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

The New York Tribune declares that it is no
is that it has ceased to be republican paper.
1t has in fact become democratic org.n. Thus,
Of the tEo State conventions neid in New York
lat week, the Tribune gives most Of its stten-
ton and all of its praise to the Democratic
meeting. For the resolutions Of the NeT York
republicans, re-sfirming the republican prinei-
PIES which the Tribune wss wont Of old to sup
port 50 stoutly, the Tri5uae's bsst words NOW
are " feeble piping and '' groveiliug diotiOn,"
while the democratic resolutions tn, Tribune
declares to be &" rank, manly sni honorable 1"
Their dic;iOn il lot ''grovelins'' bJ any means.
no-becsusc it squin;s towards a oupport of
Mr.. Greeley at Baltimore it is ''l0sty dioion" to
the Tribune
The Tribune has not only become demo
cratic psper, but it is 4 very unslrupulous one,
full of groundlezs charges and mean insinus-
tons agAins, Leading republicans and exhibiting
in every line IT'S hatred Of the republican party.
OF course republicans who dc not Gaze to take 5
democratic journal, are generally stopping the
Tribune while democrats who heretofore would
hardly touch the paper with pair of topgs, are
beginning to take it. They DO SO msinly, how
ever, We think, TO encourage ii in its treaohery
to the republican cause, which has 80 strongly
revived democratic hopes, and not because they
can really respect it. Every high-mindei man
must despise tara coat and renegade.
tbs LAIa SuRGEly DALIoS. - Edward B.
Dalton. NJ D., well known in his connection
with the medical department Of the Army Of the
Po,omsc, died in California on the 18Th mat
He was native Of Massachusetts,, and gradual
ed from Harvard College in 1850 lie studied
medicine eighteen months in the Bellevue hoIpi-
tai, New York MAS then mode residen; physi-
clan and surgeon Of St Luke's hospits He re-
signed his place a. the outbreak CT the rebellion
and volunteered as surgeon CO board the gun
boSt Quaker City ; was soon transferred 10 the
Seth New York infantry. In this regiment be
went through the pennsular, Maryland and
Virginia campaigns Afterwsrd he vas made
Of Msior-GeneTsi SedgWics thea medical in
spector of the department Of Virginia, stationed
At Fortress Mgnroe, and having charge Of the
BAfour United States hOspi.a! az Portsmouth, Va.
In 1864 he WAS made medical inspector IL the
Army Of the Potomac, sad seryel IN this capac-
ity through the campaign, beginning with the
battle of the Wilderness. lie hSI charge Of the
removal Of the wounded and Of the establish
ment Of field hospitals st Fredericksburg, Port
Royal. White Honse and City Point
In 1865 be Ess appointed medical director,
with the rank Of lieu cnant-col0nel. on the staff
Of Msjor-Genersl Psrke, commanding the ninth
corps holding the right Of the line before Peters
burg After the battle Of Petersburg be took
chsrge of the removal CT the wounded. ana was
thus engaged at the time Of surrender Of Lees
army. He was then transferred to Washington,
and for fea weeks WIS charged with the m=di-
cal direction Of all the srmy south Of the Pot0-
mac. and ofthe sick anl wounded who we've A.
irving in Washington from the armies Of the P5-
tomac, Of Georgia and IenneEsee.
Though considerably broken in health by these
exhaustive duties, he accepted the position Of su-
perintenlent Of health in New York city, in the
time Of public anxiety on account Of the cholera
His administration CT the business Of this office
will long be remembered
In 1870 he gsEt Eb7oSl Tor HE health, AMI On
his return he became lecturer st the Harvard
Medical School. Recently he sa;;l5i in Caliior-
MIA hoping to recruit his rapidly falling cout,i-
tuition. Tie Boston .4irrtistr thus s7e-ls of
him in iis ot;,usy:
OF tie twenty-five Harvard rr.iu.tls of tie
class Of 1870, who volunteered to serve thC.r
country during tie late var, s0me Of whom be-
came highly distinguish, u1t one Wss more
faithful nor more o-.c.eut in the line o. hI duty,
not one Vas more respected AID beloved Few
Of bis see sre so widely kn0wn-uoue who knew
him will read Of his death without torrow. An
army Of wounded men aui the friends Of leoeas-
sd soldiers would attend bis funeral. if they
could DO SO. For ne other one ever hal the peg
s0nAl charge Of SO many sjck sni wounded men
,s he no one ever performed his part in a more /
christian, kindly name. than be did Tie usei
lis fine talents to obtain knowledge and 70 make I.
iinseif MASTER Of his profession; ami be devoted
lis know ledge, he professional Ekii and his
trength to the ser vice @, bis ieiow-meu. Like /.
lis divine Msfter, he yielded Up his life that he .
night do good.