Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-29
Editorial Items.

Inc secretary OF the treasury has dc;lded
that a Collector of Internal Revenue OF any
other officer of the Government who folds
funds of the United States in a fiduciay ca
pacity, shall not be permitted to depositsuch
money in any bank or banking institution in
which the officer is a stakeholder. or dhcr-
wise financially interested in the business Of
the banking concerns These officials Will
take notice-and transfer their stock to their
wives, or daughters, or next friends
The President has sent to the Senate a
message in answer to Senator Edmunds' res
olution, giving his views as to his authority
to create the Military Division Of the Allan
tie. lie bases hisright on the powers which
he claims the Constitution gives the Com
mander-in- Chief. Is there any power he
doesn t claim, either as President or Com
mander-in-C Chief?
There is some prospect that Goodwin Smith,
an eminent Englishman who has been for
many years a warm friend of the United
States, is shortly to come to this country for
a permanent residence.
The Republicans of Chicago are asitating
a plan for building an immense wigwam on
the lake shore, capable of accommodating
10000 persons, for the use of the Republican
National Convention.
\ Gable dispatch from London brings news
of the attempted assassination of Prince Al
fred at Sydney. Australia. There are no de
tails given of the affair, but the would be
assassin was promptly arrested and the Prince
was slowly recovering at last advices. This
intelligence, coming so soon after the repor-
ted attempt upon the life Of the Queen at
Buckingham Palace, will greatly excite the
British people. The attempted assassina-
tions are all charged to the Fenians
The public debt statement for this month
Will show a reduction of the liabilities of the
Government of about ten millions. The re-
ceipts from Customs still come in encoura-
gingly, and have reached eleven million four
hundred thousand dollars for the twenty
three days ending Thursday. Daring the
same period receipts from Internal Revenue
amount to five million nine hundred thousand
dollars.
Female suffrage seems t. be a fixed fact at
Topeka, Kansas As late election in that
city A women voted for a member of the
Board Of Eiucation in one ward, and one
lady, Mrs. Jane Crane, candidate for
School Director, receiving 1870 votes
Chief Justice Chase. has been accused by
Washington gossips of intending to charge
the Senate on law points in the impeachment
trial He however, disclaims any such pur-
pose.
The constitution of several Southern states.
will be before Congress for approval in a few
days. Arkansas, South Carolina, Louisiana,
North Carolina. and probably Georgia, hav-
ing all been carried by the friends of recon
structon.
Chicago hasiust been carried by the Demo
Gratis at a municipal election The iHibuae
says the Republicans staid at home. bat this
is the poorest of all excuses. We trust the
national convention viii wake them up.
William c. Rives, prominent Nirginian,
died at his home in Charlottville. April 2jth,
aged % Mr. Rivcs was long time in pub
lie life, first as a Democrat then for many
years a Wing. and again IA Democrat after the
death Of the Wing party, lie was a mem
Der of the Peace Congress in 1861, and made
some efforts for a compromise which would
satisfy the rebels Afterwards he was
member Of the rebel congress. althou13, it is
thought that nc never heartily c>pousei the
cause Of the traitors
Massachusetts, has now a pretty liberal IL
cense law passed by the present - license =
legislature Gov. Bullock declined t. sign
the bill, but permitting it to become law
without his signature, he returned it to the
legislature with 4 message expressing his
dissent from its provisions. lie thinks an
der it rum will be rather too free
The Excise law in New York is not likely
to be repealed, as the legislature Of that State
cannot agree upon IA modification OF it.
Senator Yates of Illinois has written lct-
ter in which he confcsscs that he has been
Incorporate, but refuses to resign. He how
ever. promises to reform
The Prince of Wales has recently visited
Ireland. To arouse, probably, the flggjng
10y lty of that country. lie had sevaral ca
thusiastic receptions. The precautions against
Fenians have not, however, been RENTED
Prussia h as asked Great Britain to Join in
an interference in behalf Of Crete, but the
British government declines to use its power
in behalf of the struggling and oppressed
Greeks Rebcllions against despotisms find
little sympathy from the English government.
1t is only those who rebel against the march
of freedom, who are sure of aid and comfort
from England.
The Police Commissioners OF Baltimore re.
fused to permit the colored military compa-
MES Of that city to carry their arms through
the streets to the depot when they came there.
recently. to take part in the Emancipation
celebration. Nearly all of them We're Union
soldiers. Baltimore is under Democratic
rule 1t is not entirely certain whether these
colored military companies are now obnox-
ous because they are black, or because thew
fought against the South.
The - visible admixture " bill, so called.
has passed both branches of the Ohio IIegis-
iature. It prevents from voting any who
have visible admixture Of negro blood
But if the s' mixture > does not happen 70
be g VISIBLE what then ?