Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
Notes and Notions.


ent of the Cincinnati Commercial wrote Tues
day, sis emphatically here to help along the
Grant BOOM"
The Ithaca Democrat announces that the
portrait of Mr.. Tilden will remain at the
head of its columns until March 4th, 1881,
the full time to which Mr.. Tilden was
elected"
PHILADELPHIA Press lRep): every
calculation that gives success to third
term counts on the unit rule. But every ma.
tional convention where it has been raised
has outlawed it."
SOUTHERN congressman who represent a
constituency that has never forgiven General
Longstreet for accepting the results of the
war are now trying to prevent confrma-
ton of his nomination as minister to Con.
stantinople.
The threat of an independent convention
and candidate in the event of Grants NOM
ination is nonsense. When the nomination
is made, no matter who it may be, Repub
ichho Will cCttiC uoWh W
work, and ego in to win"
TILDEN's friends say he will certainly be
nominated if Grant is. He considers him
self stronger than the "strong man." He
bases his opinion on the hope that Grants
nomination will "wreck" the Republican
party, and upon his own luck as "wrecker."
New YORK Epsning Post: The parallel
betweou 1851 and 1901, which the Tribune
begins by assuming that Grant will soon fall
behind after making a show of plurality
strength in the convention, would be COM
pleted by the nomination of Senator Ed
munds.
DETROIT Post (Republican) "Even Ulys.
ses S. Grant ought not to be nominated for
the presidency against the wishes of every
Republican state, with the exception of two,
which were carried for him by despotic
methods, and in the face of stubborn re-
sistance."
The plan of having congress adjourn by
the first of June fell through. AS many of
our Legislators will attend the Chicago con-
vention this week legislation will probably
take rest, at least as far as important
measures are concerned. The session, there
fore, is likely to beprolonged nearly through
June.
THE great Comstock mine, whose stock
was 80 valuable that only those with large
amounts of money at command could buy,
has deprecated within the last six months
many millions of dollars. Its friends have
hitherto claimed for it an exemption from
the fluctuations of other and less fortunate
mines.
THE Boston Advertiser, which favors
Grant, has to confess that ait is General
Grants misfortune as a candidate that he
has to contend not only with the prejudice
of third term, exaggerated in the interest
of all his rivals, but he has to bear also the
burden of the sins of several of his most
conspicuous advocates"
THE destruction of property in the Brad
ford oil regions since the beginning of the
forest fires, May 9th, has been terrible. Six
important petroleum centers have been EN-.
tirely swept away, fifteen thousand persons
made homeless, three hundred thousand bar
| rels of oil burned and seven hundred oil
"rigs" with their engines and expensive
| machinery consumed, besides acres upon
acres of valuable timber.
ALBANY Journal (anti-Grant): at is a
great pity but it is nevertheless true that
the fools are not all dead yet We have
evidence Of this in the fact that the Phila-
delphia League have sent twenty delegates
to Chicago TO say that 'the League will not
vote for Grant If he is nominated If Grant
shall be nominated, it will be because of the
braying of these Philadelphia League donk-
eys and other donkeys like them"
BosToN Advertisers "There may be some
question as to the quality Of delegates who
accept credentials under instructions which
they intend to violate, but the only matter
that concerns the national convention is that
the nominations shall be fairly representa-
tive of the sentiment of the country; and
this can only be ascertained where every del
egate is free to act as his own judgment ap
proves, or as his constituents would like to
have him."
| CHICAGO Tribune: "If Cadet Whitaker
be dismissed, his place should be immedi
ately filed by another colorsd man, for, II
colored men are deemed good enough L
serve in the army and fight and die for thei
country, they are good enough to go to Wes
Point and be educated in the duties of /
soldier. And when his place is filed, ther
the officers and cadets should be made TO un
derstand that the substitute shall be treated
like man and with common decency anC
humanity"
NEW York Times "The anti-Grant Re
publicans of illinois put forth a claim
which was not heard Of before the Spring
field gathering, that the congressional dis
: tricts are entitled TO direct representation
, by delegates Of their own choosing, an,
they propose TO have such on the groun,
and TO demand their admission. A contes
on such a basis would be an unheard-o
: anomaly, and ought to receive no recogni
ton whatever"