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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-20
WASHINGTON. Sept. 70.

Gen. Butler Yesterday presented Gen.
Grant with the efficient report Of the Ma
tiOnal Asylums. He requested that all ap'
plicatiOns received from disabled soldiers al
the Department be referred to the Cover
nors Of the several branch asylums.
Political affairs in Virginia are in very
unsettled conditiJn. which Governor Pier
point attributes To the recent action Of the
President.
\ party has been formed IN opposition to
the call that has been issued for state con
ventiOn.
Gen. Fitz John Porter has appealed to the
President for re-Opening Of bis case. lie
states that he is now In possession Of evil
dence which it was not possible to obtain
during the war. 1t is thought that he will
have a new trial.
The Presidents friends assert that be is
very much pleased with the situation Of al
fairs, and reiterate the statement that no
more Cabinet changes Will be made at pre-
sent.
The President feels confident that the
course be has pursued will be indicated at
the polls at the coming election. He will
shortly suggest to commanders Of military
districts the propriety of fixing day upon
which elections in the southern states shall
be held 80 that the elections shall take place
in all the states at the same time.
Many of the SOutherners openly express
their dissatisfaction with the President and
the proclamation as he has many persons ap-
ply to the Courts to remedy their supposed
wrongs
Rx-Gov. Pratt of Nd, states that the new
constitution Of Maryland will be ratified By
very large majority.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-20

Gen. E B. Chase, Of Lyndon, died on the
10Th inst, at the age Of G. years. He was
a man Of note in that region, a leading Dem
ocrat for many years, President Of the Lyn-
don Bank from its establishment to his
death. director in the Passumpsic road till
last year. and ore who stood high, nos
only IN bodily stature. which was far above
the average, but in the respect Of the com
muni,v. and IN influence and usefulness.
The Lyndon Uaion, edited by bis son, gives
the following details Of his illness and
death
Gen. Z. B. Chase died at his residence in this
village, Tuesday, September lOth, at quarter
before twelve His disease was decay Of the
muscles, having commenced tie progress as ear
ly as 1850, and continuing by sure though IN
perccptible degrees to tie hour Of his death
first destroying the hands and arms, then th'
legs and back, and at last the muscles OF respir-
ation. In 1863 be was compelled to give VI
writing, and has ever since employed an aman-
uensis In July, 1861, he attended the meet
| ing of the stockholders of the Pastumpsic rail
U llA4s ~ -NGN NNAAu MAstAA N+1 N--~ -
| left town. Since then he has renamed at hom'
superintending the details OF farming and othel
/ private business, till the summer Of 500, wheT
the disease hal s, far progressed as TO destro'
the power Of locom0tion, and contne hin
constantly to the house. During the pas
year he has been perfectly helpless, though
| enjoying good health and the possession Of fac
ulties as full and complete as in his more aciiy
days. In al his daily habits be was perfect.
regular, rising al seven in the morning and Re
tiring at nine IN the evening On the mornin
Of HE death, in attempting TO rise anu b
dressed, the exertion was 0yerp0wering, and b
sank back upon the bed, and IN three hours
without a struggle, dropped into Lie las, SLEEP
lie was conscious up 20 the hour OF DYING. an
transacted the minuti.e Of business with hrs &C
customed accuracy aud promptness. The nigh
before be death he settled with one Of bis mer
and insisted upon seeing the figures All tl
balance struck before be went 10 sleep. Dun
Ing the past two years he has been a coustar
student Of the Bible, and las; spring experience
a change Of heart and joined the Congregation.
Church in this village Since then his hishe
delight has been in the contemplation o. the 70
ture state, and tho relation % man 90 bis Make
He wac especially solicitous for those who vel
without the light Of the gospel, and last Mare
gave some = 900 20 the missionary slceue
the most Of it 10 the Foreign, and the remaini
70 the Domestic Society.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-20
Across the sierra Nevadas.

