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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

New HAupsuRE LEctsLATURE.-A Con-
cord dispatch Of Monday indicates the strong
probability Of the election of Weston rs Gov
crnor. The Republicans claim clear ma
i9ri-y in the House, and without any CA
Htion. are confident Of their ability to elect
Mr.. Pike. bat the fusion ofthe Democrats
ana Labor Rei9rmers ziu undoubtedly de-
feat th.s result Al interests arc fully rep
re scnted in the at enIlace, and party feel
ing runs high Tho caucus nominations for
Speaker IF tie House are: Republican,
James q. Adams, Of Manchester Democrat,
William H. cove. or Ware
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

hU klDN-EA-S. n4tor Warner Of Alabama,
having been summoned t, testify before the
Con1re- -ional Joint Committceto investigate
Southern Outrases, reports that at the re-
cent trial Of some men who "a fcw months ago
created a disturbance at meeting which he
was addressing. and made an attack on those
present, an old man Of irreproacbablo char
ac,er, and who had been for more than forty
years a prominent and highly respected law
yer in has county. was called as witness.
lie had nothing to do with conducting the
trial, but merely testified to what he had
seen. On bis way home the boat on which
be was travelling was boarded at a landing
only a few miles from hisresidence, by a gang
OF roughs, his stateroom was broken open,
and be was SO severely beaten chat his re-
coyery is considered doubtful.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

P,EEs.-Tho latest news from Paris is
that business is rapidly revivins. and the
streets have been reopcncd to traffic. The
barbados have all disappeared. the pave
ments have all been repaired, and there is
perfect order everywhere The railroads
between Versailles and Paris have renewed
their trips, and are already doing an I'M
mensc passenger TT ifc. The railway lines
between Paris and Havre have also resumed
operations. The search for concealed arms
continues to be vigorously prosecuted, and
many have been found. Arrests, chiefly Of
ex-national guards ard soldiers. continue
upon large scale \ strict watch is kent
upon the right bank Of the Seine. and the
sentinals arrest all passcrs at night The
newspapers Tricolor and Poltique have been
suppressed. Ferry, minister OF public in
struetions, has ordered the reinstatement of
the teachers in the schools. Theaters have
been authorized to reopen, but the cafes arc
still under restrictions. No one is allowed
to leave the city after O'Clock in the even
ing from which hour all the gates are closed
and cavalry patrol the streets and suburbs
until morning. Many strangers, including
a number Of Englishmen, have arrived 10
Paris, and the arrivals Of foreigners are in
creasing daily.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07
GBe fireman.
The commune and Suffrage.

The commune and Suffrage.
The UafcInaaa of last week had an edito-
rial article On 9 The Commune Of Paris, =
which seemed to have been written in part
at least to enforce this lesson, as set forth in
the editorial in question.
The Commune of Paris was the political
fabric Of the great desperad0es and criminals
of the city IL shows what the suffrage can
be made TO 10 in large cities. Whenever
the Wild elements of city obtain rule over
it, either by force Of numbers or by force OF
brutality and violence, they will be as eager
to burn and destroy and coniiscate and rob
as were the Paris Commune. When men
whose lives or liberties are Justly forfeited to
society bee me political power, courted by
political demagogucs and parties, and throw
a solid vote for the men oil their choice, and
make the polls dangerous 10 decent and res
pectahle citizens, We may look out for scenes
similar To those which have rObcI Paris in
suit of sackcloth and ashes and made her
present history read like a chapter from the
Apocalypse. Paris teaches the world that
there should be some electoral quail Ihcations;
that the suffrage is not a right Of man, but
trust committed u him that the privilege
Of government belongs only to those who are
worthy to govern. and who are able to gov
ern themselves When the mass Of igno-
isii'o anu crime can Concentrate, as i uoe9
powers, as IN the Commune OF Paris, we
may look out for the overthrow Of all civil
Ized life, for sacrilege and assa-s nation, for
the destruction 81 innocence and the conHa-
8'"''oh % every l"'F ana nome structure
Ii is quite evident that the writer Of the
above does not believe in universal suffrage
"u1 '' j. not 50 easy % see no" recent events
~ laI's nave any bearing upon the question
~ '''' l-i'7 0I 4'1e7es 81 men ~ voters
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

