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, 1877-11-26

1sosroN. Nor. 24-Tho wool demand IA fair manu
fncturcrs appearing 10 rrchaso freely, md hold
ets aro freq ecllcrs nj the current racs Prices m
tnsn4cd. btore inquiry for hna tlcec4s.
, 1877-11-26
COMMERCIAL.

Tho following wcro tho receipts sud shipments
OF the leading Articles Of produce in thL city during
tbs lwcusy -four hours ending Ut o'clock On
, 1877-11-26

Cotton dre.. good. AMI r1oah4ms IN s:rhty re7rrs'-
Nrr's .w,",er- IN mol 'tGt! u tElit tla:lHeS
quet, hn3 hlnnkets cnh;1nn. IL.
, 1877-11-26

y
cATTLE-Ths effect Of light receipts and generally
improved stats Of sado the Eaht wAa apparcnt DUR
Ing tho past weak In Increased degree Of seslVy
snd general hardening Of ptscc.' The ensnao Hss
more pronounced Ia good to chotce shipping bceyes
than tn arr NEaes tho advance In that rlAss AlnouRt'
Ing 10 oo123c, but there Wa no description Of stsck
for which huyers wefe not Hns to pay better prices
than prevailed during tho previous week. Tho AiRht
ia bn.chers stun tta cot cut Of any
tho requirements Of tho srhe. for hs de-
mand for tocal consumption Wal At m!nluut1. but
was wholly dno 10 tue dn'n'shcd sappy OF tho descp
t,uns Of stock usually sought by CntcsRo batchesa
That being tho cssc. nay well hS doubted that 70.
cent alsaheo be austaned ~ II Il we'll known that
thrte largo amount Of stock which has been hell
ha Tss.
tis vsss 1scssc1 than ier ss,na prssaas thouxn
+ yst q IL pss .fts w
& a. I; ;ts; III !E;s:a ss :
WIFI ss bs. s': e
;s u. '$ f.: 81: ); *
n..r. pes,e.-or.dea stae,s Weighing l, $50 ,,-,
c5s'ss IL u sss:s..fist: a. :sfS;@;aGs Il ''HA&'
Es9' dn t9 p;ssss.aa III; assef'. solsasn. a. e.as 10
osod ;issss vsix:
ne1aiam IL Ii tit isii wsix 1900
ps!sSsS asl SSoi:. sSasoa !sss
staeS -ctxa ssssie xsxSinE; iGo s'o
lnts!e;ohsn. nd ill COW. hsiiisiS ',sx, .s
bulls And scala.aR stecrs. 3n@1 =
'sSs ;:;:;:;,; s;, Ss;;,s;
.n r. so:: ~
s; - :s:s s:s *iSs': ;Ssss S$
asSl!ns e Gfov.ua+ iasnsd ptiess f. ,ns o!as;
.sess9 r. ~ fssRa
t. as. xss ii III IL ~ hsa r.
Ses IT, Is. or THU ~ n S: as
s Ts .sashs h'1x lssa IT,
SSss 9ss. Iii! iis't ~ IT,:
.s{: ss u. :s
;: ;i;Sf
si:;; i;
shkEr r@fss s.skss -. 4au throughop. tho week.
SssS s.ost NJ sshssxe ~ Isi;y fsesis. sssIsxsi
4Sa IL ;as liz ss
c isi ~ II sss g fs4 Zoo
ehUlcs The market closed hFu II tbs Abors aaass
81: kor,. Nov. 2s1lleS.-bem.n4 M astl.s .! ssd
as ~ sss?s' sS SassS
q s!; t.s ssx1Sts ~ 9th
Ssa:; III ssi: & s
:s,ls sasi:'' sassae4. .a7se
s:s :s&.ss 81 se; sR g.
PssSIas sISs: e; 4; saisssis' ss.sSsEs dsssISts
l., LUMBER.
, 1877-11-26
AMERICAN CITIES.