The great tunnel of the Central Pacific Rail
road at the summit of the Sierra Nevada Range
is opened The track is beng laid on the east
ern slope, locomotive is already running IN
Truckee valley. and in 3 few days the road Will
have reached the open country Of the Salt Lake
Basin, after which progress will be rapid and
easy. This overcomes the only noticeable OBJ
slacle on the Western portion Of the through
line and its significance is understood when We
are told that the cost and difficulty Of grading
the $50 miles now nearly completed, Is greater
than for the ESQ miles next following. The
Chief Engineer expects to average q mile day
across the interior valley next year. The local
traffic on the completed portion surPasses all
preyious estimate, and is lucrative without the
immense through business which We may expect
to flow over it.
In accordance with the Act Of Congress, the
Central Pacific Railroad Company receive
large Government subsidy, and are issuing their
First Mortgage Bonds to limited amount. The
merits and advantages Of these Securities as an
investment are fully set forth in their advertise
ment in another column.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-20

Across TIE LAKE.-Thc body Of an IN
known man was found in Plattsbursh Bay
on Sunday Of last week lie was about IS
years old, about FIVE feet eight inches high,
and apparently had not been in the water
over - hours.
The Pittsburgh Express has been merged
in the Plattsburgh Sentinel, since the fire.
This will leave the Republicans of the place
but one paper to support. The change in
this respect is a good one. The Sentinel is
well deserving of confidence and will be bet
ter than ever now.
During the last two weeks one hundred
and seventy people have visited Whiteiaee
mountain. The first lady rode up the noun
tam on the 18th ult.
The officers Of the 18th New York vOlun-
tiers held their second reunion at Plattsblrgh
last week, winding up with members sup
per at Bouquets. Among the honorary MEM
bers of the association, lately elected are Byt.
Maj Gen1. Geo j .Stannard Burlington; Byt.
Mai .-Genl y NJ. Curtis, 0gdensburgh /;
Bvt. Brig. Gen1 John Hammond, 9Th n. Y.
Cavalry; Byt Brig. Genl Stephen MoGatt.
&c NY. Vols; Bvt. Brig. Gen'l Z. NJ. Cul.
len. 96 n. Y. Vols, and others.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-20
jenkins and sumner.

Some friend of the Senator's who were
mentioned IN the conversations with Mr..
Sumner, recently reported IN the Boston
Advertiser, pitches into the reporter, as fol-
lows The article is rather trashy but live
ly enough, perhaps, TO be worth It's space.
We copy from the CJncord,N. H., Democrat,
condensing slightly, by cutting ont one or
two immaterial paragraphs
The most persistently ubiquitous Individuality
of this our nineteenth century. is one flmiiiarly
known 20 newspaper men as jenkins He Is
absolutely ubiquitous, and as Undesirable as
the Man IN the Iron Mask. Jeukins-nobodY
knows his prenOmen-is always upon the heels
of notable men. A great artist Is jenkins. lie
has the skill to "catch the living manners Of a
great man, or that be imagines great, as readily
and surely as fine -icothed comb catches of liy-
ing pecularities Of those not aspiring to be
called great.
jenkins has been everywhere as usual this
summer. He has heard and seen everything.
He has touched the cOat-tails Of celebrities with
out humber. Nothing and nobody has escaped
him At last, having, ike Alexander, conquer
ed the world - instead Of weakly crying for
new world to practice on, jenkins finds one
ready made to his hand. BY happy inspira-
ton he bethinks himself Of ''the Hub There
must, he thinks, he mines OF precious ore there
still unwrought.
So to Charles Sumner, without losing a mo-
ment, jenkins goes He is frank, jenkins Is.
and tells 1.-THE great Senator who he is, and
who he mas come The Senator has heard Of
jenkins. and is not disconnected. lie knows
Jenkins has visited other great men. and be has
long wondered why be didn't visit hin.
jenkins is too much man Of business TO
waste time in making apologies. He hss the
great man now under his pencil, and he will
make up for past neglect. So with more than
Homeric precipitation he launches "fa meii1s
res He makes in this emergency, does Jen-
kins, the Boston Daily -4irefiiser has machine
for pillorying the victim he has caught. Here
are some Of his salient points, as jenkins finds
them
''Senstor Sumner i, Of all cur public men,
the ablest and most Transparent Titanic
strength Roman FIBRE" Spartan direct
ness" with ga school girls" communicative
ness, are the first features in the Senator's
character which arrests Jenkins's admiration
Then, he is ''strong, pure-minded and white
hearted, - ''not democratic in his habits''-does
jenkins mean to accuse him Of wearing a clean
shirt Those who do not know him think he
is cold and aristocrstic IN his manners" II is
a mistake, as Jenkins, who knows him intimate
ly, boldly asserts.
We might give more Of the Senator's eharac-
teristics, la jenkins but lack Of space forces
ut to pass along jenkins was as much de-
lighted with the Senator's ''seeidents" as with
himself But space fails jenkins for once, and
so he fails to give all that the world will some
day wish to know Of the ''peripherical projec-
tons Of one Of the most instructive and enter
tanning companions (Jenkins) have ever met. -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-20
WASHINGTON. Sent L.

