Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-01-22
Editorial Items.

Editorial Items.
CoNNEcTIcur.-Thc Republicans of Con-
and nominated Hon. Marshall Jewell, a
wealthy and popular merchant, for governor.
Francis Wayland, a lawyer and son of the
late President Wavland Of Brown Cniver-
sity, was put in the second place on the
ticket The resolutions adopted, endorse the
reconstruction policy of Congress favor the
most rigid economy in state and national
matters; and stronsly recommend the names
of Grant and Buckingham for the Offices Of
President and Vice President. The atten-
dance was large and enthusiastic ana conf
dence was expressed that the Republicans
would, at the coming election, redeem the
state The campaign has certainly opened
auspiciously.
The committee on Ways and Mems of the
House have adopted in committee the fol-
lowing resolution To guide the Committee in
the amendments u the Internal Revenue
laws
Rcsoired. as the sense OF the Committee
that $50 900 900 shall be considered as the
amount necessary to be obtained from inter
nal taxes and that the same shall. as far a.
practicable, be collected from First Dis
titled spirits and fcrmcntcd liquors. Second
Tobacco and manufacturers Of tobacco.
Third Stamps. Fourth Special taxes.
Fifth Incomes. Sixth Dividends Sey-
enth Luxuries and amusement. Eighth
Banks and Railroads. Ninth Gross receipts.
Tenth Legacies and SUGGESTIONS leaving
the lowest possible sum t. he collected from
the industrial pursuits. or relieving that
class of interests entirely.
This is good resolution proridea the ex-
Penses Of the government can be kept as low
as they ought to be But wouldn't it he
better TO try economy in expenses before
very largely reducing the income Of the
government
\. g. Thurman has been elected senator
from Ohio, to succeed Senator Wade The
Republicans Of that state will have six years
in which to repent at leisure for their crimi-
nal apathy in permitting the Democrats t.
elect majority of the present legslature>
The Legislature of Pennsylvania have, by
a strict party vote, passed the following reso-
utiOn
Resolred. That the representatives ofPenn-
sylvania endorse the action Of the United
States Senate in rcinstatng +. NJ. Stanton
Secretary of War, whose successful admins
tration Of his department during the gloomy
period of the war and national peril has en-
deared his name to every lover Of liberty in
the land.
4 CASE OF CoNsclEN cE.-'. could easily
have escaped said the wretch who picked
an old pensioner pocket, = bat conscientious
scruples prevented my travelling on the Sab
bath
The wages Of laborers in mill, and fac
tories all over the country are being reduced
either this or a stoppage Of work becoming
necessary, and the laborers prefcrring work
at less pay to no work and no pay.
WESTERN LITERATURE The Postmaster of
Fondulac, Wis. furnishes the following let
ter for publication
g Dear sir if You please will you inform
me how menv if env COllcdses there are in
Fonddulac W hat is the number of inhabitance
how many union schools are thare a. and
mulch oblige
Yours truelv ID. {. GOODYEAR,
Pro. Of mathematics
Albion, Mich.
HAzlNc VEmoNrER.-Says the New
York Erening Post
:. Some years ago, in New England Col
lege, Il long, lank Vermont boy was set upon
by party Of rollicking students, who con
sidered HIM .verdant.' They crowded him
my tierit Z
tied him severely, till he finally broke ont
with the exclamation What in thunder
are yc-a-doing of? and proceeded to drop
first one and then a second. and third of his
assailants down the well hole Of the stairs.
and SO displaying his superior strength and
his recklessness of possible injury to human
bones, walked quietly away, and was no
more molested.'
William r. Hamilton. democrat. has been
elected L 5. Senator from Maryland. beating
GOV. Swami, who working persstently for
more than year to secure the place. Rev
erdy Johnson, the present Senator, received
but one vote. although the World advised its
party in Maryland to re-elect him.
GEN. MEADE.-Gen. Meade has evidently
disappointed the President. lie
was put into Gen. Pope place t. undo Gen.
Popcs work. Instead Of that he is, if any
thing, more severe on the rebels than his f!
predecessor. He has already removed GOV.
Jenkins Of Georgia an obstruction to re-
construction, and the State Treasurer Of that /
state shared a similar fate. These officials !
refused TO recognize the constitutional CON
Vention and pay its debentures out Of the /
treasury, and Gen. Meade told them they
must give place to officials who would recog- /
nize the laws OF Congress as superior to
state enaetmen's, The johnson policy has
few friends among the best army officers.
George Francis Train, who recently left
his country for England, was arrested at
Liverpool, as tenian. This will furnish
Train with topic for endless speeches.