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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-09-17

The next Vermont House OF Representatives
will be composed in large degree Of new mem
bers. Of22- representative, whose names We
have. los-nearly one-half-were not members
last year. Gen. Granley Of Nergsuues is re
turned by the unanimous vote Of his town, and
will be reelected Speaker by the unanimous vote
Of his party in the House OF last years uam-
bers. a number Of influential and prominent
members, such as Wales # Burlington, Lang. %
Of Montpelier. Wood Of Fa'rhayen, Hunt ; st.
Adams, Grout Of Barton. Hncaiey Of Chelsea,
and Gleei Of Morristown, are returned hlt
they will miss some Of the strong men Of the
last session. Converse, Park, Miner, Mead, Pros
tor. Pngry. Dunn, Merrill, and Others, whose
places are supplied by new men. Among The
new members are some who Will al once take
rank as leading members. Hon. H. A. Burt
Of Swanton, for two years Senator from Frank
lin County. returns TO he House, Of which he
was formerly an influential member. Harmon
Garfield Of Arlington, Joyce Of Butaul, Br.m-
ley Of Pawlet, lately States Attorney ol Hutl4ui
County, and Dickey Of Bnit.rl, VII. will be
the Democratic leader in tie ials-. viii be
among the prominent members. L,tsy OF Hn'-
tleboro, Benton Of aenuiugtau, ami baeaeler Of
Wellington. are heavy manufactures ana wil
look out for manufacturing interests ou The
whole We think it viii be s.l.I AID sensible.
rather than a brilliant House.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-09-17

The earliest fruit Of the teachings Of George
Francis Train. Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Susan
B. Anthony. ami slndry other profound social
rclormcrs, was lately developed in Arkansas.
Why Arkansas, "a remote and somewhat aborici-
nal district. where the Revolution never peue-
tr4,es, AMI S5rosis Is unknown, should lie select
81 as the chosen sol, we canuo; comprehend
Perhaps tie abolition Of negro slavery may have
nc.tel the Arkansas ladies to throw off the
pond ferrous and unjust chains which now bind
them unler the sway Of man. Perhaps the
Il .vemert was an outbreak Of Western impetu-
o.ity. Or perhaps the explanation is purely
agricultural one. and Is to be found in the fact
that the warm climate Of Arkansas is as favor
able q ripsuiug projects as to riPening crops.
Bat 20 the fc;s
A few days ago, there WAS a frontier welding
at Fort Smith. Arkansas. The happy pair stood
up before the altar and the ceremony began.
The groom performed his part well, and the
LAWS turn came. Would she a. love, cherish,
and obeve'' Love. she would cherish, She
wo8.d: hut obey, she would none of it An
enuhatic feminine no rang through the church.
/ The venerable rector was amazed The specta-
tors were cluflandsi There was weeping and
! laughter; surprised inquiries from some parts
/ Of the church omiuous silence in others. And
from his ancient but nov unsteady throne.
Hymen looked down in sorrow and anxiety.
But one Of the bridesmaids-plague take the
person who invented bridesmaids - whispered
/ something in the ear Of the recacitrant bride !;
she was pacifed took the required vow, and
! the ceremony was then finished.
What particular argument was employed by
/ tie injuiicious maid is unknown. We hope the
bride was not terrified into submission by the
visions Of Horace Greeley or DR.. Bushnell, of
Milton or Henry the Eighth. We certainly
trust that she was not deceived into believing
that the pledge is a mere form Of worls-relic Of
an obsolete custom-to be observ 4 or not as
circumstances may dictate. Still more is it to
be regretted if she took the vow Of obedience
with mental resolution Of disobedience But
what if hat horrid bridesmaid had whispered to
the lady that the adjuraiicn to obedience meant
ouly that in the marital relation the groom was
TO be the strong man, she the weak woman (;
he the protector, she the protected; he the
father, she the mother of their children in
short. he the husband, she the wife Is not
such an explanation Of an offensive article in the
surrender Of every bride to her husband, such
pretended removal Of the heavy yoke of subjuga-
ton, an aggrayation rather than an alienation
of the present condition Of the SEX In the name
! Of the Woman Suffrage Association, We protest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-09-17

John Bell, whose death is announced ty tale-
graph. Was much better known TO the last ,Aa-
to the present generation. lie was man OF
considerable prominence in an age which boast
ed Of Webster, Clay, Calhoun and SO many able
statesmen. As was the case with others, the
errors Of his later days ob-curel his earlier
virtues He outliyei his usefulness and his good
reputation Consequently, his record is COM
paratiyey unknown TO his countrymen. It VII
be seen, however, from the sui joined sketch Of
his life that he fill no insignificant place in the
history Of our government.
