Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-05
Letter from Washington.

WAsHINGToN, June Both, ISL.
Evidently, the human mind Is never at
peace. We were promised-when Congress.
left us, g al would be calm and unruffled az
a summer sea" But to-day we hear that
the rights Of the American people are being
invaded. Patrick and Michael, with Biddy
and Judy, are seen, elevated to the height of
mortal Indignation, and are heard to exclaim
:. Of what use is it to be an American citizen
if our classic goat and cherished pig, all
members Of our common family, arc to be
debarrcd Of their liberties for ages past.
uumolcsted, have We made swine yard Of
the national capital and now, in the name o
common law and the declaration Of Indepen
dence, we demand our inallenable rights
rights for our hogs to root and wallow
through the cutters and perfume the air with
their delicate Odor; rights for our geese and
ducks, goats and cows to feed upon the lawns
and parks about the public buildings right.
to maintain the liberty Of the entire brute
creation, thereby indicating our rights as
American citizens, and make Washington
the exception to all rules Of decency and
propricty.' All this, yea, more, i occa stoned
by the recent order impounding all animals
found astray within the city limits, and il
has made war upon the hog fraternity while
the victor Is not yet proclaimed Much
sympathy is manifest here for our honorable
chief justice, who in his feeble health. in the
prediction Of duty, rises to explain how
soon ne endorses the ways be they dark, and
approve all things, be they vain, which tend
in his Imagination, to make him the Honor
able Chief Justice Of the nation Yet like
many other 8. great men, he is doomed to die
a disappointed man. The Democrats dare
not trust him, the Republicans will not The
chances of seeing Horace Greeley with his cot.
ton 8 umbrel, vending his way up PennsyI-
vania Avenue on the 4th Of March, 1874, tc
take lease Of the White House for four
years, are far better than those Of the modern
solomon who seizes the first opportunity to
crd rse the " new departure - and Horace Is
not stupid enough to candidly think that he
has any chances.
Many changes are being made in the differ
ent bureaus IN the department of Ohio, for
merly known as the department Of the Int
rior, with the promise that all shall be
reforms. Yet the principal requisite to
secure an appointment in that department is
to be Il resident of Ohio and opposed to the
election of John Sherman or any other man
excepting t honorable secretary Of the
Interior to the United States Senate 1t also
seems decided that the official head of Com
missioner Pleasanton is soon t. fall from the
executioner's block, and that Deputy Com
missioner Douglass W Il be his successor.
Pleasanton's popularity has been sadly chilled
by his sojourn in this city the head of the
bureau Of internal revenue, and it is boldly
proclaimed that be has lost many friends
while he has gained but few. Affairs at the
State Department remain dormant under the
present regime in fact, aside from an occa-
sional suicide or murder, or small riot, we
live, move ard have our being like the rest
of humanity. Edibles are in abundance.
yet they are not without money and price
Peaches and blackberries are Just making
their appearance, while cherries. Strawberries
and raspberries are thing long Of the past |
New potatoes are only four dollars per bushel |