Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-05-24
Notes and Notions.

abolition Of postage on newspapers and
magazines.
The Hon. Thomas Marshall has declined
the republican nomination for congressman
at-large from Pennsylvania.
THE Richmond (va) Wing (Readjuster)
tells Senator Vance that he should not as
sail Malone as repudiator when as gov
ernor Of North Carolina he advised the
legislature of that state to repudiate more
than S20,000,000 Of debt of S27, 100000.
The worst about it Is that the statement
is true.
THIS is to be memorable year in respect
to immigration. Thursday no less than
1000 arrived in eight steamers. 1t is esti-
mated that the number for the year will ex-
coed a million. But there is ample room
and verge enough in our broad land for all
who choose to come, unless they are Mongo-
lians. The great American people are afraid
of poor John Chinaman
THE following are the closing stsnzas of
Longfellow's Decoration Day poem just pub
lished in the Atlantic Monthly:
All is repose and peace,
Untrampled lies the sod;
The shouts OF battle cease,
IL Is the truce OF Cod
Rest, comrades, rest and sleep
The thoughts OF men shall be
As sentinels to keep
Your rest from danger free.
Your silent tents OF green
We deck with fragrant flowers.
Yours has the suffering been,
The memory shall be ours.
THE decision of the court in banc on the
Guiteau exceptions was formally announced
on Monday. Its decision had been antici-
pated and it is hardly news that new trial
is denied and the judgment of the criminal
court sustained. Guiteau received the news
with indifference and asked his counsel
what was TO be done next. Mr.. Reed it is
case before the United States supreme court
in October and for this purpose endeavor to
secure respite for the assassin at the hands
of President Arthur.
THE New Orleans Times. Demccra says
that Louisiana il" apparently drifting along
into hopeless condition of bankruptcy,
and it seems as if there is not only no relief
in view from our lawmakers, but that the
people who are most affected by these un-
happy conditions either fail to appreciate
the situation or lack the energy or public
spirit necessary to devise remedy" This
is due to the fact that the Legislature per-
sistently refused to lay tax sufficient to
meet the constitutional expenses of the
state, and no warrant for ordinary expenses
for 1880 and 1881 has yet been paid.
When the carpet.baggers went out of power
they left large sum of money in the state
treasury.
THE Caledonian quotes the following from
the last Waterman: "There is we'll
grounded suspicion that the Caledonian is
too familiar with some Of the pious methods
by which the people have been sometimes
saved the trouble Of choosing their candi
dates for Office" To which it replies, " Cor
rect, young man. And now the Caledonian
is using some ink in exposing these 'pious
methods an enterprise the WATcHMAN
has not as yet engaged in to any alarming
extent" SO The devil seems to be sick
and now "the devil monk would be |" AS
an annex to its present enterprise it
would add to the Cdiedonidn's prestige in its
new role as a reformer if it would use some
ink in exposing the 'pious methods ;" by
which the tax law has been evaded in St.
Johnsbury. There is a field for " severely
moral enterprise. The annex might be
larger than the main edifice.
THE United States marshals seem to
have the keen scent of blood hounds in
tracking criminals. Some two weeks ago
j. w. Dorsey was wanted in court in Wash
ington in the course Of the proceedings in
the star route case. He was not forthcom-
ing, according TO the promise of his at
torney that he would be produced when
wanted. Warrants were issued for his
arrest and placed in the hands of the mar
shals. The recreant Dorsey was sought for
from Maine to Texas. When, last week, the
ten days extension granted to enable the
government officers to arrest Dorsey expired
and the deputy marshal reported to the court
that he had been unable to obtain any infor
nation respecting the great star-router,
Judge Wylie suggested that perhaps Mr..
Dorsey might be in court, and directed that
his name be called. To the surprise OF the
spectators Dorsey's counsel arose and an
nounced that the respondent was in court
and had been in the city of Washington, on
its streets and in its hotels, during the time
the marshals had been brushing round in
New York, Vermont and Texas, without eff
feet. If government counsel are as keen as
its police, who can doubt that Brady, Dor
sey and their comrades will speedily bring
up in the penitentiary2