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

POLITICAL.
Senator Logan has finally retired from the
senatorial contest in Illinois, and Hon. Chas.
b. Lawrence, who is prominent lawyer,
and e1-Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
was taken up by the Republicans, as their
candidate. But Judge Davis, OF the I. ;.
Supreme Court, is leading him in the bal
lotting.
Since the above was in type. our te!e-
graphic dispatches announce the election
of Judge Davis, though it is not certain
that he will accept the ofi1e.
The New Jersey Legislature has elected
John A. Mcpherson to the u S. Senate.
as successor to Theo. Frelinghuysen.
The seating of Congressman Butts, Of
South Carolina, appears to indicate that the
House of Representatives has abandoned
the idea Of counting that State for Tilden-
Mr.. Butts was elected to fill vacancy, and
received the certificate of the Returning
Board.
Washington specials say that all the
members of the Cabinet. with the single
exception of Secretary Fish, are opposed to
the Compromise bill, and will not favor its
being signed by the PRECEDENT.
The Justices of the Supreme Court des-
ignated az members of the grand commits
sion regret being compelled to act. One
Of them said, " 1 wish that cup could be
passed from my lips"
Hon. NJ. l. Townsend has received letter
from Southern State saying 90 The rebels
here are as joyful over the gambling plan
for losing US President as they were after
the battle of Bull Run, or VIXEN they sack
ed our house in 1861.
A Washington special says Probably a
majority of the Senate holds, with Prof.
Seelye, that, in case of final disagreement,
the President of the Senate must ''count the
VOTE" ConkliDg and Edmunds hold to the
contrary, but they stand almost alone among
the Republicans in that opinion.
The Chicago Tribune thinks the Republi-
can chances to be better under the Electoral
bill, than before.
The Springfield Republican thinks the like
liest result of the Commissions work will
be that but two votes will be counted from
Oregon, throwing the election into the
House, which will elect Tilden.
The Republicans in the Georgia LegiSla-
ture muster votes out of 2l9. Why the
Georgia Democrats permitted eight Repub-
licans to be elected, is not explained.
Senator Beverly Nash, of the South Caro-
lima State Senate. persists in his assertion
that Childs. president Of the bank of South
Carolina. tried to bribe him, in his capacity
as Presidential Elector, to cast his vote
for Tilden. lie swore to the fact yesterday,
before the United State Senate committee
on privileges and election.
The Democratic papers which have 40
long and loudly denounced Secretary Robe
son as a swindler and knave, are very slow
about letting their readers know that
Democratic Congressional COMMITTEES have
formally exonerated him from corruption or
ill intent. This is Democratic fair play.
Senator Bogy. of Missouri, reminds the
Troy Times of Wigfall, of Texas. who. six
teen years ago, invoked the galleries to ''cone
down" into the Senate.
Mr.. Hendricks characteristic opinion Of
the Compromise plan, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer, is that ''it will be good thing it
it works right"
Dem ocrats in and out of Congress have for
years denied that there were armed illegal
White League organizations in Louisiana.
Yet on the night of the Inauguration of
Nichols. orders were given to the White
League clubs, as such. to appear at mid
night, and in the morning 5000 men turned
out as White Leaguers, and were subse-
quently enrolled as Nichols's militia. They
were summoned by General Ogden. who
himself admitted before the investigating
committee two years ago that he was COM
manding officer of the League.
Watterson's anxiety for Tilden's inaugu-
ration is accounted for on interest if not on
principle. The Pittsburs Commercial says
Mr.. Tilden holds n heavy mortgage on the
CourierJournsi building, and tho knight Of
sherry and champagne glory is fearful that
collection will be pressed unless his master,
U,ufruct, gets the great office.
The New York Commercial remarks that
it is curious coincidence that General
Woodford, who WAS legally elected Governor
OF New York in 1870 and was counted
squarely cut through the in.trumentslity of
Samuel J. Tilden. then Chairman of the
Democratic State Committee, should now. as
United States District Attorney, be the
chosen means of prosecuting the same Tilden
for defrauding the Government of his income
tax.
A. an Irish Democratic acquaintance of
ours remarked. after listening to the pro-
gramme expounded by the agent of a secret
treasoHAhe organization, who travelled
through this State for the purpose Of
establishipxs auxiliary associations, during
the Stutlen rebellion There is death
in the poks' Such precedent MS that
which the Compromise men are seeking to
make nows would be long step toward the
subversion of both State rights and the
Liberties Of .tse people.-Iroy Times.
The 'csssae lin the method of counting
the votef u demanded by the Democrats
only becssss they believe that Mr.. Tilden j.
Republicans only because the Democrats
demand it-4N. Y. Tribune.
Tu# r6ffs:on the Electoral Bill in the Sen
ate was as. follows:
AyeS-Mesrs. Alcorn. Allison, Barnum,
Bayard. Bosy, Booth, Boutwell,, Burnside,
Chsfes, Christiancy, Cockrell, Conkling,
Cooper, Cragin, Davis, Dawes, Dennis.
Rdmunds, Ferry. Frelinshuysen, Goldth-
waite. Gordon, Home, Johnston, Jones OF
Florida, Jones of Nevada, Kelly, Herman,
McCreary. Mcdonald, Mcmillan. MaIey,
Mcrrinon, Morrill,. Price, Randolph, Ran
som, Robertson. Salisbury. Sharon. Steven
son.. Teller, Thurman. Wallace, Whyte,
Wyndom and Withers-47.
Nay.-Messrs. Blaine, Bruce. Cameron
of Pennsylvania, Cameron Of Wisconsin,
Clayton, Conover, Dorsey, Eaton, Hamilton,
lIamlin, Ingalls,, Mitchell, Morton, Psttcr-
son. Sargent, Sherman and West-l.
Absent or not yoting-Messrs. Anthony,
Harvey, Hitchcock. Logan, Norwood. Ogl les-
by, Paddock, Spencer, Wadleish and Wright