Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-29

greatly as bran or shorts, which contain
large per centags of phosphates, most of
which goes into the manure. Cows led with
bran do not require any bone-meal.
This manure if sold at the rate of four
dollars cord. supposing all, both liquid
and solid, had been saved and composted as
above stated, would bring for a whole year,
Sl92; or for the si1 months ofwinter, $685.
and II spread upon good moving land,w
seeded, would give much more than that
value In hay, counting the successive crops
that would receive benefit from it. We sup
| pose most farmers will " pooh ~ at these
| figures, but we have confirmed them by ac-
tual experiment. We have found nothing
that pays better than labor applied to the
compost heap HdfchmGH.
The yiee-President on the Political Situation
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. 1878.
To the Editor Of the Springfield Republican
and in your journal a statement that
agree with you that the Republican party
is dead" beg leave to say that do nc;
agree with the Republican, or with any man
or any set of men, in the opinion that it is
dead or hopelessly defeated. On the con-
trary, believe that the Republican party
has it in its power to recover what it has
lost, and to elect the next President. In
saying this, I am not unmindful OF the
grave questions at issue. and which are
pressing for solution Of the disasters that
| have allen upon lt nor Oi the hopes, ex
pectations and strength of the Democratic
party-a party whose strength and power
have never moderated. | believe it can re
cover all it has lost, win back IL former
| prestige, and still retain Its power in the
| government. And believe this because
| believe 1t 10 be q necessity % the c1untry.
| The grand work oil liberty ard patriotism u
| has performed impeTatiyely demands that il
| should continue to guide the policy of It's
nation. Liberty. law order. protection ani
! civilization cannot afford to have j, pe-ms
nently defeated.
| saw quito as early "a any one the ysrIi,
| of the Republican party, and, more than
| thirteen months since, warned my politi-
cal friends OF the danger OF losing the next
| House of Representatives. The party ha.
made mistakes. and Is now paying the
penalty of those mistakeS. Bat it,
ideas, principles, general policies have not
| been condemned. IL has been taught hy re-
cent disasters that it is mortal and, II 1t Is
wise. it will heed those lessons. 1t would
seem that neither selhshDess nor stupidity
could fail to understand them, or could mi--
interpret their import. If the Republican
party now dies, it Will die by the hand OF
the suicide; for there IS no arm, other
than its own, potent enough TO s;7;se it
down.
| Ii cannot, | think. hope TO recover It's
lost prestige and power BY Z policy OF -e-
wards and pcnishmeuts. or by party dis
| cipline. There are hundreds Of thousands
| in the Republican party. to-day, whp
| spurned the brides and fTowns of power.
and left the Whig and Democratic parties
for the sake of principles deemed by them
/ important and sacred. These men cannot
| be seduced by the Establishments OF power.
nor greatly moved by threats OF discipline.
| Office holders should learn from the recent
| elections that they can serve the Republican
| party best By performing their official du-
ties with scTupuiOus fidelity. The people
should be lett tree - arrange, in theiz own
way and without Official Interference, their
primary meetings and elections, for, right
| fully or wrongfully, they have been COM
1 PEELED to believe that there are those hold
| ing Office in Massachusetts. in the country.
and especially at the Soath-scme Ot ihem
/ in important posiIiOns-whO do not htly
represent the desires and wishes Jf their
| localities, and who have not the public cor
fidence. The party bartened by such Il nc.
likely to be led to victory by their ObtrGSiye
/ interference, either in Massachusetts, or in
the country, North or South
The disastrous division IN the Republican
party, IN lo72. was 10 me distressing
event. 1t seemed to me 10 be the unneces-
sary separation of comrades who had ;o.ed
together for 80 many years for noble pur-
poses and 4 glorious cause. did
all | could. BY rem0ustrancc AID
appeal, 10 prevent il, and have since
sought to reuni;e what was then
50 dlsastToasiy ami unnecessarily broken
And | now would throw the doors wide
open for the return OF those who voted for
Mr. Greeley in ls72, aod earnestly invite
them TO Teunite again with their cid ASA
ciates. Indeed. AZ any moment since that
election, would have pGrsEcd generous
and magnanimous policy toward the men
who then left Us. And row. without the
loss OF single hoar, would, in all SID
cerity. extend the Laad Of reconciliation. !
| would appeal 70 You. SIT. and your as>o-
ciares Of the press in that unfortunate iii
vision. 10 unite with tue great party which,
with all its errors, faults anu mistakes. ha-
made glorious record for country. free
dom and progress Do not ask you - re-
frain from criticism, nor To leave JlnOticed
lis mistakes, for party that eannc, toirr-
ate that is already in il decadence.
I
in the South. Douglas Democrats and old
line National Wings, who were dragged
into the rebellion, but VINO have very iIttlr
sympathy with the D,n0cratic party.
have,bel.eved. and uuS believe, that these
men should he invited TO cooperate with
the Republican party, and share in its re
| sponslbilities and hOuoTs. believe that
peace in the South. rhc hlo;tiug
out of divisions on the line of race.
the advancement OF real rccoIsiruc-
ton, permanent Southern prosperity and
the success Of the Republican party ,teIG&ni
that all honorable efforts should be made 60
withdraw such men from association with
those who led them into rebellion. brought
such fearful and in4eserbIble ruin upon
them, and who still adhere to the '.lo~i
cause.
1t seems to ne that Republicans every
| where, in Office and out OF Office, ~Iruli
subordinate all personal desires. aspirations
and ambitions, sacrifice their interests. il
need be, rally again lOr the party, invite
everybody, crowd It's ranks and bring To-
the front, 10 the important positions Of the
government. all the experience, ability ant
character they can command. i broad.
wise and magnan!mous policy >h1Gld De-
promptly inauguratel, AMI steadily nui
honestly pursued. " hen ,he country clearly
sees, as it Will see. the oaly alternative prr
sented, the real issues involved. the policiy-
and men to be sdppOrle1. tneir records IN
the past, AID their pre>ent affiliations. wh'
and what shall prevail it the Republican
party be set aside-whcn the country sef~
where the loyal men .. tine iaad are tout L.
ami where they >;and wno believe IL ,ss
perfect equality o. the races, ana who .cor.
victory or defeat nie OF d5atE. mean 30
maintain In it, Completeness the equal
rights Of American citizens, oi every race.
nationality and faith, then viii the kepnh
fican masses rally again, achieve new We
tories, and give the party new lease OF