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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-26

From the Y Y. Evangelist
One Of Christ's Little Ones.

II was Just at dusk of al Autumn day,
That one Of Christ's lit,le Ones threaded her VA
Thro' the crowded streets Of the city's din.
The clothes about her were ragged and thin;
The little face paepei from the hood so torn,
Aai Ike the old clothes. It was weary and worn.
Thousands and thousands passed the WAY
IAa, the Ettle one took, going home " that
day.
tn, minister, dressed in his good warm clothes,
Passed her right by! How little lie knows,
When he prays for white robos Lis people to
That cue of Christ's lambs vaalers naked and
sad,
Hundreds Of children ly baptism given
To the Good Shepherd who waithth in heaven,
Sunday school teachers, who often rehearsed,
"Suier the children that dear little verse
An passed on their way Not one Of them knew
That she was QUO Of lhrist's little ones toe.
Not long ere the little girl passed from sight
Into an alley, where even the light
Was ashamed TO be found, AMI Just gave one
peep
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Then up rude stair case the tired feet sped,
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-26

GRAND LODGE OF Coop TENPLARs.-The
Vermont Grand Lodge Of Good Templars
held its third annual session at lrasburgh
on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. A
public meeting was held in the court house
on Tuesday evening and addresses wCrt made
by Rev II. p Gushing, Of Barton, Chaplain
Woodward and others. The reports
showed a good work going on in the State,
for the cause of Temperance. The Dele
gates from Burlington reported progress
here The order seems to be growing in
public favor The officers for the next year
are Rev II P Gushing, Barton, G. W. c.
T. Rev. p. II. White, Coventry, G. W.
O.; Mrs. A. Twilight, BrowningtoD, CIV.
V; Horace r. Brown, St. Johnsbury, G.
W. S; Miss Oris Carpenter, St. Johnsbury,
G. W. T Rev n. P. Granger, Holland, G.
". Chaplain; r. d. Paige, Burlington, q.
W. NJ; George Woodward, lrasburg, q.
W. Mess.; l. L. Lawrence, Esq., Burling-
ton, g. W. j. G.. and Mr.. Bowker. Lunen-
burg, G. W. c. 6. The next annual ses
sion Is to be held at Burlington in January,
1867.
TIE lodge voted to raise a sum OF money
equal to one dollar to each member OF the
order in the State and to appropriate the
same in employing lecturers to labor through
out the State. The sum will be little less
than fifteen hundred dollars.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-26

THE FNI,Ns Capt L0arsln, State
"CcntTe" Of Vermont, issues au appeal to
his circumference, dated at Burlington, Jan.
Eth, 1850, in which he announces that
Brotherhood is now one that tie F,niau
Congr IS won a victory in eouquerius them
selves; furthermore that the altar is pre-
pared and the sacrifice to be offered lie
closes with the following exhortation:
Wherever ten IrisLmeu live who SIN remem-
Der Ireland. and have not forgotten England,
prepare Organize Thcs must and riH Be
an exchange Of prisoners.
L, does not look to outsiders as if the
Brotherhood were entirely one at present.
The recent Congress fully sustained ODla-
honey and letters from Stephens, the Irish
Head Centre have also been received cndors-
ing o O'AIahoncy; but on the other hand the
Senator's acknowledge no authority IN the
Congress, denounce the Stephens letter as a
forgery; and the other President, Ro5er is, is
making ready to call his Cong. together
at Pit.sburg, to repudiate all the action Of
the late Congress which, according to his
claim, has no elemsnts Of regularity what
ever.
1t is stated that the recent Congress cut
down salaries extensively. OMahoney now
receives but $4,000, the other officials $500
TO $1,000 each. The salaries Of the organ
izers Of local centres are so month and
expenses.
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took out after that feller, but he never
ketched hIm.
Ghe free press.
GEO. W.. & C.. C. BENEDICT,
EDITORS AND rRoPRIEToRs.
FRIDAY MORNING JAN. 26. 1896.
Universal Suffrage in the District of
Columbia

