Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-19
POLITICAL,

The anxiety of Northern Democrats over
the unaccountable moderation OF the South
erners is painful to witness.
The President has nominated Stewart l..
Woodford to be United States District At
torney for the Southern District Of New
York. and the nomination has been confirm
ed by the Senate.
The election returns Of Georgia show
that in Bullock, Columbia, Ebert, Irwin,
Lincoln, and Rabun counties, where the
white population numbers 6,3S4, and the
colored population 1880, Mr.. Hayes did
not receive single vote, and yet the Demo
cratic Governor, Smith, claims fair election
in Georgia.
The New Jersey House is tie, and the
Serate has only one Democratic majority.
The United States Senatorship IL at stake.
The House organized with Il Democratic
Speaker and Republican Clerk.
When the pretended Democratic Legisla-
ture of South Carolina came to elect pre-
tended Senator of the United States, it
chose General NJ. c. Butler, who had been
the chief figure Of the Hamburg massacre
and the chief leader in the rifle clubs. When
the Democratic Legislature of Tennessee
came to the performance of similar duty,
the other day, it elected Isham G. Harris,
who forced the State into rebellion.
Gov. Stearns's administration in Florida
WAS not so bad a. his enemies have tried to
make out, if the following comparison by
the jacksonville Union is trustworthy
nar,J WalLor t,r-at 10
Gov. Reed, in 1868, the sum Of 81 so in the
State Treasury. Gov. Stearns turns over to
Gov. Drew about $l45, 900 in cash in the
Treasury. Gov. Walker turned over to
Gov. Reed public credit on State bonds
equal to Is or % cents on dollar. Gov.
Slesrns turns over to Gov. Drew State
credit on bonds at 95. In 1868, scrip could
be bought for 80 cents Now it is rarely
less than 80. In 1865. there was not enough
money in the State Treasury to buy candles
for school houses. Now there are common
schools established in nearly every county
and $4,000 in cash on deposit in the State
Treasury to the credit of the School Fund.
The j., p. and NJ. Railroad has never
changed hands but TO show that its proceeds
were consumed by lawyers fees or eaten
up in expenses. The State has run the
road since June lst, and without paying
expenses until November, and reports net
balance of profits on hand of Sll 900. This
is the record of thieving carpet-baggcrs
and desperate adyenturers.
Representatives Dunnell and Woodburn,
Republican members Of the Florida lnvesti-
eating Committee, say that the statements
in the Democratic papers that the Florida
Committee is likely to agree upon a unani-
nous report that Tilden fairly carried the
State, is an utter falsehood. On the
contrary, they state that the evidence taken
has not in the least disturbed the 935 major
ity for Hayes on the Electoral ticket, and
they also think Stearns should not have been
counted out.
The New York World, for a paper which
is confident that Mr.. Tilden is elected and
will be inaugurated, troubles itself entirely
too much about the makeup OF Gov. llayes's
Cabinet.
Northern capital and energy have increas-
ed the population of Jacksonville, Florida,
from 5000 TO 70 600, and made it thriving
town. Two sons-in-lsw of Gen. Spinner, late
Treasurer of the United States, established
bank there. They have not taken an active
part in politics. but this Fall voted for Hayes
and Wheeler. The Democratic Committee
Immediately went around the city and noti-
fed all the merchants that these two young
bankers had voted for Hayes, ard that the
merchants must withdraw their deposits.
This was done. This is sample Of the
social prescription and Of the Inducements
offered for immigration to Florida.
The Louisville Courisr-Journdl having in
timated that Col. Blanton Duncan, of Ken
tucky, has been promised Office under Presi-
dent Hayes for his criticism upon the Tilden
policy, Duncan says: "If Governor Hayes is
declared President, and is inaugurated,
there are tens Of thousands of men through
out the South who will respond heartily to
his efforts to harmonize all interests and all
sections, and they will DO it 'cithom reicdrd
or hope of office. Governor Hayes has too
much respect for himself and for the high
office to which he will probably be called to
tender position to anybody until his own is
definitely determined
George Alfred Townsend writes regretful-
ly from Washington Il am compelled to
say ludl ItISOuhl Cutuuclhsm O. OhS VI ~.
Tilden's allies, is well-nigh defuncr. He is
hardly an object Of inquisitiveness. Ills ap-
parently ambidextrous and nibbling way Of
obtaining recognition has not affected the
incredulity of his supporters. They visit
him without being impressed, and leave
without being satisfied. The Southern sup
porters of Mr.. Tilden are more dissatisfied
than they can at present confess"
The BJston Trarciler thus prophecies
81 President Ferry will signify his readiness
to open the Electoral certificates On the l4th
of February; the Senate will notify the
House OF that fact, and that the Senators
await the Representatives in the Senate
Chamber the President will open the GER
rifcltes and count the votes or direct them
to be countel; he will declare the result,
that result will stand, and Rutherford B.
Hayes will be inaugurated on the fourth OF
March Thenceforth the Government will
20 On vigorously and peaeeably, and the
country will settle down To the conviction
that the result is right