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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24

Cosesrss AND ouE VErznsNs.-CJ
reems de;erniui that in cur country the prov
erbial ingratitude Of republics shall be reversei,
and the Soldiers Homestead Ae: passed By that
body layishes the unoccupsl lanl Of the country
upon its brave defenders. Lad to lac amount
of 95l,lOO,O00 acres ms been Sc. apar; for
division among the veterans Of CTR civil var.
Nor are thete lsnds arid vss,cs upon which
nothing grows rapidly bat disappointment, hut
good fruitful tracts, not only in the territories,
but in many weil-settled southern s,sies. The
soldier will not be forced 10 take the land in
some distant territory where there is nothing
but Indians, and where the indians turu their
whole time and attention 10 - raising hair - II
the orange groves ofForils allure him, Il, O00.-
600 acres OF her land sre open TO him TO select
If, however, he prefers the dense forests and
brscing b5eezes Of N:aucsots to the
orange groves AMI soft atmosphere
Of Florida, he ID st liberty to
select her future homestead from 100000
acres Of her land Missouri, Alabama. Missis-
sippi, Louisians, Michigan, Arkausas, Florida,
Iowa, Wisconsin, California, Ninneiots, Oregon
Kansas, Nevada. Nebraska, Washington, New
Mexico, Utah, (lf he is fond OF Mormons,) DA-
Au's, N14''"-o' -'4@"'Aia' .A---'t4', 4-'-ig 49,
Wyoming are sll oreu 70 his choice. This is
simply an act Of justice; aud we hope before
long TO see not only the western territories set
tied by an industrious and vigorous population.
but the touthern ststes peoplei by loyal yeter-
ans. When sn officer retired from the service,
under the old regime, his wounds we're dressed
with pension, or if he left the Srmy altogether
ME declining years were solacel with those heal
ing bAlms which custom house or postotice
only can afford; but the poor soldier neglected
by the land he had served was left to drag out
his existence the best way he could, and perhaps
close it in rome slmshouse, whose directors hsl
been more charitable thsn his county. We SIRE
glad to say tha; the set has made this ingrati-
tude thing Of the psst.-B5sion Trarc!ler.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24

The supplemental treaty was given the Senate
for ratification on Saturday, the foreign relations
committee, with but one member dissenting, re-
commencing that course. Before it was s,b-
mitted some immaterial changes were made in ii
however. The Senate in executive session to X
up the matter but made no disposition Of t.
Mr.. Sumner began . speech arraigning the I'D 5
ninist ration for what he considers its undiploms
tic course in the case. The Senste probably
will not take up the matter again until Wednes-
day, I'D there il believed to be little doubt that
the tw o-thirds votes necessary to the ratification
Of the protocol will be obtained when the ques-
ton u saken.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24

Tie sincere sni Aoues. men (sni there were
many Of them) who vent to Cincinnati sppsreat
ly thought they would meet there only othe- sin
cere roi5rne7s. They were ditgustel with
evils they saw in the CID parties. and
they were, soze Of them, chronically ,grumbleFs
Bg. they found thSt Satan came slso. The best
men in tia. convention charge freely that they
were 0yerborue by tricksters, broken down.
bankrupt political games;ers. traders and log
rollers. alas" they may well e1claim, ''is
there 10 escape from these men? Must they fol-
low Us wherever We go?" Yes; there can be no
escape from them. They can be defeated but
they csnnct be dodged. They will swarm up in
to the very kneading troughs Now the plat
form Of the Cincinnati convention, which in the
main and emitting personal "dig,," Is repu5H-
can and nothing else, proves that the mission Of
the Republican party is not ended. The Repub-
lean party, with q great work unfinished, with
vaS; new field ready for it. with traditions
aad glories infinitely more noble and inspiring
than ali other parties that ever existed can boatt
mastering in its ranks millions who have been
through ten years OF magnificent self-sscrihcing
patriotism, more capable to-day than it was in
1861 Of leading the world and clarifying the
cause Of free government, will not disbsnd,
cannot disbsnd, shall not disbsnd, nor can it be
defeated. Have bad men crept into influence in
it Yes; bad men must live somewhere, and the
devil is very active. Are you " reformer,"
anxious to see pure politics Why in the name
Of common sense are you running away from
the very place where you can do NEST good. Ii
the republican psrty has erred, bring it back to
the bare path. II bad men are in it, come up
to the front and put them aside, run over them,
crush them, clear them out and keep the better
elements uppermOst. We must always expect
to carry on Two contests, one to defeat the wrong
party and one to keep the right party right
Hartford C0urant.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24

