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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-06-19

Some people have very familiar way of
talking to merchants and clerks They will
contradict you, and in effect, give you the
lie, and custom compels you to take it all in
good humor. Now this is entirely wrong,
and no person worthy the name Of gentle
man, will indulge in any such language. \
merchant is Just as much entitled to your
confidence, as any body else, until he has
betrayed it, and then the best way is to let
him alone.
But the limits of a newspaper article will
not suffice to describe all the different classes
of customers. If anybody wishes to study
human nature, let him 60 behind the coun-
ter. From this standpoint you can level
YOUR spy-glass right inside of everybody
vest. and find out Just what kind of people
arc round vou.-Er.
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3nistellann.
SeoueI to Maud Mnller.

Maud Muller all that summer day
3. .sed the meadow sweet with hay;
Ier. looking down the distant lane,
She hoped the Judge would come again
Rg. when he came, with smiles and bow,
Maud only blushel and stammcred, g Ha-ow?'
And spoke Of her 'spa,'' and wondered whether |
He'd give consent they should wed together.
Old Muller burst in tears. and then
Begged that the Judge would lend him ''ten :"
For trade was dull and wages low,
And the "crops' this year somewhat slow
And ere the languid summer died,
Sweet Maud became the Judges bride
But on the day tha; they were mated
Maud brother, Bob, was intoxicated
And Naud's relations. twelve in all,
We're very drunk at the Judge hall.
And when the summer came again
The Young bride bore him babies twain.
And the Judge was blest-but thoughtit strange
That bearing children made such change.
For Maud grew broad, and red, and stout,
And the waist that his arm once clasped about
Was more now than he could span. and he
Sighed as he Ionierel ruefully'
How that which in Maud was native grace,
Iu Mrs jenkins was out Of place
And thought If the twins, and wished that they
Looked les like the man who raked the hay
On lIuuer's farm. and dreamed with pain
OF the Day he wandered down the lane
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-06-19
The Social influence in Washington.
BURLINGTON, VI, June y, 1868.

BURLINGTON, VI, June y, 1868.
.lfessrs. Editors Of the Free Press:
I must take issue with your correspondent '' Il.
H. H." Of Washington. have lived there some
time, and I think, know Washington pretty
thoroughly, socially, not politically.
III H. II" says '' that the leading social in
auence is all in favor of the unrepentant rebel
element
"HH H. has accidentally been among
what is called in Washington the IS transient So
ciety'' and not among the old residents. \ per-
son who intimatei that the Halls, the Lindsleys,
the NcI.ains, the Shermans, the Pages, the Par
kers, and dozen other families who have lived
in Washington for fifty years or more, were not
loyal, would in the heat Of the war probably have
received a severe lesson Of contempt and nothing
more, because the old Washington families are
not given to the Southern style of Lynch law
The majority, most decidedly, Of TIE old fam
lies of Washington are, and always have been,
thoroughly loyal
It is not right that ''H. II. H's" letter should
20 abroad without a denial to some extent Of
what he says.
Your obedient servant,
Gro. H. WHEELER.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-06-19

The CHINESE EyBAssY.-When the Chinese
envoys and Mr. Burlingame were presented
to the Pres dent on Tuesday, at Washington,
Mr.. Burlingame explained the object Of the
mission in the following address
Mr.. President-If you had not already,
through the Secretary Of State, kindly relieved
me from embarrassment, my first duty on this
occasion would be to explain to you how It Is,
that |, who left this Capitol seve years ago, a
Minister of the United States to China, have
now returned here, Minister from China t. the
United States. You viii permit me. | trust, to
renew. in this formal manner, the expressions Of
nv thanks for the kindness and hberaity with
which this change Of representative character
and responsibility on my part has been allowed
by the American people. Mr.. President-The
Imperial Chinese Government having, within
the last three years, accepted the laws Of
nations as they are allowed and practiced by the
Western Powers, that Government has further
concluded. if permitted, to enter into cOmmuni-
cation through the customary diplomatic way
with the United States, Belgium Denmark,
France, Great Britain, Holland, Italy, North
Germany, Russia, Spain and Swelen. This de-
sire Of the Chinese Government is fully express
ed in letters addressed to those Powers respect
lively We are charged, at the expense OF what
might bear the appearance of egotisln, to say
that there are nine official ranks in China BY
way of showing the greatest possible respect for
the Western Powers, the letters to which refer
were committed to the care Of myself of the
first rank, and to Chin Taien and San IaJen OF
the second rank-myself being invested with
extraordinary and plenipotentiary functions, and
all Of Us being accredited TO you as high Minis
ters and Envoys. We have now the honor to
deliver the letter of his Imperial Majesty, which
is thus addressed to the President Of the United
States. In doing so we obey charge given US
By the Emperor Of China. to assure you Of his
sincere desire for your personal health, honor,
and happiness. and for the welfare and prosPeri-
ty Of the great nation over whom, by the author
ity Of Heaven you have been called to preside
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-06-19