The passage by the House of the bill
granting suffrage without distinction Of color
in the District Of Columbia, has surprised
the country, which was expecting
only the extension of a qualified suffrage.
This noteworthy victory was heralded and
prepared by speech from ex Gov. Boutwell,
of Massachusetts, opposing the amendments
proposed by Judge Hale Of New York, re-
strieting the right Of suffrage to those who
paid taxes, could read or who had fought
in the army, and urging the immediate pas
sage Of the bill, pure and simple with great
earnestness and force. The voting followed.
A motion to postpon W lost. Mr.. Hale's
motion to recommit for amendment in the
respects mentioned was next lost, SO to III.
\ number of Democrats voted on this with
the majority, desiring to force the Republi
cans to a direct vote. Several Republicans,
among whom were Messrs. Banks, Kasson,
Hale Woodbridge Of Vermont, Gov, Ray
m5nd, and others voted - recnmmlt the
bill.
Al these however voted for the bill, on
the main question, as did all the Rcpubli-
cans, except Kuykendall Of Illinois Hill,
Sullwel and Farquhar Of Keutncky; NOEL,
Van Horn, Benjamin and Anderson Of MIS-
souri, Henderson Or Oregon Hubbard and
latham Of West Virginia. Upon the an
nouncment Of the result tie door and the
galleries broke out INFO most hearty az
pausc.
The bill wIll doubtless pass the Senate,
and We believe it vii! be signed by the Pre-
siient.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-26

The black man who spoke in our City
Hall On Friday evening, was born and bred
10 manhood u slave. lie carries upon his
back still the mark Of his masters lashes
He can be pardonei therefore, in stern
remembrance Of the wrongs OF slavery and 4
vindietiyc feeling which would not be so
excusable in one differently nurtured. 1t
will not quite do Tor Us generally to accept
his proposition that our magnanimity is or
greatest weakness at the North. We
question too the correctness Of his assertion
Of the superior disinteresledness of the col
ored soldiers. One great iuducemcnt to the
negro to enter the army certainly was that
So he woull secure his freedom and that Of
his race, which could hardly be considered a
wholly disinte rested motive. Furthermore
it will hardly do to denounce Mr. johnson
for what he is going 10 do. When he has
shown himself the oppressor of the black
man, or proved traitor to the cause of free
dom and human rights, 1t will be time
enough to say that it were better for him
that he had never been born.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-26

We copy in another column, at some
length the main points Of the speech Of Gov.
Boutwell, on tie suffrage question. Wcown
the force or its considerations but mast al
So own ourselves not fully convinced On all
its points The right of suffrage ir nowhere
wholly unrestricted. Here in Vermont,
where it is the lreost, it Is permitted only
to persons over q, to men, and to men '' Of
quiet and peaccable behavior" We cannot
see why. take the county through, further
restriction requiring every voter to he able
to read the Constitution Of bis State, OF Of
the Land. would not be well
The act as passed By the House is well, for
1T removes all restrictions Of color within the
region under the immediate and
SPECIAL care Of Congress. II Con
gross shall hereafter pass an act, applicable
to all colors, restricting the right in the Dis
trict, in the respect named, We think the
country will not greatly quarrel with the
arrangement.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-26

1t is stated that the Tammany Hall Dem
ocrats intended to make their recent pow
WOW on the Sth INST, the occasion when
President johnson should commit himself
to the fortunes Of the Democratic party
They sent special invitation to the PEesi-
dent to be present, but getting no response
they dispatched messenger to Washington,
who besieged the President tor two days for
a letter, but all in vain. The President was
too old a bird to be caught with such chaf.
Ii is further stated that the committee got
letters from Generals Grant and Sherman
and one from Secretary Seward, which they
did not read at their banquet and which
they very carefully kept out of the hands OF
the reporters.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-26

