St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-07
Public Opinion.

Une duties nOf IelJ the Iull measure OF
the responsibilities of his office. He
was blinded by weak sentimentalism
and Il vain ambition Utica Republican,
The President boldly declares that he
is not to he frightened, and that he will
make no change in his policy. This is
to be regretted-a little change in his
methods would encourage his friends
Milpaukee Sentinel.
Mr.. Potter may talk as long as he
pleases about his peaceful revolutions,
but till fire-brands can be safely flung
about in sport, and the seeds of pesti-
lence scattered with comfort to the
community, the American people will
scorn his assurances.-BOStOn Journal.
The Democrats in the House unwise-
ly voted to investigate the Louisiana
and Florida frauds; but they are Solo
mons compared with the fools in the
North who suppose that Sam. Tilden
had any influence over the members.
The Virginia. Conservative representa-
tives all favored the Investigation, we
believe; yet amongst them all there is
lot one who desires to invalidate Mr..
Hayes'S title OF to seat Mr.. Tilden.
Pray let us hear no more nonsense
about Tilden's interchangeable
mOnd Dispatch.
There are some extremists who are
never satisfied; but the general feeling
is that the Vermont platform struck it
about right. 1t had the wit of brevity,
the force of concentration, the strength
of harmony, and the logic of good
sense.-Albany Epening Journal.
We see no great reason for these
shrill notes of alarm by Key and Steph-
ems because we are convinced that
the Potter committee will discover no
facts of any Importance which are not
already well known to the country.
We expect the Potter committee to be-
come a national laughing stock as soon
as its investigation gets well under
way.-Neao York Herald.
One man like Grant in the White
House is better, cheaper and stronger
defense for the country than $4,000 men
in the army.-Marion (Ia.) Register.
The question for this people to set
tie is that between the revamped con-
federacy and the old republic between
the rebel democrats and the republicans
who whipped them at Appomattox.-
Boston TraUeller.
The political editors are jolly again.
Those of the democratic persuasion are
bawling "Fraud )" and the republicans
are printing "Revolution" in the big
gest type admissible in the editorial
business. We of the independent or
der take comparatively little interest
as yet, believing that neither side
means anything more than to beat a
sort of political reveille to wake up
their respective armies to action in the
coming campaign.-Litchtield (Ct.) En-
quirer.
In regard to Grant? Well, do not
exactly know, but it looks very much
to me as though he was the coming
man. When two political parties be-
gin squabbling, as at present, third
party is almost always called in, and it
looks to me just now as if the republi-
cans may become so desperate as to
send for him to come back. IF he
should ever become president again, |
have no doubt but that he will assume
or be invested with military dictator
ship, and then good-by to all our re-
publican institutions. l hope for bet
ter things, but then, in this unsettled
state of affairs, there is no knowing
what may happen.-Charles Francis
Adams.
All this means revolution. 1t means
another war, with a ''solid North,
against the Potter conspiracy. Jour
mails that are willing for this question
to drift the country into another war
the South to bear the brunt-sbould
and will support the Potter investiga-
ton, and will deny that the movement
means what it means.-Memphis Tenn. ),
AUalanche.
A declaration of Congress unseating
Hayes, or an invention of any so-called
illegal method" for that purpose, would
be a usurpation by Congress binding
upon nobody, and if it meant anything
would mean civil war. 1t would be an