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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

John Brown, bleeding Kansas, Missouri
rufianism, dictatorial south, are within the
memory of men now upon the stage of &C.
ton. The south, backed by Pierce's admin
istration with the regular army to enforce
its behests and not scrupling to use it, stood
with its heel upon the neck of that feeble
state demanding that slavery should be
made its corner stone. The resolute resis-
lance while towns were sacked and burned,
cities pillaged and citizens murdered, forms
one of the marvellous incidents of history.
In 1855, be it remembered, census showed
the population of Kansas to be but 8,50l,
whereof only 1905 were voters. Yet the
portion of this small number favoring free
state set at defiance all the power that the
shareholders of the south could summon
against them. Freedom triumphed. The
Lecompton constitution was rejected. Kan
sas started off with majestic stride in ca
reer Of prosperity. Looking at her census
returns just in, it must be hard for those
who recall the vivid picture of brave little
Kansas fighting for freedom to realize that
the state has leaped in twenty-five years to
the proud position of possessing over mil
lion inhabitants and being entitled to seven
congressman. The state may well boast
The Republican party may well rejoice, fol
this marvellous young state is the offspring
it has reared.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
a" Under Which King Z"

Senator Hoar of Massachusetts,, at meet
ing of representative Republicans in Boston
last week, closed a ringing speech as fol-
lows; "The Democratic party says in its
platform that it stands upon its history and
its traditions. You have heard something
Of the effect Of Republican policy on the
northwestern states within the last twenty
years, as described by our honored friend
from Minnesota. Now, let the young man
who has to make his selection take his pick
of any state which has been under Demo-
cratic rule without any considerable inter
ruption for some time. They talk about
state rights and home rule. Compare lit
tie the results of the exercise Of state
rights and home rule as translated by Re
publican and Democratic authorities. We
have been told Of the schools, libraries,
highways and growing towns and cities OF
Minnesota. Now take the next state in the
alphabet, Mississippi, and that's the transla
ton of the evils of home rule. Mississippi
and not Minnesota is to be spread over this
continent from sea TO sea. Mississippi
murder-haunted Mississippi-and the Demo
cratic party, and the rebel brigadiers com
ing up from that quarter to ask you from
| New England TO take their notions Of HON,
rule, and not those Of the men who hav,
made Massachusetts, and Minnesota VIVA
they have been for the last quarter of a cen
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

WELL PUT.-John Hay, the wel-remem.
bered secretary of President Lincoln, who
did veteran service for the Union cause
when the southern Shareholders sought its
overthrow, appears again in defense of the
same principles and men who upheld the
flag in the old struggle Colonel Hay struck
the balance-sheet of the parties in an open
ing speech at Cleveland on Saturday night.
1t was full of terse and strong points. We
make these quotations al believe the
American people have sufficient practical
sense to let well enough alone. They are
in the enjoyment Of peace, freedom and pros
perity, except in few states of the south,
and they do not wish to adopt the princi.
pies or practices of those states. Their
finances are in admirable condition they do
not wish them disturbed or unsettled. Their
civil service was never SO honest and efficient
as now they do not wish it exposed to a
rush of hungry and untried office-seekers.
Their revenue system brings in million a
day; they do not want it tinkered by con.
gress. Their debt is being daily reduced
they do not want its reduction stopped or its
ultimate payment thrown in doubt. Their
government is substantially in the hands Of
the men who have always been true to it
they do not wish to see it given over to the
men who tried for years to destroy it,"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
Notes and Notions.

