolina and Tennessee to the Republicans
This opinion is confirmed by Raleigh dis
patch to the New York Times, which say
that the democrats in North Carolina are
becoming alarmed and are bitterly dcnounc
ing the appointees to federal offices in that
state, accusing them of consenting if not OF
conspiring, to defeat the democratic party.
THE Cabinet of President HAYES has re-
ceived the last seal of approval in the VIC
lent condemnation of Wendell Phillips it
is in his opinion a slave-hound Cabinet g
Evarts has no principles, Schurz is Swiss
soldier always to let, and so on, aud Deven>
is the Judas who did not hang himself fol
his action in the Sims case. But people re-
member that Devens was fighting in the
field while Phillips was skulking at homt
and denouncing Lincoln as the "slave
hound of Illinois," Happy are those whom
Phillips abuses.
IT would be well if the authorities a
Washington should adopt some rule similar
to that found necessary in regard to officer
during the war; that is, to announce tina
the unauthorized presence in Washington
of any ofiice-holder for the purpose of lobby
ing 70, his retention or promotion, shall b
deemed a sufficient cause for removal, ant
that office-holders are expected to remain a
their posts attending to business. Genera
Pleasanton adopted such a rule, while Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, and it facil
itated business very much.
As General IIawley is a member of tn
Louisiana commission, the suggestions in hi
paper acquire new interest. On Wednes
day of last week, the Hartford Co,udnt SAT-
one solution of the difficulty was possibl
which he would probably be satisfactory
that is, for the members of the legislator
whose seats are undisputed, to come togethe
and settle all the outstanding questions a
to Governor, taxes, Senator, contested seat
in their own body, and so on. Thus Lousi
ana would once more control her own affairs
and the country would rejoice, though on
Governor would have to step down and out
The democratic press just now are sore
troubled about the old Wing Guard of tn
South" apprehending that that importan
element may be detached from its Lifelong
enemy, the democratic party, and united t
the Republicans. The fear u.s. that the polio
of President Hayes will effect this result, S
certainly fatal to the democracy. 1t mus
be confessed that matters just now lool
much that way and if such state of thing
should come about, goodbye to the bull
DOING, rifle club democracy. Murder an
intimidation should cease to be effective il
carrying Southern elections. The old Whi
Guard" would literally be a "guard t
the colored Republicans.
A FUNNY story is told about an old deaco
living in Postmaster-General Keys town
who advised him not to accept the appoint
ment. "Why" said the deacon, that ma
Hayes will commit blasphemy when h
kisses the Bible and takes an oath to fulf
the requirements of an office to which h
knows he never was elected Don't go t
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