Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-20
Political Jottings.


Something met IN state convention Mt
opringheId' Mass, on the 10th. The reso-
iutions adopted mainly re-afiirm the primer
pies OF the party as promulgated at the late
National Convention in Cleveland One was
as Follows
h,so'p'd, That we are in favor Of an immediate
bolicve that rr"od,n r,,bn ..u 1i,,u Ito
the controlling element Of our national policy.
committee was appointed to confer with
members Of other parties favoral lie to n fusion
movement. and in conjunction with them to
call Union State Convention in Aurust or
September next
The Know Nothing, of Louisiana have re-.
pudated the anti-Catholic tost There ia n
good story in this connection which it is sa,d
Governor Gardner Of Mass. tells with great
relish. "Whilc the council Mt Philadelphia
was discussing the point Of letting in the
catholics MIR. Gayerve, the leading represcn-
tativo Of them. the historian Of Louisiana.
""'. &c a. la --..I.,
mained in the ante-room, chatting Mt his posi-
ton. ncrvouslv complaining Mt the proposed
orl,;,,, .,,i Ioi... r..
:. o'' ''i' '',i'"'e,''''E'
III 'ne event OIL lts being accomplished A
Vermont delegate, plain farmer, in whose
eyes the almighty dollar looked cheese-hke.
listened in commission for n ro,v ,oo,oor,s
and tbon cbir,, s,id ,,osoao,,;....i.,
sootbinyIv 70 tho sery rr;,1;ooo,ro g
Louisiana Dor,+ fool CO bod ,nr e.;o,a
we mav have 70 vote Won ont hrt ,bor ,ya
will olio,v ,o,,r ,o- ,i;o,, or,l ,,;,,o,.o ..;.t,
tho rost and 90 ro, ,,o,,. 1o,o utt;,
~,
i"e explosion tn"' followed was not UNIFORM
nor confined to the spectators.
/ Mr.. j. II. Smith, L. S. Consul at Beirut
/ "A man who did honor to b,s countrv bv
Ijs bi,,l obor,o.or s..;o. ;r.o..u;.,.
MS us. N's" VH1i ''''ei '''io' in'esriV' grea.
| uiilgehce III MS VOCATION ana jealous care OF
the rights OF his countrymaa, has OF course
been removed by the administration which is
wiling that the country be represented
abroad only by Soules, Borlands. Sickles and
Dodges. The y, Y. independent says
L" The dispacins Of such a public servant,
against the unanimous remonstrance OF the
ca, tra,,aIars.s 49,. os &c G,lI,. I'D af
meanness Of which only the present Admins
tratlon could be capable. We understand
snaa sne one quailIcaIiop OF Nr. 5tnitA sue
tion bo nnbIis he'd m oftidorit thar bis ;IIn.-
trious townsman. General Pierce, was not
habitually incorporate.
Edward Everett delivered an Grafton on
the Fourth to an audience OF ooOo people
under tent at Dorchester, Mass. He made
but single slight allusion to politics. as
r,1lo,rs
~ may oe saleIy alnrned tha' they l'he
inuupiVuhts ol any State'l cannot at one anu
the same time be the people OF two dlherent
states or territories aithouGh the contrary
uoctrihe seems to prevail to some extent u
trust not "'oely) IN the " e7t' ana IL has
la'eiy oeeh h"lhtalhea ~ tue sharp Ioglc OF
tne reNoNer anu po"le hLi'e, tuat the PeoPle
Vi -h'ssouFi are '"o Peolle Vi hahsas'
The Boston Transcript says that even this
light stroke was received with more applause
by the audience than any other paragraph or
sentence of the Grafton. The Journal Of
Commerce is distressed because Mr.. Everett
did not 20 into uuion-s saving Mysteries.
The Cincinnati Democrat publishes a state
mcnt Of facts made by an eyewitness. con-
pected ,,itL tb. ,rovo,,o,,ts or ov-So,,o.o~
A'chlsoh WHICH peaT7 e'iuehcc ol cahdor ana
truthiulness 1t seems that Atchson has
had in view for "A long time. the rro;cct NJ
,l,, ;,+naj,,,,;,,, ,r lou. ;r., E
even oelore the repeal oI inc missouri Oom'