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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31
Gen. Butler and the Treaty

Gen. Butler was not pleased with the
treaty recently ratified by the United States
Senate, and which, it is hoped, viii settle
all matter of difference between this country
and England The fact that it is such a
settlement is probably the reason that But
Ter does not like it, although he ostensibly
puts his dislike upon the ground that we
have Lade bad bargain. Especially he is
solicitous about the fisheries. lie has re-
Gently appeared before the Committee on
Federal Relations Of the Massachusetts, leg
lslature, and there made a statement Of his
objections as a convenient way Of getting
them before the public and be has also
caused letter written by himself to his son
in-law, Senator Ames Of Mississippi, to be
published, wherein he set forth at length the
badness Of the trade we have made Not
withstanding this letter Senator Ames voted
for the treaty. and Gen. Butler will find by
and-by that the people generally approve Of
1t; although it heals sore which, perhaps
the General thought it would be better to
keep raw, 50 that he could from time to time
exasperate the British lion, by touching him
on that particular - raw = spot Gen. But
Ter Is a belligerent 9 party and Is not
happy unless somebody else is miserable.
He has found Fenianism, and the fisheries
and the Alabama claims most accommodating
subjects to . agitate, . and to stir the people
up with. 1t is rather hard for him to have
most of these subjects, by judicious
management in the hands Of such a man of
war as Gen. Butler could be made much of
as political capital, and might have led to
war-peaceably adjusted by the treaty, and
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

ed arrangements by which it comes into the
control of sufficient body of anthracite coal
lands TO nearly, if not quite, give to it the
control Of the New York coal market. As
corporations are understood to have no souls
and Lot many bowels of compassion" it
is not unreasonable to suppose that this ar
rangement will not materially benefit the
public Railroad corporations are good ser
wants, but generally hard masters, and the
people naturally look with dstrust upon
them when they see them drawing into their
control the producing forces of the country.
1t is not certain that Wendell Phillips is not
right when he asserts that the battle with
the slave power having been fought and won,
the next great power that the people of the
country must grapple with is that of giant
monoTolies Railroads that span CONT
nent, or that can say whether fuel or bread
shall be cheap or dear, have through their
great capital and influence power that is
dangerous unless it is in the most honest
hands Their hands are at the threats Of the
people, and the threats may by and by be
come sensitive under any undue pressure.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31
France.
The Theirs government has at last got con
troll of Paris. Below we give the latest

France.
The Theirs government has at last got con-
troll of Paris. Below we give the latest
news
WASHINGTON, Sunday, May %.
The following telegram was received at the
ftate department from Minister Washburne
this afternoon The archbishop of Paris
and sixtv-uine priests were shot on Tuesday
night. The instruction has been suppressed
The insurgent losses have been enormous,
and those of the government comparatively
small.
LONDON, Sunday, May %.
A dispatch from Versailles says that the
Paris instruction has been completely sup
pressed. and not one band Of insurgents Is
left. Great numbers Of prisoners have been
taken by the Versailles army. All is quiet
within the city thus evening, and not shot
has been fred since 10 O'Clock this morning.
There i great rejoicing within and without
the citv over the termination of the trouble.
Gen. Ladmirault captured Les Buttes Chau-
ment and McnIlmontant, yesterday, and Gen.
Einov at late hour carried the cemetery
Of Pere Ia Chaise. The tricolor now floats
over La Nilletta. \ cannon and twenty
two red flags have been captured at Bellevllle.
4 circular from Theirs details the opera
tons Of the troops, and praises them Tor
the courage they have displayed. Theirs
accuses the insurgents of having collected a
large quantity of poisonous liquids Tor use,
against the government troops. Gen. Leroy,
one oi the commanders Of the Versailles troops
was killed in action yesterday. The Prus-
siaus nc Romainville made 1000 prisoners,
including several woman, on Saturday eve
ming. All insurgents who came within
~, .f- limos T},rnaiuvjllp ar AE beryill Tiers
were di-armed and placed under gaurd.
It j. calculated that there are upward OF
81. 900 dead bodies in the houses and eel
lars of Paris Tie women have been per
tctlv furious during the recent fighting
Tie fromcn have at last got the flames in
Paris under control The theaters Lyrque.
Cuatclet and Porte St. Martin have been
burned. The destruction Of property has
been terrible. one fourth of Paris is estimat-
cd tp have been DESTROYED Numbers Of
women have been arrested. carrying bottles
VI Petroleum, to set fire 10 bui dings.
The government troops found 1863 hostages
in tie prison OF La Rcquette. Executions OF
INSURGENTS are constant \ court marital
for the trial ot insurgents viii begin Its sit
things Monday. The body of Delescluze has
lccn found IN the street and identified.
Pyat is reported TO have been shot. Pro-
vision trains are entering PARIS.
Fayrc. In di-pa'ch to the representatives.
81 France in foreign countries, saws that the
acts % The insurgents are OF criminal, and
uata political. nature, and asks ueighbOr-
lr.y powers to extradlte those who may enter
Il. err territory. Tie government of Spain
ha- decided t. stop all French refugees At the
frontier. and deliver them over to the Yer
saiIe- authorities Victor Hugo has writ
ton.uI,tt,r ID the Brussels Independence
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

