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as the world has not yet seen. She knows that
70 provoke us would be to provoke the extirpa-
tor Of her fig and her commerce from every
sea. She must feel at heart also that wanton
indulgence in maze love Of conquest would be
fflt as . SIN, not against England only, but pro-
valdlg in the long run the joint hostility of tie
European commonwealth. These are consider
afions which weigh-tscitly. perhaps, but pow
erfuliy-r'jh TIE general American mind. And
Sc have On our SIDE, in addition, American feel
iurs Of justice and truth and national honor
These arc powerful, aud durable though unie-
moastrstive suxilares Those members Of any
community who treat their supposed existence
in other communities with sceptical sarcasm are
as wrong IS foolish. Far wiser those who re-
c2gn,ze and sppreciste them, and DO their best
10 cultivate them By mutual forbearsnce
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TOEREY E. WALES, Burlington.

HE insane ambition OF the reckless caprice
Of one man has again shaken all Europe with
alarm. Napoleon would retrieve his recent
losses Ia prestige and glory, and cares not
through what disasters and bi.td-heI ile
nations pass. if only he have chance 20 wi0
his selfish ends. There is lao cause fr war .
the alleged cause is bu: a miserable r-etezt
His present conduct give the lie % bis pas,
professions, and shows their utter hoiiJw1e.s
The civilized world viii eze,ratc the man
whose vanity and greed Of empty e.9ry-hayc
wiilfully broken the peace Of Europe. and let
loose once more the hounds Of war.
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The foreign mAils ere now lying unforwardei
at New York, Boston ald Baltimore. Who is to
carry them? American ship-owrers have made
proposals to accept the contracts with the Ger
man steamers. Such al opportunity to revive
American shipping interests ought not to be neg
lected. 1t is reported that the Postmaster
General is trying to negotiate with the English
lines for this business 1t would seem as if Anne
rican owners might properly be considered first
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r''. U SlGt
The original Crispin was a saict and mar
tyr His modern followers maze little claim To
saintship, and seem disposed to intiic; martyr
dom on other people. The saint Was 50 CHART
able that he even stole ether to make shoes for
the poor The members of the lodges that 60
by his name are go severe upon their fellow
craftsmen, as not seldom 70 deprive them of the
very means of subsistence. It vas hardly TO be
expected that they would like the Cinnamon, es-
pecially after their refusal to Crispinize. But
the prosecutions which they visit upon IN
offending knights Of the awl and lapstone for no
other cause than non-membership of their tyran-
nous and exclusive order, exhibit the essential
meanness and downright dcspctism by
which the order is animrtel The strike at
Marlborough, Mass, Of which we find an &C
count in the Boston .fdreriiSer, exemplihes very
well the feelings-we cannot call them princi-
rles-Thich move these chivLrous ksights, in
the figned interests Of labor, to fling up al
work themselves, and leave no means untriei =,
short of actual and fragrant breaches of the
peace, to deter all other men from work. It is
PITY that the leaders Of the Crispias should not
have some inkling Of the laws which govern
labor and its relations TO capital but what can
se expect Of them, when Congressman may 0e
innocent Of knowing the very alphabet Of poiii-
cal economy? As 70 Their common sense, that
is kept in abeyance by intimidations and ap-
peals TO their passions and preiudices and Gu
piiy
These men have been shrewl enough 20 make
their demands at times when their employers
could refuse &. comply only at the risk Of COM
mercial ruin Their contracts must be met,
even though. iu consequence GA llden strike
for higher pay, they were forced to operate
their factories for months a; daily loss. A Mr.
Howe. O manufacturer in the town named above,
determined 30 ;lroH oil the yoke Of tine Crispins.
He wisely resolved to choose his own time, IN
stead Of ,elyiu- them to choose it for him. So
ae asked them one day whether they were 90
ing to STRIKE against certain workman
in his employ who had renowned his connection
with the lodge. They you'd consult and tel
him 90 Nauiay. But on Monday Mr.. Howe was
informed ,Aa- thsy could not answer him he
wol'i 4aye 20 -uomi,a written inquiry to the
town ,oles, 1.I0r strong. This he refused TO DO,
a.. It would b. virtual concession that they had
right 90 .nt..lie ia the Management Of his
business he sill. asked his men 70 assure him
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General Grant, it seems, is to 60 down to pos
terity as the patron-saint Of the smokers. His
image is likely to be set up at the doors of all
purveyors Of the fragrant weed. displacing the
Indian maiden and the spindle-shanked British
soldier. Life-size statues of the President in
military garb with the inyariable cigar IN his
fingers, have already appeared in many qcas-
tiers Of Chicago. \ not very worthy use Of the
tiigy of the head Of a great nation Were his
E1cellency to see these likenesses Of himself, We
suppose he would--tranquilly smoke on.
