Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-07-12

more, as an act Of right in order that he |
may defend himself against gross personal .
abuse and VIC grant it, though such bitter
personal controversy is not to cur taste, with |
the understanding that 1t shall stop hrr,. or F.
be carried ou outside oi our calumr-
Gto. II. Biarlow. E1f5r .|ttr Tiae:
Your comments On NY letter TO- tic
b. Free Press g" have been read With much pleas
ure. You seem to realize ,he truth Of the Oh
adage, that " a 8pN k4i'c makes ,rorse s9ra
than keen oac." The Philadelpbia rlatf rm
is q dead Issue. II was written By the hand iha.
penned the Lincoln platform in 1864 but when
its new pretended friends showed their auimus
by nominating Hoffman. ne painted company.
But you vas the IS IiHoiHg political .tgile-
cock and renegade" all through the admins
traiicn Of Mr. Lincoln. The suimus Of your p.-
per was shown by remark Of a l.ierd OF yours,
Sc Abe Lincoln, d-n him, be has 10 back
bone" asked you to cease finding fault with
Mcclellan, while lie was al the head Of the ar
my, and did DO. stop my PAPER because you
refused, Lut when yea called C. b, OF the l0th
regiment 81. ID scaly company, and made
the re marx to a young nan. (your superior in
every manly quality who hal enlisted in that
Co, then I stopped my paper and used the
sc cheese knife" You ask VIVA. favor did
you, and say offered ycl " unaskci and uni
versally rejected advice IIIH yos cane 20
my office arI asked I'D asr.cs about purcfas-
ing tte " Times" Did Ieg,l urastcf qdrices
-4al 'rleq Iafriscl g5a 10 make iie purchase.
tres that a7rire r5eete{2 When paid for two
or three copies Of your pap--, uls Hat a. tar5r.
When You AMI your friends came to ny cGic,
repeatedly to consult sni advise, was the all
vice rejected q. not rscoil,ct tine ,Lat you
did not AL IL with ny advice until we differed
about Mr.. Lincoln. sustained his acts De-
cause he was the head Of the government. all
believed it the duty Of every loyal man TO suz
tain him in that trying time You oppose.
him. Yen were willing to furnish "ail al.
comfort 20 the enemy TO crafty @ private
feeling. After the war Is over you allow 10 cn
but yourself 70 question the acts Of the party
but y5r can denounce Mr.. Lincoln IN war time
oppose his denomination, AMI al rsh. ~.
since the war can denouace Mr.. johnson, Al.
after you get the post oll,c handle hin. as gent
y as kitten, and always be a g-5i republican
But how about the post oii,e;-was your ap
pointment dependent upon the Senate confirm
} ing the nomination Of General Rousseau a
q Brigalies General in the army uI Oh
s Gaming o.! Grinuc.l by Rousseau quality him
, the Office, when our heroic SauuarI could 5al
f get d Hai lri,y: Is his rarutlclai.m s.ull,
p than stannlrl's When every post master
the State that vas removed i.r political Ie1s-
g was lu. back but Huntington. were lie AZ
j siauaarl il., cut q, give y5- anil Rousseau o.
S places by e-mpr.u-e:
These ere questions chat .llal Interest I'd
community as much -s DE r-ti' .. -.e.
private iu5iyii1s,
uea lI.
= sharp debate occurred DID, ite Sr.
, Over the resolution previously adopted
caucus r,-tiie,ine legislation 90 DE mats.
r Of Reconstruct M- Sumner .flo..
the resolution.
= Mr. FesseuIcl SAID ,.4l he complained
was that Nr. sumner -.t only t.-l pat ia ID
% bate in the caucus. Tut v1t-l. l-l then when D
found himself 10 the minority declared Cha.
vas not bound ty the MAJ l.ly.
\ Mr.. S-L-.r--N yt1 ca. L-- F.t-, Do .-.--s z
y difference 7 fl,i. my duty O. r,t.-. Gle Ir
! position as long as I could, and tl-r when
(. could 10 me- 60 10 wash NJ hands q. it al.
: gether, 4uI llt others carry .- iHt- the S.aa
Chamber if they would
Mr. Sumner vas addressing die 81. t.- ODD q
p subject CT tie caucus AMI tlc extent ta Viii,
/. Senators we've bound iy it- resul's, when ~
! Elmunis inquired 81 tle Reconstruct -1 r.
Z was not male the subject OF She caucus
Mr. sumner stil be believed be- il.Io-u-.
: into that caucus tie Ir1r-s u-a o.. u--.s i4
. suffrage, which received D. votes.
: Dir Humanitarian would ycg l.sl q. B..
I !. those ]. votes Llj regulated
. Nj. Slul.r-lL, there .s great l.--g-l.
y. between rcruiiaiing 10 favor Of human r.ga
: and reluIiltug against them. lGrcl- laughter
Mr.. Sumner said DO was tine Go adopt q clu-
code for the government Of such uceinEs, aI
}, 10 determine what amount ci l.shll5r shall
s visited up1n these who DO l-t t-t. bound 'y
results