Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-12
POLITICAL.

The New Hampshire Republican canvass Jus'
before the election Of March 12:h, gave to MI
Straw IS, 14I votes and to sll the other cindi-
dates 81. O66, making Mr.. Straw's majority ll'o'
The actual vote for Mr.. Straw was oo,ol4' ana
for his opponents 81 $50. The estimate was only
673 under Mr.. Strsw's vote. and but 594 under
that of the opposition The Republican MAORI
ty was almost literally given, rs that is l225, OF
only forty-nine (49) more than the figures Get
down in advance This is astonishingly close
c.nvassing.
Longstreet, who recently resigned the Survey
orthip at New Orleans, has written a long and
interesting letter on the political situation a
New Orleans to Senator Kellogg. He conclude;
by saying:
There was a time when had serious doubts OF
the possibility Of successful reconstruction, bu
the law was before US, and We had no course IL
pur,ue except under its msndGtes. l think tha
| it has been faithfully executed, so much go thai
| in some instances il ia said TO have been done
with severe Justice. | have said before that vi
have reason to hope that we shall have successful
reconstruction believe that this lie due 10 thi
| firm hand of the preeent administration. Vii
it not be better, then, to forego the exercise o.
enc good privilege Of g qusdrennisl change o!
/ Administration, when we see and feel, and al
most realize, that our future will not be LEFT ii
doubt. Then, again, the personal claims OF th'
| President is very great. All things considerei l
am constrained to say that l think the people
/ owe it to themselves and to the President 10 re
turn him to the Office that he has filed 40 we'll,
and with such entire good faith.
Mr.. Sumner made out fair case why he
should not be witness before The sales Of arms
investigating committeeman then he was sues
witness. but told nothing of moment. Ar.SchuIl
vas an equslly important-that is, lmpotent-
witness Both gentlemen knew nothing, and
told i, and swore to it -TrGreiler.
Ex-Governor Clafin, in accepting the position
Of Vice President of the Grant Club, rays &C
cep. the position, believing that the club repre-
sants the almost unanimous opinion OF the people
ofthe commonwealth in its advocacy Of the re-
election Of Gen. Grant
The ITorld, in leading editorial on the Sci
den-Greely response to the call for the Cincln-
natl Convention, Gays the double call looks to :
breaking down and melting together Of the Re
pI1,ioen II tbo cro,nz.
~ raI,,;c.l ;npos,ibil-
t.Uu Tho s ro.ty 70
nv -. .,s'a,: -, a.
0';vot;o - .nnro,a vii consent 10
i. IF the C;ncinnsr Con
vention cannot get along without Democratic
boating. It must be weak in the joints 4 move
quite outside OF the Democratic party. All recog-
nizet Democrats Will Keep alooi from the Cincin-
natl Convention If the Cincinnati Convention
| proves TO be influential, with strong hepnol-
can backing, 1t Is quite possible that the Demo
crets may adopt tie ticket But We slso mus'
contemplate nasco, and the Democrsu; psry
refuses 10 commit It's fortunes to ihis doubtful
~. c;1o;,u.,; ,,,..--,,.;..y ,,-,. "yob,iy
seem, 10 have thought Of Gen Ben. Butler re-
Gently As candidate Of any party for the Presi-
dency. butter nAs oeeH N nls '.ile p9h.1.
49, a N,i5r Genera. = member Of Congress,
friend o. the blacks, supporter Of JET Davis,
IN 'dmirer Of Wendell Philips lie oegsn nl7 ca "a,
.uj =. H. arr - ~ be .S.iIsbls =,
ID ,rrsr oftbs sr,-sr,o court ,r,l--.
izss the emphatic contradiction Of the report cir
culSting in the West that that gentleman hs'
permitted me u'e o. ms name :. G nun Nv, ~,