John Bell was born near Nashville, Tenn,
February. 18th, 1891. He received "a good ed
ucation at Cumberland College, studied law,
aud was admitted to the bar in 1916, at Frank
In, Williams county, Tenn, and at the early
age Of 20 years was elected TO the state Senate,
in 1917. But he declined a reelection, and
devoted himself for some nine years ass.Iuous-y
t, his profession In 1895 he was elected to
Congress. beating Felix Gruudy, one Of the
most popular men in the State and continued
a member Of the L. :. House Of Representatives
for fourteen years, and 10 1884 was Speaker OF
the House About that time he left the Demo
cratic party and un,el his fortunes with the
old Wing party. Ia 1886 Mr.. Bell alone Of all
the Tennessee delegation voted to receive the
petitions for the abolition Of slavery, and was
sustained in his vote by his constituents Re
was Secretary Of War under President Harrison,
in ls4l. When Tyler broke with the Wing
party, Mr. Bell resigned AID returned to private
life But in 1857 he was elected L. : Senator,
and continued in the Senate ua,il March, ls59
In 1860 he WAS the Wing candidate for the
Presidency Of the L. s.. with Eiwari Everett
for Vice President. Before the outbreak Of hos
Utilities in 1861. Mr.. Bell steadily opposed seces-
sion but finally gave in his adherence to the re
belion. Since that time Mr. Bell has made but
little figure in public life. and has gradually
sunk into incorporate habits AMI his honorable
public career has ended in shame and sorrow
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1t beyond dispute The relative standing of the
two men is obtained by process of political
comparison. Both are Tennessee politicians
Both are apostates from the party whose COLI
hdence and honors they formerly enJoye1'
Both were engaged in a villanous bargain oil
which they are now seeking the profits 30 Tar
their lines run side by side. But they now d.
verge. johnson Jescends deep down into the PIT
Of reputation and negro oppression. This Is
his platform and he glories in his shame. Eth
eridre is qualified repudiatiouist He would
accept Reputation only as last resort He
awaits the sentiment Of the country on the
question. On the sui jet Of negro suffrage
Ether'd.ei j. orthodox. He i running avowedly
a. the champion of equal rights. He appears
before the Legislature in that role. These are
the rssl leading Tennessee statesmen, and We are
asked TO endure the presence of one of them in
the T. 5. Senate for six years. Our country
has met with calamities Of various kinds and
this is not one Of the lightest.
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The Gam e Gi,.lOH.

The disrraceful behavior Of Mr.. J. Ross
Browne. ex-minister TO China, has had the good
effect. at least. Of calling public attention TO the
actual inheritance Of the China mission. Hereto
fore fl has been Of very little account as COM
marcel with some Of the other diplomatic appoint
merts. The Burliurau.e embassy ought to have
established the necessity Of having the Unitel
STATE. rerreseu;ed at the Court Of Pekia by a
.s,..ll. and experisncei diplonatist. It came
.....,e5 ,o oier 10 civilization an entrance into
ON. Toour couatr, esuecilIly, 1t otereIsan
ar..Ir.nt ouportur.-v FIR enlarged influence in
fiji. E,.t. But 70 conrie,e the work which the
Bgr,irra,re treaty jeran, We ought 70 have had
the Chinese mission filed with a Statesman. In
s-c.d Of, statesman We sent J. Ross Browne, a
mere literary adyeuturer
| Tie occasion is u8a ,fsred to General Grant
70 correct the error IF bis predecessor. We are
r4 o.. ,.-... that ,H.. ,,res. # all rqriies are
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dauntiesS bride fOrhids us 10 indulge IN any such
suspicion. She may have temporarily sacrificed
her Independence; but her convictions never.
Let the ansthemas Of the sex be directed to the
officious bridesmaid.