A RECRUIT FROM THE GkAvE.-The St.
Louis Ners says the following circum-
stance, among the most remarkable that
occurred during the war, is youched Tor by
Colonel Ellis, late Of the First Missouri
Cavalry, and can be attcsted by the parties
concerned
4" A few days after a iercely contested battle
IN the South, party Of soldiers belonging TO
the First Missouri took jaunt over the battle
field, and came to a spot where the rebel dead
we're buried. In one place the hair Of a man s
head was seen sticking out Of the ground like a
tuft of grass, and near by hand was seen pro-
truding upward, which evidently belonged to
the corpse that owned the head Of hair.
One Of the csvalrymen remarked to his CON-
panions, in spirit of thoughtless levity, a" See,
there's dead reb reaching out for something /;
let's see what he wants - In the same spirit
of wanton mischief, almost recklessness, the
cavalrymen took hold Of the mans hand and
hauled the body out Of the grave, the loose dirt
falling back into the hollow hole. Soon after,
the man began to str and manifest signs Of life,
to the utter astonishmeut and horror Of the re-
surrectionists.
The man was taken by his reseuers to their
tent and was rubbed down, washed of. and in
a.few days became as good rs new" He
said that in the battle he was stunned by the
passage Of shell which knocked him senseless.
lie was picked up among the dead and buried
like the rest. Not scratch was found on his
body. He said he had joined the rebel army,
and fought the federals long and well, but as
this was his second appearance on earth, he
would now join the federals and fight for them.
BE accordingly enlisted in the First Missouri,
did good deal Of tough marching and hard
fighting, and last September was mustered out
Of the service and paid of at Benton Barracks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-26

SENATOR Fo0T oN ISTEE STATE INTERCOURSE.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the bin to
facilitate commercial, postal and military
intercommunication between the States, be-
ing up in committee Of the whole, M FoOT
Of Vermont, advocated the bill in clear
and forclble speech. The act is a simple
one, conferring on every Railroad the right
to carry passengers, troops and government
supplies from one State to another; and is
meant TO hit the case Of New Jersey, which
has given to one company, the Camden &
Amboy, the exclusive right to take passen-
gers across its territory from New York to
Philadelphia. Mr.. Foot argued that the
right Of Congress was clear, to oyerrule such
restrictions upon commercial intercourse be
tween the States, under the provision Of the
Constitution giving to Congress the power
to regulate commerce between the States.
lie quoted in support Of his position from
the decision of Chief Justice Marshall. and
the argument ot Daniel Webster, in the
famous case Of Gibbons rs. Ogd-n, which
forty years ago grew out Of an act Of tie
Legislature Of New York granting TO Liy-
ingston and Fulton the exclusive privilege Of
navigating by steam vessels the waters
within tie State-maintainiug that the right
Of Congress was as clear to regulate com
merce by railroad as by steamboats,. lie de-
clared further, that State could no more
inhibit the use Of all but one of several
roads over its territory to the citizens Of
other States than it may prohibit altogether
and absolutely the use Of any and Of all its
public roads fer travel aud trade. especially
So, if the general interests Of commerce arc
at all impcded or impaired BY such lmnita-
ton, and in fine, he pronounced the passage
Of TIE bill to be demanded by "bigh consid-
erations of public interest, and no less Of
public faith"
No definite action was taken on the bill
by the Senate, and what are the prospects
Of its passage we do not know. We are only
sure that anything which shall work con-
fusion to Railroad mOnopolies, in New Jersey
or elsewhere, will be gladly welcomed by the
country at large.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-26

