Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-12-30

frmness of Grant, both well sustained by
the voice of Congress, speaking through the
impeachment COMMITTEES. On the 2lst of
May, the party of freedom chose GRANT and
CoLFAx to be their standard bearers for the
next four years.
Impeachment barely failed, and the Presi-
dent rallying a little, vetoed the "omnibus
bill " re-admitting the states he had SO long
been complaining were deprived of their
rights under the constitution. On the fourth
of July, all persons connected with the re-
bellion, except those under Indictment in the
courts, were pardoned just in time to cele-
brate the nomination of Seymour and Blair
Bloody riots have occurred in the South, as
at Camilla and New Orleans; many freed
men have been killed, but we have heard of
no punishment dealt out to their assailants.
Not the least significant event has been the
advent of Mr.. Burlingame, and his celestial
associates.
In the great elections an overwhelming
majority have followed the road SO plainly
made by Vermont on the first of September.
OllCA . LID Sdm pdlSu, IN uyHhS MIN
of the message and the Christmas pardon
are SO recent as to be familiar to all. Abroad
| the great nations have mainly been at peace
Our civil war has been emulated in faI
Japan, where the north and south, the party
of progress and the party of despotism have
been waging merciless war. Russia has
made great strides in Asia, and the countries
of Jenghis Khan and Tamerlane have yielded
before the crack of western rifles. A war
cloud has been hanging ominously over Tur-
key and Greece, and is not yet entirely dis
sipated. Austria has repudiated the tenn
poral authority of the Pope in all matters,
and takes a step forward of fifty years.
France is tranquil the strongest army Of
the world mounts perpetual guard over the
press and the people. Spain is in the throes
of a revolution which may yet be bloody.
In England, the Irish Church has been dis
established, the Abyssinian captives released
and the national honor fully indicated.
During the twelvemonth men of promi-
nence in every walk of life have passed
away, among them the Primates of Russia
and England, and the lamented Hopkins,
presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in
the United States Thaddeus Stevens, the
great Commoner Ex-President Buchanan
Howell Cobb, President of the Confederate
Congress David Wilmot, author of the
proviso that bears his name McGee, 50
beloved in the Dominion, and Walewski,
natural son of the great Napoleon, and the
ablest supporter of his nephew's throne
In the law have died Lord Brougham the
exemplary Walworth, late Chancellor oil
New York, and Berryer, the most v~ersatil,
and successful of the long robe since the day
of Sir Frederick Follett. Art mourns fol
Ball Hughes and Marochetti for Elliott
first of American portrait painters, and
Leutze, and above all for the matches Ros-
SIM, the most popular composer in this
country. The venerable Milman, who has
done SO much for the history of our Chris
tianity, has passed away, and IIalleck and
genial " Miles O'Reilly, " while many a vcte-
ran of Jacksonian days will give a sigh fol
Seba Smith, the Jack Downing of those
stirring times. Lord Cardigan Of Bala
klava fame, and Kit Carson of frontier re
nown, have left the field of battle forever.
And not the least, the noble Duchess o
beauty in her youth, than for her deeds o
philanthropy and goodness in her mature
years, deserves mention as the firm friend
and supporter of the - original abolition
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