France has just been furnishing US fresh
illustration Of the disadvantage Of a personal
government, like that of Napoleon. The En-
peror has been gravely ill. He has probably
been more seriously i'll than Was reported lie
is now better; but at his age in life, attacks ike
this, from which he is now recovering, may be
rs,sa,ad What was the condition of France
and Of Europe during those few days, when be
was shut up in his room, The Bourse trembled
with excitement. A thousand plotters began
their Vaccinations All parties and factions
were stirring with the utmost activity. Would
Eugene succeed as Regent? Would the young
Prince be crowned Would Prince Napoleon
have the chief power? These questions were
asked openly. But grayer questions were
aske.l secretly,-shan any Bonaparte be suffered
TO hold rhc throne2 Shall the French people be
longer oppressed by the weight Of an imperial
despotisn.e Can the Republic not be proclaimed
once none. and another ST. Helena he found for
the surviving N4poleoas? The most experienced
aud sagacious European statesmen could not
predict what would happen on the death Ct the
Emperor. And just because anything vas
possible. all Europe watched with profoundest
solcitude for the daily bulletins from the SEX
chamber Ct the declining old man. 1t needs no
argument to show that government resting on
so unstable basis as the health Of man who
is not very robust by nature, and who has al
vancei far towards the natural term Of human
life. cannot meet the wants Of nation Of forty
millions Of inhabitants, in central Europe in this
nineteenth century. In order to receive the ap-
proyal Of wise and thoughtful men, it must
have some stronger support than Is furnished by
any Of the &" Napoleonic IDEAS
PERHAPS none Of us Americans have watched
the recent excitement in France without recall
ing that dreadful day when our : Cd President
was struck down by the a-sassin's shot Only
once in our history, had any one human life
/ seemed SO indispensable TO our prosperity. And
what contrast between the slain President and
his unworthy successor. lis well nigh impossi-
| be go conceive Of greater strain upon one gov
eminent than that which was produced by the
/ shot Of Booth. But who does MT remember how
utterly mistaken wasthe public anfiencein orr
government The public funds did not be'ay
a SILVER Of fear One hand fell from the le.m
of the ship, hut she iii not yary hair from
her course 1t is 10 exaggeration 20 say that DO
other government on earth could have passed
through such an e1gency with the same calm
ness and strength. Should Napoleon fall be-
meath tie assassin's knife or the sudden attack Of
disease. no man can say what would be thec7n-
sequence. But every one would look for grave
disturbances. perhaps for bloody civil war as
an almost certain result. And the personal -ys
ten Of government must inevitably be exposed
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We understand that Albert Clarke, ESQ, ed
itor Of the St Adams Messenger, and for four
years, previous to last year, Assistant Clerk Of
the House Of Representatives Of this State, will
be candidate the coming session for the posi-
tion OF Clerk Of the House. As Mr.. Fsgg. the
former excellent Clerk, is now Journal Clerk Of
the Unitei States Senate. and will, Of course,
not be a candidate for reelection it will b.
necessary to select new Clerk Mr.. Clarke 5
experience in the duties Of the place, and bis
unquestiOned capacity, are excellent qualifca-
tons for the office. One Of our brother editors.
the late Col Cummings Of Brattleboro, was for
anumber Of years Clerk Of the House, and we
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the tIondale Hnrror.

There Is uo doubt, that the Ayoniale mine
WAS oue of the hest and worst ia the valley.
The masonry wurk. running down the sides of
the shat. some twenty feet, was ms strong rs
stone aud cement could make IT, The engine
house was firmly built, the machinery Of the
finest kini used in the co'liery business. the
lry Ser. THAT covered the engine house and
thr..4ga which TIE broken coal was despatched
thn.a.i a long shoot To the riltoad rack be-
low. WAS built in the m - subs auiill MANNER.
TIE shaft was sunk TO a depth of - feet, with
a space tpeuiy-six feet by twelve. diyidei Ia the
centre by a wooden partition, on one side Of
which the pure air descended 90 the mine, and
on the other the impure yap0i> ass ended 90 tbc
top and were dissipatei ahrsit AtIc- going Boo
a sheer descent TO the bottom o' tai> >hgff 'He
explorer Of the mine found on her Httl rNu
long galleries. avenues, one urtachins '7,>t
200 feet and the other wtst $40 l,'t seq. =
straight onward at right angles to iiir shalt. ami
at a distance from it Of 220 feet, the furnace for
creating a draught Of air through the galleries
and chambers Of the mine might lie found bhz-
ing away in dangerous proximity TO the wood
work lining Of the passage way reserved for the
admission of the fresh air currents. II was a
spark from this furnace falling on the Try scant
ling adjacent that caused the accident. 1t blazed
up rapidly; the flames made a RAINING leap to
the bottom Of the shaft, caught the wooden par
ttion already mentioned, and clambering up the
237 feet, seized on the heavy wooden breaker
overhead, which never should have been there
and piercing with fierce and steady tongue Of
FIRE through the supports, brought down the pom
derous beams, the debrs Of the breaker and she
coal within it into the shaft, choking up its space
to a depth of forty feet, shutting out the fresh
air from above, aud turning back the sulphur
eous gases from the blazing furnace into the gal
leries and chambers where the miners were at
work This took but half-an-hour or SO on
Monday morning last. The men hal deseen-
ded to their work but three hours before.