The growing strength Of the impeaehers
apnoys the President considerably, and his
friends intimate that Congress will find him
prepared to meet and oppose any measures
they may make in that direction.
That movement to impeaeh the President
at the early part Of the next Session of Con-
gress will be made no one doubts. If the
reports are true the President Is determined
to resist it, aud 1t is said, will declare Con-
gress to be In revolutionary state and at
tempt to prOrogue It.
Notwithstanding the reports Of the Presi-
dents friends that no more Cabinet charges
are contemplated at present. it is asserted
that Grant will be removed, and the place
filed BY +. p. Blair, Jr., until Gen. Nc
Clellan's arrival To offset this is another
equally reliable report that Gen. Mcclellan
does not intend to return to the United
States for year.
Persons given to the sensational line Of re-
ports credit the first story arguing that if
the President end Congress have a conflict
Gen. Grant would most assurodly take sides
with the latter, while ''Llttle Mack" wouid
back the President and rally soldiers round
him.
Previous to Gen. Fitz John Porter,s do
parture for New York, be was invited bv
Gen. Grant and both then called unon the
President, who informed the former that a
new trial would be granted him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-20

BlNKLEY.-Sincc the sudden ou.aurst On
the political armament. Of this luminary'
who, as acting L. 5. Attorney General,
calls the attention Of the Supreme Masis-
tracy OF the Republic" to mares nests and
things, and ezrends bis immense intellect on
cons titutional circulars 10 the government
clerks, ;hcre has been natural inquiry as
to who be Is and from whence lie came. \
Washington correspondent answers the
question in the following comprehensive
manner
"Within ten years he has successfully failed
here as portrait painter, the protector OF a
literary magazine, land Office clerk, land officer
attorney, and defender Of blockade runners,
doctor, clerk IN Law office, local on the ChroH-
icle. editor of the IlielHydHcer. Equatter on
abandoned rebel plantations in Virginia, edi-
torial writer for a New York daily, the edIiol
Of which on receiving his first articles refused
them, and wrote to ascertain if the man wa:
crazy, Last Of all he turned up in NJ, stan
berry's Office and took a seat IN the cabinet OF
the day Mr.. Stanton Left
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-20
News liens.

The National Cemetery at Antietam was
dedicated Tuesday, the 18th inst, with Ma
sonic ceremonies, a speech by Pres. johnson
and other exercises.
\ child in Fall River fell into a kettle Of
tomatoes, spoiled the dish and scalded itself
to death. Another 10 England met a plastic
death by smOthering in a pan of dough.
A French ieweIer IN New York shot him
self, Sunday, because he had lost two fingers
by a railroad accident and was unable TO
work at his trade.
Mrs. Cole, of the Cole -His,Ock affair, has
become insane.
The House report on impeachment is now
being printed IN Washington, with the
printers sworn 10 secresy.
The season at Saratoga is near its end.
The Union" closes next week and the
Clarendon week later.
An exploring party in Montana travelled
for eight days through a country emitting
blue fame and molten birthstone from small
craters all over the grOu7d. They gave it
the name of SHELL"
The gun on a Bremen steamer exploded
Saturday, when the customary salute on en-
tering New York harbor was fired. Three
passengers were instantly killed, their heads
being blown of.
The Taunton, Mass, public library has
received an addition Of several hundred vol
umes of English works by donation through
Hon. Z. III. Bennett, Mayor of that city.
A man driving an ox-clrt in New London
fell under the wheel, which passed over him,
but be hallooed ''whoa" so Justify that the
cattle not only stopped, but backed the cart
over him again.
The corner stone Of great Lew Catholic
cathedral, on Washington street. Boston,
was laid on Monday. Ii is to cost : $780,
900, and will be the largest and most costly
church in New England. Archbishop Ne
Closkey preached the sermon, and the spec
tators numbered 25 900.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-20

