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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19


Senator Matt Carpenter, who is by no
means a sensationalist, has just been inter
viewed at Washington and predicts trouble
in the next presidential election. His views
are so identical with those of distinguished
ex-senator whom we recently heard discuss
ing the same subject, that we regard them
as entitled to thoughtful consideration. lie
believes that the Democrats in congress, II
the Republican candidate for president APP
pears to be elected, will protest against
counting the votes of one or more Repub-
lican states, on account of alleged uncon-
stitutional exercise Of the national power
in the execution of the national election law.
Any state, where the slightest pretext for
an objection can be found, will be selected
for this purpose. The two houses will sepa-
rate to consider the objection one or both
will sustain it the vote Of that state will be
rejected it will be declared that there was
no election, aud the house will assume to
elect. In the meantime, Senator Kellogg
will be unseated, so as to have sure Demo-
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19

New ORLEANS Times: "Send us, if it so
please you, gentlemen, Messrs. Blaine, Gar
field, Conkling aud even the financial secre.
tary, if he can be spared on the other side,
our people would like to greet and hear
from Messrs. Bayard, Thurman and, say, the
Tall Sycamore of the Wabash whose
rounded periods and stentorian tones would
receive due applause; in fact, we learn that
the senator from Indiana has already con.
sented to come. Considerable good might
be accomplished by such a campaign. II
would have the effect to demonstrate to the
North and to the world that the people Of
Louisiana are not the wild and lawless race
they have been represented to be. 1t would
show them people who court free discus
sion,"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19

SENATOR EDMUNDs' VIEws.-On his late
arrival from Europe Senator Edmunds is re-
ported to have said az know little Of what
has been going on in politics here, except
what have casually learned in converse
ton to-day. think there is what has come
to be called boom for the Republicans,
and that is what anticipated. 1t is sort
of reaction from general faultinding
Long-continued Republican ascendency, &C.
companied by the inevitable faults of a
party in power, led some Republican voters
to desire change. Well, the degree OF
change that was brought about soon con
WINGED them that the Republican party was
after all, the safe party. They have conse
quently gone back to it. That is my genera
idea, and is not based on my personal OBJ
servation or information. / regard Genera
Grant, Mr.. Washburne, Mr.. Conkling, Mr.
Blaine and Secretary Sherman as a strong
list of presidential candidates to choose from
wouldn't like to express preference, anC
know the list could be easily heightened
mention these gentlemen because the.
stand well with the people. There can b.
no doubt that Grant, under the circum
stances, is less hurt by the newspaper discus
sion Of his possible candidacy than is usuall
the case when a man is prematurely befor
the public"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19

The GREAT New York ELEoTIoN.-The
result in New York is no longer in doubt.
Returns from all but two counties, as re-
turned by the county canvassers, show that
Mr.. Cornell, Republican, has plurality of
40,l7l; Hoskins, Republican candidate for
lieutenant governor, l,l30 majority Carr,
Republican candidate for secretary of state,
AM; Wadsworth, Republican candidate
for comptroller, 1859; Ward, Republican,
for attorney general, 1909; Wendell, Re
publican candidate for treasurer, 4,65l Sey
mour, Democratic candidate for engineer
1900. John Kelly's vote was 77,47l. Mr.
Soule loses 1000 votes in one county, for hi
ballots were printed for engineer instead o.
for engineer and surveyor.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19
Letter from Iowa.

We extract the following from letter from j.
wasbburn, a fourteen-years-old New England
boy now located in Mount Pleasant Iowa, in
which he pays high and, we hope, not unde-
served compliment to the wArcnNAs Speaking
OF Chinese immigration. he says
As suppose my decision with regard TO the
Chinese question will probably decide the contro-
versy beyond all dispute, will submit to your
perusal these few ideas. II seems very natural
that the oppressed inhabitants Of over-crowded
China should wish to emigrate to a land Of liberty,
happiness and plenty, and am willing that they
should The inducements held out to all in need
OF freedom and home by our Declaration Of In
dependence, our boundess tracts Of fertile land as
yet uninhabited, the need OF more laboring
men for our manufactures, mines and railroads,
have induced quite an emigration from China
to this country, especially to California II they
can afford to work for about half as much as COM
mon laborers, and live on cheap food whose quail
ty is questionable, all the better for u.s. IL they
can devour with relish cats, puppies, ETC.. am
sure we can spare them. II this is really the land
OF the free, II should be free to ALL 1t would be
as just and right to exclude all classes Of for
egnes as to exclude one.
America should be willing enough to do them
good to bear with them little She should be
willing TO have them come where they will in
course Of time become civilized Christians, educa-
ted and refined.
Instead OF sending missionaries to China to
civize and convert to Christianity its inhabitants
1t would be wiser plan, in my estimation, to
have the Chinese come to this country, educate
and convert them here, and let them go back tc
China as native missionaries who can certainly
perform more than foreigners.
81 should have much enjoyed hearing tina
course OF lectures about Indians, which you spoke
of in your letter. | am more interested in the In
dian question than in the Chinese question. The
barbarity of the Indians toward us, think, has
been fully equaled by the barbarity Of the United
States toward the Indians. | am glad to heal
that the United States are taking some human,
measures toward their welfare and the preserva.
| ton OF their rights"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19
The Dairy Boom.