Tie Michigan Legislature has enacted a
compulsory education law. 1t provides that
every parent. guardian or other person in
the State, having control and charge Of
children between the ages of 8 and IA years,
shall BE required to send them TO public
school for a period Of at least y week, in
each school year, at least six weeks Of which
shall he consecutive. Children may be
excused from such attendance by the board
Of the school district in which the parents or
guardian reside, upon its being shown that a
childs bodily or mental condition has been
such as to prevent his attendance at school
or application to study for the period
required, or that the child Is taught at a
private school, or at home, in such branches
as are usually taught in primary schools, or
has already acquired the ordinary branches
Of learning taught in the public school
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31
sn Interview with Jefferson Davis.


tuumfla s. g.. Nav - Jeders D4-
sl- arrived here uu tuesday ON business
connected with tac life insurance company
b. whirh j. President / was introduced
n. ti,u Yesterday i'm % LAWYERS Office. where
I..va- holding an informal reception. and
f.du Iult hours conversation. Mr. Davis
bears I.tIc .scmblaucc tt tine picture with
which everybody was familiar durin. the
na-. and IL 1ht walk The streets of any
%.r.ten cfy without a Glance ot being
A..wu ty people Who have seen only Is
photographs. Ina entering the lack room OF
rAc lawyers office | found seated c9nspicu-
ou-ls b. tile midst oi about dozen persons "a
quiet lob king gentleman ot medium hight.
with gay halls, tan gray beard ana
mustache. Light blue eyes. slightly aqullme
nose. rather raI.uw aud euukgu checks. and
high. WIiusIci forehead, dressed with neat
ness lu Il SUM oi worn hlack clothes Tins
WAS the guiding spirit of the great rebellion.
thing % his aII earauee indicated ability
COR genius " ben ! wa- presented 10y an cX-
Confederate General, he arose and greeted
me with 4 p.oa-ant. cordial manner. contin-
uInc at first "a conversation already begun
upon cotton planting Attcrward he spoke
80 tie Imprisonment Of tie Iribinle s CORES
londcut~ ~ Washington, saying that lie re-
Dcmhcrcd similar instance when lie was in
the senate 4 reporter named Nugent was
taken into custody tor refusing 70 tell where
he s.t some information relating u doings
% Executive session, and thorough search
was made 10 zee It there was not some place
about Oh. Chamber where he could have con
cea ID hImsclt-but no discovery was made
except large black eat that was found
above ;he ceiling. Nugent was released at
ter few Days. "a Senator having acknOWltd
gcI that he had given tie information. and
Thought theIe was no harm In 1t.
Mr.. Davis carefully avoided politics during
the conversation, saying that he did not
desire that publicity should he given 10 his
oInons On political subjects. There was
some talk about the present condition OF the
negroes, and lie expressed the opinion which
app cars To he generally entertained by
thought'ul and obrervant southern men. that
the black race in the United States is dimin-
i>hins in numbers and Will ultimately
disappear. lie said that the negroes did not
give proper care 70 their young children and
10 their sick. and now that the whites had
no interest in caring for them they were
dying rapidly. lie thought that ultimate
extinction wac tie inevitable late OF the race
asked u ne thought there was any tendency
among the negroes OF the more Northern OF
the former Slave States to emIgrate to the
Gull states. lie did not believe there was
number q negroes had been bought into
Mississippi from North Carolina and other
states, by the agents OF large planters, but
the movement did MT originate with the
emigration were too ignorant and too poSr
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

