Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-02-02

ANY Republican who objects to the plan
proposed must be either better constitu-
tional lawyer than Edmunds or Conkling or
Hosr. or must have a very poor opinion of
Mr.. Hayes claims to the election, or must
have verv little confidence in our highest
court.-COr. Rutland Herald.
Not necessarily. lie may think the
opinions of Chancellor Kent. Judge Story
aud VIM. NJ. Eyarts, on the Constitutional
question, as good as those of Edmunds or
Conkling or Hoar: or he may have 50 high
an opinion of Gov. Hayes claims. as to be
willing they should take their chances
under the Constitution and the Laws already
provided, without submitting them to any
new tangled arbitration. or to the Supreme
Court, except in its capacity as court.
We said, the other day, that we knew OF
very few Republicans in this city who ap-
proved of the Compromise bill, except as
choice of esils. Since then we have heard
OF few more, and their names are to be
found attached to the following certificate
which was sent to Washington on Tuesday;
BURLINGTON, W., Jan. 9th, ISL.
Hon. Geo. =. Edrnunds. United States Senate,
Washington, ID C.:
The undersi gned Republicans OF this city heartily
approve OF your course On the Electoral Count Bill,
believing that measure to be peaceful and honor
able settlement Of the Presidential dispute.
VIM Henry. Chas Z Allen, VIM ehaw, VIM
Wells, & W Noodhouse, Ed~ard Wells, Van
Patten, Henry Wells. + IL Wells, F Z Richardson,
Gerson, Bennett Turk. Louis II Turk, Alex
Watson Loren Lord, G Bro~bell, Jr,
Drew, Woodbury., J Arthur, Carruth,
samuel Worcester. J LAM. Jr., Elliot. Ripley
Holton. VIM Howe, 4 X Atwell. l. y Brastow. A
Whi:temOre, + Fuller, hiram Tracy, Theo A
Hopkins, Geo Foster, l. l. Lawrence, Edward
Ly man, HeRry Nickuk. G-o Ii b .elOw. Edward
barlow, l. Taft, Z Ward. X stezrns. q
futile, ii l. Johonnott. n Brown, Shepard.
BOrse 4 Co. George II Morse, VIZ Cromble, I W
smith, W Reynolds, Cyrus Roby, q smith, n
Allen, A L Richardson. N + Spsuldlng, Arms
Thomas Failey, NJ ID l. Thompson, Geo b Stafford
CIV wingate, II U Wheeler. Edward Shaw,
| heath, l. Riplsy,y ID BARLEY, h A Wilcox, Elias
Lyman, q Ware, u Walker.
This was all right, Of course. Ii was
quite proper, under the circumstances. for
Mr.. Edmunds friends to express approval
of his course. The case has been one on
which there was plenty OF room Tor iair
| differences of opinion, independent OF any
personal considerations and we have only
to express our strong surprise that three
| days canvass Of our city should have secured
| but serenity names to such paper. out OF
the thousand Republican voters Of Burling-
ton. We won't arouse inyidious compari
son, By mentioning the prominent republi-
cans who were applied to and declined to
sign this certificate nor even tell how
many in the above list had been heard to
express thems selves in terms quite other than
those Of hearty approval. There is no
need Of quarrelling or hard feelings over
the matter. The bill has passed, and we
have all only to wait and see how it works
and hope for the best from it.
REIIoIous INTEREST IN RICHMOND. The
week before the week of prayer, Gospel
workers from st. Adams and elsewhere held
n series of gospel meetings here. Few at
tended at first the weather being the worst
of the season. 4 good degree of interest
was manifested, however, near the close OF
the meeting. The week of prayer was OBJ
served, meetings being held each evening,
which were quite largely attended, and much
interest WAS manifested Messrs. Harvey,
Bedard and Newton, of st. Adams, and Abby,
Of Essex, returned and held three days
meeting on the 18th, 10th and 2lst inst,
with a much larger attendance, and deeper
interest manifested, resulting in several con
versions. The usual prayer meetings wer'
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