Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-31

difficult to hev decided whether he vuz a goin
to try the court or the court him. But repress-
l in himself, he took his seat Techin solicitood
wuz displayed in the court room for his COM
fort A crack in the winder cssin let in draft
Nv cold air; he shuddered and a shudder run
thro the entire assemblage. The shudder Nv
the conservative merchant from Moo York wuZ
trooly artistic. Cotton wuz called for, when the
conservative merchants wife tore of one Nv her
buzzums and stuff the spertoor. Wuz there
ever moro techin sacriis The President Wept
ez be beheld it. On ascertaining the tempera-
toor Tich best sootid his system, Thermometer
wuz brot, and the room WIZ kept IN that per
else degree.
There wus sum triain legal formahties gone
through with, and the Presidents counsel made
motion that he be admitted to bail. There
wuz a stir in the Court. ''Alske it a million -
sed one, $50 that the craven North shel see how
we ken take care Nv them We love - but IN
derWood, with the meanuess characteristic Nv
the man, fixed it at 500, 900, and brisk ez bees,
SeheI, Moo York DImocrat, several Richmond
democrats and Horris Greeley slept forrerd and
signed it. Ez Horris did it | coolent restrain
myself no more. Bustin into tears / fell INTO
Greeley's buzzum and we embraced Ez 10
hadn't his specktcles on he sposed it wuz Da-
Wis hisself, and he busted into teers also, aud
there wuz one Nv the most striking tabl0s ever
exhibited. | got away afore he diskivered his
mistake.
Here wuz the endIn Nv our troubles-the con-
snmmsshun Nv cur hopes. Davis is free. The
psnt-up emoshens Nv the people found vent.
IL he stept into the street the people crowded
to the carriage wich contained US and rent the
air with cheers. We reacht the hotel, and after
embracin his wife, a season Nv religious exer-
cises wuz held. The clergyman who he'd charge
Nv Davis piety dOorin the war wuz present, and
be offered prayer. He prayed fervently that
the Lord would forgive the peaple Of the North
for the wrong they had done our sainted head,
that he wood forgiv, ef possible, the late mead
Nv the federal Government who had opposed
him and the glorious coz, and ef Divine mercy
could stretch so far that he wool fOrglv the Col
onel Nv Michigan cavalry wich hunted down
the Saint who wuI now in our midst, and made
Nv MIN captive lie prayed for forgiveness
for the reckless men Nv the north who invaded
Virginia; for the nOosepsper conduckters who
had opposed him who is now with Us, par,ick-
lerly Horris Greeley who had this day ia some
measure stoued for his previous shortcouius.
He prayed that the blessins Nv Heyen might rest
first, upon the city Nv Redmond, thea upon
the balance Nv Virginia and afterwards upon
the rest Nv the Sou,h5rn States, and he wound
up with fervent sppeal that the Ethiopians,
wich coOdent change their skins, might see the
error Nv their ways aud return 70 their normal
coniishen.
Ater this the President received his friends.
am not permitted TO give more " the res
dents plans than this He will rensin N Sc
cloosion, and will take no part whotever in pol
itics until after his final acquttsl in November.
He don't feel at liberty to take hold Nv the
Government 20 long ez ther Is even a techulkle
charge agin him. Our friends in the Northern
States, who expected him 10 take the stump IN
their behalf this fall, will be Disappointed.
return to-morrer % Kentucky.
PETRoLrrN Y. y sBY. P. VI.
(Wich is Postmaster > and Professor in the dam
AMI Japhet Free Academy for the deSeopmect
" the iniellok Nv all races irrespective Nv
color.