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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-10-11

CoIoRED VERvONrEas IS LugRA. - 1t
would seem from the following statements,
which We find in the Vermont Chronicle,
that the Republic Of Liberia has been con-
siderably indebted to Vermont for the train.
ing of mcn for her positions Of trust and res
possibility:
The present Treasurer Of the Republic Of Ii
IBERIA, Hon. +. V. x. James, was once a poor
oloredttoy living inWeybridge and Wells. VI.
In lis eighteenth year, he went TO Aniover
Mass. and entered the Teachers Seminary, Of
which Rev. 5. r. Hall, LID, now Of Brown
ington, VT, was then Principal DR.. Hall re-
ceived him into his family. and gave him IN
struc,ion for three years. From thence he went
to Africa IN November, 1881, where he has
SINCE resided, in various positions OF trust and
honor.
Il. ". johnson, Esq, a lawyer Of highly Ie-
pec,abe talents, and position, now practicing
his profession in Monrovia. the capital o. Libe
ria, was once poO- colored boy in Vt. He was
born in FerrIsburFh, from which place his par
ents removed when he was young, 10 the State
Of New York. For many years he kept bar
ber's shop.in Canandaigua, and from that posi-
ton he wrought his way by his own energies
anu tne ENCOURAGEMENT u u lew up 10
the bar Of the supreme court of New York, and
to the place he now occupies in his chosen home
Of Africa
Martin II. Fireman, the Professor Of Mathe-
mates and Natural Philosophy in Liberia Col
lege was once, also, poor eolored boy Of Yer
mont.
He was born in Rutland, where his aged
mother now resides. Being assisted by Rev VIM.
Mitchell, Mr.. Page. the father Of our present
Governor elect, and BY other good men in Rut-
land, and By Rev. Pres. Labaree, aud others at
Middlebury, he completed the regular course Of
study at Middlebury College.
Amer being Principal for some years Of Avery
College at Pittsburgh, Pa, be went to Liberia.
and be is now planting the seeds Of New Eng
land culture and of American Literature and
Religion in his ancestral soil
Prof Alexander Crummell. (formerly con-
nected with Liberia College,) graduate Of
Queens College, England, now residing in
Monrovia, and preaching the Gospel, was also,
once poor colored young man, seeking instruc-
tion at a school in Canaan, \. H. Of which the
late Rev. William Scales Of Lys don. Vt, was
then teacher, and from which the black youth
vas driven by violence. Surely it was not too
late TO think the negro incapable Of elevation,
and that they who befriendei him labor in vain
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permanent sovereignty, and that under the
Constitution the rights of the subJugated
States then became valid again on their sub
mission to the laws. The decision in the
New Mexico case does not admit of this con-
struction. for if 1t did, we cJuld not con-
tinue the military occupation for the pur-
pose of securing the fruits Of our conquest
or protecting loyal citizens against outrage !;
and had that been the case, the rebel armies
might all have been Immediately reorgan-
lied, and, taking their stand by their State
governments, have contented themselves
with protecting their rebel authorities In
nullifying our laws So imminent was this
danger that it led to the adoption of Presi
dent JohnsOn's reconstruction measures,
whereby the rebel State governments were
swept aside and new ones substituted.
As it would have been impossible to gov
ern these States by the military authority
alone, without the aid of civil organization,
these measures Of the President were useful
as transition stages in the work of recon
struction, and answered well &c far as they
went. They had no other rity than
what was derived from the lesion oi tic
Supreme Court in the New Mexico case
But the subsequent recreeut course Of the
President revived the rebel spirit, and rem
dercd it impossible for Congress to be con-
tent with so imperfect a result of so grea.
a struggle. 1t was then perfectly competent
for Congress, in the exercise of the power
declared to be vested in it by the language
Of the New Mexico decision, to restore the
military occupation, which was done in
mild form; to subject the new State gov
ernments to 1t, and provide new machinery
of reconstruction, under requirements speci-
fcally set down, and not IL any sense uncOn-
stitutional, because tbs power Of Congress
In this conquered territory had become as
supreme and absolute as in any Of the unor-
ganlzed national territories,
This was. indeed, in point Of fact, the
condition into which the conquered States
had lapsed by. the protracted civil war. All
the civil war organization being involved in
the crime of rebellion, had ceased to have
a legal existence in the eye of the national
laws. President johnson virtually 80 de-
elared when he removed all their power,
their authority and set up new
governments of his own. they were unor-
ganized territories, and, like all such, sub
lect TO the military authority. GnOrganized |
territories can never obtain any legal or
sanization in this republic in any other way /
than such as may be pointed out " Con- |
sress. What the President did was 10 |
establish provisional governments. But un-
til Congress should formally recognize them
they were not legal State organizations. All |
is as much the law under the view Of the /
supreme Court as anything ever adjudicated I
By that high tribunal.-PhH. American.