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1hs Boil. On .:a.e,. .io.ns,.

rt.,.. e.t. E~.- prsss A. y'i.ey-
- .h-- a,b instant Won ur..iqr-
al '-' ~ g., .l., '~.s,,1, NJ the election for
-. -. M, have stated Mr. Harris
.s cha ,s,,.s ~ liz rsr,onaI
-tt - .r;t5,.i,,- d, -l,a result
r., -r;.,o,..ss ,rer,. tyo.
- ,,,-
lst. Last spring MI hooe',' ~, '''
Hard as O!ty Attorney a4lei lAe ll''e' N-- 49,
that ONCE, aceep'lo-y 10 n'- 80 '-i as
aware, out s-hEe year
Il IS true that the Board Of Aldermen did
/ elect me City Attorney last spring, aat that Mr.
Hard hal been City Attorney the year previous.
. The reasons which induced the Board 60 change
their Attorney belong 10 themselves ! have
never enquired what they were. ! avn informed
that Mr.. Hard's name was presented 70 the
/ Boari As q candidate. bv leading Republican
/ member Of the B0arl, with % statement on his
part. that he hai conferred with Nr. Hard and
that Mr. Hard had expressed desire for a &c
electiou-that vote was taken ami Mr Hard
got only the vote If the member who nominated
him. the other votes being divided between my
self and Mr.. Eugle-ty ana that upon a second
vote was elected. Mr. Hari getting no vote. ]
have no Doubt Of the truth ot this iut.rla,,. q.
Il IS not true that this circumstance ol-l7 olcI
Mr. Hard's hostility 20 me. though il doubtless
sided 90 the bitterness Of that hostility for Mr.
Hard. "a las OF two before the September cleo
N'N az .A'' year "H'., - s-..l ...
/ upon ''' s',I' '.A,'' i -. -.
'1'' -e II .-3.r,,.
ca'Il.N- ,i,' ..-s-..- -
j. '--et' ,,'1-i ,t'-4 '- i..
l-''' s'i'u'' i ',.'' -'--.
i-! WI '''.' -''
2I. Two years ago, also, Mr. Roberts was COLI
cernei 10 some extent, not prominently VIVA d"
lll advised am unsuccessful u1lt against M
Hard, then q regular nominee ior SiaIe senator
You may remember TIA. the bolt Of l~5- was
a daubls holt. that Mr. Harl bad been uamiu-
arei for Senator and Jeremiah Frenchfr States
Attorney. You may rcmemi er further. that
vo1- rrassut. [ vii not saw. better. half. the
Tinrs e that iav. bal for a long time made
hostility 10 the rrabih.terv LIQUOR aw its news
rarer .reria'tv. and that the nomination Of Mr.
hostile 90 tle .", was understood 10 ne oieIei
- lN- ,.... -
bs-rit mon that .uesiion Under these circum
stances, paper Vas circulated, and signed by
go'l many re- p'c[''-e; nA1 s'.-e Pigii',i.,''
,.,,,s,,.. 81, ~ o.. ,,,Ie ofber nouir-
atoms. That paper was presented to me for my
signature | declined 20 ssn IT, and advised
.ilA. =. -''. -, i - "a, -, -
tbeir objections 10 the personal fitness Of tie can
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Between the erection Of new buildings, the ar
rival of more animals aad various and several
shinings. all was perfect ehaos among the stock
men No 10 a late hour last evening. OF the few
that had become finally settled down At the
hour when We LEFT the grounds we note. First :
N4ssrs Shedd and Van Sicklen Of this city,
who occupy the first Is stalls in the south eni Of
the old sheds next the track. Their herd has
been selected with great care and much dis
Grimm alton from, the veil known herd Of James
D. sheldon, Esq, Of Geneva, n. Y, and 4. B
Couger, Esq, OF Waldberg, n Y, 70 which
have been added a few animals bred by them
selves from the animals thus selected. Next
north in the same row is the herd Of Almop w
Griswold, E-q., Of Malvern Farms. Morristowu.
