Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-06-12
POLITICAL

Tie Democratic District Committee of tie
second Congressional District. invite to their
Convention at Windsor next Thursday, '-all
conservative, fair minded men of the district
That is certainly broad enough.
The Burlington NntInel cndeavors t5malle
ont thar Gen. Grant was no general in COM
rari>aa with Gen. Il. E. Lee and dluhIcss
it would much prefer Gen. lee for the next
President
Gen Mcclellan is said To have written q let
ter declining TO have his name used before
the New York Convention, urging the nom
nation of a new man. and pledging himself
to come home and canvass, whenever needed.
for the nominees.
\ Western letter states that Judge Chase
recently expressed himself in unison with the
Democratic party on every point. except that
Of universal suffrage. If he was elected by
that party to the Presidency he would carry
out their policy faithfully, and labor to make
the party one Of permanent usefulness, but
he does not want the Presidency, and is nota
candidate for nomination. He tavors material
government aid to the Southern States, and
a general amnesty, deprecates the harsh meas
ures of Congress. and favors an early return
to specie payments.
The Freeman's Journal democratic and
Catholic) says
Mr.. Chase, certainly, ought To run for
PresIdent-but, on his own hook, as a consis-
tent Black Republican. The Democratic
party, this time, are in earnest in meaning to
have candidate INSIDE their party. They
have been beaten, often enough, by trying to
get the vast Democratic party at the whistle
of the managers, to run for somebody because
h. lrdSn't a Democrat
The Senate has very properly rejected the
nomination of GeorgeB Mcclellan as Minis
ter to England. He had no qualifications for
that important post.
Gen. Schodeld Is hearty supporter Of
Grant and Colfax.
The New York Republican State Conven-
ton for the nomination of Governor and other
State officers will be held at Syracuse on the
sth fully
In Oregon, June l, the democrats chose
their candidate for Congress by a majority Of
1000.
A clerk just dismissed for political reasons
from a position in the Treasury Department,
writes letter to the Assistant Secretary, beg
ging to assure HIM that ''while his discovered
head rolls upon the pavement, it still shouts
the battle cry of freedom
Mr.. Boutwell, says that revenue officers ap-
pointed and kept in office by Mr. johnson are
swindling the Government out of half a mil
lion dollars weekly. Notwithstanding this
the Republicans have reduced the national
debt about S4OO,OOO,OOO in about three
years, for though the debt really appears re
duced only $500, 900 600, about an equal sum
had been allowed and paid for claims arising
out Of the war, which otherwise would have
been added to the debt. In this time we had
reduced taxation largely.
At London June ,, the Grand Jury re-
fused to bring bill of Indictment against ex
Gov. Eyre, Of Jamaica, on the evidence ad-
duced by the prosecution.
Hen. W. f. Stevenson is nominated bv
the Republicans of West Virginia for Gov
ernor, Gen. l. II. Duyal for congress from
the First District, and Hon. j. C. McCrew
for the second. The convention was the
largest ever held in the State.
The Republican Caucus nominated for the
officers, at the opening of n. II. Legislature