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An ACCOMMODATING YOUNG Man A Ii; le
incident occurred " etnesday morning IN tire
cars of the Hartford and New Haven Rail
road, which gave gratifying proof Of the
Difference paid by young men to the wishes
o. the ladies. The car in question was near
ly filed. Its floor near the door was covered
with tobacco juice, as alas, car floors are
likely to be in this day when the use Of the
vile weed so much prevails. At one Of the
Eay stations well dressed lady entered the
car, looking with uneoncealed disgust at the
pools Of yellow and slimy juice on the floor,
then raised her dress slightly, and picked
her way across. The only vacant sitting in
the ear was on seat occupied in part BY a
young man, who at once made room for the
lady by hisside. As soon as she was seated
with look Of relief, mingled with one Of 90
!icitude, the lady asked her seatmate, &" Do
you chew tobaceo?'' " No ma am" was
the reply, " but can get you chaw if you
like" The look of disgust again crept over
the lady's face while those sitting by smiled
audibly.-Hartford CurGnt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-10-11

At the convention at Worcester October
lst, the following nominations were made -
John Quincy Adams, Of Quincy, for Gov
ernor Geo. NJ. S:earns, of Chicopee, for
Lieut. Governor Chas. Brimlec5m, of Barre,
for Secretary Of State IIervcy Arnold, Of
Adams. for Treasurer ; Arthur T. Deyereux.
Of Roxbury. for Auditor aud VIM. c. En-
dicot:, ofSalem, for Attorney General Res
olutions were passed ayowing, in addition to
the t. ditIonal democratic principles, a sym
pattl with the laboring classes in the c.
opcr :Yc movement.
I Boston Journal Of Wednesday says a:
The .ult Of the formal hallot for candidate
for Governor at the Democratic Convention
yesterday came ike thunder clap out of
clear sky to the majority of the members.
Before adjournment they had balloted in
formally, and then retired to get their din
1ers, satisfied that their standard bearer Of
last year was in effect rCnOminated, and ox
pecting to hear on their re-assembling a
speech which be was known to have ID his
pocket accepting the nomination. But dur
ing the recess it was whispered round that
Mr.. Sweetser had barely majority of votes,
and thereupon the friends of Mr.. Adams set
Themselves to work. and on the formal vote
gave him handsome majority and made him
the nominee. The Convention were surprised
enough when the result was announced, and
some of the leaders seemed to be in a guam
dairy to know what to do with Mr.. Sweetser' =
speech. which was waiting and cooling, and
now seemed likely to be lost altogether.
| The Chairman, with most commendable
presence OF mind. came to the rescue and
called Mr.. Sweetscr out, and he read his
speech from very carefully prepared man
userlpt. But still great majority of the
- old liners " couldn't exactly understand
how it was that Mr.. Swee tser was not nom-
mated. or how Mr.. Adams was. They
thought there was something wrong about
it, and that it was hardly 4" in accordance
with Democratic usages."
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Woman Suffrage.

The following address is published in the
New York Tribune:
To the Toiers Of the United Siaic5:
In this hour of National RCc instruction, We
appeal to good men of all parties. to Conven-
tons for amending State Constitutions, to ths
Legislature Of every State, and to the Congress
Of the United States, to apply the principles Of
the Declaration Of Independence to Women.
Governments derive their Just powers from
the consent Of the government" The only form
of con t recognized under Republic is Suf-
irage lere tacit acquiescencs is not consent;
if it were, every despOtism might claim that its
power is justly held. Suffrage is the right Of
every adult Citizen, irT, spective OF Sex or Color
Women are governed /; therefore they are right
fully entitled to vote.
