Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-02-05
Editorial Items.

Nearly one-half Of the Republican delega-
ton from Tennessee to the Chicago convention
Of NAY Goth. are colored men. This is ex-
actly as it should be There is no reason
why those who are called upon 10 obey the
laws, and aid in the support of the govern
mcnt should not have a voice in nominating
As well as IN electing president.
One Babeock. postmaster and renegade,
and follower of Andrew johnson, etc. was
called upon unexpectedly in the Democratic
State Convention in Connecticut, the other
day, to make a speech. In referring to Pres
dental candidates, he said he was for the
best man whether he be English Of Con
necticut. OF Hancock. Pendleton, or Seymour,
OF Stcr5doq, whose hnrle blast You have just
heard great sensation i-ah what did
say Sheridan No; mean General Stan
berry Here he subsided
Peudlcton is in favor Of equal taxation. .
which. in Democratic parlance means the
taxation Of government bonds. Yet Pcndle-
ton is resisting by law the taxation Of stock
in national banks, because he happens to be
a stockholder in such bank. Precept is
one thing and practice quite another.
1t is reported that Mrs Lincoln is insane
She has sod all her furniture, and keeps a
body guard t. protect her against robbery
and murder. This disease may account for
much in her past life which has merited and
received severe criticism.
The Mississippi habeaS- Corpus ease, which
has been brought TO the Supreme Court on
appeal, and in which the constitutionalitv of
the reconstruction laws VIII come in ques-
ton. has Just been argued on the part of the
goycrnmcnt-or Gen. Grant-bv Senator
Trumbull and Judge Hughes. on a motion
70 disniss the appeal on the ground that
MeArdlc's ofiense was one for the military
and not the civil tribunals The object
undoubtedly, of pressing the motion u dis
miss, which does not necessarily involve the
consttutionality of the law, is to get an
opinion ON this collateral question and then,
! if it is thought best, to press the legislation
now before Congress in reference either to
the jurisdiction of the court or the majority
required to decide Il law unconstitutional.
LIABILITY or RAILRoADS-The case of
Morse IS. Brainard and others, for damages
to freight, tried in Franklin county court
and carried by petition to the Supreme Court
III chanccry, and, at the recent term in
franklin county, the Judgment for the
plaintiff in the county court was affirmed
We hope this settles the question in this
State that receivers Of railroads are liable, as
the corporation would be if running tho
road
n resolution was passed in the House at
Washington, last week, by a vote of o. to
% directing the Judiciary Committee to
inquire as to to the truth of newspaper
statement that one Of the judges of the
Supreme Court, had in public conversation
expressed the opinion that the reconstruction
laws were unconstitutional, and if they
found such to be the fact to consider whether
SAID Judge ought to be impeached for conduct
so unbecoming the judicial Office. Justice
Field is the offending Justice. Messrs
Woodbridge. Poland and Smith of this Sta r.
voted against the resolution
In noticing the fact that many Alabamians
are suffering in Louisiana, the New Orleans
f'edy"ne says & We wish they were from
New England or that region. We do not
want southern men to be rolling stones"
This IS rather hard on southern men. but af
ter all, IT they prefer starvation to rollinp
stones we doubt if anybody but q" southern
men Will shed tears at their funerals.