Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-04-14
POLITIG Al.

POLITICAL.
The tpecial election for Congressman in the
fourth district Of Michigan, on Monday, result
ed in the choice of Wilder b. Foster, republican.
The vote was light, and the exact figures are at
this time unsttsinable.
The assassination Of Mr. j. z. Dickinson in
Mariana, Florida, Just made public, msrks
the death Of the last leading republican in
county in which sixty republicans have been
murdered in two years He wss shot for no
other offence than that Of being q republican
aud an Office holder. Justice will yet oyertake
these Southern Midnight assassin.
The solid republican vote in the House, On
the Ku-Kluz bill. is gratifying as showing tina;
the party ia init upon t5s; question Of the
South. The vote also shows thst while
the republican party fsvors law, order, personal
liberty and protection, the democrats are quite
As unanimous in opposing all legislation design
el to punish viola;ors Of such wholesome
principles.
Much credit is given to Gen. HsWley AMI his
paper, the Hartford C0r17t, for splendid FER
vice in the recent campaign 10 Connecticut
The changes in the New York Custom House,
replacing Moses H. Gtinneli, naval officer, with
A. H. Latin, late representative from the TWEEN
tieih New York district, and appraiser f. W.
Palmer with William Darling. formerly repre-
sentative from the ninth district, took sll the
New York politicians by surprise. They sre
taken as rebutfs to Senstor Fenton.
Speaker Blaine On Tuesday sent private note
to prominent Democrat that, # Mr.. Cox or Mr..
Eliriige desired to announce the result Of the
Connecticut election, he would recognize either
Of them for that purpose This was Al sluson
to the srdor Of these gentlemen the Day after
the New Hampshire election, when they desired
to know Of the Speaker if it would be in order to
announce the election news
The present Secretary Of State in Mississippi
is Rev. James Lynch, colorei man Of standing
and even temper, who has for some time been
presiding elder Of the African branch Of the
Methodist Episcopal church of that State lie
has reccutiy issued circular letter to the color
ei people Of his charge, in which, after express
ing regret at the troubles in Meridian, he says
Exert yourselves. each and every one Of you,
TO restore peace. order and good will between
persons Of sll classes Il can, II must he done.
Indulge no feelings Of revenge 1t will DO no
good. 1t will only mske things worse. on
have right to be protected Demand protec-
ton. Give no offence 10 any one, ani seek i'm
mediately, through lawful authority. prote;-
ton when offences are committed against you
and if you 10 not get it, let il be known. 10
no; encourage lll-feelng between white and
black, though you may have been wroneei.
ilske TIE best Of things pursue the even tenor
Of your way, SIS though nothing had happened.
Do not leave your homes stand your ground
throw yourselves on the majesty Of the law. This
storm will not last long the calm will come,
and through patience, faith and prayer you will
yet have good times
Mr.. Burr, q the Hartford Times, who is
chairman of the Connecticut Democratic State
Committee. says that the result is one of the
most surprising things of his life thst he had
not the slightest doub, Of the election Of English
by certainly 1900 msjority
The Boston Post confines its remarks On the
result Of the election in Connecticut to the print
ing Of the name of that State in bold letters in
closed with heavy black lines The Albany
Ere7iHg Journal is responsible for the follow
ing " Don't talk to Democrats about the Nut
meg State. 1t CRATES"
The Boston Post snd y Y. Uorii attribute
the result ia Connecticut irst TO the unques
TONED fact that 50 the colorsd troops fought
nobly," and second to an unsuitable and IN
popular nomination for Congress i'll the second |
district. The Post says
Kendrick secured the nomination for Congress /
in that district by prsctces such as were new to |
the voters, and that only after prolonged and /
bitter contest Two years before he had sacri /
feed Col Babcock, in a district that was coed |
for two thousand majority with spirit Of unan-
unity peryading the party. From the day Of |
Kendrick 5 nomination to the day Of the election
the whole effort Of the Radical press was directed
against him, and they used every possible argu-
ment and invention to work his defeat Hun
dreis Of honest, well-meaning Democrats
scratched his name from the ticket all through
the district, and the effect was TO reduce Gov
Englishs msjority in New Haven over four hun
bred from last year, thus carrying down the
whole ticket Such is the fact, and Mr. Ken
drick and his indiscreet friends are solely ac-
for it. And if it shall teach them that
the people have some rights that politicians are
bound to respect the result will not be withoutits
wholesome lesson.
Gov. Jacob, Of West Virginia, has issued
proclamation ordering special election in that
State on Thursday, April y, on the proposed
'' Flick amendment " to tine State Constitution,
whereby sll political disabilities for participa-
ton in the rebellion will be removed.
That the privilege of the ballot should be &C
corded only to those who can read and write, is
by the Columbia Is c. Union, re-
publican paper and this paper says thst it thinks
there are as many white men, in proportion to
their numbers, in South Carolina who can mel
Their read nor write, as there are colorei.
A Virginia democratic paper, commenting GU
tho New Hampshire election, said &" There are
some ugly places along that Connecticut track =;
let us shut our eyes and listen for the crash next
Monday" The crash came but it proved to be
the democratic car tina; vas smashed
Returns from the Ohio municipal elections,
which were held Tuesday. show large Republi
IAN gains In Cincinnati, Dsvis, Republican,
i elected Mayor by 1900 majority. The Re
carried Cleveland by large ms jority,
gaining on the Democrats tince 1869 more than
( 900 In Michigan the Republican officers on
The State ticket were elected.
One thing the Republicans Of Connecticut can
20,
The difference they can plainly see,
sT.ixt TSeedledum and Twetdledee.
Tweed had his friend, E. Woodward, Tam {
many Office holder, nominated for the State
Senate. The Republicans nominated A. B.
Woodward against him, aud elected their can !
lidate
Tammsny's effort to buy up the State Of Con- ,
,ecticut with money stolen from the taxpayers
# New York, failed HOrdes of reporters were {