Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-06

The New York Times says one reason
why the Canadians get along so peacefully
with the Indians is because the liquor
traffic in the northwest is so thoroughly
out.
There was Il meeting of Passumpsic and
Southeastern railroad officials at Montreal
last week, but it was not successful in set
Ting the differences between the corpora
tons, and so the Southeastern officers will
hereafter manage their road themselves,
of other lines.
Ex-Governor Bullock, of Georgia, has
been finally tried and acquitted, after suf-
fering years of unjust obloquy. He was
with having robbed his state of
and of having fled from justice,
when as matter of fact it is made clear
that he was nothing but the victim of a
political prosecution.
A WORLD FABLE.--An orator who
Though he was like history, and frequent
" repeated himselD was much in demand
in political campaigns, being asked by an
the secret of his success, replied,
" When | have facts, | give 'em facts, but,
when | haven't, l yell and saw the air.
Moral Actions often speak louder than
words.
Senator Eaton, of Connecticut, demo-
GRAFT has offended his western brethren by
refusing to sign letter asking Mr.. Voor-
hees to deliver lecture on Jefferson, and
by accompanying the refusal with the re-
mark that " Voorhees, is the only man
who ever stood up on the floor Of the
United States Senate and attempted to ar
ray labor against capital"
The Moffett register " has worked so
in the saloons of Virginia
that bill has been introduced in the leg
stature of that state to compel cigar deal
ers TO use it also The. bill provides that
the vender shall turn the crank once for
each cigar sold At the end of every
month the register is to be examined, and
he must pay one cent to the state for every
sale made. One of the objections to this
species of local excise is that it falls upon
the poor, who can buy only at retail, while
the rich will buy their luxuries in bulk and
escape the levy. But this objection is not
well taken, for the purchase of drinks and
cigars at the counter is by no means con
fined to the poor, and it is contended that
the tax may have some influence for good
by way of breaking up the habit of treat
ing. However this may be, if the sale OF
such injurious articles of indulgence is to
be tolerated at all, there is no good reason
why it should not yield IL revenue to the
local as well rs to the general government.
If the man who writes anonymous let
tiers has never stolen sheep, it is probably
the fault of the sleepy. T. Mail.
Gentlemen, rdicule it as you will, the
woman who is good enough to pay taxes
is good enough to cast n ballot, and the
time will come when you'll have to admit
it.-New York Commercial AdrcrtiSer.
Farmers" says the american Agrtcul
turiSt, "shoud be business men," And
on the other hand, we think it would be q
a good thing for the resources of the
country Just now, if more of our " business
men could be farmers. "-Commercia
AGUertiSer.
The German lheorist in the cabinet i.
the eminently practical man. lie not only
reads reports, but the testimony upor
which they are founded, and he ascertain
whether the reports agree with the testi
mony. This is shocking - Cincinnati Com
mercial.
The only evidence of genuine reform w
have observed in the present Congress i
that Gen. Butler called for Bible in the
House day or two since. 1t matters bu
little under what circumstances he did so
the fact is striking and significant ONE
Nerjaen (Ct) Repubsican.
That accomplished and persistent polit
cal tramp, Mr.. w. L. Chandler, seems t.
have encountered an actual settler in tht
person of L. A. Burke. 1t is not otter
that fool is answered according to hi
folly so promptly us Mr.. w. +. Chandler
has been. For once, at least, blatherskitc
has met blatherskite, and it must be con
fessed that the New Hampshire man hA
the worst of the wreslle.-NcW YOYl
Times.
Avoid intermeddling with the affairs o
others. A number Of people seldom
meet but they begin discussing the affairs
of some one absent. This is not only un
charitable, Tut positively unjust. 1t i
equivalent to trying cause in the absenc
of the person implicated. Even in tn
criminal code u person is presumed to b
innocent until he is found guilty. Society
however is less just, and passes judgmen
without hearing the defence.
A feature of recent changes in business
is the visible shrinkage of the exchangin,
class. We had to 90 through two o
three years of bankruptcy before me
could be kept from rushing into excbang
ing. both those who had failed in it befor
and those utterly Inexperienced. Tn
teaching of daily experiences, however
is now beginning to be understood, an,
the retirement Of merchants and closin
of old stands of trade indicates that tn
exchange class are shrinking in accor
dance with the reduced demand Th
traders who survive will stand bette
chance of sufficient trade to sustain life.
Republican,
CODE OF HONOR.-A man cannot affor
to be ungrateful under any circumstances
man cannot afford to be mean at an
time; Il man cannot afford to do less tina
his best at all times and under all circun
stances. No matter how unjustly you III
treated, you cannot, for your own SAX
afford to use anything but your bette
service. You cannot afford to lie to lal
you cannot afford to be mean to mea
man; you cannot afford to do other tina
uprightly with any man, no matter VIII
eXigences may exist between him in
you. No man can afford to be any but
true man, living in his higher nature an
acting with his highest consideration.
INTERESTING SUPREME Court DECG
IoNS.-The supreme court closed the Jal