Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-14

cal organization, used by men for the purpose OF
putting themselves in power"
An interesting precedent has just been made
By the Chief Justice Of Utah A Mormon ap-
piled for naturalization. On being questioned
he Acknowledged that, although he had but one
wife, he believed pOlygamy to be a divine insti-
tuition, and that he should feel it his duty - to
obey the laws of God rather than the laws Of
man. whereupon the Court refused to give him
the papers.
\ despatch from Berlin says the bargomasier
of that city is " annoyed " by the receipt OF a
missye from Belgium, addressed to him. in his
official capacity, as 80 wolf" 3" eannioai'
and apparently as the sum Of e1e'ratlon' a
Prussisu What amiable wishes the
envelope thus cheerfully directed concealed.
the despatch does not say. but We imagine the
chemical poison in which the tursomaster 5
correspondent had STEPPED his letter, must have
been Of = milder nature than the sentiments he
expressed init.
The Glaioi, saws that if the defence Of Paris
should prove unsuccessful, the capture and de-
structon of the city will involve political con-
sequences. It would be considered a simple in
ciIept Of the war, which in no measure would
be checked thereby Ii Tours, the seat Of the
provisional government, be also taken. the gov
erpmen, will remove 6, Lyons. thence to Mar
settles if necessary; and supposing that city also
taken. the administration would embark on one
of the vessels Of the hest and be removed TO
Brest Where it would 60 afterwards adds the
GauIois, We cannot say.
The success Of the Post-oflce money-orier sys-
TEN Ia. been such as to justify the department
in enlarring it in an international direction
An arrangement OF this nature between the
Unitei states and Great Britain is understood
to be contemplated. and its contamination will be
an ipes,imahle convenience 90 mulutules Of our
f,re.gD-sorn citizens. The amount Of small re-
mitt ,nee. annually transmitted 70 ireland alone
Is enormou. and the seuders otter incur risk
and exrerience Inconvenience 10 the discharge
Of their kindly service The adaptation of the
money-orier system q, their wants viii lea sub
s'antal boon.
G,ribaldi &. on bis way TO Tolrs. @, take SER
vice under he Republic, but it loes not appear
how he can be Of ma,h ben M His presence
may inspire enthusiasm. bur nor more than the
presence Of an invading enemy Fur active ser
vice a constitution broken down 10y life Of hsri
campaigning. renders him unit The Oh
.,tswny lion. As the Italians leli -ht 20 call him
has been. I'LL within few weeks. a helpless
rheumatic crippis. unable TO take step with
out the aid Of crutches In the cabinet, be
is scarcely fitted to aivi-e Ca the Preseu; ener-
eencies. His experience has been almost wholly Of
guerilla lighting, a system of warfare no, likely
to drive the Prussiaus out OF France.
The international w5rkinsmeu's Association,
with its headquarters 10 London, has issued a
second address on the var 70 w9rsiusuea in Ia
rope and the United States Il is vigorous
document. relating to the ve5ei question Of qua
ran,ees the position Of the associated working
men Of Germany. and the prospects II the neF-
ly-f5uniei republic The English branch Of 'he
Association has Little confidence iu the permar-
ency of the republic in its present hAnis, and
,uesticns If il is not intended % serve as
bridge TO a second orleauist restoration. But at
present it /, the only hope for the unity Of France
The address. therefore, calls on the sections %
the association everywhere TO perfect their or
papir,tion. sud De ready t. avail OF any opp5r-
,unity Afforded to benefit their class
The latest discovery with rsglri 81 the eala-
bilities Of California is the peculiar adaptation Of
its soil to the growth ofcot,ou Soil and elims'e'
it /. claimei. are so remarkably suited TO Us .
cultivation, that the seat Of King Jot;9n's em- .
pire must forthwith be established on the Pac.f; .
slope There he difficulties and e@tarrassments .
which SO often make the crop failure elsewhere .
are unkuoFn. The seasons in that section are .
uniform, there are no worms, no inoPportune /
rains. and no early fros;s The thing to be done /
now is TO put these sanguite assertions to the .
test Of prsc,ice Il may, too, reconcile the Cali
forniaus to the presence Of the Chinese. If these
patient laborers prove as useful on the future
plantations Of their State, as they seem TO he in
the cotton fields Of Louisiaua
It was questionable taste, however. on the
part of the provisional government to expose 50
remorselessly the private sins Of the dethronei
Emperor. Some mercy might well have temper
ed their Justice in the publication Of those secret
papers. and the pitiful letters of the woman
BeTlanger been allowed the privilege Of privacy.
It could serve 10 possible public end to give
worldwide publicity TO the domestic unfaithful-
ness Of Louis Napoleon but it Is not diff
cult to imagine the cruel force with which this
blow must have fallen on the unhappy partner
of his misfortunes. Even the tickle mob Of Paris
in the heat of it, snti-Impersl fury treated the
insignia Of the Empress with forbearance. The
new government might have spared to iufici
stroke doubtless most poignantly felt where least
deserved.
1t will surprise no one to hear that the terrible
against the life of the French Emperor.
discovered with such suspicious opportuneness
just previous to the taking of the plebscite in
June last, was plot OF the French police. man
ufacture1 for politica, effect This impression
very generally prevailed at the time Of the pre-
tended discovery, AMI the secret correspondence
seized in the uilsries, and now in course Of pub
ication by the French government, confirms it
Of course the unfortunate victims sacrificed
to swell the imperial majority will at once be
released, supposing any get remain in durance,
which is unlikely From the tenor Of recent ,
dispatches, it would seem, too, that the Judicial
ools Of the Emperor in those mock trials at
Blos, will have 20 vacate French territory with
much celebrity, if they would escape the ven
yesnce of the now dominant republicans ..
The last thing in the way Of discouraging
Chinese emigration comes from Oregon. A bill ,
has been introduced in the legislature Of that I
State, forbidding any male inhaSitant of the s
State to wear a cue or shave any part of the
,calp, unless he takes license for the privilege
If SO doing at an expense Of ten dollars month.
We presume an exception is made for cases OF l
brain fever but there is an aspect to this bill t
which should at once secure for it the earnest G
attention Of the advocates of woman's rights. If
t is possible to order by law how shall
year the hair of his head we have the same
tight Of regulation in the case Of women ; and |
some anti-jute-snd-chigno party may come into 1;
power in some localities, with results horribly
to the world Of female fashion. q
The acquisition of the Papsl Territory, apart =
rom its political value, is no small gain in a r
material sense to the Kingdom of Italy. The
i've Papsl States Of Rome and Comarea, Velle- t
ri, viterbo, Ciyits Vecchs and Frosinone, d.
comprise an area of 1852 square miles, about
he same extent of country as the State of