A..rr1CA1 r,1rura
s.w ro.x, nor: a.-ca91s.-qass as- 9e1n; sp. s,m :.
ilNal,Ae, fnture, arrn, sovember. ll.77olI,aa
;ss S:z, 3 s,nss; ss; , n.y sss,ss.s s
xas%t: 13SSs!a SS .,a,..,,. ,r.o,. ,.,,t,t, IA.
!: /; sSs s:;;; sss
s9e'ss: s3tr. ss s!te sss: Sat[ s.
i;s w.,'ssa .a' 81 @a,
dss;x3Nes.! u Y.!s a:nssas !sssis!: - go b.,
ss1l*ss5 sl*asss5 Gt r. Mi!@:at +. M!!sas
.;: sss5.S:s$
sa III Ss:f M ss ss9; Ees Ill ssad e sssd isss
ssopss :sss
~; 2, 5xS'z Il, ,,:'ss s;, p.
srsa!sts sr!s!4: :, ,!4f;xs:.
sS;;*;:st$ ST;I*f:sat%.,ten. .aas.
MH,;xxa9H}is!S iI1;Sxa99S}G1saa!Is. a!iH
as; rf sf fsif d'sod a'7'' paod
stS aas,s amasan a. a sSSsea sSsstas
u !st!a9GE:s@tnsh.nxea. II EFT
II, LourH, -.-.. ..
Rr, LoUts. NV, 1l,-FLprk-fn1 oDd demand for
extras; other RrAdcs stlW, extra fail. t45&a4.s HIST
doIit,ia extta fAli q. MO- 5 Xxx. ~ hasI. ~
UMAix--Whcat lower; No . fail! Sl.23k ca1ll{ k13tsk
ai,l4sf November, iX DccenihcFJ Novc
Nc9enier, 1ti 4aAn nucenbrr smi ycsr
Oats quiett No: i asH6:M4c caahi 2G54c bid Descm-
~, Nfa s'eAa5 Ahu aFh' ofc' nA''eJ ao' eau W.
f,nnrIsi,ys@TGrE % nrmers 1i. III. 81. Iard-Duye,s
and stura spa.t. ~ ~ asxed e. y hlt aalrs OF chlca
, 1877-11-26

PROVISIONS.
hoo PR0DUcTs--varu faisiy 4etlvs BY ooupasisou
With the past and again lower. Tho fscsIps Ut
hogs only moderate. has they xe1s quoted lower.
md thl4 scted product tho adylca4 from the Ea4t
, 1877-11-26


