Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-03-12

.S Il. the initials of Mr.. Samuel Bowie7,
wn.e- t. the Springfield RspH5Aeaa that the
ooeniay o. Congress, last December, found
tie Republican members asking each other
" Nt,rewithal shall We be saved 80 This,
thol-h q very unsuccessful attempt at
scrip.u-. .uotation, j. doubtless truthful
asserti... -. Il adds that the close Of
Conn iu March "di-mi7ses them with
the e.aicu1A tA,; they are lost The To-
marx Wit iu- Difference, We think emo
neol- a.. writers wish obviously coI'rS
hi, thought \ good many members who
have not b.eu reelected, doubtless leave
Washington with a pretty strong feeling that
the loss of thcic services to the National Leg
stature /, the ruin oi the party, if not Of the
countr, ana ;hat party which does not
ken. .ism iu congress IN NOT worth saving.
Bat the-e Gentlemen are perhaps not in
condition g., axe the most comprehensive
y.ra .l the ~ituatiou, and their opinios Is
not 10 he taken as that Of the Republican
members" With some opportunities to
nudge of the feeling at Washington, We IN
cine &, the belief, that the best Judgment
of the situation has been tina: it was decidedly
more promising Tor til, Republican party at
the rlo-e Of de session. than at the opening
The session. certainly showed, to most
thoughtful Observers, that the Democratic
party cannot be- entrusted with power, with
out great Danger to the country 1t showed
that Ill. ~,athern Democrats will control
The Democratic party IN the next tongre'>,
Wit. . sway IL absolute a. before the war
an!ilat dee Southern leaders are themselves
coutroil,d 'y the worst elemcat At tie
South.
Moreover gre, At il La. session made
much ,-- ,arital for the opposition than they
were counting on. With Arkansas quie;td
and Louisiana in 81 fair way to be with tie
inaatiouIst- reLuked, and a tax bill which,
withoa. oppressive additions to the p~b.ie
Lurlru- VII keep the treasury whole, and
keep up 10 lIo.eSS OF reduction Of the pal
lie tett. and with record clean Of sat
-iIie~. .sals and corruption, the Republi-
can jonsrcs- Just closedlha- added to, ratA r
than taken from the proof that the Repub-
Ian PARTY is -till the only one that can lie
relied ou to maintain the public credit,
preserve tie results of the war and give
peace TO the country.
Bats. T." goc> "a through two col
INN. T.. tel us how President Grants
tiirl term ambition is 10 ruin the party.
We cannot muster up serious apprehension
On that score. 1t NAV he true that the
President mediate, third term. and that
"the cattlcfSh that circle round power
tell him ne ,-.n have 1t but We cannot see
how any taniid and intelligent man can
suppose that National Convention can be
assembled that would tender third nomi-
nation The Republican Iua~-cS will choose
the delegate, TO the convention and they
will fairly represent the sentiment oil Tue
party Bat Il it should be composed -olidly
Of Office loiJer~ and ''cuttleiiSl' they will
he men vi, ,an BE- trusted to see that what
they Wal, Is not to nominate a candidate
bat t, c.ce.a President and that To 20 into
the nAtion4! campaign with nominee
weighted with the unpopularity Of a thnd
term. would hc to court utter and rretrie'-
able defeat The President, il as fully pos
sessed WIKI third term fever and if as brave,
diScroe; and strong as 5. b. declares
HIM To- De-, cannot command his own re
election, aud when the Republican party
split, % Will be on some other rock than
Grant ambition"