Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-01
Notes and Notions.

will endear him to the southern Democratic
heart.
BURLINGTON Clipper: "To be man, a
Republican, a Democrat, is one thing; to
be a Greenbacker these times isn't any
thing"
As there is a direction that don't direct,
so there is fusion that don't fuse. And so
IL is with the old contending Democratic
factions in New York.
U. s. GRANT; "In my opinion the best
interests of the whole country, north and
south, demand the success of the ticket
headed by Garfield aud Arthur"
MOBILE Register (Damocratic) "Wade
Hampton uttered nothing that should alarm
the most supersensitive loyalist, when he
made the remarks attributed TO him"
NEW York Tribune; "If the northern
Democrats could suppress all the southern
newspapers and gag all the southern states
men, Hancock would have chance of sue
cess"
SENATOR Dorsey, secretary of the ma
tional committee, says that New York is
good for forty thousand Republican major
ity This is is also Governor Cornell's esti-
mate"
A GREAT Democratic demonstration was
held in Faneuil Hall last week. the occasion
being Ben Buffers return to his walowing
in the (Democratic) mire. He has gone TO
his own place.
RICHMOND Dispatch Cd emocratic): Lee
and Stonewall Jackson represented in the
late war in this country the cause that was
upheld in the war of the revolution by Wash
ington and Hamilton"
GENERAL MCCLELLAN is going to give us
| on the 4th Of March what this country has
longed for in the last four years--a presi-
dent of the United States.-E, j. Phelps al
Burlington, September 5h, 1864.
SENATOR BLAINE said to Republican the
other day "Our friends will be most agree
ably surprised when the Maine election
returns come in. From every part of the
state have the most satisfactory reports"
CINCINNATI Gazette: "Garfeld repre-.
sents the industries of the country. Han
cock, though an aristocrat, does not repre-
sent even the aristocracy. He represents
the principles that Lee and jackson fought
for"
BURLINGTON Clipper: "Let such towns
as Danville, Essex, Londonderry, Vergennes
Montpelier, aud others that sent men Of
brains, see that they are returned; in Sc
doing they do credit to themselves and to
the state"
THE Mobile (Alabama) Gasete sums W
the result in that state as follows Cobb,
Democrat, for governor, 1872, 635; Pickens
Republican, $4,000 -Cobb's majority 90, 1876
1t will be counted up to about 100000 in the
whole state.
HARK From Bob Toombs I" I am as
positive that Hancock will be elected as
am that there is God in the heavens. If
you hear any man say that Hancock can moi
carry all of the south, you may put him
down as a d-n fool"
SOUTHERN Democrat in Memphis A "a
idnche The north, to be sure, sent us som'
money during the yellow fever epidemic ]
but we scorn the imputation OF beggary
The north only returned but a lille ofMe none!
il stole from as during the par."
CALrosANr's Messenger, (Paris) an,
one can reflect upon the remarkable caree
Of General Garfield without profound
respect for his energy and independence
for his great intelligence and practical abil
ity; and for the dignity and moral beauty
Of his character"
THERE are vacant chairs in thousands o
American households. They were made va
cant by bullets fired by Democratic rebels
and these desolators of our homes now asl
us to permit them to become our masters
The memory of our beloved dead protest:
against the sacrilege.
A MANUFACTURER near Albany, who
employs more than one thousand men, say
he wants CART I'D elected, and adds, al
$4,000 would help to secure such a result
| would pay it with pleasure; for after tive
years of steady work | don't want to G,
back to quarter time"
BosToN Journal: General Butler cal
| give the same reason for returning to tn,
Democratic party which the inebriated indi
vidual did who appeared at his own doc
and was asked by his wife why he cam,
home at that late hour; Cause all the
other places are shut up"
WASHINGTON Letter "1he rebel flag which
was displayed here at the time of the Han
cock ratification meeting had not beer
moved yesterday. 1t was regulation con
federate flag with the stars and bars and ha
the words Hancock and English in larg,
The Democratic statements that tn,
greater portion of the supervisors response
BILE for the census frauds are Republicans i,
not true. There is not single Republican
census officer in South Carolina. The Dem
ocrats refused to confirm any Republican
and all the enumerators, of course, wer,
Democrats.
IT has been discovered that Wade Hampton
at Staunton but Endorsed himself. Speak
ing in Charleston, July 25th, 1868, he said
al yield TO none in devotion TO that los
cause for which we fought. Never shall
admit that the cause itself failed, and tina
the principles which gave it life were there
fore wrong"
AT Staunton, Virginia, Garfield anC
Arthur club, composed exclusively of whit,
men, now numbers eighty-three members
Twenty-three of this number have hereto
fore been Democrats, and two of them hat
actually joined the Hancock and Englist
club, but now propose to throw all theil
strength aud influence with the Republican
cause.
} New YORK Sun (Democratic) "The south
has it in its power to strengthen Hancock
greatly by disavowing any intention to pres
the rebel claims or rebel pensions on congress
Safety the country will insist upon first anc
at every cost. Being assured of that, ther
the majority would like to have Hancock TO
president" Yes, but that is Just what the,
don't do, and don't intend to do.
SECRETARY SHERMAN al have neve