Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-02
Political lettings.


Picdyune.
GENERAL SHERMAN has great confidence
in Hampton and Nichols and believes they
will keep their pledges.
The Philadelphia Telegraph believes that,
because of President Hayes, the Republican
party is stronger to-day than it has been for
ten years past.
GOVERNOR NICHOLS has appointed May
10th as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer
10 God "who in his providence has guided
the people of Louisiana to haven Of peace"
RUTHERFORD b. HAYES is the most pop
ular man in New Orleans to-day, and, If he
were to visit the city, his reception would
be enthusiastic beyond escription.- Chicago
Times.
The well-meant policy of President Hayes
will be utterly thwarted. His appeal to the
sense of justice of Southern democrats has
been thrown away.-Kennebec (Me.) Journal,
Blaine's Home Organ.
The farewell address of Packard presents
his case in better temper and with more
force than some of his previous papers. The
one fact to be remembered is, that the ques-
ton Of his title has not been passed upon
at all.
We cannot help wishing that John A..
Andrew could have lived to witness the
present condition of political affairs 1t is
in complete harmony with his views ex-
pressed in his valedictory address. Christian
Register.
Ex-Governor MOVES who is now in
Washington, says that the success of the
Presidents policy is now absolutely certain,
and that all expressions of dissatisfaction
will probably die out during the next
thirty days.
A COMMITTEE of Notwithstanding SOL
Hers of the late war had an audience with
the President, and found him in perfect ac-
cord with the law providing that, other
things being equal, the soldier shall have
preference of appointment.
AT the present time fifteen states of the
Union have Republican, ana twenty-three
democratic Governors while in eighteen of
the legislatures the Republicans have a ma
jority, and nineteen are controlled by the
democrats and one by the independents.
The election of Judge Spofford by the
Louisiana Legislature, last week, closes the
longest series of ballotings for United States
| Sapatnr Epoxun IN, fhio Tha
democrats began voting for this Office way
back in the middle of January, and have
held joint convention with a single ballot
which it was arranged should not elect any.
body, every day since, as the United States
laws require.
WE congratulate President Hayes that he
has succeeded in converting into fact the
sentimental wish of poor Mr.. Greeley about
shaking hands across the bloody chasm
We congratulate both him and the country
that he has been the successful instrument
urder Providence, of realizing the memora
BILE aspiration of President Grant, in his first
letter of acceptance, 4" Let us have peace
-Nep York Herald.
WE are in receipt of numerous letter.
from Republicans in reference to the South
ern policy of the President, and are frank t.
say that, neither in conversation nor in cor
respondence, have we found throughout thi
section of the state any universal commen
dation of that policy. 1t is acquiesced in
1t is accepted as an experiment. 1t is taker
on trial. 1t is received with sorrow, if will
tremuous hope, at the best. Often it i
bitterly denounced, being esteemed surren
der of principle (New York
Democrat and Chronicle.
WARMoTH has been specializing very sue
cessfully in Louisiana politics. Some tim
ago, he bought one hundred and sixty thou
sand dollars in state bonds at sixtv-one
When the Louisiana commission was az
pointed, the prospect of a settled government
and decent financial management sent tn
bonds up to seventy-four, at which figur
Warlnoth sold Then he began to bea
the market by making "no compromise
speeches in the Packard legislature, an
bought largely again at sixty.seven am
sixty-eight. Now be has gone over to tn
Nichols legislature, the bonds are advancin
again, and he will make handsome prof
on his second Investment.