Grant is still beset by politicians. Yes
terday Col. Forney and Senator Ihayer
waited On bin, and their story Is that he Is
strongly in favor Of the Congressional plan
of reconstruction. That every one knew be
fore. lie proved TO be a. reticeut on poll
teal matters generally as possible.
Ex-Mayor WIthers, OF Mobile, and q mum
Der OF others are pressing johnson TO re-
move Pope from hIs command
Gen. Grant has made 10 decision public
yet in reference 10 Porter. Leading men
dOub; the power Of the War Office 10 re-
open the matter. Porter was cashIered and
discharged from the army, and has not been
a soldier for four years. 1t is therefore de-
MED that be can be a subject of court mar
tial, and it Is stated that the only way bis
case can be reached is BY Congress The
West Point influence Is very strong here.
There Is every prospect Of an increased Ia
ion vote in the western or hilly regions d.
North Carolina. The returns indicate a
great increase both in the white and colOred
registration, as compared With last year.
The Republican majority in that part OF the
State will be heavy.
Gen. Mower assumes command in Griffin 8
place, by seniority, until Hancock arrives,
and Reynolds is to command in Texas.
Mower Is understood 70 BE- Z conservative,
though a native Of Vermont.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-20

For the loss Of this, however, Jenkins makes the
best stonement he can. He opens his hero's
mouth and lets the reader zee his insides clear
to his boots "The ablest Of all our pubic
men, is not niggard of his opinions He speaks
like Sir Oracle and judges ike Sir Rhsdsman-
thus
Men and measures. Secretaries and Senators,
pass, receive the stamp Of Jenkins's "noo!est
Roman of them all, and 90 their way lew
Of ''the new recruits on the Repuolicsn sue
Of the Senate, are spoken Of ''more IN sorroN
than anger" and dismissed with gtntie "A,e
Of the right foot In this catalogue the frienas
Of jenkins will be surprised to see the name Of
one Of our own Senators, who. with Edmunds
Of Vermont, Conkling Of New York, ana re
nnghuysen of New Jersey, are charged win
following Senator Festenden OF Name. IN tne
evil path Of technically and obstructiVeness.
OF Senator Fessenden himself, Jenkins "ao-
| lest Of all our public men" speaks al length,
and rather ssless in sorrow than in anger.
Fessenden is not much of man anyway. Either
/ by reason Of insanity or "dyspepsia" the
Jenkinsized Sumner don't know Which-the
Senator from Maine has been Every unklnd 10
him. In former times, he (Sumner) Was eA,
posed to attacks from ''the slave masters
''But all Of them together (including BROOKS o.
course) never wounded me as did this colleague
from New England -
jenkins holds his breath at this strange reve'
lation, aad SO does Sumner. At length they
come 10, and then Jenkins musters courage L
ask the terribly and doubly "wounded senator
this question what order Of talent has Mr:
Fessendeng'' To this inquiry 1.-The aolest an
most transparent Of all our public men res
ponds ''His forte is personality. lie runs
personalities az a duck TO water. lie Is nothing
II not personal" "He is Of much finer hor
than Andrew johnson, but resembles the Tres
idert in prejudice and in talent for combative
ness. As a lawyer he is of the nitl PTius oruel
There is nothing Of the jurist in his attainment
or his nature From his position he has ereF
. cisef much influence in The SENATE"
And so on, ill one wonders how SO weak an
i dull a man as Senator Fessenden could have ID
power to "wound'' so terribly, and how he eve
; reached the position which gives HIM
j ssmueb influence in the Senate Here is
n mystery which only jenkins, aided by the '2 A.
il lest of all our public men can solve. "
e hone to hear from jenkins very socn on u
= pOiut.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-20
The New Congregational Paper.

