Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-11-16
personal AND POLITICAL.

| " -fSNiaL' say luut NohSu
OF Senate Democrats was held last week, i
which it was agreed, Eaton, of Connecticut
alone dissenting, to support all the nomna
tons of the President, unless it should b
ascertaincd in any case that the perso
named was unfit. 1t was agreed to take
for granted that good cause existed wheI
ever tho President had seen fit to make
removal.
Senator Cnnkling lose to personal ez
PLANTATION, i'll the Senate, on Monday, i
reference to the interview with him report
ed in the New York Herald. lie said tina
for some months he had not held an inter
view for publication with any person tina
although the publication contained remark
which he might have made in private con
veIsatiOn, it also contained many statement
which he never uttered, and expressions u
thought and language which never cam
from him, and he felt it due that the trutl
should he known that he never neld IN,
such interview, nor gave expression t. an,
such thoughts a. most of those contained il
the purportel interview
A despatch from Lacrosse, Wis, to thu
Chicago Inter Ocean says These Madison
and Milwaukee estimates regarding the W is
consin election, showing 5000 to 5000 ma
jority for the Republican State ticket, neeC
oyerhauling and revision, a. the majority
gwen by the counties composing the Sew
enth or Northwestern Congressional Dis
trict, formerly represented by General Russ
and now by Judge Humphrey, alone ex
ceeds S 1000 for the Republican State ticket
Under no possible circumstances can any
thing less than 1000 Republican majority
be accepted for this ''of year
President HAYES addressed the following
very good letter to Gov. Rice, of Massachu-
sets, after the election. 1t is dated at
Washington, Noy. eth:
Ny DEAR GOyEINoR.-It is great salts
faction to be able to congratulate you on the
gratifying result in Massachusetts, am
glad of it IN general reasons, on your ac-
count and on nv own. Your personal popu-
larity had no doubt much to do with it. 1t
is an example Of what the Republicans can
do. when they unite, 10 spite of the blunders
OF the President.
Sincerely, X. B. HAYES.
Gov. \. Ii. Rice, Boston.
o.,fr boo Inv tho
Administration seens to have been the
change ordered in the Toledo (O) post
Office, last Summer. Reed, the new man
appointed to please Stanley Matthews, has
turned out such d" bad lot" that his name
has not been sent in for confirmation, and
it is said, will not be.
One of the sharpest things said lately, Is
the mot of ex-Secrctary Hamilton Fish that :;
Evidently, accuracy of statement and a re-
gard for truth must ho clissei among MIR,
(WendelD Phillips's lost arts.
The Unanimous confirmation Of Mr.. Welsh
as minister to England was made on the
motion Of Senator Cameron. Mr.. Welsh S
character and qualifications for the place
seem to be demonstrated.
A committee of Republican Senators, head
cd by Mr.. Elmunds, had long interview
with the President, Tuesday evening, and
acquainted him with the general tone and
sentiment of the criticisms expressed con-
corning various features of his policy, in the
caucus of last Saturday.
Robert Smalls, colorcd member of Con
gross from South Carolina. has been found
guilty of accepting brlbe Of $1,000 while
a State Senator from Beaufort County, in
January, 1873, from the Republican Pub
fishing Company, for his vote in favor of an
Appropriation Of 1925 900 for public print
ing supposed to have been done by that con-
,crn. Smalls came first into public notice,
when, in 1862, as pilot of the rebel steamer
Planter, he ran her under the guns of the
United States fleet blockading Charleston
and delivered her up Tie subsequently
served in both branches Of the South Caro-
lima Legislature, and has served one term in
Congress At the time of his arrest, Smalls
told his friends that he expected to spend at
least five years in the penitentary.
Mr.. A. ii. Stephens lives at the National
Hotel, Washington, and is CHEEKY invalid.
He wears gloves on hands as small a. those
of ten year old chill, relishes rich food,
though tutter and eggs are forbidden him
takes an occasional Whit of tobacco, and
when in health has two ounces of whiskey
or brandy after dinner. lie would rather
be hanged in the United States than live in
any other country supports Mr.. Hayes be
cause his Administration has brought peace
to the country, and likes Grant personally
as man without guile, who made a blunder
in abandoning the Generalship Of the army
for the Presidency.
The first instance in which opposition has
been made by Republican Senators to
by the President occurred in the
case of Mr.. Stevens, of Maine, nominated |
for the mission at Stockholm, in place of
Of Minnesota, removed. 1t was |
test case. because Stevens nOmi- |
nation had been reported farorably from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs. Senator |
W indom objected to the confirmation on the |
vrnn,l hot Mr. AID had haa, IA 81, |
treated and voted against it with his col |
league, Senator MILAN, and five others.
The Democrats supported the nomination
4 nd it was confirmed.
Rev. Mr.. Talmadge, of New York. said on
Sunday that it was necessary that New York
elect the foremost gambler of the United
States 10 the Office of State Senator before
he people could realize the internal depth
INTO which modern politics could sink. Ii
Tweed had stolen only half As much a. he
lid, investigation and discovery and reform
would have been impossible. 1t was not
Until be had made his thcits 50 outrageous that
Inc whole world was compelled to appreciate
mem, that the tide turned.
At the Virginia election, last week the
Republicans cast seven votes in Petersburg
md three in Richmond. The Washington
says at i well known that the
legrO loves the franchise and Is proud to ex
rcise it The only reason for his not hav-
ny done at the recent election was that
lie could not safely vote a. he wished, and
would not vote the other tlrket
The New Hampshire Agricultural college.
A Concord, \. IL, correspondent OF the
Boston Journal says that in spite It all the
money expended on the Agricultural Col
,ge OF that State, the institution ~ Il prac-
zeal failure. There are not as many -tu-
ents in It, A. there are instructors 1t il
lnning in debt, in spite of large State ap-
ropriatlon-. The farmers won't send stu
ents t. 1t or support K, and 1t l. PLAIN that
lcro Is no call for such an institution IN