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Chh.snden &c. Republican Naniaa,ious.

Far Senators,
GEO. GRENYILLE BENEDICT. Burlington
+ C. KENNEDY, Colchester.
CHAUNCEY ". BRJWNELL, Vilston.
For 4.st,f1rf Juigss,
NATHAN LINCOLN, Milton.
NATHANIEL PARKER, Burlington.
For States ifforHrU.
ROMEO Il SGaRT, Burlington
For SteriF,
LUNAN A. DREW, Burlington
Far HiJi B7ffT
JAMES W. MILLS, Burlington.
For Judge o. Probate,
TOEREY E. WALES, burlington.
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Tur WEEKLY FEE Pass contains every week.
,ha latest news. Local ana state New Correspond
~, rdltorials. choice selected N scelany, tales
sto',sc.. postry. &c. Market Reports New io-k
p...o, s.,,r ami Geners Markets Cambridge
Cat,Ie msrEet St. AIba1s Butter Market, &C.; az
,,oIs. on Agricultural topics, AMI yery thing 5in
20 make AZ VALUABLE FAMILY PAPER. 1t is print
a. on 3 large 35-coiumn slee;, and contains more
linz matter ahan any paper IN this part Of tie
country.
Address al Orders to
TIE FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION
BURLINeTON, Vt.
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NJ Mungen, the democratic representative
from Ohio, has on more than one occasion during
the present Congress, shown himself 10 be gen
tlemsn Of decided individuality His latest eccen-
trieify is the embodiment in a bill, which he
presented to the House on Mondiy OF q solution
Of the Chinese problem. Il is simply Mr.. Nun
gems " shortest way with the CelestiAls, " and
includes, amorg other startling remedies for
Chinese Immigration, the power of limiting the
number Of arrivals, and a permissiye power to
each State to prohibit the residence of Chinese
within its limits. As an alternative, however, he
would order ." total exclusion Of the Chinese
from the States and Territories Of the Union, ex
cePt as travellers and merchants The honorable
gentleman evidently thinks it a waste Of time
to be discussing how We are to shut out the Ce-
lestials, and thai the true way Of coming to
conclusion Is SIMPLY TO SIT them out.
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The New York Tri'pge Of tie l4,h has a
curious table, and one which certain of the
peoples servants at Washington viii not
take especial pains to circulate. It is not
unlike the reports sometimes issued at the
close Of a high-scbool term. giving the stand
ing ofeaeh pupland showing who ha, worked
and who has shirked. /. Is nothing les
than a ia ulated record Of the dlass and
failures-to-do Of all the members Of the lower
house, setting forth hJw many days each has
belonged to Congless and low MANY Of theso
he has been absent; how many times lie has
failed TO answer % his name when the roll
was called how many bills he has introduced.
and whether they were of public OF private
character. 1t r. sale to FAY that it will be
scrutinized pretty closely By those who ma ke
and unmake Representatives. The cans,itu-
ents Of the honorable Jlha Mo-lis-ay nav
not be greatly exercised TO learn that he has
been absent 100 days in session of only
lGG, or that 237 times he failed to respond
when his vote was wanted. Possibly Lis
absence has worked no serious damage 70 the
country or the party Of which he j, 80 con
spicGJrs a light. His mO3pstv IN introduce
ing bills is also worthy o. his signal qualif-
cation ar a legislator. But M the country
generally tie document Will be scanned 10
some purpose. We are glad the showing
has been made, and for tie benefit Of he
sovereign people Of Vermont we give the ab
sences, &c, Of their servants in Congress.
The Hon. c. W Willard has been 70 /
days absent, missing - roll-calls, and has in I
troduced 5 public and private bills. The /,
Hon. W. c. Smith was absent . days. failed I
to answer to la2 roll-calls, and introduced I
public and private bills The Hon Luke |
P. Poland was - DAYS absent, did not respond /
70 l3J roll calls, and introduced Is public [
and private bills. In all, up to Monday
night last, the roll was called so times and /
IDS bills were introduced. Of which iSj
were passed.
The most industrious man in Congress. 20
tar as this table shows. has been Aaron 4.
Sargent OF California, who has been absent
only four Gays, missed but thirty-nine vote
and introduced thirty-four bills, but two of
which were of private character. As be-
tween the extremes reported above. SARGENT
and Morrissey, the delegation from Vermont
certainly maintains respectable standing.
