Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13
MINOR NOTES.

The Republicans Of Mississippi will make
desperate efforts to carry two Congressional
districts. They are organizin G throughout
the State.
The Georgia Democratic convention has
ro-nominated Gov. Colquitt after a session
lasting several days, during which more than
800 ballots were taken.
The president of the colored relief board
of st. Louis has advicos that 10, 900 negroes
will emigrate to the West and Northwest from
Mississippi aud Louisiana during the next two
months.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat remarks
that "tho soldier vote for Hancock will be
very large. 1t will not be the Union soldier
vote though"
David ID. Bruce Esq, leading lawyer,
and Democrat of some prominence in Pitts
burg, Pa, has declared in favor of Garfield
and Arthur.
Specie payments were resumed n year and
half ago, and the people are not taking
money or Presidential candidates on credit
any longer
The Republicans intend to elect Garfield
by an honest vote and an honest count in
solid North. The Democrats hope to elect
Hancock with a stuffed vote and dishonest
count in a solid South. That is the situation,
and if any man thinks he can challenge the
accuracy of the presentation Of it let him try
it.
Philadelphia Record General Hancock
says ''the bayonet is not fit instrument for
collecting the votes of freemen." They seem
to have so many votes down in Alabama as to
suggest the fitness OF a six-tined pitchfork to
collect them.
And still they come. Mr.. Alexander Fer
guson, one of the oldest lawyers and most in
auential Democrats in Cincinnati, has come
out strong for Garfield and Arthur.
A Western journal remarks that 'it is
worthy of note that no attack has yet been
made upon the personal character of Gen.
Garfield by any man who served with him in
Congress and had an opportunity to know
him in daily intercourse"
The Meridian Miss Mercury of July 81
says ave would like to engrve a prophecy
on stone to be read of generations in the fu-
ture. The negro in these States will be slave
| again or cease to be. His sole refuge from
extinction will be in slavery to tho white
man." The Mercury is enthusiastic for Gen.
Hancock.
A. A. Yeakel, private in the l45th Penn
sylyania regiment (Hancock's corps) was ask
ed to join a Hancock club in Philadelphia.
He replied as follows 81 have an honorable
discharge as a soldier, but don't propose at
this date to have my fighting go for naught.
Hancock is a good general, but he trains with
a bad crowd. If live until fall shall vote
as 1 fought"
The manufacturers of New Jersey, becom-
ing alarmed by the prospect of disorder that
would follow the election Of Hancock, have
organized themselves at Trenton SO as to pro-
mote in every possible way the success of
Garfield. They have issued an address, call
ing upon the vast army of workmen, mechan-
les, merchants, manufacturers, agriculturists
and capitalists, to labor to maintain the pres
ent unparalleled prosperity of our country.
| These clear-headed business men foresee the
dangers of a rebel raid upon the United
| States treasury.
Senator David Davis has come down on
the Hancock side of the fence. That was ex-
pected as soon as it was found out that no
party would nominate David Davis for Presi-
dent