Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-10-09
Nr. Delmar's Statement.

Of several democratic merchants in New lorA'
the statements of Mr.. Wells and Atkinson
Delnar IS sorehead. Congress provided ior
the adjustment Of his Office after the lst oil next
January, and, Of course, Mr.. Delmar Is iio' d
friend Of the Republican party. lie Is aizo
dance and an order. issued. by Secretary Nc
Curoch In 1867, Is on file among the re'''u' VI
the Treasury Department, directing 'hat the
ul..r. clifton Of .Delmar'z Statistics oil the
I-rit.i states be burned. This was DONE anu
ouly few copies Of Mr.. Delmar STATISTICS
/ were saved from destruction
/ Mr. D.lmar now taxes hi revenge by trying
I t. show that the government viii be compelled
/ =. r.-r.w something like $50, 10000 to com
r,e,e its engagements up TO the first Of next
lime To make this out he estimates the receipts
f-,r, customs at $4,000, 900, or about twenty
millions less than the average for the last three
YEAR: the receipts from internal revenue at
el22. 900, 900, OF seventy millions less than tne
revenue under that head last year; anu the
receipts from all other sources at about iof'!
millions less than the average for three years
0
mast OF course anything can be proved by
such figuring. Mr.. Delmar's great statement
/ only shows what desperate SINUS ''e
are driven to.
The instruction in Spain affords a good illus
60 o,'5 downs sc Of life. Two
49,. O. ,-.s entertaining the French
- Ill with the state due her position
.-i .,..,.. now she Is furitivefrom her throne
/ and country. seeking refuge in France.
s. Where are the victories you promised Us :
said Haratio Seymour sueeringly, in dark
rerf.i Of the war. Just before the victories Of
/ yi-I.,burr and Gettysburg. Now the Democrats
/ aIl over the country, as they witness the returns
from Vermont, Maine, Colorado, and New
Mexico. feel like asking back, Of Horaiio :;
+ 81. Where are the victories You promised Us ''
|
I The y. y. Herald, speaking OF the great
corner in that stock market last week say .
/ CO. The most reputable men IN the financial CON-
muuity are unanimously of the opinion lna' 'iI
Nclu''och and Mr.. Van py'A ue'lo'i'''E
played into the hands Of this last c'li'ii''.-i
lor purposes Of their own. The I''l'"' anus .
,...- u...l..s. to,l f,. n,rrirciplei stock eamb-
Dor. ~ assist in locking M money and disturbing
,fs markets Of the entire community. iisarrang-
ir- f.. avcborr.. ami bringing untold losses
,,,r tl,a rr. 51c,ige interest Of the country
The secretary must look to his reputation, which
+. f,.t melting away.
Il is Main from Mr.. Dlna's acceptance of the
nomination Of tire boiling Convention in the
Fifth Mas. district, that the uuauimity in the
regular Convention wa, no Indication Of unani-
nifty IN the party. in that district. Mr.. Dana
a.a,Iuc have accepted the nomination with
out assurance of the support of very numer-
Gus and respectable portion Of the Republicans
Dc seems % us, AT this distance, that It WAS q
regular convention but. doubtless for sufficient
reasons they did not do So. will he a lively
fight now up To- election. and if the result shall
b. the election Of as GOOD A man as Richard "
pop. to Conrre-. the State Of Massachusetts
and the country will have cause Of rejoicing.
Another letter from Gen DIX "hiih i' is sup
posed was "A dressed To- Hon. lib. "a'Aourne' Is
published by the G4lena, III. Ga-fH'' winch is
quite as explicit as the Cisco letter IN regard to
". Seymour uniues- t3oe President Gen. DIX
says taar le knows him vel, and Is convinced
t1t his want # fuune-s &c would renew the
' d.s-ensians which have brought SO much evi.
'' on our e.1n,ry.' Ha further declares TINT
DE does not think tina; Mr.. seymour &c has any
of lhe qualifications which are indispensable To-
maintain the public tranquility q, this iuucture.
The Gn-ses s5y- that General p.z intends TO re-
turn home next spring, however the election
may result. thur proving untrue tie charge
shat he espresso. these view, Ia the hope If re-
tanning his present position.
Ey-Auy.-Gyacal Sundery has been on tie
stump a. Lancaster. d.. ami made very PLAIN TO
the evil, ofr.dicl ruiz. According TO the ,l-
u.eat Staaburv an the Democrats have got TO 90
8, to fIov through TAI. simple and easy pro-
,f4umc. First &C al. elect President who
evil fight it out Oh the line of the Constitution.
- instead Of the line Of the Republican army.
Next. elect democratic House Of Representa-
3. tiycs, and half the work is done for not a
e. Representative from any Of those reconstructed
90 States vii Doe recognized or allowed TO take his
Is sen, IA that body, and not another dollar viii
' Doe appropriated to sustain the Freedmen Blu
% rg..u, or the military occupation Of the South.
Sc Finally, put Democratic majority in the Sc
nate, and then she good work viii be finished.
Tho amount of investigation and study Of eau
-c- and effects which Mr.. Stanbury must have
expended ia laying out this deep plan, must
have been tremendous But Gen. Blair has one
much shorter, .ud worth two of Stanbery's
Mr.. Stanbery was considerate enough to allow
The democracy some time " in which to accom-
Ilish all this, and 1t looks very much as if they
would ueei IT,
The southern Governors are placed IN pretty
tight spots now-a-days. They are hated by most
of the whites over whom they are placed, because
they are Republicans and part Of the machinery
Of reconstruction They have also to encounter
the jealousy OF the blacks whose ideas Of what Is
necessarily involved IN civil freedom and equal
ity are often Wild, AMI vino are apt to be suspi-
eious that one who does not 20 the full length
Of their demands is not their friend. The Gov
eruors on their part have TO hold firm and even
hand over both classes: 10 TO Justice between
a, far as possible, and of course to identify them
selves wholly with neither class, though thereby
they may get the ili-will ofboth. Thecase Of Gov.