Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

sneerN oil 80 what he knows about farminr -
swearing and all, still Horace Greelev stands
e" mon his antecedents i1qnoUqBle as the
everlasting hills, enshrined in the hearts Of
every true American: and we are Willing he
should be President for at least one term
and this, it seems to US, is about as great a
strain as poor old human nature ought to
be suffered to bear, with so much power and
+ patronage as the President possesses.
We hope Mr. Summers resolution for
amendment of the Constitution will prevail.
1t may be difficult to find a candidate Tor the
Presidency free from spot or wrinkle There
Is much to approve IN the administration of
General Grant. but he is an inycterate smok-
er, and tbs is worse for carpets than right
ous swearing besides the Davenport Dan,
orat says he gets drunk, and 1t can prove
1t but We d5n's believe a word of this
since corruption Las become a science in
American politics, under the lead of make
believe, civ.-sergicc-rcfJrm committees. Ne
doubt not Grant might lie drunk in tie
White House half bis time, and bring twcu-
ty slotles. patriots, tat and sleek with the
/ pulp Of Farty patronage to prove he was
+ prodigy of s5briety, while the Dsm9crai could
[ bring one t. prove him drunk We sincerely
hope what we write here may not be true.
There is rertincnce in the remarks in tine
FEEn,4> q Dee. 2Oth That there is great
need now in politics Of what the ministers
call in religion a revival There is a demand
for general awakening in the public con-
science. There is necessity that the p0lirj-
cal machine be oyerhaulai, and possibly re-
constructed or cast aside altogether" live
could h-sr revival and get genuine c5n9cr-
si9n5 w5 might possibly haze more disin-
terested set of thinkers 10 run the machine
but as things are. il really does look a little
dubious.
We g. n9c marvel that ReputIcaul-m at
this time Is helJ at a discount bv regal gov
ornmcnJz How little Of the Spartan ana
Roman virtue DO we as people possess. The
Romans hs3 a law and actually expelled
members from their Senate for having more
than ten Ib=. ot plate SO -erupulously did
they guard against the coruptiug and ener-
waiting influences of wealth aud luxury But
with all The lessons of the past spread out
before us. and, notwithstanding we sec clear /
ly the rock ON which tae=c ancient republics /
ultimately split. slE We ra-5 an with q
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h,,q i-or,.rr.l.1. . him. hnt how lr,+Ie credit |
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!. 4, ,-., ogc- served b.. country moro
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~e,l one would bav. .Y,raseI r5at such
, mani, and tra,. cn5eltlr 10 e-.nomfls
tie 7rsE.f. money ana .ic public time. such
singular devotion O. the public interest. ID
rS. ...a ..f sr.n9.l-.Ja. ar'o.uv. insult .yv3ull
bera .,i..-e3 f-..q liz whole. ..o7try ~ n
least f-.ra e,gr,- r.,r-.. ,r r. cordial cxrres-
-f.r- .l arrro,sI I- did not. however.
with uoarpaudiug shouts was Horace Gree
lcv welcomed On bic rcrarn from the seat Of
corruption 10 tie people then generally
feeI that En- honest man Is out Of place in tho
Congress Or the United States ?'' or course