The GRAND ARMY OF THE REPURLIC.-The re-
cent Convention of the Grand Army of the Re-
public at Cleveland, Ohio, wss one Of the ablest
gatherings of the order which has ever been as
senbled. Nesrly every State in the Union which
cent troops to the war was represented in the
Convention by sharp and shrewd members, who
proved to be able debaters. Of course one of
the best things which the Convention did was to
re-elect to the high position of COmmander-in-
Chief, General Burnside. and follow up thst &C.
ton by the reelection of the other officers 1t
is = fortunate thing for the order this year that
man is at the head who il not politician, and
who will not use or allow the G. A. r. to be
used in any sense rs political organization.
His speech was characteristic one, with the
true soldiers ring, and showing that he had the
true objects of the order at heart. he will IN
doubtedly resppoiDt his staff, including Colonel
Roswell Miller Of New York as Adjutsnt Gen.
ersl, and Colonel Cornelius G. Atwood Of Bos-
ton as Qu,rtermsster General, and the others
who have done 90 much to improve the workings
Of the order during the past year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24

The address Of the liberal republican "
State committee Of New York, to the voters Of
that State carries immense weight, when it is
known that the " committee on address - by
whom it was prepared are Gen. John COchrane,
sore-headed soldier Of fortune. Theodore Tilton,
author Of the life Of Mrs. Woodruff, and White
law Reid. managing editor Of the New York
Tyi6uns-s precious trio that
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The second wife Of Professor s. F. B. Mor,e
was deaf and dumb lazy. graduate of the
New York Institution for Deaf and Dumb. Her
maiden name was Swan, aud her home at Poueh-
keepsie, New York. She survives her distin-
guished husband. and il the mother of several
children. all Of whom possess the hearing fac
u,ty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24

Kentucky has vernacular which we do not
pretend to unders,and. The Louisville Courier
Journal brsgs in this way about its candidate
4" Horace Greeley has the luck of sucker on
the draw He car draw to shoestring and
get lanyard three times in FIVE"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24

There is a new phase of the general everyday
excitement in New York city in tie shape Of an
uprising Of the l.boring men, who are making
formidable denominations for working only
eight hours day. Stair builders. carpenters.
brick layers, wood csryers, sash and blind max
ers, cabinet makers, plumbers. indeed almost All
mechanics, Of whatever trade have entered hear;
and soul into a strike to force their employers to
adopt the eight-hour law.
The men are determined 70 work only from
O'Clock IN the morning to a. night, with ore
hour allowed for dinner To their oft-repeafed
requests to employers to comply with this de-
mand the answer has generally been, " You
may work only eight hours, but We shall reduce
YOUR wages accordingly" The men refuse to
a,ceds to proposition Of this kind. They wish
to work but eight hours and receive the custom
Ary pay for ten.
Enthusiasm aud excitement are kept up by
meetings and i1cendisry talk, and even % the
horrors Of the Paris commune" are threatened.
The city is filed with thousands Of uneasy
men, AID good citizens are becoming alarmed.
Every proposition Ct compromise from the
bosses " has thus far been scornfully refused.
Sober, steady men, who are willing to work at
the present rstef, are frightened by threats into
the ranks Of the strikers Unless the situation
Of affairs eoou changes there Is prospect Of ieri-
Gus trouble.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24

General Joe Johnson's history Of his cam
paigns during the war is nearly ready for the
press. Southern papers say he confines himself
to his own operations. but the conduct Of high
civil officers of the Confederate government, 50
far as they relate to his command. will necesss-
rily come up for discussion, and we may look
for some interesting revelations and criticisms.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24

The chief homer Of occurring Mr. Greeley nomi-
uston ct Cincinnati, after Senator Fenton, IL
given 10 Theodore Titon. Mr.. Tilton evidently
thinks it was sll his work, sad the Golden -4ge
shoEs his self congratulation on the tucoeis OF
his efforts Having nominated Mr.. Greeley.
Mr.. Tilton now proposes to elect him. And 20
that end he is at present engaged in correcting
the popular impressions Of Mr.. Greeley's chSrsc-
ter, 20 far as they are unfavorable for csndi-
date for the Presidency. Theodore's success IN
this is quite worthy of the biographer Of Mrs
Woolhul. The numerous uncomplmentary
notices Of taAt production, it will be remember
ed. finally provoked Mr. TiltOn into e kind Of
defence Of his great work, which, if we recol-
lect right, was in substance that great lStiiude
is allowed nowadays to biogrspherf, and that
If he had INDUCED in some romsncing to make
hi, sketch readable, that WAS his own affair. In
the same spirit evidently, Mr.. Titon addresses
himself to the task Of correcting miSapprehen-
sions concerning III. c. On the point, for in
stance, that scoundrels have : strong affinity for
Mr.. Greeley and that he is consequently contnu
ally surrounded By them, and puts much conf
dence in them, Mr.. Tilton says;
ANYBODY who imagines that Mr.. Greeley has
not disciplined and penetrating instinct for
character makes as great a mistake Us in sup
posing that, when he goes to sleep in church, ne
does not hear the sermon. We have known Mr..
Greeley to sleep through long speech, and then
at its close rice and reply to it, point for point
In like manner, through the same gentle oblivion
which come people fancy rests upon his judy
ment Of men, there is wakefulness Of scrutiny
which detects the scoundrel st glance
We have not doubt that Mr.. Greeley detects
tcounirels with about as good success SIS he
achieves in hearing sermons while sound asleep.
This most successful defence on this point should
encourage Mr. Tilton to prOceed-ss indeed he
announces that he mesns to. In his next, we trutt
he will correct the impression that the Tribune
philosopher is fesrfully prOfane when excited
Bat this same defence will rot answer for that
II will never do to declare that Mr.. Greeley is
a .leep or in gentle oblivion when be sWears.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24
An Honest Conviction.

