Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-15
Editorial Items.

laying of the corner stone of the new Tam
many Hall in New York, last July, and
which was lately published in the pamphlet
account of the proceedings. He says in it
that he has devoted the best years of his
life," and " sacrificed ambition and worldly
prosperity - to sustain the principles of old
Tammany in Vermont. And yet these prin-
ciples have not made much Roadway in this
State.
An English newspaper, in the course OF
the discussion of the Irish question, states
that during the past quarter of a century the
large landholders have been gradually swal-
lowing up the small ones in Ireland, and that
whilst the small holdings are four times fewer
than they were in 1871, the larger ones are
three times more numerous
The town elections in Ohio and Indiana
have gone strongly Republican. Cleveland,
which is 600 Republican this year, was 400
Democratic last year. The Republicans car
ried Dayton, the home Of Vallandigham, by
| 800 majority. Last fall the Copperheads
carried it by $50. The vote on the Michigan
Constitution was no test of party strength,
as nearly as many republicans voted against
it as Democrats. In the local elections of
the State the Republicans held their own,
and gained in many places.
The Chicago Tribune, Republican and
Journal-all Republcans-have united in
calling upon Senator Yates to resign, adding
that it is the duty of the Senate to expel him
if he will not keep sober or resign. This
home testimony leaves no doubt of Senator
Yates habItuaI drunkenness. 1t hos been
stated several times since the impeachment
trial began, that he continually too much
intoxicated to be in attendance upon the
sessions of the Court. There ought to be
some way of getting rid of man who has
thus become totally unfit for the pos ition he
holds, and the Senate would be esta blishing
a valuable precedent if it would expel him.
Mr.. Greeley declined to speak in Connect
icut before the last election because his course
in becoming bail for jeff. Davis was generally
denounced by the press and people of that
state Why don't he also decline to send
the Tribune there? Perhaps, however, he
makes money out of his paper, and didn't
expect to by accepting invitation to speak
This would make difference
The Chicago Tribune, speaking of the Vice
Presidency on tho Republican ticket, says
that g if the East should agree upon some
candidate from that section, the West would
cheerfully support him, but If the choice of
the nom inee is to devolve upon the West,
Mr.. Colfax will distance any competitor that
can be named" And we believe he would
| give moro strength to the ticket all over the
country than any other person named in con-
nection with the nomination
! GEoRGIA.-Gen. Meade has issued an i'm
portant order in relation to the election
shortly to be held in Georgia. He informs
sheritfs that they cannot resign their offices
on the eve of the election, when it is too late
to appoint others to attend to their duties on
election day. He also admonishes the people
of Georgia that attempts to intimidate voters
by threatening to discharge them from en-
ployment. or by any other means, will be
punished by military commission. He
says it is his purpose that the election shall
be conducted fairly, and that all electors
shall have the opportunity of voting without
the restraint of fear, and without being de-
rived of their right by threats or fraud
A Chicago paper oays the roPo 1t from 90 the
farmers of southern and central Illinois, are
almost without exception that the winter
wheat passed through the cold weather sue
cessfully, and promises an unprecedented
harvest The farmers all over the West are
taking advantage of the unusually early
opening of the season to sow their grain. If
the summer will be anything like as favor
able for farmers the spring is, the North
west will astonish the world with its crop
this year
Twenty-three states have chosen delegates
to the Chicago Republican Convention, and
they have all expressed preference for Gen.
Grant for President.
The railroads terminating at Chicago will
pass delegates to and from the Republican
National Convention free of charge, on APP
plication to the chairman of each State Re-
publican Central Committee for a sufficient
number of tickets for their respective dele
cations. Applications must be made to the
Presidents or Superintendents of their res
pective roads.
The Loss OF THE SEABIRD.-By the burn
ing of the steamer Seabird, off Waukegan,
in Lake Michigan, on Thursday last, one
hundred persons lost their lives. Three men
were saved, one Of them, Mr.. John II.
Learned, floating about for twelve hours in
the water upon a fragment of the wheel
house, and finally reaching land at Evans
port, ILL.,
The statement of the public de bit on the LIST
of April, shows slight decrease from the
previous month. This is more favorable
than was expected, and is owing to the fact
that the receipts of internal revenue for the
last week in March were unusually large
The debt. less cash in the Treasury, was q
$40 ,2O9, Os7.36.
Some New York Fenians suspected Of
being implicated in the assassination Of
MCGEE. A quantity of nitro glycerine i'm
ported from New York, has been found il
Ottawa, and it is thought there was plot
to blow up the Canadian House of Parlia-
ment.
Mrs. Cady Stanton has visited the Supreme
Court with an opera glass, and gives Judges
Chase and Nelson, particular puff The
cause of this partiality becomes evident wher
we read that with our glass we perceived