Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-10-23
POLITICAL.
The Democratic Colonization Society carried
Philadelphia, but not Pennsylvania.
Democratic hides, thoroughly tanned, for e"le
in Ohia, Indiana and Pennsylvania.

The Republicans have a majority Of Is in the
Senate Of Ohio, and Of over 80 in the House.
which VIII give them sufficient force on n joint
ballot
An exchange says IT is only to be hopcl that
if the democracy do finally conclude TO change
their clothes, they will 20 of somewhere to do IT.
for de,ency'- sake
Blair and Seymour both say they will resign
if it is necessary, and it is said letters Of with
drawal from each Of them are in their friends
hands, to be used when needed.
The Democratic papers have all along asserted
that the Republicans had no enthusiasm for Gen.
Grant. They are probably satisfied, by this
time, that they have votes for him.
Gen. y NJ. Curtis Of Oriensburgh, one Of the
heroes Of Fort Fisher, and who up TO the present
time had been an uncomprising Dem aerat- las
come out for Grant
The defeat OF Mr.. Ashley for Coue'e-s il the
tenth Ohio district, appears TO have been wholly
a personal matter. The State ticket had quite
respectable majority in the district, but the
people apparently could no, forget Mr. Ashlcy's
well known hostility to Gen. Grant.
The Albany .lryus objects TO the dropping Of
>evmour luI Blair--,ery naturally, for in seY-
nour'. candidacy, and the opportunity to trade
Seymour votes for Hoffman, lies the last chance
Of that well dressed individual
The New York Horid, which for months has
been arguing that Gen. Grant had 10 personal
and very little military standing, AID absolutely
DO strength before the people, has suddenly Dis
covered that it is hi- military prestige 'A't
has done for poor Seymour and Blair
1t is related of Horatio Seymour that even in
his bovhooi. when li. comrade- usei daily TO
pp.h him eft the end Of the bench, ho u~5i lisp
incl, to remark that he coa.in', De siheA oi. 90
The recent attempt 20 crowd him of the tickle
must remind him If bis el-'y experience
P.orgld santa Anna has come TO final srief
HIS plots a-aius, the Juarc1 government having
been discovered. he is ordered TO leave Havana
within thirty days, under sentence q rerFetna!
Punishment. He Is now SO poor that bee i- unable
to pay his passage to this country.
Maior-Geu. F. ?. Blair in a letter which has
been freely circulated assured h.- tieli- that
they must WIN i'll Pennsylvania. fl '' .i..as- the
Democracy carried that State by a large nai.-
.. ritv. seymour could not De elected We are
happy to be able to agree with gen. Blair
The assertion CT Frank Blair in bis s. Louis
speech Of Friday night. that if General Grant is
elected President hewil never leave the Nh.'e
House alive. makes good deal Of t-lE Some
persons suppose be must have been drunk az the
time
A Florence Italy) correspondent remarks
that the Italian newspapers Frequently take de
trouble To- discuss our Pres-Ie-t.-. s.e..i.a, and
nisaf .e, worth taking uo,e Of ;i-, the jour
nal. which formerly aI,a. 1tei the rebellion sre
uoa favorable to the Demo,-'ie purity AMI the
election of Seymour Weot-cr.e Oh. same en-
rious ain,idence-not 50 very cur. MS, either
in the newspapers Of all ihe countries Of Ea-
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ana i've III TIE other pace
An oaielal report 81 rhe ezIca If --s r.e--
mems Bureau since IFS Organization 3. Aug Isl,
l,f,. shows thl; it- total c.-t q. t.e Ha.ia, ne
Guiding appropriations .lr there'ei Of the suffer-
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operations 0i tins burclu are q. .e N-.-lr4N1
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lave the difficult AMI painful 1rfN ri choosing