General Stanley Matthews, of Cincinnati, in
the course Of his speech on assuming his duty as
temporary chairman of the late 10 called Liberal
Republican Convention held in that city, made
the following statement Go And go, gentlemen,
ia every department Of the Government. Tho
slow poison Of corruption, only not sufficiently
slow, seems to have pervsded the whole civil and
poeticsl administration of the country, from the
head to the foot" personal friend Of General
Matthews. connected with one Of the departments
in Washington, after reading his speech, wrote a
letter to the General calling his attention to the
above statement. and expressing the hope that
when be should come to look calmly a; the state
mont he would regre, he ever made it, This
brought from General Matthews tie following
Insvcr, which il now asle public with his per-
mission
CINCINNATI, Nay 6. 1872.
M Dear Sir:-Nothing connected with the
recent diacrkcei Snl dsgraceiul conven ton at
this place has givea me so much pain as your
note calling my attention to a statement taken
from speech Of mine, pointed with the inter
probation you evidently put upon it, Allow me
in the frat place to ssy thAt was put forward
as temporary chairman Of that convention with
out an hour a notice, and that consequently what
| said WAS totally unprecedented; and in the
next place, thSt the extract you make, and
which, if | hal INTENDED 10 be taken in its lit
e-al fease. would be Justly matter Of regret
that il had been uttered, does not represent the
truth Of my sentiments. On the contrary,
hsve no reason to believe. and never have be-
Hevld, that personally the present Adminis,ra-
ton were guilty Of corrup; conduct or motives,
ami ought to have expressed myself so as to have
avoided any such charge WhatI EAs striving to
ssy rad reference 10 the general corruption Of our
public poltichl life perysiing 1t in every de-
psrtment. whereby personsl and party ends
teemei 10 Re substituted for the public good, and
the latest and beat illustration Of which, ! an
free TO SAY, is now % be found Ia the action Of
the very Convention in the presence Of which
th:s declaration wis male | am greatly cha
griuei ST the whole matter, my own psrticips-
ton in il Included and have concluded, per-
haps not sufficiently soon, that as politician
and Precedent maker | Em not 3 Euccess.
greatly regret that / have given csuse Of ofeuse
to you. and 20 many other personal friends,
whose integrity 1 may have seemed 20 have
questioned, but which can assure you was the
iurthcst from my thoughts. hope you will be
sble 20 re-sri II as though it hal never been
ssil.
Very respectfully, Jour trienl,
STANLEY MATHETs
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Capt. NJ. B. Carpenter delivers = poem on
Decoration Day, ct St. Adams.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24

Hon. Henry Smith, Speaker Of the New York
Assembly. received silver service from hs
friends just before the final adjournment
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24

John Cone has re-purchssei the staging from
Woodstock to the railroad station Of Charles NJ
Perry.
On wednesday evening Of las, week, IS B. ".
Merrill Was driving from Chester to Ludlow be
was thrown from his carriage snd badly iniur-
ed. IL sppeArs that enc Of the wheels ran off
and frightened the horse. The horse ran 10 the
village, and was recognized as the one belonging
to Merrill, who was found lying at the road sac
about mile below the villsge. He was badly
bruised about his head and back, and, when be
was brought home, was in half-conscious STATE
he could recognize his friends but did not seem
to know what the trouble wss lie is not thought
to be in . dangerous situStion.
Milton Ruggles Of Windsor had come apples
ground at bis mill last fall, but the pomsce
froze up in the trough before being pressed.
Upon It's thawing out this spring he preset out
a small quintiiy Of cider, altogether superior to
that manufactured in the fall
Jacob Ward and Christopher Hal Of Ply mouth.
have gone to West Virginia.
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Prom Shore to Shore" and though in an entirely
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Mrs Sally Stockwell Of West Brsttleboro.
celebrated her ninety-third birth day on Tuesday,
April 10Th. Children. grandchildren and great
grandchildren assembled on the occasion to 10
her reverence.
Mrs. Mary E Hayes, formerly connected with
GlenWood Seminary at West Brsttleboro, is to
open boarding school for young ladies in B5s-
ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24
VERMONT NEWS.