4 local Democratic convention in Davidson
county, Tennessee, on the 3Ist, adopted res
olutions asserting that, as the present State
constitution gives the colored men every
right enjoyed by the whites, the validity Of
the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments
forms no issue before the people Of Tenncs-
see, al d that no person or paper continuing
the agitation Of that question is entitled to
the confidence or support Of the Democrats.
Among those who took part in the conven-
ton and recommended this course were Ex-
Governor Henry 5 Foote, who was men,
Der OF the rebel congress John c. Thomp-
son, Of the late State Constitutional Conven-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

legal manner by the legal authorities a
Washington. Bowen was summoned befor
the court to explain his bigamy The prose
cutting attorney made sort Of double
barreled prosecution of it. lie tried Bower
for having two wives at once and he ba,
another indictment ready for him similar t,
the first one, but mentiuning the third wifi
as the double Bowen answered the com
plant lie admitted that he had lived will
the women, charged in the Indictment as hi
wives, as their husband, but claimed that, il
point Of fact, he was never married to the frs
one. \ marriage ceremony was performed il
the case, but he insisted that it was not legal
and was gone through with q with intent t.
deceive. " The testimony looked much like
lying, and eleven obstinate iurymcn didn't
believe a word Of it, but one clear headed
fellow on the panel stood by Bowen and the
jury disagreed But the District Attorney
still pursued Bowen. The other Indictment
was called on. To this Bowen varied his
defense. He pleaded divorce Outlined in
Judge Barnard Court in New York He
produced the record lie was getting along
swimmingly with his case David Dudley
Field, one Of jim Fisk 5 most eminent attor-
MES from New York city, was defending him.
Here, for greater particularly, we insert an
extract from the report Of the trial
TIE Criminal Court spent all day upon the
bigamy ease Of OK Congressman Bowen on
South Carolina. The evidence yesterday
was to show that Bowen was divorced from
Frances Bowen in 1876, in Judge Barnard's
Court, New York. To-day witnesses were
called to show that the divorce was fraud
and forgery +. NJ Plumb, clerk Of the
records, had found Bowen vs. Bowen on in
dex out Of order, but no papers
David y. Cooper, an expert, testified that
there was crasure under the words Chris c.
and Frances, and ). b. Cushing the at
tOrney; and under the first, saw Indications
OF ink by the glass; could not say as there
was any difference in the handwriting Of
Chris. Q. and Bowen. The witness found
other ensures, but no attempt to conceal
George d. Sickles, law partner Of Cush-
ng, who was entered as attorney in said
case, testified that he had no record of any
such case, and never saw Bowen before
Arson llcrrick of the New York Atlas. de-
MED that he has ever certified to the publ
cation Of the notice. and testified that it was
not to be found in his paper, as alleged. )
;. Woods sworc that it had not been in the
Transcript, as alleged
j. G. Beamish, Clerk III Chambers, was
referee in 1886. but never heard of the Bow
en- case. lie had no recollection Of ever tax
ing two alhdavits which bore his name. and
did not remember that the attorney. Cush-
ing, ever came before him.
Bowen had evidently heard Of Judge
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

The Boston Transcript says that the re-
port which was started in the New York
papers that General Banks would oppose. in
the House q Representatives, the treaty just
ratified, is entirely without foundation. On
tic contrary, it says . He docs not propose
to do the slightest thing against the settle
ment Of the High Commission, and has no
doubt it will receive the sanction of Great
Britain and the provinces. lie will use
whatever influence he possesses to secure
such favorable legislation as may be neces-
sary for the full consumption Of the impor-
,ant international agreement
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

In the Connecticut Senate, recently, the
constitutional amendment providing for only
one State capital was lost by vote Of IL to
3, lacking one vote of the necessary two
thirds required to submit It to the people.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

Here Il tLc ,yIv the civil Service reform
advanced 10 tlc loh ohio Congress nI
District
In tie Tenth District. .l Ohio. l.-. .....
Mr. r ID Peek VA. cIa.-.l Il. C.r-r.--
Auarv l..- EARNEST sunni. r-.r. ,,er. i, .-n..
III Reed. Collector ~vr.,r-. Ind >---
wolfe. 81 Toledo. Eur il seems ,lee iaI
so- manifested their fricnIlinc.- Fl ........ .r
which appeared substantial b. the friends 10
Mr. Peek m February Inst. lIr. II. N
rr ~. r. e..
Mt AUSTIN q leading P'-i'Ie.'h y Gre -'s
triet. tile friend Of the office holders. and
told him some certificate I'm the aem OBJ
.-,..,l.,.t-. ,,.,l5 D.. ,..-e..fr.. ...r.r
.,.-I. ~ r t,..,..
were informed 'ha, unless 'i'y
I'or thousand collars % repay ne '''of
Po''''ei'n- i"r t'e snare t.'y i.N ~ '.e
r. 'A'' " f '.0 '''' '-'. ~ " .sN "''N-
'y " Ioin'fAa'.e concurrence a.i I.'.'' 2.
them were removed.
instead OIL posing IN. nam ''''z '.'.'.-I.
~ 'Al'F'''n a' 'le '''n'' -iT- austin an. '''
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