We trust the Tribune will continue its re-
ports. We are curious 10 see what effect
they will have on the attendance of the
House of Representatives.
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The new Constitution for the State Of Iii
nois was adopted On the 2rd inst and hy
Il large majority. There was very Iltle op-
position To the document as a whole, tho1gn
a good many thousand negative votes Were
cast against minority representati1n. Ch-
eago, however, gave it 900 majority, and
so rendered its adoption certain, even had
there nos been a clear maturity FOX j; N the
rest Of Il. State The Democrats in the
north part Of the State supported this see
ton, as their only chance of getting repre-
sentative in the Legislature. The whole
country will watch the working yC this new
feature with interest, to see whether the pro-
phecy Of its opponents that it viii prove an
additional cause Of corruption. Is fulfilled
Two important points in the new Consti-
tuition are, the check placed On Inc tendency
Of towns and counties to run themselves in
debt, and the restraints put upon railroad
corporations which we've becoming alt gether
too pow erfal AMI o. erbearing.
1t was not day 10 soon that the limi.
was set to these monop1lies.
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European commonwealth. These are consider
arions which veigh-tscitly. perhaps, but pow
erfuliy-ri;h Tie general American mind. And
Sc have On our SIDE, in addition, American feel
inrs Of justice aud truth and rational honor
These arc powerful aud durable though unie-
moastrs;iva suxiliaries. Those members Of any
community who treat their supposed existence
in other communities with sceptical sarcasm are
as wrong IS foolish. Far wiser those who re-
c7gn;ze and sppreciste them, and DO their best
TO cultivate them By mutual forbearsnce.
Castelar, on Lincoln.
CASTELAR, has made another Of his grea;
speeches in the Spanish Cortes. For two
hc.rs he held the Chamber spc.lbound by
bis fiery elogueacc, he auditors testifying,
by applause and tears alternately, to the
com. ta.l power of truth and genius. The
Bah hciJr the House was noninally for the
abolition %: slavery really however, as to
its iuueia effect, it sought only 70 mode
rate All r..,lify its horrors I, was at first
proposed TO tx tine age Of approximation at
O. years, bat IL Vas at last lowered TO %, in
spite oi tie ti .us pr -esta,i3us Of Ortis de
@-''"-1' "''' J." "9 '''''" 1e'''i -'- '''''
Christ bad died 90 SEQ tie captive tree and
in -... now Advocated -b. n-,,87..in., az tI.
4 peiI- I'd st-'I'i-s 1--WE years h't'li '-'oe-
score. b,clu-- .- ,.c negroes Of tie antilles
Won. 90 .r,..-':,..l r,t. AMI 7cr.,rtaj c.,r3bIe
'.-- ''''''
. Cd d'-- PES int-a "'ik al ou as White man
F at tU.' So great has been the moral bro
'''
O'Ne-:me-t it-eu was constrained Dr. the
course of the discussion to repor, an aIdi-
tilua! article. Prohibiting the use Of the lash
and the =efa1auoa Of f,milies without their
r,n-.r-
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n ward union win THIS Itluui1' Inc i-' y
5e Of annexation are energetic and resJlutc.
r. ~. ....-..-.... b,+ -bo, hay,
AZ i"'9 may '''
=. arguments '''''' V''''' ''''- -'o'-' ~ ~, p,
LIE 0'7 -''-
constant drain OF citizens from the province
or 0pebe,. the idle sbinvar,is the dutica
\ -.
imposed y o-r revenue h'"s "H 'Al ''' ''-'''-'
= T. the United States, and the consequent r.
..-....r --.l,..-.l ..-.. l....:,... H., i,a,u.
a. l''99''1 VA '''''0 anu
N youienccs caused by the immense lnIuA o.
III American silver. and above all, the dl-tuT-
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journelist, he held the position of professor
OF French literature at AK, having received
the degree Of Doctor of Letters at the age
OF t@enty-six. In 1865, when he had
reached thirty-six, Guizot in fattering terms
welcomed him to seat in the Academy
that ultimate goal of French authors am
bition.