occupying Y stalls, under the watchf,l eve Of
the accomplished herdsmau Mr.. VIM. Williams
This is a her,i made up within a few year. nv
selections at great expense, with additions bred
upon the farms by Mr.. Williams. and :, hears
witness TO his intelligent skill in department
m which AL concele that he il unexeesrei
Passing the opening through the sheds we come
to Mt Arms herd noticed Yesterday; and next
TO That are stalls occupied by Me-srs Stafford,
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EDID.v MORNING.. SEPTEMBER II, 1869.

vacancies in the committees, task that occupied
the forenoon. OF course the exhibition was
progressing and some OF the first organized COM
mittees were So unWise A. 10 report before the
others were filed and were driven to the Ia
horious duty Of serving on two or three, and
the few individuals who undertook to carry the
interests of Vermont, are sadly Jaded out this
evening
We observe several Vermont contributions
that were overlooked yesterday, among them
Warmers Sulky Revolving Rake, which com
peted so successfully at Amherst as 10 win sew
eral points over all competitors, although
through some hocus pocus II seems not to have
got the highest prize at the final meeting OF the
committee ". 5 Allen of Vergennes is on
hand with his dogs and poultry. The Hartford
SORGHUM Machine Company of Bellows Falls
exhibit their evaporator and regulator, for which
they very deseryedly win a silver medal and
dipIoma. C. G Post Of Hinesburgh exhibits
bis sap spout, and Jerome Holden has several
articles in the wool and fax department
We observe that our Putney friends, Messrs.
Winslows. are receiving a considerable number
Of the blue and red ribbons What might have
been the result in this case had the large import
ed animals Of Mr. Cochrane been competitors IN
der the rules, Of course We cannot tell, but at
any rate Messrs Tiuslow and the state Of Yer
mont are to be congratulated upon the result,
and we trust Vermont will be able to show Mr..
Cochrane some worthy competition next week.
Between Mr. Cochrane's cattle, hor 6 and
mutton sheep, Verm0nters are promised rare
sight next week, and We hope TO see several
thousand more Of cur people cut on their ac-
count alone.
s,~a having a violent storm this evening
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TsDu1uou, GALE IS Bo,roN-TuE Coliseum
uoyHn.-Ba-tou was visited Wednesday af-
teruoaa iy tAe most violent and destructive hur-
r.c.ue ,Al1 bias been witnessed there for many
years. Ileceamns Of the Boston papers are filed
with a-caaut- Of houses unrcofsd, steeqles blown
down, shipping damaged, and lives lost. The
great Coliseum, erected for the Peace Jubilee.
wis victim Of the storm. Aoaut siE O'Clock
the hurricane struck the orchestral end Of the
.-sue-l-e, which yelled, and the blast sweeping
through with rl-i,t.ess fury speed y forced cut
the other end, the wind then ittei off the root
F.e'. hy piece until the whole fihe trausept was
entirely rHr fri The air was darkcuel with
falling ana dying timbers. The crash was ire
mentions. The organ was lereiel TO the ground
and buried ia mass Of timders. Immense
piece, # the rc.f were carried considerable dis
lance, and fell GA every side. Az the time Of the
gle there were ten visitor, witAia the h1liiins,
seyenof whom were hles. They rushed out in
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Mr.. Roberts is entitled to his own statement
of the case 1t is on almost all points conhrma-
tory of our own, and we have but word or two
of comment to add. Mr.. Roberts perhaps IN
derates the importance of the change in the
offce of Cry Attorney, as among the causes Of
the bolt. Our own belief, from such informa-
ton as we have in the case. is, that the hard
feelings on the part Of Mr.. Hard and his friends
were suhsiding with the progress of time; and
without the fresh irritation arising from that
change, would have died away without finding
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An Act Of the Legislature, last year. rc8aisel
abstracts Of the Grand Lists 90 Re returned from
each town and city TO the Secretary o. state by
the first Of August. The following aggregate
statement has been prepared from these abstracts
in the office Of the Secretary Of Stale, and ws
are thus enabled TO give the state List. consider
ably in advance the usual date Of publication