Only one Of the one hundred and SIX
members Of the Commune government in
France Is now at large. The rest have been
shot; aud they deserved shooting At ever men
did
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07


her behalf. She, however, has confidence
that the sentence will not be carried IP'o
execution She is quite particular about her
toilette in iaiI, changing her dress Tour times
a dav. and as she surveys herself IN the MIR
ror expresses the opinion that 50 handsome Il
woman as she is will never be ch'ked u
death.
One Of the broken Atlantic cables has been
repaired, and now those who have occasion
to send messages to or receive them from
Europe. are anxiously waiting to see whether
CYRUS W. Field viii reduce the rates for the
transmission of messages. While there was
but one cable in operation ocean telegraph
ing was expensive.
Mr. Colfax arrived at his home in South
Bend. Indiana, last Saturday morning lie
endured the journey very we'll, and he hopes
soon to be fully recovered.
The Internal Revenue bureau recently
made a decision which c5mpeIs the y. \
Central railroad to pay over million Of
dollars into the treasury Vanderbilt made
a scrip dividend of over twenty millions ot
dollars, partly as stock operation, and the
government proposes to tax it. Vanderbilt
refuses to pay, and viii take the question
into the courts.
Horace Greeley has come home from Texas.
lie is nearly as popular South as jeff Davis.
While there be discoursed upon What know
about reconstruction, and What know about
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

The Republican party in New York j.
about as harmonious as the French people
have recently been. Conklingites and Fen
tonitcs fight each other much more earnestly
than they do the common enemy and Tam
many helps to keep up this Republican row
by hiring active politicians to act with the
Republicans and keep things lively. OF
course the whole dissension is in respect TO
the distribution Of the public patronage
just now Conklng seems to have the car Of
the President, and his hackers therefore ger
the fat places but as Fcnton is strong IN the
State, it is thought that some effort viii be
made to placatc him before the next nation
al convention. The appointments in the
custom house in New York City are s1
shamelessly managed that the collector has
recently got Secretary Boutwcll's permission
to keep them secret So that there may be
less question as To their proprioty. The
whole business is bad enough, ana il is rath-
or melancholy to believe that it is likely to
remain so. One Republican faction is no
better than the other, and just because it is
no better change would bring no improve
mcnt. TO those who believe in republican,
ism as matter Of principle this is not
cheerful prospect and, SO far as the State
of New York is concerned, it has postponed
indefinitely the return Of Republicans ID
political power.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

At a meeting, few days ago, of the g Old
Friends, > democratic organization in New
York, Mr.. John MeKeon made a speech urg-
ing the nomination of General Sherman for
President, and Mr.. Francis Herman, Of New
York, for Wee President. With such a
ticket he thought the Democrats would not
be suspected, of want of honesty or patriotic
devotion to the whole Union. But as
Gen Sherman Is more a Republican than a
Democrat, they would lie suspected Of want
of Democracy ia nominating him.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

{ ton, and other influential Democrats. The
resolutions, says dispatch, will undoubt-
edly be adopted by every county in the
State.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

The colored men Of Washington are learn
ing the ways Of white people with com
mendahlo rapidity. Already they are PROV
ing that they put as high a value upon THEN
lobor as capitol can afford to pay.
They have been striking in Washington be
cause they could not get two dollars a day
and not content with that, they attempted
to prevent white labarcrs from working for
one dollar and fifty cents. The authorities,
however, intcrlered, and the mayor of the
city informed the rioters that white man
had right to work and fix the price Of his
labor, MS well as colered man.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

GOV. Hoffman vetoed only 40 of the 5.--=
passed bv the last New York legislation.
is Tweed owned ana run the New York
legislature This excessive voting by h'7 friend
I4Huta looks a Iittie unkfnd-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

q great faith in the good sense and intelli-
gence of the American people" and thinks
they will yet in constitutional way amend
the amendments, and he therefore accepts
the amendments az - acc )mplished facts, -
and goes in for their repeal. In his opinion
Gen. Sherman would accept nomination
for President from either party. Gen Grant
is nobody. Gen. Hancock would make a
good candidate for the Democracy John
Quincy Adams Is well enough but he lives
in Massachusetts, a bad State to take a Demo
cratic candidate from. lie doesn't say
whether he thinks A. johnson would be
popular candidate or not.
Well, it is Mt now Of the least consequence
what Johnson's political views are,-but it
ought to be said to his credit that he has
sense enough not to be in harmony with
the Democracy of Tennessee. And ne doesn I
get drunk only occasionally now
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-19
EDUCATION AND LABOR.