The leading produce markets wcEc less active In
the aggregate, Saturday, and Irregular. Wheat
was weak carly, hut strengthened towards tho
o!oso, on reports Of mora ffmncss In Europe, with
fresh tnstaltn.cnt Of war usws. Corn was tamo
and easier, tho November shorts holding OF. Pro.
Visions wc.o nc.lve md caacr. In sympathy with
hoxs. Oats and barley wcrc unsteady, and rye was
firm. There was little lone In water ifcghts, but
more disposition 10 operate oy rail-, cash grain
being In fair request though some OF II was only
In art,dcDaI demand
There was q quiet market for dry.goods. Tho
wrctchcd condition Of tho county ronls nnd thet
unreasonable weather both affect trnde unfavora.
bly,, and tho volume Of safes was comparatively
small. Tho market WAS steady In tone, Grocer.
les were IN modernto demand, and prices were
without quotable change, though thare was a much
stronger FEELING In caIscs - rcsult Of tho report
cd advance tn Now YORK Of 4 Nc. 6ugarp wert
again reported aeaFee and wotc Arm in conse-
quence. There was a fatr call for straps and mo.
ln.ses at very full figures. Dealers In dried frnis
wcre not very busy, though alt things considered
the demand was better than could reasonably be
c1nccsed. Prices were generally hrn. Fish were
In light demand only. and wero unchanged. Thcre
was moderate demand for good 70 choice grades
Of butter, bat tho poorer grades were much peR-
lcctci. Cheese wha dull. weak. and declining. In
the leather market there Wns no change either In
tho character Of tho demand or tn ptieos. Dag.
gin9, tobacco, paints, oils, coal, aud wood weFo
unchanged
Tho cargo lumber market wa steady Saturday.
Several sacs were made At recent pF1ces. The o.
fcrins were light. Many Of tho yasd dealers arc
st doing sar bus'ness In spite OF the bad weather
and lualness Of the country maFEet2. Tho oraefs
arc to large extent from tho larger class OF in
tnrIor rerchants whoya stock, haye run down and
n,cd n In ran,enI.heI. Tho rool market wan
ns.u ~ III. w s ~. 81. ,".s =. ..c.rt
atsaly: AlIdes were IN tass pemana nt sueens
quotations. Tho broom.cofn market wa qaotca
Enstrr, 1ea,er,. Tho seoi marknt va rather
antot e,rcnt I'm, ,hs,o wa. n cooI demand for
| hax, which was 6rncs In consequences OF small
offerings. llay wns In request at recent pttees.
potn,ne. ,scro ull and cnsy. thouph choice Offer
.oN" VIZ W uo'. eAs S"s' r. s.a -. W.
ings sod a. former ohees. Ine oemana "as vs3
light, and tho local tFado u beloved 10 % "e sup
| piled. Poultry and game were In gooa demand Anu
| dttnor.
| yaka fre!chts wero dnll and uou1nal 1t shout %c
ri, corn he Tam, N liuiafo' Koom WA, taken for
, 1877-11-26

LenR tH shoFt cican Qaotea = SG sa1h! 1ac tf!, .
JhnuaTY. Cnmhcrlands quiet A. 747stc: tony cMi
hams ~ .c 1esa ha% aa
eaah md Utta7c fuf DECEMBER. Green Shoulders for
Iiacon auoted 1t sla0,fe for shoutderA 7NRsc for
abort riha sIA4c for sfort cloara tl0lho for hams
iii canv Rscl ard packed.
t1hHAkE-WaA 4n1et at Sca7c.
llfEF pIIUpuEIs-WcsU stcsdy and quiet II 6fG.O9
ts1o.a Is fur resst tlt.utAtiD for extsa metss xud
3l4.It0lhm for A1ms.
for Country.
, 1877-11-26

The following statement xhowa the different
kl4ds Of foreign Vuod4 on which dulles have been
exu Tslne Of tho same. With geld at 1O.i the cur
rcncy selling value Of these Hoods In Chicago Ia
, 1877-11-26

CHICAGO, ST. PAUL & MINNEAPOLIS LI6Y.
Ticket Offices l Clark.s md at Kinzip Street Dspos
, 1877-11-26
ITJAIl{EU.

Th$ easgo market wa stesdy. Ths offerings Nsrs
lIxht Several sales made early u AIS for Ind
iuRtoa and Manlstee Iosta aa4 scantisnR and
tnrA sold u ~. soalUl The better gsades Of inch
vesV QSo4ed ~ $40 u01ls-W Lkth vera stesdy Ut
Sits, sad sllnates It sAzsa1ss. sAle4 were; Cargo
schr wlnnle Wing from Lu4in.ton, 1oo op It A.sps
snd eosris as sl0oo: 81, ,ou3 II plccaatu1 ~ SITS,
schr Ida from Auskcgun, l73 ~ # strsps soa boAEda
It ~ w, and sclr u. l. Tfran. tram Lpdinson. ~
C II "trip eaa buaf4 1t tiQ VI l1, A + piece RsQQ
1RL7A Alsut NV, wv II plct9-itua u S7.7a-
, 1877-11-26

leAyo. Af'lTt.
ST. Tanl It Minneapolis Ex... sl,Iu H. m. 4non hi
et. ranI Minneapolis FIX. Il u:oOp. IN. 7:uIs IN
, 1877-11-26

