Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-02

| OnslOw Stearns, ex-G0v- Hartman, Hon
VIM. f. Chandler, Hon. Jacob Benton, Hon
A. +. Pike, ex-M. c.. and n. q. Ordway.
Edward F. Beale, of the District of Column
bia. who has been appointed Minister to Aus
tria. was formerly a resident in Califor-
MA, but for some years he has resided at
Washington. lie is warm personal friend
of President Grant, and is understood to lie
quite wealthy.
GREAT TEMPERANCE GATHERING. - The
Grand Lodge of Good Templars Of the world
commenced its session at Louisville, May "a.
The attendance was large and the proceed
ing began amid unusual interest. Delegates
from Alaska, England, Australia, Africa and
all parts Of the globe are present. r. W.
q. T.. J. J. Hickman, of Louisville, the head
Of the order. presideS. A member offered
resolution demanding that the Centennial
Commission prohibit the sale of liquors on
the grounds Of the exhibition, which was
laid over At the evening meeting the lem
piars were welcomed by Hon. Charles d.
Jacob. Mayor of Louisville, R. W. G. T..
Hickman appropriately responding.
4 change Of monarchy in Turkey by a
quasi-p5pular revolution, such as has taken
place, Is said to be a unique affair Abdul
Aziz ascended the Ottoman throne in lSGl.
lie began vigorously, but had become besotted
and incompetent The new Sultan, Murad,
Is said to be a man of considerable learn
ing and ability, and it is announced that
he has agreed to abolish the seraglio, estab-
lish a permanent assembly of mobiles and i'm
mensely reduce the expenses Of the civil list.
Both the Vermont Senators spoke and
voted in favor Of the Senate's jurisdiction
in the Belknap Impeachment case.
The Sultan Abdul Aziz is now the Sultan
Abdul as ras
If Speaker Kerr were Republican, the
Democrats would easily believe the charge
made against him, and hold him up as
'' striking Illustration Of the corruption Of
the Republican party" 4 witness has ties
tilted that Nh Kerr sold for money an ap-
p9intment to a lieutenancy in the army
that he appointed a New York Republican
when he should have selected man from
| his own district, and that the money was
paid into the hands Of Mr. Kerr by the
witness The man, Greene, who received the
appointment, testifes that he received
it through Mr. kerr's influence, and
paid $3.50 for it; but the money WAS
paid, not TO Mr. Kerr, but to Harvey, the
other witness On the other hand, Mr.. Kerr
~wears, in the most emphatic way, that the
charge brought against him Is false lie
has been believed to be an upright man, and
he is entitled to belief, until the charge
against him can he proved by more salts
factory witnesses.
Portions of Col. JoYce's address in the
House Of Representatives, on the reception
OF the statue Of Ethan Allen by Congress,
have been somewh hat eriticized-as his state
ment that Ethan Allen has been supposed to
be the author of the Vermonters' rallying
soDg "Io all to the borders, Yermonters
come down" There is, we believe, not the
slightest reason for attributing the author
ship Of that stirring lyric to Ethan Allen
nor, so far As we aware, Is there any good /
reason for surprising that it was written by
Whittier. 1t is not contained, We believe,
in any OF Whittier's complete" works,
nor have we ever heard that he ack nowl-
edged it as his. There were several new
things in Col. Joyee's address and among
them the following incident of the capture
of Ticonderoga
The frightened and astonished sentinel
at the gate, as he meets the fiery gaze Of
Allen, snaps his masket, which God pre-
vented from being discharged, and flies to
the fort tor succor and alarm When be
gets to the inner gate he attempts to bar it
igainst the approach of Allen and his
men Deacon Amos Weller. of Rut-
and. with the body of a giant, ,
vas in the front file Uncle Amos
'ut your shoulder to this gate :" shouts
iilen, ere the line had come to halt
nele Amos obeyed, and in a moment more G
own came gate, sentinel, Uncle Amos and
ii, laundering to the ground. They are
ow within the fort, and Allen, in his wild
excitement, rushes for the officers quarters,
'hlic the men come leaping in through the t
aSelaates and the gate. and quickly form in b
hollow square upon the parade. j
Allen, in his Narrative mentions 10 {
ate but the Wicket gate. where the SEN !,
mel snapped his iuzee at him, nor does he i
llude to any breaking down of any gate b
lie says he formed his party after they en- 5 5
red the fort, not in hollow square but n
in such manner As to face the two bar n
lcks, which faced each other of course Il
is not likely that there was any leaping ~
trough casemates. The capturers doubt sI
s. all entered the fort through the gate and IN
'vered way. But We suppose Col. Joyce ne
as not aiming at exact historical accuracy ~
to every circumstance. The incident of %
e breaking down of the gate of the fortress "
: Deacon Weller, of Rutland" is. if U
thentie, an interesting addition to the :.
retofore accepted narrative of the cap ap
re. St