Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-05-27

the surprising Importance of the mission of
Mr. Burlingame, excite the profound inter
est, and the universal desire to honor our
fellow-citzen who returns, after eminent
services, with SO great dignity added to him,
will, of course, find fitting expression after
his official presentation to the Government
shall have taken place.
The failure of the banking house of Beld-
ing, Keith & Co, of London, is announced.
caused, it is said, by the sudden departure
of Mr.. Bedding for parts unknown. He is a
native of johnson, Vt
\ PkEDIcTIoS.-A correspondent of the
Country Gentleman says 50 will predict
that the weather from and including the sec
ond week in June until the middle of July
will be bad Now, l am no Moon-ite, but
a sign of the moons changes has proved cor
rect for the last three years in every instance.
Please pin this up where you will notice it
at that time"
GRAIN CRoPs-Advices from the great
wheat countries of Europe report an exceed
ngly good prospect for the wheat crop this
year.
The West is evidently hurrying forward
her grain to market, returns from the
Lake ports show an enormous increase in the
grain movement over last year, and confirm
the suppostion that there Is unusually
large surplus of breadstuffs held in the West.
With good crops in this country and Eu-
rope too, and large surplus from last year,
-four ought to be cheap this year
BANKRUPTCY. Parties intending TO take
the benefit of the bankrupt act are reminded
that unless their petitions are filed before the
first of June discharge cannot be obtained
without the payment of fifty per cent. of
their Indebtedness. The whole number of
petitions filed in the District of Vermont is
one hundr d and thirty
A suit has been brought in Philadelphia
to test the constitutionality of the Income
Tax, and will be argued on the first Monday
of June. The bill in equity AYERS that the
act is in violation of article 4, section 9, Of
the Constitution of the United States, which
saws {" No capitation or other direct tax
shall be laid, unless in proportion to the CEN
sus or enumeration hereinbefore directed to
be TAKEN
COUNTERFEIT TENs-Several counterfeit
so National Bank bills have appeared on
the street in New York within day or two
one on the Saratoga County National
Bank, very poorly executed, printing and
paper bad another on the First National
Bank of Philadelphia, SO closely initiated as
to be difficult of detection.
The Democracy of the Cd Congressional
District are to hold Convention at Wind
sor, June 18th, to elect delegates to the Ma
tional Convention.
| The FESIAN INVASION OF CANADA IN July
NExT-The new plan of invasion contem-
plates the capture of Montreal by fifteen
! thousand men, while second force of five
thousand. and third army of ten thousand
penetrate the Dominion at other points
while, if necessary, it is asserted that the
| Brotherhood have a reserve of more than
100, 900 men. The French population, more
or less disaffected towards the Dominion, are
counted upon as auxiliaries in the new move
ment, and thorough organization of the men
and the completeness of the plan, at least on
paper, are considered guarantees of success,
The National Republican a daily neutral
paper in Washington, formerly friendly to
the President, and by some considered his
organ, Friday placed at the head of its
La Il tha Of ha
nominees.
| THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE Nom
INATIoS.-Before adjourning at Chicago,
Thursday, the Republican Convention elect
I ed its officers a committee TO present to Gen.
Grant the resolutions adopted, and inform
him Of his nomination. They have decided
to wait on him in Washington for this pur-
pose on Friday of this week, and the result
Of the interview will be awaited with inter
est.
| DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION The Demo
cratic Convention for the First Congressional
/ District was held at Middlebury on Wednes-
day, j. Q. Hawkins, Esq, of Brandon, pre-
siding, with Geo. c. Adams of Middlebury
and L. E. Shutlif of Plainfeld, Secretaries.
John Cain. Esq, of Rutland, was nomi-
mated as the candidate for Congress
Emerson r. Wright, Esq, of Mddlebury
and G. Ii. Simmons of Bennington, were
elected delegates to the Democratic National
Convention.
j. O. Hawkins, Esq, of Brandon, was
chosen Presidential elector for the District
The nomination of Mr.. Cain of the Courier
for Congress may be taken a decided vic
tory over Smith, Atkins & Co.-Burlington
Times.
Ex-Gov. Brown OF GEoRGIA.-The follow
ing is brief statement of what Ex-Governor
Brown of Ga, said at the Chicago Conven
ton respecting the negro:
| Gov. Brown has no fears of negro suprem
acy. He trusts the mental and numer ca
superiority of the whites to maintain their
prominence And he finds that even in the
South the rebels love negro who votes with
them and denounce one who votes against
them. And here is the secret of the indis-
criminate onslaught made on the colored race.
1t is not because it is black, but because it
has too much manhood to vote the 81 white
mans ticket. that this opposition is made.
Let the Democracy be assured that the col
ored race would vote the Democratic ticket,
and every shillelah would be converted to
magician's wand of blessing, and instead of
epithets of opprobrium we wonld have
phrases of loving regard