Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-27

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be, and how little it would really
mean. It is singular that these fol,
lows can't wait til Congress confes.
SEES its inability to settle the ques.
ton. But they live by agitation,
and "protesting" is their best hold.
The Republicans of the city are op.
posed, as q rule, to the plan adopt.
ed by the joint committee Of the
two Houses for the settlement Of the
Presidential question, for they be-
lieve it to be o surrender rather
than o compromise. They insist
that either Hayes or Tilden was
elected; that the Constitution pro-
yides the method for determining
the question, and that any other
method is wrong until it is changed
by law; and they protest against
dragging the Supreme Cont into
the case. 1t Is held that If decided
in this way one party is certain to
be dissatisfied, and that the fact
that the Supreme Court will have
something to do with it will not
take away the feeling. They insist
that the counting shall take place
as it always has; that the President
OF the Senate shall declare the re.
suit, and if the losing side feels ag-
grieved it shall find its remedy. as
best it can-just the same as is d>ne
in all other cases. They believe
that Hayes was fairly elected, and
they insist that he shall be inaugu
rated. The Republicans of this city,
who know by bitter experience what
Democracy is, shudder when they
think that Tilden and his gang have
the Sigh test possible chance of get.
ting control of the Federal Govern.
ment.
Along all the streets are long
ridges of dirty snow, in some places
eight and ten feet deep. The PEG.
pie most ardently desire to have it
removed; there are thousands of
men starving for want of work, and
the city is abundantly able to pay
for having it done, but unfortunate
ly there is no power anywhere to
appropriate money for the purpose,
and SO it stays, to the detriment of
trade and the utter destruction of
comfort. The street cars cleared
their tracks, but the space, in con.
sequence of the piled.up snow, is SO
narrow that their cars are perpetu-
ally blocked, and it takes twice the
time to 60 up and down that it
ought to, and it will lay till the sun
changes it into mud and it runs off
of it's own accord, leaving behind,
as remembrance, fevers and death.
BENNETT-MAY.
The town has been on q broad
grin for days over the ludicrous end.
ing Of the Bennett-May affair. The
two idiots did 60 to a place III Del.
aware, and did stand up before zach
other at the blood-thirsty distance
of twelve PAGES and fire pistols into
the air, and retire. Then it was in.
dustriously given out that May was
MORALLY wounded, and that Bennett
was in hiding, and the papers were
filled with incidents of the "meet.
ing" The truth is neither was
touched, May sneaked or toSNash-
ington, and Bennett sneaked off to
Europe with his sister, where he
will probably stay. He is the laugh
ing stock of the city, and as he
hasn't the tact of his father to turn
such things to account, it is bet tier
for him to be away. The result of
the "duel" is so ridiculous that it
has done more to put final end to
such nonsense than all the laws.
the only real sufferer in the case is
Miss May, who is really a nice girl,
even if she was willing to marry
such a man as Bennett. The two
principals have hardly sense enough
to feel the absurd position they
have placed themselves in.
VANDERBILT.
Vanderbilt is not to be allowed
to sleep peacefully in his coffin. His
daughters inspired, doubtless, by
their husbands, are not satisfied
with the disposition of his estate:
and they will contest the will. They
claim that they can show that the
old man was under undue influence
when he made his will, and that
his requests were consequently I'M
just. The fact is, Vanderbilt was
never clearer in his life, and he did
with his property exactly what he
had always intended to. He desiR-