Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-01-01

| little cxtravagances of the government, is
queer, and must appear to all very much
/ like 50 straining at a gnat and swallowing a
camel It would be day of great gain to
the country should all the useless, sineeure
offices-of which there are vast number in
this city alone-be abolished, and those
which are necessary be filed with competent
men, and have good liberal salaries attached
to them, sufficient to retain such men as any
private man would trust and employ. Til
then, our people will be paying large sums
of money more than is needful to have their
business done in Il loose and careless way.
1t is refreshing to see occasional CLEANS of
sense in regard to the purchase of foreign
. territory shining from the people at large
and their representatives here. True, we
do not know the proceedings on these mat
tiers in the Senate, for their debates are
strictly private. and we only know the result.
But in the House now and then some voice
like that Of Mr.. Spaulding's protest against
the right of the President and the Senate to
draw, without the consent OF the House.
such vast sums of money from the public
treasury, and various other matters show
that there are those who still stand on that
plank of the good old Republican party,
which forbids the acquisition OF any more
territory. We are rejoiccd also to see tina
the Republican party Of your neighborin
state of New Hampshire has expressly
adopted this plank as one of its, on which
t. stand during their coming election. For
with this, and specie payment joined to rigid
economy, and the unanimous and enthusi-
astic nomination of Gen. Grant how can
they help triumphing, though oppressed by
the shameful examples set her this tall by
her larger and more influential ncighbofs.
:. ho is to be our next wee president -
~ the question heard on every hand Penn
sylyania, with her true greed and seishncsS
claims it. OF course, but unfortunately here
there are too many persons wiling to accept
the disagreeaDle position and ~ final agree
nent be arrived at New Nork claims
the honor for Fcnton and Morgan while
perhaps the majority everywhere would pre-
fer that Mr.. Colfax should be IGNORED with
the election Whatever ma he agrocd
upon, it l. certainly to he hoped that moth
ing will ever again be done fol Cancellation.
any bat true and faithful man raised to
the vice PRESIDENT chair, and 10 such man
a. Johnson ever again disgrace our ticket.
incidentally spoke Of the ncanne>s and
impudence of the custom house officials at
St. Adams Il few days ago. Now i am l,l =
~ to say that the treasury department mas
determined t. overhaul them and trv - cor
rect = few of the abuses daily committed
there. There is more trouble experienced
there than i'll any other custom house i'm she
country and a thorough clearing out is
greatly needed. Vague runors have also
reached here of different treatment OF
different persons, caused Ivy .udicio,;s use
of money. W hen this annoyance is removed
there Will be nowhere pieasiuter snmncr
ride than that to Canada through the glori-
ous hills of Vermont. and BY the beautiful
shores of Lake Champlain, foI nowhere else
can we find more delightful scenery ana II,
much comfort
Congress by its adjournment defeated tie
white - bill, but will speedily re-enact 1t
on their rc-assembling. and lastcn on to II
settlement Of our finances and other yexcd
questions.