Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21
POLITICAL,

The ST. Albans Messenger says, and per
haps believes, that Hon. Bradley Barlow has
been in Washington on business only, and
that he attended no caucus and had no con.
ference with any Greenbackers.
OF AZ chairmanships, Speaker Randall
gave 25 to the South, and still the Southern
leaders complain that he has not given them
their share.
The Indianapolis Journal says that from
present indications the hard money wing oi
tho Democratic party of Indiana will be
fairly on the top in $780,"
A prominent Democratic Senator" not
named, is quoted as having said that the
Democracy has lost its chances of success in
1880 by series of blunders, Of which the
extra session is the greatest.
The Utica Herald says that there has been
no time since the war when the Republican
party showed greater vitality throughout in
ieriOr New York
A Washington special says it has been
discovered that none of the Senate force OF
employees under the Sergeant-at-Arms and
the Secretary, which embraces nearly the
whole number on the Senate side, can be
removed without the consent Of Vice
President Wheeler. This is set forth in
one of the standing orders of the Senate,
adopted when it was last under Democratic
control, and which has been in force ever
since.
The New York Herald reports interviews
with l27 members of Congress, representing
every State, excepting New York, which has
a Democrat among its Representatives, re-
garding their Presidential favorites for 1880.
The record makes up thus: Thurman, "first
choice" of so, acceptable to IL; Tilien,
first choice of l3, acceptable to Q; Hen
dricks. first choice of l., acceptable to %
Bayard, first choice Of 10, acceptable to 10
no choice, 42; decidedly opposed to Tiden,
81.
The New York World shows clear con-
ception of the attitude which the Northern
Democrats in the Forty-sixth Congress must
assume. There will be, it says. no less than
100 Southern Democrats in the House Of
Representatives and only Is Democrats from
the North, and no reasonable man can
expect the larger number to 90 down "on
bended knees. with ropes about their necks,
confess their unwOrthiness to be hOnored or
trusted, and entreat their Northern fellow
members to order the House and all its
business in the light of their own superior
wisdom and patriotism. The correctness
Of this view is unimpeachablc-
Washington despatch says there is little
prospect that the opposition to Mr.. Randall
will be able to unite on Mr.. Blackburn, OF
Kentucky, and it is more than ever prOba-
10 Do-lo1I I'll ha S,aairor
A jealous Greenbacker stated here to-day
that he had little hope ofanything being
accomplished by his fraternity in the organ
ization of the House, or during the ap-
preaching session. He prophecies that
nearly all of them would sell out to the
Democrats. Their time said be, "has
not come yet" The fact is, you scratch a
Greenbacker and you find Democrat, and
the Republicans are wise in letting them
very much alone, and avoiding any entang-
ling alliances. The wise course for the Re-
publcans is to keep clean, bear fruit and
ican Washington Letter.
The New York Mail said, the other day
"If the Democratic majority repeal the
Federal election law the repeal will be
vetoed If the Democrats then persist in
Withholding the means to carry on the Gov
ernment, the President will stand firmly
and appeal to the country. If the revolu-
tiouists still persist, the same loyal North
that crushed great and respectable rebellion n
will furnish all the means needed to run the
Government, until new Congress can be
elected, representing those who have won
the right to rule this country, SO long as re-
bellion continues to show its battered ard
bloody front. And if this leads to a new
civil war, the next job of crushing
out rebellion will be done 80
thoroughly that not q living ember
will be left TO enkindle a new flame. y
This called out from General Barnum, OF
New York, who was Greeley Republican,
the following response IL went alone
from my hearthstone to hel crush the re-
bellion of lS6l-5. | now have two sons old
enough and willing to 90 with me to carry
out the sentiments of the last four lines OF
that article. Let it be settled if this is a
government of law-if every citizen shall be
free to exercise every right and privilege
vouchsafed hy law and the constitution.