GRAND LODGE OF VERMoNT.-The NJ. W.
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
of the State of Vermont held its annual ses-
sion at St. Johnsbury June 10th and llth.
The following officers were chosen for the en-
suing year
NV. Geo. NJ. Hall, swanton, Grand
Master.
R. W Benz. H Dewey, Burlington, De
putty Grand Master.
4. W. s. G Heaton, West Fairlee, Grand
s. W.
R. W. Park Davis, St. Albans, Grand J.
W.
R.w. c. W. Woodhouse, Burlington,
Grand Treas.
R. W. Henry Clark, Rutland, Grand
Sec'y.
Grand S. D.
R. W. n. B. Loomis, Bennington, Grand
J. D.
W. Joseph X. Edgerton, Norwich, Grand
Lecturer.
W. Rev. Edwin Wheelock, Cambridge,
Grand Chaplain
W. Pitt W Hyde, Hydeyille, Grand Mar
shal.
W. John Bacon, %, St. Johnsbury, Grand
Sword Bearer.
W. Robt. 5. Southgate, Woodstock, Grand
! Pursuivant.
W. William Brinsmaid, W. D. C.. Bar
her. Burlington, Grand Stewards.
W Uzal Pierson, Burlington, Grand Ty-
| Ter.
\ resolution was adopted thanking Past
Grand Master Englesby for the able manner
in which he had discharged the duties Of hii
Office for the past six years, and committee
was appointed to procure a Past Grand Mas
ter's Jewel. The Grand Lodge was Terma
nently located at Burlington.-IUHes.
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APPoRrIOSNENT OF DELEGATES.

