Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-12
Notes and Notions.

SYRACUSE Herald: "The Democratic
party resembles the earth-it is little fat
tened at the polls"
CHICAGO Times: "The New York cleo
ton is the destruction of the bourbon ma
jority in the national senate"
New York Tribune. " After all, Mr.. Til
den holds too much patronage in the New
York city Offices to be considered out of
Kelly's way, or out of our way, just yet"
New YoRK Times. "There is an honest
Republican majority in this state available
for 1880, but it cannot be brought out by
such tactics as have governed the campaign
just closed"
The Rhode Island legislature met in
special session at Providence Saturday. cor
rected the legislation of the last session rela-
tive to the division of wards in Providence,
and then adjourned.
WADE HAMPTON: |" We must show that
we do not intend to encroacb upon the rights
of any citizen. Let us show that we are
law-abiding people. One indiscreet fool in
the South can overthrow the work of many
wise statesmen"
Miss EMORY Of Bellefontaine, Ohio, has
been presented with toilet set by her adj
mirers, because she turned out with her
horse and carriage at the recent election in
that state and personally got Republican
voters to the polls.
The Abolitionists of Spain are going to
work in real earnest to secure the emancipa-
ton of slaves in Cuba. They have called a
great meeting in Madrid to inaugurate de-
cided movement in that direction, and mean
to press it to successful termination.
New YoRK Herald: "The thoughtful and
intelligent part of the Republican press are
very far from exulting over the success of
their party in electing Mr.. Cornell. They
find more of warning than of encouragement
in victory due to the Democratic split"
THE Democratic candidate for governor
streets of Milwaukee and narrowly escaped
lynching at one time during the war for
greeting the news of a depressing Union de-
feat with an enthusiastic cheer for jeff Davis.
SENATOR CoNKLING recently left his home
at Utica, New York, for his health, but he
is soon to argue case before the supreme
court. His health seems to be in precari-
Gus condition, however. There were reports
Saturday that he was dying at New York
hotel.
THE footings of the Massachusetts, vote
are Long 122,6l7, Butler 1OS,766 Adams
9,925, Eddy 1,4S5; falling off from last
year of 12,10S in the Republican vote, $40
in Buffers, 237 in the Faneuil-hall total, and
42s in the prohibitory vote. Longs plural
ity is 1881.
GOVERNOR BLACKBURN of Kentucky has
been governor seven weeks. He has par
doned about sixty convicts from the peni-
tertiary and RENTED fines to gamblers to
the amount of fifty thousand dollars. He
is an expensive governor to Kentucky, both
in purse and reputation.
New YORK Times: Had the Democrats
run but one candidate for governor, instead
of two, Mr.. Cornell, instead of winning a
success which his associates on the Republi-
can ticket do not share, would have run be-
hind them all, inasmuch as he hss received
a smaller number of votes" W.T. IS
A NUMBER of the most prominent lawyers
in Albany have agreed among themselves
not to defend any man who attempts to
bride an elector on election day, and to
unite in prosecuting any one who interferes
with the rights of voters or attempts to
cheat in counting the ballots.
} The Democrats have carried Mississippi
No doubt is expressed about this in any
} quarter. 1t seems curious, too, that such a
victory should be achieved in state where
} the negro vote, if left without bulldozing oil
intimidation, would exceed the white This
kind of democracy cannot stand.
CINCINNATI Commercial: "Grant sue
ceeds Washington in being first in war
countrymen.' AT the same time care SHOULD
, be taken to avoid giving the slightest tingt
of third.termism to his receptions. Grant,
measure of honors is full. 1t can hold nj
more"
The president has opinions on the Virgins
debt question and expresses them without
reserve to Virginia Republicans who cal
upon him. He says that Northern Republi
cans have no sympathy with reputation il
any form, and that desirable Immigrant
will not settle in state whose people refus,
to pay their debts.
SPRINGFIELD Republican,: "Wade Hamp
{ ton is already counseling the South Carolin;
brethren to be prudent in the next state cam
paign, for the eyes of the North are on thu
, South, and especially on South Carolina.
is a healthy sign that the South begins tt
, realize that the conduct of its home affair
are of Importance to the rest Of the Union.
GENERAL Crooks annual report says
"During twenty-seven years of my expert
ence with the Indian question, have neve
known band of Indians to make peac
i with our government and then break it, o
u leave their reservation, without some grount
lot complaint, put untii tlcir coiupiaiut
are examined and adjusted, they will cor
stantly give annoyance and trouble.
GOVERNOR ROBINSON of New York
= "Bayard is noble and pure man, withou
~ a stain on his escutcheon. only hope 70
v, his own sake that he may not be nominated
, y for they would abuse him numerically. Fl
would not escape calumny, and his previou
Il record would not avail him. The torrent O
i vituperation would be let loose on him a
., soon as he received the nomination"
:. THE fact that the Democratic manager
- in Louisiana and FLORIDA will probably TAX
), steps to have the presidential electors chose
= by the legislatures of these states has le
!, some one to intimate that it may be well fc
the legislature of New York to adopt ths
policy. This would cause Democrat
n howl, but why would it be greater outrag
"a for New York to adopt that method of cleo
\. ing presidential electors than for any Soutl
i. ern state to do so
10 New YORK Sun: In the very extrem