FEoH TIE MExIcAS B1RDEa--I Information
has been received at New Orleans, that four
hundred fllibusters. under the command of
Gen Reed, had crossed the Rio Glanie from
the American side, and clp;urei BigllI, on
the Mexican side, below Mltamoras. taking
prisoners the Imperial garrison, numbering
about one hundred and sevonty-fve men.
The French man-ofwar in the harbor
opened FIRE upon the Gllibus:crs, compelling
them to take refuge in the upper part Of
the town. Last accounts stated that the
killel on both sides were thirty-one.
Gen Crawford had started from Browns
VILE for the scene Of action. Tie last ac-
counts say that thirteen hundred Imperial
sts had left Matamorls to attack the fill
busters
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The FIRE IN ST. ALBASs.-The buildings
burned on the l5thin St Adams were owned
by c. II. Huntington, loss $4,000, insured
for 81 500; Wm Clapp, loss $4,000, par
tally insured Levi W.bstcr's estate, loss
SO 900. insured for 81 GOO E. T. Watson,
loss IS 600, insurance $1,000. The occu-
pants were \. II. Munyan. Jewelry, loss
$4,000, insurance 1880; Skinner and
Stone, stoves and tin ware, loss S4,500, in
surmce $1,000; Miss Eliza Adams, dress
maker, loss $3.50, no insurance; Allen,
Smith < Co., hat and iur store. loss $4,000,
insurance 81 500; Foster and Potter, gro
GERS, loss $4,000, insurance $1,000: II. n.
Cheney, family effects. loss $500, no insur-
ance Wheeler and Stevens, boots, shoes
and leather, loss s., 500 on their stock, and
$500 IN damage to their building, covered
by assurance In addition to the four stores.
the brick stables Of the American Hotel, Mr..
Field proprietor, were burned, with their
contents OF hay and oats The horses ana
carriages were saved. Mr. Fields less is
s $500. The National Bank building, Oe-
cupied by the Bank and E. A. Sowies
attorney, was damaged $500, not insured
The Messenger, from which We obtain
these figures, foots up the total loss at S43,-
600, which is covered by insurance to the
amount Of about S2l 600 as follows In the
Vt. Mutual, $4,000; Windsor County
Co., $1,000; Hampden, Mass. Co, $500.
Other companies about $4,000.
The Vt. Mutual not long since, as we are
told, had upwards Of 100000 on the proper
ty destroyed; but has recently reduced its
risks, owing to the lack Of sufficient protec-
tion against fire.
The fire, which With wind would proba-
bly, have swept Main street from end to end.
was checked finally by the aid Of the fire en-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-26

CONGRESSIONAL COLLoQUY.-ln the House,
Jan. IL, the following occurred in the course
o; a speech Of Mr.. Rogers Of New Jersey,
against negro suffrage IN the District Of Col
umbia:
Mr.. Woodbridge. The gentleman from New
Jersey says We are imposing upon the District
of Columbia, that which no State in the Cuion
has imposed upon herself Allow me to state,
in behalf of Vermont, that black men vote
there with white men.
Mr.. Rogers. With property utilization.
Mr.. Woodbridge. There Is no property quail
ihcation. There the black man can hold civil
Offices with white men. There ne has been
free; and let me tell the gentleman, that in
consOnsnce with the principles which have been
adopted in the State OF Vermont, aud as 4 di-
rect effect Of those principles, when we enlisted
eighty negroes living in the State of Vermont
TO go into a company, there was not one Of them
that could not sign his name TO the muster roll.
That is my comment on the course that Vermont
has taken in relation to the negro.
Mr. Rogers. How many negroes have you in
the State Of Vermont
Mr.. Woodbridge. | really cannot state at
present.
Mr.. Rogers. A very inconsiderable number;
such number as can in no way affect the po-
litical status of the people Of the State of Yer
mont But have no doubt that the gentle
man from Vermont (Air. Woodbridge) would
throw aside his partisan character and feelings,
if the negroes in Vermont were sufficiently
numerous to overbslance the whites, il allowed
political privileges; he never would submit the
rights of his wife and children and property
to the control of negro ballots and negro ofic-
ers.
Mr.. Woodbridge. | wish merely to say to
the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Rogers)
that have not the means at hand to enable me
to state how many negroes there are IN the State
Of Vermont. know Of q great many there.
but do not know one who ever voted with the
party to which the gentleman from New Jersey
belongs. Uaughter,)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-26
The MIssIsQUoI BANK.-We find the fol-
loving in two of the Boston papers.