AppOkTIONMENI OF DELtHAlEo.
Grand Isle County is entitled TO fire dele
gates, one to each town.
LaDloiHe County to thirteen delegates;
HYDE Park. Morristown and Stowe , each
the other towns ! each.
Franklin County, ticeHty-t,ro delegafes.-
St. Adams, 1 Enosburgh, Fairfax, High
gate. Richford, Swanton, > each other towns
l each.
Caledonia County, % delegates. - St.
Johnsbury 1 Hardwick, Lyndon, Peaeham,
. each other towns l each.
CAittenden County, Burlington, {;
Bolton, Shelburn, South Burlington, St.
George, Underhill, Westford, l each; the
other towns , each.
Orleans County, 2l.-Charleston, New
port. . each; other towns 1 each.
Esser County, 12-All the towns each.
ADDISON County, Middlebury, Monk
ton. each other towns l each.
Bennington County, 28.-Bennington b.;
Manchester 3; Arlington, Dorset, Pownal'
SALISBURY, , each other towns each
Orange County, 25.-Randolph 3 Brad
ford, Chelsea, Corinth, Newbury, sStraford'
Thetford. . each other towns l each
Rutland County. 36.-Rutland 8; Bran
don 3 Castleton, Fairhaven, Pawlet, PouIt
ney, Wallingford, ? each; other towns l
each.
Rorre Montpelier and Waterbury each (;
the other towns l each.
WTndhqm County, 80. - Brattleboro :;
Grafton, Londonderry, Putney, Rockingham,
Townshend, 2 each other towns L each.
Windsor County, 3S.-Springfeld, Wood
stock. each Barnard, Cayendish, Chester,
Hartford, Ludlow, Norwich, Rochester, 10y
alton, Weston, Windsor, 2 each ;o.her towns
each.
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GUS to a fault. humane and true, and a stead
fast friend to those he deems worthy of his
confidence, and can always be relied upon in
case of an emergency"
No man ever made an enthusiastic pro-
phecy concerning Grant as a soldier or citi-
zen that Grant has not realized, and now
we 90 in to finish the work. We 20 in to
save all that was won in the war. | heard
him say, in the presence Of few friends.
quietly, as he always says everything. ''lt Is
now our business to save in peace what we
won in war That is platform enough for
me. We 90 in to finish the work On the
2Sth of March, when the army started out
from Petersburgh on the last grand march,
moving out by the left. and zee left his en-
trenchments and started forward, Grant had
ordered Sheridan to 90 on somewhere and cut
their railroads, and finally unite with Sher
man. Sheridan had started, but Grant,
knowing the condition Of the rebel army, and
feeling the strength of his own great mass OF
troops. on the 29th of March sat down by the
roadside and wIote this letter to Sheridan. He
realized the solemnity Of that occasion. He
! felt that the destinies Of the republic hung
upon him. Now was coming the grand cri-
! sis Of four years war. The quiet man sat
4 down bv the roadside and wrote this note
to Sheridan in pencil 81 now feel like end
ing the matter, if it is possible to do so, be-
fore going back. do not want you, there
fore, to cut loose and 20 after the enemy 5
| roads at uresent
We will act together as one army here, un-
til it is seen what can be done with the enc
my. (ApYlause.) | DO not know how that
strikes YOU. but when ! read that. | thought
that never had there been any thing better
or more eloquent written. do not believe
that Webster or Everett, even in this sacred
hall, ever said anything more worthy recol-
lection and commendation. And now, | say
we come in and finish the work. We shall
commit this great trust to his hands, in the
language with which Abraham Lincoln gave
him his commission as Lieutenant General -
As the country herein trusts you, 50, undel
{ God. viii the country sustain you ZAP
plause) 1t is for US to finish the work. if w
will. The ,riH as in Grants case, is TIN
great Uart Of it. Somewhere upon "the per
, ilous edge Of battle, l remember seeing Al
officer spring upon the stump of tree, an'
cheer. encourage and animate his troops
2 and remember how, as he talked 10 his mel
he thrilled me (although did not belong t
+ his command and was only passing by,) an
] l wanted to jump in with him and 90 too
E moved simply hy this exhibition Of will
r ..Sav YOU iciH, men Say YOU 1riH =. An
, thev went in. And this 'triH' is all that
: necessary for US to win a complete, final an
| glorious victory in this great contest. (AI
e plause.)
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COOP ADvICE.-We make the following
extracts from a long editorial in the Ir'sA
Rerullic. addressed to the Irishmen Of Ameri-
ca
Now we have a few words to say to those
Irishnen who thus, by voting with the Dem
ocrats. and supporting the great Democratic
doctrine of Free Trade with England, are
swelling the wealth and upholdiug the pow
er Of England The man who votes for her
trade-as all Democratic voters dds aiding
md assisting. whether he knows II OF not. To
continue the robbery and oppression and
wholesale murder of mankind.
You owe a duty TO the american Repub-
lie. TO which. as good citizens, you have
sworn to bear true llegiance. Has Eng
Ian ever been anything but the enemy of that
Republic?
vour birth. And is it come TO this that
Irishmen are the vain support Of English
mower in America ? That the political par
tv they support is bound neck and heels to
have Free Trade with England? For we
again affirm that the party which can carry
Free Trade lays America at England s feet.
And the Democrats are resolved 70 do 1t, and
if they can carry the country, will do It.
Then the wealth of America and of the
world will be at the command Of England.
Then her power will be alike supreme and
universal. Then farewell TO all hopes Of
Irish liberty. Are You prepared for this
VIII YOU continue to uphold il? If YOU do,
then cease to prate about Fcnianism or Irish
national independence You are the min
ions Of England. and by becoming such, pro-
claim Yourselves traitors u youriathers taltt
in the eternal cause Of your eountry's lib
erty. ~,
You ore a duty 10 VoT olrn children, anc
that is. to give them such support and edu
cation. such position and intelligence, as the
descendants of freemen should possess anC
manifest. Put an end TO English competi
tion and vour income lrW be doubled. You
can do it by voting for and standing by thost
who will prohibit the landing Of Englisi
manufactures on the American shores. Bu
continue to do as You have been doing o
late-that is, to vote for false Democrac,
and falser Free Trade with England - an'
the twoor three dollars day which youarestil
perhaps able to earn viii soon ''grow sual
bv degrees and beautifully less, until yo'
find Yourselves reduced to the English an
Irish level of six pence day and nothing
found -
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WoMAv on THE WALKING BEAM OF STEAM
rR.-The Milwaukee WISCONSIN, says an ex-
citing scene occurred on the passage Of a
steamer from Chicago a few nights since.
An insane woman slipped unobserved away
from her guardians, and after frultless
search for her, one Of the sailors discovered
through the darkness of the night singu-
object on the walking beam Of the boat:
Lights were brought, when it was found
that the object was the insane woman. She
sat on the walking beam as a lady on side
saddle, and appeared to take extreme delight IN
being borne up and down with it. As
the passengers 1)cked around she be-
came more excited and behaved more and
more recklesslv. and it was feared she would
fall among the machinery and be crushed to
death. \ heavy sea was running and 1t was
not safe 70 stop the engines, but they were
slowed, at which the poor woman appeared
indignant and made motions with her body
as boy will with a rocking horse to have 1t
20 faster. and threatening to jump OIL 1t dld
not How TO get her of was question The
passengers We're requested TO move away,
which they did and then several of the crew,
after a number Of attempts, succeeded IN
e,rasping the woman as tie walking beam
came down and rescued her, much to her re
cret. How she got upon the dangerous perch
was mystery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-06-19

