Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

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NEW York, Nov. eth.
Mast was prophetic in his famous Tidal
wave picture. For the first time in years
W.. we have had an honest ballot in this city.
ne law was carried out to the letter. After
the registration, officer went to the different
hoaSeS asking the name, age, and length of
residence, and these were compared with the
register. Every voter was put under oath.
50 that the pains and penalties of perjury
stared the repeater in the face. The 0'Brien
Democracy were the most thoroughly de-
moralized clan. Up to : o'clock 0'Brien
supposed himself elected The pools sold
SlOO to $40 in his favor. Then the thing
changed ana Lawrence went ahead. Have
meyer plurality is about 6OOO. The vote
IN this State shows that the Liberals carried
nothing but disaster to the Democratic party
Two years ago Hoffman carried out Of the
city 10000 majority Greeley carried
nobody with him The Republican vote of
the city Is the largest ever thrown. while If
Is safe TO say that 10 900 democrats voted for
Grant and l0,OOO refused to vote at all
fenton, whose career against Gen. Grant
arose IRON political hate Of his rival, Senator
Conkllng, didn't make the difference of
thirty votes in the State Banks. Schurz.
Irumbull, Curtin and other Liberals walk
ed over to the enemy alone without followers
"A thing unprecedented in the history Of
political changes. These men resemble in
dlylduals who jump off the express train at
night and are left standing ont IN the cold
ON the platform. One of the most eminent
o: the Liberals, who led the desertion from
has party, said to 4 fellow Senator the dav he
sailed for Europe Il feel like stranger
IN my own city. | could never have beliey-
ed that my people would fall away from me
IN tins fashion. | am alone in the city.
have but three friends in the State. / am
gong abroad to recover The melancholy
part Of the defeat to the Democrats is now
being performed. The elegant and costly
banners, on which it is said 800. 900 were
expended, are coming down. and "Greclev
and Brown will pas into the hands of the
ragmen.
THE CLorEN FOOT.
Early Tuesday morning the city was
thickly placarded and posters famed with a
savage attack on Fred Douglas. An appeal
was made IN the iriShmm' : well known
hatred of the negro. Down with the
niger ~ appeared everywhere in flaming
capitals. The story of the great outrage
was told on these posters The Republican
party had dared 10 putG cOlored man on the
electoral ticket. - gross an outrage must
be wiped out, and the lrishmen were the
boys to do it. The warning came too late.
except to show that the Democracy still
hated with bitter hate the fifteenth amend
ment.
MATTERS At PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
Among theplans to mark the quarter of a
century settlement of Mr. Beecher was a
memorial costing 500. 600 The discussion
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that memorial should take The committee
are to report ON Friday night understand
the committee have agreed To recommend
the endowment of the two mission schools.
the Bethel and Navy Mission. giving $50
coo to each school. They now depend for
their support on the voluntary contributions
from year to year. The endowment Will
place them on a firm basis. 50 that long
after Mr.. Beecher withdraws from public
life these Institutions viii run on their bene-
tcent way.
OF course the atrocious attack on the
pastor of the Plymouth Church bv the
Aoodhulls produces intense excitement.
But 1t takes the form of Indignation. and
not want Of confidence M0ulton. who. ac-
cording to the libels put pistol to Mr.
Beecher' S head and demanded of him "a GER
tain letter, walked arm in arm with Mr.
btcchtr 10 tht he9l~trF once on the last
day, and put his name on the roll with that
of the pastor. This attack on Mr. Beecher
has long been concocted Blackmailing
letters have been sent 10 hi, house. and the
sum named by which silence could be pur-
chased
IL has been a mystery why these women
should attack Mr.. Beecher II has been
more than liberal to every movement of
looking to the political diSenthrallment Of
woman. lie has gone farther than any
other minister was willing TO 90 ON this
matter. The marriages at Orange and at
the AStor House show this He became
President Of one Of the women organiza-
tons, and gave the weight Of his great name
To the cause. But when the Woodhulls
came in, and uttered their bold defiant and
immoral ideas. Mr. Beecher withdrew
Iilton, it is said, has found the thing too
dirty even for him. and 10 punish this re-
creaney these two men are yokcd together.
and the ruin of both sought. 'ltwas sup
posed money would be paid" Mrs. Wood
hull and her sister DO not find "a cell in Lud-
low street Jail Is pleasant as was expected
The Outrageous arrest Of two la-ieS" has
not produced the excitement or the money
anticipated - Correspondence Boston Journal