I I Ia
Kanans City Denver feat Ex sl1a1 =. Ms 5:4on NJ
#. Louis q Srrnphrll Ex.... Dul 4. m. amp, m
IT. Louis. Springfield Tcxai 1.r}p y. m. 7:3Jx d.
Iekin and Fr0rta Fast Kxprea $40 i. NJ. A:u0p ~
PEORIA keOenk u burlington D:03 D. NJ. y 7;t>1. "a
Chicago fAlucah X. H. TX. a)0h m aHJjh n.
Etrtattf, thF0n. WAiht0n FIX s11:H1 ., 1T. lsr. n
Joliet Dwight Accammdat'n 4:8o b. IN. Il O:n1A d.
, 1877-11-26

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE l. ST. PAUL RAILWAY,
linton Depot corntr Mafsoa and Cannl. sts Ttttg
Otlcc, 81 South ClHfk'st.. opposite ShUfman uoatA
AID ss depot.
, 1877-11-26

CHICAGO, ALTON 4 81. LOUIE AND CHICAGO
KANSAS Q1TF L DENVER BHQRr LINER
Union Itpnt, West Slt. near AlaHn. 1T. bftt.r ash
Twcnty.thlrd.Rt, Ticket ul1ca. III l11lOlphst
, 1877-11-26

Pullman ftotei (srs art run thrmlsh between mi.
At t1.3D =, n.
hotel caF4 west Ut Che19v.
G-Ucpot curncr OF Wells And Ktnz1a-6ta. -
-Depot corner Of Canal and kinE(c.st
, 1877-11-26

ExW Y0Rk. Nov. 34.-Tbs tfs1u moY0menk q gea'
ally sipw. Cotton goods Qulel aad steaIJ Tha print
Arkst haa improved In tona sad pzlcas aso nrtnAs.
, 1877-11-26

During the month of October tho United King.
DUN has received wheat follows, In cWss OF 1l2
lhA each; afkQ corn and aoN{t
, 1877-11-26


milwaukee, Exptcts... .:....s 7.53a- N. = T:a5p H.
Hay and MeaazAn through
UnY YE1prc&4,.......,,...,is m, Il 4Q0a n,
Wisconsin. lhwA, and Mfnns. ~ 80
suta EIpteka: ..........,.., n:cop NJ sio:411 ..
Wisconsin 4 Minnesota, flrreN(
Hay, ,SteycnH' rl,!lt. and Ass-} ...
land through NiRht ExpreAs. n;uOp. init 7so0A q.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02

David Dudley Field intends, says the Ne"
York Heraids Washington correspondent, 70
raise objections to South Carolina, Vermont
and Wisconsin, but be assured the CORES
pondent that he was DESTROYS only to get
the whole case on record that he dia not
wish to delay the count or carry 1t over 10
the 4th of March; that he thought, even
with all the objections he meant to raise
the count would be completed on Wednes-
day morning, and that it he saw that there
was danger of its going over, or being TOO
long DELAYED, he intended to omit the Oh
iections and see that it went through
A despatch to the New York Sun says
..After the QUO warranto and election bills OF
Mr.. Field mass the House, it is probable that
Joint resolution will be passed recognizing
the Nichols and Wade Hampton GoVern'
ments. These three measures Will lie sent
to the Senate, and the Democrats may linen
unite in demanding their passage by that
BODY as Il condition to the progress OF The
count to a completion before the 18th o
March. The two Houses may thus b'
brought to dead lock and the count de
ieated or tie passage of these measure
forced, upon the Senate. II majority o
Democrats are determined to defeat th'
count, they can do SO without violating tbs
letter Of the law
In the debate on the Rhode Island case, Ii
the Senate, Mr.. Bayard said that il he re
membered correctly, the State of Vernon
had given her opinion that failure to elee
was a very different thing from ial:uE
caused by death or resignation, and hat
passcd a law n that effect, which the news
papers said was prepared by the senate
from Vermont (Nlr Edmunds). Mr.. Ei
! munds said his friend from Delawar
was mistaken in what he imputed t.
the State of Vermont or any opinion tina
State may hare expressed; She was anHiou
to avoid the prejudice which might arise il
certain quarters, and therefore passed III
law referred to, and he believed she ha'
avoided that prejudice.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02

