Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-25
Notes and Notions.

BosToN Herald: "That dreary farce in
Alabama cannot, without misuse of Ian.
guage, be called an election"
THE Republican party has paid more than
sS60,000,00O of the public debt, and effected
a saving of 1857, s47, 800 in annual interest.
REPORTS from Michigan show that the
Greenback movement, which was so strong
in that state two years ago, is practically
dead.
NEwBURYPoRT Herald: General Han
cock will have very large soldier vote the
whole of the survivors Of the confederate
army"
JOHN KELLY's ORGAN "D ,moc rats of
New York Will you allow Hancock to be
beaten by men calling themselves Demo
Gratis 2"
JUDGE V. M. MUNGER, one of the ablest
lawyers in Derby, Connecticut, and hereto
fore strong Democrat, has come out for
Garfield.
ALBANY Journal: at is said that the
nomination of English was Tildens revenge
on the Cincinnati convention. 1t was an
artistic job of spite work.
The indianapolis Journal says English is
so afraid of the workingmen whom he has
wronged that "he sleeps behind an iron
door" conscience makes towards of us
all"
HARTFORD Cowant: "The Union SOL
diers of Republican tendencies who are raj
lying to Hancock are like the chills and
fever, none of it here but lots of it further
on"
"THE result of the recent county elections
in East Tennessee gives reasons to believe
that the Republicans will carry the three
congressional districts in that part of the
state.
AT Democratic convention in Missi S.
sippi, an orator who was eulogizing General
Hancock was interrupted by delegate with
the suggestion, "Suppose you give us a little
less Hancock and more Robert +. Lee"
CONGRESSMAN FELTON, of Georgia " The
government has no right to tax tobacco and
whiskey, and when Hancock is elected and
the great Democratic party get control Of
the government, all revenues on tobacco and
whiskey will be wiped out"
CINCINNATI Commercial: "Wade Hamp
| Virginia, which created so much consterna
ton in the Democratic ranks north. He
changed the phraseology slightly, without
affecting the original meaning"
BUFFALO Advertiser: "If brag ever won
a fight the Democrats might have hope
Once in about four years they predict thai
they are going to sweep things clean, but
when they come to handle the broom, it is 9
mighty small dust that they raise"
| AS Garfield is expected to attend the two
hundred and fftieth anniversary of the set
Element of Boston, September 18th, Chair
man Stone, of the state committee, has in
vited both the Republican candidates to b,
at the Worcester convention on the 18th.
UNDER Buchausu's administration, gov
eminent securities went begging at twelv'
per cent. To-day four per cent securities ar
selling at a premium of nine and three
fourths per cent That is the measure o
difference between Democratic and Repub
lican administration. Which is TO be pre-
ferred
GENERAL GRANT writes to Secretar,
Dorsey of the Republican national commit
tee "You have my full sympathy in SUP
port of the ticket headed by Garfield an'
Arthur. have lost no opportunity of say
ing what could in private conversation
or rather in conversation-in behalf of tn
ticket, and shall not"
UP to the time of the Alabama election
the Texas Greenbackers were confident o
success, but now they have abandoned al
hope, and will either vote with the othe
parties or not vote at all. Thus it appear
that the fact is gradually being recognizes
in the south that the vote counters have a;
sumed the rights of the voters.
CLEVELAND Leader: alt is the Dem
cratic party which has raised anew tn,
hated flag of sectionalism, which has r,
opened the issues of the war, which has in
augurated a campaign on the principles o
secession and rebellion, and it is that part
which is destined to go down in the shocl
of the coming political battle"
WADE HAMPTON "Consider what lie
aud jackson would do were they aliv,
, THESE ARE THE SAME PRINCIPLES 70
. WHICH THEY FOUGHT FOR -FOUR YEAR,
Remember the men who poured forth the
life blood on Virginia's soil, and do nc
abandon them now. Remember that upo
your vote depends the success of the Dem
cratic ticket"
CoNGER OF MICHIGAN "To-day we al
trying to solve another great problem, wheth,
the civilization OF the north, the Writ
of the north and the patriotism of the mort
shall rule this land, or whether the slav
holders of the south, the cavalier spirit of Il
; south, the opposition to liberty of the sout
the disgrace Of workmen in the south, sha
control this land and be the future guidin
policy of the country which was driven b
1t into disaster"
The American Bar Association, wbic
+ has just held session of several days
9 Saratoga, elected the following officers Il
e the year ensuing President, Edward
!, Phelps of Vermont secretary, Edward OF
I Hinkley OF Baltimore, Maryland treasure
!. Francis Rowell of Philadelphia; executi'
n committee, l.. p Poland of Vermont (chai
MANI, Simeon f.. Baldwin OF New Have
Connecticut; William Allen Butler Of Ne
i. York. vice-presidents and members Of u
! council were also elected from each stat
I Courtlandt Parker of New Jersey gave h
! annual address, taking for his subject Ale
: ander Hamilton OF New York and Villa
!. Patterson of New Jersey, whom he styl'
= the chief architects Of the national cons
tuition.