The problem of American craftsmanship is,
how to incorporate in oufinstitutions guaran-
tee Of the rights ofeytry iahdividuak The solu-
tion is easy. Base government on the consent
Of the governed, and each class viii protect it.
self
B. F. Wade, u. S. Senator. Ohio.
Vim. Sprague, U. s. senator. Rhode Island
James W. Nye. L, :. Senator, Nevada.
Samuel {. Pomeroy, u. s. Senator, Kansas.
J.. &. Rose. U. s. Senator, Kansas.
Sidney Clarke, I. S. Representative, Kansas.
S. G.. Crawford Governor, Kansas.
J. NJ. Broomall, U. s. Representative, Penn.
George W. Julian, U. 5. Representative, Indiana.
II. d. Washburn, o S. Representative. Indiana.
0akes Ames, U. 8 Representative, Massachusetts,
J. NJ. Ashley, U. s. representative, ohio.
Wm. LOuridge @. S. Representative, Iowa.
L. +. Trowbriege. L, $. Representative. Michigan.
John F. Drigss, L. S. Representative, Michigan.
Robert Collyer, Illinois.
Wendell Philips, Massachusetts.
Samuel E. Sewell. Massachusetts.
T. ". Higzinson. Rhode Island.
George William Curtis New York.
Henry Ward Beecher, New York
Gerri. Smith, New York.
Theodore TiltOn. New York.
Gavin L. Stowe, Connecticut.
Dudley s. Gregory, New Jersey.
&c orge 7. Cobb. New Jersey.
John Y. Foster New Jersey.
James L. Hayes, New Jersey.
z. h. PanEbOrn, New Jersey.
Charles Robinson, Kansas.
samuel y. Wood, Kansas.
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\ Canadian boy, IN the town of St. Cath
crimes, had been punished by his father with
solitary confinement for lying. He showed
on his release that he had been employing
his time in theological reflections lie asked
his father
Pa, did you tell lies when you was
little2'
The father, perhaps conscience smitten.
endeayoTed to evade the question. But the
child persisted,-
d" Did you tell lies when yOn was little ;"
- Well, no. said the father shut why
did YOU ask 30
- Did ma tell lies when she was little ?"
- don't know, my son /; you must ask
her.
Well," retorted the Hopeful, "one of
you must have told lies, or you could not
have had son that would do it,
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An OLD MAN KILLED BY 4 BuLL.-An old
man. aged about so years, in Lebanon,
Dodge county, Wisconsin, was recently gorcd
10 death By vicious bull, owned by his son.
John Wilson. The old gentleman was in
the habit OF going to the pasture daily, to
let down the bars. for the cattle to 20 to a
neighboring spring. The bull had showed
vIeioGsness, and the old man, who was
powerfully built and entirely fearless. had
a struggle with him few days before, and
as he thought conquered him, but had been
cautioned by his son not to meddle with the
brute, nevertheless went as usual to the
pasture. On the day Of his death, before
going out, he knelt down and prayed ferv-
entity. Nothing more was thought of him
until the attention Of the family was at
rracted by the loud believing Of the bull.
and the general commo;ion among the cat
tie in the pasture, when the bull was dis
covered tossing the body of the old man up
on his horns. Lite was entirely extinct, the
cloth ~ was entirely striped from the body,
which was horribly mangled, and the ground
for quarter of an acre showed marks of
the terrible struggle which had preceded the
death
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An INNOCENT MAIDES.-As a weary trayt--
or was vending his way through the far
West region of the country, he discovered
Young maiden seated in front OF the door oil
q small log house. lie rode up IN 'front.' oil
the cabin and asked the gIrl for drink oi
water. lie drank 1t, and she being the hrst
woman be had seen for several days. offered
her dime for a.kiss. The young maiden
accepted the offer. and received both the kiss
and the dime. The traveller was about TO
resume his journey, but the girl, never be-
fore having seen dime, asked: ''What am
| 10 do with the dime p 4" You may use 1t
any way you wish he replied, - it Is
vours.r If that is the case" said she.
. I'D give you back the dime and take an
other kiss.
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Senator Trumbull and the Franchise.
Senator Trumbull, in an article in the new
Congregational organ at Chicago, The Ad-
vance, contends that impartial suffrage
throughout the Union can be established but
in two ways: either by the separate action
Of each State,or constitutional amendment.