In his speech at New Orleans, Mr. cree
ley is reported to have said There would
not be a Ku-KIux in the land now if there
had been general amnesty five years ago. 1t
would have united the people and healed the
wounds produced during the war This
may be an overstatenent, and yet it is in a
measure true. The mistake, however, is not
wholly as Mr. Greeley describes it. General
amnesty would have been well enough. PRO
yidcd half a dozen Of the leading rebels had
been first hanged and it is mainly because
justice was not thus satisfied at first. that
amnesty has been resisted ever since. 1t
never seemed right to d majority Of loyal
men that no traitors should be punished, and
therefore the worst Of all punishments, so
far as the peace of the country IS concerned
political punishment, has been resortcd to
in order to partially satisfy this general
sense Of justice. For this Mr. Greeley is in
part responsible, and he ought. therefore.
now TO be considerate Of the hesitation the
people had Gin granting universal amnesty.
And It would be just, although perhaps not
- " q PCO'ON; mat e SIOul4 FIoiL some VI lis
condemnation upon himself, aud not empty
the whole upon the heads OF those whose
sense Of the eternal fitness Of things could
not be satisfied with universal pardon ana
amnesty Of every rebel until at
Least the grass had had time to grow over
the hundreds of thousand Of graves Of union
dead marking the battle fields Of the great
rebellion.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

William R. Sc,tt and Emma {. Horne
Of Lawrence, Mass, loved and desired to be
married. Their parents were averse They
determined to try the country where there
Is DO marriage. They retired to a hin near
that city, last Friday night, and Jointly took
arsenic. Williams stomach rejected the
poison. Emma's retained it. Emma died.
William survives and is to be tried for muir
der This will be a lesson for him next
time, to make sure thing when he attempts
suicide. To die with Emma would have
been sentimental if not pleasant To
hang for murder is probably neither senti-
mental nor pleasant
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

Several narrow gauge raIlroaas are pro
iscted in Pennsylvania. \ company has been
chartered to build a road OF thirty -inch
gauge from Philadelphia, to connect with
the PENNSYLVANIA Central in Chester county.
passing through Upper Darby. Hereford,
Maple, Newton, and Paoi. In week OF
two work will be begun on another narrow
gauge ~oad from Bell Mills Station en- 5ae
PENNSYLVANIA Central, in BLAIR county. across
the Allegheny Mountains through Bel GAP,
a distance of twelve miles, waI-a will afford
an outlet for the coal, lumber. AMI iron Of
an important mountain district Some ol
the gradients on tins line wall be over one
hundred feet t. the mile The Lancaster
and Reading narrow gauge Railroad Com
pany has been incorporated, with the right o
build a road with gauge not exceeding four
feet, from the city OF Lan-a7 er to7 the city
of Reading. also u construct branches
There j. also a movement su foot II hlflt "A
narrow gauge road from Media t. Chester
in Delaware county
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

4 business man write-. IL the IT.H.
d. Let me tell YOU how live Rise ut 3 ] ,.
break fast at -. take the train at D. T.
arrive in town at Il, lecture from tJ TO-
thence TO the magazine Office, o. keep that
mill grinding with my own Or some one else +
grst, and give coun-el--omcthing as I Disc
to on daily newspaper. Between I'D and
y / must write all letters, do all crrauG-.
and then meet the editor 10 discuss
topics for cditoriai-writing the next dtv
Fortunate il 1 get through By I Then cine
in "A Iertaurant, with the golden-Wi n-ci de
mocracv then, from . TO g., write as Ii tic
Angel Of the Lord had appeared amt. me
with that command. II any body calls on
me in the interval, they fud me hclr, and
more than five hundred pcp lc, arc constant
" asking my chaIr-back where Blake III Tile
reporters are. At q. l set out for the train.
at : ID OF s, sit down To supper at %, r.
gin to study my next morning lecture
Now if YOU can see where the place comes IN
to write magazine articles, You Get clear
impression OF the side occupation with which
drive away cnuu and fiji my lcasuro
moments
lfa any one thinks that isn't work 1T him
try it. And after he has tried tia icw years
be viii see at what an awful pace this
generation is living and will not wonder IL
the frequent cases of paralysis. and general
breaking down.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

The recent temperance movement in Great
Britain has brought out some rather startling
statistics. The consumption Of all kinds Of
liquors is rapidly increasing in the United
Kingdom, while the quality Of the liquors
is rapidly depreciating. The consumption
Of beer has increased in the last five years
from 10, OOO, goo gallons per annum To- so.
600, GOO of wine, from 5000. 600 gallons
to Il 900 900 AMI Of spirits from 25,5on,
600 to 80, 100000 The increase 30 drunk
enness and Of arrest for that cause in the rriu-
cipal cities, has increased in "A stiH greater
proportion. The capital invested in the IL
quor traffic is $50, 900 900, and the dealers
are nova great power in the Kingdom Even
the London Times is 50 startled by these
figures, that it expressed the opinion that
the traffic is too large by at least two ffthe.
But what can an Enelishman DO without his
hcer
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