The cause OF the recent rise in butter and
cheese is thus explained by the Boston
papers The season as whole has been
dry, aud 1t was known that only half crop
OF fall butter would he produced. But the
great increase in price is owing to the large
increase of shipments to Europe. On the
LIST of September there we're fifty.tive thou
sand packages of butter in the city, averag-
ing fifty-five pounds to the package, and the
price at wholesale was from eighteen TO
twenty-five cents per pound. BY the 2Sth
OF October it had risen to thirty-two cents a
pound, and on last Saturday the best cream
cries were selling for thirty-eight cents per
pound. The same price ruled in New York
last week. Indeed, on Thursday the dealers
were paying the farmers in the north part
of that state thirty-eight cents. The ship
ments to Europe have averaged thirty-three
thousand packages weekly for some time
but if the present. prices are maintained, il
seems probable the expectation will be
stopped, which would leave a large stock in
this country, and decline in price would
be probable. The same remarks would APP
ply TO the cheese market. On the LIST OF
September cheese was selling for five and
onehalf cents per pound. 1t is selling now
for thirteen and one-half cents. But it i.
probable that these prices cannot be kept uI
for any length of time. When our cousipi
across the water find that their butter and
cheese are costing them the above wal
prices, they will do as we would under SINH
lar circumstances use less.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19

COOP GRIT.-It is said of Senator c ham
dler as business man that when, in 1887,
nearly every merchant in Michigan failed,
he, too, had difficulty in making his collec-
tions, aud could not see his way clear to the
settlement of his own liabilities. He made
statement of his affairs, and taking what
money he could raise, went to New York
and proposed to his creditors to make an as
signment. His principal creditors said to
him, "You are too straightforward mar
and too honest aud enterprising merchant
to go under. You can take your own tim,
for payment, and we will furnish you with
a new stock of goods" The young mer
chant accepted the extension Of time aud
going home, went to work again and wa
soon able to pay all his debts in full
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19

SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS FOR GRANT.-The
Atlanta (Georgia) Constitution says; ave
should be sorry, indeed, to chronicle as a
fact that the South, either politically or as
section, had so far lost hope and courage
as to propose to confer extraordinary powers
upon General Grant, even for the sake of
disarming Northern suspicion and securing
that peace which is so essential to our po-
litical welfare and commercial prosperity !;
but it is useless to deny that such rumor
has at least the basis of currency, and the
fact that it is current seems TO us TO be as
natural as it is significant. 1t is the result
of well-defned fear that stalwart Repub.
licanism, having succeeded in deceiving the
public opinion of the North, is about to re-
sumo control of the government under au-
spices that promise no sort of hope for
either the political or the material interests
of the South and one of the prime factors
in the canvass of such wild movement il
the knowledge that the South has nothing
whatever to lose, but everything to gain in
any change, no matter how radical, that
may be brought about by such causes
as may impart friendliness to the powers
that be and a reasonable hope that the in
fuence of such men as the Chambers ant
Logans will not be able to pursue US beyond
the lines that inclose dictatorship, or q
government as strong as that which the pat
riotic aspirations of the stalwarts induce
them to outline from time to time in thei
organs"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19

VERY LATEsT.-This is the latest tele-
phone story. A proud grandmamma, who
has only just been promoted to the honors
of that happy relationship, is awakened in
the dead of night by the memorable bell.
Mamma, DEAR" comes to her the fright
ened voice of her beloved but inexperienced
daughter, 4 am sure baby has the Group.
What shall / do with it ?" Grandmamma
replies that she will call the family doctor,
and be with her anxious daughter in mo-
ment. She awakens the doctor, and tells
him the terrible news she has learned from
her daughter. He in his turn requests to
be put in telephone communication with
the too anxious mamma. "Lift the child
to the telephone, and let me hear it cough, -
he commands. The child is lifted, and il
coughs. "That's not the Group" he de-
clares and he declines to leave his house
on such small matters. He advises grand
mamma also to stay in bed and, all anxiety
quieted, the trio settle down happy for the
night.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19
Hard to Suppress.

