Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-02-13

lof the copperhead politicians and press ore
terrible. Rogus of New Jersey, the great
; talker Of the Democrats, who in his speeche,
reminds one of q music-box which is Away,
wound up ready to start and will run and rue
until the spring is unwound, but always lay,
the same old round of tunes. is perfectly mad
in his opposition to it. He declares that it i.
a measure to be opposed by force of arms, and
that he will fight as long as he has any blood
left in his body, against such tyrauncal and
monstrous legislation. The bill will be per-
fected aud pass the House in day or two and
perhaps may 60 through the Senate equally
as rapid.
THE BANKRUPT BILL
The Bankrupt bill, in the Senate. has been
defeated, though We hope not finally. This bill,
which the people so much demand and which
has been SO often promised them, has been
under Mr.. Polsnd's charge and he has faith
action thereon. But many, preferriug to talk
over the powers and privileges of the President
rather than the welfare of the people, and the
distractions Of the constitutional questions
which they we'll know how to raise. rather
than the practical questions which give life and
health to the country, have, crimiually almost,
disregarded the claims of this bill. We GER
tainly hope that it will yet be agreed to before
| the session closes.
TIE PRESIDENTS COURSE.
Impeachment is now little talked Of; it is
generally considered that, if the President
commits no more offenses, he will be suffered
to serve his regular term 1t is q shame that
it has to be so, but it may be that such course
as he has taken is the nlv one that could drive
or Congre and our people up to the proper
pitch OF feeling, and teach them the necessity
Of providing securely against any recurrence
of the scenes of the last half dozen years. 1t
is safe to say that in one at least of the south
ern states (Alabama.) the constitutional amend
ment would have been adopted, had it not been
opposed by Mr.. johnson, and that in many
others instead of being unan imously rejected,
it would have recs ived few votes. 1t is thus
by the very act of the President, made in our
power to impose obligations and condit ions,
which had he been true never could have
done. True, We must weigh refully the ad- |
vantage thus gained against the loss terrible as
It has been. Of the prosecuted and slaughtered +
union men of the whole South, and then decide \
whether the gain has been great as it should .
be to compensate for the awful results of this
man 8 msrule.
DIXON AMENDMENT
MIR. johnson now seeking TO obtain mod
iheo constitutional amendment submit TO the
people. and had Senator Dixon propose it
day or two ago IL is similar to that Of the
Reconstruction Committee already submitted.
with the exception of the disqualifying. and
few other vital clauses. 1t met the reception it
deserved, and will have no possible chance of
an adoption.
THE TARIFF.
The Tariff bill is now before the COMMITTEE
of Ways and Means, and will soon be before
the House. The tariff on wool is very high
and no seems inclined to change i. much.
Ii has been feared tina, the Pennsylvanians, by
their exorbi tent demands for the protection of
coal, would convert the New Englanders into
ree-.raders, and thus defeat the bill, but this
,an hardly be effected this year, although |
think The eastern men are giving up great
many of their extreme protective ideas.
IMPEACHMENT. .
The judiciary Committee Of the House are /
examining large number of witnesses on the I
question ; and General Sherman :
$ here. il is supposed in connection with such ;
IN examination. He received a very wsrm re- a
option from Congress on the day in which he =
lsited the Capitol in company with General
irant. From him expect shall learn
more of the secret history of that riot, which
be President said could be traced back TO the
adcal Congress, and found to have been tt
tanned by members of it. =
TIE NAVAL ACApKHY p
Measures are being taken to remove the
laval Academy from the midst of the rebel
ous influences to which the young middies S
re subjected at Annapolis, to s)me point in
loyal State, where treason may not be con
nually taught them.
LkvEEs
The city is unusually full of people, and
'e public levees are perfect jam. Last Gi
light the Precedent held his second levee of
le seaton, and it was much crowded that l.
ny pleasure was impossible. Ladies became "
,parated from their escorts, some tainted
nd one or two had their dresses torn com Ca
etely of, while many lost breast pins. q.
atches and other valuables. Among the
tests were to be seen a large number of We We
'bels, who usually form the greater portion
Mr. Johnson's company.
ORGANIZATION OF THE 4OrH CONGRESS. wi
Canvasslng has already commenced for the Hs
icers of the next House, and it is considered =
at Colfax is to be reelected Speaker and r.
emerson Clerk. but none of the other orr
'cers are decided upon. There is a general al,
cling that Mr., Colfax will be the next Re =
bican nominee for Presiden. than whom p,
more honest and reliable man could be bio
Ind 1t seems almost absurd to speak of sc
3 next Presidency SO long beforehand, and rp
1t would be if the subject was not forced
on US by the precsr ious tenure of the
'sent occupant OF the White House, and a TT,
hre to find some one to whom the govern old
mt could be trusted in the event of a sud Pa
n necessity of choosing another President. /
w.
VERY PRoPER.-Gossips who manufacture XII
'st of the stories which they circulate, hav- ole
started story that Mr.. Tilton of The New Co
TX Independent was soon to become the Co