Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-12-31

lii. .- aisl- - Stanton W. -----.
wear. ana I'VE -ay- d. q. b. le-- j. Wa
bon 81 ste11aur-e H-- ue 1884, ---
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-.-ae wa De- Still was --
heres. Lu-e ,-1-1 BE ae-ar -1a as --a--
p. DOCS -o-s. s-e-. wi 7a--- 81 hs-T7-
C5-e-. a s-1l- 4r Hardy -- p.
tee- aaz-s- -. ,n. bar when be was ee--=-
--- -e- 5.-l. county ana 7e--
.s-a. --.-Lu.- partner % az eminent DEM
--a-.. .4vya-. Benjamin IaH1-u- Tor twenty
I'VE ve--. at-z- ,l-s a-sr-..ls beginning. TIE
.,--s- .rAlr. Stanton was -aa- O.. o. slcosss--
.sv-e- ~ p.--s.u-- BE uais fame gu.
usr.-. and Advancing 81 1-- profession. -ez5V-
el IL 81. O. y Washington d. accommodate Id
arg 7-ac-cs before tne Supreme -5l-,. AHi-r.z
he more r--cuiueu- cases III which be- wa 4--
--rs.r sa-acsl were ,ae -rea- land suits IL Cal -
-e-a.a q winch b. ac-el as spe-la. c1-nse- 81 -
Bs---s-uusn- -ae McC1-r -z Beane- cas- b
wa .a-aa1u -l1cll1 wa 4-sa euu-o7el. az q
-- me sez.s- murder r-l4. O. uai-- bis 1----au p
s--uue1- t5- me dsfeuc- wa . uarEe- -s--1r- .
de vasa Dsuoc-a- W % the ou-1rslE Of n e.
ws- il s-. N- buchanan called NJ. s-az -
,or a. Ar,1rnsy-5euera- mt MS eau-ne-. Inc.
-uu1.Inr 70 piece witt treason an with 1c--
L,-- an Joseph job. BE- di1 wh-, he could g.
ensar secession DE showed. II spite Of tine 81
ua--assmau1s o. nls surrounding, the e1rrsora
us-r vl-e- q biz cnarac-e-; and the e0unrr- az
---vsl -s. c1as. wheu ST. Lincoln. IL Ian -
ua-v 49,. called me Dsmoorst- lsw7er o. u
bis SECRETARY d. Ua-. II pace Of Nj. Cauerll,
va. a- depicted III one Of the illustrated paesr=.
bad suas b. o sea Of c1ur-a-,s-
Go the .nva.u41l- services o. Nj suaa-1u as
s-ereta-v. ts me energy. independence hiel-T
anu success. with whic1 be organize wsr. a--
ca--el Hls department taro--- TIE creaies-
wa II node-1 history. We have often bone
Wiling testimony When Ais. Lincoln fe-. e.
be SUBSCRIBED b. iae reckless -1- traI1roas
johnson. the hopes Of the 5agntry ssil reste4 Oh
M- Stanton.
Els position IL the ca1-uo- was OLE q 1ecu--l-
uup.easa1-1e-=. increasing WIKI every day tla-
he stood th. only barrier II ths wy Of Dr.
Johns. ISL plans BE- endured --- ----l-
natieu..- a-s IL silence Vhea a. as- LIS p1s.-
ton became one OF 0reu defiance OF me Pres
dent ..s STOOD siece IL Int WAY Depart
men u..1 something Of ihs grin s--isi--ii1a
vhic- as must nave felt IL the struggle Of
the rebellion. TINS was almost uis LAST punha
service When the failure o. Impeachment made
II ue.as,a-v for Mn &c leave int cabinet, ms
hsalth gave vsy. and compelled his retirement
from political IS vel a. from ofaclal LIE. he
uaade one powerful speech Il mt Grant campaign
Eaie- e. u1-i1uled much &c me victory o. Nov
euner FOR some years be had been afflicted
witt asthma. which impaired his activity though
il d. Do. touch lis powers e. mind Las
sumner Re visited New EuEEDd, hoping &c ~
c-ult MS health. and be returned 10 Washington
win health considerably improved The tolls ana
auxieriss Of 81 yezrs mad, however, under
mined his constitution, and for the las elgh'
7r teu weeks ms friends have lived be1E eel
bope and tear. Al time ne was able L D'
sDou: MS business fo- lev days, and al othe'
time b. mas been eon1ned 70 his roou and be-
Tn-ee weeks ago ne arrusd case before th'
suu-ene Court, and II was admitted by thos'
present that i Tas one Of the Hhlesi Ergn
u,eurs he ever maze, satisfying even himself
NJ. Stanton had been confined 10 his house 10
about one week. The President and Viee-Pres-
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