Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-07-02
Notes and Notions.

VIcKsBuRG (Miss,) Herald: "Let us never
forget that the great problem of ruling two
races in harmony and justice is for us to
solve"
New ORLEANS Picdyune ave trust, we
fear, look to a renewal Of the exodus when
the present crops are gathered-a renewal
on larger SCALE"
alt is not sought by the bill before me
to repeal the election laws. Its object is TO
prevent their enforcement" That is the
whole story in a nutshell.
VIcKsBuRe (Miss) Herald; awe think
the colored people of the South should be
given representation in the Offices in pro-
portion to the intelligent and capable among
them"
New York Sun: "Tbe democratic or
gans object to the use of the word surrender
in describing their humiliating outcome.
If there has been no surrender it is because
there has been no fight"
WASHINGTON correspondent of the Charles
ton Is. c. News: The field seems to be
pretty clear for Mr.. Sherman at last, and
am sadly constrained to add that fear he
will be our next president"
New YORK Times "The peoples repre-
sentatives are doubtless very tired of their
work, but they will need somewhat pro-
tracted period of repose if they are nearly as
tired of it as the people themselves"
HARPER's Weekly: "What the country
needs is greater homogeneity. The inau-
ences that tend to sever the Union are too
powerful already. The duty of patriotic
citizens is to strengthen those that tend to
solidify and harmonize."
So FAR, inquiries at the treasury depart
ment show that in spite of the difficulty of
getting four per cents as substitutes for the
five per cents deposited to secure circulation,
the national banks are increasing rather
than diminishing their circulation.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made by the
Republican State Committee for Sherman,
Blaine, Logan, Chandler, Burroughs, Gar
field, Frye, Sheridan, Allison, and others,
all alike. popular and eloquent takers, to
speak in Ohio during the campaign.
ALBANY Journal: "The Republicans are
morally certain to get deal of enthusiasm
for the November contests from the October
result in Ohio. The grand victory which is
assured there will come in good time to
swell the Republican chorus in New York
and other states.
New YORK Times I" Mr.. Lincoln's i'm.
Fortunate visitor, who began with demand
for foreign mission and ended with an en-
treaty for cast-off coat, must have been in
the minds of the democratic statesmen who
conceived the idea of making war upon a
Republican executive"
UTICA Herald: 1t has fallen to the lot
of no president since the days of Andrew
Jackson to do such signal service in pre-
serving the true relations between the dis
tinctive branches of our government as
President Hayes has done since this execu.
tive session began"
THE proposition to make Jeff. Davis
United States senator is met by another to
elect Bob Toombs governor of Georgia.
These movements mark the drift of South
ern sentiment. jeff. didn't die in the last
ditch nor did Bob call his slave roll at the
foot of Bunker Hill monument, but the
South seems to cling to them just as though
they had performed those exploits.
The French Professionals, numbering about
seven hundred thousand souls, have con.
tributed for home and foreign missions
nearly one million francs, or one quarter of
the sum which the great Roman Catholic
propagation society has raised. They sus.
tain foreign missions in the south of Africa,
in Senegal and in Tahiti. They have been
encouraged in their home missions by the
appearance of an increasing disposition
among the people to listen to Protestant
teachings.
RICHMOND (Va.) State: "Let us continue
to work in the cause of reconciliation, and
with the desire to win over all men, even our
enemies, to the ways of political kindness
and benevoence. 1t is not difficult to work
in this field. 1t costs very little, but will
be productive of the richest rewards. AL
ready we have seen its good effects in thou
sand ways, and if we but persist in the spirit
in which we have begun, it will not be long
before the reconciliation of all the people of
these states will be an accomplished fact"
TWELVE sets of telephones have been
sent out to Sir Garnet Wolseley for use at
the seat of war in South Africa. The great
advantage of the telephone over the tele-
graph is that the general can carry on con-
tidential talk with the officer at the district
station, or a soldier can creep out toward
the enemy's lines and whisper back the in
formation as to position. A fine wire--the
thinner the better-is all that is needed
This the soldier carries on a reel upon his
back, mile weighing only few pounds
This will be the first time the telephone has
been used as an instrument of warfare.