At the session Of the Massachusetts, Medi-
cal Society in Boston on Wednesday, DIR.
John Mr.. Harlow gave the history of man
named Gage, who while blasting rocks at
Cayandish. Vt, in lS47, had a tamping iron
three feet seven inches long and one and
quarter inches thick, and tapering to point
forced through his head, it entering the lett
cheek and coming ont about the centre Of the
nom of his head. Dr. Harlow, who attended
the man. gave in detail the daily symptoms
of his patient, and said that in fiity-nine days
he was able to walk and ride. and was soon
nearly as well as before, although his intel
let was somewhat affected. This is consi-
dered the most remarkable case OF the reeup
eratiye powers Of nature, and has been been
doubted by many prominent surgeons. cage
died May y, 1861. twelve years SIX months
and eight days after the injury. DR.. liar
low procured HE head, and has presented
tie skull 70 the Warren Museum OF the har-
ward Medical College DR.. Bigelow said he
saw Gage twelve years ago and was then
satisfied Of the reality Of this wonderful case
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-06-19

4 NOVEL ESrERPRIsE.-Professor Hop klns,
of Williams College, has built a chapel IN
the outskirts of Williamstown, TO winch he
has riven the name Of . The Church OF Christ
in the White Oaks" His whole enterprise
is of a model kind He had great difficulty
at first in convincing the people that ne was
not aiming at some denominational end, but
it j. entirely unsectarian. No church Is yet
Organized. but the Professor breaches IN the
forenoon. At the rear Of the wing. occupied
in the afternoon by the Sabbath School, q
verandah looks out on free flower garden,
arranged with care and taste by Professor
Hopkins. \ small tract Of woodland near
by, which he has purchased, will soon be lit
ted up with walks and drives, and be free to
the ueople as well as TO the other visitors. A
library. composed Of books both religious and
secular. is also connected with the chapel Tor
the use Of its attendants. On little stand
is placed one of Rogers statuettes-'. The
Wounded Scout ut'-presented by Miss Sedg-
wick. A bell and a cabinet organ complete
the eequipments.-IndePeHdent
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Gen. Grant,s Speech.

The democratic journals are greatly exer-
cised about Gen Grants speeches, and pre-
diet disaster to the country in the election
of a man who (they say) cannot makea ght-
tering oration. One of these carping critics
is Gen. S. B. Buckner, now the editor ofthe
Louisville Courier, the chief Pendleton- dem
ocratie organ of Kentucky Editor Buckner
sharply reviews Gen Grants style and ideas,
and thinks he won't do. But Mr. Buckner
possibly may remember one little speech or
composition of Gen Grant. 1t was as f2l-
lows
HEADQUARTERS ARMY IL THE FIELD,
CAMP NEAR DoSELsoN, Feb. 16, go.
To Gen. s B. Buckner, Confederate AIRY
Yours of this date, proposing an armstice and
appointment of commissioners to settle terms Of
capitulation, Is lust received. No other terms
than an unconditional and immediate surrender
can be accepted. Ipropose to move immediate
" upon your works. am, Sir very respectful
", your obedient servant.
L. s. GRANT,
Brighten. U. 5 i. Commanding.
Gen. Buckner called these terms ungener-
GUS and uncivil but he made haste to ac-
cept them For once, at least, he clearly
comprehended Gen. Grants style.
Some time afterward, Gen. Grant was Wis
tied in his-camp before Vicksburg by Gen.
Pemberton, who was anxious to know upon
what terms that city could be relieved from
siege Just then pending. Here are the speech
/ es
Pemberton.-Gen Grant, l meet you in or
! der to arrange terms for capitulation. What
/ terms DO YOU demand
Grant Unconditional sUrrelder
PembertOn Unconditional surrender . New
/ er. so long as l have man left me. Will
fight rather
Grant-Very well.
But Gen. Pemberton reflected little and
as soon as the full force Of General Grant 5
brief speech became clear to his mind, he too,
made haste to comply.
Again. on the road 10 Richmond, after the
battle Of Spottsylyania Court House, Gen.
Grant INDUCED in speech or dispatch in
these tolerably clear words
We have now ended the sixth day Of very
heavy fighting, and the result to this time Is
very much in our favor. propose Il
fight it out on this line # it takes all summer
We believe Gen. Lee was in no doubt as t
the meaning Of this speech. II he was tho7'
doubts were settled by the next which w
shall quote of General Grants speeches. Ih'
scene at this time il at Appomatox Cour
House
ssI propose to rsceire the sarTeHaer Of tn
army 6f Northern Virginia upon the following
terms
We need not quote the terms. 1t Is enoug
to say that Gen Lee very clearly understoo
them. and lost no time in complying.-\
Y TrT,.uf
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-06-19