GENERAL SHERMAN positively declines TO
furnish for publication the letters written
by him in 1876, to which the letter of Han
cock recently made public was reply.
WE wish there were more such doubtful
states as Pennsylvania. The chairman Of
the Republican committee puts Garfields
majority down at 10000. That would do.
Hon. CHARLES J. NoYEs, speaker of the
Massachusetts, house Of representatives, has
volunteered for service on the stump in the
south. He is an eloquent and forceful
speaker, and has the courage of his con-
victions.
A CONSERVATIVE Republican newspaper,
the Columbus (Ohio) State Journal, predicts
that the Republicans there will elect thir-
teen Republican members Of congress at the
next election. The delegation now contains
thirteen Democrats and seven Republicans
New York Tribune: "Garfield is under
obligations to no faction and eau be fair TO
all. He had TO make no committals before
his nomination, and he has been wise enough
to make no promises since. Not human
being has from him the promise of anything,
in case Of his election. His obligations and
his promises are to the Republican party at
large. Those the whole country knows, and
knows he will keep
New York Tribune: "Contrast these
two extracts and then draw your own con-
illusions. From the Barnwell (South Caro-
lina) People: The Democrats have OBJ
tanned control of the state of South Caro-
lima, and they intend to retain it at every
hazard and in spite Of the utmost efforts of
local enemies and their northern allies
From the Democratic national platform
The right to a free ballot is a right pre-
sentative of all rights, and must and shall be
maintained in every part of the United
States.'"
The report of the national bureau of
statistics shows that during the month Of
June there were 1857 immigrants arrived
in this country. Of this number 1872 were
from England, 2,13S from Scotland, l4,l90
from Ireland, l3,54s from Germany, $3.50
from Austria, ,459 from Sweden, 1888 from
Norway, 1852 from Denmark, 400 from
France, 800 from Switzerland, 9s2 from It.
ally, OIL from Russia, 1913 from Poland, 6iS
from Belgium, 1926 from Canada, and
1850 from China. During the year ending
June Both there arrived at New York $685.
1925 immigrants, an increase over the pre-.
ceding year of 500.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
The County Nominations,

If any apprehension was felt that a
mass convention so large as the late conven-
ton promised to be would be unwieldly, or
that in the presence of the oratorical attrac-
tions and the incidental excitement, haste
or carelessness might result in mistakes or
in the selection of weak ticket, that feel
ing has been most agreeably disappointed.
The ticket placed at the head Of our col
umns to-day is one Of the strongest and best,
in point of the ability, the character and
the official experience of the nominees, that
has ever been placed in nomination in this
county, and we believe every individual
member of it will poll the full party
strength. Not the least gratifying feature
Of the convention was the perfect harmony
and good feeling that prevailed. No petty
personal interests or ambitions were injected
into the CANVASS for positions on the ticket
Emulation there was, but it centered in the
desire and determination TO nominate a
strong ticket-and II succeeded.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

LOGAN AT RUTLAND.-From the Free Press we
learn that the Republican rally at Rutland last
Monday was rousing one, an audience of some
five thousand people being present General John
A, Logan, the orator Of the day, WAS In his hap
piest mood and delivered one Of the best address
ses OF his life He was listened TO with the clos
est interest and was cheered to the echo by the ut
tentive and enthusiastic audience. lie was hap
PLY introduced by Governor Proctor and referred
first to the history Of the two rival parties and
then claimed subsequent endorsement OF
achieved facts Of the Republicans by the Demo-
Gratis. The Democratic party, he claimed, was in
favor OF the repeal of the resumption act Sen.
ator Logan then spoke Of what the Republican
party had done In the establishment OF the public
credit and referred To the resumption OF specie
payment. He then compared the records OF the
Republican and Democratic parties. lie con-
demned the record Of General Hancock In the
south and dissected the Democratic platform; and
said that the south was the leading spirit OF the
Democracy and always would be. After state
ment Of facts and figures to show that the Repub-
lican vote of the south had been cut down to al
most nothing by the shotgun system, he referred
to the Republican principles and to their nominee,
speaking OF General Garfield as one without peer
among the statesmen OF the country, and closed
with glowing eulogy Of General Garfield and the
principles he represents.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

Posr MoRTEM JusTIoE.-Father Farrell,
the pastor of Roman Catholic church in
New York, who died last week, left in his
will small sum for the establishment Of q
Roman Catholic colored church in New
York and that, II no steps shall be taken
to that end, the money shall be paid into the
treasury Of a specified colored asylum. al
believe" he said in his will, Z" that the white
people Of the United States have inflicted
grievous wrong on the colored people Of
African descent, and believe that Cstho-
lies have shamefully neglected to perform
their duties toward them. wish, then, rs
white citizen of these United States and q
Catholic, to make what PREPARATION ! can for
that wrong and that neglect. hope that
God will accept the reparation, and avert
from these United States, so dear TO me,
and from the church Of God love 80 well,
any punishment they may have deserved by
their injustice and neglect"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
Mr.. Fineld's Address.