CONGRESSIONAL. = In the Senate, Mr..
Edmunds, from the committee on tie
Judiciary, reported adversely on the bills to
remove the political disabilities Of John
RI Tattnall, NJ. NJ kimmel, Lloyd j.
Beade, Henry Myers, f. 5. Armistead, John
II. Forney. and J. s. Conrad, who were
formerly United States officers, but had not
settled their accounts at tie Treasury. lie
also reported adversely on bills to remove the
political disabilities of F. f. Sheppard, H.
". Washington, Chas. L. Scott, VIM.
Sharn, Ii III. Lewis, d. 3. Conrad, W. L.
Wisham, o. il. williamson, John johnson,
{. H. Kennedy, and Oscar Heirnetz. and
they we're Indefinitely postponed. These
were persons formerly officers Of the United
States. who had been dismissed, and under
the rule heretofore followed by the Judi
CARY Committee, bills for their relief could
not be reported. At the next session. how
ever, their cases could be brought up again.
lie also reported from the same committee
favorably on bills to remove the political
disabilities of E. NJ Wilcox and A. C.
Myers, of Maryland, John S. Marmaduke,
). b. Moon, W. j. Carrington, j. p. Major,
R. 5. Kinney, Samuel B. Tuner, and W. A.
Webb, of Virginia, G. S. Hawkins, of Flor
ida. A II. Gibbs and Wa Butler, OF South
Carolina, c. Ap. R. Jones, Of Alabama, l..
; Baker and D. Ii. Hill. of North Carolina,
K Z. Gatlin, Of Arkansas, Henry B. kel-
Icy, ot Louisiana, and VIM. r. Jones, Of
Texas. all Of which were placed on the cal
nriar
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02

Personal AND POLITICAL.

Judge Davis expresses openly his astonish-
ment at the Democratic attacks upon Jud &c
Bradley A more upright man, he says,
neyer sat on the bench.
A county in Nebraska having been named
after Mr.. Tiiden, it is suggested that :" lsu-
fruct'' would make very pretty name Tor
the shire town.
The Senate has confirm ed the nomination
of Clinton ID. McDougall as United States
Marshal for the Northern District OF New
York.
That eminent Democrat, Henry Waiter.
son, writes to his paper, the Louisville
Courier Journal, in a most uDcomplInentary
strain upon Hewitt. lie says be is ''bc
fuddled with self -mystifcation and vanity,
s.Higbty, incapable person. and a"bob-o-
link scudding, cloud-lke, between the
White House and the Office Of the associated
press"
A Washington despatch says secretary
Chandler, Chairman of the National Repub-
lican Committee, is reported as both amused
and indignant at Tilden's letter to Senator
Herman. He says that any agreement made
between the investigating committees OF the
two Houses as to the examination oil the
bank accounts Of the respective national
committees, is no concern OF his. The TACT
is that the bank accounts of Secretary
Chandler, as Chairman of the National Re
publican Committee, and of Richard Nc
Cormick as its Secretary have been Tor SIX
weeks in the possession Of Fields commit
tee but they have not chosen to publish
il to the world, because there was not any
scandal in it. 1t was conducted on strictly
business principles, and the amount Of money
received and expended was surprisingly
small. Information on the other hand, has
been received as to Tilden's national COM
mittee account. From this it appears that
the starting fund was SsO0,OOO, while the
fund of the Republicans did not exceed
$50, coo. OF this SS00,0O0, which was
the nucleus Of the Democratic campaign
fund, Tilden Is credited with having con-
trbuted $500 600 and Hewitt 100000.
Hewitt, N conversation recently with a
friend upon the floor of the House, said that
he had contributed 100000 of his own
money to the Tilden campaign fund.
The Now York Nation, speaking of the
Ore gon dispatches, remarks THAT cor
respondence of this character should be
traced to the house Of Presidential candi-
date is en- unprecedented scandal, and it Is
not mitigated By the fact, if fact it be, that
Mr.. Tilden knew nothing Of the corrupt
negotiations his Zach, Mr.. Pelton, was
carrying on with the Oregon politicians.
Mr.. Tiiden is nothing if not shrewd and
watchful, and, whether he knew of Pelton 5
operations or not, we can conceive Of no
adequate excuse for his leaving it in the
power Of so foolish and unprincipled per-
son to compromise him SO directly by send,
inq from has osrn hOase offers Of money to
buy up Governor and Electors. Blunders
of this kind are crimes, and the discovery OF
this one is doing great deal to reconcile
people to the decision of the Commission
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02

