Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-05-14

OUclal canvass Oh inc vote Oh InllauClphlu ioi
Mayor, gives Alexander Henry Anti Lecoinp-
ton) 34,771 and Richard Vaux (Lecompton
Damocrat,) 29,o6S. Majority for Henry,
1902 This result is attributable solely to
the fact that tho people Of Philadelphia arc
determined to attest their opposition to the
policy Of the National administration.
Philadelphia, two years ago, chose Demo-
cratic Charter Officers by aboutl000 majority.
The votes of that city, in 1886, made Mr..
Buchanan President, and he cannot but feel
the rcbuke she now pronounces upon him.
He and his masters will learn, in time, what
the signs of the times mean. The democratic
strungholds. Cincinnati. st. Louis, Dubuque,
Jefferson City, Albany, indianapolis, have all
prom ,uuccd against the ruling dynasty at
Washington; and now Philadelphia joins her
voice with emphasis. If the lccompton poll
ticans do not understand what it all means,
let them wait for the Fall Elections.
VAxDALlsM.-Scldoma are We more strongly
stirred by indignation than we were on pass
ingdown College Street Friday morning, and
observing several of a row of fine young elm
trees, set out a few days since, lying pros
tratc, torn upby the roots, evidently by wan
ton violence 1t was u mean and despica-
BE deed, whoever it was done by. ifby one
in his sens cs. and we hear Of no mad-men
ut large. The man. young OF old, who can
wilfully destroy young shade trees, set out
for the adornment Of the plac, and the COM
fort Of its citizens, no longer deserves place
in decent society. If not suitable candidate
for the insane asylum, then he should be
banished to the desert Of Sahara or the wilds
of Siberia \ pleasant country village is
no place for him.
We call the attention of the officers Of the
law to this matter. Our citizens are of late
years in the way of setting out shade trees
extensively along the public walks; surely
the civil authorities will cndeavor to see to
it that they are not discouraged in the prac-
tice by acts of such insuiferable wantonness.
Several lengths Of fence were torn down, and
other mislemcanors committed ON College
St., between the Academy and College Green
last Tuesday evening previous to half past ten
o'clock. The natural presumption is, that
all the operations were the work of the same
hands. 1t would seem as if tho perpetrators
of such acts'at such an hour, might be detect
ed without any great difficulty. We trus
it will be done, and that good reward viii
be offered for the requisite information, if i
cannot be had otherwise.
The penalty for such offenses is a fine 0
twenty-five dollars or less or imprisonment fo
not more than three months in the count,
Jail, or both. As we can conceive Of no OK
tcnuating circumstances for the wilful DIES
truction of shade trees. we hope that boil
the penalties will be applied on conviction 0
the offender or offenders
We remember no similar transaction ii
Burlington. If rightly handled, this cas-
may prove the last as well as the first of it
kind
We are requested by the Sccctncl
to ask any persons under whose motto
this may come, who can impart information
Of any kind concerning this shameful destruc
ton ofyoung trees and other property to com
municatc the same Immediately to the Select
mon, who are John Van Sicklcn, Carolu
Noycs and Solden Pattec
We trust that the request will not be una
vailing. If 1t should be, we can assure tn
authorities that public opinion will full
back them in offering a reward large enough
to secure the detection Of the culprits. Tn
citizens of Burlington have an affection 70
their shade trees, and they are moreover par
ticularly DESTROYS that strangers who are com
ing among us yearly, and aiding freely in tn
adornment of the place, shall not receive her
: the peculiar kind Of encouragement which i
afforded by outrages as much mcaner thai
shecp-stealing as sheep-stealing is mcanc
than any reputable business. We beliey
that the offenders can be discovered, witt
,, sufficiently vigorous action, which, to be eff
fectual, should, for obvious reasons, be speed
as we'll. An example is needed, which shall
put an end to performances Of this kind 70
the next ten years, at least