Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

Political Jottlngs.

THE Republicans Of the First New Hanp-
shire district have nominated Gilman Mars
ton for Congress, and those Of the Second,
James +. Briggs.
SENATOR SALISBURY was reelected uran-
imously last week, although there are no
Republicans in the Delaware Legislature.
Happy Salisbury.
IsHAM G. HARRIS, Just elected United
States Senator from Tennessee, was the Bit
terest of rebels, and after the collapse of the
confederacy resided abroad for several years
THERE is to be meeting of ex-coned
crate officers and soldiers in Washington on
Friday evening, that being the anniversary
of the birth of Robert +. Lee. One Of them
said: "This year we must be quiet about
this, but if Tilden is President we shall pub
licly celebrate the day next year."
The New York Tribune says: "The
Oregon exposures seem to have chilled the
talk about reform, which was kept up from
force of habit. Mr.. Tiden said once upon
time that the people did not want him so
much as the reform which he represented.
That was before the reform had been sampled.
THE Worcester Gazette looks at the Joint
committees scheme as the second of the
great victories of Peace in this century, the
submission of the Alabama claims having
been the first. 1t says if both sides want
only what is Justly theirs, as they have been
pretending, now is the hour for them to
prove their honesty and patriotism.
IT is said that some of the Supreme Court
Judges give, as a reason why they should
not be represented on a board appointed to
arbitrate the Presidential dispute, possibility
that writ of quo ,carrdnto or legal pro-
ceeding in some other form may be brought
before the Supreme Court by the friends of
Mr.. Tilden, to know by what authority Mr..
Hayes holds the Office of President, if he is
declared elected.
The democrats of New Hampshire have
again chosen Daniel Marcy as their stand
ard-bearer. lie was most handsomely beaten
by his Republican competitor last year. and
is again put on the course because he is
used to defeat. 1t is thoroughly Bourbon
nomination. Marcy was the most rabid of
rabid copperheads, and his nomination now
is made in defiance of the younger and bet
ter portion Of the party.
| A COLUMBUS correspondent of the Cleve-
land Leader, says; Every day Governor
Hayes can be found in his office quietly
transacting his business, seeming entirely
regardless that the eyes of millions of PEG
pie, not only in this country, but all over
the world, are looking to him as the coming
man. He is easily accessible, plain and un
ostentatious, has hearty word for all, and
is winning golden opinions alike from frenc
and foe.
SAYS the Wisconsin State Journal: 9Th,
feeling is gaining ground with some of tht
best men of the South that Hayes will be at
acceptable President, and that under his ad
ministration their interests will be secured
and peace and order restored to the agitatec
states This feeling would gain more freel,
in the South were it not that the Northern
democratic press are continually inhamini
the passions of the Southern people with re
sistance to the Inauguration of Hayes"
The sight of the democrats who compos
the Nichols legislature in Louisiana receiy
ing Pinchback with cloud shouts of az
plause and welcome" must have been al
amusing one. If there is any man who ha
been traduced and maligned more than an
other by the Louisiana democrats, Pinch
back is probably the one. Nearly all tn
crimes in the decalogue have been laid t
, his charge, yet when the Republicans refus
to support him any longer, and he turns t
, the democrats as last resort, his color an
his character are alike forgotten, and he
received with open arms The democrati
papers at the North find it rather hard
praise him very much as yet but they hav
already discovered that he is man of " abb
ity" and " influence" and the rest may
expected to follow in due time.