Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-07-28

During The rrocross 81 the rcbcllion-to
say nothing Of the tunes beicr,-;hore was
displayed throughout rebellion fertility
and holiness IN the Invention 81 lie. which
has never been surpassed. Thar I'll have not
lost their skill IL HAT Tine ~ hose regions
the following from tie ClaTksyIlle Texas
Standard will show. Glen Thompson Is a
genius-no mistake. Senator Coilamer will
smile wien he reads of the honor to which
be has attained. and Of theI,inal kable steTs
which prepared the way for him
The mails being discontinued, We are under
the necessity of reci';ns from report an event OF
magnitude, perhaps pregnant with importance
TO tie people of the south.
From several sources. one Of them being Glen
Thompson, flImerly resident of cur county.
and jus: from DardaI e'le, Arkansas, We learn
tina; he saw in Fort Smith and 1.-the Rock pa
pers, and in the Memphis Irgus, accounts OF The
death of President johnson, who was killed OF
the 9Th inst, at Washington city, by General
Grant in a personal alteration arising from
JohDson's unwillngnoss to miintlin IN good
faith the terms Of the convention entered into
by Grant with Lee. and by Sherman with John
ston.
The event is SO astounding, and the occurren e
50 extraordinary, Of two chief magistrates OF the
United States carried eff by violence. that We
should hesitate 10 credit il were it not that Mr.
Thompson saw it IN the plpers from three diffl-
ent localites-slw the papers in mourning, and
hesrI the event discussed by federal officers At
Dardanelle. The story is corr, b1rated by other
persons who have passed throu ia the town with
in the past week. The first reports. however,
were scarcely listened TO, the story seemed so
improbable.
The killing is sli1 to have occurred in a pri-
vate room at the State Department. aud without
witnesses: and all We hear is that Ger. Grant
said be was compelled to Kill him. As President
Johnson's habits are known TO have been very
irregular, and he was man Of strorg will and
denunclatory mode ofexpIession, these may have
brought on physical contest, and in measure
compelled the result.
Ii the report is true, as We suppose It il, his
successor would be the president pro fsmpOre Of
the Senate who is, as are informed (uOt be-
ing well posted about United States government
officials of late,) Mr.. Collamer, Of Vermont,
formerly postmaster general under Gen Taylor,
and long Senator from Vermont
perLsal tf the Senate debates, prior TO the
WAT, nae gwen Us laNOEaule tpnlOn OF MT.
Collamer, though an avowed free-soiler We
cannot tell whether he has yielded to the latter
tendency to run free soilism into abolitionsm-
wehope not At all events, the debates impress
ed US with the belief that Mr. Collamer was a
man Of more than average mind-far above the
grade of Andrew JOhnson's-and that though an
opponent TO slavery, he was fair and list
minded opponent, acting from honest conyic-
tion, AID tempering his tendencies with modera-
ton, sense Of patriotism, aud justice to his
opponents. Ii he is is TO be the acting Plesi-
dent Of the United States until the 9Th Of March
next. We shall have hopes Of liberal treatment
to the South, aud courtesy 10 its representa-
tives.
We write this on Friday. quite uncertain
whether we shall have more definite information
to lay before our readers, yet hoping that we
may.