The loss Of the AiissisquOi bank at Sheldon by
Hubbell, the missing cashier, is now stated to be
between 100000 and 100000. The direc-
tors are liable for all the debts Of the bank and
each or all Of them will be ruined financially.
Hubbell's father, Judge Hubbell, is one Of the
directors and the richest man in Franklin eoun-
iy, but will lose every dollar he has.
What is the authority for such a state
ment as the above is not mentioned. Be 1t
what it may, we are assured by those who
ought to know that 1t is very WIDE of the
truth. That deialcation of 100000 or
S4O0, 600 could occur in bank whose total
capital was only 500 coo, will strike eve
ry one as at least extremely improbable. We
are informed that the bulk of the losses to
the Bank by Mr.. Hubbell, are believed to
have been ascertained, and that they will
not exceed ,000-whieh is FULLY bad
enough. The statement IN regard to MIR.
Hubbell's father is as incorrect as the rest.
lie Is a worthy and respectable citizen of
Franklin County. and is probably ruined by
his sons crime, as he was on his bonds. as
well as a director in the Bank; but be was
very far from bCing the richest man in the
County, being worth less than 500, 900. |
This whole Boston story looks to US like the
device Of some broker to make bill holders
sacrifice their bills.
We learn that sheet of 500 bills ha
been found among Mr.. Hubbell's papers on /
which he had evidently been experimenting
in an attempt to initiate the signature Of
Nr. Green, the former President Of the
Bank. Whether any such were put in cir
culation, thus adding eounterfeiting to theft
2 not known.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-26

MExIcAS NEWS A Despatch from Wash
ington says that official news from Mexico,
states that the French marched in great
force against the city Of Chihuahua, and
the Mexican government had to abandon it,
On the 9th inst, President Juarez left Chi
huahua with his cabinet and his army, and
come to Fl Psso, arriving there on the 18th.
The French occupied Chihuahga or the llth
Of December.
The Mexican forces remained fifty miles
from chihuahua, annoying ihc French
President Juarez was very well received by
the people at Fl Pa.o. The news from the
interior is represented as very good for the
national cause.
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gine (the only one in town. belonging to the
Railroad. Considerable credit is also doubt
less due to the St. Adams Fire Department,
consisting of " anybody with bucket"
The origin of the fire is unknown, some
believing it the work of an ineendiary W lie
Others trace it to the candle factory in the
basement of Foster Il Potter's store.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-26

MEMORIAL WISDow.-A beautiful memOr
rral window, ordered by the Vestry Of St.
Paul's church in respect to the memory CT
the late r. g. Cole, has been placed IN that
church within day or two. Ii occupies
the middle window ON the South side, and
is very rich and tasteful design bearing the
figures Of the APOSTLES St. John and ST.
James, with surroundings OF beautiful
mosaic work, and the motto below ''ln mem
ory Of Richard g. Cole" The window was
made by Owen Doremus of New Jersey,
and cost about 1900.
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against the Government, do you expect to resist
them Do you expect to meet them with a
paper blockade Constitutional Amendment
II that is your expectation your expectation will
not be realized. And when they have involved
the country in an Indebtedness Of four, five or
six thousand millions Of dollars-when they
have 50 broken your credit in the markets Of
the world that your paper will sell for fifty cents
on the dollar-snd taking advantage Of the just
and natural hostility of the people against Eu-
ropean aggression. they involve you in a for
eign war. what have they to DO but to march
out of the United States and bid you defiance
Secondly, you leave the rebels in possession Of
power which they will surely avail themselves
Of when they again undertake the destruction Of
the goyernment-the opportunity to bestow the
elective franchise upon the negroes.
1t is maxim Of another language. which We
may well apply to ourselves, that where the
voting register ends. the military roster Of re-
bellion begins and fyou leave those four mil
ions OF people TO the care and custody Of the
men who have inaugurated and carried on this
rebellion, then you treasure up for untold years
the clements Of social and civil war, which must
not only desolate and paralyze the South, but
shake this Government to Its very foundation.