Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-16

JUDGES AND hkPOkIER.-h learn Dy lti-
graph that the Judges Of the Supreme
Curt, and the Reporter, re.rc-elected with
1' any opposition.
jar. DAvIs's PROPHECY.-ln Feb. lS6l,
JEFF. Davis made speech at Stephenson,
Ala, in which he prophecied as follows
" Your border states will glally come into the
southern Confeleracy within sixty days, a. we
vii be only your friends England will recog-
nize Us, and a glorious future is before Us. The
grass will grow in the Northern cities where the
ptyements have been worn of by the tread OF
commerce We will carry war where 1t Is easy
TO adyance-where food tor the sword and torch
await the army in the densely populated cities
and though they (the enemy may come and
spoil our crops. We can raise them before,
while they cannot rear the cities which took
years Of industry and millions Of money to build. -
We notice that the Burlington Times
clamors for a repeal Of the prohibitory hq-
uor law. The friends of Temperance and
morality must expect this and kindred
schemes from such sources. The argument
Of such people is the old one the law i a
failure, therefore repeal it. This is unfair
reasoning from false premises. We say the
law is no more than partially failure, and
where 1t fails it is not the fault of the law,
but of the people who. like the editor of the
Tunes, are not up 10 the demands of the
times. The editor of the Times might Just
a. well say, the law against the crime OF
murder Is failure and should bc repealed,
fe,ause it does not entirely prevent the
taking of life with malice aturcthOught
tVOu three instances of which have occur
red IN the Times own noighborhood within
a. many weeks.
We hope there is no need Of arguing IN
ta'ur Of our excellent pruhibitory liquor law.
1t has stood upon our statute book eleven
years, aud everywhere where the people
Vish II. the sale of intoxicating liquor can
= vlrtuhlly stopped in xix weeks time. The
sIoslencv Of this law was demonstrated at
he ate Fair in this place. With a crowd
y peplc estimated at over eight Thousand,
tnere was no drunkenese. consequently no
hIltins. wrangling, rowdyism and kindred
''lls which always attend the sale of ardent
'pirlt on like occasions. The rumsellers had
s'ta tast, of the prohibitory law two or
'Nrea yrars ago and they very wisely chose
n't - run their heads into similar trap
gun
Inc liquor law now upon our statute book
j. /, nod ouc-all 1t wants IL public senti
n'nt t. sustain and good men tp enforce it.
'q'edoHidp, oh.
In the parish of ST Henedine. County of
Ifchcster, a short distance, IN the rear of
VIZ { f.. on Sunday night last. fire uc-
"I'a' reducing the hous'. ol one ui the most
l'c'a.le and esteemed farmers OF the par
III 10 ashes, and destroying in the flames hi,
81 Ather. hi. wife. and his six children.
ami 'etween the ayes of twelve wears
H.. n "H'e months. Tneotimr Culture il,
I'm. t ,lra Of the uniortunste man uIuu whom
Bereavement has fallen
pen T., a. 7. Osborn. chaplain OF the I4th
B,T 1.s Mama ann c,.alry, write, that he met at
fIone"all jackson Of INST upc o pei ~
o ooHewall voted against th, or'i,u,n,, Of -.
sn ,s,on, and seems to think that it was the
'u"''ngs that put him where he was