Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

j l,0S4,O00, 1000, it will be allowed that if tn,
estimates for the future approximate any
where near as closely to tie truth as those
5 for the past, we are likely to have here a
great Country" That 1t will be one
country ior a generation to come. seems GER
tain; that it viii offer greater attraction
than ever to immigrants from other lands is
likely ami it is By NJ means a Wild aatici-
patton to conclude that many who have been
mourning IN years pas; over the ruin Of the
Country may live to see il contain one-tcnth
Of al the population Of th, globe, aud stand
ing couio-sedly the nIsh,iest nation Of the
World
THE PesuoN OF Co>csTss.-In lecture
ID Boston On the y ult, Hon. Geo.
S. Boutwell,. of Massachusetts,, said
From what know Of the purpose AMI
opinion cf Congress, 10 not hesitate to say that
The great majority Of the loyal members Of the
tSo Houses are 10 favor Of declaring By solemn
resolution OF public act. that the governments
up 10 these ten (SJuthern) States are illegal
nd invalid, and shall exercise authority no
ger; and by legislative authority establish
lguucn's In those districts, call them terri
rial governments, or what you viii; and iu
Get establishing those governments decide
1t an loyal ma'e citizens shall be entitled 70
'aa right # su.iare.'
This is au important statement. That the
d. i1ri,y oi Congress, believe that ,h,r, has
len undue assumption OF authority by the
President, in ;hc raclustruciion Of the
s.u-leru States, is unquestiJnable; that they
propose that Congress, no; Mr.. johnson,
'all establish the terms Of admission, is
ID undoubtedly the case. But that Con-
IS would formally adopt the doctrine Of
b. State suicide, and undertake to legislate
Or the late rebel States as territories, we
1--we not believed, nor DO we, Ms. Boutwell, .
Oh. the con,rsry-it that is what he means /
,withs.auiing. The go5ernm nts which /
C.ugress will organize, will be, We take it,
SAFE governments, based on the loyal pop /
uati1n.
Washington Dispatches -ay that the Gov
eumen, is in possession Of adyices which
leave no room To d5ul; that the British Cab
met viii rec5 5gaiza the .uabauia claims, and,
in return, our own Cabinet Will recognize
O. British claims against this country.
NDuN Ho,riLms Dispatches from Fort
Lramic report grand coalition Of twelve
uitos OF Indians, i1r {. stilities against the
whites 10 Dac5na and Montana territories.
Tie uumte- JC warriors Is estimated as high
es lI,OOo, bat this Is doubtless an ezagger-
au.n. The recent massacre near Fort
k-ruly is confirmed. Col. Fclterman and
nj -y men went after the Indians, and were
gi ually drawn on until At a point four
m from tie fort they were surrounded
an slaughtered. Not man escaped. The
bodies were stripped ofeyery article Of cloth
ins, scllIcd and mu,ilatcd. Thirty bodies
were found Ia space not larger than good
sized room. Nearly al the bodies were re-
covered and buried in the fort.
slyAToR EDuUSDs introduced IN the Sen
at 1st week, bill to prevent illegal voting
il District Of Columbia. Ii Furnishes
W. impris nment Of no. less than two
III lis or more than SIX months any attempt
to lie without being duly registered as
yo r, or the voting or attempting to vote
M 20 than once, and further disqualfes
fr IN voting thereafter in the District, any
one who 50 oifends against the law. The
bill, ifIt becomes law, VIII render it diff
cult for rei-L= to evade it's provisions; and
tlore is no reason why it should not pass
The bill establishing equal suffrage in the
d .rict Of Columbia has been followed by .
ths adoption Of the resolution of Mr.. Stew
en- providing fer the organization of free
sci lols in the District Of Columbia, IN which
no distinction shall be made on account Of /
col r..
Ms. Trumbull, Of Illinois, made a speech.
in the L. S. Senate, about week ago in
which be showed that the pardoning power
could not be taken from the President of the
United States by any action Of Congress. His
power to grant rerrIayes and pardons comes
FROM a provision Of the Constitution; and by !
Judicial decisions he can grant pardons be-
tor as well as after conviction.
lie Washington Republican says that
Ca. Lyon Of Lyons5ale, n. Y, late Gov
err 7 Of the Territory of Idaho, who reports
that be was robbed Of SAT 600 in Govern
mtnt funds IN the cars a few nights ago, has
ne, accounted for about 100000 ad
yanoed to him by tho Government at various
times.
The Admission of Excluded States.
From the Richmond Examiner.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 1866.
\ very important movement is on foot for
tbc admission Of excluded States upon the
! ad pticn Of the Constitutional Amendment.
! IT, South Carolina Legislature will receive,
/ in a day OF two, ample assurances that Sem
! atprs and Representatives from that State,
( duly qualified, will be admitted pom the
/ asscnt Of that body TO the Congressional
! Amendment Mr.. Wetherby, came here
day or two ago as Deputy from members
! of the Legislature from South Carolina, TO
! inquire whether the State would be restored
! If She ratified the Amendment, there being
| among the members Of the Legislature
doubt upon the subject. ss. = -
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