The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-10

requirements prrrtlcal anu JUST NHHr
needless Office orofficer Of public agent should
exist seoond. oompensation for Official service
should be fair and just, but IN no case eHees,
siye third. at men and no others should hold
public trusts fourth, every official, high or
low should be required al all times faithfuliy 70
perform his duty. and the whole OF i hith,
no official or uflioeholdef should be subject 10
political or partisan assessments or 70 lnteIIeI-
ence in any wAy with his political rghth OF
action. and plain laws should forbid and punish
an ATTEMPTS 10 make and enforce such assess
meuts. or to control or 10 abridge IN any respect
the absolute freedom in political action when
in this country belongs TO all voters alike. IN
connection with this subject we tecur with
satisfaction TO that portion OF the letter OF &C
centanca ~ Mr.. HAYES, wherein he declares that
the founders Of our government meant that
ne officer should be secure in his tenure as long
as his personal character remained untarnished
and the performance Of his duties satisfactory.
In furtherance OF this view we commend, as
worthy OF consideration, legislation making
officers secure In limited fixed tenure ana
subject 10 removal only as officers under state
laws are removable in this State, on charges 70
beregularly and openly preferred and adludged;
We hold honest service or labor the best anu
highest exertion for American citizens ana
those who labor for Others, whether Tor the
government or for private employers are as
fully entitled as any citizen can be TO absolute
freedom IN ali pOltlcal' ClNi anu l0Ah''''u
fairs. They owe the full service they agree TO
render and TO their employers they owe nothing
more. The Constitution OF the United states
and of the State of New York and the laws
establish equal rights Of all citizens aud all
voters. and we deprecate as unwarrantable ana
hurtful all attempt by employers, whether rep
resenting capital or political power, to encroach
upon or coerce others in the enjoyment OF any
of the rights or the exercise OF any OF the
duties of citizenship. In the State OF New
York the whole number Of national o.icehold-
ers including clerk and sttbordinates OF every
degree, is I. 455 This is one national Official
or subordinate to 152 voters. or State, county
and town officials, there are in this State 49,, ,
5l3. This is one State, county or town olhciai
10 every 81 voters, When the potential func-
tons of local officers are taken into account
their nearness to the citizen, and their power
over his property, taxes and interest, Their
relative influence becomes even greater thall
the numbers indicate. The exclusion of pub
lie servants from political action would dlsfTan-
chise great body of our fellow citizens. Inc
laws make no such exclusion, and we deny as
IN imputation upon the people OF New YORK
| that thew have been dominated by the nation
subordinate officials. and we can conceive oil no
| condition of affairs short of extinction OF
| manhood and patriotism in which postmaster
or n clerk could subdue to his partisan will l52
other electors, or exert any other influence be-
yond such as his character might give him.
William L. Howard, colored convict in the
prison at Auburn, N. Y, was killed by DloW
| from the leg of an iron bedstead in the hands
of another convict named Harvey Thorp. Ii
feeling between the two men led to the assault
Gen, Grant visited Standardization
| the home of Shakespeare, and was presented
with a very cordial address, inclosed Ill caskel
made from the wood of mulbury tree plantet
by the great English dramatist 1t is clalmec
that the Russians have lost 10000 men thu
far in the war with Turkey. Gen. Levetskl
who was at the head of the Russian army of TIT
Danube, and who was deprived of his command
for failing to reinforce Gen. Skobelet, ma
committed suicide "A fire at GOidsboro
N. c., destroyed property valued at SAC, 600
most of which is covered by insurance. 49,, "A
a cabinet meeting in Washington the question
to be treated in the coming message of tn
President were discussed. The message vii
be quite brief and will consist mainly of tn
reasons for summoning an extra session o
Congress.
The business part of Putnam, Conn.,, wa
DESTROYED by fire. Loss, about 300, 900, o.
which there is an insurance 80. Col David Ii
Armstrong has been appointed United State
Senator from Missouri to succeed the lat
Senator Bogy...... The National Repu6acdf
the Washington administration organ durln
Gen. Grants term, has passed into the hand
of A. NJ. Clapp late government printer, VIII
will hereafter conduct it as an Independent
Republican newspaper .... At Washington OK
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury Sawyer
ex-Commissioner of Customs Haines and Fran
Brooks, of New York city, were found guilty Q
the charge of procuring the payment Of
fraudulent claim against the government 10
| $57 900. Sawyer was o United States Senate
J from South Carolina between the years lSt
, and 1878. see. In answer to numerousi inquire
at the Department of State at Washington, IL
l proclamation of the President, calling for a
: extra session of Congress on October 10, hi
: been republished.
The Workingmen's party of Massachuset
met in convention at Boston and nominate
, a ticket headed by Wendell Phillips for go
, ernor A local election in Hartford, Conn
i resulted in the success of the Democratic tick
I by majorities ranging from $50 to 5O0....
: Hon. Cassius M. Clay, formerly United Stat
d minister to Russia, shot and instantly killt
Q a colored man named Perry White at Ric
,mond, KY Mr.. Clay had discharged White
t mother from his employ, and her son hi
g threatened revenge for the act. While o
n riding Mr. Clay met White, who rushed upt
+ him, when he drew pistol and fired twic
A coroner's jury justified Mr. Clay in the shoe
ing ~ The savings bank at Hannis, Mas
g closed its doors after heavy run had be-
7. made upon it for several days. ..... Villa
n Hartman, leader of body of railroad strike
l. near Circloville. Kansas, was commanded by t
n chief of a sheriff. posse to halt. He rcfus
y and fired upon the officers, when the fire W
a returned and Hartman was killed Oy
J. 100000 persons have fallen victims to t
&c famine in India. .:Senor Castillo and
If son, who were prominently connected with t
n Cuban insurrection-tho former having be
70 minister Of foreign affairs to the Cuban &C
o ernment-have surrendered to the Spani
l. authorities. IA fire at Indianapolis, Ind,
l. stroyed property valued at $4,000 .., I
N public debt WAS reduced $3,9S0,OO i'll Septe
VI Der.
4 Lieutenant Bulls command of United sta
b. troops crossed the Rio Grande and enter
O. Mexico in pursuit of a body of Indian no
in thieves. The troops recaptured a number
e. horses and mules, but the Indians escap
On the return to the American border the co
ia mand was followed by body of Mexit
I'd cavalry at distance, but was not moested.
is William G. Gilman, a New York insural
r. broker of high standing, was discovered as
$, author of a series OF astounding frauds
rs which he realized over $250,000. He was
i'd the habit of obtaining the stock certificates
1873 the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company
in small amounts and changing the figures
ce "raising" them to a much higher sum. T.
e. he would take a certificate for 300, erase
n words "one hundred" and substitute "
s., thousand" making it a certificate for &c.,
to The forgeries were awkwardly done, but
Try suspicion was excited and the certificates v
he never closely examined on account of
of forgers reputation for fair and honorable d
he ing. 1t is believed that he also "rais
lr- number of bank stock certificates from 81
he amounts to high figures 49,. The stril
miners in the coal regions of Pennsylv
IN, have very generally resumed work.
ion
vas "TOuchy" Persons.
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