The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-07-10

lets. One great danger from such
body, Is its ignorance. 1t does not
know its own functions. The last
Congress has seemed to ignore all dis
ti%nctions and departments has been
ambitious to play the part Of the
law-making power, the execu-
tive power, the Judicial power, all
in one. 1t wanted to instruct
the executive as to his use of the army
it wanted to sit as a court of review
upon the action of its predecessor; it
wanted to convert itselfinto a new Elec-
torial Commission. If it has not de-
stroyed our gallant army, fit has not
paid the rebel war claims, if it has not
unseated President Hayes, it has not
been from want of modesty, but from
failure to effect its own schemes. But,
nothing but good of the dead and a
deader body than the late Congress 1t
would be hard to find.
The weather here has been delight
full. Here it is, the last week in June,
and scarcely a night when a man has
not wanted a blanket. 1t is true, the
farmers hereabouts complain. was
in Virginia, a week ago, and corn was
not four inches out of the ground. 1t
has stood there for abouttwo months ;
the almost incessant rains, which have
left the air so cool, have prevented its
making any Roadway. But, such fields
of wheat Never was that crop more
abundant, and it is all ready for the
garner.
A pleasant wedding party vas that
which gathered June 18th, at noon, in
the First Congregational church, to
see Frank S. Presbrey, lately of the
Republican staff, take to himself as
wife, Miss Emma Cohen, so long the
leading soprano of that church. The
bridal couple have just returned from
a short stay at Old Point Comfort.
After a few months in Ohio, with the
brides relatives, they mea to make
their home in Kansas.
The New York Avenue Presbyterian
church-the most a~ristocratic of all
the Presbyterian churches in the city
has just received a pastor, Rev,
j. r. Paxton, of Harrisburg, Pa. He
is said to be able, but even more ode
and peculiar than his predecessor
Rev. DR.. Mitchell, who has gone tC
Brooklyn, N. Y. Indeed, in these
days of itching ears, the odd and pc,
culiar men are in great demand. i
is smartness that Americans want
They are ready to listen to blasphe
mics even, from such men as Ingersoll
provided there is wit in them. 1t is thu
very rock on which Frenchmen split
and Americans seem to be losing thu
staidness of Mother England, and tax
ing to the fippancy of Infidel France
Ridicule is a mighty force, but there i
nothing more f~allacious.
Work on the Washington Monu
ment is to be begun at once. Con
gress has authorized $780, 900 of tn
appropriation of $25O,OOO which is t.
be continued, to be used. This worl
will be done under the direction of Col
Casey, of the Engineer Corps, assisted
by Captain Davis, Fourteenth Infan
try. 1t is not probable that more will
be done this season than to make tn
foundation so secure that a doubt can
not be raised as to its stability hereaf
ter.
The reported memorial services owe
Confederate graves and at Southern
Press Associations are full of the OLE
time bitterness of nte-bellum years
If the American people are foolisl
enough to put the Democratic part,
into power, there is no doubt that hot
headed men will attempt to secure
resembling of all the constitutions
amendments relating to the war; tt
undo all that has been done, and maxi
the treasure and blood expended all il
vain. The new policy of cancellation
has produced no sort of impression
upon the South, except to confirm tn
people there in their notions Of State
rights, and that the negro has n,
rights that a white man is bound t,
respect. A new crop of young mel
are coming to the front there, whic|
out-herod all the Herods of the Con
federacy.
FeSe The delepation from Lowell