The constitution of the Committee on
Education and Labor, was amatter of some
remark among men of all parties who look
after these great interests. We had hoped
to see Mr.. Hoar at the head, as he so abun-
dainty deserved to be, but we have no fault
to find with its present chairman. Neither
the Congress of the United States, nor the
people at large, have as yet come to any
realizing sense of the vast Importance OF
these subjects as connected with national
legislation. POSI-
The committee having such topics in
charge should be raised to the front rank,
and allowed the best aids to its work. Its
clerk should be elected, and should be q
man of first-class ability, thoroughly con-
versant with the whole subject, and in full
sympathy with all legislation for its benefit.
Every facility for investigation should be
placed at its disposal, and its recommen-
dations should be received in the spirit of
patriots rather than partisans in Congress,
and among the people.
The paramount questions to-day, before
the nation, turn upon the education of the
whole people, and the diffusion among
them of such knowledge as will make them
safe and intelligent lawmakers, as well as
subjects of law. And next to this, every
thoughtful man feels that some better
organization of the productive forces Of the
nation, is possible. The widespread UNI
rest of the masses, the increasing serious
ness of labor strikes, the sense of un-
certainty attending all branches of industry
that employ large numbers of workmen,
indicate clearly the existence of some ag-
gravating cause that should be exposed and
removed. 1t is matter of national interest,
and its commanding Importance should be
recognized by Congress in the constitution
of the committee, and in respectful de-
ference to its recommendations. The peo-
pie must see to it, that these most vital
topics are not crowded out by the schemes
ofplunder, which lie in wait in every corner
of the lobby. w
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-19

WE are exceedingly gratihed to chronicle
the appointment of General Sweet, late SUI
pervisor of Internal Revenue for the State
of Illinois, to the office of Deputy Commits
sioner ofInternal Revenue. We knew Cen
eral Sweet in the early days of the Repub-
lican cause, fighting its battles with voice
and pen, when it brought no reward. He
was one of the first to volunteer when the
war of the rebellion broke out, and served
his country faithfully in the field,
until disabled by severe wounds.
He was then placed in command
at Chicago, and was so acting, during the
winter of 1864, when the great plot was
formed to release the twenty thousand
prisoners under his charge at Camp Doug
lass, and destroy Chicago. By the sagacity,
energy, and nerve of General Sweet, the
ringleaders were captured, and the city
saved from destruction. His distinguished
services at that time were fully appreciated,
and acknowledged by the people of Chi
cago and the military authorities. .'
General Sweet is man of rare tact, I'M
Improbable integrity, and fine executive
ability, and his promotion is both deserved
and fortunate for the public service.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-19
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VOLUME FOR 1872.


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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-19
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL.

Will contain a faithful resume of the News Of
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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-19
SEWING MACHINES.
no THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.
TN PRESENT.

TN PRESENTING TO YOUR NOTICE, FOR
l. the fist time in an extended way, the 4. +.
(FAMILY FAVORITE) WEED SEWING-MA-
CHINE, we will state some of the reasons why
we think we are justified in claiming 1t to be the
BEST:
BECAUSE before being offered to the people,
IL was tested by able sewing-machinists, and by
them so pronounced; .afG ar .frl
BECAUSE, it took the first prize at the great
Paris Exposition in 1857; "f'a
BECAUSE, it took the first prize at the great
four weeks contest between sewing machines ut
the Baltimore (Ndarylaud) Institute in 1859;
BECAUSE, it will do what any other first
class lock stitch will do i lG17
BECAUSE, it will do what most of them can
not do We say this without disparagement to
the merits of other machines;
BECAUSE. in the five years 1t has been before
the people, the sale has been so rapid that the
company have been unable TO supply the de
mand, thus leaving Virginia and great part of
the country unsupplied; and last, but not least,
to give a woman's reason, . l 20
BECAUSE, it is just a little darling and SO
easy TO learn
Price the same as any other first-class machine.
Sold on the instalment plan, If desired.
Machines sent on trial and instruction given
free. ta
A history of the sewing-Inachine and an ac-
count of the great four weeks contest at Balti-
more, sent free on application. 4.., .
WIN. LOCKHART, Agent. -
--r;f 739 Main, corner Eighth street,
de 9-d&wly Asses mr. Richmond, Va.