California fatters herself that she has at
last fixed things so as to prevent her legisla-
ture being bothered by that disreputable
annex known as the third house," One of
the articles of the state constitution pro-
vides that "any person who seeks to iuhu-
ence the vote of a member of the Legislature
by bribery, promise of reward, intimidation,
or any other dishonest means, shall be guilty
of lobbying, which is hereby declared a
felony and it shall be the duty of the legis-
lature to provide by law for the punishment
of this crime" 1t is further provided in the
same instrument that any legislator who
shall be 80 influenced shall likewise be guilty
of felony, and on conviction thereof, in ad-
dition to the punishment prescribed, shall
be DISTINGUISHED aud forever disqualified
from holding Office. The men who framed
the California constitution doubtless meant
well. And yet we should not be greatly
surprised if they found that in spite of the
terrors of the law, which they have invoked
against lobbying, that form of modern in.
dustry does not Immediately disappear from
the Pacific shore. There are some evils
which flourish in spite of the most cum
ningly devised measures for their suppress
sion, and we apprehend that this will be
found among the most hydra-headed of that
genus.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19
Republican Presidential Leanings.

The intelligent Boston correspondent Of
the Springfield Republican has been at some
pains latterly, he writes, to ascertain public
sentiment in and around Boston, not only
among politicians and political workers, but
of leading business men, on the question OF
presidential candidates. The views gathered
are so nearly identical with what would be
found among the same classes of our people
that we quote the substance of the letter
upon this point. The correspondent says
al find among Republicans, as / expected,
a decided leaning toward Grant, but yet not
so strong or determined as some would have
it believed. Many regard him as the only
available candidate, and accept him, though
not their choice, as the man. of destiny.
Some, who have been steadfastly opposed to
Grantism, are found ready to support Grant
II It must be choice between Blaine, or
Conkling, and Grant. These reason that
the latter has learned enough, and broad
ened sufficiently daring the past four years,
from contact with the world, to cut away
from the men and methods with which his
administrations were identified, and would
prove to be less partisan and narrow than
publicans who are decidedly opposed To
Grant, Blaine, Conkling and Sherman, and
all men who have been in any way identified
with the old machine. These have no favor.
lite son, and do not believe in pushing booms
thus early. Among them | find a strong
Hayes sentiment, and also much admiration
for Ex-Governor Washburne. Among this
latter class are Republicans who do their
own thinking, who are not easily swayed by
the appeals of professional politicians, and
who do not believe that either the party oil
the republic has reached that state where
the nomination and election of Que individ
ual of all the eminent citizens who are will
ing to be selected, can save them from the
everlasting bow-wows. These include those
independent Republicans who believe that
he serves his party best who serves his coun
try best; who have little faith in the ma
chine managers or machine politics; and
when the time for action comes are generally
found with programme, well-laid plains
and influence. They will be heard from
later on. Among business men there is
something left of the Sherman boom, which
he so well started when he was here last
summer; and it is said that efforts will b.
made to start it up again later in the season.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19
Our National Progress.

Some very interesting facts in regard to
American progress have been presented to
the public in an article by r. p. Porter in
the Princeton RepieD. The increase of pop
ulation has been something wonderful, the
average for the last sixty years having been
thirty-three per cent every ten years. His
tory can show nothing like it. The center
of population is, of course, moving rapidly
westward In 1870 it was in Cincinnati
and in 1880 it will be in Indianapolis.
One of the most important facts made ev-
ident is the tendency since the war for peo-
pie to leave the country and rush into the
large cities. The demand for manufactured
goods at that time gave employment at a
high rate of wages to many who had hith-
erto been satisfied with their homes in the
country. As consequence large numbers
rushed to these great centers, exchanging
their comfortable houses for contracted quar-
tiers in narrow alleys, where the sanitary con-
ditions were poor, and their outof-door life
for hard labor in workshops or mines. The
ldSU low yChio VI hdluohiB dhu lawn VI GIL
ployment has had tendency to drive them
back again to the tilling of the SOIL and the
crowds who are going to the great West
with its millions of acres of fertile but I'M
occupied lands, either to make it yield up its
rich fruitage or to raise vast herds of cattle
for the Eastern or European markets, give a
promise of a return to the old order of things
when less than one-quarter of the people
lived in towns.
Mr.. Porter also shows how trade has
changed its course within the last half
century, and of the expectations Of the
different parts of the country for the future
Should the expectations of the South be
realized, the great cotton manufactures will
eventually be located in the region where
the raw material is grown. That time
however, must be far distant, unless rapid
change comes over the character of the peo
pie themselves, and over the labor. Within
the last FIVE years the increase of consump
ton of cotton at the North has been 354, 00(
bales, while at the South it has only reached
1000. The West expects to monopolize thu
wood and iron manufactures, for home con
sumption, at least, and from present appear
ances it is not improbable that it will. Tn
change that has taken place in this respec
within the last few years shows that which
they have done >" is but an earnest Of tina
which they shall do" In other words, tn
4
have already exhibited in these direction
gives promise for the future that will
doubtless, be fulfilled.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19

