Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-10-11

Inc result OF tnc tO"u cicSliohS III '"'N'-
crn Connecticut shows slight gain in the
Greenback vote as compared with last year 5
returns, but not enough to make any change
in the local governments. The Republicans
are nearly everywhere successful by subStan-
tlal maiorities.
The Greenbackcrs made a good deal of
noise in Colorado, but when the votes were
counted they had but 1000 on total Of
5000.
The sitting member of Congress from
Colorado holds his seat through the grosscst
injustice. The fact that the Republican
candidate now runs considerably ahead Of
his ticket indicates that many fair minded
Democrats felt called upon to rebukc the
fraud by voting for the Republican oanii-
date, who had been once unseatc1 after
being elected by 900 majority.
Attorney General Devcns has directed the
District Attorney for South Carolina to in
stitutc proceedings against Democrats who
disturb Republican meeting. This is well.
The order is needed, but VIC fear will not be
executed Wade Hampton and his follow
ers know that South Carolina is Republic
can State, and that the Democrats arc power
less i! the vote il free and full. Hence the
Republicans are to be DISTINGUISHED by force.
The South is marching on Mark that !!
The future belongs to us and ours. Davis
and his cabinet, and his soldiers, will rank
with the Washingtons, the lIampdens and
Tells in the pantheon OF history, while Grant
and his horde of bloodthirstY hirclings. will
he classed with the Vandals, Goths and
Huns.- Okolono (Miss } Statcs.
Hon. Walbridgc A. Field "a native Of
Springfield, VT, who was elected to Con
gress two years ago. and cheated out OF his
scat by the Democrats, aided by the vote OF
Ben Butler, has been nominated again Tor
Congress by the Republicans of the Third
Massachusetts, district.
Gen. Buffers constituents in the Seventh
Massachusetts District called him sharply
to account in the Republican District Con-
ycntion, for his violation Of the pledges by
which he received his nomination and cleo
ton two years ago. Their resolutions ar
raigned him for the most shameless poll
teal dishonesty and trcachcry OF which
any public man in this generation has been
guilty. His public pledges of submission
to the declared policy Of his party and the
wishes of the people of his district arc
cited, his reputation of them by his official
acts is proved and demand Tor his imme-
date resignation is made.
Elections take place to-day In four States
Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and West Virginia.
and in all the result will be of great inter-
est, as illustrating the strength in different
regions of the new Grccnback element
Gen. John Hammond, the Republican can
ddatc for Congress in the Eighteenth New
York District, COMPOSED of the counties of
Essex, " warren and Clinton, was Union
soldier throughout the war, and earned n
gallant record with the 5th New York caval-
nv. lie is president OF the Crown Point
Iron Company, and is widely known as one
of the most philosophical and honorable
man in the State. lie was elected Inspector
of State Prisons by the Republicans in
1866, running largely ahead OF his ticket,
but he has steadily refused public Office
since.
The Republican convention of the FRS.
Congressional District Of Connecticut has
nominated Gen. IIawley as 1.-THE hard
money candidate for the District The
choice is one equally honorable to the con-
vention and its nominee.
Minister Noycs dincd ten. Grant at Paris
Thursday, Minister Welsh from London,
Minister Kasson from Vienna. j. Meredith
Read, charge d'aHaires at Athens, Gems.
llazen and Fairchld. exGoy. Smyth, OF
New Hampshire and the daughter of Chief
Justice Waite being among the guests.
Returns from 2l counties in Colorado in
crease the Republican majorities. The ma
iority Of Bedford, Republican, over Patter-
son, Democrat, for Congress, is 2,745. The
counties vet to be reported will probably III
crease the average Republican majority on
the State ticket to 5000. The Grccnback
vote in the State will aggregate about ,2Oo.
There will be four times as many Kepubli-
cans as Democrats in the Legislature.
The platform of the Nebraska Republic
cans declares that the damages sustained by
the people of the States lately in rebellion
against the Union shall not be paid out OF
the National treasury, and that the raid OF
the solid South, in anticipation Of Democrat
ic control Of the National purse, must he met
with the same unninching spirit OF resist
ance which foilcd the attempt to take posses
sion of our property by force OF arms that
the faith Of the Nation shall be sacred that
its contracts shall be redeemed in spirit and
letter, and the Nations honor shall be held
as inyiolatc as the Nations life; that the
greenback dollar shall be made as good as
honest coin that the 80 900 900 trade dol
lars in circulation be made Il legal tender.