Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-03-02
Death of Hon. Arson BurlIngame.

lin, Chenaugo County, New York. His
youth was spent on the Western frontiers,
with surveying parties, and accompanying the
commissioners engaged in the negotiation Of
Indian treaties lie graduated at Harvard
University in 1916, studied law aud COM
mcnced lis practice in Boston.
Mr. Durlugamc commenced his political
life in ls4s. Though at first Free Soil
Democrat, he became a member Of the Re
publican party on its organization, and in
1852 was elected a member Of the Massachu-
sets Senate. In the following year he was
elected to the lower House Of Congress,
where he served with marked distinction six
years, being a member Of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. lie made most scathing
speech in denuuciation Of the outrageous as
sault Of Preston 5. Brooks uporCharles Sum.
nor, for which the former challenged him, but
failed to come to time. Mr. Burlingamo ren.
dered effective service in the exciting cam
paigns Of 1856 anil 1860. lie canyassod
nearly every State in the Union, discussing
the topics Of the day with an ability and yigor
rarely equallod by public speakers. Failing
in a reelection to Congress, he was rendered,
shortly after the Inauguration Of Mr.. Lincoln,
the mission to Austria That government,
however, refusing to receive him, on account
Of certain action of his in Congress, he was
transferred to the Chinese mission His ca
reer subsequently is well known. Conformity
with the English, French and Russian Minis
ters, he laid the foundation of the liberal co.
operative policy which was finally adopted by
the chief powers and sustained by their repre-
sentatves at the Court of China His efforts
have not only secured substantial reforms in
the Celestial Empire but have been instru-
mental in comforting unestimatcd benefit upon
the world at large, through the extension of
commercial facilities with China His sorvi-
ccs we're so well appreciated by the Chinese
Government, that he was chosen to represent
that nation at the courts of all the treaty
powers certainly as high compliment as
could be paid to any man His title was that
of first ambassador, aud he was clothed with
the ampest powers His career in this ca
pacity, up to the time of his death, is fresh in
the minds of ALL He has had honors show
cred upon him almost without limit, and he
has made an onviable name in history. His
loss will not only be great to civilization, but
irreparable to China Mr. Burlingame was
married in lS47, and his wife and three child
rem survive him.
" Mrs. Livermofe denied our statement
that the Female Suffrage movement was Otter
associated with low ideas Of marriage and th'
Divine Word said it was utterly false ant
slandcrous,' and called upon US to prove it
We proved il conclusvey and had heaps o
unused proof to spare She replies to GU
, article in the Womaas' Journai of Februar,
26. Unable to answer it, she wisely let
g Oliper johnson of the independent do it fo
0 her, and copies as her answer, his malicious
and harmless abuse of Mr.. Lord. We CAV
A his article last week Now if Mrs. l.. has t.
e run and shelter herself under the guns Of tn
i independent for protection, in order to say
n herself from the rccoil of her own charge o
- liar and coward against US, we should lik
y to know whether that is manly or 4" VIC
q manly"2 We do not appreciate her Olive
y for our Roland Oliver has sins enough o
If his own to answer, without taking up tn
n gage which the " ladies Grant were too cage
IS to throw down.
o But to do Mrs l.. justice, though she car
@ not answer our article, she says that she give
10 can emphatic dissent" to Mr. rockingham
m attack on revealed religion. We were led I
~ this classification of her, by what proves to b
n the mistaken statement of correspondent
D. the Springfield Republican. We very glad
,e retract our comments on the supposed fac
,e though it is perfectly immaterial to the proc
,r There are scores Of names ready to take he
m place. We propose by-and-by, at our ow
e convenience, to give this subject tboroug
H. handling. There is no one who has read tn
- current reports of Female Conventions, an
to the writings Of their advanced leaders br
of knows our statement to be perfectly true.
Il. late writer in the Revolution says that
he "woman has no rights that man is bound t
a respect" and that marriage is the cause {
u more evil than all the poverty in the world.
Garrison is reported as saying at Rutlan
1. that the "present relation of man and woma
n. is slavery, the same in kind if not in degre
n as chattel slavery" Now these people ma
Of be very good people, virtuous, faithful to a
by the practical relations Of life aud honorable
If all their behaviour. But do they not kno
to the meaning and force of their own declari
III tions2 Do they suppose that the tendency
All such talk as this is not the overthrow of all Il
n sacred institutions of the social life2 If the
nv do not carry out their own ideas, are they il
AZ norant that others will ? Their personi
Ia. fidelity to their relations Is Of small aecoun
Of so long as they are teaching principles SUI
of versiye Of all the vital relations of the amil
N. This is the gragQmeH of our statement Al
oh we have right to call upon these new T
zen formers to tell us, when they ask us 70 ado
he their views, upon what new basis they,
las men and women, sensitive to moral oblig
nd tions and aware of the complications of hum,
of life, seriously propose to establish our dome
ct. tic ties, when they have oyerthrown the pre-
tie ent legal system of what they are pleased
is call domestic slavery"
II W M, Garrison, in his speeches at RI
y land, bases his advocacy Of Female SuiIra
'"' on the same principle with his Ant.Slaye
IA" notions. Woman is ensayed,7 he cries.
'e' Man is the tyrant, Down with the tyraI