JEFF Davis has recently again expressed
his belief in the cause for which he went in
to the rebellion If he had been tried and
hung for treason, as lie ought to have been,
he would have served a good purpose as an
example, but az he is permitted to live he
cannot perhaps do more good than by taking
frequent opportunities to advocate the infer
nal doctrines which have already cost the re-
public SO much. His views are important
as showing what will be the controlling spir-
1t If the Democratic party if it ever comes
into power. The Democrats can never hold
power except by the help Of Southern allies,
and these southern allies will control that
party if it ever gets national power az they
did control it when in power before. So let
jeff d wis speak frequently, and the palmer
the better, in advocacy Of the lost cause, that
the people may understand what 10 expect
from a Democratic national victory. Fore
warned the people will be forearmed
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

The Connecticut House Of Representatives
has voted not to appoint committee on wo-
man suffrage, on the ground that it would
involve long. expensive and useless hearings.
-Etctange.
We believe this House Of Representatives
have an ancient precedent for thus refusing
to do justice to woman. But 90 continual
coming, wearied the unjust Judge into a
resolution to be just at last, and the Con-
necticut Legislature will, very likely, yet
find this a. continual coming for justice so
wcarisome to them, and delays so " expensive
and useless, = that they viii. consulting
even their own ease and comfort, at last be
compelled to listen to and answer favorahly
this demand for justice to woman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

While the weighticr matter OF the Treaty
has been pending, we have forgotten to
think of what kind of clothes Cen Schenck
would wear when presented to H. b NJ
Any anxiety which may exist upon that
point may be set at rest by the information
which we have now received that our Pleu-
ipOtentiary viii . u st. James in the fun
and glittcring regimentals Of Maior-Gcn-
eral, winch his rank in the late Army of the
mon entities him u wear on all festive
occas ons- Ii Is soothing TO reflect that the
General has worn a sword often enough to
be IN no danger of its gettin. between his
legs as he backs out from the throne. Some
how or other the blac k-coat system of di-
plomatic dressing established BY the late Sc
rotary Marcy seems to have failed alto
ther-Tfibuae.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

The Democrats e Butler county, Ohio,
adopted resolution Of thanks to the Demo
Gratis in Congress for their efforts TO repeal
the coal and salt duties The bill to repeal
these duties was defeated in the Senate by
the Democrats, which makes this look slight
ly ridiculous.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

LospoN. The New York Ereaing Post
notices the fact, shown BY recent enumera-
ti9n- of population, that the great cities in
crease in numbers Of people, more rapidly
than the country. \ census has just been
taken in England, and a cable dispatch re-
ports, as the most striking fact it has estab-
lished, that the number Of people in London
is found to be three and a quarter millions
London mas been for ages the principal town
in Great Britain. but its cosmopolitan im-
portance may be said almost to begin with
the nineteenth century. Seven hundred
years ago it was estimated to contain forty
thousand inhabitants "a little more than
two hundred years ago it had but sixty
thousand, and in 1868 one-third Of them
were destroyed BY the plague The first act
ual enumeration Of the people was taken in
l~OI and at successive periods of ten years
each from that time until now, the census
has been repeated with the greatest care,
and with the following results
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

The Senate adjourned SINE dIe last Saturday
afternoon, having ratified the Treaty. and
discharged the Tribune correspondents. 1t
forgot to ask the President whether he had
any further business for them to do, but a,
Grant was as anxious to get away TO Long
Branch as Senator's were to get away from
Washington, this lack Of formality was not
any damage to the public service.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

Prominent Democratic newspapers arecall-
ing Vallandigham Republican on account
of the doctrines set forth in bis recent plat.
form 1t is safe to conclude, however, that
he Will not vote the Republican ticket at
present probably not until Senator Sumne r
gets ready to vote the Democratic ticket I.
and that will be in the " good time coming
when parties shall have only in view tie
good Of the country, and shall make war on
each OF CT no longer
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

COY. Clailin OF Massachusetts has appoint
ed Miss Stevens and Mrs Liyermore justices
of the Peace. Miss Stevens has aided her
father in business for several years, and the
appointment Is great convenience in their
office. Mrs. Livermore would make good
Judge Of the Supreme Court
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

Five Democratic judges in Kentucky have
decided to admit negro testimony IN the
co uIts Of that State. So it appears that even
the Democracy of Kentucky are obliged to
recognize the progress of events.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31

The London Saturday Recie,e says tn,
treaty proves to bean absolute surrender n
every point for which successive Enelist
Governments have commended" It i q.
much dissatisfied with it as Gen Butler him.
self