VERMONT MEDICAL SocIErY.-T is Society
held its seni-annual session at Windsor, on
the 10th and lIth inst, in the L. 5 Court
room. President c. p. Frost Of Brattleboro
presided. Delegates were present from the
Medical Societies Of Mass, Conn, Z. l..
\. H.. and CT. River Valley. Prof. Dix
Crosby was present from Dartmouth Medical
COLLEGE. DR.. :. 7. Bates from Malone Y. Y.
Or Harlow. from the Maine Asylum for the
insane Auousta. Me, and DR.. Crarv from
Hartford Ct. all of whom were invited to
participate in the deliberations Of the Socie-
"
4 communication was read from the edi-
tons Of the VI. Record amt Farmer, relative
+, the enforcement Of the law Of the State
AGAINST Criminal Abortion. and committee
of one for each county in the State. was ap-
naintcj to take such action in the matter as
nav he necessary
6r. Brown Of X. l.. spoke Of the like law
| his Store as Leirr eiiectual in suppress
| in, the advertisements Of the infamous busI-
ne5.. but only operative as rod o., terrorm
over the abortionist.
Dr NcColl1m rrcsented a case of inyagin-
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One Of the last chickering's of sardonic hui
nor ascribed to Lo,d Brougham Is the ex-
preston of satisfaction with which, not very
long ago, he recurredto hishaving outlivedl ord
Campbell. by whom it was said that his BIO
graphy had been prepared for 3 later edition
Of the Lives of the Chancelors, in antici-
nation Of his demise before that Of the author.
But the celebrated mot upon the subject has
been enormously attributed to Lord Br0ug
ham. 1t was at dinner given IN Middle
Temple Hall to the late King OF Hanover
that Sir Charles Wetherell. addressing Lord
Campbell. summed up the long catalogue OF
his distinctions and his claims to fame by
declaring that in his character Of biographer
..he had added a new pang to death
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-06-19

The WHIsKEY FRAUDs.-The Albany Even
ing Journal thus speaks of the action of the
United States Court for the Eastern District,
and of the Presiding Judge, in the recent
cases of revenue frauds which have been tried
there
Judge Benedict deserves great credit TOR
his conduct in this manner. Seldom has a
case arisen in which more desperate efforts
were made to thwart the ends ofjustice. The
plots to save Callicot and his accompllces
even contemplated an abolition Of the Court,
which was earnestly attempted. But the
Judge stood firm. He had duty to perform,
and he discharged it without fear or favor
An Executive pardon may, and-if we are to
Judge from the past and from surrounding
circumstances-p probably will, save Callicot
from the full infictiOn of his penalty but
it cannot remove the brand that has been at
fixed upon his brow, nor restore him to the
companionship of honorable men. The con-
viction ofDeylin, Callicot, Enright and Al
len Is the beginning Of the end for that imam
Gus horde Of spectators and robbers known
as the whisky ring
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FENIANIsx-Our Canadian neighbors are
still in much tribulation over anticipated
Fenian raids Much Of their alarm Is, no
doubt, unwarranted, and it all ought to be
without foundation. There is no reason, or
sense, in the Fenian assaults upon Canada.
They are no better than piratical excursions,
which ought to be severely condemned by ey-
ery lover Of peace, order, and good neighbor-
hood They are precisely Of a piece with the
rebel raids from Canada upon St. Albans,
which all loyal Americans and all honorable
men everywhere characterized as no better
than highway robbery and murder The
uprising Of Irishmen upon the soil OF Ireland
NAV be Just and at the worst is only trea
son and revolution but Irishmen who
claim the protection of the American govern
ment have no color Of right for invading Can
ada. But the Irish vote is large, and must
be conciliated, we suppose, and Fenianism is
therefore allowed license, under the protec-
ton Of cur flag. that it never ought to have
been allowed for a moment. Severe dealing
with it, on the part Of our authorities, would
be, in the end, mercy to the great mass OF
deluded dupes Of Fenian leaders.-MoHtPeI-
Ter Journal.