Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-08-29

Mr.. Amos Tuck of New Hampshire
writes the Tribune that in his opinion
three founhs of the Republican voters of
that State approve of the Presidents ac-
ton.
There is story going the rounds, and
certainly;it does not seem ut all unlikely to
be true, that the democrats of Kemper
county, Miss, have nominated the leader
Of the assassns of the Chisholm family for
sheriff.
The Maine democrat is, to speak plain
y, on his ear. That letter of his candi-
date, kicking the fraud" platform into
kinding- wood before getting upon it, has
done the business. One editor in Bangor
is especially unhappy. He says the letter
is "Wlhout warrant or justification, and is
an insult to the well-known and declared
sentiments not only of the Convention,
but of the united Democracy of Maine. .
According to Jay Gould's own statement
about himself, he is very quiet, unosten-
talious, gentle creature. Wall street
men generally" he says, "are fond of
company and sport, A man makes Il
hundred thousand dollars here, and imme-
diately buys Il yacht, begins to drive fast
trolters, and becomes sport generally.
My tastes lie in u different direction
When business hours are over, 90 home
and spend the remainder OF the day with
my wife, my children, and the books of
my library.
The Christian Union asks whether it's
not time to stop asking English nobs TO
celebrations of American victories. The
general fact, at Philadelphia, was well
enough, but the individual victories,-no,
" Let us anticipate little and try to fancy
the feelings of q future president of the
United States if about September "a, 1914.
he is invited by the British ambassador
resident Mt Washington to take cart in a
celebration of the battle of Bladensburg,
and the burning Of the government build
ings at Washington by the British under
Gen. Ross. The letter of invitation and
the answer thereto would give scope for
much diplomatic courtesy.
A pious Scotchman, who had to cross
the Firth of Forth by the Sunday morning
steamer not long ago. was dreadfully
shocked by the conduct of the English
passengers. Describing the occurrence in
a letter to an Edinburgh paper, he says
No sooner had the boat left Granton than
Il good dozen of them pulled ont books
and newspapers, which they Set them
selves to read. had the curiosity to
ascertain the character of the publications
and my wish was too early gratified, the
books and papers being exhibited quite
conspicuously, One man in the most bare.
faced way read the notices in weekly
advertising sheet, while another held six
inches from his eyes novel belonging to
Il London circulating library. Might moi
our visitors, asks the pious Scotchman, il
they must perforce travel on the Sabbath
at least reconcile themselves TO our Gus.
toms; Or, if that is too much for them. at
any rate so act as to spare the feelings Of
those who have been trained to respect
the Sabbath and keep it holy?
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A committee of the Cuban League Of
the United States has issued an address tc
its members, in which it is stated thai
while the patriots have lost fifty thousand
lives in the contest Spain has sacrificed
two hundred thousand men; and that the
patriots have actual possession of the
country, except the sea-ports and fortified.
tons to which the Spaniards are confined.
As regards finances, two of the three de.
partments have been ruined by the war {;
the expectation Of sugar has steadily fall
en- off; and II deprecated currency and
enormous taxation are working their usual
course. Slavery, also, is continued under
Spanish rule, while the constitution of the
Cuban patriots declares that "all the in
habitants of the republic of Cuda are all
solu'ely free" In conclusion, the address
declares that the suppression of this insur-
rectlon, already maintained for nearly nine
years, is an admitted impossibility; that
the contest is running the island, while the
patriots have as much justice on their side
us the American colonies had in their re-
volt against Great Britain; and that the
continuance OF the war, or lis happy ter
mination, depends entirely upon the nolicv
to be pursued by che United States t6ward
Spain in the matter.