Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-02
From our regular Correspondent
Our Boston Letter.
Gcaeral Buffers plan for miag nc me- srt
M Question Literary -ha''''S'
-NiscfllGRcoas.

.sin. The General ha- lfah" Pu"'0
toward the performance by the practice oil In
4,,tla sr,s which he so well understands, an'
v,s .-coriipFly welcomed by large and gener
.uy svnratbetic audience. Precisely al half
,.., seven. he bowed himself upon the stage il
h, ss.liow-tsiled cost, sad clearing his sho7
throat preceded to speak. sat very BCa7 th'
sneaker. and must confess that studied th'
man rather than his words. Notwithstanding
Buffers faults, there Is something positively ad'
rnirable about the man. lie has the best almi-
uisrAtive ability Of any public official in the
country. There is an sudacity, an energy, g re
lentless courage il him, that almost compensate
for the lack Of other and perhaps higher qaali-
tres There is no modern statesman whom be 50
nearly resembles as Bismsrcl. The more the
characters snd histories of Butler and Bismarck
are studied, the more striking condolences Will
be discovered in both character and history
and Buffers scheme for acquiring Canada by
any means is Bismarck consolidating Germany,
wrestling Alssce and Lorraine from France, and
taking like q dictator to al Europe Butler is
dangerous man, simply because We DO not;
want Bismarck in America But if Grant
should put the hero Of New Orleans at tho Lssi
Of the State department, you would see cur
foreign relations managed with a yigor, a Geter-
minatior, and breadth Of policy, that bsye not
been seen in the public councils for many a
year.
It is generally supposed, SID !; may be true,
that Butler has DO moral convictions But he is
man Of the most intense intellectual c,nyic-
tons. and he is never afrsii TO mske them
known. Toere is nothing Of the trimmer in him
Re Is called demacc-ue Now deuagogue
is ono who paniers TO the raq1la- prejuiices for
hi' oHn proa.. Baiier aever does this He
openly defended ttc gretuback theory when It
asin'ta score Ct supporters in his district Tie
violently asslilej Grant when Grant was popu-
ar, sal now be defends him when many good
men asslil him. Butler msy be interruptions
aad reckless, but he is man OF courageous
convictions. He never drifts with the current.
4. regards his latest manifesto it is ye-v
briefly described. HeproPosss TO present Eae-
land az ultimatum to this effect Surrender 90
US your entire North American possessions, and
take in exchange a receiptoi bill for the Alstaiaa
Claims OF We shall declare absolute uon-inter-
course, diplomatic and commercial. with you and
your provinces. This plan, the General saws. Is
not Legitimate cases tsui, but If Enr'sui
chooses TO declare war let ler conc 90. This
plan has many very plausible features TO ccm-
mead it 90 popular favor. OfcoUrsc any scheme
which involves war IS probable contingency is /
TO be rejected summarily. Bat England viii
hardly fight TO open cur ports, if tLsy sire closed
against her. On the contrary, the reredants
and manufacturers of that island voull rs;s=
storm about the ears Of the government that
would coupel them 20 almos. any concession .
that could set trade flowing again in the old
channels. 1t would. however, be necessary TO .
take the proposed sction at The proper time. in /
order that it might not prove "a tgo-eicel sword
to wound both parties equally.
The -fhaEfc .NoEMly for 1871, promises 10 .
have several features Of unusual interest. Frs.
among them is Mr. james 7. Fields "reminiscences /
Of distinguished authors, which will aprcar .
monthly Under the uHpreteniiu- tile g. Ou-
Whispering Gallery Mr. Fields has Ind ,
vide Acquaintance with the most fsmlUs
modern suthors on bo,h siles OF the
Atlantic, and has moreover the literary
taste and tsct which emincrtv qualify
him 70 undertake the work in question / shall
be much mistaken If Our Whisperia- Gallery
does not prove the most successful magazine
81 ~ - ~ sf.a--
number Will treat Of Ihackersv Messrs Fields.
Dsgool & &c. viii publish four ae1 books ~
morrow. They are Miriam ami other Fo---
! Volume Ct Whittier's unc1llec;ed poems: III
Sdunier a. GEreer, Geries Of rlasesr-
,sssys by AT American Shenst11e, Mr.. Charles
D. Warner, OF the Hartford CJaIrnf Tia g
English G0rcTRess al the S.amcsf CONT. hein-
he essays which appeared in the Ttgafir under
he same pane snd an elegant holiday book.
Z ChHa'S Dream q Star. iy il kens. Illus s
rated from drawings by Hamma;t Bi.lirrs .
NO other books are announce tv this heu-a
hitch will excite attention. Tire first is. col d
'cuon Of Mr.. bret Hsrie's poems, including q q
purse the inim.tGble - Heather Chiuea' Ysa f.
scond is a volume Of Miscellaneous ESSAYS by g.,
anes Russell Lowell. TIE volume Will iHc'uis III
&c famous essay, "a On g certain condssccu- C.
on in fo.eigners,' and, | suppose, the Caauccr u
rtcie III the Worth -4MertCaH Rtris.. I1e ( -
'orh -fmeTicGE, by the way, starts out next y"
Ear on a new career under the eiit1rship q 81
enry Brooks Adams. AIr. Adams is p vic1r- hs
Is writer, and if he makes halt as good an eli ri,
T he will be Of great service to the 7cne-af la
iarterly. The Rerieu Will give great deaI Of ''-
tention to political and social questions. aal of
III bring TO the WORK the best talent that the tb
untry affords.
LutelFs LIring .ig5 shows no change OF We
s-ea . no b ~ g
d editor. Under the capable charge OF 1f-.
larles VI. Gay, 50 well known to Burlington l.
d Vermont people, and Of Mr.. Littel's sons.
IS sterling eclectic fully maintains its high s5'
'ndard, and receives not only the commenda- al
us OF the press, but that more substantial evi- ~
nee OF popular approval growing suhscr:o-
n list. From Messrs Littel and Cav. have e''
ei'ed -4gaiast Tinc,en English novel by Alex Lo
der lines Shand. It opens vel and appears 70 Al
an Interesting aud attractive romance. 3lr. o..
aud's Is a new name 70 me but suppose that -
,ueS myself unknown. SIZE
, ar srt galleries present good variety 10 cal
pie of aesthetic tastes. The Athenuum ex- aro
ition lie drawing to a close indeed many Of t--
best pieces have already been removed by H.
owners. The exhibition has been only moie-- -
y successful, since both in character ami l
ronage il Is surpassed by previous years At M,
Ids the lstest attraction is Mr. Henry pex- M
:" Nymph Of the OCEAN Mr Dexter is ~
nbridre sculptor who fret came into notice s.-l
lugh his bust Of Cha7ies Dickens. ereegta5 guy
the time Of the novelists first visit to this r
niry. The design in this latest work is a f.r,
ng girl reclining on her side, with her arm ~
large ocean she'll The figure j. exceedingly D. y,
Hii 'ne lace nAs peculiarly s'flhIug cslc
ress'on' which Is in happy contrast to the l-r,
age look Of inslpii perfection characterziug M,
ideal ststuary. At the same gallery there ~
so 4 lsndscape by George l. Brown. the scene
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