Coop WITNEss.-G. j. Holyoake, the Eng
lish visitor, reports as follows " | was not
astonished that America was big;' had
heard as much at home, and knew that in
my three months visit should be able to
overrun only half of it. / am as one who
has gone only to the margin of wonder land.
What am astonshed at is the people. Ma
ture made the country it is freedom which
has made the people. came here without
prejudice. have always belonged to and
worked for class of people who cannot af-
ford to have prejudices. came not to see
something expected, but to see what there
was to see-wbat manner of people bestrode
these mighty territories, and how they did it
and what they did it for, in what spirit. in
what hope, and with what prospects. never
saw the human mind at large before, and
acting on its own account, and have seen ii
with glad surprise. Every error and every
virtue strive here for mastery, but humanity
has the best of the conflict, and progress is
uppermost"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19

The Boston school committee have done
a creditable thing in deciding to establish
an industrial school. The plan is to give
each pupil an opportunity to try various
kinds of manual labor, and when it is de
termined which he should make his spe-
cialty, shops will be provided where he can
be instructed in the details of his work.
These Scholarships are TO be provided for by
the public funds. They are step in the
right direction. There are thousands of
children that are given an education in our
high schools, who would have made far bet
ter citizens and been of far greater use 10
the world had they been put in an industrial
school and learned something besides Greek
Latin, and the various ologies. We believe
that these schools are destined to be as i'm
portant factor of our school system as the
high school.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19

AGooD Work General Key,
in his open warfare upon lotteries, has issued
orders to the New York postmaster forbid
ding the payment of any money orders or
the delivery of any registered letters to some
eight or ten well-known lottery firms in that
city. Every good citizen will sustain the
postmaster-genera and his subordinates in
their endeavor to suppress the traffic in lot
teries so far as it is carried on through the
public channel which they control. 1t is
said, however, that additional legislation
will be required declaring all newspapers
containing lottery advertisements of any
character "directly or indirectly" unmail-
able. Even then the willy foe of the simple
aud the sanguine may resort TO the express
companies for the distribution of his adver.
tisements. We trust, however, that these
corporations will not knowingly lend Their
| help.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19

In taking the census in New England,
Maine and Connecticut will have two super.
visor's districts apiece, and New Hampshire,
Vermont and Rhode Island one each. Su.
pervisors will not be appointed till January.
The following appointments of special
agents of the census department have al
ready been decided upon: Edward Atkin.
son of Boston, on the statistics of the cot
ton manufactures; George William Bond
of Boston, on the manufactures of wool
Professor C. s. Sargent of the Harvard
arboretum, on statistics of forest wealth and
the numbering industries; Colonel C. E
Warning of Newport, Rhode Island, on the
social statistics of cities; Professor w. H
Brewer of New Haven, on the cultivation
of cereals.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19

Plausible AT LEAsT.-A friend of Chief
Justice Chase attributes his death to the
fact that Governor Chase had not practiced
law for twenty years when he became chief
justice, 80 that when he came to preside
over 30 learned and experienced body Of
lawyers he naturally felt his inferiority, and
those profound old judges, while apparently
paying the most punctilious respect to their
presiding officer, never let an opportunity
pass when there was chance to make Mr..
Chase feel that, though he may once have
been very good lawyer, yet twenty years in
politics had impaired his legal education
and astuteness. Mr.. Chase was proud
man, and chafed under the implied inferior
ity. lie studied day and night to remedy
his defects and bring himself up to the su
preme court standard, and under this men
tai strain he broke down.