NJ. Paradol was twice 4 candidate for the
Corps Legi-lauf in 1868, but without sue
cess. No doubt his old compatriots regard
him as a sort of renegade and traitor for ac-
cepting post at the hands Of the Emperor.
lie was fighting for liberty however, and not
against Napoleon. He chooses to take ad-
vantage Of the ground that has been gained,
rather than seek to avoid personal misrepre-
sen:ation and abuse, by leaving all posts of
honor and power to be filed by the enemies
Of liberal IDEAS
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Mr.. Sumner Precisely rs an Engli.bB,,
Scotchnan, an Irislu an "A Frenchman, a Gern.,,
SWede, Dane, Russian, or sn African ma,
give pledge; precisely a the Senator nav CIV.
a Pledge. | have seen the Senator 20 ur ~
that table and take the oath. The sena-oris Al.
lie knows that know THAI b1. does the ser.
Tor suppose that be surpassed in ability mauy.+
The thinese VINO might come mere, Does tho
senator suppose that he feels more keen'y tb.
ostn that he took AZ tl.t tesk than Chine.
might feel il, am NOS speaking of those w..
may come over here 10 enforced labor ! ia'r
with The senator IN et1rJ % stop that. But
an liking Of the intelligent Chinese. s. a..
and satisfactorily described by the senator f..
NJ. M Nir. olhurzJ tins morning. who Con-.
Voluntarily % Join their fortunes with our.
suppose they come, where is the PERIL Sir
l. against common sense % imagine peril t-.-
such g urce- he senator from Missouri h..
shown sou how 81 Wy they must come aec1-i.-.
To the uarurtI o. % thi1r-, how many i.-,5..
Of year .- ms, tiAe before ;lere viii be .-.
iou OF th-ui, while meluTdue our population. r.
swelling Dr. unknown millions, SO that whs- 81.
have 70 solitary million ot Chinese we shall r.-.
one ulLitCI -- Hls &C intelligent Aue--.-.
treliiuE t... continent, All ,es Tue senator f-.
Neviis is a.-ail ''NL-. o a.lieraui tf-i.s
What "a senator Of the L. $ anxious af.1ta-.
E-n o.. Chinese twenty-five a- thirty year. f..
now, absorbed 90 taaJ mighty one huuIrel .
lions which EI linen compose cur population
The senator IS not n earnest
The senator then b.az-i .r.l with a .4.r..7-
tion, Sc Let the people O.. Mlsssell--- -s sc-
that her senator Is wiling --- tl.l.-.-..
/ come 20 VI Massachusetts, Those ve-e p v-l.
Well. SIR / think Tie pa.T.s %. 'i.s--.
know tle.r senator bel. enough O. be- assure.
thai he Is Wi.IuE o. have f-a.- .u .... .....
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be- revenue. mas rtel Nghte1cl o llIc bl9As
~. which have been manufactured u.sc than ~
. years ere hereafter TO be admitted free, instead
ofpayiug p per cent. duty. why AL books in
4 other hngus-es than English should NOT be i'm
ported fee Of all duty is hard ior any body to
ID see save Consressmeu ard certain booksellers.
american students are compelled TO pay two
j. prices fr scientific ami other works or 60 with
a out them, inst because Of this stupid, short
!. sighted, isuararce-fo.tering policy.
There is au American in Paris, il l. said, 60
exactly resembling tie French Emperor in per
sou and feature. that be i not seldom mistaken
for him. 1t Is suggested ihet Napoleon nigh.
well take advantage o. this similarity. His
double might BE Induced to ,.ke his place in
battle. while the genuine Napoleon was safe aui
sound at the Tuileries. Or he might be able, by
h.s smu,taneous appearance in twa portions q
the field, 20 reinvigora:e tha hearts If his lispi-
r,ei soldiers In {. til .ngs atousc.ant to ensure
10 victory By the enthusiasm which bis presence
sa1ui inspire.
joan G.. SAFE. We see. rcc,eI an original
3.s8l Of some length If the recent T.mnspv
meeting ia New TorA. uIclurse he aims TO be
f.-b ,,.--.a and severe on Grant a..i rb. q. Rst.-
.,-. ami ,ys .-e mi sure .r.. III. not mean.
..r,s.,,.,r ,vbc, bid, ,...t.,s. -Bu. Of the Demo
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T.y ami other RHYMES If c.u,I value. Uni We
...........
"''S !'' '' $50 ''''- '''' f'- d --''-'. '--'
evoked 1y that .QLg contest tar liberty -ui equal
rights
NAsi cartoons ia HHlarE y teF.g srt .
rlua Be- as elective IN the line Of political a-eu-
mont ne C,.-+;s-sl .,.;.-s T,, -,-.t.- ,L-s .
