Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-20
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
X. G. Treyellick, OF Michigan, one of the
most megalophOnous Of Greenback Estates
men," lays out the following plan for his
party in the good time coming when it gets
into power: "Well, first we will burn the
| greenbacks, and issue new ones which shall
be barren of the disgraceful. double-faced
clause which adorns the present issue. Then
we will say to the National banks, after Civ
| ing them reasonable time in which to wind
up their business, Give us our bonds and
here is your money If they don't want
greenbaeks we will simply buy silver in bulk
coin dollars tell them to back up
their carts and take it. In As hours after
| the issue Of these greenbacks and the re-
demption of these bonds. greenbacks will he
on par with gold in this country
The Connecticut Democrats held their
State convention at New Haven, Tuesday.
and nominated the old State ticket, as fol-
lows Richard d. Hubbard, Of Hartford, for
Governor; Charles Durand, of Derby, for
Lieutenant-G Governor; Dwight Morris, Of
Bridgewater, for Secretary Of State; Edwin
A. Buck, of Ashford, for Treasurer; Charles
c. Hubbard, Of Middletown, for Comptroller.
The soft-noneY men captured the conyen-
ton.
The New York Tribune very Justly OBJ
serves that no Massachusetts Republican
and it might omit the qualifying "Massa-
chusetts witress the CONSERVATION
Butler is creating in the Democratic party
there without u touch Of delight. The
Democrats, it says, stood around for several
years shaking their sides at his repeated
efforts to capture the Republican party,
little dreaming that their turn would come
next. They are in position now to sympa-
thize with the Indian fighters who rugged a
cannon to the back of mule, and, leading
him into the presence Of the enemy. lighted
the fuse and left him. The excitement on
that interesting occasion began when the
mule quietly bu. UNEXPECTEDLY turned
around. That is what has happened in
Massachusetts,.
William E. Chandler, Of New Hampshire,
appears to be in very unhappy frame Of
mind. lie publishes letter in which he ar
raigns the Republican convention Of the State,
"because it failed to pledge the party in
favor of Federal interference to protect life
and freedom Of political action at the South.
or explicitly to approve the tax legislation
commenced by the late Legislature. and the
demand fer further revision of the tax
laws, and because the issue presented in
making the nomination. it failed to select
Bell as a fiji candidate for Governor. In ad-
dition to these elements" Mr.. Chand-
Ter goes on to say, (which may
induce apathy and the loss OF votes,
MANY Republicans, honestly believing that
by substituting grccnbacks for the National
bank currency and by other objectionable
legislation, some relief may be fairly obtain
cd from the recent distress, are sure, in view
of the Maine election, to join the Greenback
party, with whom the Democracy will try
to form close alliance" lie then expresses
the opinion that there will be no choice Of
Governor by the people, no Republican ma |
jority in the Senate, and Democratic and
Grecnback majority in the House. Fortunate
ly the Republican party of New Hampshire
doesn't sneeze every time Mr.. William +.
Chandler takes snuff.
Politics thrive in Louisiana, maugre the |
yellow fever. The Democrats enter the can
yass with Major Burke at the head of their
ticket, and the Nationals have resolved to
pit Gen. Beauregard, against him, while the
feeble remains of the Republican party could
be happy with either. were t'other dear
charmer away.
The Okolona (Miss.) Southern States is
in matchmaking frame Of mind. 1t says:
"The future belongs to Us and ours. Davis
and his Cabinet and his soldiers will rank
with the Washingtons, the Ilampdens, and
the Tells in the Pantheon of history. while
Grant and his horde of bloody Lirelings will
be class,d with the Vandals. Goths and
huns" This specimen Of very old and
familiar species Of Southern cloquence is
chiefly interesting as showing that there arc
still some alleged newspaper men at the
expense of funeral That they really rep
resent Southern opinion we suppose no one
has the least idea.
From the full returns Of the Maine cleo
lion it appears that the State House Of Rep
will be composed of sixty-fye
two Republicans elected with
he aid of Democrats twenty seven Democrats
md ffty-seyen Greenback men-or an op-
position majority of about Il score. By
State election law Of soothing character it is
provided that when no candidate has ma
GRITTY, the lower house shall select two can
lidates, and of these two the Senate shall
lect one who shall be declared governor.
The Republican majority in the Senate.
therefore,, will DO under the humiliating ne
essity of electing either a Democrat or a
ireenbacker governor.
Rev. and Mrs. Uric Msyna ard, of Castle