Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-03-26
POLITICAL.

The name most prominently suggested as a
successor Of Gov. Boutwell, in the House is that
Of Gov CIaain, Of Mass, who would make a
very valuable representative.
Or Harris, the Republican candidate for the
Lieutenant GoveInorship Of Virginia at the al-
praaling election, is a colored man. The ne
gr9es are enthusiastic about ele;tiug him, and it
is not improbable that they may succeed. Even
John Browns soul, in its onward march, must
pause in establishment at the change which has
rendered a nomination Of a negro for high Office
in the proud Old Dominion a possibility. DR..
Harris was doctor in one of the colored regi-
meuts raised toward the close of the war. It is
said that he has snartness and culture.
The President has informed many gentlemen
senators and others whose constituents had been
particularly troublesome,-an notably Mr.. Ju-
Ian Of Indiana, who frankly confessed to the
President that if be (Julian) was to have the
usual pleasure Of distributing the Offices in his
district, he wished to qualify himself to do 50
juiiciously, that in making appointments Of
Office he should follow Mr. Lincoln rule and
defer to the judgment of the representatives, ex-
cept in some cases where he might prefer his
own. If the tenure-of-oiice act stood he would
remove no man from office except for cause, and
the fact that ofice-holier was a democrat and
had been a johnson man would not in itself be
considered a cause.
Secretary Boutwell, adyertises in the Boston
papers dissolution Of the law partnership of
Boutwell, and French, in order that he may rive
his whole attention to the duties Of his new
Office
Secretary Boutwell, has telegraphed to EXON
gresham Halsey Of New Jersey to come and
take the position of Register of the Treasury.
In connection with this announcement the fol-
lowing recent special from Washington is inter
esting.
4 recent remark of the Register Of the Urea
sury (Jeffries) that " all hell could not remore
him from his position, is common talk in
Washington. This officials irar sercices, which
are paraded with the expectation If deluding the
incoming administration, We're confined to a Pro-
r0st .HGrstGl's Office, except when officiating
for brief period as commander of the Maryland
militia, organized by Gov Swami to be in read
mess VIXEN ordered to the support Of the John
son policy against the Radical Congress. He
was appointed Register of the Treasury through
the efforts Of Tom Florence and the johnson De-
partmental Club, the President Of that infamous
Institution and several members Of il being at
once assigned to this bureau, and advanced TO
the highest positions there, which they expect to
retain. He also appointed to positions in his
Office nearly two hundred women from Maryland
and Virginia, Of the most bitter secession stripe
Secretary Borie of the Navy Department, has
issued an order and caused the same to be posted
al various points of the Navy Building, that |
tnere are no vacancies in his Department, and /
'nefe Is no use at this time in applicants putting
in their claims.
Inc Public Credit bill, having passed both
houses will go forthwith to the President,
ana very appropriately it will be the first bill to
receive the Presidents approval
Inc washington Republican saws:
IN i-e I ~ Of two men in the Cabinet
-. V W.. Sta'e Is by no means without preced-
Fd "a, A pg took Thomas Jefferson and
80 1 Ti- IIiha9lph from Virginia John Adams
Ns.sa 1,t,Ueny PICKERING and George Cabot from
~ a. r mr. Madison had q Secrefqrv
d. ue irea'ury and an .4ttoraev General from
is eIInsyIVania. Mr.. Munro hal three members
VI ms cabinet from one State and I'm AJoras
1Ga James Barbour Of Virginia far SEA-, ~
var, and William Wirt az ~ - $500
Attorney General 'He saiiie ''ate ior