Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-01


son says that, save as we use it, one mo
ment OF time is precisely as important as
another that the division of time into
weeks, months and years is to a great de-
gree arbitrary that We ought always to live
an honest, good, a pure and holy lie
that any mere point of time simply consider
ed as time is of the slightest value, ana
worthy the merest consideration that, IN
point of fact, time is of consequence only as
we employ it, and that therefore the transl-
ton Of the seq sons, the names OF periods anu
the passing hour, are in and of themselves
not worth the mention. But we are not gov
erned BIZ pure reason. Nor ought we to
be- The feelings, the sentiments, the syn
pathies. are as much a part, and as valuable
part Of our being as IS the mind, We are
taking new departures every day, and every
hour, not to say every moment; but that
which should distinguish the present season
is conscientious, deliberate and an III
fiuontial survey Of our present state OF beng
1t is nor in the nature of things that we
should always he doing this; whatever our
educa tioa, habits or purposes Whatever
NAV be our intentions whatever plan oi
life and usefulness we may have marked out
we are subject to the influences OF times
seasons. traditions, habitrdes. The new
year appeals, therefore, to the conscience
ready to attend to. if not to profit by iHlly'
the ideas and considerations which, always
fundamental, demand and enforce delibeI-
alton not accorded in the ordinary and pres
ing occurrences of daily life. Grant that
our life should be passed in worship to
labor is to pray but it IS not the only form
of prayer. There is everything in the mt
ness Of things, and this Is especially season
for contemplation and resolve. There ought
to be new conservation TO the right, the
lust. the true and the good We shall not
carry out all our good resolutions We are
too weak. and mutable and preGdicel anu
passionate for that; but we shall gain some
thing, perhaps much, by and through the
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honest endelyor. For this day, at least,
let us forge. the Jews and Sodom and Gomor-
rah, and look carefully into onr own hearts
-, 49,. .l.. ,,. rc,y
director, Of the Emma mine have beg IN
suit a-ains, NJ. Park. Senator Stewart and
General Baxter. for Nc, l4ahm dollars
obtained. as they charge, ly " fraud a"
con.rira,y." rs Nj Park had previously
sued the company and attached the mine,
for advance. Of money made hy him and as
the superintendent OF the mine, SiIn- Wi
lianS. who Wa charged by the Nuioa with
" ,al;ing the mine, to all the salc. has
sued thai lll,er for libel the affairs of Emma
would seem to be ina way to be thoroughly
ventilated We'd, not c,rect. however, that
ANYTHING wi.) be brought out. to change the
main facts already knc.wn-that Mr. Park,
Mr.. Stewar; and Mr.. Taxter. sold a mine to
IN ENGLISH comranv att large price: that
the r,;rc mid as well a. twas expected 10,
for rsarl , a wear after. that then the supply
Of rich ore failed and the nine ceased to be
,.~oti.ai.e. though still worked and at times
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Senator EimuniS. in hi- srecch before Tie
Republican State Convention IN Burlington
on the l7th Of June, said that 10 spite OF all
frauds on the government, it now costs less
per capita 70 run the government 'Aan he-
fore the war, In lo6o it cost Sl-9- IeT
head per vear,anl in ISL only >l.77- This
had been done in face OF the iAel '1a' Inc
taxes on manufactures ana some oiAe' l'''l'
had been 'ed"ced- Bat there was one ''
duction which he thought oartt not 70 nave
been made, and that was the removal -! '"e
tax On tea and c5ilee- lac twenty A'-- '''i',
thus lost to the treasury lie 'e-le'e' ''''-'
would 20 to swell the profits Of tie See
growers and importers. Ills has proved
true to the letter and the committee N