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the foot Of when the poor te.e-' ss are va.uIy
begging. with their tools Ia thci- hands. FIR the
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w .-- Wal j. EN- ''-.s-s4 WIN 20 i---' array e-
German ami I->h heal. Too A-- man up
kick. DOWN the l,iler-e..--rl ...--av which
.....t..-.-..--i. .t..--.r ...
huo"-N -tl-1s lag, with tle inscription '' Pee
iieut. Pst-ie. Zee Pres. Uau."
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-07-22

In the event of a Franco-spani-a wax, vii,
France a-saii Cuba Ills is question
which may well awaken concern on this side
the Atlantic. Cuba is to-day the most sub
nerable part of the Spanish d3muions ard
an enemy would naturally sock the ,.eakc-.
point. Besides, the Emperor .f the French
has not forgotten bis ignouirioas failure o.
establish protect5rste IN Mexico. I,wh4t
use could ne put his magnificent aeet of isoH-
ciads with more certainty Of striking IN easy
and damaging blow, than To- she liberation ,i
Cuba from tue control of STain2 The IT.
surgents would welcome his Intervention
But how the United States most regard such
a movement, and what measures might be
necessary to counteTact it,-these are mat
tiers which it may be premature, as We trust
there may be no neet-to discuss. That CTR
Government is on the alert, Is evidenced y
the increased activity in its ship yards
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2. 1870.
MISTAKEN IypIGxArox.-In one Of the ne"
free baths il New York, the other day horrible
yelling was heard. The matron rushed IN ana
found person with masculine cast Of coun-
tenance in the grasp of some eight or ten rymphs
who were - sousing" her under water at an
Alarming rate, and at every dip they screahel
out, " Wen give it to you, you Internal scamp
DIP How dare you intrude your dirty car
cass among Us unprotected females = (snotner
Dip " and if you stay here another minute
1.-TWO dips in quick succession) wen duck the
life out Of you" The unfortunate wretch Tss
rescued from their clutches, and when the truth
was ascertained it was found that the yirag0s
had almost drowned poor German girl under a
supposition that she was male IN disguise.
Sized on THE SIIssIssrrPI AND HUpsoN
RIyfRs-A Philadelphia paper compares the
speed made by the Western steamboats, Robert
E. Lee and the Natchez, in their recent race on
the Mississippi from New Orleans to It. Louis,
with that Of the boats on the Hudson Ia their
daily trips from New York to Albany. The dis
tauce by the river from New Orleans TO s..
Louis Is eleven hundred AID hinety-f,u r miles
The sWif,est Of these two boats, the EJter; L
Lee, made he passage In three days eighteen
hours aud fourteen minutes, IUc.ullUE al. stop
pages. The speed was something over thirteen
miles an hour. The Daniel Drew has made
twenty-five and half miles 81 hour en- the
North River, and ST the same rate could 90 from
St Louis to New Orleans in dtry- three hours,
=
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HxNRY WARD BEEcHER's REToRr.-Oae Of
the most charming episodes of the Fourth Of
July festivities at Woodstock was the specta-
Gle Of Henry Ward Beecher, Senator Bucking-
ham, the Russian ambassador, and one or two
fashionable ladies, sboyelng dirt around the
roots of an elm tree planted in commemoration
of the event The way that the Plymouth d.
vine made the earth fly. notwithstanding the
perspirafion that rolled from him in streams.
excited the envy of fat little undertaken stand
ing near, who tainted the distinguished orator
with the observation that be had mistaken b;s
profession, and ought to have been - dirt diy-
ger" Well retorted Beecher, mist,kiSy
the man for member of the last Democratic
convention in Connecticut, that's better tban
being dirt eater."-.N Y. Commercial III
psrtiser.
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G. A. R-The Grand army Of the Republic
in this State is rapidly increasing in its member
ship. Since Decoration Day, the membership
has been increased by at least one quarter, and
the following Posts hss been instituted since the
department convention in January last Post
Newton Stowe, No 26, North Bennington Post
Brooks, No. %, Chester Post VIM. B. Rev
holds, No. "A, Milton Post Henry, No. %,
Winooski Falls.
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Napoleon is unwilling to Try the virtue Of
his own medicine. When other nations
were in trouble, he la been prompt t. pre-
scribe his sovereign pauac,a-an intema-
tiOnll congress. Now that it j, France
that is aiiing, he VIII have DO consul
tation Of doctors. It makes a difference
who is sick. lis constitution i peculiar
and he is afraid 70 submit 10 trc-I4e-r
This indisposition to try biz own Qa.cn,
dose is proof either OF insiacerity o- OF 1o-
litical quackery. His own precious body Is
too valuable to uy his therapeutic expert
men.s on it.