Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-02-20
fortunately called away, and the bills under
, his charge will be necessarily delayed few

fortunately called away, and the bills under
his charge will be necessarily delayed few
days.
LEAGUE ISLAND AND THE IRON CLAbs.
am very sorry to say that League Island
has been finally fixed on as the iron-clad
navy yard, as it seems to me the most ridicu-
lous and unfit place for it's location that had
been proposed at all, and only carried
will not say by corruption, for that would be
rejecting on our honorable senators-but by
some unaccountable influence exerted by the
disinterested Pennsylvanians. 1t really seems
most senseless to place our navy in such
place that it will be, for at least a month in
the year, frozen up beyond the possibility OF
getting out without cutting through miles OF
ice. Still our legislators know best, and If
they are willing to risk their reputation on
such measures as that, we can have no OBJ
lection. We only feel badly that this favor
lite Congress, which has so nobly done such a
magnificent work. should even once stoop to
a doubtful measure like this.
\ NEW REPUBLICAN PAPER.
The Republican press of the city has had
an addition, under the title of the EUening
Leader. of the success of which its friends
are certain, though it has only issued one
number as yet. Great need is felt of such a
paper. the only other of radical character
being the Chronicle, which is hardly such as
the recognized organ of the great Republican
marty should be. If the Leader retains the
character which has been promised for it, we
shall all hail it with delight.
THE CAPIToL-AN ELECTRICAL BATTERY AND
ITS Use.
| have no doubt that all your readers are
aware of the magnifccnce of their capitol,
knowing that it covers an area of over four
acres. and rises four hundred feet above the
avenue, and that its beauty strikes all for
eigners with astonishment that we barbarians
can erect the finest public building in the
world and vet there is one feature about it
that very few visitors see, and hardly more
know of | think am right when | say
that the largest electrical battery in the
world is now within its walls 1t was placed
there a year or more ago, and Is only used
for lighting the gas in the dome. Scientific
men are planning experiments with the i'm
mense power thus presented them, and the
battery may be expected to do much for
science. as we'll as serve to amusc visitors
and display some of the ingenuity of the
American people. Without this apparatus
he lighting of the dome would have been
difficult operation. The success of the ex-
pertinent is 50 great that it will soon prob
ably be extended to the whole capitol and even
t. the street lamps. | would not pretend
to give the whole number of burners in the
capitol | can only say that there are 500
in the hall of the House alone. and the whole
value of gas consumed in an evening is near
" 5000
DISGRACEFIL STATISTICAL PAMPHLET.
The pamphlet recently issued by Mr.. Del
mar. the chief of the Bureau of Statistics, at
the request of Secretary Seward, to be sent
t. the Paris Exposition, is the most ridicu
lous and disgraccful affair that have seen
for IA long time 1t seems to have been writ
ten to bring discrcdit on the government,
and if it were sent abroad would hurt US
more than all the secessioniste combined
have been able to do. 1t is abominah!e that
men known to he hostile 10 the interests Of
thccountry should be placed in such positions
and allowed t. disgrace themselves. their
position. and the country, 10y such a course of
deliberate misrepresentation. for although
we are well able to receive the abuse of our
known enemies. such document coming
from the government itself. with Mr.. Seward :
approval. cannot fail to very materially affect
our credit abroad. W.