Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-22
Editorial Items.

LuItOl I'LL lttil>.
The Conservative MARYLAND Constitutional
Convention have done a good thing in pro-
posing an amendment to the constitution re
moving all disabilities which now keep col
ored persons out of the witness box. But
why not go considerably further. and remove
the disability which now keeps them out of
the jury box, and out of the ballot box?
Horace Greeley, while in Richmond, add
dressed a public audience in the African
Church The address is quite rational, more
so than would expect from his strange
conduct in the court room.
The testimony taken in the contested cleo
ton case in Ohio, shows that Columbus
! Delano, Republican, is elected and not Gen
G. W Morgan, Democrat, who has the
certificate.
Toombs, the rebel fire-eater, it is said, has
concluded to postpone calling the roll of his
slaves on Bunker HILL and is cultivating his
plantations with free labor. He - accepts
the situation.
Democrats in Tennessee allow colorcd men
them on their prominent committees. What
has become of the - white man govern
ment?''
The Commissioner of Pensions has decided
that enlisted men, whether in the general
service or in the Veteran Reserves, detailed
to duty in the War Department as clerks or
messengers. are not entitled to a continuance
of their pensions while in such service.
Hon George Bancroft of New York the
historian. has been appointed by the Presi-
dent. minister At Berlin, in place of Mr..
Wright deceased
In the Connecticut legislature a new tea
turc in prohibition is suggested, which makes
buying as we'll as selling liquor crime Why
shouldn't it be?
! The income of A. L. Stewart, Of New ork.
was 81 OF ,256 90 last year This year it is
S736, So 90 Bonner, of the Ledger has an
income of nearly $3.50, 900 90.
The daily receipts from internal revenue
are much less than during the corresponding
period of last year The public debt must
be increasing, AZ the current revenue from
all sources must be considerably less than
the current expenses.
New Hampshire has 50, 900 900 invested
in horses, 81. 800 200 in cattle, 50 500 900
in mich cows, $4,000 900 in sheep, and
S674 200 in swine.
The mayor and prominent citizens of Mo-
bile condemn the riot in that city, and have
said so in sundry resolutions.
The strike in Chicago is at an end, and labor
is cheaper than before. Striking in New
York city has ended with the same result.
Gen. Longstreet was vice-presidcnt of
meeting in New Orleans addressed by Gen.
Wilson. 1t is mt stated whether he approved
of Gen. Wilson's platform not. He, how
ever 50 accepted the situation.
Tad Lincoln stands next to a eolored boy
in his class in Chicago school, and takes
his part against the mean white boys. Tad
is not smart in his scholarship but he honors
his name by taking the black boys part
1t is now thought that emancipation cannot
be long postponed in Cuba. The creoles and
native Cubans are said to favor it very gen
orally.
The Atlantic cable of 1906 has bee n in
ured near the Newfoundland shore by an
iceberg, and will be useless until the injury
is repaired. The cable of 1865, however,
works well, and is sufficient for all the de-
mands of business
Democratic Congressman Hise, of Ken
lucky, shot himself, not as at first report cd,
because he thought the country going to
smash. but because he had made false returns
to the Internal Revenue assessor. The NOR
tally would be pretty general if his example
sho uld be followed.
1t is estimated that 300, 600 emigrants will
arrive at New York this year, one half of
whom. at least, will be Germans.
The majority of the special committee of
the Massachusetts legislature, on the subject
of prohibition and license, have reported in
favor of a license law, but it is conceded that
the prohibitory law will not he repealed at
this session.
WEST poINT.-At the last annual exam
ination G. p. Miller, from Vermont, stood
fourteen. and VIM. j. Sartle, from Vermont,
stood forty-eight. There are 63 cadets in the
class.