We publish in full the able address de-
livered by Hon. B. f. Fifeld in this village,
Wednesday evening of last week. MIR. Fl
field is one of the ablest lawyers in the state,
and it will hardly be necessary to ask the
voters of Vermont, who know his eminent
ability, to give this speech full and i'm
partial perusal. Mr.. Fifeld has never min
gled in politics as an aspirant for official po-
sition, but has always been an interested
and discriminating observer of political
events, and in the discussion of the political
questions of the day has displayed the same
skill in the analysis of his subject, the same
candor and clearness in his reasoning, as in
presenting a case to the judgment Of the
court. Mr.. Ffield disdains the "knock.
down" style of argument, which, as he
Justly remarks, is the bane of our politics.
He appeals to mems reason. He csndidly
presents certain facts and draws from them
reasonable and inevitable conclusions. No
other conclusions are possible from his state
ment of facts, and the hard facts he recites
are quarried out of our national history
Partisan blindness, lack of moral principle,
any evil or selfish motive may persuade men
to shut their eyes on the facts, and to con-
tinue to vote the Democratic ticket but in
the light of the information presented, as to
Democratic purposes and Democratic tend
encies, such voters are left without shadow
of excuse or justification, and are guilty
of committing cool, deliberate, wilful, po-
litical wrong. Mr.. Fifeld gives, in COM
pact form, clear to the dullest comprehen-
sion, facts and reasons weighty enough to
decide the casting of every northern vote for
Garfield and Arthur. There are many other
aspects of the case and other decisive points,
but in this speech are developed reasons
why the northern states should knit together
in granitic unity and solidity against solid
south. Mr.. Fi6eld's remarks on the posi-
bility Of the payment Of southern claims not
excluded by the constitutional amendment,
are especially commended to Democratic
readers. Much honest misconception, no
doubt, prevails on this subject. Colonel
Waddell and the Democratic press have dis
ingenuously, if not wilfully, fostered the be-
lief that the payment of all southern claims
of every description is forbidden by the con-
stitutional amendment. Such is not only
not the case, but Democratic success will
make possible the admission to payment OF
claims now barred out by the constitutional
amendment. No comment could make this
matter clearer than Mr.. Fifeld has made it ;
we allude to it to call public attention
sharply to Mr. Fifeld's discussion of this
whole subject We are not surprised that
even the imperfect abstracts of this speech
first given to the press have attracted ma
tional attention. 1t is by far the ablest and
clearest speech of the campaign on the sub
ject discussed. Our state committee would
do well to have it extensively circulated
throughout the state, or, what is better still,
make arrangements to have Mr.. Fifeld
speak in various parts of the state.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

WELL Acknowledgements Tucker
Of Virginia, in his recent New York speech,
having said he remembered that in 1866 the
Republicans sent governor to Virginia and
set him up over Virginians, and that he had
seen little fellow in shoulder-otraps come
into court Of justice and order the judge
to enter verdict in old Virginia, the editor
Of the Cincinnati Commercial remembers
that he had seen, in Richmond in old Vir
ginia, in the year 1860, a little boy on an
auction block, with his pantaloons pulled up
to show the fine muscles OF his legs, and his
sleeves rolled to his shoulders that his stout
arms might bs seen, and he had heard the
auctioneer continually cry Gentlemen,
offer for sale this fine boyi he plows with
one or two horses"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

GOVERNOR WooDFoRp "There is one
sentence in the Democratic platform Of
which l approve most earnestly, and that is
the one wherein they declare that the right
to free ballot is the right preventative OF
all rights. This is good statement of Re-
publican doctrine. remembered the Ham
burg massacre, and read it again. re-
called the wholesale naturalization frauds
of 1868 in Democratic New York city, aud
read it again. The doctrine is sound, but
the place and the preacher seem queer. The
prophecy is the prophecy of BALKAN, but
they into whose startled ears it fell were in
deed the princes aud armies of Moab. Had
the southern Democrats believed this truth
in 1860, we should have been spared the hor
rors and untold sufferings of the war. Did
they believe it to-day, and would they acl
upon il to-day, at least five southern states
would vote for Garfield next November, by
great and decisive majorities."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

Coop REAsoNING.-The Philadelphia
Press says "Three men, strangers to each
other, stood together the other night on the
edge of political assemblage. Unable to
get into the meeting or to hear the speaker,
they fell into conversation. After little
preliminary talk one said to another al
don't know what your politics may be, but
have always been Democrat. For three
or four years have had great difficulty in
getting employment; the shop where work
has been closed much of the time have
had hard struggle to support my family.
Now we are busy again; work is steady
pay comes every week; everything has
frightened up; am afraid Of change,
and though never before voted anything
but the Democratic ticket, am now going
to vote for Garfield" "That's just my case
exactly" said the third, who had stood lis
tening; al have always been Democrat
but shall vote for Garfield because don't
want change"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
Testing Coin.