The first number of the Chicago Adraqce
the new Congregational journal which Is
to supcrcede the New York LadePeHdeNt as
the organ Of the Congregational order, or
rather to step into the position as such,
lately vacated by the hdePendeHt-has been
on our table for several days. 1t is a large
and handsomely printed sheet, resembling
the Independent in general make up. The
editor is DR.. Patton OF Chicago, who has left
his church to take charge Of the paper.
Among its noticeable articles are one by DIR.
Thompson a political article by Senator
Trumbull a sermon by Or. Bushnell and
leader in which the independents short
comings, under Mr.. Tilton's edItorship, are
sharply set forth. We quote a sample SEN
tence
Bat the said change of front [of the hide
peadenf1 was as unfortunate in its reference TO
| the future as to the past. The editor tried to
announce a religious basis that should be Jude
pominational, but marked out, instead, a plat
! form Of morality lie claimed that the paper
was to be simply Christian, and then omitted
from what he declared TO be its ''periect creed,
redemption and everything peculiarly eyangel,
ieal, recognizing Christ only as having quoted
the decalogue approvingly Aiming to eit'
Scripture In confederation of this position, ~
utterly missed the meaning Of his text and mis-
took an epitome Of the law for the substance o
the Gospel. That the editor, IN what should
have been the most carefully prepared Of BIZ
editorials, was guilty OF such grieyous short
comings, seemed to intelligent Christians Il
prove that he was ont Of his sphere the momen
he touched anything exegeticll, theological O.
ecclesiastical
Mr.. Tilton, on his pant. returns a kiss 10
a blow, declaring that the AdraHoe shall al
ways have a friend IN him but at the sam
time giving the new conner diG under tn
. fifth rib in the shape Of lament that
should start as a secular rather than as
religious paper like the LdPeHdeHf.
There is a good field open for the AdraHr'
and we doubt not that 1t will fill it ably an
r successfully. It's terms are $3.50 year
D advance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-20
From the New YORK Tribune
Democracy and Rum.

Those who love hQuor for themselves more
than liberty for others, and those who seek
wealth and ease through putting the bottle TO
their neighboT mouth, will, almost without ex-
ceptlon, work and vote against the Republican
party. VsInly shall we seek 10 conciliate or
placate them by nominating as candidates men
who like liquor and belieye the trade in It
should be free as water. Their instincts tel
them that party based on a moral IDEA IS IN
eriid5ly-in spite even Of Itself-hOstilc TO their
uielcS and ends.
In Maine, Democratic Legislature passed
the first act OF liquor prohibiton-though Of
course not exclusively By Democratic votes.
Her first governor, beaten By the liquor inter-
est, wss a Democrat, and a Wing was chosen
in his place. VI for many years past the rum
interest in that State has borne heavily against
| the Republicans. 1t did so especially this year
because her late Republican Legislature passed
| a more stringent liquor act, submitting It 10 a
direct vote of the people for ratification rejec-
ton. They ratified ii by vote Of two or three
to one; and the liquor interest has taken It's re-
yenge therefor on the Republican ticket II the
late election.
In Massachusetts,, the Republicans have re-
solved to prosecute the canvass independent Cf
the license question. They may do 1t, but the
LIQUOR men will not. They have a secret organ
ization that pervades the entire State; they
boast that il has 5000 members; they viii nom
mate a State ticket composed mainly Of Bepub-
licans: the Democrats Wi. give 1t every vote; II
will be beaten by some ten to twenty thousand
majority. and then the sham Democracy will
everywhere throw mp their caps aud ire their
guns over what they will term ''great Demo
cratic reaction in the oh Bay State.
So IN Wisconsin; so in Michigan; So, perhaps,
in Minnesota. We Republicans may and VIII
vote for universal liberty and right The devo-
tees Of license viii vote FOR liquor, and their
votes will all be claimed for Democracy.
We who love liberty and hate run sly, Let
us all vote as our principles dictate; then let
our legislators act on the liquor question as they
shall Judge right and proper, The liquor men
| say, mo; you liquor restricu0uists shall vote
as We choose, or we viii bolt and defeat The Re
publican ticket They can do some harn ia
the odd years, when political feeling is lauguil
and the vote light. but a Presidential struggle
sets all right.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-20

Robert Hanaford. Esq, Of Underhill, was
one hundred years OF age on the 10th. The
event was appropriately noticed by public
services in the church. MIR. Hanaford voted
for Washington IN 1879, and has voted at
every Presidential election except that of
1852.
Hon. Harmon Northrop and wife, OF Fair
field, celebrate the 50th anniversary of their
marriage, on the 18th October.
By the death of DIR. Taylor, rector Of
Grace Cbsrch, n. Y, the Episcopal church
in that city has lost one OF her most elo-
quen,, popular and influential pastors; and
the low church party one of their most eff
Gent members. lie was rector of Grace
Church for more than thirty years.