" Ten the House assembled on Saturday,
MIR. Mcmahon, Of Ohio, pre-, ented u resolu-
ton that the Senate be requested to meet
the House to-day at | o'clock, instead OIL
Monday TIL, indicated that the revolu-
tionists he'd lost courage. Mr.. Wilson, Of
Iowa. moved All amendment that the pint
contention should Immediately assemble,
aud the amendment was carried ! Is to 81,
many Southern Democrats having remained
away 10 order To allow the Republicans to
carry their point The Democrats then in
sisted upon another roll cali upon the
amended proposition for delay in order that
their ranks might be recruited. On the
second vote the moderate men had gained in
stead Of lost, the vote standing, ayes 1853,
nays s., IN favor Of holding the joint con-
vention Immediately. The vote had hardly
been announced when Mcmahon moved to
reconsider, he having changed his vote for
that purpose. This necessitated still another
roll cell. This motion TO reconsider was Of
the parest fllistustering character. 1t was
tabled by yeas | - to nays "A, the flibusters
clerk OF the House then notified the Senate
that the House was ready to meet them.
regard to the yote Of Oregon was read. to
the effect that 1.-THE votes Of W ii. Odell, J.
Z. Cartwright and j. ". Watts, are the
votes provided for by the Constitution Of tie
United States and that the same are lawfully
to be counted as therein certified namely,
three votes for Rutherford Il llaye-, Of the
State Of Ohio, for President, and three votes
for William \. Wheeler, Of New York,
tor Vice President The ground Of this
decision 5 that it appears upon such eyi-
dence as by the Constitution and law named
in the act % Congress i competent and
pertinent t. the consideration OF the suffice;
that the aforementioned Electors appear 10
nave been lawfully appointed such Electors
Of President and iice-Presi lent of the
United States for the term hcgirnipg March
4, 1877, Of the Sne Of Oregon, ard that
they vote aS such at the TIM and in the
manner provided :,r iy the Constitution 81
the United States ana the law"
The decision ayins been read, Senator
Kelly, Of Oregon, sent 70 IN objection that
Watts isnot eligible and that Crunin was. The
Senate then retired to consider the objection.
The joint convention was in session only ten
minutes. After the Senate had retired, Mr..
Clymer, Of Pennsylvania, moved that the
House take a recess until ten O'Clock Nor
day. The ayes and nays On the motion
showed that it was defeated by a vote of
ayes liz, nays l5s When another similar
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02
BIZ Of souils.E : . ntiment.

