Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-09
MANY feared lest Negro Suffrage ebould /

ures. Many feared lest Negro Suffrage enouio
be made one of the conditions, for which the
people as yet are hardly prepared, but that
being omitted, all, who do not openly favor
the Presidents policy,-unless it be few
Jealous ones,-seems to be satisfied. May it
meet with favorable reception among the
people ev erywhere, and be taken as the only
safe way of settling this whole matter. Should
this project fail, it is greatly to be feared that
none can be successful, and that we are to ex'
pect the worst consequences.
THE COLORADO BILL
The House has passed the bill for the adj
mission of Colorado, which passed the Senate
last week, thus preparing the way for Another
veto, for the President is not so disinteressed
a lover of bis country, as to be willing to al
low two more opponents in the Senate, If he
can in any way prevent it. 1t is understood
That those Republican Senators who voted
against the bill at the time Of Its passage, did
80 only because they wished to express their
disapprobason of the recognition of race in
the Constitution, and not from desire to de-
feat the bill.
sUNDRY BILLS
The bill for the reorganization of the ar
my was defeated by a very heavy vote, but
will again be reported in an amended form.
The bill fo7 the Magyar. Ship Canal passed.
and is now before the Senate. The hIbsGs
corpus bill passed.
APPOINTMENT TO AND REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
In the Senate bill was Introduced few
days ago. intended farther to limit the causes
of Executive corruption, by rendering Il I'M
possible for office holders 70 be dismissed unless
on good grounds, and forbidding the whole
sale change for political opinions. The Pres
ldent still continues his removals, and appoint
ments of conservatives, although many are
not confirmed Among the unfortunate ones
is Frank Blair, nominated FOR Collector Of
internal Revenue at s.. Louis This atfront
TO that greatest curse 70 this Countrywide
Blair family-will never be forgiven them.
EXHIBITION OF LEFr-HAND WRITING.
l had the pleasure of attending. few eve
nings ago, most interesting. unique and in
structlve exhibition, = IhAr OF le.t-handed
penmanship of soldiers. BY request OF the
SOLDIERS and Sailors Union under whose au-
spices the exhibition is givea, VIM. GLAND
Bourne has brought mere his collection OF
letters and other compositions, written in re-
Spouse to his call for specimens of lett hand
penmanship by those VINO had lost the right
arm in the service. The number Of specimens
is go, OF which only five are from Vermont.
Among this number were all grades of hands,
and can say that some are a. fine as are often
seen written with the right hand. The most
pleasing specimens TO me were those OF Fra k
lin II. Durrah Of Philadel phia, who received
the first prlze Thomas PeIinne of Ohio,
who contributed very pretty little poem,
beautifully written and embelhshed Phinea-
P. Whitehouse of New Hampshire, well
written and of great literary merit, and NJ.
Edwin Hall of Vergennes, Vermont.
The display thus gwen Is very suggestive TO
the world of the ingenuity, the determination
and the fruittulness of the American mind,
teaching them that whatever misfortunes may
fail upon US, We are always ready TO spriu z
up afresh and make for ourselves success tul
way through the world. | would that all
could see the specimens which are SO full of
suggestion as to the character, ability ard
atrainments Of our soldiers. One specimen
worthy OF special notice was contributed by a
private who had last one arm ana c8o fingers
and part OF the thumb OF the other hand. With
such soldiers who despair of the Repub-
lie and with a nation of such oppouen5s
what betrayer can succeed? W.