Mr.. B.ttell Of the Bread Loaf Inn, Ripson, IS
uniting on extensive additions to his house TO
supply the wants Of visitors the coming season.
A large number Of rooms are already engaged
by persons FROM Brooklyn, New York aed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24
THE CINCINNArI NOMINATIONS
LETTER INFORMING Mr.. GREELEY OF HIS sONI-

LETTER INFORMING Mr.. GREELEY OF HIS gOMI-
NATION.
Omei.l notice to Mr.. Greeley Of TIE Liberal
Republican nomination
CISCIysATr, o., Nay 3, 1872.
De1r Sir-The National Convention Of the
Libersl Republicans of the United States have
instructed the undersigned, President, Vice
President AMI Secretaries Of the Convention, to
inform you that you have been nominsted as the
oanlidate Of the Liberal Republicans for Pres-
dent Of the United States. We also submit 10
you the address and resolutions unanimously
sdo1ted by the Convention. Be pleased to siz-
nify to Us your acceptance Of the platform aud
the nomination, and believe us very truly you're
c. ScHURz. Pretident.
GEORGE W. JULIAN Vice PEST
WN Z. MCLEAN, }
J. II. RHODES.
r. r-r-.c- Epurr New lozk CITY
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24

On wednesday night oflast week, bara be-
longing to the Vermont Mills, at North Ben
ninGton, was discovered to be on fire. Il was
nearly consumed before the flames could be sub
dued. The contents, consisting OF one ton Of
hsy, few bushels Of oats. and sleigh valued
at one hundred dollars, belonging to J. L. Ly-
man, we're destroyed. Cause Of fse unknown
supposed to be from the pipe Of some stragsler
who had sought shelter il the barn.
Geo. ". SWEET Of South SALISBURY, mo9lds
daily nineteen tons Of pig-iron, sad ures l,OOO
or more bushels Of charcoal in his fu-nsce per
day.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-10
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRs.
Meeting of the Common COuncII-Re-
Professionally Trafic-Free Territory


Meeting of the Common COuncII-Re.
professionally Trafic-Free Territory
Bill.
At stated meeting of the Common
Council last night, James F. Pentecost, in
the absence of President Howell, was re-
qucsted to take the chair.
REPORTS.
The reports of departments, hitherto pub
lished, were read ann ordered to be filed.
The report of the special committee to
whom had been referred the matter of in
quiry into the nuisance proceeding from
the Zollicoffer building on Broad street, re-
ported the agent of the property had failed
to confer with them and recommended that
the nuisance be suppressed without further
delay. Report concuued in.
SUNDAY MERCHANDISE.
The bill to prohibit the sale of tobacco
and cigars on Sunday was rejected.
SUNDAY SHAVING.
The bill to require barber shops to be
closed on Sunday, failed on its third read
ing.
TO TAX ESTATE IN FREE TERRITORY.
The bill to tax estate in the free territory
was after almost limitless discussion, re-
ferred to committee of conference-Coun-
cilmen Duling and Cotton for this Board.
FOR EXTRA SERVICE.
The act appropriating $500 to pay the
Recorder for extra service, passed its third
reading by unanimous vote.
RESIGNATION.
The resignation of Councilman Moore, of
the tenth ward, was rendered and accepted.
The SoUncil adjourned until the next
regular meeting.
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chandelier in the central dome of the new
building, and the row of gas jets extending
around the gallery. Every niche and cor
ner was filed with people, and the evening
was, we dare say, delightful to all. The
fayorite place last night was the
ICE CREAM TABLES
of Venable & Co., situated under an avn
ing in one corner of the Horticultural Gar
den. The only difficulty was that there
was not room enough to accommodate more
than one third of the 'couples" who wished
to enjoy this luxury.
Another favorite attraction last night
was Bergmann's Automatic wonder. The
tent was really packed full of people, at all
times; so many attended that doorkeeper
was required to see that persons were not
roughly jammed together. The visitors
seemed to regard this mechanical show
with some degree Of superstition, for they
are certainly infatuated with it.
THE MUSIC
by the band was very fine, one piece being
played by request. The following is to-
nights
PRoGAMAIE.
/. March from Der Freischutz.
2. Celeste Waltz.
8. Song-Make me no Gaudy Chaplet.
4. Polka.
5. Schottisch.
9. Swest Spirit hear my prayer, (by
request)
Z. Home Sweet Home.