St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-26
Editorial Notes.

offences for which a good whipping
would seem to be the only fitting
punishment.
When Henry Clay remarked that
he would rather be right than presi-
dent, the Atlanta Constitution thinks
that he knew that man who is left
can never be president.
David Davis, having been defeated
for United States senator in the Hi
nois legislature, receives this unkind
mention from the New York Times ::
ellis career as n senator has proved
that, whatever may be brought to pass
in political millennium, senator
without party is an anomaly, curl
osity without positive value. By a
series of lucky accidents, he has been
given a political prominence which
he has neither expected nor merited."
OF the three noted British subjects
who have been travelling i'll the Uni
ted States of late-JumbO, Wilde and
Langtry- Boston Post thinks the
aforementioned has unquestionably
made the best impression upon our
people, as he has not made an ass OF
| fool of himself nor been mixed up i'll
any sort of a scandal.
The Tribune speaks of the mortality
of the forty seventh Congress as hav-
ing been singularly large. NJ. p
| O'Connor, who was declared elected
from the second South Carolina dis
trict, died before the Congress assem-
bled During the first session there
died Mr.. Allen of Missouri, Genera
Hawk of Illinois, and Judge Smith o
Alabama, who was declared after his
death to have been entitled to sea-
by the unseating of Mr.. Shelley. La
ter, Mr.. Lowe of Alabama and Senator
Hill of Georgia died. Mr.. Updegraf
of Ohio died just before the re-as
semhing of Congress and was buried
on the opening day. Since then MIR
Orth of Indiana and Mr.. ShackelforC
of North Carolina have followed, max
ing nine in all, if Judge Smith i
counted as a member. Mr.. HerndOl
of Alabama is said to he nearly, if no
quite. in IA dying condition with con
sumption.
1t must have been CALLING to Cover
nor Butler to sign the certificate o
Hoar's reelection as United State
senator.
Forged kilograms are playing i'm
portant parts in our elections nova
: days-real or reported.
The New York Sun sees Grant loom
) ing up as presidential candidate il
, 1884 Pshaw It's all in the Suns eye
| The Manchester Union calls tn
New Hampshire Press association a
Organization for the purpose of dead
/ beating IA crowd of people, that hav
, no connection with the newspape
fraternity, over railroads and as niue
as possible at the hotels in and out G
the state We fear the Unions crit
cism is too true. Let the lines b
drawn sharp.
If all signs don't fail, Massachusetts
is hereafter to be IA close state, pOliti
cally.
1t looks as though w. w. Crap
will he the next republican candidat
for governor in Massachusetts. Crap
stock is above par since the senatorial
election. But the next election is
long way off, and the managers ma,
be no more ready to endorse the NeN
Bedford statesman than in the las
campaign.
Thus do popular superstitions com
to naught. Thomas jefferson ha
been classed as an infidel i'll the popu
lar mind, but IL recently published let
ter, written in his old age, indicate
that his religious views were in ac
; cord with the UnitarianIsm of that day
Jere Black was asked, the other day
whether he considered Gov. Butler
democrat or not, and replied: "Man
= years ago | knew that Gov. Butte
was good democrat. To-day
wouldn't dare to say what he is"
The Boston Traveller says that
it is true that every man has his pric,
it is true that every man does ne
, get it.
Gov. Butler has been in WashingtO
for a few days, and he says his Wis
has no political significance. As gov
ernor of the state, it is to be presume
that he called and congratulated Sci
ator HOar on his reelection.
Illinois is not much of state o
= second or third terms. 1t is said thu
Governor Cullom is the only seconC
term governor that state ever ha'
T., Possibly this may afford a reason fC
Grants desiring to have his residenC
in New York or Pennsylvania, an
this feeling will be stronger than eve
now that his lOng-haired lieutenan
Logan. has become alienated from ii
. loyal BOG.
Senator Edmunds has been appoin
y ed regent of the Smithsonian institu
at Washington in place of Senat'
HOar, who resigned.
The work of digging over the ruiz
j of the Newhall-house disaster hi
been completed. 1t now appears tn
: the number taken from the ruins Wi
Is. OF the liz people said to haN
' been in the hotel at the time of ii