Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-05-24
The following letters were not read before
the convention. but will be of interest to all
our people and deserve careful perusal:


WAsHlSGfOS, D. L., May is, ISIS.
uoS, GEORGE NICHOLS, Secretary of Vermont
state Republican Committee, North field, Yer
Dear Sir.-rhrough your favor OF the 9th Inst |
have your invitation to be present at the Republi-
Convention TO be held the I'D of the present
month but, while hardly insisting upon that, you
appear to Insist upon a word from me about the
signs OF the times"
Without claiming to be an interpreter of such
gns. il is clear enough to say that the mission
the Republican party is not yet ended. II has more
work yet to do and It alone can preserve what has
already done.
There can be no dispute, should this party lose 1t,
control over national affairs, that many pages Of
existing statutes would soon be missed, and that
the latest amendments of the Constitution would be
expounded as Northern heresie5.
# is not only obvious that Southern Democrats
claim TO largely outnumser their Northern COLA
borers, but that they claim to have. in intellectual
force and drilled men. some other visible advsn-
tages, and therefore can control their party much
at will. AT present. they seek credit for great for
bearance, though it is that kind OF forbearance
which never fails to treat Itself at the next oppor
tunity.
But the power behind Southern members. which
pours into the House of Representatives Hood OF
bills claiming from the Treasury sums Of startling
magnitude. though the Senate and the executive
branch OF the Government are known present bar
riers shows what mi sht be expected II all branches
OF the Government were TO be In harmony with the
Confederate tendencies of the HouJe and it does
not much mend the matter that the claimants APP
pear willing to accept payment even in 'wild-oat
money II no questions are asked.
Al the beginning OF the present Congress, the
paucty OF the Democratic majority led them to seek
reinforcement by ousting Republicans and seating
Democrats in order to obtain q more uni nching
working sj0rity, and because persons not elected
by the people, but By the House, know their
ter's CRIB" and are very reliable partisans Even
OF the four colored men returned to the present
House, only two have been allowed to remain, and
Of these is slenderly hanging upon the tender
m-rces OF those who never blind to the color OF
the sitting member.
Tho colored population OF the country are numer-
Gus enough to elect thirty representatives. but is
doubtful whether. NJ the next election. they will
be peaceably permitted even by much concllis ted
Democrats, 10 elect so many one.
Just now the House haze started q partisan in-
vestigstion about pretended frauds IN the count
electoral votes for Mr. Hayes, when they ought,
they aver, to have been counted for Mr. Tilden,
and they have refused to est gate the frauds on
the other side. The bottom facts have no terrors
for Republicans, but bottom facts are not wanted
by the partisans Of tho man VINO did not pay his
income tax" This desperate measure OF men de-
feated. according to the sworn verdict OF their own
tribunal is to agtltc the country and start us in
the race OF anarchy and political violence as the
peer of Mexico. And whom we inquire, Who Is re-
spons BILE for this revolutionary procedure find
that it IS the party whose component parts OF chief
value" were lately In rebellion, temporarily led by
a iew Northern consprztors who hope to profit by
the upheaval in 1t coming political campaign.
No good citizen will consent that the Industrial
and the good name OF our people shall
be wantOnly sacrificed by an unholy and unconstl-
tutiOnal attempt to oyerturn and TIdsHite the
Governnent. IL is often true that whom the gods
would destroy they first make mad" We zee who
are mad, over those. 50 doomei, duty and honor
point the way to victory.
Whatever worthy man receives Your nomination
for Governor, let him have an old iashiOued tIao
honored Green Mountain ajlIity.
be- pardon Tor responding at SO much length;
but In all sincerity have no time 10 be more brief.
Very truly yours.
JUSTIN $. MORRILL,.