Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-16


uf. Tr.neis Liebgr has written letter to
gentleman IL TIL. city. who las Obtained his per
mission siuce 30 make il public. Dr.Lie5er. being
Gsrm,n by bir.h has already bad bis ssy in the
questions Of tic prcliicntisl contest lie il Mr..
schurz's inferior N nothing unless the power Of
eioeution. In Learning Snj ability be Is Sohurz's
equal: IN character he If sc stable and untverv-
ing a. Sohurz Is tickle and ;TeAcherous. His ca
reer hss tpeu as remarkable. lie fought 81 Va
tetloo IN the Prussisn army. lie took part 10
the Struggle with Greece fJg her Independence.
de gAs a member Of the family Of Nie5uhr, the
historian. He was imprisoned sfter6ard in
Germany for biz liberal sentiments. In this
country since 81, he has Ion his way 10
lofty position. During the Esr be Wa constant
ly consulted by the American administration on
Queztiols Of international law, AMI rendered IN
portsut services 70 the nGtionsl cause. Dr..
Lieber is entitled to speEk, sad viii be gladly
heard by both Germsn born sni ns;i'e Amer
icSns:
New IoBK, Augusi 8, 1872.
Dear SIR II have always taught il Sc
maxim Of fundamental importance tina; he who
has a right 10 vote is in duty bound 70 vote.
Snubbiug the roll is uHdatfuL Voting for an
impossible candidate is equivalent to not doing
oGg duty, especially in : country the policy Of
which il primarily founded upon general Euf-
frsge We come down then TO this We
must vote, and can vote only for Grant
or NJ Greeley. We cannot vote lCr
mSn in the moon, nor ought vo to Sbftsin from
the bRliot-box S5l5n made law that in civil
commotous every Athenian thoIld take one side
or the other. Certain it i that in peaceful
timer i mere absence Of civil var be called
peaceful tines, the principle Of S0ions lzF ought
10 he universally accepted and Scted upon.
Even the nomination Of Mr.. Greeley, and Cspe-
ciaiiy ;he peculiar method Of the nomination 81
Cincinnati, seemi 10 me dep.OrAble fact in the
annals Of our country, and the Baltimore rsu-
fcsdon is like o0ncu5inSgu between republican
i'm and democracy, taking these words @!
course in their psrty meanings. Max this
The democrats 10 not surrender 90 the republic
cSus on the contrary, Mr. Greeley and bic FOL
lowers surrender 20 tie democracy. Elections,
like battles. o.a rarely lie spoken Of with Ger
tsin;y before they are fought Bat this know,
should MIR. Greeley be elected President Of the
United States, We shsil hsve in him far Worse
President than We had in Nh buchanan. ls il
not openly svoFe1 by stcessiouists, who de-
clare Themselves Greeley msn, that - the ost
csate'' will then sand once more fair chance
Ths; pitiful state rights doctIinc-uore can
know il better 20 its ininost Gore than myself
vii 7i.it Us srsin. 1t destroyed the noble Com
mouwezlth q the Netherlands ii brought our
Republic 20 the brink Of ruin, snd It would
unsyoitsbly bring upon us, under that Presi-
dent, tisloy.i disorder, snd pgotSh!y sSnguinary
con fusion Sc 10 fusncisl rCia, thSt could not
ia avoided. AotAi5g will be t3o cxtTavagsct to
s9FraheEd from : combination such IS must
isSr place uader - weak snt yet 50 reckless
man. Reputation peasiouing the re5e sold
I iers, sEsuE.iuS the southern Gebt. Why not,
/ The Ei0riicstor of the KENTUCKY reso.u-l0ns-
! though, i / recc.iect right, Mr.. Greeley calls
/ them il one Of his works rank trrAsoa-snl
renewed civil hi0o3sbed stare us in the face.
/ Nowhere aye smisb'e fsctions more ont Of place
than in t.;efmsnthip, and friend Of mine,
! whose name IS widely known in both hemis-
/ pheTes. would Ire obliged, should this country
really he VISITED with that election, NOT indeed to
shake those hands which fully brought him to
! the verge Of death, for they are bones in the
! grave but 10 shake hands with those who Wsrm-
/ y applaud, AID Goub;,ett stili spplsuj, the
( c9Esriiy snd savage set. They chsrge Grant
/ with cen,Tslism. Do they again confound Ms
/ tiOnslsm with osatrn.ism Lave they rot yet
! learned from history sni cur own times that the
/ democracy If always Inclined toward sbsolutiEm
aud despotign; An Stste-fights men, even Mr..
Cslh0un-he vas Ferseasly my iriend-Were Sc
we're cenralisJs within their StStes. Their idea Of
/ proper government in the United St.tes YES only
/ the utmost possible State opposition to the
national government, jast a. Il hsd occurred
in the Netherlands. Still you may possibly OBJ
Jet to this the question, The-her the democrats
have rot led this country 10 glorious develop
ment ! totsly deny it. The country hst
grown great despite Of that which IS Characters
tically democratic; elective Judiciary, disregard
Ing the Supreme Court. distribution Of national
fands, reputation, State rights doctrine, idols
try Of slavery sad civil var which fairly began
70 resomble tine German thirty years war.
With reference 10 the democrats and the success
Of this country We have the ZANE old snd ever
repeated error in ogic,-becsuse things exist TO-
gether, therefore they stand s. cause and effect
to each other. Storks love the Hess Of the
Netherlands, and on every farmers house Is
ttoTk's nest The Netherlands Vas republic;
therefore, il usej to he s2i5 'storks ike repub-
iics' We s-e tod things ought to be forgotten.
Whist have the republicans dcne Has enc
traitor been triei? Has ever people shown such
sbsence OF vengeance &c the Union people Of the
United States have doae2 IT, az prav God to
svsrt, the democrats come in sgain under Gree
ley, it requires 10 prophet to foretel that We
snSll see very different spirit ca The part Of the
victorious democrats tbsil vote for Grant.
Your oteiisnt servant,
FRANCIS LITsER.
The friend above SHADED to r. known in beth
hemitnheres Is 6oubtlers Mr.. Sumner.