Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-20
BURLINGTON, Sept. y, 1867.
5. Editors Of the Free Press

'r BURLINGTON, Sept. u, 1867.
.Nessrs. Editors Of the Free Press,
- Gentlemen,--My attention was attracted to {
e editorial in your paper of last enng. in viii,
n l am reported as having said "that was Ii,
= cut of the nomination Of States Attorney in col
It vention." Such remark was never male
S me; your informant must be mistaken. UpC
l. the subject of that nomination 10 one vi
> authorised or requested by myself or by an
t one in my behalf to present my name as
candidate; and it was not done
! You may publish the above lfyou choose.
Very Respectfully,
LEvERErT Z. ESGLEsBV.
We have only to say to the above, tia; W
are sorry to misquote Mr.. Enslosby or any
body and that the pretty natural Temarl
alluded to-not quoted exactly above, how
eyeT-was not attributed to Mr.. Englosby bJ
US hout direct, positive and as VIC sup
pcso ccuratc information.
FRANKLIN CouSrr-It Is now said that
Bailey proves to be elected Judge ofPiobate
il Franklin Co.. there having been a mis-
count Of some GO votes, the correction Of
which gives him majority over samson -
The St. Adams Transcript says
The small vote for Judge Of Probate in 81. Al
bans, compared with that 1Cr the rtst Of the
/ County ticket led 10 denomination Of the
ballot ani the Official count. which bad been
carefully preserved in the Town Clerks safe.
This examination was made on wednesday by
Selectmen Victor Atwood and Daniel r. Potter,
Constable Mason, and Justices Sherman AMI
Gilman, when it vas found that there was su
error Of % in the footing OF the vote, 10 favor
Of Mr.. Bailey il other words, the votes were
correctly counted on election day, but the clerk
OF the board, by mistake, gave Mr. Bailey ~
less than he vac fairly entitled to. Thefe ~
votes added 10 the number Of votes Nir. Bailey
was said TO have received, reduces Mr.. Sams0n's
majority in St. Albans to p, and consequently
elects Mr. Bailey, unless there are changes in
favor Of Mr.. Samson in other towns. Last week
we gave Mr.. Bailey a majority Of So in Flet-
cher We are informed that It is gJ. Allowing
the vote Of Fletcher, however, 70 remain the
same as last week, Mr.. Bailey has sls reg Ulil-
rity IN the County over Judge Samson.
ELECTION ITms.-The election Of the
democratic representatives IN Bradford and
Cosinth are to be contested
West Fairlee, the home OF Gen. Thomas,
gives a republican majority and las gained
a republican representative.
There Will be . democrats 10 tie House,
il the Bradford and Corinth men keep ,hcr f.
seats.
Nr. Benjamin Upton Of Bakersfield. aged .
niuety-two years. walked three mites TO az
tend the Republican caucus, and having .
done bic duty IN The selection of town req .
rezena,i,c, was promptly On hand 90 help /.
elect ..l on election day,-a good example /
for some Of our listles. republicans
ARREST ox SusrlGoS.-A Frenehman
who was trying to selIa $500 team 1r Sl2j
in Port Henry. last Tuesday, was arrested
On suspicion Of having stolen the property.
lie ayerg,d be could produce evidence that
the team was hi- own and offered tor sl.l
cheap because he must go West. was ole
lowed 90 g for his witno=s, and up 80 Friday
afternoon bad not returned. The horse and
wagon are still in possession or tie cficlrs
at Port Henry, awaiting claimant.
Our FoRgsrs We have received from
Hon. W.ysIow c. WILSON au interesting
and important paper en- the influence o.. iar-
cs,s, their usss III the vegetable. animal ana
mineral economy, dc. /, appears % have
been furnished 10y him to tie Now Yo.k
State Agricultural Society, and appears In
the transactions of that Society i5s lSCj,
and Is heIc reproduced in pamphlet form.
The disastrous consequences which follow
the excessive destruction Of the forests in
our own country, and the importauce and
Of restoring them N mnn7 places,
are dwelt upon with clcarness and force.
The subject is one Of very great consequence, |
and deserves both legislative and private at
tenti1n. Near the close Of the pamphlet,
Mr.. WIuslow has some brief sIecuhtions
about the sIringing up ofyeGetablc rrowths.
1mctimes quite different from those which
previously occupied the ground, after the old
,rowihs have been swept away by fire. His
view 5fthe matter docs not accord with nat
nraI Ilws, 20 far as ascertained By the ot-
scr,ati5ns Of the most thoru invcsti.l-
tors Of natures operations. but that does y
not affect the general merit Of his treatise
FRrlr STEALING Is one Of the mclne-s as
well - most common kinds Of thiev,ry. No
one who raises lrui,, but lad much rather
have ts value in money taken from bis
pock,t. than to have his fruit stolen from his
,ard. % or orchard. Two yult thieves were
,aug in the act, night before last, by one Of
our .izens. They were not boys bus men,
whu new and should have done better.
For ,de benefit Of all persons Of similar pro-
clivitics we copy the following clauses from
the Statutes of Vermont on the subject:
"sEc 80, Every person who shall williuiy
and maliciously enter any orchard, garden or
n ursery, and take away, mutilate or destroy any
tree, shrub or vine, or steal, take and carry
away any fruit or flower, without the consent Of
the owner thereof, shall be deemed guilty Of 4
and shall be punished by fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprison-
ment in the county jail for a term not exceeding
three months, or both Of said punishments, IN
the discretion Of the Court having jurisdiction Of
the same.
SIC. 50. Every person who shall williuly
commit any trespsss, By entering upon the gar
den, orchard, or other land Of another on which
fruit trees are grown or raised, without permis-
SION Of the owner thereof, and with intent TO
cut, take, carry away, destroy, or injure the
trees, fruit, or vegetables there growing or
being, shall be punished by Imprisonment in
the county jail not more than thirty days, or BY I
fine not exceeding twenty dollars; and if any Of /
the offenses mentioned l this section shall be /
committed on the Lords day, or in disguise, or |
secretly in the night time, between suu-settiug I
and sun-rising. the Imprisonment shall not lie I
lees than five days nor the fine less than five dol ]
lars"