In referring to the oft-quoted clause Of the
constitution about 81 republican form of
government, '' he says it is to he interpreted
by the intention Of those who wrote it. add
ing:
THE republican form Of government required
TO be guaranteed to each State, Is q government
Of such a character as existed in theStates when
the constitution was framed; and for Congress,
under the plea Of regulating suffrage, to declare
such governments anti-repubhcan, would be the
suhyersion instead Of the guarantee Of republi-
can forms Of government, and would necessarily
ahrogate all existing State governments, sine
every one does now and always has regulated
suffrage for itself"
Senator Trumbull adds
The legislation Of Congress regulating suf-
fage in the rebel States does not initiate against
the foregoing views, The legislation is based
on the authority OF Congress over the rebel
States as conquered territory The State gov
ernments were destroyed by the rebellion, but
the legal authority Of the United States over the
States never was destroyed. The hostile State
governments which were insugurated in lieu Of
the State governments which they destroyed,
were IN turn overthrown and conquered By the
United States. This left those States without
State governments Of any kind, and without the
ability 10 exercise any Of their functions be-
longing to them as States in the Union, which
conld only be exercised through the agency Of
utstc governments.
The United States became invested as con-
quercr with the powers belonging TO State gov
ernmenis, til such governments couli be re-
established AMI il Is under this power as con-
queror that Congress assumes, during the pro-
cess Of reconstruction. to control. by military
power, the loca' sifsirs of such State, anl 10
regulate the suffrage therein.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-10-11

TnE ABYssIyIAN ExPEDIT oN.-The expe-
dItion which Is to undertake the punish
ment OF King Theodore of Abyssinia for his
cruel treatment 0! some English captives, is
TO be under the charge of Sir Robert Napier,
with Sir Charles Stavely as second in com
mand. There will be about ten thousand
troops, and they will be furnished with all
the appliances Of modern European warfare.
Most OF these troops will be natives Of ln-
dla, they having been chosen on account Of
the probability that the climate would prove
less disastrous and destructive to them than
to Englishmen. But it will not do to trust
to the Sepoys altogether, and there viii
therefore, Ii 4 squadron Vf dragoons aud
four Regiments OF regular infantry taken from
the Britis!' army to adj to the cheetivencss
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Tyranny OF TRADES Unions IN ESGLAND.
The most extraordinary testimony has been
ken before a royal commission respecting
tie Intolerable exactions of the trades unions
m England. The following are samples OF
,aets recorded on sworn evidence
THE mssons Of Manchester will not allow
stone worked at the quarries to be brought
into their district, under penalty Of strike
II it come IRON Yorkshire 1t may be worked
n one side otherwise 1t must come in the
rough. Now, the stone can often be better
worked at the quarrIes it Is cheaper when
thus worked. and Of course it is easier to
convey and the freIghtage is less; but, no
matter, say the Manchester nasons, we will
strike work if you do not bring US the rough
stone and let US work it One firm was
bold enough to buy some delplIstone steps,
worked at the quarries, because Manchester
snasons often refused to work this stone but
forthwith the masons struck and the stone
hsd to be reworked by The union men. Anoth-
er firm had stones polished elsewhere. and
these had to be actually dciaced 50 that the
Manchester masons might repolish them, OF
else work would have been stopped The
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brick masOns are equally tyrannical, and will
not permit brick to be sold or used in any
district in which they arc not made-the
said districts being determined by by the un
ions. The manufacturers are watched, and if
this rule be infringed, the br icklaYers strike
at once. In several cases, employers have
been compelled to pay union men for the
time they would have worked, because non
uniOnists Of other districts had been allowed
certain job. How can labor prosper in any
country where labOrers perpetrate such out
RACES 3I'
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To The prisoners of War and UnioR citizens
held By the Confederate authorities during
the late rebellion, and nOg residing IN Nelc
England -
The Congressional Committee charged
with investigating the treatment of Union
prisoners will commence their session for
taking testimony for the New England States
at Boston. Mass on the 18th Of October,
inst, and will probably remain in session
several weeks.
IL is the desire Of the committee that all
persons who haYe been prisoners IN the hands
Of the rebels shall have ample notice and op-
portunIty tor presenting their testimony be-
fore the committee.
To this end, the committee earnestly en-
woke the aid of the press throughout New
England in giving a general and thorough
notice OF their session, commencing on the
18th instant.
Every soldier and citizen desirous of ap-
pearing before the committee is requested to
send his address to the undersigned, at
Nashua, y H., as early as possible, in order
that the necessary arrangements may be
made to secure their attendance without in
convenience or delay.
