Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-06-29

publicaus, to be seen on recommendations
of women of known disloyal sympathles'
even, while Union women, the mothers
widows, sisters and daughters of our dead
or crippled soldiers, are, by tens OF 'hOu :
ands, suffering in sore need, would excite
III surprise and indignation of the honest
people Upon whose shoulders these gentle
men are elevated. Radical men have
been dismissed for no other reason than
to make room for new appointces, while
suspiciously recent converts to hepuoh-
canism, if not still undcnied "conserva-
tives," are retained. Then, as TO the
new appointees, some of them seem to
have been selected for their fit compan-
ionship, politically, for those retained,
This is by no means the rule but the
exceptions are numerous eaough, and
some of them garing enough, to excite
great discomfort. Disintercsted patrio-
tism is a very convenient thing for ma
ton to have at its call, and it is a very
pretty thing to contemplate. The Repub-
lican party is well endowed with it. But
it would be paying. it an exaggerated COM
pliment to assume that its disinterestcd-
ness goes so far as TO take pleasure in
seeing fruits of its tolls, expenditures and
sacrifices turned overt to the benefit OF, in
its belief, the real enemies of the nation.
Never has any party done more to emo
BILE politics with great moral principles
and aiais But politics, however moral
on the side, have material organizations,
and are operated by material means and
the conmander-in-chief Of our armies, in
dividing his men and material with the
enemy during active hostilities, would
not out-rank the folly of party managers
giving share of the patronage the peo-
pie have confded to them in trust, to their
political adversaries. e iE afH
Gen. Henry d. Terry, formerly a
prominent lawyer of Detroit, Mich, col
onel, rising to brigrdier general during
the rebellion, and since u lawyer in Wa h,
ington, died here on Tuesday, after three
months illness with Bright'sdisease Of the
kidneys. aH
The Congressional Investigating Com
mittec's adverse report on Dempsey & o.
Toole's remarkable stationery contract
with the Patent Office, and manner OF
executing, it, by which, it is to be sup
posed, they were enabled to return to the
Interal Revenue joint income DISCO, goo
for the past year, doesn't seem TO have
had very damaging effect upon them in
the contract line. A contract FOR | don't
know how many millions Of envelopes for
the Post Office has just been awarded
them and they have been successful bid
lers besided to supply the Interior De-
partmcnt in part, and think, one other
big Government consumer, not fresh to
my mind this moment.
Rumors Of dissmissals speedilyto come,
are hanging over the heads of the clerks
Of the Internal Revenue Bureau, but
they especially exercise the feminine por-
ton, to which q larger relative addition
has been made lately than to the other
Rev. DR.. White, Catholic, preached in
defence of Papacy, Sunday, in reply to a
by Rev. DR.. Newman, Methodist,
Of the Metropolitan Memorial Church, a
few Sundays ago, attacking it. It's con-
coded to be an able effort. .+"l q.
A new Protestant Episcopal parish,
named Memorial Parish, has recently
been established by or for congregation
worshiping on Capitol Hill III this 2ity.
The sudden death of Henry j. Ray
mond could hardly have been more
startling event for New York than it was
for Washington
A large Republican meeting was held at
Alexandria, Saturday night, and was adj
dressed by Judge Underwood, Gov. Wells,
and the President of the Irish Republican
Association of Washington, The Gov, was
the orator of the OCCASION and his speech
was one Of the most effectual efforts Of the
kind | ever listened to. tta
The Republicans are confident of sue.
cess. , M
BoURB0NS AMONG Us.
The Medical Society Of this District
have just proved their possession of the
proverbial characteristics of the Bourbon
family, .'never learning or for getting
anything" in their votes, IS to IL aud
81 to ~, to reject the applications for
admission OF Drs. Purvis and Augult,,
colorcd gentlemen who are regular physi.
clans practicing in this city. DR.. Purvis
is son of Mr.. Purvis, Of whom | spoke
at some length and in such high terms,
several months ago. | am not personally
acquainted with the Doctor, but / know
of him very well, aud know that some
of those 50 are not TO be compared with
him in general education and gentlemanly
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