Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-30

1t Is reported that Gen. Gilman Marston
will contest Frank Jones's right to seat in
Congress as the member from the First
District of New Hampshire, on the ground
Of bribery.
Only two vacant consulates, says the New
York Tribune, and one CT them unhealthy :
After a double campaign, with twice the
usual amount of perspiration, this Is sad
news
Ez-President Grant, one day, last week.
remarked, on calling at The White House
Mr.. Hayes, these fellows are all after me
to sign their papers they seem to thinS
that | have more influence with this Admin
istratiOn than had with the last one -
The New York World is filed with regret
because the President has broken his pledges
to the South. The Richmond (Va) Wing,
Oh the other hand. has never heard of any
pledges, and reminds the Southern people
that the President mas undertaken difficult
tfsk anu requires tune.
From all but about twenty towns in New
Hampshire, the Vote upon the constitutions!
amendments shows that only about Lalf of
those who went to the polls voted upon the
amendments. All of the amendments, save
the fr~t-which struck out the word Pro
testsnt' from the bill Of rights have been
adopted. The seventh amendment abpi-hes
the religious test as qualification for Office
The aggregate vote on this question, 50 far
as received. is-yeas 26 ,205, and nays r.
S73. The returns yet to come in will prob
ably Increase the majority for it.
The Sta:e- Of Texas, Louisiana and MIS-
sissippi, which have been attached to Gener-
al Sheridan's military Division ever since
the revolution in New Orleans, have been
transferred to the Division of the Atlantic,
which il under command of Gen. Hancock
The reason Is understood to be because
Hancock Is more acceptable to the Southern
people.
The President is reported as saying to
some Southern Republicans from Mississippi,
who called on him, d" that it would not he
his policy To sustain State Governments by
Federal trooIs" He added that if il were
not his policy, th,ne were two powerful
reasons why The military policy should he
abandUned First, because the public upin-
ion Of tie North bad pronounced against it
second. hectd-r Compress had declined to vote
supplies Tor an army which could he used
for any .o'h rnrpoer, aud would doubtless
cnntinue H. ieln-e ~urpics unless it was ev-
ident t',i; rlu' olu, is not to be used frnny
such rl're"..
Grtcr G.',uv"ad Is MT believer an com
p."m, ''-, and b. not enthusiastic over the
prsp rr 81 u -q.cly reconciliation Of North
and sa'.b. sae .aJ-
d. set l.rlo Sc thar the =. Lloody cl,asn''
viii a-.u t. lFii,,d ulrr It Is Of the ma
turr 81 hlrll t5cnch ard must be flied m
from ehf to end with the dead Of a genera |
ton When they of both sides who dug it.
or " l'' inSr heightened or deepened it, are |
burci ~ 1t. with all their enmities, wrongs |
and rr-cntmcnts, and the dust of little |
time shall have settled on it. then every
wind Of heaven bill bring their seeds of char
ity and gentle relcuiing-wild PONIES of
iorgetulness will bloom, and friendly daisies
nod above it. branching vines of social in
tefc0uTse will stretch across it, and at last
the great harvests of peace will hide il from
view forever