Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-03-05
Political Intelligence.

New Hampshire Election occurs on the 9th |
Of March. The Democrats are motionless.
They have no political meetings for fear of
displaying their paucitv of numbers They
dare not speak on National affairs; while the
Republicans are carrying on the canvass with
spirit, and promise to double Gov. Hailes
majority of 5000 last year, Three prominent
Democrats Of that State have openly declared
themselves with the Rcpublcons-Samucl
Herbert, of Rumncv, the late Democratic
leader in the House, John Sullivan, one Of
the most influential of the party leaders, and
j. Everett Sargent, Common Pleas Judge.
and late Democratic Speaker of the House
The Woodstock. Vt, Age is anxious to ri
val the n. Y. Day Book in its pitablc dcyo-
ton to Slavery. 1t (thc Age,) says " We
have ever believed and do now, that the
natural relation of the negro, when in iuxta
position with white men, is Slavery, and that
humanity cannot suggest any other condition
one half so favorable for that race There
is this much, at least, to be said for the Age.
Its position is more consistent, and more ca
silly maintained than that of its democratic
contemporaries
The Democrats Of Indiana, in Mass Con-
vcntion, made great demonstration against
the Lccompton fraud. Tho attendance was
large. every Congressional District being rep
resented by the best mon Of the party in the
State. Strong resolutions were adopted in
favor of e-organi,ing the Democratic Party Of
the Norh-,rcst and putting it on the platform
occupied by Douglas, Harris &C.. and meas
ures were taken for calling a Convention of
the Anti-Lecomrton Democracy Of the Old
Northwestern Territory, to he held at Chi
cago, on some day to be hereafter named
The Washington Republic says -" Since
January |, Sc, three thousand school-houses
have been built in the State of Illinois This
fact, added to the detection of Judge Douglas,
is most omnous one to the Democratic
prospects in that State
The California Chronicle says a lively
interest is felt throughout the State in rcla-
ton to the phase which the Kansas difficulties
had assumed at the last adviccs. The course
pursued by Douglas and Walker meets the
approval of large majority of the people OF
the State. In fact, except those sheets direct
ly Influenced by Federal patronage, none have
been found to sustain the policy of tho Pres
dcnt."
lows MEETING.-Tho citizens Of Bur.
lington met in town meeting Tuesday voted 9
tax of 40 cents on the dollar for the year en-
concerning a free ferry across the Winooski
referred the interesting and important rcpor
of the Supcrintcndcnts Of Common Schools t.
a committee, to procure the printing of the
same, together with such additional inforna
ton concerning the schools and the hes
method of inducing more general attend
ancc Of the children Of the Districts as the,
may deem best to give, and to report a
the next town meeting and elected the fol-
lowing officers for the year to come
John Vanscklcn, }
Carolus Noycs, SeL0m'n.
Scden Pattec,
:. II. Reed, Cerk and Treasurer
5. Huntington, Orersrcr Of tbc Poor IN,
Isl Cona0blc.
II. 5. White, Second ConStabc
Henry LOOMS, J
Sidney Barlow, listers.
&. l.. Barstow.
&. F. Edmunds, 7oUn AgcnL
W. G, Shaw, Trustee Of I. s. DIP. FUnd
j. Doolttlc, J
W. G. Shaw,
John Vanscklin, S,,a
W. R. Villas. .N,.'
Ira Shattuck, N'""'"''''''N'
Rev. Joshua Young, Superintendent
Rev d. H. Buel Com. &hools
Burial Lane, j. \. Bostwick II Il
Stacy. Fence Ijnrers.
Samuel Nichols, f. " Chase, John Doxy
John Miller, Scltons.
VIM, Weston Torn Grand Juror
G. B Dow, Scaler of Naghm 4 Mcos
fsrcs.
\. W. Allen, &aier Of Leather.
Z, Burr, Pound Keeper.