\ L9aisianian, who says he was formerly
an old Lime Wing, bu. who owns that OF
late he has been in theory and practice
bull-dozer, while making short stay IN
Cincinnati. on his way to the East, writes to
the Castle, of that city, to say that he has
hitherto misunderstood the Republicans OF
the North and thinks that most Of the South
ern people who have never been in the North
have done the same thing. lie had SUPPOSED
that Northern Republicans were mudsllis'
fanatics in politics and religion, such as, IN
his opinion, are most Of the Republicans IN
Louisiana. Bat to his surprise be finds, as
he says, taat ''the best dressed people, the
we.lthy, the learned. lie respectable, the
pious people (cutside Of the Cathoilc
church,, so far as my inquiries go, seem to
be all. Vi pearly all, Republican in politics :
while the vagabonds, the roustabouts, the
criminals aui all the dregs Of society seem
tu he Democrats Now, in Louisiana and
the entire SOUTH this is certainly reversed.
The respectable. the better classes, who
ought 10 and who must govern the State,
are Democrats There are, 1t is true, lew
men oi ~pme character in the lead oil
the Republicans, hut nearly all OF any pre-
tentipns 10 responsibility or character or
position are ufice-holders or otdce-seekers.
| And this, ind Is the case with the Demo
crats OF the North" lie concludes that
..our politicians, at the close OF the war,
ought to have struck hands with you Re
| publicanl," and "the Republicans Of the
North ought to have known better than to
insist upon putting the State governments
of the South into the hands of ignorant,
stupid, vicious negroes, VINO, until they have
improved by years Of experience and educa-
ton, are Of course unfit for Positions as law
makers
After saying that Northern Republicans
would haze done what the Southern Demo
Gratis have done if they had been in the
same situation, in order to control the South
ern State governments, which is not true, he
concludes as follows
Hayes will be declared elected by the
| Commission-there is no doubt about that :
and he ought to be. If the State elections
had been separate from the Presidential cleo
ton in the South the negroes would have
been left (, &c to vote for whom they pleased E,
and they would have voted almost unani-
mously for the Republican candidate: We
Southerners don't want to play any dishonor-
able tricks on you Northerners, and there
are very many of US who know you ought to
have the control Of the federal government
BY right and 50 We say take it, and may God
Almighty give you wisdom to do better by
YOUR Southern brethren, and give you more
jas, and lively appreciation Of their political
and social condition.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02

departure from the Constitution to meet
fancied emergency. We can well under
stand the shame, vexation and grief of Nor
ton end Blaine, as they were forced to stand
by, and witness its passage by iaithless
Senate.
But, if one Republican Congressman can.
after he has taken his seat upon the Commits
sion, write an exculpatory letter to his
State, showing how he has striyen to draw
the party out from the valley of the shadow
of death, each of the other Republican
Congressman, sitting upon the Commission,
can do the same each. therefore, of the
Democratic congressman upon the Com
mission can write a letter to his State,
showing how he by the same means has
striven TO drag the party into the valley OF
the shadow of death :; and with like pro
priety and privilege each of the Supreme
Court Judges sitting upon the Commission.
may write letter showing how he can i'm
prove q golden opportunity. now fallen to
him, for dragging the party out of. or into,
the valley OF the shadow of death. as his
partisanship may incline and betwixt the
fifteen Commissioners. our forlorn Re
publican party (already well down in
tho dust. | admiD IL likely to be
dragged about good DEAL and
yet, the Commission being left to deter
mine what, if any. Jurisdiction it has. and
to act judicially, If it so elects, it would
seem that each member of it should reserve
all intimation OF the use to which he in
tends to apply his power upon it, and hold
his opinions subject to hearing and arsu-
ment
The hopes of long future under our
Republic hang upon the slender thread Of u
single Electoral vote. When Republican
Senator's and Representatives can withdraw
it rom the protection of Gear and sure
constitutional right, and ha I'd it upon a
balance of partisan calcn ions - thus
Welding to the pressure of =. rge outside
Republican element, who willing 70
leopard the permanent good the country
for the sake of relieving - trade from
temporary depression, and btading TO the
bravado of the poorer element of the
| Northern Democracy. we may readily con-
| clude that the dry rot has struck well
into the party.
With respects,
WILLIAM WARE PECk