W. +. STEVENS.
Oct. l, 1867. For the Committee.
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governor IN PErTIcoArs. "A correspon-
dent of the New York Tribune, describing
celebrated portrait gallery at Kensington.
Eng, says there is portrait there OF Ed
ward Hyde, afterwards third Earl OF Claren-
don, who was Governor Of New York in the
reign OF Queen Anne. He is represented (it
was painted in l723) in female low-necked
evening dress, it being bis idea of loyalty to
his Queen to dress like her Among 9TH
er apIsh tricks" says Miss Strickland,
- Lord Cornbury, the half-witted son of
Henry Earl of Clarendon, is said to have
held his stale leyees at New York, and re-
ceiyed the principal Colonists dressed in
complete female court costume, becauEc
truly be represented the person Of female
sovereign, bis cousin, Queen Anne
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FACTS FOR TEMPERANCE MrS.-Mr. Col.

FACTS FOR TEMPERANCE MEN.-Alr. Col
leneth, a celebrated German physician says ::
For twenty-oue years have banished all in
toxicAtes from my practice, and during that
period have not made fewer than $50, 900
medical visits, and hesitate not to say that the
recoveries have been more numerous and more
rapid than they were during the five years |
followed the usual practice and administered
brandy, wine, and beer.
DR.. Chandler of St. Albans, Vt. says:
have never known an instance of recovery
from habitual drunkenness. except by total alb
stinence at once, from all intoxicating bever
sges- And in professional practice, exceeding
half a century, have never known death, or
disaster Of any sort to follow, as the result of
such treatment. And have never known an
instance Of ultimate prosperity in business. in
any young man. who commenced with indul-
gence in alcoholic c0RriUidlities
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Emerson, in one Of his lectures, tells the
W. +. STEVENS.
For the Committee.

Emerson, in one Of his lectures, tells the
following
One # the greatest essentials for an elo-
quent man is presence Of mind. Some men
under a sudden presssre collapse entirely,
and all their wit and fancy forsake them.
DR.. Charles Chauscey, famous as a clergy
nan hundred years ago, was once told while
on his way to his weekly lecture, that boy
had just been drowned In the Frog Pond on
the Common, and the good doctor was re-
quested to improve the sad event IN his pray
er and remarks. The announcement had so
uniavorable on eff-et upon the Doctors pres
ence Of mind that he was entirely unable to
get any nearer the sbbject in his prayer, af-
ter repeated efforts, than to pray that the
Lord would bless all the little boys that had
been drowned in the Frog Pond that day
There was no lack Of talent or ability in this
man, but bis presence Of mind was unable
to stand the test Of sudden pressure. So
great was the doctors dislike for sensational
preaching that he was accustomed to pray
that he might not be eloquent-a prayer
which was answered.
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How Messages are received by the Cable.

Messages are not received over the Allan
tic Gable by the ordinary apparatus used in
land lines, but by Thomson's rejecting gal
vanometer, which is thus described:
If you suspend magnetic needle by
hOrsehair, it will point north. If you carry
a coil Of wire around the needle at right
angles and send current of electricity
through it the needle will be detected tow
ard the wire, just in proportion to the
strength Of the current but tbs moment the
current ceases the needle will point north
again. \ needle thus suspended will be de-
aected By the least possible current Sir
William conceived the idea of attaching a
little mirror OF sllyered mica to the needle
which moves with it, upon which a ray of
light from lamp shining through a small
hole in a stationary piece of brass is reflected
by the mirror upon an ivory scale about two
feet of. The brass being stationary and
close to the end Of the needle and the rays
OF light streaming through the hole, Will
show the slightest movement of the needle,
be it the thousandth part of an inch.
Such delicate instrument renders possible
the feat described by Prof Gould, of send
ing messages with battery composed of a
percussion cap and drop Of acid
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The little have seen Of the world teaches
me to look upon the errors OF others IN sor-
row, not in anger. When take the history
of one poor heart that has sinned and suf-
fcred, and represent to myself the struggles
and temptations 1t has passed through. the
brief pulsations of joy. the feyerish inquIe-
tude OF hope and fear, the pressure Of want.
the deserti0n Of friends. would fam leave
the errlns soul of my fellow mln with Iiim
from whose hand it came - LoHgfello0