Annually in England what is called the
trial of the pyx is made for the purpose Of
proving the accuracy of the operations of
the royal mint during the year. Pending the
investigation the master of the mint is
placed in arrest so that he may be held to
answer if the test proves any delinquency
on his part, and the formality of arresting
him according to ancient precedent was SOL
EMMY enacted the other day. The result of
theinquiry was satisfactory as usual, and the
master suffered no Inconvenience from his
arrest. We have our trial of the pyx, or its
equivalent in this country, but it is dull
and prosaic operation without the pictur-
esque accessories which attend the English
trial. The pyx is box into which the mas
ter Of the mint is required to drop certain
number of coins from each lot. Yearly the
box is opened and the coins tested by the
most delicate processes, to prove that they
do not vary in weight, size or fineness be-
yond the very narrow limit prescribed by
law. During the long series of years since
this trial was first established, more than five
centuries ago, only one instance is recorded
of even qualified censure, and that was in
1920, when the report declared the contents
of one pyx to be six grains of fine gold
short to the pound, but suggested as the
probable reason for the deficiency that I" the
same parcel was of soc little quantity that
wecould not soc exactlye make trial. Thereof"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

UNDENIABLE TRUTH.-Can any intelli-
gent and honest man in Vermont deny that,
had there been no northern sympathizers,
the war Of the rebellion would not have
lasted single yearP The south drew inspi-
ration and hope from the words and actions
of these northern traitors. But for this our
war debt would not have reached one-tenth
its gigantic proportions, and many tens Of
thousands of brave men who were slaugh-
tered in battle would have been still living.
This is terrible indictment, but is it not
the sacred truth2 These southern rebels and
northern sympathizers now join hands to
secure control of the government they at
tempted to destroy, and to prepare this
bitter pill for the northern stomach it is
adroitly sugar-coated by the nomination Of
a union general. But as this coalition failed
in war, so will it just as signally fail in
peace. Every day makes the fact palmer
that the people are not yet prepared to place
the government in the hands Of its enemies.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

TnE Dominion Is alarmed at the rapid destruc-
ton OF Its hemlock forests, which annually supply
10000 cords Of bark for home consumption, and
lO6 s74 cords. valued at $3.50 $50, for export The
Montreal board Of trade calculate that ,250, 900
trees are cut TO supply this demand, and tina,
fifteen years Of the same destruction will wipe
out their extensive hemlock forests.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

A DEMOCRAT who should know informs
the indianapolis Journal that Mr.. English,
the Democratic candidate for vice-president,
will contribute 100000 to campaign pur-
poses. The statement that Le is mean and
unpopular has annoyed him.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

The commercial travellers OF st, Louis, who pen
citrate every business community In the south
west are having steamboat fitted up for their
especial convenience.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

TFFSFHHWFfUf
.,u civilian Y. W. RIPLEY OF RUTLAND,
Al bAhoh WILLIAM w. LYNDE OF BRATILEBoRo;
FIRST DIsTRicT-J. X. BATCHELDER OF ARLINGTON;
SECOND DIsTRIcr-SuMNER y. THOMPSON OF LYsDoS
THIRD DIsTRIcT-DAvID II. BEATT1E OF MAIDSTONE.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

And 1t did gentle the condition and elevate the
heart OF every worthy soldier who fought In 1t,
and he shall be our brother forevermore. Another
thing we will remember; we will remember our
allies who fought with u.s. Soon after the great
struggle began we looked behind the army OF
white rebels, and saw ,000, 900 Of black people
condemned to toll AZ slaves for our enemies; and
we found that the hearts OF this 1900. 900 were
God-inspired with the spirit Of liberty, and that
they were our friends We have seen white men
betray the flag and fight to kill the Union; but in
all that long, dreary war we never saw traitor In
black skin. Our prisoners escaping from the
starvation Of prison. fleeing TO our lines by the
light OF the north star never feared TO enter the
black mans cabin and ask for bread In all that
period Of suffering and danger no Union soldier
was ever betrayed by black man or woman.
And now that we have made them free, SO long as
we live we will stand by these black allies We
will stand by them until the sun OF liberty, fixed
| In the armament Of our constitution, shall shine
| with equal ray upon every man, black or white,
| throughout the Union. Now fellow-citikens, fell
ow-soders, In this there Is all the benefcence OF
eternal Justice, and by this we will stand forever
| The poet has said that In individual life we rise
"On stepping stones Of our dead selves 10 higher
things" and the republic rises on the glorious
| achievements OF It's dead aud living heroes To a
| higher and nober national life. We must stand
guard over our past, Ms soldiers, as patriots, and
| over our country ~ the common heritage Of u.
all. thank you fellow-citzens, for this msgnif
cent demonstration. In so far as | represent In